Posts tagged with: Grand Prix Number Plates
Get Set for the Australian Grand Prix and the start of the 2020 Formula 1 Season
We’ve been eagerly awaiting the roar of the engines, the excitement of F1 and all the thrills and spills the races always bring. So we’re all set for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. Despite the postponement of the Chinese Grand Prix due to Coronavirus, and the plan to hold the Bahrain GP without spectators, the Australian round is set to go ahead as planned. The Australia race weekend is one of the best attended of the F1 races with around 100,000 spectators. This season is going to
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Will Lewis Hamilton Win the F1 World Championship this Weekend?
This weekend sees the 19th F1 Grand Prix race of the 2019 season in Austin, Texas. We’re all on tenterhooks to see if this is the race that will confirm Lewis Hamilton as the 2019 World Champion. He’s got a pretty good chance of making it happen, but it’s not set in stone and it all revolves around how Valterri Bottas fares. If Bottas doesn’t win, then the championship win goes to Lewis Hamilton, but, if Bottas does win, Hamilton needs to finish in eighth place or above to secure the championsh
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F1 Returns after Summer Break for the Belgian Grand Prix
We’ve missed our Grand Prix fix with the three week break, but now it’s back with race number 13, the Belgian Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Sebastian Vettel won this race last year, and he’s the bookies second favourite to win this year, with just slightly lower odds than Lewis Hamilton. However, in the practice rounds, Vettel has performed incredibly well, with Hamilton lagging behind with throttle problems, so it’s going to be an exciting race on Sunday. This is a thrilling
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The 2019 Monaco Grand Prix – All You Need to Know!
For many of us, the Monaco Grand Prix really is the highlight of the F1 calendar. There’s just something extra special about it. Perhaps it’s the excitement of the street racing, or the glamour of the celebs watching from their private yachts. It’s certainly a challenging circuit, through narrow streets, making it almost impossible to overtake without the drivers putting themselves at risk of a collision. Nelson Piquet once described it as being like riding a bike around your living room. It’s a
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The Spanish Grand Prix – a True Classic
You’ve got to love Spain, it’s got so much going for it. Great weather, conveniently situated so we can all have a sunny holiday without travelling for too long, fantastic wine, great food, and the Spanish Grand Prix! The Spanish Grand Prix itself is more than 100 years old making it one of the world’s oldest motor races. It has been part of the Formula 1 calendar since 1967 at several different locations. The current home of the Spanish Grand Prix, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has been us
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Excitement Grows for Azerbaijan Formula 1 Grand Prix
The street circuit of the Monaco Grand Prix has always been a favourite of many F1 fans. There’s something extra thrilling about seeing the high speed action taking place on real streets. The speeds seem even faster when the drivers are whizzing past buildings, and the risks involved with such a circuit have us on the edge of our seats as the cars hurtle round the corners. So it was certainly fantastic news when the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was introduced in 2017, another street circuit in the
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F1 Season Begins with Australian Grand Prix
The Australian Grand Prix will soon be underway marking the start of the 2019 Formula One season. Current World Champion Lewis Hamilton takes pole position after setting a new track record, twice! This will be his 84th time on pole position. In second position is Hamilton’s team mate Valtteri Bottas with Sebastian Vettel in third for Ferrari. Vettel’s team mate Charles Leclerc puts another Ferrari in fifth position with Max Verstappen in between them for Red Bull. The race takes place at the
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Get Set for the Italian F1 Grand Prix!
The next race on the F1 calendar is upon us, with the Italian GP at the Monza circuit. Overall, Lewis Hamilton is currently in the lead, but with his recent win at the Belgian Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel is closing the gap, so it’s all still to race for! With 8 races left to go, including this one, there’s certainly no knowing quite how it’s all going to end yet. It’s definitely going to get tense over these next few races! When to watch… The start time for the Italian GP is 2:10pm UK
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