Author: Lewis Jenkins
With the success of Drive to Survive, more and more sports look to Netflix as their stronghold for introducing their championships to prospective fans. One series that stood out to me in particular was Six Nations: Full Contact, marketed as a Netflix Sports series, perhaps implying more of these types of series are to come? Now, if you’re familiar with my work here on Label you’ll know I am a huge motorsport fan and for the most part that’s where my interest in sports grinds to a screeching halt. However, something caught my attention here and I just had to check it out…
The move to Ferrari 2025 that shocked us all! On February 1st 2024, Lewis Hamilton shocked the sporting world. The media declared that, for the 2025 Formula One season, the Stevenage-born driver would be moving to Scuderia Ferrari for the final leg of his monumental career. Hamilton has established himself as one of the greatest drivers in motorsport history with seven world championships and 197 podium finishes (103 of which are wins). He seeks to end his career in a blaze of scarlet glory at the most historically-rich team in F1. Such a surprising and incredible move has fractured the…
Chasing Victory – A Closer Look at the F1 Austin Race Weekend. After fifty-six thrilling laps around the Circuit of the Americas, Max Verstappen claims victory after starting sixth on the grid, the first time a driver has won in Austin from behind the front row since 2012! It has been an action-packed weekend, so let’s break down the key moments from the weekend and look ahead to Mexico GP… Verstappen took two wins from the sprint and main race, with teammate Pérez picking up 5th in both. Verstappen extends the gap between himself and Hamilton in the fight for…
Counting Down to the Checkered Flag: Everything you need to know about the Austin Grand Prix. It’s race week! This weekend, we head to Austin, Texas to the Circuit of the Americas for the 19th round, and the 5th round to include a sprint race. Let’s break down the big stories of the week and look ahead to the race… If you had told me at the start of the season that Sergio Pérez’s seat would have serious rumours about being up for grabs for next year, I’d be utterly bamboozled by your doubts surrounding the Mexican Minister of Defence…