In 2024 a bombshell hit the motorsport world where 7 time world champion Sir Lewis Hamilton announced he would leave Mercedes for Ferrari which left a vacant seat in one of F1’s most soughtafter teams. Many names were mentioned but only one came out on top; a 19 year old from Bologna, Italy named Andrea Kimi Antonelli. People called him inexperienced, many called him overhyped but now, each of them will refer to him as the F1 2026 World Champion!

1st November 2026-The date history was rewritten for Formula One as anew youngest world champion is crowned and the record holder is Andrea Kimi Antonelli. He has had an up and down season. Lets look back on his season and show why he is a deserving champion.

Antonelli’s Single Seater Junior Career:

Antonelli started his single seater career within the Formula 4 categories with Italian F4 at Prema, collecting 3 podiums in 9 races and finishing P10 overall. In the UAE F4 Championship trophy round that same year, he did 1 race, 1 pole, 1 podium and 1 P3 overall.

2022 Saw a big step for the young Italian. 4 championships and 3 championship wins at Italianand ADAC F4. Within the 20 races in the Italian series he got 13 wins with 9 wins from 15 races in ADAC.

2023 Allowed Kimi to focus on the Regional championships with Middle East and European series’. In the Middle East, 15 races with 3 wins allowed him to take the title with 20 races and 5 wins in the European counterpart also allowed him to take the title.

In 2024, would you expect Kimi to go to F3 right? Well not exactly. He completelt skipped that series, jumping straight to F2 and partnering Oliver Bearman in Prema. While the teams performances were not on par with previous years, he still managed to get 2 race wins, a sprint race win in the wet at Silverstone and a feature race win at the Hungaroring, finishing with 3 total podiums and 6th overall in the standings.

2025 saw Kimi take a big leap with his debut season in F1. This season was a mixed bag with his teammate George Russell dominating him with race wins, poles and podiums. However, the young Italian still managed to get 3 podiums towards the end of the season which has led us to 2026.

Where are we now

As of writing, before the Mexico City Grand Prix, Andrea Kimi Antonelli has completed 19 races this year, has 9 race wins and 15 podiums. A massive statement from the young Italian and with him now becoming the F1’s youngest world champion.

While Antonelli has benefitted from being in the right place at the right time for certain situations like Japan, for example with the Safety Car and the Italian Grand Prix restart after 2 laps, he has also had misfortune like Barcelona-Catalunya where he had an engine issue and Silverstone where (after an error from Kimi’s side) he was attempting to finish in the points but a safety car finish led it to not happen.

Those areas of luck and misfortunte shouldn’t turn you away from his insane form this year such as Monaco where he managed to go from pole to the win with 2 standing starts, great wins in China and Circuit of the Americas.

He is so fast, and is definitely a talented young man who has multiple world championships within him!

In what could be the biggest (and only) driver market change in F1 2027, Formula 2 Championship Leader and Ferrari Junior Rafael Camara has been announced as the replacement of Esteban Ocon at the American Outfit.

Who is Rafael Camara?

Born on 5th May 2005, the Brazilian driver made his single seater debut in 2022 with collecting podium championships in UEE, Italian and ADAC F4 championships of second, third and third respectfully. He collected third in the Formula Regional Middle East championship and fifth in the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine on his first go, before getting third in FRMEC and winning the FRECA title on his second attempt. In 2025, he added the F3 championship to his impressive trophy collection with Trident before stepping up to F2 in 2026 with Invicta Racing where he leads the championship with 2 rounds to go.

Is he the right for for Haas?

For Haas, not being a sole manufacturer in F1 has always been a disadvantage for them, with the American outfit taking as many parts as they can from Scudaria Ferrari, including the power unit. As well as this, Haas have taken on Ferrari junior drivers in the past which surely allows them to get a discount on the financial burden they face in F1. They have carried Mick Schumacher and Ollie Bearman who were/are Ferrari Driver Academy members, such as the case with Rafa Camara.

I’ve managed to watch Camara’s F2 and F3 seasons to see how he races and there is no doubt of his raw speed; as reports suggest it impressed Haas on the TPC day in Portimao and some members of the team think even Bearman would struggle to beat Camara on the day.

However, raw speed was never Camara’s issue. He managed to get 5 poles in F3 and 4 fastest laps in his sole season, taking victory 4 times; all from pole position. His Formula 2 season is the same; 5 pole positions (so far) with 5 fastest laps with 2 victories in F2, both from pole position as well.

My main issue is his race craft. Rafael Camara has never stood on the podium in an F2 OR F3 race in his 2 seasons in the junior series’ before F1. Don’t get me wrong, he has finished in the points in the majority of races that he has finished, however, I am unsure if this should be enough to get him to F1 on raw speed alone.

How will Camara cope alongside Bearman

The Camara vs Bearman scrap will be arguable the most interesting battle in F1 2027. With Lewis Hamilton’s seat up for grabs in 2028, I think its clear to say whoever finishes on top will secure the Italian outfit’s seat beside the Monegasque of Charles Leclerc.

Qualifying wise, I think Camara will beat (or at least be VERY close to) Bearman in a direct head to head qualifying. In terms of the race head to head, I do think Bearman will beat the new rookie due to the experience and racecraft of Ollie.

Who do you think will reign supreme in the Haas battle?

Kieran’s Socials:
X: https://www.x.com/kieranmegaprime
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kieran.f321
Threads: https://www.threads.com/kieran.f321

Just over 1 month to go until a new era of Formula E begins with pre season testing at Madrid and with Gen4, I want to start a challenge to bring more light to the Formula E name and image. The plan is to do this with my articles, merchendice and more!

Article and Media:

Near the end of Gen3, my consistency of articles was something which fell, whether that be due to outside sources or a repeat of what was previously said. With that being said, here is my plan for each race week:

Monday: Preview of the Weekend Ahead with Predictions, things to watch

Wednesday: Video Uploads of the preview and predictions for you people who like short form content

Friday/Saturday/Sunday: Live tweets of each session (where possible) so anyone who can’t watch the race can stay up to date with it!

Sunday Evening UK Time: Recap of the entire week including news I missed, what happened in the races and overall weekend in both an article and media format.

Showcasing Formula E outside the internet:

Back when I first got into Formula 1 in 2020, no one was wearing merch like Red Bull, Mercedes, Ferrari, etc. Now I see people wearing it on a near daily occurrence and that is what I want to replicate for Formula E.

As a journalist, I want to be unbias/have my reasoning for wearing merch. I purchased a Jaguar TCS Racing rain jacket so when I’m out and about, people can see the reigning teams champions, I have a regular Formula E cap and Formula E hoodies which has sparked conversations in the past which is what I want. A Citroen cap is also within my possession as they are a new-ish team and a well known brand. I will purchase more to help get the names of Formula E teams and the sport in general across!

With the major re-brand happening with Formula E, I will have to purchase new merch so its up to date but I think this can work to grab more names into the Formula E landscape.

Goals for Gen4 Era:

Gen3 era had a lot of personal achievements for me; meeting David Coulthard, watching Jake Dennis, Oliver Rowland and Pascal Wehrlein take their maiden world championships (twice for Wehrlein)

For Gen4, I want to educate more people on the Formula E side with news and information but also improve my creative side with graphics, but also my tweets during races to make sure we optimise everything where we can for information. Interviews are also I’m hoping to do more so the drivers (and personnel) behind the scenes can be shown more.

Do you have personal goals for Gen4? Let us know!

Kieran’s Socials:
Twitter: https://www.x.com/kieranmegaprime
Threads: https://www.threads.com/@kieran.f321
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kieran.f321

Tom Chilton rolled back the years to lead from lights to flag to take victory in race three at Knockhill. Having been handed pole position by the reverse grid draw, the veteran racer led off the line and was never threatened.

Chilton started well off the grid, having got the better of Selby to lead and never look back. It was a poor end to the weekend for hometown hero Gordon Shedden’s as a puncture on lap one saw him fall down the order.

The NAPA Ford trio were chasing down Chilton, with Selby holding his own against his much more experienced team mate in Dan Cammish. Sam Osborne in the third Focus went off on lap five. He managed to continue having reversed out the gravel trap.

Adam Morgan, race one winner for Plato Racing, was powering up the order having passed Cammish for third and then Selby for second as he out dragged the Ford down the start finish straight.

The other Ford, none other than Ash Sutton, was for once struggling to get through the order. He started 12th and couldn’t make much progress as title rival Tom Ingram managed to get past Sutton and managed to reduce the title lead by two points.

It was Chilton who took victory, the 19th of his career, with Morgan rounding off a productive weekend for the Plato Racing team with second and Dan Cammish taking third spot.

Dexter Patterson was the highest placed Scot with another impressive outing finishing fourth ahead of the WSR pair of Charles Rainford and Daryl De Leon. Dan Rowbottom was seventh and Josh Cook eighth.

Ricky Collard led home team mate Tom Ingram for ninth and tenth respectively while Mikey Doble fended off Sutton for 11th. Lewis Selby, Chris Smiley and James Dorlin rounded off the points finishers.

Pos	Name	Team	Car
1 (1)	Tom CHILTON	Team Vertu	Hyundai i30N
2 (8)	Adam MORGAN	Cataclean Plato Racing	Mercedes A35 AMG
3 (4)	Dan CAMMISH	NAPA Racing	Ford Focus Saloon
4 (5)	Dexter PATTERSON	Power Maxed Racing	Audi S3 Saloon
5 (7)	Charles RAINFORD	WSR	BMW 330i M Sport
6 (17)	Daryl DELEON	WSR	BMW 330i M Sport
7 (11)	Dan ROWBOTTOM	Cataclean Plato Racing	Mercedes A35 AMG
8 (15)	Josh COOK	Speedworks Corolla Racing	Toyota Corolla
9 (10)	Ricky COLLARD	Team Vertu	Hyundai i30N
10 (22)	Tom INGRAM	Team Vertu	Hyundai i30N
11 (9)	Mikey DOBLE	Power Maxed Racing	Audi S3 Saloon
12 (12)	Ash SUTTON	NAPA Racing	Ford Focus Saloon
13 (2)	Lewis SELBY	NAPA Racing	Ford Focus Saloon
14 (20)	Chris SMILEY	Restart Racing	Hyundai i30N
15 (14)	James DORLIN	Restart Racing	Hyundai i30N
16 (19)	Nicholas HAMILTON	Team VERTU	Hyundai i30N
17 (13)	Aron TAYLOR-SMITH	Laser Tools Racing	Toyota Corolla
18 (21)	Lewis GILBERT	WSR	BMW 330i M Sport
19 (16)	Ryan BENSLEY	Speedworks Corolla Racing	Toyota Corolla
20 (18)	Nick HALSTEAD	Power Maxed Racing	Audi S3 Saloon
21 (3)	Sam OSBORNE	NAPA Racing	Ford Focus Saloon
22 (23)	Aiden MOFFAT	Power Maxed Racing	Audi S3 Saloon
23 (6)	Gordon SHEDDEN	Laser Tools Racing	Toyota Corolla

Adam Morgan converted pole into race win as he secured the first win for Cataclean Plato Racing. He led from lights to flag with team mate Dan Rowbottom finishing second to make it not only the first win, but the first one-two for Jason Plato’s eponymous outfit.

Morgan got a good start off the line with Shedden also starting well but the Mercedes man was able to fend off the three time champion. Morgan benefited from team mate Rowbottom hounding Shedden to build a one second lead by the end of lap one.

Dan Cammish made a false start off the grid, having edged forward slightly with the lights still red. He received a ten second penalty for the infringement.

Championship leader Ash Sutton was surging up the grid, sitting sixth by the end of lap two having started 11th.

Tom Chilton had an excursion into the gravel trap having been nudged off by Dexter Patterson into the chicane. Meanwhile back at the front Rowbottom was on Shedden’s tail. The Plato Racing man got a good exit out of the final hairpin and out dragged Shedden down the start finish straight to take second.

Behind the pair Ricky Collard, who had secured extra funding to contest the next three rounds, made his way up to fourth with Charles Rainford and Sutton in tow. He didn’t hold onto fourth for long though as Sutton managed to squeeze past the Team Vertu driver before the chicane.

Sutton’s title rival Tom Ingram wasn’t far behind, moving into fifth place by lap 14 and trying to limit the damage to the championship lead. Rainford was racing well before being pulled into the pits due to his rear bumper hanging off, resulting in the black and orange mechanical flag being waved for him.

The Safety Car was deployed on lap 17 when Lewis Gilbert was sent spinning into the gravel trap  having been tapped off by Josh Cook. After a six lap delay the race resumed.

The Mercedes pair pulled away while Shedden was holding on for third defending from Sutton and Ingram behind him.

Rainford was involved in further issues as he spun on lap 24, dropping him to the back of the grid.

The Power Maxed Audi’s came back firing after the restart with Patterson, Doble and Moffat passing Daryl De Leon in his WSR BMW.

Morgan secured his 12th career win with Rowbottom behind securing the first one-two for Plato Racing. Shedden finished third at his home circuit with Sutton and Ingram finishing fourth and fifth respectively having ran side by side up to the line.

Collard finished sixth with the PMR trio of Patterson, Doble and Moffat following behind. Moffat in particular had an excellent race from 22nd on the grid to ninth by the finish.

Sam Osborne rounded out the top ten with De Leon close behind. Aron Taylor-Smith, Josh Cook, Lewis Selby and James Dorlin rounded out the top ten.

Pos	Name	Team	Car
1 (1)	Adam MORGAN	Cataclean Plato Racing	Mercedes A35 AMG
2 (3)	Dan ROWBOTTOM	Cataclean Plato Racing	Mercedes A35 AMG
3 (2)	Gordon SHEDDEN	Laser Tools Racing	Toyota Corolla
4 (11)	Ash SUTTON	NAPA Racing	Ford Focus Saloon
5 (9)	Tom INGRAM	Team Vertu	Hyundai i30N
6 (8)	Ricky COLLARD	Team Vertu	Hyundai i30N
7 (13)	Dexter PATTERSON	Power Maxed Racing	Audi S3 Saloon
8 (7)	Mikey DOBLE	Power Maxed Racing	Audi S3 Saloon
9 (22)	Aiden MOFFAT	Power Maxed Racing	Audi S3 Saloon
10 (18)	Sam OSBORNE	NAPA Racing	Ford Focus Saloon
11 (6)	Daryl DELEON	WSR	BMW 330i M Sport
12 (14)	Aron TAYLOR-SMITH	Laser Tools Racing	Toyota Corolla
13 (23)	Josh COOK	Speedworks Corolla Racing	Toyota Corolla
14 (17)	Lewis SELBY	NAPA Racing	Ford Focus Saloon
15 (15)	James DORLIN	Restart Racing	Hyundai i30N
16 (4)	Chris SMILEY	Restart Racing	Hyundai i30N
17 (12)	Tom CHILTON	Team Vertu	Hyundai i30N
18* (10)	Dan CAMMISH	NAPA Racing	Ford Focus Saloon
19 (19)	Ryan BENSLEY	Speedworks Corolla Racing	Toyota Corolla
20 (21)	Nick HALSTEAD	Power Maxed Racing	Audi S3 Saloon
21 (5)	Charles RAINFORD	WSR	BMW 330i M Sport
22 (20)	Nicholas HAMILTON	Team VERTU	Hyundai i30N
DNF (16)	Lewis GILBERT	WSR	BMW 330i M Sport

Grand Prix 101-A piece of Formula 1 that will teach generations to come-Book Review

When I first saw Grand Prix 101, the first thing that grasped my attention was the cover. the striking aspect of the text, Formula 1 car and colours are striking for anyone. The cover does not do the book justice for the amount of insightful information contained within this book.

Having a chance to interview the author, Christian Hewgill, a month prior to the launch, my excitement for the book sky rocketed. The amount of detail Christian went into about not only the book but also inside the book blew my mind.

I’ve been following F1 since 2020 and while I will never know everything about the large and ever expanding sport as the history books gain new chapters every race, Grand Prix 101 has allowed my limited capacity to gain more information of this sport that we all love.

The Chapters Assist with the learning:
Grand Prix 101 has been divided up into 7 chapters with subchapters to answer the core questions about F1. These questions delve deep into the core fundamentals and DNA of Formula One.

The Chapters are divided as the following:
– The Rules
– The Teams
– The Drivers
– The Cars
– The Circuits
– The Races
– The Technology

Collectively, the 7 chapters answer 50 questions, each scaling on length, information and funny humour to take away from certain serious points of the book as well as help the reader understand the point even more which is something that many books potentially should lean into.

The Information:
Grand Prix 101 dives deep into both technical and sporting side of the sport to make it understanding to everyone, from someone who has never watched a Formula 1 race to someone who has watched every session of the season.

As mentioned, there are jokes at points of the book which fit quite well, others which don’t hit as well as others which is bound to happen when so many jokes happen at once.

The Visuals :
For me, I am a visual learner, so having so many pictures which assist the user to understand so many aspects of Formula 1 is grately appreciated. Spanning across all eras of Formula 1,  the visuals of the cars, drivers and tracks all fit the schema very well and really add to the book’s performance.

The Conclusion:

Overall, Grand Prix 101 captures the essence of the Pinnacle of Motorsport while not only answering all 50 questions raised, but stapling itself as a book that will teach generations. Everyone involved in the book has done an amazing job and it will be one I will be recommending to everyone I know if they want to learn more about Formula One.

 

Dan Cammish led from lights to flag to secure the win in race one at Oulton Park. Often the understudy to team mate Ash Sutton, Cammish took the win holding off Josh Cook and title protagonist Tom Ingram.

A first lap scuffle between Josh Cook and championship leader Sutton saw the Ford man slip down the order but recovered for seventh. Ingram finished third to eat into Sutton’s title lead.

Cammish led off the line with Sutton making an excellent start in his Focus. He passed Cook for second at turn one but on the run down into Cascades, Cook squeezed down the inside of Sutton clipped the left rear of Sutton, sending him into a half-spin. He fell to ninth but was back up to sixth by the end of lap one having dispatched the PMR Audi trio.

The Safety Car made a brief appearance on lap three as Lewis Selby was squeezed wide down the back straight trying to pass Dexter Patterson in his PMR Audi, sending debris all over the circuit.

On the restart on lap five, Cammish maintained his lead with Cook and Ingram in tow behind him. The gap between the three ebbed and flowed throughout the race. Sutton, still reeling from his lap one clash, was trying to fight his way back through the field. At the Hislop chicane he tried to pass Adam Morgan but the Plato Racing driver held the inside line putting Sutton across the grass.

Morgan would however retire from the race on lap nine as an engine sensor issue saw his Mercedes lose power. This gifted Sutton a place as he sat seventh, under intense pressure from the Hyundai’s of Chris Smiley and Tom Chilton.

Cammish held on, with the top three pulling away from Aron Taylor-Smith in fourth. Cook had glances at the lead but Cammish held firm. Ingram, focused on taking points, held on to third. The top three would start race two on the slower hard tyre. With this in mind, Taylor-Smith held back for fourth putting him in the best spot for race two.

Power Maxed duo Aiden Moffat and Mike Doyle were fifth and sixth, the latter showing some excellent defensive driving to hold off Sutton, who could only manage seventh. Chilton and Smiley followed with Daryl De Leon finishing tenth.

The points were rounded off by Dexter Patterson, Gordon Shedden, Sam Osborne, Ricky Collard and Charles Rainford.

Sutton would be in a good position for race two, with more boost allocated and cars ahead on the hard tyre, he will be looking to fight in race two.

Pos	Name	Team	Car
1 (1)	Dan CAMMISH	NAPA Racing	Ford Focus Saloon
2 (2)	Josh COOK	Speedworks Corolla Racing	Toyota Corolla
3 (4)	Tom INGRAM	Team Vertu	Hyundai i30N
4 (5)	Aron TAYLOR-SMITH	Laser Tools Racing	Toyota Corolla
5 (9)	Aiden MOFFAT	Power Maxed Racing	Audi S3 Saloon
6 (6)	Mikey DOBLE	Power Maxed Racing	Audi S3 Saloon
7 (3)	Ash SUTTON	NAPA Racing	Ford Focus Saloon
8 (12)	Tom CHILTON	Team Vertu	Hyundai i30N
9 (10)	Chris SMILEY	Restart Racing	Hyundai i30N
10 (16)	Daryl DELEON	WSR	BMW 330i M Sport
11 (8)	Dexter PATTERSON	Power Maxed Racing	Audi S3 Saloon
12 (20)	Gordon SHEDDEN	Laser Tools Racing	Toyota Corolla
13 (18)	Sam OSBORNE	NAPA Racing	Ford Focus Saloon
14 (13)	Ricky COLLARD	Team Vertu	Hyundai i30N
15 (14)	Charles RAINFORD	WSR	BMW 330i M Sport
16 (17)	Dan ROWBOTTOM	Cataclean Plato Racing	Mercedes A35 AMG
17 (11)	James DORLIN	Restart Racing	Hyundai i30N
18 (21)	Max BUXTON	Speedworks Corolla Racing	Toyota Corolla
19 (19)	Nicholas HAMILTON	Team VERTU	Hyundai i30N
DNF (7)	Adam MORGAN	Cataclean Plato Racing	Mercedes A35 AMG
DNF (15)	Lewis SELBY	NAPA Racing	Ford Focus Saloon

 

image credit: Naveen Kumar