Author Archives: meaningofmotorsport

Where is Bottas’ luck? It was all about Lap 1 of the Grand Prix really, as it was so hard to overtake after that, and the pendulum kept swinging in what has been an incredible season of F1! In hindsight, Red Bull should have been pleased to lock out the 2nd row of the gridContinue reading “Mexico City Grand Prix Review”

Will the shocks continue tomorrow? F1 The weekend looked as though it was set up perfectly for Red Bull, with them having a huge pace advantage over Mercedes in practice, yet when it counted, they couldn’t get it done. It seems that a mixture of changing track and weather conditions, combined with Max not likingContinue reading “Surprising day of qualifying!”

Can Lewis close the gap? The Americas swing of the championship continues, and the teams return to a track which has the potential to bring plenty of drama, thanks to some long straights and tight corners, as well as thousands of passionate Mexican fans, who now have a home hero, fighting for the win. RightContinue reading “Mexico City Grand Prix Preview”

All the latest news from the racing world! F1 Ross Brawn has said that Sprint races could become a part of every race weekend in the future. The change wouldn’t happen overnight, but it could be the end result of research of the format on the coming years. I personally would not like to seeContinue reading “Mid-Week Motorsport Headlines – 5th November 2021”

Has the sport changed for the worse? With it being a quieter weekend for Motorsport, and having followed NASCAR this year, I felt it was a good time to discuss the pros and cons of one of the biggest racing series in the world, especially after another dramatic race last night! NASCAR is arguably mostContinue reading “The Successes and Failures of NASCAR”

All the latest news from the racing world! F1 It sounds as though the Andretti deal to buy Sauber’s F1 team is off the table, apparently due to a lack of funds, or they just don’t think it is worth spending that amount of money. $250 million is the reported figure that Sauber are askingContinue reading “Mid-Week Motorsport Headlines – 30th October 2021”

A topsy turvy weekend! It turned out to be a chaotic weekend on the Italian coast for the MotoGP teams, not only due to the weather, but also as a result of the twists and turns that the championship battle would have over the few days we were there for. We are not starting withContinue reading “Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna Review”

Could Mercedes have done anything differently? It was one of those races were there was tension throughout the race, however, we never quite got that grandstand finish, which I bet Red Bull are glad of, as they increase their hold on the 2021 drivers title, and close on Mercedes in the constructors. When Lewis gotContinue reading “American Grand Prix Review”

Can Max extend his title lead? F1 Any feeling that Mercedes was taking control of the season have been washed away, as Red Bull seemed to have a few tenths on Mercedes in Qualifying today. It was Verstappen who put it on pole, pulling out a superb lap when it counted. In the race tomorrow,Continue reading “Red Bull fight back! – Saturday Racing Round Up”

Can Max get his first win in America? It feels much longer than 2 years since F1 was last at COTA, but it is great to be back at a drivers track, where the bumps really add to its character. Plus, if today is anything to go by, we could be in for another greatContinue reading “American Grand Prix Preview”