During our weekend photographing the 2021 FIA Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix, we also got a chance to cover the FIA Formula 4 and FIA W Series. The W Series is a race league setup only for women drivers. I enjoyed watching and photographing them and the Formula 4 activities. Here are a few of my photos of the W Series….very talented drivers in this league. It’s only a matter of time before some of them show up in Formula 1.
Scuderia Alpha Tauri
Below are a few photos I captured of the Scuderia Alpha Tauri Formula 1 Team at the 2021 FIA Formula 1 US Grand Prix. The Alpha Tauri drivers are Pierre Gasly (#10) and Yuki Tsunoda (#22). They are the sister team to Red Bull Racing. Yuki is a rookie F1 driver and is just trying to figure it all out. Gasly is an extremely talented driver who gets the most out of his car. He often challenges the major teams (Mercedes and Red Bull) even though he has a substandard car and technology.
Max again
Here is a photo I took during the last couple laps of the FIA Formula 1 USGP in Austin Texas. These race cars are super fast. I’d get one good, focused photo out of every 10 photos. I have one of the fasted shooting and focusing cameras in the world and the cars are too quick!!
It appears that Max Verstappen will win the 2021 season Championship with only a handful of races to go (he has a 12-point lead with 5 races to go). That’ll make a ton of Red Bull racing fans happy, but I’d prefer to see Lewis Hamilton win his 8th Championship. It doesn’t look like that will happen this year. Max will probably get his first.
Winner...Max Verstappen
@jasonpohuski and I hustled to the finish line to make sure we captured the end of the FIA F1 USGP race. Red Bull Racing Honda’s Max Verstappen won the race with his rival (Lewis Hamilton who drives for Mercedes) right behind him in 2nd place. It was a fun event to cover and probably the most difficult thing I’ve ever photographed. It was a technical and logistical challenge from the beginning to the end.
About this photo, the winning pit crew always runs to the wall to cheer for their driver going passed the finish line. At this track, at this time of day, it was a tough shot to get because of the harsh sun, shadows from the grandstands, the speed of the car and several other factors. So it isn’t the best photo in the world, but it captures some of the emotion involved in the sport.
