Kimi Raikkonen left Formula 1 as the most experienced driver ever. But two decades earlier his inexperience threatened to deny him his debut.
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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.
How Zhou’s F1 promotion opens a key door for Piastri’s future
2022 F1 Season
Posted onOscar Piastri’s F2 title led to questions of why he won’t be in F1 next year but Guanyu Zhou will. But both drivers’ circumstances differ…
Analysis: The four minutes that changed the destiny of the 2021 world championship
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onAcross a four-minute period late in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, FIA Formula 1 race director Michael Masi changed his mind on a decision which ultimately determined which driver won the world championship.
Race control’s “strange” decision on lapped cars nearly cost me podium – Sainz
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr was one of many drivers who were perplexed by the Safety Car un-lapping procedure towards the end of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Norris: Race director’s lapped cars decision ‘was for TV’
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onLando Norris says the decision by FIA race director Michael Masi to allow only a limited number of drivers to unlap themselves behind the safety car late in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was “for the TV” spectacle.
Verstappen’s Abu Dhabi win and title thrown in doubt as Mercedes lodge two protests
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes have launched two protests following a controversial end to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix which saw Max Verstappen deny Lewis Hamilton the world championship with a last-lap pass following a Safety Car period.
Piastri propels himself to another F2 feature race win in final outing
Formula 2
Posted onOscar Piastri rounded out his title-winning Formula 2 season with victory in the Abu Dhabi feature race ahead of fellow Alpine junior Guanyu Zhou
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