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F1: Felipe Massa in intensive care after qualifying accident

Formula One veered from near tragedy to total farce during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix as Felipe Massa’s narrow escape from death by flying debris was followed by a timing failure that left puzzled drivers comparing their performances to see who had won pole.

July 25, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Formula One, Giorgio Ascanelli, Hungarian Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton
F1: Can Alonso shine in Barcelona?

Could a combination of new parts and guts from Fernando Alonso in front of his home crowd possibly bring home a maiden 2009 grand prix win for Renault?

May 8, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Brawn GP, Circuit de Catalunya, Fernando Alonso, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Mercedes, Norbert Haug, Renault F1, Ross Brawn, Spanish Grand prix
F1: Rosberg fastest but Alonso looks most dangerous

Another Friday, another timesheet-topping performance from Nico Rosberg, who is widely recognised to be putting in some of Williams’ best performances for years.

April 25, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, Uncategorized

Tagged as: Bahrain Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso, Nico Rosberg
F1: Chinese Grand Prix preview

Was it only six months ago that the Formula One roadshow arrived at Shanghai, with fans of both Ferrari and McLaren on the edge of their seats, wondering whether Felipe Massa or Lewis Hamilton would be able to decide the championship?

April 17, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Fernando Alonso, Formula One, Hermann Tilke, McLaren, Murray Walker, Renault F1, Shanghai International Circuit
F1: Button was offered Piquet’s Renault seat

Flavio Briatore has inadvertently revealed that he attempted to recruit Jenson Button to Renault for the 2009 season, presumably at the expense of the under-performing Nelson A Piquet.

April 17, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Brawn GP, Fernando Alonso, Flavio Briatore, Jenson Button, Nelson A Piquet, Renault F1
Over the white line: Ben Collins is still The Stig…

What we’d really like to know is, if Ben Collins (aka The Stig) was a stunt driver on recent Bond film A Quantum of Solace, how many Aston Martins does he have on his conscience?

January 23, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Alex Brundle, Aston Martin, Ben Collins, Bentley, Donington Park, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Formula One, Formula Two, Hermann Tilke, James Allen, James Bond, Jonathan Palmer, MotorSport Vision, Nelson A Piquet, Renault F1, Richard Hammond, The Stig, Top Gear, Williams F1
F1: Hamilton subdued in Brazil practice

Felipe Massa got his bid to secure the 2008 drivers’ and constructors’ world championships off to a strong start today after topping the unofficial timesheets in one practice session and coming second in the other.

October 31, 2008

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Brazilian Grand Prix, David Coulthard, F1 practice, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Formula One, Honda, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Red Bull Racing, Renault F1
F1 quotes: Jense nails it

Button is denying that drivers are ganging up in the paddock to steal the Boy Wonder’s pocket money. And, in the process, he takes a wonderful swipe at Fernando Alonso.

October 17, 2008

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Fernando Alonso, Honda, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton
F1: Hamilton tops Shanghai practice timesheets

Lewis Hamilton topped the unofficial timesheets in both of today’s practice sessions ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, keeping title rival Felipe Massa and double race-winner Fernando Alonso behind him.

October 17, 2008

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Chinese Grand Prix, David Coulthard, F1 practice, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Formula One, Heikki Kovalainen, Honda, Jenson Button, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Red Bull Racing, Renault F1, Shanghai International Circuit
F1: Alonso triumphs again as Hamilton pays for blunder

Fernando Alonso won his second race in a row after Lewis Hamilton’s rash start to the Japanese Grand Prix re-opened all of last season’s questions about the McLaren driver’s ability to stand the pressure of the championship battle.

October 12, 2008

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: David Coulthard, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Formula One, Japanese Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastien Bourdais, stewards’ decisions