Reporting from the Ragged Edge
Until last weekend's Belgian Grand Prix, Jenson Button had never started on pole for McLaren. He made up for that by lapping Spa-Francorchamps three tenths faster than anyone else in qualifying on Saturday, setting up the ideal start to Sunday's race. In the race, Button was untouchable, disappearing into a comfortable lead in the first... Continue Reading →
Rain can play havoc with the time-sheets, and today was no exception. Free Practice 2 was so wet that only 10 drivers set laptimes, and all of those laps were finished after the chequered flag fell. When the spray settled, Marussia's Charles Pic emerged quickest. Practice times are normally difficult to interpret, as the top... Continue Reading →
The mid-season break is finally over, and there could be no better place to celebrate a return to Formula One action than Spa-Francorchamps. The circuit is one of the oldest in motor racing, having been opened in 1921. It featured on the calendar of the first Formula One season in 1950, and remains a firm... Continue Reading →
Since the first race of the season in Australia, Lotus have looked like challenging for victory. The car is quick in all conditions, and drivers Raikkonen and Grosjean have shown their skill by delivering 8 podiums between them. But victory has eluded the team from Enstone. Qualifying has been holding the Lotus team back. The... Continue Reading →
Next week's Belgian Grand Prix will be the 300th race of Michael Schumacher's Formula One career. The illustrious German will become only the second driver in history to reach this particular milestone, after Rubens Barrichello who has participated in 326 race weekends. Schumacher's achievements are the stuff of legend. He has amassed seven World Drivers'... Continue Reading →
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