Reporting from the Ragged Edge
Since Felipe Massa's announcement last week that he will be leaving Ferrari at the end of 2013, speculation has grown over his future in Formula One. While he is certainly being soundly beaten by his team-mate, Fernando Alonso, he remains a quick and experienced driver, which makes him an attractive option for any team going... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
With just over an hour to go to qualifying at the Hungaroring, there is no clear favourite for pole position. That's quite unusual for 2013, a season in which all of the 9 pole positions so far have been taken by Sebastian Vettel, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton (evenly shared with 3 each). Sebastian Vettel... Continue Reading →
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