Mark Webber has become the second driver to win twice in 2012, by taking victory at a surprisingly dry Silverstone. After a weekend of torrential rain, the sun shone brightly at Silverstone, which mean the teams went into the race not knowing how their dry tyres would last. Most of the top ten started the... Continue Reading →
Alonso vs Red Bull
2012 has had the most open start to a season in Formula One history. The first seven races were won by seven different drivers, in five different cars. It seemed that success on Sunday was more or less a lottery. But in Valencia a week ago, some order began to emerge. It became apparent in... Continue Reading →
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Monaco – Webber wasn’t helping Vettel
At Monaco on Sunday, Sebastian Vettel started the race on the prime tyres, when the rest of the top 10 were on the option tyres. The prime tyre is more durable, which meant that Vettel could pit quite a bit later than those who started ahead of him. When the front-runners pitted, Vettel found himself... Continue Reading →
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Bahrain – Vettel back to winning ways
Sebastian Vettel has returned to the top of the podium with an emphatic victory in Bahrain. The double World Champion has had a difficult start to the season, but silenced his doubters by taking pole position yesterday and driving a faultless race to victory this afternoon. The perfect weekend for Vettel sees him at the... Continue Reading →
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Moss compares Vettel to Fangio
Formula One legend Sir Stirling Moss has compared double World Champion Sebastian Vettle to five-time champion Juan Manuel Fangio, saying, "Vettel is a modern Fangio really in Formula One. One doesn't know other than his natural ability how he is that good, how he can be that good really." The comparison is no faint praise.... Continue Reading →
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