Reporting from the Ragged Edge
The 2015 Formula 1 World Championship is only 3 races old, and yet Nico Rosberg is already a non-contender. Yes, he has the fastest car, and yes, he's a quality driver, but that's not enough for him to compete with Lewis Hamilton for title glory. Why is Rosberg out of the running? Because he's already... Continue Reading →
Fernando Alonso is one of the top drivers in Formula 1 at present, perhaps ever. And yet he has not won the Drivers' Championship since 2006. Why not? I think it's largely the result of repeatedly being in the wrong team at the wrong time. Consider Alonso's career moves since starting in Formula 1. His... Continue Reading →
Jules Bianchi, the young Frenchman who drives for F1 backmarkers Marussia, deserves a seat in a top team. More specifically, he deserves to drive for Ferrari. Bianchi has impressed all the way through the single seater formulae. But since making it to Formula 1 at the beginning of 2013, he has consistently demonstrated the skill... Continue Reading →
Max Chilton recorded his first ever Formula 1 retirement in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix. It's probably the most important event that has occurred in his short F1 career thus far. Chilton has had a monkey on his back for some time now. That monkey has been his reliability. He finished every race of his debut... Continue Reading →
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