James Allen

Not the thriller that last year’s Hungarian Grand Prix proved to be, this year’s event was nevertheless tense in the battle between the Red Bull and Ferrari cars and strategy …

This was a snakes and ladders type of race, where a driver could get a leg up from a timely Virtual Safety Car or lose ground with a badly timed …

“Forget everything you’ve known before,” was the advice of one leading F1 team strategist on the morning of the Austrian Grand Prix. The combination of much cooler temperatures on race …

The new Grand Prix in Baku, Azerbaijan threw up many surprises on arrival; the layout, the degree to which it accentuated the relative engine power, but fewer surprises by the …

Ferrari has had chances to win Grands Prix this year, but has not been able to take them.  In Australia the race got away from them due to strategy and …

The Monaco Grand Prix always triggers plenty of debate and this year’s race is likely to be one of those famous races that people talk about in years to come. …

Max Verstappen’s victory in the Spanish Grand Prix owed a lot to the collision between the two Mercedes drivers at the start, but once they were out, what swung it …

The Russian Grand Prix this year featured some interesting strategy decisions, but the outcome for many was dictated by the collisions on the opening lap, which effectively took three front …

After three rounds it is abundantly clear that Race Strategy has become increasingly important and dynamic this season due to the availability of three different tyre compounds, instead of two, …

The Bahrain Grand Prix has provided a good combination of overtaking and fast-reaction race strategy for the past two seasons and this year’s race was another excellent example. Although we …

The season finale lacked drama and tension, as the title was decided last month, but it provided a very interesting talking point from a race strategy point of view. Once …

Race Strategy decisions were at the very heart of the headlines arising from the Brazilian Grand Prix. Nico Rosberg led home Lewis Hamilton, but the world champion was unhappy that …

A new Grand Prix venue always provides a fresh challenge, but with limited running during Friday practice high track temperatures on race day and an extreme altitude of over 2,000 …

The US Grand Prix will long be remembered as a classic Grand Prix with multiple changes of leader and countless reversals of fortune. It was another race, that Nico Rosberg …

The second year at this new Grand Prix venue provided an exciting race, with a Safety Car that changed the outcome. But it could have done more; it could have …