On The Podium

Not a parallel world; it is Verstappen and Vettel in between a not-so-hot conversation  With 2 races till the end of yet another season of Formula One, I do not really have to wait to give my opinion on how the season has been so far. Nothing can happen in the next two rounds of 2016 that has not been screened before. 2016 was nothing like 2015 where there was a mix of scarlet with the silver - Sebastian Vettel often playing the role of a therapist to ease the tension between the two Mercedes drivers in press conferences. 2016 was rather a season full of controversies, record breaking streaks and anxiety amongst drivers and teams. I must admit, though, that it was quite a bit entertaining. However, on an other side , disappointingly, it revealed cracks in the very grounds on which the sport was built. Gone are the days when Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost spiced up the on track bombast with their heart stopping racing or when the media highlighted the off track rivalry b...

Vettel, Ricciardo and Verstappen were all classified 3rd, 4th and 5th position all in the same race With a famous little Italian hand gesture from Verstappen and a stern-dad index finger shake from Vettel, not a single person can refute the fact that the Mexican Grand Prix was a thriller. For some, it was a nightmare. Just when Asian F1 fans were trying to keep their eyes fixated to their TV’s mid-race at 2am, the last few laps put life back into sport by proving to be one of the most representative laps of what Formula One truly is. To sum it up in the most brief way: Sebastian Vettel, on 30+ lap old tires was chasing Max Verstappen rapidly in the final stint of the race. Due to the pressure, Verstappen made an error, running wide into the grass and gaining a huge advantage in the fight to Vettel. Despite being told to give the position back, Verstappen’s ignorance massively upset the Ferrari driver, who by then was chased down by Daniel Ricciardo who was on fresher ...