Posted by rookief1 on June 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Lazy Sunday Afternoon The Race: Well what can be said about this race that couldn’t be summed up in a great big long comedy snore? Okay, it wasn’t quite that bad, there were moments where you thought it could get interesting; Schumacher’s front wing got fresh with Petrov, Alonso got past Webb…wha? My bad. Jokes … Continue reading →
Filed under 2011 season, Europe, Race Day · Tagged with Button, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Hamilton, Jaime Alguersuari, Mark Webber, McLaren, Red Bull, Sebastian Vettel, Valencia
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 December 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Hope you’re coping well with the weather; trudging to work in the snow is not my favourite thing to do first thing in the morning. But once I returned home (through the sludge…snow is depressing once it’s walked on don’t you think?) I found the first sign of spring… FIA announce provisional 2011 entry list: … Continue reading →
Filed under 2010 season, 2011 season, 411, Abu Dhabi, Off Season · Tagged with Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Force India, Hispania Racing, Jaime Alguersuari, Karun Chandhok, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, McLaren, Mercedes GP, Michael Schumacher, Nick Heidfeld, Nico Hulkenberg, Nico Rosberg, Pastor Maldonado, Red Bull Racing, Renault, Renault F1, Robert Kubica, rookie, Rubens Barrichello, Scuderia Ferrari, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Sebastian Vettel, Virgin Racing, Vitaly Petrov
Posted by rookief1 on November 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment
With the end of the 61st season we bid farewell to the fly-away; getting up at 5am to watch qualifying and wishing we were there (unless you were, and if so I’m extremely jealous!). We also said so long to Bridgestone. Bridgestone has been the sole tire supplier since 2007 after Michelin pulled out. Deciding not … Continue reading →
Filed under 2010 season, Abu Dhabi, Off Season, Testing · Tagged with Abu Dhabi, Adrian Sutil, Australia, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Jaime Alguersuari, Jenson Button, Kamui Kobayashi, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, Marussia, McLaren, Michael Schumacher, Pastor Maldonado, Pirelli, Red Bull Racing, Renault, rookie, Rubens Barrichello, Sauber, Sebastian Vettel
Posted by rookief1 on November 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment
So here we are. This is it. This. Is. It. No second chances; no way of regaining points in the next race, nothing else to do but race. Hard. After qualifying; it would only be a brave person to bet against Alonso. But some might be willing to…two F1 legends for example. During a great … Continue reading →
Filed under Abu Dhabi, Race Day · Tagged with Abu Dhabi, BBC, Championship, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, history, Jaime Alguersuari, Jenson Button, Kobayashi, Liuzzi, Mark Webber, McLaren, Michael Schumacher, Murray Walker, Nick Heidfeld, Nico Rosberg, Red Bull Racing, Robert Kubica, Rubens Barrichello, safety car, Sebastian Vettel, Stirling Moss, Timo Glock, Vitaly Petrov, win, Yas Marina
Posted by rookief1 on November 8, 2010 · 1 Comment
Are we going to be crowning a new World Driver Champion today? Will Alonso make the dash from 5th and win it? Will Webber cling on and push it to Abu Dhabi? Will Vettel slip out of contention? What on earth will Hulkenberg do with his pole position? So many questions! Who ever said F1 was boring? … Continue reading →
Filed under Brazil, Race Day · Tagged with Brazil, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Jaime Alguersuari, Jenson Button, Lee McKenzie, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, McLaren, Nico Hulkenberg, race, Red Bull Racing, Sebastian Vettel
Posted by rookief1 on November 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Okay, this is my first weekend of full Grand Prix coverage, I’ll split it up into the practices, qualifying and the race itself. And if you’re wondering exactly what happens during the run up to the race weekend? Check out my ‘Race Weekend’ guide to get a brief insight into what a team does on … Continue reading →
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