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Racing

Luck Is Everything

Formula One rookie driver Zhou Guanyu is lucky to be alive today. Just seconds after the start of Sunday’s British Grand Prix, Zhou’s Alfa Romeo C42 was clipped in front of the right real wheel by the careening Mercedes of George Russell. Zhou’s car immediately upended onto its open cockpit, spun in that deeply unfortunate […]

Ferrari’s Worst Enemy Is Itself

F1 Races As One, Except When An Old Racist Comes For Lewis Hamilton

Luis Paez-Pumar

Third placed Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes talks to the media in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 19, 2022 in Montreal, Quebec.

Is Toto Wolff An Evil Mastermind, Or What?

Max Verstappen Is A Brick Wall

Luis Paez-Pumar

Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 19, 2022 in Montreal, Quebec.

An F1 Car Is Not A Porpoise

Ferrari Engines Go Boom Again

Kelsey McKinney

The Monaco Grand Prix Was A Rain-Soaked Quagmire

Luis Paez-Pumar

The FIA Safety Car leads the field on the formation lap during the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco on May 29, 2022 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.

Against All Odds, The Spanish Grand Prix Wasn’t Boring

Porpoising In The Speed Zone, With Luis Paez-Pumar

The McLaren pit crew gets ready for a driver during the Miami Formula One Grand Prix.

Miami Was Ready For Formula 1, But The Track Was Not

Luis Paez-Pumar

Carlos Sainz of Spain driving (55) the Ferrari F1-75 on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Miami at the Miami International Autodrome on May 08, 2022 in Miami, Florida.

A Brief Investigation Into Where Exactly Lewis Hamilton Is Pierced

Everything Went Wrong For Ferrari At Imola

Luis Paez-Pumar

6th placed Charles Leclerc of Monaco and Ferrari looks dejected in parc ferme after spinning out from third position with 10 laps remaining during the F1 Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari on April 24, 2022 in Imola, Italy.

The Trucks Got Stuck Together!

Dan McQuade

Two trucks are separated by a tow truck. They're stuck together.

The Biggest Piece-Of-Shit Driver In Recent F1 History Just Got His Villa Repossessed By The Italian Authorities

Patrick Redford

BARCELONA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 23: Nikita Mazepin of Russia and Haas F1 unveils the Haas F1 VF-22 Ferrari during Day One of F1 Testing at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on February 23, 2022 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Formula One Drivers, Sorted Into Sweeties And Enemies

Red Bull’s New Engines Started The F1 Season With A Wet Fart

Luis Paez-Pumar

Sergio Perez of Mexico and Oracle Red Bull Racing retires from the race during the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain at Bahrain International Circuit on March 20, 2022 in Bahrain, Bahrain

Retired NASCAR Bozo: Behold, It Is I, The Angel Of Death

Life's Rich Pageant

NASCAR's Richard Childress holding a tomahawk ribeye like a big dumbass

Sorry About The Screwjob, Lewis, But Here’s A Knighthood, Old Chap

Luis Paez-Pumar

Second placed Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP waves from the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi at Yas Marina Circuit on December 12, 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Let’s Banter About The Finish At The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Patrick Redford

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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 12: Race winner and 2021 F1 World Drivers Champion Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing celebrates with his team after the F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi at Yas Marina Circuit on December 12, 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)

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