F1 Features

- Daniel Ricciardo made the day of two very big fans in Brazil. Ana Luiza Kalil and Beatriz Rosenburg were invited to the paddock after the Australian heard about Ana’s fighting cancer story.

- If you were one of the 400 people who texted Lewis Hamilton to congratulate the Brit for his sixth world title, don’t worry: he is still going through the messages. Hamilton revealed his surprise when received some nice messages from a certain Fernando Alonso.

Lewis Hamilton’s latest title triumph at the United States Grand Prix means both 2019 world championships have been settled as Formula 1 heads to Brazil. 

Formula 1 heads to Sao Paulo for the penultimate race of the 2019 season, the Brazilian Grand Prix.

With his sixth Formula 1 world title wrapped up in Austin last weekend, Lewis Hamilton is now just one championship shy of Michael Schumacher’s record tally.

Lewis Hamilton has Micheal Schumacher’s all-time Formula 1 record within his sights after sealing his sixth world title at the United States Grand Prix. 

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes – 8

- Lewis Hamilton’s glow was unmissable after he clinched his sixth title this Sunday in Austin.

“Unavoidable.” That was the word Valtteri Bottas chose when reflecting on his title defeat to Lewis Hamilton in the aftermath of Sunday’s United States Grand Prix, with the mathematics finally confirming what has been forecast for some time.

It was around mid-season when many members of the Formula 1 paddock started to try and work out when – not if – Lewis Hamilton would wrap up his sixth world championship, and if it would come any earlier than in recent years.

- It is rare that the expectation of a close fight for the pole was fulfilled like on this Saturday in Austin.

- On a day of not so many headlines in Austin, Sebastian Vettel stole the show when said to Sky he could smell marijuana from his car during the practice sessions.

- The back-to-back meant that nobody was prepared for temperatures below 10C during Thursday's duties ahead of the United States Grand Prix. When everybody packed for these two races, the predictions showed it would be even 20C warmer - and it was, until Tuesday morning.

Formula 1 drivers have had their say on the sport’s regulation overhaul for the 2021 season, with overwhelmingly positive reactions being formed up and down the grid.

Lewis Hamilton is on the verge of becoming just the second driver in Formula 1 history to win six world championships, which he can seal at the United States Grand Prix.

Formula 1 heads to Texas for the second race in the space of a week at this weekend’s United States Grand Prix. After winning last time out in Mexico, Lewis Hamilton stands on the cusp of wrapping up his sixth drivers world title, which can be sealed in the US if he scores four points.

Lewis Hamilton stands on the brink of becoming just the second driver in Formula 1 history to win six or more world titles after triumphing at the Mexican Grand Prix. 

The relationship between a driver and his race engineer is arguably the most important in all of Formula 1. Many great partnerships have been forged over the years. Think Felipe Massa and Rob Smedley at Williams and Ferrari, or Sebastian Vettel and Guillaume Rocquelin at Red Bull.

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes – 9

Mexico has not been a happy hunting ground for Mercedes in recent years.

- Some things only happen in Mexico: Lewis Hamilton said he felt uncharacteristically engaged by the parade lap, and decided at that moment he needed to win this Sunday’s race.

Upon my first visit to Mexico City for the Mexican Grand Prix, one of the most immediate and impressive signs that Formula 1 was in town came courtesy of an enormous billboard in support of Sergio Perez close to the airport.

- It was one of those longer than needed Saturdays, with Max Verstappen’s penalty taking more than three hours to be confirmed.

Max Verstappen has a habit of losing pole position in Mexico by tiny, tiny margins. In 2017, it was 0.086 seconds. In 2018, it was 0.026 seconds. And this time around, it was the result of eight words.