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Ferrari‘s choice of driver to replace the injured Kimi Raikkonen for this week’s two-day test at Silverstone was telling. The Prancing Horse could have played it safe and allowed Pedro de la Rosa, their regular test driver, an extended run in 2014-spec machinery. They could have asked Fernando Alonso, a two-time world champion, to hang around for a couple of days after the British Grand...
Published: July 7, 2014
Just how glorious was the battle between Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso in the latter stages of the British Grand Prix? Forget the whining that occurred over team radio, this involved the finest—and the most successful—drivers on the current grid racing side by side for an extended period of time. It required both Vettel and Alonso to use the most of their skill, experience,...
Published: July 7, 2014
Lewis Hamilton‘s victory in the British Grand Prix, his second on home soil, was among the most important victories of his career. The Mercedes man is now only four points away from teammate Nico Rosberg, who retired from the lead at Silverstone, at the top of the drivers’ standings, and both Silver Arrows drivers have been discussing their fortunes over what could prove to be a pivotal...
Published: July 6, 2014
The British Grand Prix is beginning to make a habit of creating compelling, exciting races which come dangerously close to turning into a disaster. Last year’s event at Silverstone Circuit, of course, was marred by a number of tyre explosions, which led to world champions Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso swerving across the track to avoid a face full of rubber. The situation was so concerning...
Published: July 5, 2014
Earlier this week, Rob Smedley, Felipe Massa‘s former race engineer at Ferrari, explained the route that Williams—his new employers—must take to return to winning ways. Massa and his teammate Valtteri Bottas had secured the team’s first front-row lockout since 2003 at last month’s Austrian Grand Prix—but a conservative strategy, on a day when Williams had the...
Published: July 3, 2014
Britain has produced more Formula One world champions than any other nation, with 10 drivers claiming a grand total of 14 titles. Mike Hawthorn took Britain’s first world crown in 1958, with all-time greats such as Jackie Stewart, Jim Clark and John Surtees joining the list. Britain has also produced the only father-son world champions, with Damon Hill following in the footsteps of his father,...
Published: July 1, 2014
The Silverstone circuit hosts the British Grand Prix, the ninth round of the 2014 Formula One season. This year’s event is bound to be one of the more memorable races at the Northamptonshire track, with Silverstone hosting its 50th grand prix and Susie Wolff set to become the first woman to take part in a race weekend for 22 years. The British Grand Prix is likely to provide the latest twist...
Published: June 30, 2014
This weekend’s British Grand Prix will be one of the most emotional races of Jenson Button’s life, with Silverstone‘s grandstands set to become a sea of pink to honour the 2009 world champion’s late father, John. The Silverstone event could also prove to be among the most pivotal weekends of Button’s 15-season Formula One career, with the 34-year-old’s boss at McLaren,...
Published: June 29, 2014
Formula One, it is fair to say, is yet to master the art of social media. Although some members of the F1’s Twitter community, such as the Lotus team, have done a (mostly) fine job of bringing humour to a sport that is widely considered sterile, there is still a long way to go before F1 becomes prominent in cyberspace. Some of those steps are as simple as signing up for a popular social media...
Published: June 27, 2014
With the shock waves of the crash between Sergio Perez and Felipe Massa still in the process of settling down, Romain Grosjean has offered some advice to the former on how to lose his reputation as a dangerous driver before it’s too late. Grosjean, having salvaged his own career, can now afford to act like a fountain of knowledge—but you would imagine his 2012-spec self would not have entertained...