Christopher Rehn

Definitely a two-horse race for me, Lewis or Leclerc. In the end, I put Leclerc. He had a pit stop in hand over the entire midfield, and finished ahead of Perez as well. Dominant.

Both he and Lewis are 10/10 […]

Here’s to a final GP at Barcelona before leaving this track for 2022.

I think some people manipulated the vote to give DOTD to Mazepin, F1 refused to announce that (thankfully). Perez perhaps was the runner-up when they re-ran the calculations.

I glanced over Ocon, but you do make a compelling case indeed. Ocon had a strongish race but qualifying especially was impressive. I hope to see Alpine joining McLaren and Ferrari for that front-midfield battle.

Honestly hard for me to vote, because most drivers performed as expected or within that at least. I’ll name a trio:
Hamilton, for fighting back from P3 to take the win, gets my DOTW award
Norris, for continuing […]

Mazepin is fast approaching Yuji Ide levels of F1 performance.

It’s a typical 7 for me. Some battles for the lead, but the end just wasn’t very exciting. On to the next. Spain? Hmpf.. On to the second to next!

Let’s be honest, F1 2021 is more niche than FIFA 21 or most other EA Sports games. Pricing it the same is ludicrous. In Sweden, through Xbox, I will have to pay 749 SEK (89 USD, 65 GBP, 74 EUR) and that just isn’t […]

Surely the rules behind SC and heading to the grid should be as similar as possible. Once the SC’s lights go out, the leader is pretty much the safety car.

Had Mayländer gone off, surely Verstappen would have […]

The spins contribute to Mazepin getting a lot of hate, but he came in with a poor reputation. Punching drivers, trying to actively force them offtrack or into walls. That’s awful. Groping women. That’s awful. […]

I’d hope for Michele Mouton to throw her hat in the ring too. Considering her age, she would only be able to serve two terms as she’d surpass 75 during a potential second term. However, she has been involved in […]

While I’m at it, maybe you think I should include Bottas, Giovinazzi, Ocon and Schumacher too?

Not an easy one to decide. In the end, I picked Hamilton simply by how he managed to eke that final millipercentage of performance from his Mercedes to beat a car that looked faster, felt faster, and probably was […]

I can think of the one time Hulkenberg overperformed in some 180ish races. His pole position in Brazil ten years ago showed real raw speed. He definitely should have some podiums by now, Perez scored several in […]

I think Kvyat, especially in the second half of his season, more or less matched Gasly on pure pace albeit not always put his races together as nicely. Still, I think he deserves a future in F1.
Albon definitely […]

This year, Hamilton not only surpassed Schumacher in race wins and equalled him in World Championships. He also fought for the BLM movement, racial injustices in the world, equality, and the environment. Being […]

I sincerely agree. We’ve had some absolutely brilliant races this year, primarily from tracks or configurations unknown to the teams. We clearly need more variety in terms of circuits, proper driving circuits with […]

First I read this as you thinking Verstappen would join Mercedes for the two rounds, and I was about to throw a tantrum! :D

This is a valid point, but also why teams work in bubbles. Mercedes can safely run Hamilton’s car even if forced to withdraw his bubble of mechanics.

Russell, with a 40-0 or something quali record, has definite potential to become top level. We can’t judge him any more than that Williams car permits, and he’s consistently driven that car far better than Kubica […]