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Grand Prix of Brazil: All Great Things Happen in Threes

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Philippe Defechereux
Photos courtesy and copyright Ferrari Media and Planet F1

Before reaching Brazil, its grand and final destination, the 2012 Formula 1 season had already given us a thrilling cornucopia of high excitement. A relentless unfolding of momentous events throughout the year – eight different winning drivers and six different manufacturers, for instance – had already marked it for the history books once the teams had taken to the air in Texas only days earlier. And we all knew the World Driver Championship would be at last decided in São Paulo.
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Belgium Grand Prix 2012

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Shot of the race sent to us by Philipe Defechereux. Not sure who took the photo; if the photographer is out there our apologies, and you're hired!

By Pete Vack

After a full month away from the tracks, F1 racing returned to racing at Spa-Franchorchamps, one of the last of the real road racing venues.
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German Grand Prix 2012

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Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button

By Pete Vack
All photos courtesy and copyright Ferrari Media

Ferrari has the new—well, seven-month-old—F2012 well sorted out. Pirelli has introduced new tire compounds. And Alonso is proving to be the driver of the year, a champion of champions. All is well in Maranello.
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European Grand Prix 2012: Proper Attire

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Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso

By Pete Vack
Photos courtesy and copyright Ferrari Media

Alonso and team manages tires to win Grand Prix of Europe

Valencia, Spain, June 24 2012
What Pirelli taketh away, Pirelli giveth. Last Sunday in Spain, on lap 35 Fernando Alonso took the lead from a confident Sebastian Vettel, whose Red Bull mysteriously stopped on the course. [Read more…] about European Grand Prix 2012: Proper Attire

Monaco Grand Prix 2012

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Nico Rosberg
Photo courtesy and copyright Daimler Global Media

Managing Monaco

By Pete Vack
Photos courtesy and copyright Ferrari Media, unless otherwise noted

Monaco often turns into a procession, and this year despite the obligatory pit stops for tires, it was nevertheless a long single file march to the checkered flag.

Roughly two hours later and a half a world away, the race at Indy witnessed a record number of racing lead changes (ok, a few were agreed upon). It was superb watching for the entire 500 miles and the finish was heartbreaking.
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F1 “Grand Prix of America” Exclusive Preview

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Image Courtesy Grand Prix of America at Port Imperial

By Phillipe Defechereux

East Coast F1 circuit all set to “Come Alive” in June 2013

Stories, rumors and gossip are all put to bed. It is real and here is the up-to-date story straight from those making it happen.

First we can confirm that developments for the “Grand Prix of America,” to be staged on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River directly across from Manhattan, are already well along. All the federal, state and local authorities involved approved the plans and logistics on October 15, 2011, with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie beaming in acquiescence during the televised press announcement. This feat was made possible by a triumvirate of top-level American promoters and investors highlighted below. All were pleased with the ten-year contract they secured from Bernie Ecclestone’s Formula One Management (FOM), backed by the FIA.
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Spanish Grand Prix 2012

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Fernando Alonso, Pastor Maldonado, Kimi Raikkonen

By Pete Vack

Photos courtesy and copyright Ferrari Media, unless otherwise noted

It was an exciting race and yet a boring race. All too exciting was the action after the race was over when the Williams garage caught on fire. Contrary to early reports, at least nine team members were injured in the fire and one mechanic was airlifted to a Barcelona hospital. Sir Frank Williams was quickly taken from the area and is ok. It was an almost tragic end to a well deserved and surprising victory.
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Malaysian Grand Prix 2012

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Felipe Massa

By Pete Vack

Photos courtesy and copyright Ferrari Media, unless otherwise noted

Recipes and a Witches Wet Brew

First it promised to rain and it didn’t. Then it promised to rain again and it didn’t. In between it rained Malaysian cats and dogs. Grey skies made for an exciting race with surprise outcomes.

Most surprised of all was probably Alonso, who managed to pull off the impossible, winning with a car that everyone says is a dog even in the dry. Or maybe they are just saying that. Or maybe it was so last week but not this week.
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Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 2011

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By Pete Vack
Photos courtesy and copyright Ferrari Media

The look in the eyes was crystal clear despite the layers of tinted tear-aways and a full face helmet. “I can’t believe this is really happening…I can’t believe this is really happening, to me..”

The simplest form of immobility ever devised by automotive gremlins, a flat tire, had sidelined the most technically sophisticated car ever to lay rubber on a race track and disabled the hero of the German F1 fans, the kid who could practically do no wrong nor did so throughout an entire brilliant and overly long season of F1 events whose borders now far exceed the reach of the fabled British Empire.
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