Category Archives: Centrale

Is the Definition of Reject Obsolete?

Formula One, like all sports, has been subject to evolution throughout its history. The rear-mid engine revolution, the rise of ground effects, the commercialisation of the sport under the influence of Bernie Ecclestone and the #F1Sprint are just a handful of examples of the drastic

Profile – Jan Magnussen

Some people are born with great natural talent, and as a result success comes easily to them. Where others hone their efforts with great commitment, others can go without putting in the long hours needed to gain that extra tenth and still be the best – at least

2021 British Grand Prix

GPR Awards – 2021 Formula 1 British Grand Prix

Drama drama drama. That’s what Formula 1 fans were exposed to all Sunday afternoon at the 2021 British Grand Prix, with the clumsy but inevitable crash between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton making the headlines every day since. That drama and the fallout from it

Carlos Pardo’s Final Race

This story both begins and ends on June 14, 2009 at the Autódromo Miguel E. Abed in Mexico. It is the story of a man that started the day at the bottom and ended it at the top before being subject to the cruellest twist

GPR Awards – 2021 Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix

The second race at the Red Bull Ring was almost carbon copy of the first one. Max Verstappen cleared off into the distance and, with the Mercedes team suffering a rather lacklustre qualifying, were never in position to challenge the Dutch driver, who crossed the finish line to

GPR Awards – 2021 Formula 1 Styrian Grand Prix

Another race, another win for Max Verstappen and Red Bull. At effectively the team’s home race, Verstappen was unbothered pretty much all the way by his closest challenger Lewis Hamilton. Red Bull‘s fourth consecutive victory also marks the biggest win drought for Mercedes in the

GPR Awards – 2021 Formula 1 French Grand Prix

Paul Ricard, not known for its pantheon of great races in the modern era, can proudly pat itself on the back for delivering to the 2021 season an above-average race, serving as the hunting ground for Max Verstappen and Red Bull to take another hit at Lewis Hamilton

Puebla 2021 – Technical Problems for Formula E

One of the risks that comes with writing opinion pieces is that sometimes said opinion either changes on part of the writer or is proven to be completely wrong. For that development to happen within only a matter of weeks, however, is quite rare. On

Grands Prix that Never Happened: Australia and Oceania

Any self-respecting Formula One history geek knows the majority of the World Championship venues like the back of their hand. Some of the 70-odd circuits on that list have become a distant memory of the different eras of F1 – but most of them managed

GPR Awards – 2021 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

In a season that is turning even the most cynical of heads around to expect a good title fight to the finish, the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was by far the most weird and wonderful yet. With what appeared to be an inherited win by Sergio