F1 Drivers & Their Famous Dads

With Father's day just around the corner we thought we'd take a break from racing and take a look at some of the most famous fathers and sons to have competed in Formula 1 - and if this doesn't inspire you to take to the track and thrash Dad, nothing will! Damon & Graham Hill Throughout the 1960's and 70's Graham Hill won it all, including two F1 world championships and the illusive triple crown of the Monaco Grand Prix, the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 hours of Le Mans. Although his son Damon couldn't quite match that accolade he clearly shared his dad's skill at the wheel, and in 1996 he too won the world title. In doing so the Hills

Formula 1, 2017. What you need to know

    The countdown to the new F1 season is almost over and with new cars, new drivers and new rules it's set to be one of the most exciting seasons yet! So, to make sure you're ready for all the excitement of another year of Formula 1, here's everything you need to know ahead of Sunday's Australian Grand Prix. When does it start? The new F1 season kicks off with qualifying on Friday, but it's not until Sunday that the real racing starts. You'll need to set an alarm clock to catch the action from the off though, but if you're half as excited as we are you won't mind the 6am start! Who's driving for who? When Nico Rosberg announced his shock retirement just

The Duel in the Desert; Everything You Need to Know Ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

This weekend’s decisive Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is being billed as the ‘duel in the desert’, and for Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton it all comes down to the final race of the season. With Nico leading the race for the Drivers’ Championship by 12 points he undoubtedly enters the race as favourite, but you’d have to be a lot braver than us to write off Lewis Hamilton! So with everything still to play for, here’s everything you need to know ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix..   Pole position means nothing In seven races, only two drivers have won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from pole position: Sebastian Vettel in 2010 and Nico Rosberg in 2015. Starting from the front of

The F1 season so far…

With just two points between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg in the race for the title, and only seven stops left on the F1 calendar, the 2016 season is going to go down to the wire. So instead of trying to predict the outcome, we thought we’d take stock of the season so far and look back at some of the most memorable moments. 1. Qualifying chaos The F1 season burst back into life at the Australian grand prix, where a new qualifying system was given its first official outing. The new elimination style of qualifying was originally introduced to make qualifying more exciting, but after a chaotic morning in Melbourne the system was scrapped. An emergency meeting of team principles and