FormulaRave

  As Drive to Survive Season 6 launches on Netflix in a couple of weeks, all set to cover the 2023 Formula 1 season that has been deemed the most boring in modern times, there are indeed races to look out for even in this season. The first one would definitely have to be the Jeddah circuit with its controversial time penalties, car troubles up and down the grid, safety car lap and Leclerc and Verstappen starting toward the middle and end of the grid, respectively. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia The second race of the season saw Max Verstappen toward the end of the grid following car trouble in Qualifying. This gave teammate Sergio Perez a chance and he stepped right up. But car troubles persisted for both the RedBulls as they raced to victory. As Perez led the race, there’s edge-of-the-seat racing with Alonso close on his tail in Aston Martin. Leclerc with a 10-place grid penalty started from P12 to move up to P7 through the 50 laps which saw some Ferrari rivalry as Sainz finished P6, j...

Williams has quickly become a fan favourite for their FW-46 car launch for the 2024 season. New sponsors, a car that is more blue and contrasting minimalist white driver overalls have put the team in the forefront of Formula 1 buzz upon its livery launch on February 5th. The colours of the livery are a contemporary tribute to the championship-winning legacy of the team as they move on from Navy Blue to incorporate a more modern look with New Era Williams. Embodiment of class and power, the new livery is a strong harkening back to the position improvement the team has achieved in the 2023 season. As they gear up to fight for the 6th position on the Constructor's Championship, the team is going with the same driver lineup, Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant. Talks of the livery is really incomplete without mentioning the driver helmets! The helmets have, quite literally, stolen the show for Williams Racing. Alex's pink and blue and Logan's white and American flag helmets are all...

Pessimism in Camp Haas Right from Car Launch? Post-Guenther Steiner era at Haas begins with the car launch for the 2024 season on February 2nd. Leaning more toward just a livery launch, Haas opted to have a digital launch of the car renders with 10 photos. The car, VF-24, is to be driven by Nico Hulkenberg on February 11th for the first Shakedown in Bahrain. The fans are expecting to see more details of the car at the time and to gauge its performance. The team has stuck to its mostly carbon design with black, white, and red. With very clear expectations from Gene Haas about instant improvements, newly promoted team principal, Ayao Komatsu, has been seen managing expectations by confirming that their expectations from the car is “realistic”. He has further gone on to specify that he expects the car to remain toward the back of the grid, if not at the very last. While a lot would be depending on gathering data during the two Shakedowns Haas is scheduled for prior to the Bahrain pre-seas...