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Predicting the 2030 Formula 1 grid
by Topher Smith & Alex Johnston Alex and I love a good old prediction article, which is why we thought it would be a good idea to get the...
Laid Back Race Blog Collabs
Jan 2713 min read
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Just for fun: 2025 F1 football team
Because it’s off season and I’m short of ideas…Here’s a line up of 2025 drivers, but as a football team. And yes, it’s an old fashioned...
Alex Johnston
Jan 202 min read
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Newly announced GB4 driver Daniel Guinchard: with Emmy Gibbons
Newly announced for a racing refurn after a year long hiatus from single seaters, 2025 GB4 contender and former Mercedes junior driver...
Emmy Gibbons
Jan 208 min read
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Five drivers to watch in FRMEC and F4 Middle East
We’re in a new year and some of the world’s best young, up and coming drivers are headed to the Middle East for their first races of the...
Alex Johnston
Jan 172 min read
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F1’s first disabled hero: Archie Scott Brown
In an age where diversity is heavily pushed for, gender and race tend to take a front seat - while physical, neurodivergent and learning...
Alex Johnston
Jan 152 min read
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Five F1 things I’m looking forward to this year
by Alex Johnston Racing is coming back to us soon! With that in mind I’ve shortlisted five things that have me excited for F1 in 2025. 1....
Alex Johnston
Jan 53 min read
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The Driver That Made Me Love Racing: Amelia’s Choice
by Amelia Thynne My father’s Hill Climbing events growing up always seemed like a bore to me, I would sit next to his car with my ear...
Laid Back Race Blog Collabs
Jan 43 min read
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Laid Back Collabs: Our Favourite Racing Moments of the Year
by Alex Johnston, Topher Smith, Issie Jones, Luke Barraclough & Sophia Fallows The year is up and with it, racing - it’ll soon return but...
Laid Back Race Blog Collabs
Dec 30, 20244 min read
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The top 10 lower formula drivers of 2024
by Alex Johnston Championship winners, Kings and Queens of consistency and people who stood out for other reasons! Here are my top 10...
Alex Johnston
Dec 28, 20244 min read
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F1 Christmas: A grid
There has been 172 constructors entries to Formula 1 - so you’d think creating a Christmas themed grid with that many to pick from is an...
Alex Johnston
Dec 24, 20242 min read
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Why Red Bull picked Lawson over Tsunoda
We can’t sit here and pretend there’s not a “he was robbed” vibe about the fact Yuki Tsunoda hasn’t got a drive with Red Bull, but for...
Alex Johnston
Dec 22, 20242 min read
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Looking ahead to the 2024/25 Formula E season
by Topher Smith & Alex Johnston The streets of Sao Paulo will once again be electrified as Formula E returns to Brazil to kick off Season...
Laid Back Race Blog Collabs
Dec 6, 20244 min read
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The Voice of Formula 2: a tribute to Alex Jacques as he prepares to leave F2 role
by Alex Johnston To group names as ‘iconic’ and align them with the likes of Murray Walker is bold but for Formula 2, Alex Jacques ticks...
Alex Johnston
Dec 6, 20241 min read
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Cadillac 2026: Who could feature for F1’s new team?
by Kiera Rockley, Alex Johnston and Topher Smith With confirmation that the grid will feature an 11th team starting in 2026 in the shape...
Laid Back Race Blog Collabs
Dec 5, 20242 min read
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Unceremonious: Esteban Ocon expected to exit Alpine ahead of Abu Dhabi finale, Doohan to debut
Alpine’s only race winner - under their current moniker - Esteban Ocon is set to depart the team ahead of the Abu Dhabi finale this week....
Alex Johnston
Dec 1, 20241 min read
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Host of driver changes expected ahead of 2025 F1 Academy season
As with most junior racing series’, driver changes are commonplace but in F1 Academy the rules are a little different. Where in the likes...
Alex Johnston
Nov 14, 20242 min read
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Alex and Linus: Our favourite Bottas moment
With the news breaking that Gabriel Bortoleto would join the Kick Sauber/Audi set up from 2025, it means for the first time since 2013...
Laid Back Race Blog Collabs
Nov 14, 20243 min read
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Ones to watch, episode 14: Mattia Colnaghi
by Alex Johnston Mattia Colnaghi may not be a familiar name to many but it’s very possible that if you’re going to sit up and take...
Alex Johnston
Nov 13, 20241 min read
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Motorsport History Made by All-Female Formula E Test
by Issie Jones History was made this week at the Circuito del Jarama in Madrid, thanks to the first all-female testing session held by an...
Issie Jones
Nov 10, 20242 min read
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Emmy’s images
Images and writing by: Emmy Gibbons Time for more ‘Emmy’s Images’! This time I spent some time at the Silverstone Festival taking in some...
emmygibbons2002
Nov 6, 20241 min read
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