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Category Archives: Motorsport
Hungarian Grand Prix 2015 – Seb is the Man of the Day
When will we ever learn about F1? We were convinced that it had got itself into a rut in which results… Read more »
Has Kimi Outlived His Usefulness?
Things change fast in F1, as might seem befitting. Kimi Raikkonen is merely the latest to be reminded as much.… Read more »
British Grand Prix 2015 – Order Out of Chaos
What a difference a race makes. The British Grand Prix just passed might have had a usual-looking result for this… Read more »
Austrian Grand Prix 2015 – Rosberg makes a fight of it
Not for the first time in 2015 this was an F1 race that simmered but didn’t quite come to the boil.… Read more »
Hard Times at Honda F1 But Still Committed and Ambitious
On the Saturday evening of every Grand Prix weekend McLaren holds a ‘meet the team’ event. Racing Director Eric Boullier and the two… Read more »
Canadian Grand Prix – Hamilton in Cruise Control
Incongruous, is the word. We all know the things we have grown to expect from Canadian Grands Prix in Montreal – all… Read more »
F1 is Right To Ask the Fans, But Needs to Keep a Few Things in Mind
F1 it seems has woken up to something much of the rest of the world did long ago. That is… Read more »
Spanish Grand Prix – Rosberg’s Revival
Nico Rosberg in the Spanish Grand Prix prevailed for the first time in 2015. In doing so he beat his… Read more »
F1 One Year On – Matters of Perspective
Nothing ever stays the same in F1 for long, and that feels appropriate. And this characteristic can affect itself to the point… Read more »
Bahrain GP – Lewis Wins When He Shouldn’t
The away win; the scrum won against the head; the break of serve. Many sports have their equivalent. And whatever you’d… Read more »
Chinese Grand Prix – Starting with the chequered flag…
In my youth there was a strange notion about among non-motorsport fans that the chequered flag started a motor race… Read more »
Malaysian Grand Prix – Vettel and Ferrari’s Shock and Awe
There are things that F1 keeps reminding us but that we are rather prone to forget. That it’s never predictable.… Read more »
Lewis Wins With Deceptive Ease
Sometimes in F1 things aren’t quite what they appear to the naked eye. On the face of it the Australian Grand… Read more »
It’s Time For The Second Pre-season Test – Barcelona
The second pre-season test of the 2015 Formula 1 Season is upon us. And while pre-season testing form is almost… Read more »