Hungary preview – Chasing Alonso

Budapest is the setting for the 11th round of the 2012 Formula One season. The teams have had no time to relax after the German Grand Prix last week, but can look forward to a mid-season break after this weekend. The Hungaroring was the location for the first Formula One race behind the iron curtain... Continue Reading →

Lewis Hamilton: 100 and counting

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 →

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