Midseason Report: Grading Marussia’s Jules Bianchi

One of five rookies on the F1 grid for the 2013 season, Frenchman Jules Bianchi joined the Marussia team after finishing as the runner-up in the Formula Renault 3.5 series and acting as Force India’s official reserve driver. Notably, he was third in the 2011 GP2 Series ahead of Charles Pic, Giedo van der Garde, Esteban Gutierrez and Max Chilton. And although Pic already had one full F1 season... 

Midseason Report: Grading Kimi Raikkonen

With 10 races gone and nine remaining in the 2013 season, Kimi Raikkonen is Sebastian Vettel’s closest challenger, albeit a seemingly vast 38 points behind. Whilst I must confess that I didn’t expect Kimi to be in the top two at this stage of the season and would be surprised if he remains ahead of either Fernando Alonso or Lewis Hamilton by the season’s end, I’m pleased that... 

Midseason Report: Grading Sauber’s Esteban Gutierrez

For Esteban Gutierrez, the rise through the ranks of the junior formulae to fully fledged Formula One driver has been a rapid ascent. From GP3 champion in 2010 to third in the GP2 series in 2012 and Sauber’s reserve driver, the young Mexican has been thrown into the deep end as teammate to the experienced Nico Hulkenberg for his first full Grand Prix season. While Hulkenberg has scored all of... 

Midseason Report: Grading Lotus Driver Romain Grosjean

Romain Grosjean has gained himself a bit of an unwanted reputation over the last couple of seasons as a reckless driver. Whilst undoubtedly quick, as many of his qualifying performances have demonstrated, the young Frenchman has been responsible for a number of accidents leading to no shortage of criticism from his fellow drivers. Grosjean’s position within his Lotus team is very much under threat... 

5 Reasons to Scrap the F1 Mid-Term Break

When the Formula One season finally roars back to life in the wonderful Ardennes setting of Spa-Francorchamps, it will have been nearly four long weeks since the sound of Formula One engines were heard in Hungary. For the Formula One fan, three weeks is an eternity to wait between races, so why do it? Basically, it’s done to give team personnel and drivers time to get back to their families and... 

Ranking the Top 10 Williams Drivers of All Time

The Williams F1 team recently celebrated its 600th Grand Prix start when they took part in the German Grand Prix. The famous privateer team has a rich tradition and history, boasting no fewer than nine constructors’ titles and seven drivers’ titles but has recently endured a fallow period aside from Pastor Maldonado’s Spanish Grand Prix victory in 2012. However, we prefer to... 

Midseason Report: Grading Caterham’s Charles Pic

Fellow Bleacher Report featured columnist Scott Mitchell wrote an extremely good article on drivers who may not feature in Formula One next season. Amongst those drivers were Giedo van der Garde and Charles Pic. While I graded van der Garde’s performance relative to those of his Caterham teammate, I’m going for a change of tack here and grade Pic on what he did in 2012. Pic is the more... 

Midseason Review: Grading McLaren’s Jenson Button

I’ve always had a soft spot for Jenson Button. He was my first ever Formula One interviewee when I made my first tentative steps into F1 journalism as a fresh-faced deputy editor of the BMW Williams team website way back in 2000. I’ve followed his career closely since then and was delighted when he became world champion with Brawn GP in 2009. Since winning that life-changing title,... 

Midseason Report: Grading Toro Rosso’s Daniel Ricciardo

Is Daniel Ricciardo the man to replace Mark Webber at Red Bull Racing? It would seem to make sense on paper. One Australian for another and a driver who would allow Sebastian Vettel a smooth ride as the team’s undoubted No. 1. But is Ricciardo really good enough to make the step up from sister team Toro Rosso and into arguably the fastest car on the grid? Let’s evaluate his season so far. For... 

Midseason Report: Grading Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso

I said at the beginning of the week that I firmly believe Fernando Alonso should persevere with Ferrari amidst speculation by David Cass of the Daily Mail that he is angling for a move to Red Bull for 2014. Whilst it’s clear that discussions have been had and Alonso is frustrated with the pace of his car, he must remain patient in his quest for further titles just as Michael Schumacher remained... 

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