The Polesitter

  The Formula World Championship took a huge turn on Sunday with the conclusion of one of Formula 1's most historic events - the Monaco Grand Prix. For the first time since Germany 2018, a team other than Mercedes have led the Drivers and Constructors championships. This team is non other than Red Bull who are finally seeing days which remind them of their ever so dominant era between 2009 and 2013.  It was a race of many first for the season. The first time there was no Mercedes on the podium. The first time both Aston Martin's finished in the points. The first time Pierre Gasly finished 6th in the principality. Leading Lewis Hamilton for the entire 78 laps, it was a tremendous drive from him under plenty of pressure throughout from the 7 time World Champion.  A conclusion of 300 kilometers of racing in possibly the globe's richest location saw Max Verstappen win with Carlos Sainz 2nd and Lando Norris completing the podium positions. This would definitely have to be one of

  An unexpected start, a crazy strategy call, and 66 laps of tyre management. The Spanish Grand Prix returned once again to Circuit de Catalunya but was not as exciting as one may think.  A record-breaking qualifying session saw reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton reach a ton of poles, the first man in the history of the sport to ever achieve the feat. It was once again the Red Bull of Max Verstappen behind him who was close to denying him the record with the fast, not flying anymore, Finn behind the pair.  A tremendous getaway by the Red Bull as the lights went out saw him take the lead from the Briton into turn 1 as he kept his elbows out. In the worlds of Crofty, his elbows had razor blades on them which is why Lewis was smart to not challenge it. Right behind the duo, Bottas lost his 3rd place to Charles Leclerc who also had a fantastic getaway, taking a smarter line through turn 3 to easily fly past Bottas before turn 4. The Alpines of Ocon and Alonso, who had been ever so impr

  A return of Formula 1 to Portimao, a day to forget for some, a gauge of the field which may raise some eyebrows. The Portuguese Grand Prix failed to disappoint in its 2nd year running as the fastest cars in the world returned to one of the most undulating circuits of the season.  I would firstly like to apologise for my absence on the review and coverage of the previous race in Imola. Being a National Cricketer while studying in university makes it slightly tough to be able to find time to write but that should not be an excuse when you love the sport hence I am sorry. An eventful race, that saw Max Verstappen win after pipping both his teammate and rival at the start, had a red flag, multiple overtakes, and a lot of drivers having to be extremely careful as rain had hit the circuit just before the race start. That however is far in the past which, if you read this blog regularly meaning you are interested in F1, will have moved your attention away to more recent events.  The Portugu