Hello everyone, my name is Roxani and i'll be your guide for this Formula One season!
To first start your tour you'll need to know your guide, am I right?
As I mentioned earlier, my name is Roxani. I started watching formula1 this year but I honestly feel like i've been an avid fan for years. I actually just came back home from the Abu Dhabi GP and all I have to say is that it was the best thing I've ever experienced. I am currently in highschool (10th grade) but later on I want to study sports journalism. I decided to start this blog not to just practice my writing and get experience but to show that there are women in motorsports and our voices and opinios should be heard. I'm an EXTREMELY amateur writer so I'll learn as we go on. I'm going to try to make this fun to read, not just informative because, to be honest, you can find informativie blogs everywhere and I want to make this a non-boring experience for both you and I. Also if this blog actually gets anywhere I'd love to create a community where all people that feel unheard can talk freely about what they love without being judged.
Lastly BIG DISCLAIMER, me being a ferrari fan will not effect my opinions and the way I speak about any team or driver. I respect all of them, I'm proud of all of them and i appreciate the work they put in.
With all that being said I'm glad we can begin our journey.
Since this was an introduction post I'll introduce the F1 teams in short for people that are just getting into the sport because what type of blogger would I be if I gave you NOTHING.
So, F1 consists of 10 teams (I'll list them based on their poinrs in the 2023 season so it's easier)
RedBull
1st driver: Max Verstappen (Dutch)
2nd driver: Sergio Perez (Mexican)
Test driver(s): Daniel Ricciardo (Australian)-> driving for Alpha Tauri
Liam Lawson (Australian)-> Reserve driver for Alpha Tauri
Dennis Hauger (Norwegian)
Zane Maloney (Barbadian)
Jake Dennis (British)
Team Principal: Christian Horner (British)
Mercedes (AMG Petronas)
1st driver: Lewis Hamilton (British)
2nd driver: George Russell (British)
Test driver(s): Mick Schumacher (German)
Team Principal: Torger Christian, but usually refered to as Toto, Wolff (German)
Scuderia Ferrari
1st driver: Charles Leclerc (Monégasque)
2nd driver: Carlos Sainz (Spanish)
Test driver(s): Antonio Giovinazzi (Italian)
Antonio Fuoco (Italian)
Davide Rigon (Italian)
Robert Shwartzman (Russo-Israeli)
Team Principal: Frédéric Vasseur
McLaren
1st driver: Lando Norris (British)
2nd driver: Oscar Piastri (Australian)
Test driver(s): Pato O'Ward (Mexican)
Ryō Hirwkawa (Japanese)
Team Principal: Andrea Stella (Italian)
Aston Martin
1st driver: Fernando Alonso (Spanish)
2nd driver: Lance Stroll (Canadian)
Test driver(s): Felipe Drugovich (Brazilian)
Stroffel Vandoorne (Belgian)
Team Principal: Mike Krack (Luxembourgish)
Alpine
1st driver: Pierre Gasly (French)
2nd driver: Esteban Ocon (French)
Test driver(s): Jack Doohan (Australian)
Team Principal: Bruno Famin (French)
Williams Racing
1st driver: Logan Sargent (American)
2nd driver: Alexander Albon (Thai-British)
Test driver(s): -
Team Principal: James Vowels
Scuderia Alpha Tauri
1st driver: Daniel Ricciardo (Australian)
2nd driver: Yuki Tsunoda (Japanese)
Test driver(s): Liam Lawson (Australian)
(ex)Team Principal: Franz Tost (Austrian
Alfa Romeo
1st driver: Zhou Guanyu (Chinies)
2nd driver: Valtteri Bottas (Finnish)
Test driver(s): Théo Pouchaire (French)
Team Principal: - (Alessandro Alunni Bravil-> Team Represenative)
Haas
1st driver: Kevin Magnussen (Danish)
2nd driver: Nico Hülkenberg (German)
Test driver(s): Pietro Fittipaldi (Brazilian)
Team Principal: Guenther Steiner (Italian-American)
Keep in mind some test drivers could be in formula 2, indycar ect. but this is just a brief introduction to the teams so I'm not getting into detail just yet. We have a whole break to talk in detail about all the teams and their history.
That sums up today's mini tour. Can't wait for our next one
Peace out from your local F1 guide.