By Richard Baxter From being relatively unheard of, Billy Monger has become a household name over the last few weeks. Unfortunately this wasn’t down to his race craft – but the horrendous crash he was involved in at Donnington in the British Formula 4 race series. To have both legs amputated at the age of […]

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By Tom from DATS Life Podcast Lewis Hamilton has made no secret of the effect his idol Ayrton Senna has had on his career. The Brazilian won three Formula 1 world titles before his life was tragically ended in 1994, but his legacy had already been written. The ultimate racer became the ultimate inspiration. Now, […]

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By Callum Springall Before anyone accuses me of bias – which I admittedly made no effort to hide in e182 of the NR F1 podcast – the following couple of paragraphs ought to come with a caveat: Lewis Hamilton drove the perfect race at Silverstone, which is certainly more than can be said for others […]

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By Callum Springall Since 2013, McLaren have been on what is euphemistically described as a slump – in the same way that Blackburn Rovers have experienced a ‘slump’ in recent football years. It all started with some ill-advised design changes between 2012 and 2013, before a disastrous engine switch to Honda appeared to reunite the […]

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By Callum Springall Mercedes‘ Valterri Bottas took a controlled win of fine margins in Spielberg – but with a 35-point deficit to the Formula 1 championship Sebastian Vettel, does this mean that he’s truly in the hunt to become world champion? Well, not really; 43 points out of the last 50 does indicate the new […]

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