Reporting from the Ragged Edge
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 →
Lewis Hamilton picked up at Monza where he left off after last year's Italian Grand Prix: right at the front. He's driving for a different team - Mercedes instead of McLaren - but it's clear that he has as much sped as ever. Not that he has it all his own way, of course. Fernando... Continue Reading →
What has been generally accepted for weeks is now official: Daniel Ricciardo will drive for Red Bull alongside Sebastian Vettel in 2014. The 24-year old Australian will take the place of Mark Webber, who leaves Formula One at the end of 2013 after a 12-year career including seven seasons at Red Bull. Ricciardo is the... Continue Reading →
Lewis Hamilton's win in Hungary is extremely significant. Not because Hamilton finally has a win for Mercedes, or because Mercedes won another race (their third victory of the season). Hamilton's win is significant because the race took place on a very hot day with a very hot track surface. Mercedes have had issues with tyre... 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 →
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