The Polesitter

  If last night's race was an indication of anything, it was that we have a new number 1 team at the top of Formula 1. And it is not Mercedes.  A race that was dominated by the Red Bulls on their home turf saw Max Verstappen win with ease at the Red Bull Ring with the Mercedes duo of Hamilton and Bottas taking up the rest of the podium positions. Perez finished 4th thanks to a poor pitstop by the Red Bull crew with Lando Norris an impressive 5th place. He truly has been the best of the rest this season. We're used to seeing Pierre Gasly in 6th however he suffered suspension damage after coming into contact with Charles Leclerc on the opening lap meaning he was out of the race. Speaking of the Monegasque, he finished 7th right behind his teammate leading to a good haul of points for the prancing red horses as their battle with McLaren for 3rd becomes even more intense. A brilliant drive by the trio of Lance Stroll, Fernando Alonso and Yuki Tsunoda saw them wrap up the rest of th

  Pictures speak a thousand words. That could not be more true when we see the podium from last weekend's race at Circuit Paul Ricard. The joy on one's face and the feeling of loss on another.  About a month ago Mercedes performed a strategic masterclass to oust Red Bull at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain. The sting that Red Bull felt from that very race was reciprocated in France as Max Verstappen came to take his 3rd win of the season and extend his lead ahead of Lewis Hamilton to 12 points. It was not all straight sailing from pole position though.  Losing his first place at the start of the race by going deep into turn 1, the Dutchman had an uphill battle to climb as he conceded the race lead to Lewis Hamilton. The first stint on medium tyres saw the Briton build a comfortable lead of 3 seconds before both his teammate Bottas and title rival Verstappen pitted. With fresh hard tyres on Verstappen put on a blistering outlap and overtook Hamilton into turn 1 which is where t

  There are few words that can be used to describe the Azerbaijan Grand Prix that we witnessed on Sunday night. No changes to the title fight, questions looming over the heads of Pirelli and a podium that we would not have expected come Sunday night.  Baku has been known to be a place of drama with a safety car being required in every race that has been held here since it first hosted in 2016. That was no different this year as on lap 31 a huge tyre blowout for Lance Stroll brought out the first safety car of the race. Having run the hard tyre from the start of the race, Aston Martin expected to go long in the hopes of being able to pit under a safety car. Unfortunately they were the reason it was brought out. Many eyes will be on Pirelli in the upcoming days as they said their tyres would last longer. A similar fate to Lance Stroll was experienced tantalisingly close to the end of the race by non other than race leader Max Verstappen. Having driven a sublime race from the start as he