Wesley Branton | September 28, 2019

McLaren will be reviving their partnership with Mercedes, reaching a deal to run the Mercedes engine starting in 2021. McLaren will run the Renault engine next season. McLaren previously ran Mercedes engines from 1995 to 2014. They won a World Construtors’ Championship title once during that period and finished runner up in the World Constructors’

Wesley Branton | September 22, 2019

Some protesters argue that plastic bags kill the environment. If Kevin Magnussen were to join the movement against plastic bags, his protest sign would probably read “plastic kills… my pace” after today’s Singapore Grand Prix. After the second safety car period of the day, Magnussen was looking like he was on track to give the

Wesley Branton | September 22, 2019

Two weeks after a back-to-back weekend, the teams were back at it again around the streets of Marina Bay for the FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE AIRLINES SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX 2019. It was a race that was heavily dependant on pit strategy, with Mercedes opting to take an unconventional strategy. After a short time sitting on the

Wesley Branton | September 9, 2019

The partnership between Haas F1 Team and Rich Energy officially came to an end today after both parties mutually agreed to terminate the agreement. This marks the end of a debacle that has played out over the past few months. A statement from the Haas F1 Team reads: “Haas F1 Team and Rich Energy have

Wesley Branton | September 8, 2019

A week after getting back to action in Belgium, the teams were in Italy for the FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO HEINEKEN D’ITALIA 2019. The Ferrari fans saw their home team win for the first time since 2010. © Daimler AG Charles Leclerc had a good start off the line, as did Lewis Hamilton from P2

Wesley Branton | September 1, 2019

After fitting some much-needed summer relaxation into their busy Formula One schedule, the drivers and teams were ready to resume the 2019 season this weekend in Belgium for the FORMULA 1 JOHNNIE WALKER BELGIAN GRAND PRIX 2019. Race day began with a moment of silence to honour French Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert who was

Wesley Branton | August 15, 2019

It has become increasingly clear in recent years that Formula One is broken and needs some serious help if it has any hope of a sustainable future. In this seven-part series, we will explore the many possible solutions that could improve F1’s health. This the final article in the Fixing F1 series on Racing Clothesline.

Wesley Branton | August 14, 2019

It has become increasingly clear in recent years that Formula One is broken and needs some serious help if it has any hope of a sustainable future. In this seven-part series, we will explore the many possible solutions that could improve F1’s health. Over the course of this series, we’ve discussed four viable solutions to

Wesley Branton | August 13, 2019

It has become increasingly clear in recent years that Formula One is broken and needs some serious help if it has any hope of a sustainable future. In this seven-part series, we will explore the many possible solutions that could improve F1’s health. We’ve already discussed the DRS and ballasts in this series. In the

Wesley Branton | August 12, 2019

Red Bull is a team whose driver changes always confuse me deeply. Surely by this point, you’ve heard that Alexander Albon will be replacing the underperforming Pierre Gasly on Red Bull. This move bears great resemblance to recent driver swaps for the team. Since the surprising departure of Sebastian Vettel at the end of 2014,