Sam Tomlinson, Author at GRAND PRIX 247

Off Camber: Daniel Abt, Lorenz Hörzing and accountability in sim racing

Although motorsport has been on a COVID-19 inspired hiatus since March. To help fans through the lockdown, many leading series have taken to sim racing as a replacement to entertain and excite. On the wh... Read More...

Abt loses Audi seat over eSports cheat

Audi have suspended Formula E driver Daniel Abt after he was disqualified from the series' virtual race last weekend. Questions were raised when Abt suddenly propelled to the front of the grid after disa... Read More...

Report: Ricciardo understood to have McLaren deal for 2021

With Ferrari's announcement of Carlos Sainz now widely expected, a seat at McLaren is soon to be available but it is understood it has already been snapped up by Daniel Ricciardo. According the motorspor... Read More...

Sainz emerges as favourite in the race for Ferrari seat

The early morning announcement from Ferrari regarding Sebastian Vettel's departure from the team has got the rumour mill running at full speed. But according to reports out of Italy, it is Carlos Sainz that... Read More...

Vettel to leave Ferrari at end of 2020

Sebastian Vettel is to leave Ferrari at the end of the 2020 season with negotiations over a contract extension believed to have broken down between the two parties. Initial rumblings of a breakdown in co... Read More...

COVID-19: W Series latest to launch an eSports league

The all-female W Series has become the next motorsport series to schedule a virtual return to racing as the coronavirus pandemic keeps much of the world on lockdown. This afternoon, the championship unve... Read More...

Racing Royalty: Prince Bira of Siam

The phrase ‘Racing Royalty’ could be interpreted two different ways. Looking at royalty in a literal sense through the array of drivers affiliated with nobility and beyond, or as racing legends such as Senn... Read More...

Formula Easter, from Russia with love

Have you ever heard of Formula Easter? Probably not – most people haven’t. Formula Easter was Russia’s very own racing series –- and no, we’re talking about the good old USS of R – CCCP, Communist Cold War ... Read More...

F1TV goes free for next 30 days

Formula 1 have announced that their premium, over-the-top service F1TV will be made free for the next 30 days, opening up hundreds of hours of F1 content from full races to exclusive documentaries. The m... Read More...

Off Camber: Reality and virtual, the past is now

The COVID-19 situation has thrown a spanner in the works, to say the least, for Formula 1 when it comes to maintaining interest and enthusiasm in the sport while the world remains on lockdown. The two p... Read More...

Pirelli boss Mario Isola on Italian COVID-19 frontline

Pirelli's boss of Formula 1 operations, Mario Isola, is out on the frontline aiding in the battle against the coronavirus outbreak in Northern Italy - the epicentre of the pandemic. Isola has stepped up ... Read More...

Off Camber: It will take as long as it takes

With the 2019 Formula 1 season having reached it's conclusion in December, the void that fills the gap between it will certainly feel like an impasse for many. With the globe on lockdown, we are stuck in a ... Read More...

Ron Dennis and Eddie Jordan to head Porsche F1 return

Porsche have announced they will be making a return to Formula 1 in 2022 with a factory team where Eddie Jordan and Ron Dennis will be at the helm -- the team will be entered as Porsche Project-5 Formula 1 ... Read More...

Mercedes developing breathing aids to assist on coronavirus frontline

Formula 1's efforts to combat COVID-19 have already started to bear fruit, with Mercedes assisting in the development of a breathing aid that helps keep patients out of intensive care. Mercedes have been... Read More...

Azerbaijan Grand Prix officially postponed

Organisers have announced that the Azerbaijan Grand Prix will officially be postponed as the Formula 1 season continues to be disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Baku race was penciled-in for the fir... Read More...

F1 to launch own virtual Grands Prix substitutes

Following the success of Veleoce eSports "Not the Aus GP" last weekend, Formula 1 have announced they will follow suit with virtual Grands Prix to replace those postponed by the Covid-19 outbreak. Across... Read More...

Sim racer Igor Fraga joins Red Bull Junior Team for 2020

Red Bull have signed Igor Fraga onto their junior team as the eSports wave continues to make dents in the sporting world. Igor Fraga has become a huge name in the sim-racing scene having taken part in th... Read More...

COVID-19: Johannesburg Formula 1 festival postponed

The entire sporting world has seen a dramatic increase in event cancellations over this past week with Formula 1 being no exception. Now with the first few rounds of the 2020 season confirmed as postponed, ... Read More...

Author Sam Tomlinson