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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It is no exaggeration in terms to say that the FIA is trying to impose the halo device on F1. During this month’s meeting of the F1 Strategy Group in which the FIA confirmed its plans to introduce the halo in 2018, it is reported that just one of the 10 teams supported the FIA’s […]
The FIA’s decision to implement the halo device for 2018 offers an inexhaustible source of bafflement and confusion. It may appear to be the latest step in the triumphant crusade towards safety in F1, a campaign that has cut fatalities and severe injuries from being an accepted byproduct of grand prix racing to a virtually […]
The news that Silverstone has activated the break clause in its contract with FOM is an emotive minefield. It does not necessarily mean that there will be no British Grand Prix after 2019, nor does it mean that Silverstone will cease to be on the F1 calendar, as memories of Donington’s non-starter contract in 2009 […]
A capable pair of hands to diffuse Nico Rosberg’s bombshell, a competent and commendable support act to Lewis Hamilton’s title challenge. However, beyond that, the paddock consensus was cynical about Valtteri’s ability to mount a credible challenge to perhaps the modern era’s most imposing all-rounder. Whilst fans, pundits and paddock sages didn’t expect him to […]
Just as Austria marked the beginning of the European season proper, it also marked the return of F2 and GP3 to the grand prix weekend roster. An appropriate moment then to review the opening salvos of the single-seater racing season and pick out the drivers Formula 1 teams should be watching amid the spiralling rumour […]
Be it Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo, Max Verstappen or Carlos Sainz, Red Bull and Helmut Marko have long reaped the rewards of investing in young talent. Instead of paying out for established stars, Red Bull’s philosophy of supporting and nurturing promising junior drivers has consistently given them topline talent without the burden of star driver […]
Not since Nico Hulkenberg (who systematically steamrolled the opposition as he climbed the rungs of the junior ladder through Formula BMW, A1GP, F3 and GP2) has a driver so well accredited arrived on the F1 grid. Much like Max Verstappen’s ascendancy, to speak of Stoffel Vandoorne in the paddock was to be met with hushed […]