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Canadian Grand Prix 2012

June 13, 2012 By vack

Williams-Renault's Pastor Maldonado leads Ferrari's Felipe Massa
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By Pete Vack
All photos courtesy and copyright Ferrari unless otherwise noted.

Tiresome and trite, tire degradation issues are degrading our sport.

Alonso’s loss at the Canadian Grand Prix is not just a loss for the Spaniard, but a loss for the Scuderia, the engineers, the designers, the sponsors, Fiat and Formula One. His loss is also our loss, for we are all held hostage to the same idiotic tire game that is dominating, and we think, ruining the sport. [Read more…] about Canadian Grand Prix 2012

Canadian Grand Prix

June 15, 2011 By vack

Fernando Alonso

By Erik Nielsen
Photos courtesy and copyright Ferrari Media

Weekends in the late spring are usually spent on one of two main activities. There is the productive side, endless honey-do lists, grass that needs cutting, brakes that need changing, and any other activity that can only be done on the weekend as work precludes either the time or the energy to needed to tackle the list. And then there is the non-productive side, loafing on the couch, having an adult beverage (or seven) with friends and turning on the selective hearing when it is suggested to move one’s “fat ass” off the couch.
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Canadian Grand Prix

June 16, 2010 By vack

Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso

by Erik Nielsen
Photos courtesy and copyright Ferrari Media

In spite of my last article, McLaren tried to prove that it wasn’t just Red Bull’s ability to take their own cars out of contention that would lead to a desired result for the Woking based team, but that they could do it all on their own. It was Hamilton’s race to lose, and between driving a clean race and having the team’s flawless pit stops, he made it look easy. [Read more…] about Canadian Grand Prix