We’re back with another install of most memorable races and this time Lizzy takes the stage:
I’ve been watching F1 for a few years now and I have a few races that have stuck in my head and are very special to me.
Monaco 2017
This was the first race that I watched the whole way through live, before this I had watched the highlights of races and short clips. It was an average race with a Ferrari 1-2 and Daniel Riccardo finishing 3rd. The most memorable part of the race was Pacal Wehrlein’s crash with Jenson Button that left him lent against the barriers, as this was my first race this was my first live crash, and it did make me realise just how dangerous the sport could be.
Monza 2020
Monza is always home to amazing and unexpected races. In 2020 Vettel went through the polystyrene signs after his brakes failed, the safety car was sent out after Magnussen’s Haas stopped on the track, Charles Leclerc crashed heavily into the barriers which caused a red flag, Hamilton had a 10-second stop-and-go penalty for using the pitlane while it was closed, and Pierre Gasly took his first ever F1 win. Watching the race was like a fairy tale, especially watching Gasly’s emotional post-race celebrations. I still have the famous picture as one of my lock screens that I rotate through the year.
Qatar 2021
Being a Fernando Alonso fan, I have to say this race. Seeing him back on the podium was amazing. Also seeing Esteban Ocon defending ‘like a lion’ was great.
Bahrain 2023
This year has already given us some great races and we’re only 3 rounds in. Alonso is 3 for 3 in 3rd places and I hope it continues and gets better. Bahrain was the first look into what this year’s Aston Martin could do but Alonso getting a podium wasn’t the only good thing about it, watching the resilience of Lance Stroll was inspiring and he finished p6 with two broken wrists and a broken toe.
Hope you enjoyed this instalment of most memorable races, we’ll be back soon with more content that you’ll definitely enjoy.
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