Oscar Piastri rounded out his title-winning Formula 2 season with victory in the Abu Dhabi feature race ahead of fellow Alpine junior Guanyu Zhou
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Often found in junior single-seater paddocks around Europe doing journalism and television commentary, or dabbling in teaching Photography back in the UK. Currently based in London pursuing parallel studies in Arts Management at Birkbeck, the city’s evening university.
Norris should “do the same as always” in race with title contenders – Seidl
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onLando Norris should stick to his instincts and not over-think any potential interaction with the championship rivals in today’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, says his team principal.
Zhou wins F2 race two as champion Piastri retires in collision
Formula 2
Posted onGuanyu Zhou claimed his fourth F2 win of 2021 in the penultimate race of the season in Abu Dhabi, as fellow Alpine junior Oscar Piastri spun out in a double crash.
Piastri crowned Formula 2 champion as Daruvala wins sprint race
Formula 2
Posted onPrema’s Oscar Piastri was crowned the 2021 Formula 2 champion while polesitter Jehan Daruvala won the first sprint race of F2’s Abu Dhabi finale.
Changes made Yas Marina “more fun” but drivers unsure overtaking will be easier
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 drivers largely praised the new-look Yas Marina after driving it for the first time on Friday, but remain unsure whether overtaking will become easier.
Piastri on pole, Zhou eliminated from Formula 2 title fight in Abu Dhabi
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onOscar Piastri knocked Guanyu Zhou out of Formula 2 title contention with his fifth successive pole position in a row in Abu Dhabi.
Schumacher still the greatest even if Hamilton breaks his championships record – Vettel
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onNo matter how many world championship title Lewis Hamilton win, Sebastian Vettel will always consider Michael Schumacher the greatest Formula 1 driver of all time.
Raikkonen ‘looking forward to normal life’ as he calls time on longest-ever F1 career
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onKimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi will run special messages on their cars this weekend as the Alfa Romeo team mates depart Formula 1 together.
How Hamilton and Verstappen’s roughest scrap yet played out on the radio
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onThey fought on-track and off-track, with their cars, tactics and even the rule book. Here’s the blow-by-blow story of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen’s toughest scrap yet.
Finishing third in championship would give Ferrari “serenity” in off-season – Binotto
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Ferrari will get ‘serenity’ from beating McLaren – Binotto • F1 title battle “a dream scenario” – Ricciardo • Mercedes’ Formula E stars do IndyCar test
Fittipaldi spent night in intensive care after violent 72G start-line crash
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onEnzo Fittipaldi, one of the two drivers involved in the violent startline crash in F2’s feature race in Jeddah last weekend, has given an update on his condition
Hamilton set fastest lap despite losing ‘four tenths’ with wing damage
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton scored the bonus point for fastest lap in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix despite losing four tenths of a second per lap with a damaged front wing.
Norris slates F1’s “worst rule ever invented” after red flag misfortune
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onLando Norris criticised a quirk of Formula 1’s rules which allows drivers to fulfil their obligation to make a mandatory pit stop during a red flag period after he finished 10th in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Piastri declared winner of heavily disrupted F2 feature race in Jeddah
Formula 2
Posted onOscar Piastri moves further clear in the Formula 2 title race after winning a heavily delayed Jeddah feature race split into two by a major startline crash
What Saturday’s F2 action told us to expect from F1’s first grand prix in Jeddah
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onWill passing be possible? How will stewards handle track limits? Here’s what we learned from the first Formula 2 races in Jeddah.
Piastri pulls further away in F2 title race with scintillating Saudi win
Formula 2
Posted onAlpine junior Oscar Piastri has continued his charge towards the Formula 2 title with victory in the second sprint race on the Jeddah Corniche Circuit
Red Bull will not appeal stewards’ decisions as Hamilton avoids grid penalty
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull will not appeal either of the stewards’ two decisions which saw Lewis Hamilton avoid a grid penalty for incidents which occured during final practice.
Daruvala earns penalty, but gains pole for second F2 sprint race
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onA penalty for Jehan Daruvala in the first F2 race in Jeddah has put him on pole for the second race, and handed a point to title leader Oscar Piastri
Armstrong takes long-awaited first F2 win as Piastri tightens title grip
Formula 2
Posted onFerrari junior Marcus Armstrong claimed his first Formula 2 win in the inaugural race to be held on the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
Alonso’s future plans key to Piastri’s hopes of F1 debut – Budkowski
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onOscar Piastri’s extension of his F2 lead in Jeddah has only increased speculation about his future, despite Alpine already confirming him as their 2022 reserve driver