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The 2011 Formula 1 season has been electrifying. The majority of the races have been hugely entertaining, with Formula 1 cars able to overtake and really race each other, wheel to wheel, lap after lap…Unless we’re in Valencia which is still, in racing terms, pretty awful. From Melbourne to Budapest, we’ve seen some stunning action up and down the grid, and over the next few days I’m...
Published: July 12, 2011
Daniel Ricciardo made his Formula One debut at Silverstone on Sunday. Very few young drivers reach the pinnacle of motorsports but Ricciardo is now one of the fortunate few. Years of dedication and hard work have started to pay off as he joined the world’s greatest drivers on the starting grid. He looks set to complete the season at the wheel of the Hispania, except for perhaps the Indian Grand...
Published: July 11, 2011
Michael Schumacher had a particularly good British Grand Prix. He finished ninth and scored two points for Mercedes. But he could have finished much higher up. He had to pit to change his front wing after crashing into Kamui Kobayashi on lap nine, but this was in the window to make the switch to slick tyres, reducing the disadvantage of having to make the extra pit stop to replace his damaged nose...
Published: July 5, 2011
Every sport needs its superstars—the success of the recent Senna movie is evidence of that. Countless people will have seen the film and subsequently tuned in to the next Grand Prix. The promoter of a given sport has to recognise when a new star emerges, and then help that person into a position from which they can fulfil their potential and capture the public’s imagination. There are many...
Published: June 30, 2011
Formula One teams rarely have the fastest car for long. Rule changes shake up the order. Sometimes a team will make a technological breakthrough that gives them an advantage. It can be very interesting to look at how the established order changes across different seasons. To take an extreme example, in 2008 Red Bull’s average qualifying position was 10th, but in 2009 this had jumped to...
Published: June 28, 2011
Sebastian Vettel has dominated the 2011 Formula One season. He’s German, he’s driving the best car on the grid and his teammate isn’t getting a look in. But the dominance we’re seeing in 2011 is very different from that seen in the Schumacher era. In his first championship winning year, 1994, Michael Schumacher won six of the first seven races. The one he didn’t win was...