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Whisper it, but are we seeing a changing of the guard? Date published: May 25 2021 Five races into the 2021 campaign, it’s hard not to think that a changing of the guard may well be taking place in Formula 1. The grid has featured plenty of impressive young drivers, but up until this year, the more experienced heads have generally remained the more dominant forces in the hybrid era. For proof of that, you need only look at the results of the Monaco Grand Prix. Every race there since 2014 has...

Who was a star and who flopped on the streets of Monte Carlo? Check out our driver ratings from the Monaco Grand Prix...

Torquing Point: The 2021 Monaco Grand Prix Date published: May 24 2021 Given that there was next to no on-track action at the Monaco Grand Prix, there’s a remarkable amount of stuff from it that needs discussing.  For instance, Max Verstappen is suddenly now leading the Drivers’ Championship for the first time ever, while Red Bull are ahead of Mercedes in the Constructors’ Championship. How did that happen? Finley and Henry start off by looking at just that, paying tribute to two excel...

With Williams celebrating their 750th grand prix, we have picked out some of the best moments from their time in Formula 1.

Red Bull’s title charge may be over before it’s begun Date published: May 12 2021 Formula 1 has all the potential it needs for 2021 to be a vintage year – but are Red Bull stopping it from delivering on that promise? Massive hype has built up ever since pre-season testing in mid-March, when Mercedes struggled and Red Bull looked the class of the field. This was the season, it was said, when we could enjoy a true head-to-head fight all year long between two teams and four drivers in which...

Verstappen needs a champion’s response in Spain Date published: May 5 2021 Momentum in the title fight shifted against Max Verstappen at Portimao, so now a champion in the making must step up at the Spanish GP. Red Bull started out in 2021 as ‘favourites’, and although Bahrain did not go quite to plan, Imola was exactly the response that Verstappen needed to reaffirm that he could be a true title contender. The next step then was to back this up with a win at the Portuguese Grand Prix, a...

In the season opener in Bahrain, we had a thrilling fight for the win on our hands in the closing stages between The Dutchman did briefly take the lead but had to give the position back due to gaining an advantage by going too wide, and that proved to be his only chance at getting past his rival. After the race, rather than celebrating the fact that two of its best drivers just produced stunning displays and put on quite the show, the sport was instead focused on whether or not Verstappen sho...

Conclusions from the Portuguese Grand Prix Date published: May 3 2021 A familiar trio stepped onto the podium in Portimao as Sir Lewis Hamilton extended his World Championship lead over Max Verstappen. Here are our conclusions from an uneventful yet compelling Portuguese Grand Prix in which Mercedes and Red Bull blew the rest away once more. Max needs to stick to the limit Mercedes and Red Bull are matching each other jab for jab so far this season and at Portimao, it was the World Champions w...

Torquing Point: The 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix Date published: May 3 2021 It may have turned out to be a bit of a dull affair, but the Portuguese Grand Prix still threw up a number of conversation topics. As has been the case all season, the biggest of them came at the front of the grid, with Lewis Hamilton prevailing in a battle with Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen to take victory. Finley and Michelle start off by looking at that battle, discussing whether Mercedes had a quicker car than ...

Max Verstappen has never topped the standings. Red Bull haven't done so for a long time. That can all change in Portimao.