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There are only nine drivers in the history of the great sport of Formula One to have won three world drivers’ titles or more. They are Juan Manuel Fangio, Jack Brabham, Jackie Stewart, Niki Lauda, Nelson Piquet, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher and now Sebastian Vettel. Each and every one of them will go down as a legend of the sport. With Vettel poised to win his fourth world title...
Published: September 19, 2013
Despite there being a Grand Prix to occupy the minds of most F1 teams and fans alike this coming weekend, much paddock talk still focuses on what will happen in 2014. Of particular interest is the new Ferrari driver lineup and how this will work, but some teams have still to finalise their pairings for next season. Here then, is the juiciest gossip from the world of F1 over the past couple of days. Ferrari...
Published: September 18, 2013
With the scramble for the remaining F1 seats truly underway for the 2014 season, many drivers know they must improve their performances or face disappearing from the sport. Today’s F1 grid is blessed with talent. Even the so called “pay drivers”—who come with valuable sponsorship—have worked their way up through the junior formulae. This hasn’t always been the...
Published: September 17, 2013
Putting your money on Sebastian Vettel to win a race these days is something of a surefire bet. It’s almost as safe as backing Rafael Nadal to beat Dan Evans. But the odds do tend to reflect that and they got it spot on again in Italy when we reviewed those odds. Getting any return for your money on the front runners means putting down a healthy wad so this week we’re not only checking...
Published: September 17, 2013
With the recent announcement that Felipe Massa will no longer be a Ferrari driver after the end of the current season and the fact that it is the Singapore Grand Prix this weekend, I was reminded about one of the great overtaking moves in recent times. Massa was chasing Bruno Senna’s Williams in last year’s event and tracked him for the best part of a lap before the Brazilian made a slight...
Published: September 16, 2013
On the face of it, the decision taken by Ferrari to pair Kimi Raikkonen with Fernando Alonso seems a highly risky one. Alonso is known to like being the team leader and have a compliant teammate, much like Michael Schumacher before him. The last time he had a teammate capable of matching him, it created friction within the team and the Spaniard left McLaren as a result. When things aren’t...
Published: September 16, 2013
We’re getting to the stage of the Formula 1 season where we know who is going where for next season. Many decisions have already been made, certainly with regards to drivers at the sharp end of the grid. But F1’s game of musical chairs means that when one driver moves to another team, a seat becomes available. In particular, Ferrari’s recent announcement that Kimi Raikkonen will...
Published: September 15, 2013
Twelve years on to this very day since the accident that almost killed him and changed his life forever, Alex Zanardi is still as chippy and cheerful as he ever was. Motorsport is littered with stories of inspirational comebacks and bravery in the face of adversity, Niki Lauda immediately springs to mind after the release of Ron Howard’s “Rush” this week. But if ever there was a story...
Published: September 13, 2013
By sheer reputation alone, Williams are not just a big team, they’re massive. Boasting no fewer than 114 race victories, nine constructors’ titles and seven world drivers’ titles, they’re one of the most successful teams in the history of the sport. But that was the past and they haven’t been serious title contenders since Jacques Villeneuve bagged the last of these titles...
Published: September 12, 2013
The Italian Grand Prix weekend was a landmark for the famous McLaren team as it celebrated 50 years of Formula One involvement. It was back in 1963 that New Zealander Bruce McLaren rented building space in New Malden, Surrey to begin building cars and form a team under his own name. Seven hundred and forty races, 182 race victories, 155 pole positions, 8 constructors’ championships and 12 drivers’...