Imagine this if you will, among all of the conjecture and complaints about Formula 1’s current driving standards formula: there are two drivers embroiled in a race-long duel for position, rattling sabres with barely the scarcest hint of transcending the limit of what is deemed acceptable.
Of course, one driver will claim victory and the other consigned to defeat: that’s natural. There are no draws in F1. And yet, it’s a satisfying battle for both combatants and for the championship itself. Good, clean fun. Hard racing, but fair. The way the current discourse is, this sounds like a mere flight of fancy.
Jake Boxall-Legge Autosport’s Technical Editor. Having studied Automotive Engineering with Motorsport at the University of Hertfordshire, West Country-born Jake’s original ambition was to design racing cars. During a year between studies in which he accidentally rekindled a love of writing, he took up a Master’s in Motorsport Engineering at Oxford Brookes. Halfway through his master’s year, he was offered a place on the Autosport Academy, conducting occasional freelance duties before becoming the press officer for Formula 2 and GP3 in 2018. Autosport offered him a return to the fold later that year to serve as its Technical Editor.
His voice appears on a number of videos and podcasts, and can often be found writing about terrible Formula 1 cars in excruciating detail. In his spare time, Jake enjoys baking and blames his failure to make it past the Great British Bake-Off interviews on his tenuous grasp on choux pastry. His dream is to open a brunch cafe – and his willingness to make outrageous puns in inappropriate situations has earned him the contempt of his colleagues.
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