It is hardly surprising that Mercedes’ record-breaking seventh consecutive Constructors’ Title was accompanied by an ongoing curiosity of what makes the Brackley squad unbeaten in Formula One’s new V6 hybrid era. Historically, there has been a tendency to link any sports team’s performance to an individual or a group of individuals in the management. Ferrari’s…
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Are there blue skies ahead for the Sky Blues?
Depicting Pep Guardiola’s teams as underachieving has become something of a trend. Indeed, a near decade-long lack of Champions League success ostensibly supports Dietmar Hamann’s description of Guardiola’s coaching style as outdated. There is no denying that, on paper, his spells in Munich and Manchester have left a lot to be desired on the continental…
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Will Lewis Hamilton’s legacy be tarnished without that famous red stamp of approval?
Numbers do sometimes speak louder than names: 260 starts in Formula One, with 90 victories, a total of 159 podiums and counting; all powered by Mercedes. That is a brief, but compelling resumé of one man: Lewis Hamilton. I was sceptical of anyone ever closing in on all those Schumacher records, yet Lewis has already…
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Ferrari’s decline: How the Prancing Horse stuttered, rather than galloped into their 1000th grand prix
Remember the 2016 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix? No, not the race itself, but the interviews afterwards. An affable Sebastian Vettel uttered a one-liner that has stuck with me ever since: “Everybody’s a Ferrari fan. Even if they are not, they (still) are a Ferrari fan”. As the Scuderia recently competed in their 1000th grand…
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