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2026 20

  1. Not Yet – But Real Soon!
  2. His 250th Gets Him 33
  3. FINALLY!
  4. Kimi (Oops) – It’s George!
  5. Guess
  6. 7, 60, 1966, 1,052, & 19!
  7. No. 1, Gets Another No. 1 to Get to No. 4
  8. FINALLY! We’re BACK & We’re Just About Half Way Through*…
  9. Mercedes “Books the Ends”….
  10. Leclerc/Ferrari Take England!
  11. Game On!
  12. Sigh of “Relief”….
  13. It’s ALL Kimi, Baby….
  14. 4 In A Row!
  15. Hat Trick!
  16. Oh – He’s The “REAL” Deal Alright
  17. Role Reversal(s)
  18. “Silver” Takes the Gold
  19. And We’re Off! – HELLO 2026!!
  20. 2026 Is Here – Finally!

2025 25

  1. Lando By 2!
  2. Game On!
  3. DOUBLE OUCH!
  4. That’s Why We Love F1!
  5. 1 Point
  6. “Max-imized”
  7. She’s “Over-The-Moon”!
  8. Again? Really!?
  9. That Wasn’t Supposed to Happen!
  10. P-i-a-s-t-r-i!
  11. It Was All McLaren – Again
  12. That’s 6, 1-2 Finishes for McLaren
  13. McLaren’s On-Fire!
  14. Norris Upsets Red Bull @ Home
  15. Russell Takes Canada!
  16. It’s Still All McLaren
  17. Lando Takes Monaco!
  18. 4 In A Row!
  19. Orange Crush!
  20. An Australian Leads the Championship!
  21. These McLaren’s are for Real
  22. MAX is BACK – Alright..
  23. McLaren +2, Ferrari -2
  24. Wow
  25. HELLO 2025!!

2024 26

  1. McLaren Bags The Elephant!
  2. Pigs DO Fly!
  3. “MAX”-imized!
  4. Wet Supremacy
  5. Ferrari – Again!
  6. IT’S FERRARI 1/2
  7. It’s All Norris Baby..
  8. Piastri !
  9. 1-Stop Brilliance!
  10. Role Reversal –
  11. 3.3 lb Heartbreak
  12. Oscar Piastri Takes His 1st **
  13. Well Deserved!
  14. What Just Happened?
  15. Flawless
  16. Max Prevails in the “Elements”
  17. Home Boy!
  18. Max Takes No. 5 of 7
  19. N O R R I S !
  20. Guess What? Yep – Max Takes China
  21. 44!
  22. Carlos and Ferrari?
  23. Perfection!
  24. Oh My – 2023 All Over Again?
  25. Here We Go !
  26. 2024 Is Here !!

2023 25

  1. SHEER DOMINANCE
  2. Vegas DELIVERS!
  3. In A Zone…
  4. What Can I say – Max!
  5. What A Finish!
  6. It’s ALL Red Bull Baby!
  7. Back To “Normal”
  8. Ferrari Won? – Yep..
  9. A Perfect T-E-N !
  10. 9 Straight Wins!
  11. Max Takes Spa – Remember?
  12. Unstoppable!
  13. Max’d – Again!
  14. Track Limits!
  15. Unstoppable!
  16. Twenty-Four Plus
  17. Um – 27+ Seconds Ahead of 2nd Place?
  18. What A Mess
  19. Imola Has Been Cancelled!
  20. Red Bull Returns!
  21. Mayhem
  22. Oh My – Another Red Bull 1-2
  23. Whoa – Just how strong is Red Bull?
  24. Season Opener Corrections
  25. 2023 Is Here – Bring It!!

2022 23

  1. Shear Dominance
  2. Interesting Weekend
  3. 14 Victories!
  4. YEP – She’s Singin’!
  5. Max! Clinches The Driver’s Championship!
  6. Can Anybody Stop The Bull!?
  7. 5 In A Row for Verstappen!
  8. Max! Again!
  9. MAX Domination!
  10. FINALLY! We’re Back…..
  11. Max Takes Another…
  12. Finally – Charles Takes the Bacon
  13. It’s A 1st Win For Carlos!
  14. Re-Max’ed!
  15. Another Bull Run – Touché!
  16. Excellente Sergio!
  17. No Spanish BS Here –
  18. MIAMI !?!
  19. The Plot(s) Thicken
  20. “F”-in Legit!
  21. Max – Time…
  22. Not Since Singapore 2019 – –
  23. OMG – WE ARE FINALLY BACK!

2021 23

  1. It’s Official!
  2. Tied
  3. And the Tension – – Compresses
  4. Simply Impressive!
  5. 16.555 Seconds
  6. MAX – IS The Real Deal…
  7. Finally! – Bottas Bags The Elephant
  8. Undefeated (in Russia)!
  9. McLaren? Yep, McLaren x 2!
  10. Dutch Domination
  11. Washed Out – Literally
  12. Remember just 4 weeks ago?
  13. “Both” Well-Deserved
  14. “ Ditto! ”
  15. TEXTBOOK!
  16. Payback’s A Bitch
  17. Brakes & Breaks!
  18. The Highs and Lows of F1
  19. Spain Delivers….
  20. Lewis 2: Max 1
  21. Red Bull Gores the Silver Arrow
  22. Now – That’s The Way To Open A Season!
  23. OMG – WE ARE FINALLY BACK!

2020 25

  1. Mercedes and Mr. Hamilton officially crowned World Champions for 2020!
  2. Sergio Bags The Elephant!
  3. Romain is Lucky to be Alive…
  4. JUST – WOW!
  5. SEVEN – In A Row!
  6. The Most Wins – EVER!
  7. Lewis Ties the “Red Baron” at 91
  8. Russia Belongs to Mercedes – Again!
  9. Messy in Mugello…
  10. WHAT JUST HAPPENED??
  11. What The Hell Has Happened To Ferrari?
  12. Supremacy – Pure and Simple
  13. MAX – To The Max!
  14. Lewis wins his 7th British GP – In “style”
  15. Shear Dominance
  16. Mercedes 1-2, Ferrari – ZERO
  17. What A Season Opener!
  18. FINALLY!!!!
  19. Are we really going to start the 2020 season?
  20. What Just Happened, & What’s Gonna Happen Now…
  21. We Just May Be “Toast”…
  22. And Then There Were 8
  23. CoronaVirus – What The…….
  24. P.S. to the Australia Race Blog
  25. 2020!! WE ARE BACK!

2019 21

  1. Mercedes and Mr. Hamilton officially crowned World Champions for 2019
  2. Max Takes Brazil!! With 1 To Go…
  3. WOW – Lewis Wins His 6th!!
  4. One to Go For Lewis….
  5. Mercedes Takes Their Sixth Championship
  6. Russia Was “THE” Perfect Example…
  7. What -? Ferrari 1-2? Sa-Weet….
  8. Hey – This Leclerc is the Real Deal!
  9. Leclerc Wins His 1st!!!
  10. We’re Baaaacckkk…!
  11. Wet Conditions Change the Game……
  12. Lewis Becomes the only 6-time winner of the British Grand Prix – Ever…
  13. Orange Is The New “Silver”
  14. Mercedes 8, “Everyone Else” – ZERO……
  15. Seriously??
  16. Sweet – Bitter..
  17. Really? – Really!
  18. Can Anybody Stop These Guys?
  19. “Early” Domination– Lewis Hamilton Easily Takes China
  20. HEARTBREAK
  21. Mr. Bottas – Well Done! 1st Place over Lewis by 20.886 seconds – and in F1 – That’s an eternity……

2018 22

  1. 2018 – What a Year!!
  2. It’s a “Quintuple” for Mercedes!! 5 World Constructor’s Championships – In a Freakin ROW!
  3. Congratulations Mr. Hamilton! -Mercedes Clinches The 2018 Driver’s Championship-
  4. WOW – What A “Finn”– ish! Congratulations Kimi!
  5. Mercedes 2-1 (respectively) in Suzuka
  6. Hamilton Wins in Russia – Thank You Valtteri ….
  7. Mercedes Stretches Their Legs – Again…
  8. Amongst Italian “Favor” – Mercedes Reins!
  9. Mid-Season Engine Upgrade Stuns Mercedes
  10. No More Waiting & Whining – Welcome Back!!
  11. Merry (early) Christmas Lewis !!
  12. 10 Laps of Heaven – –
  13. Max is Back! And Sebastian Takes the Driver’s Champ LEAD (ok – 1 point……)
  14. Lewis Regains the Lead!
  15. Ka-Boom! – Ferrari Wins Cananda…
  16. THIS TIME HE BAGS IT!
  17. Mercedes Shows Their Legs
  18. Omg 2
  19. OK – We Have a Season!
  20. Ferrari Takes the Win in Bahrain but with a “Price”
  21. Ferrari – 1. Mercedes – 0. How Good Does That Look!?
  22. WE ARE BACK! FINALLY!!! 21 Events This Year – That’s R-I-G-H-T 21!

2017 23

  1. Congratulations Mercedes AND Mr. Hamilton!
  2. LAST ONE! Number 20 of 20 @ Yas Marina!
  3. They Did It! -Mercedes Clinches Both World Championships-
  4. Congratulations Mercedes! 4 Years in a Row … Simply Awesome!
  5. OK—– OOOPS!
  6. Argh
  7. Bitter – Sweet –
  8. Boy – Didn’t see that coming …… Damn!
  9. Role Reversal!
  10. Excellent Weekend in Belgium. Lewis commands the track and takes the win – Ferrari’s lead in driver’s championship shrinks – but remains a lead (220 to 213)
  11. WE’RE BACK……
  12. OK – Both Left Front Tires Blown on Both Ferraris With Less Than 2 Laps Left – Really?
  13. Approaching Half Way – Already! (Damn…!)
  14. TOLD YA!!!
  15. Nice Work Mercedes – By a Landslide Too!
  16. Alert—-Blog Gremlins….
  17. FERRARI 1-2. BOOM!
  18. Nice Drive Hamilton!
  19. “2 – Fin – ish” Mercedes takes Russia – with an Excellent Drive (and 2 “Finns” take the podium)
  20. Seriously – This Season is A W E S O M E!
  21. Ferrari – 1. Mercedes – 1. We’ve got a season
  22. Here We Go! Ferrari Takes Australia – 1st Win Since Singapore 2015 for the Scuderia – Game On!
  23. Welcome to the 68th Season of the FIA Formula One World Championship! -Let’s Go Racing-

2016 23

  1. YEAR-END BLOG
  2. WHAT A MESS…..
  3. Who actually came in 3rd anyway…..
  4. Hamilton Wins – but “Nico is in the Driver’s Seat”
  5. “Nico Widens the Gap – Mercedes Clinches the Title”
  6. “Nico Rolls On – 288 to 265”
  7. “Roll Reversal(s)….”
  8. Singapore!
  9. “Last” to still “First”
  10. Lewis Opens the “Gap”
  11. Mercedes – Again!?
  12. Ahhh – Silverstone…
  13. Oh To Be Lewis……
  14. An Impressive Debut…
  15. Do You Baku ?
  16. Has Any One Seen My Tires?
  17. Omg
  18. Back To “Usual”?
  19. Another Stellar F1 Race – This Time in China!
  20. Holy Crap – Bahrain was AWESOME!!
  21. Ladies and Gentlemen – I think we have a season!!
  22. 21 Races in 2016 – There is a God……
  23. Seriously – 21 Races in 2016?!…….Cool……

2015 19

  1. The Finale – The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix @ Yas Marina
  2. 1215 BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX
  3. 2015 MEXICAN GRAND PRIX
  4. 2015 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX
  5. 2015 Russian Grand Prix – SOCHI!!
  6. Japanese Grand Prix (日本グランプリ, Nihon-guranpuri) SUZUKA! And the Figure 8!
  7. SINGAPORE… and into the night!
  8. Italian Grand Prix
  9. SPA- 2015
  10. Hungarian Grand Prix
  11. Silverstone – British Grand Prix
  12. Land of the “Red Bull”… Race Number 8 – Austria
  13. O’Canada!! Race Number 7 – Onward to North America
  14. Number 6: MONTE CARLO!! – A Love / Hate Relationship
  15. Number 5: Gran Premio de Espana – “The Spanish Grand Prix”
  16. I LOVE Back-to-Back Weekends – From China to Bahrain
  17. Chinese Grand Prix – 2015
  18. MALASIA – 2015
  19. AUSTRALIA, 2015 F1 Season Opener!

2014 20

  1. Congratulations 2014 Drivers’ World Champion Lewis Hamilton and the 2014 Constructors’ Champion Mercedes! Well Done Indeed!!
  2. The Finale: Number 19 of 19
  3. The Brazilian Grand Prix!! – Event Number 18 of only 19…
  4. FINALLY!! THE UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX IS HERE!!!
  5. Sochi
  6. OFF TO HONDA’S PLAYGROUND – SUZUKA The Japanese Grand Prix (日本グランプリ, Nihon-guranpuri)
  7. UNDER THE LIGHTS OF SINGAPORE!!
  8. Monza – Formula 1 Gran Premio D’Italia – 2014 (The Italian Grand Prix)
  9. Spa
  10. Boooo’d – – – – A – Pest!…….Hungry?
  11. Off To Deutschland – The German Grand Prix
  12. …..Number Nine….Number Nine……. Silverstone!
  13. AUSTRIA!
  14. OH Canada! – The F1 Cars Come To North America
  15. The “BIG” one (Monaco/Indy)
  16. 2014 Spanish Grand Prix
  17. 歡迎來到上海！ – (Welcome to Shanghai!)
  18. ROUND 3 – BAHRAIN
  19. MALASIA– This Weekend!!
  20. 2014 Season!

2013 9

  1. 2014 F1 SCHEDULE
  2. Grand Prix Brazil
  3. United States
  4. 2013 versus 2014 Formula Rule Changes
  5. ABU DAHBI
  6. INDIAN GRAND PRIX
  7. Japan
  8. Korea
  9. SINGAPORE