Lewis Hamilton is one of the new guys, right? It's easy to think so, because he looks young, fresh-faced and eager to prove himself. He is young, at just 27 years old, but Hamilton is no longer the new kid on the block. With 100 Grands Prix under his belt, Hamilton is well-established in the... Continue Reading →
Alonso takes initiative
For the first few races of 2012, there was no dominant driver in Formula One. Lewis Hamilton was strong in qualifying, and Fernando Alonso was pushing beyond the limits of his car in the races, but neither could be said to be dominating the season. Now, however, Alonso is the clear title favourite, 34 points... Continue Reading →
Vettel’s penalty was deserved
After Sunday's German Grand Prix, in which he crossed the line second, Sebastian Vettel had 20 seconds added to his race time for an illegal pass on Jenson Button. The penalty pushed Vettel all the way down to fifth in the race results. The incident happened on the penultimate lap, on the exit of the... Continue Reading →
Bad to worse for Mercedes
At the British Grand Prix, Mercedes weren't expecting to do well, and they didn't. Schumacher put in a strong qualifying performance for third on the grid in the rain, but in the dry race there was nothing he could do to stay near the front, and the illustrious German finished seventh, which was a reasonable... Continue Reading →
Alonso eases to win in Germany
Fernando Alonso has taken his third win of the season with a fairly uneventful victory from pole position in Germany. After making a good start, Alonso led almost continually to the flag, surrendering the lead for only a couple of laps when he made his first pitstop. Although he never had to defend too vigorously,... Continue Reading →
