Reporting from the Ragged Edge
Felipe Massa has been facing the real possibility of losing his seat at Ferrari, and under pressure from team management to demonstrate his value on the track. He is rising to the challenge superbly. Massa was comprehensively out-driven by his team-mate Fernando Alonso in 2011, and that trend continued in the first half of 2012.... Continue Reading →
After the Japanese Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel is now only four points behind championship leader Fernando Alonso. The Red Bull looks a fair amount quicker than the Ferrari, which suggests that Vettel could take the title with relative ease. But there is one fairly major obstacle standing in Vettel's way: reliability. Renault, engine suppliers to... Continue Reading →
Sebastian Vettel needed a bit of fortune to put him in touch with Fernando Alonso in the championship fight, and he received just that today. Contact between Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen at the start resulted in a puncture for the Ferrari driver that ended his race in a first corner spin. Vettel won the race... Continue Reading →
Michael Schumacher has called time on his Formula One career as at the end of 2012, in an announcement today from Suzuka, where the seven-time World Champion will be competing in this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix. The announcement on Schumacher's website - full statement available here - reads: "I have decided to retire from Formula... Continue Reading →
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