F1 Madness

The world of F1 always dishes up a good deal of speed, fun, scandal and every now and then, a bit of booing. Reynard Gelderblom sent us his thoughts on the last week in F1. Even though the 2013 Italian Grand Prix in itself wasn’t the most exciting F1 race of the season, the entire […]

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Sebastian Vettel skipped Mark Webber’s farewell party after the Italian Grand Prix according to sources. The Italian GP was the final European race of the current season and also Mark Webber’s last Formula 1 race in the continent. Red Bull hosted a farewell party for Webber to mark the occasion but his team mate was […]

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According to former team champion Michael Schumacher, Ferrari has put together a potentially “explosive” driver lineup for 2014, referring to the appointment of Kimi Raikkonen alongside their current ‘number 1’ driver Fernando Alonso. Schumacher, who was pushed into his first retirement at the end of 2006 when Ferrari signed Raikkonen, said that “For motor sport […]

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Lotus will make a decision on its 2014 driver line-up “shortly” after losing Kimi Raikkonen to Ferrari earlier this week. Raikkonen’s decision leaves Lotus with at least one vacant seat. Romain Grosjean, who is out of contract at the end of the season is now more likely to stay with Lotus to provide some stability. […]

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Nico Hulkenberg’s manager has revealed that Ferrari broke the bad news to the German driver via sms this week and has expressed his disappointment. Hulkenberg was apparently being seriously considered by Ferrari as the replacement for Felipe Massa. But when Ferrari signed Raikkonen, the Maranello based team let Hulkenberg know via an sms, according to […]

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Following the announcement that Kimi Raikkonen will be returning to drive for Ferrari in 2014, the Finn has said that he is very happy to be returning to Maranello saying that he can’t wait to be driving a “Prancing Horse car” again. Speaking to the Ferrari.com website, Raikkonen said, “I am really happy to be […]

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Ferrari Team Principal, Stefano Domenicali and driver Fernando Alonso have paid tribute to Felipe Massa after he announced his exit from the team on Twitter last night. Ferrari announced today that Kimi Raikkonen would replace Massa at Ferrari, and following both announcements Domenicali thanked Massa for his eight years with the team and praised Massa […]

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Twitter was in absolute mahem today as F1 Fans awaited news from a press conference called by Ferrari. An announcement regarding Ferrari’s 2014 driver line up was expected with consensus being that the announcement would reveal Kimi Raikkonen’s return to the Scuderia. As everyone sat at the edge of their seats, awaiting the big announcement, […]

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The Monza gods must have been looking down on Sebastian Vettel with the dry race on Sunday playing right into his hands. The Red Bull team clearly dominated the Italian Grand Prix from start to finish. Here are the team and driver quotes following the race. Red Bull Sebastian Vettel, 1st “It’s fantastic to win […]

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Lewis Hamilton was quickest after FP1 at Monza ahead of the Italian Grand Prix, a fraction of a second faster than Fernando Alonso. Alonso looked all set to beat Hamilton’s 1.25.565 but lost time in the final sector and ended the session on a 1.25.600. Nico Rosberg showed off Mercedes’ potential at Monza by finishing […]

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