Reporting from the Ragged Edge
Kimi Raikkonen will not be moving to Red Bull at the end of this season, Turun Sanomat reported today. For some months, Raikkonen has been mentioned as a possible replacement for Mark Webber, after the Australian announced he will be leaving Formula One at the end of the 2013 season. But this report confirms that Raikkonen... Continue Reading →
Lewis Hamilton's win in Hungary is extremely significant. Not because Hamilton finally has a win for Mercedes, or because Mercedes won another race (their third victory of the season). Hamilton's win is significant because the race took place on a very hot day with a very hot track surface. Mercedes have had issues with tyre... Continue Reading →
2013 is Fernando Alonso's fourth season with Ferrari. He joined the famous Italian team for the 2010 season, replacing 2007 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen, and it looked like titles would inevitably follow without too much delay. But that has not happened. Alonso has now finished second twice (2010 ad 2012) and fourth once in the... Continue Reading →
Romain Grosjean's Hungarian Grand Prix was effectively ruined by a drive-through penalty for "exceeding track limits" when he passed Felipe Massa around the outside of turn 4. It was a superb move, displaying the level of skill worthy of a top F1 driver. But the stewards deemed it illegal and Grosjean had to drive through... Continue Reading →
Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps 1 10 Hamilton Mercedes 1:20.363 1:19.862 1:19.388 15 2 1 Vettel Red Bull 1:20.646 1:19.992 1:19.426 12 3 8 Grosjean Lotus 1:20.447 1:20.101 1:19.595 15 4 9 Rosberg Mercedes 1:20.350 1:19.778 1:19.720 16 5 3 Alonso Ferrari 1:20.652 1:20.183 1:19.791 15 6 7 Raikkonen Lotus 1:20.867 1:20.243... Continue Reading →
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