Formula 1 welcomed a first-time winner to the top step of the podium when Esteban Ocon, driving for Alpine, overcame the first turn drama to win the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix, his first. Madness ensued with 13 of the 14 remaining cars pitting on the 2nd formation lap leaving Lewis Hamilton to start the race […]
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This is a small update to my recent post on the Kia Niro Hybrid. One of the important reasons that I test drive and review various brands, is to provide an honest opinion on the worthiness of the vehicle. Recently, courtesy of Kia Motors Australia, I reviewed a brand new Kia Niro Hybrid. (Scroll down
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As dominant as Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team has been over recent years, it’s looking like its Red Bull’s turn to take the front. Max Verstappen was a class above the rest of the field, even having sufficient room to pit late in the 2021 Austrian Grand Prix for a new set
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As visually confusing as the Circuit Paul Rickard was for the French Grand Prix was, the Red Bull Ring, in Speilburg Austria is lush and visually magnificent for the 2021 Styrian Grand Prix A purpose built race track, home to the Red Bull Racing Team, the circuit may be short, but track times for Formula
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What’s the hardest Grand Prix to watch on television? Probably the 2021 French Grand Prix at the Circuit Paul Ricard. With the blue and red lines around the track destined to keep cars from hard-crashing into the barriers, (most of the time) my eyes get heavy and I have to look away. It is a
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When your favourite team and favourite driver finish outside the points, it’s disheartening and almost to the point where I didn’t want to provide this review. But as Lewis says, “An unfortunate day, a humbling experience and I’m so sorry for the team”. 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix highlights Heartbreak in Baku for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas
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Genesis G70 Shooting Brake. The first question I’m generally asked is what is a Shooting Brake anyway. Does it have an real world relationship to cars? To provide the answere to you today, I’ve scraped some content from Wikipedia which succintly defines what a Shooting Brake is. “Shooting brake is a car body style which originated in the
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Ability and team strategy lead to Lewis Hamilton winning the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix overnight. Max Verstappen, the Red Bull lead driver took the lead at the first corner of the race and looked to have it in his keeping. But the ability of the worlds number one driver and the strategy from the Mercedes
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Lewis takes an impressive victory for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team in Portugal with Valtteri completing the podium in P3 Lewis completed a hunter’s drive to record his 97th victory in F1, after dropping to third following a safety car restart. Valtteri finished in P3 and secured the bonus point for the fastest lap. An
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Before I launch into the outcome, let me give you the ‘formal’ name of this race. Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio Del Made in Italy E Dell Emilia Romagna 2021 held at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy. Now that’s a mouthful in anyone’s language. In a rain-affected race, Red Bulls
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