F1 Madness

Despite an operational failure on Fernando Alonso’s car Ferrari are keeping things in perspective. Although the Spaniard is thirty points adrift of championship leader Sebastian Vettel after only four races of the 2013 season Ferrari see no reason to drop their chins. “The gap is 30 points now, but if he has zero points next […]

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A quick visit from reigning F1 champion Sebastian Vettel earned Russia’s prospective F1 circuit with a thumbs up for the Red Bull driver. A tour around the circuit in an Infiniti road car despite heavy rain left the German with an excellent impression of the circuit. “It’s my first time in Russia and I’m already looking […]

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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton thinks that the cooler climate in Europe will suit his car. Despite taking pole position in Bahrain Nico Rosberg was unable to mix it with the frontrunners and faded throughout the race to eventually finish ninth. Lewis Hamilton didn’t fare any better and felt able to push only towards the closing […]

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The air between McLaren teammates Jenson Button and Sergio Perez has reportedly been ‘cleared’ after an aggressive fight between the pair at the Bahrain GP. Sergio Perez has taken some time to find his feet at his new team with a less than impressive debut for the McLaren team. But the Mexican’s eyes must have […]

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As great a day as Saturday qualifying can sometimes be it never quite is a predictor of what’s to come in Sunday’s race. There are still some exceptions that make pole the imperative but Formula 1 2013 is whole lot more complex than the position you start in. The expectation was for Ferrari, Red Bull […]

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After the well publicized and hotly debated Malaysian controversy rumours about Mark Webber’s future in Formula One have been steadily building up a head of steam. Several ‘pundits’ have suggested that the Australian may vacate the Red Bull garage at the end of the season. But where would AussieGrit go? Surely,he wouldn’t quit racing cold […]

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A familiar face graced the Formula 1 paddock today as Rubens Barrichello returned to his old stomping ground. This time around the ever-popular Brazilian wasn’t in the cockpit but instead behind the microphone for Brazilian broadcasting giant, Globo TV. Barrichello will share the commentating duties with former F1 driver Luciano Burti and Reginaldo Leme. As opposed […]

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Q: Congratulations Nico, you’re first ever top four start in Bahrain and you did it in style. Were you as surprised as some people that pole was yours today? Nico Rosberg: A little bit, yeah. It wasn’t really clear before who was the quickest car, especially over one lap. I was a bit closer this morning […]

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Since the start of the Formula One season several teams have been particularly vocal in condemning the 2013 Pirelli tyres. As far as this upset lot were concerned tyres would dominate the Chinese grand prix headlines. Instead it was Fernando Alonso that wrote his name into the headlines. A third place in Saturday’s qualifying session […]

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