Hello, MiniFans! We’re racing in Austin, Texas, and the American way of doing things is back in a paddock that’s been swallowed by celebrities. Focusing on what interests us, though, the front row of the grid is locked out by the championship contenders, who haven’t seen themselves so close to each other since Italy, which ended in a DNF for

Hello, MiniFans! We’re finally back in Austin, something easily seen not only because we’re racing in COTA and we can see the tower, but also due to all the helmets paying tribute to things traditionally associated with the US. Fans at the track could also enjoy Ricciardo’s drive of Dale Earnhardt’s classic and iconic Nascar car, a promise kept by

Merhaba, MiniFans! Istambul woke up to Ricciardo taking advantage of his bad qualifying to get a few grid penalties for new engine parts out of the way and a rainy morning that declared that, while it didn’t look like it would fully rain, it wanted to shake things up a bit and make the drivers start with intermediate tyres. With

Merhaba, MiniFans! Turkey is upon us and so is rain. After a very dry Friday, FP3 was undertaken under the rain, but qualifying was expected to be dry. As Formula 1 fans know, once can never trust the weather forecast, which added to the fact that the track still wasn’t quite dry from the previous rain, prompted a bit of

Privet, MiniFans! Many things have changed since yesterday. Not only are Leclerc and Verstappen starting from the back of the grid, but so is Bottas now. Mercedes has decided to fit the Finn’s car with some brand-new engine parts, with the excuse of having two fresh engines for the remainder of the season (he already got the same penalty in

Privet, MiniFans! Russia is upon us and we’ve landed in Sochi in the midst of an extremely rainy weekend. The cancellation of some of the weekend’s events was needed, such as support classes races and FP3, so whether qualifying would take place was still in the air. A small window of clearer weather allowed race direction to go ahead with

Ciao, MiniFans! Yesterday gave us a surprise for the starting grid today: Hamilton couldn’t make up the places he lost in the start of the sprint qualifying and finished fifth, a place inherited for the grid today. However, Bottas’ penalties meant not being able to rely on him to keep Verstappen at bay, who was now starting from pole, alongside

Ciao, MiniFans! The second sprint qualifying of the season is upon us, and it takes place in the Temple of Speed. The Friday qualifying, which uses the same format we are used to for the usual Saturday qualifying, left a pretty standard starting grid when compared to the rest of the season. Tyre choice was left up to the teams,

Hallo, MiniFans! Zaandvort is hosting its first Dutch GP since 1985 and it has dressed up for the occasion. All grandstands are fully covered in neon orange, determined to cheer on Max Verstappen, who could recover the lead of the championship in his first proper home race. The first part of the homework was done yesterday, with a pole position

Hallo, MiniFans! It’s been a while since we’ve visited the Netherlands but we’re finally back in Max Verstappen’s land. We’re back in Zaandvort, thirty-six years after Niki Lauda became the last winner of the Dutch GP up until now. The bad news of the weekend, especially after the announcement of his retirement, is Raikkonen’s withdrawal from the Grand Prix. This