The Freaks Richie Rants on F1 after a controversial race Sunday in Hungary. The race was won by Oscar Piastri driving a McLaren. But his teammate Lando Norris was ordered by his McLaren team to pull over and give the win to Piastri with only three laps left. That and more triggered these rants from…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. More evidence today that maybe I’ve been doing this too long. I was thrilled to see seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton win Sunday for his ninth time at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. It was an important win for all of…
This 2018 Flashback with Fernando Alonso was right before the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The Spanish racing driver currently competes for Aston Martin in Formula One. He won the series’ World Drivers’ Championship in 2005 and 2006 with Renault, and has also driven for McLaren, Ferrari, Minardi and Alpine. At Daytona, though, he was talking…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Wall Street dipped its toe in motorsport mud this week and came away with a smile and belief: “that felt good.” On the news that seven-time World Driving Champion Lewis Hamilton was switching from Mercedes to Ferrari next year, Ferrari stock gained nearly…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. We’ll all be talking about the first Las Vegas Grand Prix for decades whether or not there’s a second race. For weeks, locals wanted it to go away and some drivers wished they were somewhere else all weekend. But Formula One officials –…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Some of you objected a couple weeks ago when I called Formula One a Clown Show. Now, the web is filling with stories that F1 leadership had no idea it gets cold when the Las Vegas sun goes down in November. One website…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. The big sports headlines last week were Messi to Miami. And The Saudis taking over the PGA golf tour. They’re calling it a merger, but the money is coming from the Saudis. The branding remains under discussion. I was immediately drawn to the…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. A year ago, almost to the day, I did one of these out of the disappointment of the first Miami F1 race. So here we are again. A couple weeks ago Miami organizers were frantic to sell even discounted tickets. I read another…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I’m learning why Michael Andretti isn’t being allowed to buy his way into Formula 1. The core of the issue is on Wall Street. Liberty Media, the owners of Formula 1, have put the series on NASDAQ. Look up Liberty F1. At Friday’s…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I’m always amazed at the people who try to argue that politics has no place in sports. Sports is a part of society and society today is drowning in the ugliness of politics. This comes to mind as the Red Bull Formula One…
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