Reporting from the Ragged Edge
This afternoon, Tom Dillmann took his first GP2 pole position in Hungary with a lap time of 1:28.219. That's about seven tenths of a second quicker than last year's GP2 pole time, although the comparison is not particularly significant.What is significant is how close Dillmann's pole position lap time came to the back of the... Continue Reading →
Yesterday's Monaco Grand Prix is being hailed as a triumph for Nico Rosberg and Mercedes. But the reality is that it was a demonstration of how ridiculous the tyre situation has become in Formula One. It's always been difficult to overtake in Monaco. There's simply not enough space. The track is too narrow to get... Continue Reading →
Davide Valsecchi has been announced as the Lotus team's third driver for the 2013 season. The 26 year old Italian was Team Lotus (now Caterham) test driver in 2011, and made his F1 weekend debut at the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix when he replaced Heikki Kovalainen for the first Friday practice session. He then went... Continue Reading →
James Calado goes into this coming weekend's German round of the GP2 series with a ten-place grid penalty for the Feature Race after being found guilty of causing a collision with Max Chilton at the last round in Great Britain. In the Sprint Race at Silverstone, Calado and Chilton spent the race moving towards each... Continue Reading →
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