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By Pete Vack
Photos courtesy and copyright Ferrari Media
After what must have been a frustrating weekend for many teams, Lewis Hamilton and company came up with the best handling chassis/tire combination; the pole, and the race was his.
[Read more…] about Hungarian Grand Prix 2012
Williams-Renault's Pastor Maldonado leads Ferrari's Felipe Massa
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By Pete Vack
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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
Nico Rosberg
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Managing Monaco
By Pete Vack
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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.
[Read more…] about Monaco Grand Prix 2012
Back on track: Sebastian Vettel does it again for Red Bull. Photo by Hugues Vanhoolandt.
By Eric Davison
Photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt for VeloceToday
The event at Spa held no major surprises in that the Red Bull duo of Vettel and Webber made short shrift of the competition. Although Webber made what has become a normal start for him and faltered, losing about five positions while Nico Rosberg surprised everyone by rocketing past Vettel into a lead that didn’t last.
[Read more…] about Belgian Grand Prix 2011
The Start
By Erik Nielsen
Photos courtesy and copyright Ferrari Media
Sebastian Vettel’s number one on the nose of his Red Bull led the way in the season opener as the German took the momentum of winning the championship and converted the first pole into the first win. The Red Bull is quick out of the box; the question will be how long can they hold their advantage over the rest of the field.
[Read more…] about Australian Grand Prix, 2011
Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel, Adrian Newey, and Fernando Alonso
The Critics Are Quiet, For Now
by Erik Nielsen
Photos courtesy and copyright Ferrari Media
Sebastian Vettel was able to keep his critics at bay for another week when the German was able to convert his pole position to repeat as winner of the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. [Read more…] about Japanese Grand Prix, Oct. 10, 2010
Erik Nielsen reports on the Mayasian GP.
Red Bull Survives
By Erik Nielsen
Photos courtesy and copyright Ferrari Media
Red Bull Racing seems to have fixed their reliability issues and achieved maximum points with Vettel leading Mark Webber to a surprising 1-2 finish. It was surprising in that both cars actually finished, somewhat unexpectedly based on rounds one and two. This week’s result puts the rest of the grid on notice, Red Bull is real and not a flash in the pan. [Read more…] about Malaysian Grand Prix