While most people are on Wordle or another NYT game in between lessons, I am usually refreshing the F1 website for the latest news. Despite having millions of fans from all around the world, F1 still feels like an underrated and niche sport, which is exactly why I will be covering it in Unconquered Peaks this year.
I first got hooked on F1 in 2023, and since then, it has dictated my weekend plans for the past three seasons. Whether it is waking up early on a Sunday morning to watch a race happening on a different continent, or spending way too much time placing a sticker on an F1 LEGO car, I am completely absorbed by the world of Formula 1.
My goal is simple: help newcomers discover what makes F1 so enticing, while providing existing fans with more stories and perspectives on the sport they already love. Just like our school canteen queue, F1 gets very chaotic very fast. This is why I will be ensuring my articles are beginner-friendly, but also detailed enough for any long-time fans to enjoy.
Over the next few months, I will be writing all kinds of pieces – ranging from race debriefs to fun off-track stories. My work won’t be full of complex engineering jargon; instead, I will focus on the people and narratives that make F1 so compelling.
As the 2025/26 year at WHS begins, the F1 world is heading at full speed into its season finale. In September and October alone, there are five races, each certain to provide plenty of storylines on and off track. This includes the Italian Grand Prix at Monza – the home of Ferrari, also known as “The Temple of Speed”, with its passionate fans and brutal straights. Then there is Las Vegas – F1’s newest spectacle that, last year, was deemed either incredible or ridiculous depending on who you ask. Both are sure to have fans on the edge of their seats.
Whether you’ve never watched a race or you’ve been following since Sebastian Vettel’s dominance, I will have something for you.
Stay tuned for my next article (19th September), which will be a preview of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Laid out in the public roads of the capital city, Baku, the 6km track is the fourth-longest on the F1 calendar. After providing us with a thriller of a race last season, won by Oscar Piastri after a legendary dive-bomb overtake on Charles Leclerc, F1 fans all around the world are anticipating what sort of excitement the 2025 Grand Prix will bring.
