The Brit will replace Michael Schumacher — whose second retirement from F1 will be confirmed by the German car giant at its Stuttgart HQ today. And McLaren have confirmed Mexican Sergio Perez will join the...
Felipe Massa ended an incident-packed first day of running on the new Buddh International Circuit on top of the time sheets, the Ferrari driver clocking a 1:25.706 to finish ahead of Sebastian Vettel, Fernando...
When Niki Lauda and others say that Sebastian Vettel can surpass Michael Schumacher’s 7 World Formula One titles, what they’re saying is it’s possible, not necessarily probable. When you read the European...
The Singapore Grand Prix is always one of the more difficult races that the Formula One teams have to face. It’s unpredictable with its weather, its temperatures and it’s a proper street circuit. In fact,...
No other auto manufacturer who races envelopes its fans in an emotional embrace more than Ferrari. Arguably Porsche is the king in the diehard sports car racing world, but it hasn’t entered the Formula One world...
This late in the season to what extent do things like fatigue and fitness play a part in how well you perform? In Indycar we don’t really do a fitness test at the start the way they do in Europe, and I think...
With sponsors being an essential part of racing it’s a bit unique that you have a Toronto-based investment firm as a major sponsor. How did that come about? We contacted a lot of major Canadian companies...
There’s never a shortage of back-stories in Formula One from industrial espionage to “Crashgate” and beyond. The buzz de jour around Formula One this season is that Hamilton is the new “Crash Kid”. His...
Now about 2/3 of the way into your first season how would you characterize the transition from Indy Lights to the Izod Indycar Series? Certainly the level of competition increases exponentially. When you’re in a...
By Charles Oladeji. Sebastian Vettel has increased RBR’s championship points lead, winning the Malaysian Grand Prix ahead of McLaren’s Jenson Button who finished the race in 2nd place. Vettel had led from the front while Button who’d started the race in 4th,...
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By Charles Oladeji. FiA WRC, MotoGP, Formula One, BTCC. April was dominated by the appearance of volcanic ash thrown up in Iceland which led to air travel all over Europe and around the world being affected by...
Since 2006, when seven time world champion, Michael Schumacher, retired, I stopped watching F1. There wasn't a driver that would bring interest to the race. Also the new rules at the time been a disappointment....
Earlier this summer, Aerosmiths US tour was cancelled as lead singer Steven Tyler fell from the stage during a performance at Sturgis, SD. The injury resulted in a broken shoulder and 20 stitches to Tylers head. He...
"The FIA has announced its decision on crashgate: Renault has a 2 year ban, but suspended Renault to pay costs of FIA investigation Briatore banned for an unlimited timefrom all FIA involvements and drivers signed to his management will not have their superlicences...
opinion by joshbaskin | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 171 views | 22 recommendations | 0 comments
Now both Nelson Piquet Jr and Pat Symonds have been offered immunity by the FIA, it can only be a matter of days before Briatore is either sacked or resigns from the Renault F1 Team. QPR fan sites are speculating...
opinion by joshbaskin | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 172 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments