Category Archives: Opinion

Gloria Garantita

We are a little more than a week away from Sir Lewis Hamilton entering his first Grand Prix as a driver of the famous Scuderia Ferrari. The Italian team signed the seven-time world’s champion to a multi-year contract at the start of 2024, finishing his

To B or Not to B(-Team)

The 2024 Singapore Grand Prix was a dominant victory for Lando Norris. The British driver easily defended his pole position into T1 and proceeded to lead all 62 laps of the race. Norris’s control of the Grand Prix was so absolute that he needed to

Schumacher’s Seventh

On this day 20 years ago, Michael Schumacher accomplished a then unprecedented feat in Formula 1 history by clinching his seventh Driver’s World Championship at the legendary Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. To celebrate this accomplishment, this month’s Gravel Trap will re-watch the ITV coverage of this

Trip into the Gravel – Automuseum Prototyp

For the second edition of the Gravel Trap guide to travel destinations for the engaged motorsport fan, the author will spin off into the gravel in turn one like he is a Schumacher brother at the 1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix, as he visits nearby Hamburg

Points for Everyone!

In its perpetual quest to leave no stone unturned in its pursuit of increasing the entertainment value of Formula 1 (read: its profitability) the series has turned their attention towards the points system. Recently, expanding the number of points scorers to 12 for the 2025

Formula 1.0 – You Can (Not) Have a Championship Battle

The season finale of the 2023 Stock Car Pro Series advertised itself by proudly announcing that there were no less than seven title contenders battling for the premier Brazilian motorsport title. That sounds intriguing, right? Only one minor issue with the claim: based on the

Teammate Collision #15: 2023 Season Review!

Welcome back to the Teammate Collision podcast, where this time we change the course of history through our discussions of all things the 2023 season, it’s lows and further lows, and by going over our personal Reject of the Year podiums! Of course, Lennart and

Teammate Collision #14: Driven Recharged!

Welcome back to the Teammate Collision podcast, where this time we melt your minds with some up-to-date discussion about the late great Niki Lauda, the overarching effects of injuries on Formula 1 drivers, and the potential for 2024’s biggest blockbuster: a Driven remake! Featuring a

Last Impressions – The Effect of Season Finales

The finale of the ninth season of the FIA Formula E World Championship is now a couple of weeks in the past. Jake Dennis and Envision Racing secured their world titles in the capital of the United Kingdom. Regrettably, the season finale (the first race

Teammate Collision #13: Teammate Collisions!

Welcome back to the Teammate Collision podcast, where this time we shock the universe by actually talking about Teammate Collisions! After FOM’s recent video detailing their own personal favourites from the vault, we thought it best to take a look at them ourselves and give