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The history of Formula One has seen ten seasons where there were three or more first-time winners, and having looked back at the most recent six, this is the third and final instalment, assessing the first four. We’ve haven’t yet found a podium that featured all three first-timers, but we have found some uncanny resemblances in 2003 and 1995, where the second new-winner had one previous and one future victor. So onwards to the 1971 campaign… Continue Reading

A couple of days ago I set about looking back through the record books to see if the podium at the recent Italian Grand Prix had ever been achieved before. The particularly nice symmetry that adorned the Monza celebrations was seeing the three new 2008 winners all on the rostrum together; Kubica, Kovalainen and Vettel. The first article was meant to cover each applicable season, but there are quite a few to get through, so the post was split and this is the second instalment. Continue Reading

In the comments to the previous post about the amount of first-time winners in any one season, Sidepodcast asked if there had been any time in the past that the Italian 2008 podium had been similar. The reason for “me” asking is because the podium we saw yesterday was actually quite special. Not only did it feature Sebastian Vettel on the top step for the first time, but it also featured the other two first-time winners from this year as well. Continue Reading

I’ve been noticing a lot of curiosity on the Formula One websites, blogs and forums today, much of it centred around first time winners and maiden victories for teams. Given that Sebastian Vettel’s win has gone down with a lot of popularity, it’s hardly surprising. Also, Sebastian is the third new winner this year so far, which prompted Alex to ask on Sidepodcast if anyone knew the last time a season had four new winners… Continue Reading