Reporting from the Ragged Edge
Of the five top teams in Formula One - Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes, McLaren and Lotus - only Lotus have said nothing about their 2014 driver line-ups. McLaren haven't confirmed Jenson Button yet for next season, but that is a mere formality now that Kimi Raikkonen has signed for Ferrari. Raikkonen's departure from Lotus at... Continue Reading →
Red Bull surprised everyone by setting the fastest and second fastest times in the second Free Practice session for this weekend's Italian Grand Prix. If Red Bull's cars have a weakness, it's normally straight-line speed. At Monza, straight-line speed is normally everything. But somehow, Red Bull have managed to be quickest without featuring in the... Continue Reading →
Kimi Raikkonen will not be moving to Red Bull at the end of this season, Turun Sanomat reported today. For some months, Raikkonen has been mentioned as a possible replacement for Mark Webber, after the Australian announced he will be leaving Formula One at the end of the 2013 season. But this report confirms that Raikkonen... Continue Reading →
Romain Grosjean's Hungarian Grand Prix was effectively ruined by a drive-through penalty for "exceeding track limits" when he passed Felipe Massa around the outside of turn 4. It was a superb move, displaying the level of skill worthy of a top F1 driver. But the stewards deemed it illegal and Grosjean had to drive through... Continue Reading →
Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps 1 10 Hamilton Mercedes 1:20.363 1:19.862 1:19.388 15 2 1 Vettel Red Bull 1:20.646 1:19.992 1:19.426 12 3 8 Grosjean Lotus 1:20.447 1:20.101 1:19.595 15 4 9 Rosberg Mercedes 1:20.350 1:19.778 1:19.720 16 5 3 Alonso Ferrari 1:20.652 1:20.183 1:19.791 15 6 7 Raikkonen Lotus 1:20.867 1:20.243... Continue Reading →
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