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Felipe Massa scoffs at the notion that he somehow wronged Jenson Button during their terrific 10 lap “dice” in the Australian Grand Prix. It was the best this observer has watched in some time. The duel ended when Button’s McLaren dove through an escape road to emerge ahead of Massa’s Ferrari. One expected Jenson to give back the place immediately. Instead, he waited for...
Published: April 1, 2011
Paul di Resta was lucky to benefit from the Sauber disqualifications in a languishing Force India car. The team has shown in the past that it can threaten above the midfield bunch. I predict that Force India will make some impressions before season’s end—but not in time for Malaysia. Flavio Briatore should limit his comments to choosing wine and party girls since he obviously knows more...
Published: March 29, 2011
Stefano Domenicali, boss of the Scuderia, says that Australia didn’t prove or disprove anything about the new 2011 regulations. The variance in tire stops promises to create some drama throughout the season as some drivers required three changes, some two changes, and rookie Mexican driver, Perez, stopped just once, which might have made the Pirelli folk sing and dance with surprised joy. The...
Published: March 28, 2011
This observer wonders about apparent inequities between some team cars. One wonders about Mark Webber’s Red Bull having a chassis problem, while Sebastian Vettel’s does not. One wonders about Lewis Hamilton, a one-time champion, being able to take his McLaren farther up the track than one-time champion Jenson Button. Felipe Massa, a Ferrari driver with several years with the team...
Published: March 26, 2011
There were a few mild surprises in the three qualifying sessions at Albert Park, sorting out the grid positions. The teams are coping with unknown quantities in the new, movable wings, the new Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems, the new Perelli tires, and the absence of double diffusers. Some drivers had expressed distress with the extremely busy steering wheels, including a multitude of buttons...
Published: March 26, 2011
The battle between the Formula One matadors has begun in earnest at last. In practice on Friday, times were not surprising for the most part. As Ferrari driver and two-time world driving champion Fernando Alonso said, “We have new cars, new regulations and new drivers, but I doubt there will be anything new at the front of the grid.” As it happened, that became painfully...