Formula Frenzy

The Mercedes boys will be sticking with the team until 2025, according to a recent team announcement. Even though the team has had some struggles this year, the two drivers are staying committed and confident that we'll see some wins as time goes on. Lewis has had four podiums so far this season.  Following the announcement, George and Lewis placed P5 and P6 in the Italian GP. Let's see what happens in Singapore!    Mercedes AMG Petronas, Twitter written by: Randi May

The Belgian GP this past weekend also included a sprint race... something that's received mixed reactions from the fans and drivers since it's been introduced this season. On Saturday, it was rainy in Spa so everybody started with wet compound tyres and the FIA ruled they’d begin the race on a rolling start.   After 5 laps of formation under the safety car-- and the track mostly cleared up, about half the grid immediately followed into the pit lane to change tyres to intermediate.   Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso did not finish the race after spinning nearly into the wall on one of the turns. The car was fine for the race Sunday… and the birthday boy took it from the fifth row to fifth position for the finish!  In the sprint, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen ended up where he started… in first place. He was followed by Mclaren’s Oscar Piastri and Alpine’s Pierre Gasly— two drivers we haven’t seen much on a ‘podium’, even though it was for a sprint.   Congrats all!

After a two-week break, the F1 season was set to continue with a triple-header of back-to-back races. Drivers would have raced the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in the northern Italian city of Imola, but c urrently, the region is seeing devastating weather and as such, the race was officially postponed by Formula 1.  Unlike the temporary circuit we saw in Miami earlier this month, the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari has been a part of F1 since 1980. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because the circuit is named after Ferrari’s late founder Enzo Ferrari. With a track named after the founder of Ferrari, you’d think that the Ferrari team would have some sort of edge, but Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has left his mark in Italy. While the circuit has had its fair share of history, its return to the F1 schedule is more recent than some people may think as due to COVID-19 pandemic.  F1 added the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola after cancelling ...