Tag Archives: Formula 1

Zanzibar has emerged as an audacious contender for an African event on the Formula 1 motorsport calendar. Backed by the government, revered competitors, and the sport’s management, there is unanimous agreement on the significance of bringing this thrilling event to the continent. The presumption so far has been that South …

BEIJING, CHINA | XINHUA |   Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton equaled Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 Formula 1 Grand Prix wins with victory in Sunday’s Eifel Grand Prix at the Nurburgring in Germany. Hamilton’s win also saw him take a giant step towards his seventh F1 world championship, as his teammate …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas took his second win of the 2020 Formula 1 season with the victory in Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix, after teammate Lewis Hamilton finished third following a ten-second time penalty. There was controversy before the race had even started, as it emerged …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton took his 90th Formula 1 win on Sunday in a chaotic Tuscan Grand Prix that was red-flagged twice and involved two multi-car collisions. While consensus among the F1 fraternity was that the Italian Mugello circuit’s fast sweeping turns and frequent undulation …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton cruised to victory in Sunday’s Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix, with the Briton leading every lap from his pole position. Continuing the dominant form he had shown in qualifying, Hamilton started as he meant to go on and was never truly …