RaceFans Archives - SandJack TV https://sandjack.tv/tag/racefans/ Experience the game beyond the screen Sun, 18 Aug 2024 08:30:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://sandjack.tv/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cropped-Sand-Jack-fav-32x32.png RaceFans Archives - SandJack TV https://sandjack.tv/tag/racefans/ 32 32 Should F1 ensure ‘sustainable’ fuels are no pipe dream before ditching hybrids? · RaceFans https://sandjack.tv/should-f1-ensure-sustainable-fuels-are-no-pipe-dream-before-ditching-hybrids-%c2%b7-racefans/ https://sandjack.tv/should-f1-ensure-sustainable-fuels-are-no-pipe-dream-before-ditching-hybrids-%c2%b7-racefans/#respond Sun, 18 Aug 2024 08:30:08 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/should-f1-ensure-sustainable-fuels-are-no-pipe-dream-before-ditching-hybrids-%c2%b7-racefans/ Formula 1 has recently finalized its new technical regulations for the 2026 season, but discussions are already shifting towards the future. The series is banking on the introduction of ‘sustainable’ fuel for the following season, along with the most powerful hybrid power units seen in F1 to date. However, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali is already […]

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]]> https://sandjack.tv/should-f1-ensure-sustainable-fuels-are-no-pipe-dream-before-ditching-hybrids-%c2%b7-racefans/feed/ 0 12457 2024 F1 mid-season driver rankings #4: Oscar Piastri · RaceFans https://sandjack.tv/2024-f1-mid-season-driver-rankings-4-oscar-piastri-%c2%b7-racefans/ https://sandjack.tv/2024-f1-mid-season-driver-rankings-4-oscar-piastri-%c2%b7-racefans/#respond Thu, 15 Aug 2024 06:15:10 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/2024-f1-mid-season-driver-rankings-4-oscar-piastri-%c2%b7-racefans/ Oscar Piastri had to skip a season of racing after winning the Formula 2 championship in 2021, but McLaren signed him for Formula 1 and he made a remarkable rookie debut last season. He achieved multiple podium finishes and even won a sprint race in Qatar, showcasing his potential to help McLaren move up the […]

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]]> https://sandjack.tv/2024-f1-mid-season-driver-rankings-4-oscar-piastri-%c2%b7-racefans/feed/ 0 12049 2024 F1 mid-season driver rankings #10: Esteban Ocon · RaceFans https://sandjack.tv/2024-f1-mid-season-driver-rankings-10-esteban-ocon-%c2%b7-racefans/ https://sandjack.tv/2024-f1-mid-season-driver-rankings-10-esteban-ocon-%c2%b7-racefans/#respond Mon, 12 Aug 2024 06:15:42 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/2024-f1-mid-season-driver-rankings-10-esteban-ocon-%c2%b7-racefans/ After five seasons racing for Enstone’s Formula 1 team, Esteban Ocon will leave Alpine at the end of 2024 to join Haas. Despite a challenging season, Ocon has shown resilience and skill on the track, outperforming his teammate Pierre Gasly in qualifying and races. While facing setbacks and mistakes, Ocon has also displayed determination and […]

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]]> https://sandjack.tv/2024-f1-mid-season-driver-rankings-10-esteban-ocon-%c2%b7-racefans/feed/ 0 11693 2024 F1 mid-season driver rankings #11: Fernando Alonso · RaceFans https://sandjack.tv/2024-f1-mid-season-driver-rankings-11-fernando-alonso-%c2%b7-racefans/ https://sandjack.tv/2024-f1-mid-season-driver-rankings-11-fernando-alonso-%c2%b7-racefans/#respond Fri, 09 Aug 2024 14:55:02 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/2024-f1-mid-season-driver-rankings-11-fernando-alonso-%c2%b7-racefans/ Fernando Alonso enjoyed his best season in a decade in 2023, taking eight podiums on his way to fourth in the championship in a remarkably successful start to his time at Aston Martin. But as the year progressed, Aston Martin slowly slipped further and further back from their rivals at the front of the field […]

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]]> https://sandjack.tv/2024-f1-mid-season-driver-rankings-11-fernando-alonso-%c2%b7-racefans/feed/ 0 11409 Hulkenberg has the beating of his team mate again, albeit with Magnussen’s help · RaceFans https://sandjack.tv/hulkenberg-has-the-beating-of-his-team-mate-again-albeit-with-magnussens-help-%c2%b7-racefans/ https://sandjack.tv/hulkenberg-has-the-beating-of-his-team-mate-again-albeit-with-magnussens-help-%c2%b7-racefans/#respond Sat, 03 Aug 2024 16:00:08 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/hulkenberg-has-the-beating-of-his-team-mate-again-albeit-with-magnussens-help-%c2%b7-racefans/ The fireworks some predicted when Nico Hulkenberg joined Kevin Magnussen at Haas never materialised. Instead Hulkenberg, has rebuilt his standing in F1, after being cast aside by Renault five years ago, reliably bagging points for Haas and making them genuine contenders for sixth in the constructors’ championship – maybe even better. His reward was a […]

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]]> https://sandjack.tv/hulkenberg-has-the-beating-of-his-team-mate-again-albeit-with-magnussens-help-%c2%b7-racefans/feed/ 0 10719 Alonso and Sainz incidents prompt changes to Formula 1’s rules · RaceFans https://sandjack.tv/alonso-and-sainz-incidents-prompt-changes-to-formula-1s-rules-%c2%b7-racefans/ https://sandjack.tv/alonso-and-sainz-incidents-prompt-changes-to-formula-1s-rules-%c2%b7-racefans/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:11:17 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/alonso-and-sainz-incidents-prompt-changes-to-formula-1s-rules-%c2%b7-racefans/ Formula 1 has made changes to its rules following incidents involving Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz Jnr earlier this year. The incidents took place during the Chinese Grand Prix weekend in April. The first incident occurred during a sprint race when Alonso clashed with Sainz. Alonso received a 10-second time penalty for the incident. Even […]

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]]> https://sandjack.tv/alonso-and-sainz-incidents-prompt-changes-to-formula-1s-rules-%c2%b7-racefans/feed/ 0 10477 How Verstappen is banking on “different tyre strategy” in bid to win from 11th · RaceFans https://sandjack.tv/how-verstappen-is-banking-on-different-tyre-strategy-in-bid-to-win-from-11th-%c2%b7-racefans/ https://sandjack.tv/how-verstappen-is-banking-on-different-tyre-strategy-in-bid-to-win-from-11th-%c2%b7-racefans/#respond Sun, 28 Jul 2024 06:15:45 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/how-verstappen-is-banking-on-different-tyre-strategy-in-bid-to-win-from-11th-%c2%b7-racefans/ A week on from criticizing Red Bull for their strategic decisions in Hungary, Max Verstappen is now hoping that their tactics will work in his favor as he starts 11th on the grid for the Belgian Grand Prix. Starting from the middle of the pack at Spa, Verstappen’s goal is to survive the first lap […]

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]]> https://sandjack.tv/how-verstappen-is-banking-on-different-tyre-strategy-in-bid-to-win-from-11th-%c2%b7-racefans/feed/ 0 10097 McLaren is first team to produce two new winners in a season since 2001 · RaceFans https://sandjack.tv/mclaren-is-first-team-to-produce-two-new-winners-in-a-season-since-2001-%c2%b7-racefans/ https://sandjack.tv/mclaren-is-first-team-to-produce-two-new-winners-in-a-season-since-2001-%c2%b7-racefans/#respond Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:55:55 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/mclaren-is-first-team-to-produce-two-new-winners-in-a-season-since-2001-%c2%b7-racefans/ Formula 1 has a new grand prix winner for the second time this year as Oscar Piastri followed his team mate Lando Norris, who scored his breakthrough triumph two months ago in Miami. Piastri hasn’t had to wait anything like as long as his team mate did. Norris had to wait 110 grands prix to […]

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]]> https://sandjack.tv/mclaren-is-first-team-to-produce-two-new-winners-in-a-season-since-2001-%c2%b7-racefans/feed/ 0 9757 Norris recalls Verstappen’s broken Hungarian GP trophy with special helmet · RaceFans https://sandjack.tv/norris-recalls-verstappens-broken-hungarian-gp-trophy-with-special-helmet-%c2%b7-racefans/ Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:20:11 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/norris-recalls-verstappens-broken-hungarian-gp-trophy-with-special-helmet-%c2%b7-racefans/ Lando Norris’ crash helmet for this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix is a nod to his trophy-smashing blunder in the same event 12 months ago. The McLaren driver, who finished second last year, accidentally knocked race winner Max Verstappen’s first-place trophy off the podium while he was celebrating. The trophy, worth around £35,000, broke at its […]

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]]> 8955 Verstappen “refuses to believe” Red Bull are reaching limit of RB20’s potential · RaceFans https://sandjack.tv/verstappen-refuses-to-believe-red-bull-are-reaching-limit-of-rb20s-potential-%c2%b7-racefans/ Wed, 10 Jul 2024 11:22:43 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/verstappen-refuses-to-believe-red-bull-are-reaching-limit-of-rb20s-potential-%c2%b7-racefans/ Max Verstappen maintains confidence that Red Bull can continue to enhance the performance of their RB20 as team principal Christian Horner acknowledges they are striving for incremental improvements. Horner mentioned that they are seeing “diminishing returns” from their development program in the third year under the current technical regulations. However, Verstappen, who cited the recent […]

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