Reporting from the Ragged Edge
The Williams team has announced today that Pastor Maldonado will be partnered by Valtteri Bottas in 2013. It has long been speculated that Bottas would replace Bruno Senna, and today's announcement confirms that Senna is without a drive for next season. Bottas has been the Williams team's test driver since 2010, and in 2012 participated... Continue Reading →
In his first career, Michael Schumacher developed a special relationship with Ferrari, the team he took to an astonishing five consecutive Drivers' and Constructors' Championships. On his website yesterday, Schumacher congratulated his friend Sebastian Vettel on winning an historic third title, and expressed his continued affection for Ferrari: "Now that the dust has settled, I... Continue Reading →
Today's Brazilian Grand Prix was the last race of Michael Schumacher's long and astonishingly successful career. The legendary German has retired from Formula One racing. Schumacher finished seventh from 13th on the grid, showing in his last race that he still has plenty of speed, even in a struggling car. A reasonable start and plenty... Continue Reading →
Sebastian Vettel has made history in Brazil, becoming the youngest ever triple World Champion and only the third driver in history to win three consecutive titles - after Juan Manual Fangio and Michael Schumacher. When he made contact with Bruno Senna on the first lap and found himself facing the wrong way with damage to... Continue Reading →
Pastor Maldonado has been handed a ten-place grid penalty for today's Brazilian Grand Prix after receiving his third reprimand of the season from the stewards. The reprimand was issued after Maldonado missed a call to the weigh bridge as he entered the pits during yesterday's qualifying session. The weigh bridge is there to ensure legality... Continue Reading →
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