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Rubens Barrichello gave a lot to Formula One during his record-breaking 322 Grands Prix career, and in turn the sport gave him a lot back. Might it be that the Brazilian will extend that record in 2014? Barrichello has been linked with Sauber for next year, as per Yahoo/Reuters, and team principal Monisha Kaltenborn has admitted he is in the frame. In one regard, it makes sense. F1 is entering...
Published: October 3, 2013
The destination of the respective Formula One 2013 world championship may well be a formality, but that does not mean it arrives in Korea with little at stake. There are plenty of scores still to be settled this season, and Yeongam’s own politics provide an interest backdrop to a pulsating battle for second in both the drivers’ and team’s championships. Another on-track battle is...
Published: October 3, 2013
The build to the Korean Grand Prix has been littered with little bits of interesting information that has only added to the anticipation of a Grand Prix weekend. Tidbits regarding the front of the Formula 1 grid, the tail-enders, former drivers and the sport’s governing body all make for fascinating reading, especially when on-track fans are fearing a continued formality this weekend. Here’s...
Published: October 2, 2013
In 2014, there is a very real chance a record will be broken in Formula One with the expected arrival of Russian teenager Sergey Sirotkin at Sauber. Sirotkin will be 18 years and six months old if, as reported by Autosport, he lines up on the Australian Grand Prix grid with the Swiss team—a result of the team’s new Russian investment deal. Current Sauber driver Nico Hulkenberg has raised...
Published: October 2, 2013
The Korean Grand Prix has struggled to establish itself as one of the Formula One calendar’s “must-have” races. You only get one chance at a first impression, and the hurried completion of the Yeongam circuit (and the term “completion” is used here very loosely) meant it was never going to grab the hearts of F1 personnel and fans alike. In short, the track is actually...
Published: October 1, 2013
It happens to all of us, there’s no shame in admitting it. Sometimes a little memory blank can erase the Formula One career of a driver who was actually rather good. Perhaps that’s more excusable for Brits, given that 157 Grand Prix drivers in the sport’s 53-year history have raced under the Great British nationality. That’s tied with the United States at the top of the “Nations...
Published: October 1, 2013
The Korean Grand Prix is fast approaching, and so debate over who will take the chequered flag first is beginning to build. Many say it will obviously be Sebastian Vettel, the championship leader for whom a fourth consecutive title looks inevitable. Others say his rivals at Mercedes and Ferrari, not to mention Lotus, might get one over on him at Yeongam. But if you’re confident you know the answer,...
Published: September 27, 2013
As slick, professional and safe race suits are these days, there seems to me to be a lack of identity behind the overalls of modern Formula One. Given the large budgets and high levels of team dependency that seem to characterise the sport these days, it’s understandable that recognisable team apparel has become a prerequisite of F1 racing. Of course, throughout the years a team has always been...
Published: September 26, 2013
There are not too many questions remaining over 2014 in terms of the driver market, although one highly coveted seat does remain at Lotus. Outgoing Ferrari driver Felipe Massa is eyeing that, and he’s getting help from a powerful source. But further down the grid there are rumblings over next season. Away from reality, and before the 2013 iteration has even been officially released, Codemasters...
Published: September 25, 2013
Even in Formula One, the pinnacle of motorsport, mistakes happen. Usually, this is in the form of a botched pit stop, an error on track by the driver or a wrong strategic call. But sometimes blunders come in the form of something with much greater consequence than a lost position or dropped points. The worst error we’ve witnessed throughout the 2013 F1 season is the grave mix-up that led...