Ben Stevens, Author at GRAND PRIX 247

No change for Australian Grand Prix as Italy avoids travel ban

The 2020 Australian Grand Prix is still set to go ahead as scheduled after Italy avoided being added to the list of countries banned from entry due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Australian G... Read More...

Statement: Teams “shocked” by FIA-Ferrari settlement

After a report yesterday that Mercedes' Toto Wolff had written to six other teams requesting their support in protesting the FIA's settlement with Ferrari regarding the 2019 fuel-flow scandal, it is now app... Read More...

Outside Line: What’s going on with the FIA and Ferrari?

Three months after the 2019 Formula 1 season has concluded, we finally have a resolution to the FIA’s investigation of Ferrari’s suspicious engine power… well, kinda. A PR tactic as old as time itself, F... Read More...

Barcelona Test 2 Morning 3: Ricciardo roars to second-fastest time of testing

Having played-down expectations all throughout the preseason, Daniel Ricciardo put Renault back in the spotlight with the second-fastest time of testing on Friday morning in Barcelona. Topping the timesh... Read More...

Barcelona Test 2 Morning 2: Vettel ahead in error-strewn session

After four days of testing without any meaningful pace, Ferrari finally flexed its muscles with Sebastian Vettel recording the fastest time on Thursday morning at the Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona. Lead... Read More...

Barcelona Test 2 Morning 1: Kubica on top, Red Bull hit trouble

Week two of 2020 Formula 1 testing got off to a surprising start, with Alfa Romeo's Robert Kubica topping the timesheets in the morning session at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Wednesday. Leading... Read More...

Barcelona test 2: Complete driver line-ups

Testing for the 2020 Formula 1 season is set to recommence on Wednesday, with the second and final test from the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. As is the norm, each day will take place with two four-hou... Read More...

Barcelona Testing Morning 3: Mercedes dominant, Ferrari stops

Mercedes have continued their strong start to 2020 Formula 1 testing, with Valtteri Bottas topping the timesheets before lunch on Friday in Barcelona. Now 24 hours removed from debuting their innovative ... Read More...

Barcelona Testing Morning 2: Perez leads, Mercedes stun with trick

Racing Point's Sergio Perez managed to surprise with the best time on Thursday morning in Barcelona, but the real stunner was the tyre-heating device on Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes. Leading the pack with a... Read More...

Barcelona Test Morning 1: Bottas leads, hiccups for Ferrari

Valtteri Bottas managed to ensure Mercedes picked up right where they left off last season, topping the timesheets in the first session of 2020 Formula 1 testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Le... Read More...

Outside Line: Is McLaren v Renault Over Already?

I hate to say it, but the battle for best of the rest in the 2020 Formula 1 season, is over. Okay, so maybe that’s a bit of an overreaction, but everything we’ve seen in the last two days has me believin... Read More...

Outside Line: What Now for Fernando?

As The Office's Michael Scott once said: How the turn tables... Just a few days ago, Fernando Alonso had the best seat on the Indy 500 grid with Andretti Autosport, now he's scrambling for another drive ... Read More...

Outside Line: Sergio at 30

It seems like only yesterday we were celebrating the emergence of Sergio Perez onto the Formula 1 scene, when as a fresh-faced 22-year-old driving for Sauber, he came within one small error of victory at th... Read More...

Outside Line: The Rapid Rise of W-Series

I'll admit that when W-Series launched last year, I didn't give it much thought. While I was by no means opposed to it, I was sceptical it could secure a long-term place in the motorsports landscape. Ho... Read More...

Outside Line: Who’s Under Pressure in 2020?

First things first: happy new year to all of you GP247 readers. 2019 was a great year for our site, and we hope 2020 -- and indeed, this next decade -- will be even better. This being the final year befo... Read More...

2019 Driver of the Year: Lewis Hamilton

With all due respect to Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc, there was really only one choice when it came to 2019's driver of the year, and that driver is Lewis Hamilton. Amassing 413 points, 11 wins, 17... Read More...

2019 Team of the Year: Mercedes AMG F1

Taking their sixth-straight Formula 1 World Championship double in 2019, it should come as no surprise that the team of the year is Mercedes. Even if their car might not have been quite as strong as some... Read More...

2019 Rookie of the Year: Lando Norris

An award that often is often easy to decide, in 2019, Rookie of the Year was one of the hardest, but in the end, we decided to go with Lando Norris. Really you can’t go wrong with either George Russell o... Read More...

Author Ben Stevens