Sam Tomlinson, Author at GRAND PRIX 247

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...

Coronavirus still playing havoc with motorsport calendars

It feels like forever that we have been discussing the possible impacts of China's developing outbreak of Covid-19 virus but now some weeks and months on, the global threat is at an all time high -- not jus... Read More...

Alonso secures Indy 500 ride with Arrow McLaren SP

Fernando Alonso will join forces with Arrow McLaren SP for a third attempt at the motorsport triple crown at this years 104th running of the Indy 500, an announcement by McLaren states. Alonso has had a ... Read More...

Coronavirus in Italy ignites major concerns for Formula 1

Following the postponement of the Chinese Grand Prix, the Covid-19 outbreak, better known as the coronavirus, could shake up the 2020 Formula 1 season further still in the wake of mounting concerns in north... Read More...

Hamilton: Children and people suffering because of selfish men

Lewis Hamilton has once again used his social media presence to advocate global peace and wellbeing - today, the reigning Formula 1 champion used his Instagram platform to call for an end to conflict in the M... Read More...

Author Sam Tomlinson