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Kimi Raikkonen will rejoin Ferrari on a two-year deal from 2014. This marks the only time in Ferrari's history that it has re-signed a previous Ferrari World Champion for more than a one-off race. Raikkonen therefore has a unique second bite at the Ferrari apple - a chance to take an already successful history with... Continue Reading →
It's official: Felipe Massa will leave Ferrari at the end of 2013 after eight seasons with the team in which he won 11 races (to date) and narrowly missed out on the 2008 World Championship. The Brazilian is looking to stay in Formula One in 2014, but has not yet provided any indication of which... Continue Reading →
If you want to be loved by the Tifosi (Ferrari fans), you must win at Monza in a Ferrari. Schumacher did so at his first attempt, in the 1996 Italian Grand Prix. It was not a likely victory.Throughout the 1996 season, Ferrari had struggled with unreliability. In the 13 races preceding the Italian Grand Prix,... Continue Reading →
2013 is Fernando Alonso's fourth season with Ferrari. He joined the famous Italian team for the 2010 season, replacing 2007 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen, and it looked like titles would inevitably follow without too much delay. But that has not happened. Alonso has now finished second twice (2010 ad 2012) and fourth once in the... Continue Reading →
Yesterday's Monaco Grand Prix is being hailed as a triumph for Nico Rosberg and Mercedes. But the reality is that it was a demonstration of how ridiculous the tyre situation has become in Formula One. It's always been difficult to overtake in Monaco. There's simply not enough space. The track is too narrow to get... Continue Reading →
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