Matt Phelps

Matt Phelps

Proud writer for Fresh Press Media: ReadMotorsport, ReadCars, ReadFilm, ReadTV and Wasps content on ReadRugbyUnion. Aspiring journalist/writer/producer, Sixth Form student from Banbury, Year 12.

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Aston Martin aiming for F1 return in 2016
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Aston Martin aiming for F1 return in 2016

In accord to Autosport, Formula One Team Force India are close to signing a deal that will re-brand the team as Aston Martin Racing from next season. Aston Martin hasn’t been part of Formula One since 1960, meaning that the famous British manufacturer will return to the sport after half a century. It’s believed that […]

Verstappen not worried about Mercedes speculation
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Verstappen not worried about Mercedes speculation

According to Sky Sports, Dutch Formula One youngster Max Verstappen says he wouldn’t feel pressured to pair up with back-to-back World Champion Lewis Hamilton at the same team, at some point in the future. Verstappen has reached the prestigious Formula One Championship after just one years worth of experience in single-seater racing. His amazing performances […]

F1 to return to Argentina? Monza to go?
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F1 to return to Argentina? Monza to go?

Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has hinted that Argentina could return to the race calendar, Argentina last hosted a Formula One Grand Prix in 1998, in the city of Buenos Aires. Ecclestone said that ‘it can happen. Not will, can’ Latin America clinched its second Grand Prix race track this season with the return […]

Manor to lose team duo at the end of 2015
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Manor to lose team duo at the end of 2015

Manor Marussia have a history that pre-dates their assistance in Formula One, having assisted drivers such as Lewis Hamilton to Formula 3 success. But it has recently been announced that the saviours of Manor have resigned from the racing team and will leave at the end of the year. According to the Telegraph, Graeme Lowdon […]

Rossi hopeful for future after Austin performance
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Rossi hopeful for future after Austin performance

Manor Marussia introduced American Alexander Rossi to the team in Singapore, replacing interim driver Roberto Merhi. Rossi has since described his stock as ‘[going] through the roof’ since making his début for Manor. In Singapore, the young American signed a deal with Manor which would see him participate in five of the seven remaining races […]

‘It was a gust of wind!’ – Rosberg on Austin mistake
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‘It was a gust of wind!’ – Rosberg on Austin mistake

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg said in a recent interview with f1i that ‘a gust of wind’ was responsible for his mistake in Austin, which gave team-mate Lewis Hamilton the lead of the Grand Prix. German driver Rosberg was leading the field with eight laps to go until he encountered some oversteer, causing his car to […]

Red Bull seek virtual safety car changes
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Red Bull seek virtual safety car changes

Formula One team Red Bull Racing are unhappy with the current rules surrounding the virtual safety car, according to crash.net. Drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat have both criticised the virtual safety car, demanding changes to its regulations after failing to clinch, a somewhat promising, United States victory. Australian driver Ricciardo lost out to Mercedes […]

Formula Flashback: Lewis Hamilton (Part Two)
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Formula Flashback: Lewis Hamilton (Part Two)

Lewis Hamilton eventually left karting in order to start car racing, his first championship was the 2001 British Formula Renault Winter Series. Hamilton started with pre-season testing, crashing his car in the progress. The Briton finished fifth in overall standings for the Winter Series, however. His mild success in the Winter Series got him a […]

McLaren given engine change penalty for Mexican GP
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McLaren given engine change penalty for Mexican GP

A tough season for McLaren has just got a little harder for them, both their drivers have been hit by engine change penalties for the Mexican Grand Prix this weekend. This year sees Mexico return to the calendar for the first time since 1992, and a recent upgrade for Fernando Alonso’s car could’ve seen his […]

Top Five: Shock F1 wins
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Top Five: Shock F1 wins

It happens in every sport, you expect FC Barcelona to win, you expect Mercedes to win and you expect Jordan Spieth to win. But sometimes that doesn’t happen and in Formula One it has happened a lot. It may not always be a poorer driver to win, it might be the circumstances, grid position or […]

Formula Flashback: Lewis Hamilton (Part One)
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Formula Flashback: Lewis Hamilton (Part One)

Lewis Hamilton deservedly won his third World Championship in Austin last weekend, after winning a thrilling United States Grand Prix. I, therefore, feel that his racing career should be looked back on in this article; Formula Flashback: Lewis Hamilton. Lewis Hamilton was born on the seventh of January 1985 in Stevenage, England. The man from […]

Top Five: Tracks We Want Back in F1
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Top Five: Tracks We Want Back in F1

Every year, Formula One either introduces new circuits for drivers to endure, or it removes privileged tracks from the calendar. Over the years, some great tracks have been dismissed; here are five of those that we want back Sometimes politics or finance can affect the position of certain tracks on the calendar. Some circuits have […]