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The most famous driver in F1 without a drive?

In a continuation of yesterday’s post, I thought today would be a good time to discuss the implications and ramifications of the Hamilton move from the perspective of the drivers, Hamilton, Perez, Rosberg and Schumacher, each of whom finds themselves … Continue reading

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Hamilton and Mercedes

Unless you (and by you I mean any somewhat serious F1 fan) have been living under a rock for the past couple days, you will most definitely have heard that Lewis Hamilton has signed with Mercedes. No need for specifics, … Continue reading

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Circuit of the Americas given Green Light

The Circuit of the Americas, AKA, the GP in Texas, has been given the green light by Charlie Whiting and the FIA. Which means the race in the desert, the first race in the US since Indianapolis, is going to … Continue reading

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Daily Update 9/25

I know its the first one of these in a while, but today’s developments fit the format for this type of post too well.  A lot of disparate things to talk about, each of which important in their own right. Lets … Continue reading

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Sebastian Wins in Singapore

Sebastian Vettel won in Singapore, mainly thanks to Lewis Hamilton’s retirement.  Second was claimed by Jenson Button and third by Fernando Alonso.  Further down Kimi Raikkonen took sixth, Webber got bumped out of his tenth place by a penalty into … Continue reading

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Hamilton on Pole

It came as a bit of a surprise when I opened the F1 home page to find that Lewis Hamilton, not Sebastian Vettel, was on pole, and by some margin at Singapore.  Vettel had been the class of the field … Continue reading

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Singapore, here we come

In just a couple day’s time, F1 will fire its engines for the FIGHT IN THE NIGHT (yeah, just made that up), the Singapore GP.  Now, I know I have not written much over the past couple of days, but … Continue reading

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Rosberg For Hamilton?

With rumors of Hamilton leaving McLaren for Mercedes hotting up, especially in the week off between Italy and Singapore, all of the reasons for Mercedes being unavailable have to be re examined. Chief among them was the assumption that Hamilton … Continue reading

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Where do we Stand?

Well, good-bye Europe, it was nice knowing you.  Having spent the last eight races on the European continent (well except Canada which kind of subs in for the French GP), F1 heads back to Asia for races in Singapore, Japan, … Continue reading

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Hamilton untouched in Italian GP

Lewis Hamilton won the Italian GP with nary a wrinkle in sight.  Apart from losing the lead briefly to a good starting Felipe Massa during pit stops, the Englishman was untouchable. Sergio Perez drove a storming drive for Sauber, using … Continue reading

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