Reporting from the Ragged Edge
Romain Grosjean is the 2012 Champion of Champions, after triumphing against a host of enormous names in motorsport. Grosjean defeated eight-time Le Mans 24-Hour winner Tom Kristensen 2-0 in the final of the individual competition. There is no easy path to victory at the Race of Champions - with the best of the best from... Continue Reading →
At the start of Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix, Romain Grosjean veered sharply to the right-hand side of the track, pushing Lewis Hamilton onto the grass and triggering an accident that saw Grosjean's Lotus launch over the back of Sergio Perez's Sauber and very nearly connect with Fernando Alonso's head. The stewards handed Grosjean a one-race... Continue Reading →
Until last weekend's Belgian Grand Prix, Jenson Button had never started on pole for McLaren. He made up for that by lapping Spa-Francorchamps three tenths faster than anyone else in qualifying on Saturday, setting up the ideal start to Sunday's race. In the race, Button was untouchable, disappearing into a comfortable lead in the first... 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 →
Romain Grosjean is a very exciting talent in Formula One. The young Frenchman destroyed all competition in GP2 last year, and has been blindingly quick in Formula One so far this season. However, three non-finishes have cost him valuable points, and he is only eighth in the championship, 16 points behind his team-mate Kimi Raikkonen. Grosjean qualified... Continue Reading →
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