Arrogant is a relative term to be used on an athlete. Every athlete has a certain air of arrogance when presented in a certain situation. Sometimes, there are cases where the arrogance shapes their personality. In other times, the arrogance is just an act when the athlete actually displays a different side to themselves. F1 […]
The 2018 F1 season culminated with Lewis Hamilton winning his 5th world championship. Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel was forced to settle for 2nd in the championship. After starting the season strongly, Vettel and Ferrari eventually faded away due to silly mistakes. As with any F1 season, or any sport, controversy is never too far behind. […]
They say that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder and there are times where F1 teams have come up with stunning looking liveries. But, there are a few occasions where they have got it horribly wrong and the cars are an eyesore. So what are the most ugly-looking F1 liveries? 1997 Lola t97/30 This […]
There are numerous records in Formula One, some are desired, others... not so much. Today, Essentially Sports looks at some of F1's most unwanted records
7-time Formula One world champion, Michael Schumacher has been considered one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time. He is right up there with the likes of Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Niki Lauda, and several others. However, the German was never far from controversy during his F1 tenure. Wrecking Ball The 1994 season had […]
Kubica was the first driver from Poland to drive in F1, get on the podium and win a race but it all seemed lost in 2011, Now he is back and so are the hopes
During the 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Daniel Ricciardo triumphed after a drama-filled race. It was at that moment that he came up with an unusual celebration, dubbed the Shoey. The practice consisted of Ricciardo taking off his boot, pouring champagne in it and drinking out of it. Don’t ask how it tastes, because I don’t […]