Why ride swaps always leave F1 drivers wanting more

The commercial realities of modern racing are such that it's rare to see Formula 1's elite trying anything but grand prix cars these days. But last weekend's ride swap proved how popular they can be, and left one driver aiming for more opportunities

Jonathan Noble Nov 7, 2019, 9:42 AM

Upd: Nov 8, 2019, 2:41 PM

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Give any Formula 1 driver the chance to get behind the wheel of a racing car, and they will not hesitate to do so.

But, sadly, in this modern world of clashing sponsorship commitments, manufacturer allegiances, hefty insurance premiums, liability risks, lack of free time and pride being at stake, drivers getting their hands on different machinery is often the exception rather than the rule.

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Author Jonathan Noble

Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.

Jonathan has won multiple awards for journalism - in 1991 he was the winner of the Guild of Motoring Writers’ Sir William Lyons’ Award for young journalists, in 2010 he was awarded the Outstanding Individual accolade for consumer journalism in the Haymarket wards, in 2011 he won Haymarket’s Scoop of the Year, and in 2018 he was awarded a prestigious Medaglia d’Oro at the Lorenzo Bandini Awards for his contribution to F1 journalism.