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Italian Grand Prix

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Italian Grand Prix

by Erik Nielsen

Photos courtesy and copyright Ferrari Media

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Kimi Raikkonen.

The Italians win, but not the usual Italians

September 14 2008

It is always great when the home team wins in formula one and most of the locals that were in attendance this weekend at Monza were wearing that particular shade of red that identified them as supporters of the Scuderia Ferrari.
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Belgian Grand Prix

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Hamilton Wins a Nailbitter, No Wait, He Doesn’t!

Grand Prix of Belgium

By Erik Nielsen
Photos courtesy of Ferrari Media

September 7th 2008

Most drivers have said over the years that Spa is usually their favorite track during the F1 season. There is a tremendous amount of history at this circuit with great battles over the years and the annual discussion on whether or not Eau Rouge could be taken flat out. This years installment had some last minute drama when it started to rain with just a handful of laps to go, and then even more drama after the fact.
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Lynch at the Quail 2008

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We lost one of our finest when World Champion Phil Hill left us on August 28. He was enjoying cars and his many friends and admirers right up until the end. Phil won three races at the old Pebble Beach road course and also won the Pebble Beach Concours twice with cars he restored personally. Here, he poses at The Quail with former Ferrari President, Jean Todt, who managed Ferrari’s racing team during the Schumacher era. Credit: Marcel Massini

Michael T. Lynch reports on this year’s Quail Logde happenings.

The Quail – A Motorsports Gathering has now established itself as the hottest ticket of Monterey Peninsula automobile festival week. The tickets sold out back near the beginning of 2008 in a matter of hours. [Read more…] about Lynch at the Quail 2008

Shell Ferrari Historics at Mt. Tremblant

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Story by David Seibert, photos by rprincephoto.com

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Track owner Lawrence Stroll in the blue Sunoco 512M taking an early lead. He would dominate the disc brakes set.

Mt. Tremblant, Canada, July 18-20th

The field for the Ferrari Shell Historic Challenge event last weekend may have been slightly smaller than usual, but fans were treated to four exciting races, with titans batting for the win in each. Le Circuit, the winding 2.65 mile track in the old Quebec ski country of Mont Tremblant, was an ideal setting for those duels.
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German Grand Prix

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Massa on the podium: second is not enough.

By Pete Vack

Erik Nielsen was unable to travel to Germany this weekend.

July 20th 2008, Hockenheim, Germany

The German Grand Prix was not a good race for Ferrari. It was not a good race for Massa. It was not a good race for Kimi. Ferrari still leads the Constructors race by a good margin, but the recent on-track performance of the team belies the mere numbers.
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British Grand Prix

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Wet & Wild at Silverstone

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Duke of Kent, Stefano Domenicali and Jackie Stewart

By Erik Nielsen

Photos courtesy and copyright Ferrari Media

If anyone said that F1 has become totally predictable, they’ve obviously never watched a race in the rain before. The only people who think it doesn’t rain plenty in the Midlands live in places like Seattle and Vancouver… [Read more…] about British Grand Prix

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