I am a politics student looking to branch into a motorsport writing career. I have particular expertise in F1 and single seaters and write opinion and analysis pieces in conjunction with Read Motorsport.
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On the weekend in which the Marina Bay Circuit will hold its 10th Grand Prix, the Singapore race promoters have announced it has signed a four-year contract extension. In a press conference held today by Liberty Media, the race promoters and the Singapore Tourism Board, Formula 1 chairman Chase Carey emphasised the race as having […]
Jolyon Palmer has remained bullish in front of the assembled press in Singapore amid spiralling rumours that this might be his final race for the Renault team. The Enstone-based squad is widely expected to draft in Carlos Sainz Jnr for the Malaysian Grand Prix in two weeks time following an agreement to release Toro Rosso […]
Sources close to McLaren have claimed that the Woking-based have reached an agreement with Renault to supply power units for 2018. This would bring about the already widely intimated divorce between McLaren and Honda after a turbulent three-year partnership. It has been suggested by sources close to the deal that McLaren have signed a three-year […]
Pierre Gasly has suggested that he is in the frame for a 2017 F1 debut should Carlos Sainz make his widely rumoured move to Renault before the end of the season. It has been suggested that the Spaniard might be called on to replace Jolyon Palmer as early as the Malaysia Grand Prix at the […]
It has been a paradoxical season thus far for Williams’ young rookie. On the one hand, there have been unpleasant paddock disputes over Lance Stroll’s early season struggles and a team perpetually trying to rid its young recruit of the ‘pay driver’ label. On the other, Lance has achieved a podium and a front-row grid […]
Formula 1 is not in the habit of handing out second chances. When Sergio Perez’s turbulent season at McLaren came to an end, a deal with Force India arguably bore all the hallmarks of a stop-gap in a terminal downward spiral for the Mexican’s career. And yet, his four-year stint with the team – in […]
In claiming his 69th pole position on Saturday, Lewis Hamilton surpassed the great Michael Schumacher’s record pole tally, and confirmed himself as the most prolific F1 polesitter of all time, having started more than one in three of his career races from pole. The sight of the yellow-helmeted maestro claiming the Saturday plaudits is a […]
One wonders if Ferrari has made the mistake of thinking that it is a statutory requirement to run either Felipe Massa or Kimi Raikkonen as part of their driver line-up in perpetuity. Certainly, many fans and paddock sages would argue that Ferrari have spent the past decade renewing their commitment to these drivers in blissful […]
This year’s ‘silly season’ is shaping up to be something of a non-event. Months of sabre-rattling and speculation about an impatient Verstappen, an exasperated Alonso and an underperforming Raikkonen look set to amount to nought in the almost inevitable case that all of the top teams retain their line-ups for 2018. Formula 1, it seems, […]
In as much as the first eleven races of the 2017 season has been affirmation of the star potential of Valtteri Bottas, it has also demonstrated just what Williams have lost. 2016, and falling from third to fifth in the constructors’ standings, had already heralded an end to the team’s episodic phase contending for regular […]
For journalists, this year’s summer break from the grand prix circus is proving little respite. Instead of the usual conjecture and hyperbole that typically fills the long weeks between races, Formula 1 is being treated to a fantastic tale of human determination, and parallel to it, a highly intriguing debate. The prospect of Robert Kubica’s […]
Whilst “suck my balls” will no doubt be the most memorable moment of Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg’s seasons, the pair have nonetheless settled in admirably to their new teams in 2017. Nico and Kevin have tacitly become Formula 1’s habitual nomads, eternally switching teams, never with much prospect of long-term career stability, never clicking […]