Category: The Pit Wall

Claire Earley Lewis Hamilton is officially a two-time World Champion, putting him alongside the likes of Fernando Alonso, Graham Hill, Jim Clark, Emerson Fittipaldi and Mika Häkkinen. He drove an outstanding →

By Claire Earley I have always had a thing for Russia, ever since I was young. It was always this very mysterious and far away place with exotic things like Cossacks, cathedrals and vast expanses of land. →

I’m going to be breaking from tradition here for this week just for a bit to pay some respect to Jules Bianchi in light of his horror crash this weekend. So who exactly is Jules Bianchi? Just a little →

Singapore was a scorcher in more ways than one this past weekend! Reliability issues, intense humidity and general chaos as per the norm in Singapore, all made the race into one of the more memorable in →

Lewis Hamilton has won a major mental battle this weekend, and it was spectacular to watch. Hamilton looked strong all weekend, especially in qualifying where he was clocked an amazing 15km/h faster than →

There’s trouble brewing in Paradise, and it’s not going to end well. Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg were involved in a crash yesterday during the Spa Grand Prix which has left more →

Isn’t it amazing what a few drops of rain can do? The eleventh race of the season took place around the legendary Hungaroring, and what a race it was! I felt sure we were in for some more Nico Rosberg →

Now that was fun F1! As a rule, I dislike the layout of Hockenheim, but there is no denying that it always throws up a good race, and yesterday was no exception! Fist corner incidents, upside-down cars, →

Well after a disastrous Saturday session for Lewis Hamilton, Sunday proved that you can never write the Brit driver off. Despite abandoning his last qualifying lap, and looking deep into the depths of →

After 11 years, Formula One is finally back in Austria, and at the impressive Red Bull Ring (known locally as Spielberg) no less. So, at their home ground, was it Red Bulls day out? In short, no. Mercedes →

Nothing much can ever be taken for certain in F1, but one thing that can is that the Canadian Grand Prix never disappoints. What a race! After an immense qualifying session, which saw Nico Rosberg pip →

2014 has seen some exciting events in sport as well as here on the blog. The new year saw us select a new columnist for the Pit Wall, our F1 column. The lady in question is Claire Earley and her writings →

So ends another Formula One race weekend, the Spain GP, and with it, another Hamilton win. Mercedes is just magnificent this year, really on top of their game and so far ahead of the competition it’s →

A dominant Lewis Hamilton took to the top step of the podium again today in China for the third time in a row! His string of victories, and the pace of his Mercedes over the rest of the field looks a bit →

Formula One is back, and what a manic start to the season that was! The Australian Grand Prix, being the first race of the season, always promised to be something of a mystery tour and as we leave the →