Reporting from the Ragged Edge
Jenson Button has won the season opening Grand Prix in Australia. Button led McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton into the first corner and was never challenged from then on, as the McLarens translated their qualifying pace into blistering race pace. Michael Schumacher passed Romain Grosjean into the first corner to take third, but was unable to... Continue Reading →
HRT have failed to qualify for tomorrow's Australian Grand Prix. It's the second year in succession that the Spanish team has not made the grid for the season opener. It's time to ask the question: why are they there? Formula One is a sport. In sport, winning is the target. In two seasons so far... Continue Reading →
Formula One teams finally had a completely dry session this morning, with bright sunshine in Melbourne for the third practice session of the weekend. So Massa, Senna, Vettel and Schumacher took full advantage by spinning under braking. In the case of Massa, it looks like he may have put a wheel on the grass in... Continue Reading →
It's still early days, but all the signs are pointing to a strong Australian Grand Prix weekend for Michael Schumacher. The seven-time World Champion has never really looked himself since returning to Formula One with Mercedes in 2010, but in practice for the first race of 2012 has looked quick and comfortable in the car.... Continue Reading →
The 2012 season is almost upon us, and so some speculation is appropriate. Pre-season testing yielded very little in terms of concrete performance comparisons, but the behaviour of the teams can be quite telling. The general consensus is that Red Bull are still on top, and McLaren are probably their closest competitors. After that, no-one... Continue Reading →
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