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#WIMM Q+A 5 - representation of women as drivers, fans and teams

Amelia

Nov 30, 2020
2 min

#WIMM Q+A 5 - representation of women as drivers, fans and teams

(30/11/20) For #WomenInMotorsportMonth, I'm talking to women in the sport - fans and professionals - and asking them key questions to celebrate our past, assess our present, and consider the future. For the final #WIMM Q+A, I spoke to three women about the three categories of people in motorsport - fans, drivers and staff. @Mel_Motorsport Do you think we already know the name of the first female F1 driver of the modern era? (Have we already heard of her) We probably have hear

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#WIMM Q+A 4 - Are female motorsport fans underrepresented?

Amelia

Nov 23, 2020
1 min

#WIMM Q+A 4 - Are female motorsport fans underrepresented?

(23/11/20) For #WomenInMotorsportMonth, I'm talking to women in the sport - fans and professionals - and asking them key questions to celebrate our past, assess our present, and consider the future. For today’s question I asked @LuciaGnclvs and @JessDaniels80 about female fans. “How many female motorsport fans do you know in real life? Would you say that you know more female F1 fans, than people think there are? Outside of Twitter, are female fans underrepresented?” Lucia - A

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Talking to Amna Al Qubaisi: Mugello, family and Formula 4

Amelia

Nov 19, 2020
5 min

Talking to Amna Al Qubaisi: Mugello, family and Formula 4

A while back, I sat down with Amna Al Qubaisi to talk about everything she’s achieved so far, as well as what we can look forward to in the

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#WIMM Q+A 3 - “What do you think is a solution to a lack of female drivers?”

Amelia

Nov 11, 2020
2 min

#WIMM Q+A 3 - “What do you think is a solution to a lack of female drivers?”

(11/11/2020) For #WomenInMotorsportMonth, I'm talking to women in the sport - fans and professionals - and asking them key questions to celebrate our past, assess our present, and consider the future. Today’s answer comes from Irene (@strolllando), who spoke to me about what more can be done to solve the problem we all know exists. The question is “What do you think is the solution to a lack of female drivers?” I don’t think there is one solution to a lack of female drivers.

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#WIMM Q+A 2 - “What do you think is one reason for a lack of female representation?”

Amelia

Nov 9, 2020
1 min

#WIMM Q+A 2 - “What do you think is one reason for a lack of female representation?”

(09/11/2020) For #WomenInMotorsportMonth, I'm talking to women in the sport - fans and professionals - and asking them key questions to celebrate our past, assess our present, and consider the future. Today’s answer comes from @laranotsocroft, and examines the deeper reason behind representation. The question is “What do you think is one of the reasons about a lack of female representation, that people might not consider?” I think one of the reasons that for a lack of female

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#WIMM Mini Q+A 1 - "Which female motorsport figure inspires you the most?"

Amelia

Nov 6, 2020
2 min

#WIMM Mini Q+A 1 - "Which female motorsport figure inspires you the most?"

(06/11/2020) For #WomenInMotorsportMonth, I'm talking to women in the sport - fans and professionals - and asking them key questions to celebrate our past, assess our present, and consider the future. The first of this series comes from Cassidy, Helèna, Katy and Mhairi, who helped found this movement. Which female motorsport figure inspires you the most? Cassidy: Ann Bradshaw! As someone who wants to be a press officer, her contribution to motorsport over the years has paved

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PROVING HE’S WORTHY - CAN NICO HÜLKENBERG GET AN F1 SEAT?

Amelia

Nov 6, 2020
3 min

PROVING HE’S WORTHY - CAN NICO HÜLKENBERG GET AN F1 SEAT?

(08/2020) Showing you deserve a Formula 1 seat is one thing. Actually getting one is another. Nico Hülkenberg’s short-lived return to Formula 1 was certainly a timeline people enjoyed; the German’s departure after being replaced at Renault last year certainly felt premature, especially as there was outside hope for his first podium, after what could’ve been the end of his career. His whirlwind weekend before the British Grand Prix following Sergio Perez’s positive COVID-19 te

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Amelia

Nov 6, 2020
6 min

QUALIFYING AT PORTIMAO: WHAT WENT ON?

(24/10/2020) Tyres, team rivalries, and one hell of a track: Saturday's 5 biggest talking points Qualifying at F1’s rookie circuit proved exciting, with a lack of data providing the thrilling unknowns that fans were hoping for. But with Max Verstappen trailing behind a Mercedes front-row lockout, not even the Algarve’s rollercoaster circuit could switch up the 2020 status quo. Here’s what went on in qualifying… 3 - 9 HAMILTON Lewis Hamilton. Yeah, he did it again. He repeated

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ILOTT, MAZEPIN, AND HAAS - EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

Amelia

Nov 6, 2020
6 min

ILOTT, MAZEPIN, AND HAAS - EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

(17/10/2020, updated for accuracy 06/11/2020) A promising junior driver, an F1 team short of cash, and an oligarch billionaire with a racing son. What could go wrong? Throughout this year, Callum Ilott has been in contention for a Formula 1 seat, although at no point has he seemed close to confirming one. After confirmation of a 2021 contract for Hamilton, and the announcement of Alonso’s return to the newly named Alpine team, vacancies remain only at Red Bull, Alpha Tauri an

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WILL PÉREZ CHECO-IN TO RED BULL‘S HEARTBREAK HOTEL?

Amelia

Nov 6, 2020
4 min

WILL PÉREZ CHECO-IN TO RED BULL‘S HEARTBREAK HOTEL?

(22/09/2020) 2020 has been a season defined by the unexpected, but don‘t assume it’s all over just yet. Sergio Pérez is one of many drivers who fits into the unenviable category of having the skills, but not the results. His 10 years in Formula 1 have proven to many that he has the ability to fight with the very best, but so far, the machinery to do so has escaped him. The Mexican driver began his career with Sauber in 2011, moving to McLaren to replace Hamilton, just as he

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I HAVE A JOKE ABOUT A WILLIAMS TEST, BUT ONLY ROY NISSANY WILL GET IT

Amelia

Nov 6, 2020
4 min

I HAVE A JOKE ABOUT A WILLIAMS TEST, BUT ONLY ROY NISSANY WILL GET IT

(03/09/2020) Despite a full rostrum of development drivers, Roy Nissany is being chosen above the rest. Why? On Tuesday, Williams announced that Roy Nissany would replace George Russell in FP1 at Monza, the second of three scheduled practice sessions with the team, as well as a rookie testing day. The Israel-born 25-year-old is one of the team’s test drivers, alongside competing in Formula 2. Today, I wanted to examine why he has been picked, rather than his Williams teammate

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Amelia

Nov 6, 2020
4 min

PIERRE GASLY IS GETTING HIS OWN BACK

(08/2020) With some really impressive performances this year, Gasly is refusing to let his stint at Red Bull define him. If you’d asked Pierre Gasly how he was doing last year, you’d have gotten vastly different answers at different points in the season. At the start of the year, he’d been promoted to Red Bull Racing after 2 years at their sister team, due to Daniel Ricciardo’s move to Renault. When the move was announced, he described it as "a dream come true". Given he was

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SCHUMACHER, SHWARTZMAN OR ILOTT: WHO MOVES FIRST?

Amelia

Nov 6, 2020
3 min

SCHUMACHER, SHWARTZMAN OR ILOTT: WHO MOVES FIRST?

(08/2020) F2 is full of amazing talent, but Formula 1 seats require the best - and there’s only 20 of them. According to Mattia Binotto (Ferrari Team Principal) Formula 1 is “the next logical step” for Mick Schumacher, son of the legend with the same surname. Speaking to Bild Am Sonntag, the Italian said that “We'll soon discuss what we're going to do with him next year." Schumacher is a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy, one of many junior driver programmes operated by Fo

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WHY DO FANS LOVE DRIVERS WITH ONLINE PRESENCES?

Amelia

Nov 3, 2020
3 min

WHY DO FANS LOVE DRIVERS WITH ONLINE PRESENCES?

(08/2020) Lando Norris is known for his joking personality and online antics, but why do young fans love drivers that use social media? When Lando Norris earned his first podium on the first race of his second F1 season, his response to his team over the radio was “GG boys”, a phrase which older viewers could be excused for not understanding. The abbreviation means “good game”, and it’s widely used after winning online, for example. The 20-year-old from Somerset is widely kno

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Amelia

Nov 3, 2020
3 min

FERRARI HAVE ABANDONED SEBASTIAN VETTEL

(08/2020) Ferrari has a future world champion in Leclerc, but they need to remember they already have a four-time world champion, too. In a post-race stream after the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix, Lando Norris continuously referred to the red forklifts being used by teams to pack as ”Ferraris”. A cheap shot, perhaps, but a revealing one nevertheless. The 20-year-old McLaren driver has repeatedly defended the Italian team this year, stating that they’re not as slow as people t

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Amelia

Nov 3, 2020
3 min

WHY ARE MERCEDES STRUGGLING WITH TYRES?

(08/2020) Max Verstappen is an incredible driver, but when he can beat Bottas and Hamilton on pure pace, teams need to ask some big questions. Mercedes, for the first time this year, actually ruined a race. The 70th Anniversary Grand Prix is the first this year where Mercedes haven’t won the race, and it was very nearly the second race where they didn’t have two podiums. Tyre strategy, as predicted, created a thrilling race, and Red Bull’s strategy of a long first stint on a

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ARE HÜLKENBERG AND PEREZ COMING FOR GROSJEAN’S SEAT?

Amelia

Nov 3, 2020
3 min

ARE HÜLKENBERG AND PEREZ COMING FOR GROSJEAN’S SEAT?

(08/2020) With one or more Haas seat potentially up-for-grabs, Formula 1 drivers look for a saving grace to avoid retirement. In Hungary a few weeks ago, Sky Sports journalist Ted Kravitz said that Romain Grosjean, on talking about his future in Formula 1, sounded ‘notably unenthusiastic’. It’s understandable. The Frenchman has been in Formula 1 since 2009, and yet has never won a race, and has only 10 podiums. It does race questions about his future though, and with silly se

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HOLD THE BUS - IS LANCE STROLL LEAVING RACING POINT?

Amelia

Nov 3, 2020
2 min

HOLD THE BUS - IS LANCE STROLL LEAVING RACING POINT?

(08/2020) We’ve all assumed Perez was the one making space for Sebastian Vettel - maybe that was premature. (I’d like to start this article by giving credit to @motorsport_geek on Twitter, who posted this interview and theory.) I’m a history nerd; I like making assumptions on the future based on patterns from the past. So when it was announced that Sebastian Vettel would probably be signing for Racing Point for 2021, I was the first to assume that it would be Sergio Pérez lea

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Amelia

Nov 3, 2020
3 min

RED BULL ARE WASTING YOUNG DRIVERS

(08/2020) Red Bull are quickly becoming the Max Verstappen Formula 1 Team. The quicker they learn to stop, the better. Max Verstappen is considered by many in Formula 1 to be a one-in-a-generation season. Certainly, he seems to be the only driver this season that can get anywhere near the W11's blistering pace. He's 22 and has 8 race wins, so as far as Formula 1 drivers go, he's not the teammate you want to have; only Daniel Ricciardo as of yet has been able to challenge him

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LANDO NORRIS REVIEWS THE 2020 BRITISH GP

Amelia

Nov 3, 2020
3 min

LANDO NORRIS REVIEWS THE 2020 BRITISH GP

(08/2020) Ever the 'full-time streamer, part-time racing driver', Lando Norris jumped on stream a few hours after the race to discuss the highlights. What became immediately clear from the start of the stream is that McLaren still consider Ferrari a top team. Echoing his comments from a few weeks ago, when he told the media that "Ferrari...are really quick in the corners. But they are really slow on the straights" , he insisted that the Italian team should not be written off.

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I'm Amelia, and I write about racing.

I'm a motorsport journalist, focusing on F1. This site is where I post the majority of my content.

I love to tell the human stories of our sport. I'm also incredibly passionate about social justice and humanitarian issues, both in our sport and across the wider world. Follow my Twitter @formulaAMELIA for more!

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I'm Amelia, and I write about racing.

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I'm a motorsport journalist, focusing on F1. This site is where I post the majority of my content.

I love to tell the human stories of our sport. I'm also incredibly passionate about social justice and humanitarian issues, both in our sport and across the wider world. Follow my Twitter @formulaAMELIA for more!