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Ever since the French Open became the first major tournament to allow professionals to compete (the beginning of the Open Era) in 1968, there have been many memorable moments on its red dirt. From the completion of Career Slams to producing the youngest champions in Grand Slam history, the French Open has always been the “chic” Grand Slam of the year, never lacking in glamour and drama. Here...
Published: May 19, 2011
Men’s tennis works in eras, unlike women’s tennis which is pretty erratic in terms of consistent performances. In an era of men’s tennis, there is a champion and there is a challenger. In the 90s, it was Pistol Pete who was constantly challenged by the man with the lion-mane wig. Then, in the 2000s, when the Fed Express was running full steam ahead piling up the Grand Slams, out came...
Published: May 15, 2011
It’s time for the first European race of the season as the Formula One circus heads to Barcelona for the third time this year for the Spanish Grand Prix from May 20-22. The Circuit de Catalunya has already hosted two stints of preseason testing, one more than usual, on account of the political unrest in Bahrain earlier this year. Because of the huge amounts of testing done here over the years,...
Published: April 11, 2011
The Formula One circus arrives at the Shanghai International Circuit from April 15-17 for the last round of the first Asian leg of the 2011 Formula One Season. The circuit will host only its eighth race in history and has noticeably seen seven different winners in each of its previous editions. It also has the distinction of being the largest race track in Asia—measuring 5.451 kilometres over...
Published: April 4, 2011
After the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, the F1 circus takes an eight-hour trip to Sepang for the 13th Malaysian Grand Prix. While Melbourne was a street circuit, Sepang is a proper race track where the differences between cars will start to become clearer. The event, however, has been blighted by tumbling ticket sales over the past few years. The neighbouring Singapore Grand Prix has played...
Published: March 28, 2011
As the 2011 Australian Grand Prix winner, Sebastian Vettel, drove the victory lap around Melbourne’s Albert Park Street Circuit, he exclaimed to his team over the radio, “Excellent car! Excellent stops!” It’s that simple, or that complicated! Red Bull stuck to the basics and continued with their formula that won them the 2010 Drivers’ and Constructors’ championships....
Published: March 6, 2011
So after a politically-induced delay, the 2011 Formula One Season finally kick-starts on the 27th of March—albeit on a different continent altogether. The Australian Grand Prix has always been the traditional season-opener, excluding 2006 and 2010, ever since the event moved from Adelaide to Melbourne in 1996. The fact that Melbourne will host the premiere of the 2011 season seems fitting, after...
Published: February 15, 2011
After the shambolic build-up and organization of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi last October, and the more recent decision to strip Eden Gardens off the India-England World Cup match, Indian F1 fans can rejoice at the fact that construction of the Jaypee Group Circuit at Greater Noida is well ahead of its schedule. FIA race director Charlie Whiting visited the track recently along with Federation...
Published: December 22, 2010
The 2010 Formula One season truly was a spectacular season. Not shy from any form of controversy, right from disputes over budget caps, to title-deciding team orders, the F1 fans were treated to quite an assortment of entertainment, suspense and at times, pure absurdity. The FIA, which deals with the licensing and arbitration of Formula One, ironically has been blamed for most of the controversial...
Published: November 8, 2010
Red Bull Racing raced to their fourth one-two of the season in Brazil, enabling them to clinch the Constructors World Championship with one race still to go. It hasn’t been a flawless season as such for Red Bull. In fact, no one would have predicted them winning the championship after the start they had to the 2010 season. In the season opener at The Bahrain International Circuit, Sebastian Vettel...