Reporting from the Ragged Edge
Pedro de la Rosa: "Just like in Barcelona, I’m really looking forward to racing in front of our home fans in Valencia. At the Valencia Street Circuit we will encounter high air and track temperatures so the brakes will be put through their paces once again, but we’re confident we can make the necessary modifications to... Continue Reading →
For 2012, Lotus signed two drivers who had last driven in Formula One in 2009. Kimi Raikkonen was already a World Champion, in 2007, and had a wealth of previous Formula One experience. Romain Grosjean had driven in only seven Grands Prix, finishing five times and scoring no points. It was obvious at the start of... Continue Reading →
Felipe Massa has endured a lot of criticism in the last 18 months. And perhaps deservedly so. His performance in 2011 fell far short of what was required, and the first few races of 2012 were much the same. But he may be coming right. Monaco was Massa's first competitive race of 2012. After qualifying... Continue Reading →
In a desperate and spectacularly unsuccessful attempt to win yesterday's Canadian Grand Prix, Ferrari tried to get one set of soft tyres to last 51 laps on Fernando Alonso's car. Alonso was running second when Lewis Hamilton pitted 20 laps from the end of the race. Hamilton had a slow pitstop, which could have played... Continue Reading →
Mercedes are having a very mixed-up season. The car is quick in the right conditions, but the two sides of the garage have had remarkably different seasons. Nico Rosberg is having the season of his life. Pole position and victory in China, second in Monaco, plus three other top 10 finishes mean he is fifth... Continue Reading →
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