Reporting from the Ragged Edge
Rain can play havoc with the time-sheets, and today was no exception. Free Practice 2 was so wet that only 10 drivers set laptimes, and all of those laps were finished after the chequered flag fell. When the spray settled, Marussia's Charles Pic emerged quickest. Practice times are normally difficult to interpret, as the top... Continue Reading →
The mid-season break is finally over, and there could be no better place to celebrate a return to Formula One action than Spa-Francorchamps. The circuit is one of the oldest in motor racing, having been opened in 1921. It featured on the calendar of the first Formula One season in 1950, and remains a firm... Continue Reading →
Since the first race of the season in Australia, Lotus have looked like challenging for victory. The car is quick in all conditions, and drivers Raikkonen and Grosjean have shown their skill by delivering 8 podiums between them. But victory has eluded the team from Enstone. Qualifying has been holding the Lotus team back. The... Continue Reading →
Next week's Belgian Grand Prix will be the 300th race of Michael Schumacher's Formula One career. The illustrious German will become only the second driver in history to reach this particular milestone, after Rubens Barrichello who has participated in 326 race weekends. Schumacher's achievements are the stuff of legend. He has amassed seven World Drivers'... Continue Reading →
Fernando Alonso has already secured his place in history as one of Formula One's great drivers. With two World Championships and 30 victories by the age of 31, Alonso still has plenty of time to break records in his career, and he is closing in on at least two records in 2012. Alonso is leading... Continue Reading →
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