By Callum Springall Rarely has there been a device garnering so much abuse and so many threats of turned backs on a lifelong following of Formula 1. And who would have thought it would effectively be a carbon fibre tube suspended by a pillar that would manage it? That may make the halo sound a […]
By Callum Springall In a race of fine margins, it was Lewis Hamilton who continued a number of trends while making some history on Saturday, and taking maximum points in consummate style on Sunday at F1’s 2017 Belgian Grand Prix around Spa-Francorchamps. From a strategy point of view, the most recent duel between Sebastian Vettel […]
By Kyle Cumbers The Monaco Grand Prix creates a great debate on The NR F1 Podcast every year, over whether it’s just a gimmick race or a classic grand prix essential to the Formula 1 calendar? Personally, I fall on the side that it is essential to F1 with the history the track provides and […]
By Callum Springall It’s 1998 again, isn’t it? A scarlet Ferrari with a German driver and a silver car with a Brit and a Finn at the wheel, is enough to give most Formula 1 fans above a certain age a whiff of nostalgia. Throw into that mix the close racing and a healthy rivalry […]
By Kyle Cumbers We have been very lucky with the start of the season we’ve seen so far and the excitement is building for the battle ahead at the front between Ferrari and Mercedes. Although it is still very early in the 2017 season, Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen need a result soon to postpone […]
By Callum Springall Despite qualifying more than four tenths down on Mercedes, it was Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari who took home what is surely the best looking trophy of the year… all right, second best. Might as well cut the British GP trophy some slack! The reasons for this are wide-ranging, as the actions of […]
By Callum Springall After an anti-climactic yet equally refreshing opening in Melbourne, Formula 1’s V6 hybrids roared – or farted if you’re a member of the Will Buxton school of thought – into life in China. Despite a slow start and something to do with a hospital, Saturday gave rise to a fine battle between […]
By Callum Springall New year, new cars, new order? That was the question asked by most F1 fans in the run up to the Australian Grand Prix. Mind you, there were a fair few theories suggesting that wouldn’t be the case. Mercedes were sandbagging in testing, some said – to the tune of about one second. They […]
Melbourne brought a legendary drive – and it wasn’t from Sebastian Vettel. But it did come about from another driver supposedly ‘bottling’ it in Australia. All standard fare as the 2017 season-opening Formula 1 grand prix down under sparks the usual debate at The NR F1 Podcast. Back with their first race review of the […]
Let’s get the 2017 season previewed from the same room Jake Humphrey sorts his morning cuppa! Presenter and sports journalist Michael Bailey is trusted to enter the Norfolk home of the former BBC Formula 1 host and TV presenter, to look ahead to the new season – and see if Humphrey misses being part of […]
