An Embarrassing Time To Call Yourself An F1 Fan

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12/02/2024

Just when you think Formula One has exhausted the countless ways it can make you question why you remain a fan, it comes up with all-new ways to disappoint you. That was especially true during the month of January.

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An Engineer's Perspective on Santa

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21/12/2023

Readers below a certain age should best look away now, as Jim Farmer gives an engineer's view of the impossible task facing Santa Claus this Christmas.

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Five new formats to spice up F1's Sprint Saturdays

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02/11/2023

"In the way fast-food chains are moving beyond beef, the world's fastest sport needs to move beyond the Sprint," writes Brian Richardson, as he suggests 5 new formats to 'spice up' the show.

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It's Time to Get Angry About The Ongoing 11th Team Saga

Guest Authors

15/08/2023

"The ongoing saga over plans for a new team (or two) is becoming increasingly important," claims James Singleton. "For it concerns the very soul of the sport."

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Is Formula One Losing Its Soul?

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16/05/2023

James Singleton fears that F1 is in danger of losing (or selling) its soul, as it focusses on celebrity and corporate endorsements, as opposed to what attracted fans to the sport in the first place.

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Why F1's Reluctance To Accept Andretti & Cadillac Is Only A Bad Thing

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24/01/2023

James Singleton admits that the continued indifference to Andretti's bid to enter F1 may well cause him to turn his back on the sport for good.

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A Personal Tribute To Sebastian Vettel

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29/11/2022

"Thank you, Seb. It's been a hell of a ride," writes James Singleton, as he notes that for him and many other F1 fans of a certain age, Sebastian Vettel is the first driver whose career they have followed from start to finish.

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Too much of one, not enough of another

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06/06/2022

For all the good that F1 has done since 2016, let's hope the powers that be see sense, and realise that fewer races and more teams would be entirely preferential to more races and less teams," writes James Singleton.

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The Biggest Injustice in Formula One History?

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18/05/2022

As the debate over Abu Dhabi continues, James Singleton looks at the controversial circumstances in which Lewis Hamilton won his first title.

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The (Very Late) Haters Guide to the 2020 F1 season - Part 2

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01/07/2020

In the second part of his mid-year, early-summer, post-equinox, season preview, James Singleton looks at Renault, McLaren, Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes.

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