Posted by rookief1 on June 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Fact File: Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia, Spain Laps 57 Lap Length 5.419 km (3.37 miles) Race Length 308.883 km (191.931 miles) First Race 2008 Fastest Lap T Glock 1:38.683 (Toyota, 2009) 2010 Winner Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) Layout and Approach: This may be categorised as a street circuit, but it doesn’t quite hold the cache … Continue reading →
Posted by rookief1 on May 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Plenty has go on since we departed Turkey, not least the buzz surrounding Adrian Sutil and Eric Lux (Genii Capital CEO), the latter making a criminal complaint against the German Force India driver. Sutil issued a statement regarding the incident that occurred in China following the race, “At the event something happened that was a … Continue reading →
Filed under 2011 season, Spain, Track guide · Tagged with Adrian Sutil, Ayrton Senna, Barcelona, Circuit de Catanlunya, Fernando Alonso, Hispania, Jaime Alguersuari, Mark Webber, Nigel Mansell, Sebastian Vettel, Spain
Posted by rookief1 on January 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment
If this is your first week back at work after the Christmas break, then spare a thought for the guys and girls in the PR offices across the F1 sphere. Those at Force India and Ferrari have been thrust into overtime, battling the media and the rumour mill since 2011 crashed into life. Barely into … Continue reading →
Filed under Ferrari, Force India, HRT, Off Season · Tagged with 422race.com, Abu Dhabi, Adrian Sutil, Chris Dyer, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Force India, Hispania, HRT, Jackie Stewart, Luca di Montezemolo, Mark Webber, McLaren, Narain Karthikeyan, Nico Hulkenberg, Pat Fry, Paul di Resta, Red Bull Racing, Roberto Calderoli, Sebastian Vettel, Stefano Domenicali, twitter, Viatonio Liuzzi, Vitaly Petrov, Williams
Posted by rookief1 on November 19, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The dust has barely set in Abu Dhabi and there’s already talk of the 2011 season. It’s 16 weeks away; but that’s Formula One for you. This is a sport that lives in the future. But allow me this one discretion and I’ll wrap up the past season for you. The past is reserved for nostalgia and … Continue reading →
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