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F1 testing: Youth beats experience in Barcelona showdown

Williams rookie Nico Hulkenberg narrowly beat double world champion Fernando Alonso to the unofficial timesheet’s top spot during today’s testing at the Circuit de Catalunya.

February 26, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Circuit de Catalunya, F1 testing, Fernando Alonso, Jaime Alguersuari, Jarno Trulli, Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Mike Gascoyne, Nico Hulkenberg, Pedro de la Rosa, Robert Kubica, Sam Michael, Sebastian Vettel, Timo Glock, Vitantonio Liuzzi
F1 testing: Hamilton puts the hammer down in Jerez

Lewis Hamilton put in the fastest time of any set during the four days of testing at Jerez as all the teams seized on a dry afternoon to make their drivers work for their salaries.

February 13, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Adrian Sutil, BMW Sauber, Circuito de Jerez, F1 testing, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Force India, Jaime Alguersuari, Lewis Hamilton, Lucas di Grassi, McLaren, Mercedes GP, Michael Schumacher, Pedro de la Rosa, Red Bull Racing, Renault F1, Robert Kubica, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel, Toro Rosso, Virgin F1, Williams F1
F1 testing: Kobayashi tops timesheets for Sauber

It’s not been quite as dramatic as Jenson Button’s and Rubens Barrichello’s 2009 ascendancy with Brawn GP – but the subtle strength of Sauber and of its two race-deprived drivers could turn out to be the story of the 2010 tests.

February 11, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: BMW Sauber, Circuito de Jerez, F1 testing, Jenson Button, Kamui Kobayashi, McLaren, Mercedes GP, Michael Schumacher, Pedro de la Rosa, Virgin F1
F1 testing: Teams take first 2010 outing at Valencia

Ferrari’s Felipe Massa returned to the race track today for his first proper day at the office since a horrific accident at the Hungaroring in July looked to have put an end to his racing career – and promptly stuck his car at the top of the unofficial timesheet.

February 1, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Felipe Massa, Gary Paffett, McLaren, Michael Schumacher, MP4-25, Nico Rosberg, Pedro de la Rosa, Robert Kubica, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastien Buemi
Opinion: Mercedes team launch is bittersweet for Brawn fans

It had to happen, ever since the announcement in November that Mercedes had bought a controlling stake in Brawn GP. Any chance for fans to remain in denial any longer about the corporate German takeover of our plucky British privateers went out of the window on Monday with the official launch of the 2010 Mercedes…

January 27, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1, Opinion

Tagged as: Brawn GP, McLaren, Mercedes GP, Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosberg, Rubens Barrichello, Williams F1
RoC: Ekstrom beats Schumacher to drivers’ title

Double DTM champion Mattias Ekstrom has taken his third Race of Champions title – by winning every single race he competed in then beating Michael Schumacher in the event’s final.

November 5, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, Events

Tagged as: Andy Priaulx, David Coulthard, Jenson Button, Mattias Ekstrom, Michael Schumacher, Race of Champions, Sebastian Vettel, Tom Kristensen
RoC: Germany make it three straight wins in Beijing

You wouldn’t have wanted to bet against Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel going into this year’s Race of Champions and, sure enough, the pair have pulled off their third straight win in the Nations Cup in as many years.

November 3, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, Events

Tagged as: Andy Priaulx, David Coulthard, Ho Pin Tung, Jenson Button, Michael Schumacher, Race of Champions, Sebastian Vettel
RoC: Coulthard to join Button and Priaulx in Beijing

David Coulthard will be back behind the wheel of a race car in November when he joins Formula One World Champion Jenson Button and three-time World Touring Car champion Andy Priaulx in Beijing for the Race of Champions.

October 24, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, Events

Tagged as: Andy Priaulx, David Coulthard, Jenson Button, Michael Schumacher, Race of Champions, Sebastian Vettel
F1: Hamilton vs Schumacher – game on!

It’s one of the world’s great sporting topics of conversation. The temporary return of iconic F1 world champion Michael Schumacher to racing has provided fans with hours of material for speculation down the pub.

August 3, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Damon Hill, Fernando Alonso, Formula One, Jenson Button, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Nigel Mansell
Top Gear: Peppercorn, Jaguar, Black Shadow… and the man they call The Stig

So… it’s a tough call, taking a series into its 13th season. And we’re asking the question we always ask at this point in the run. Is the format still fresh? Can the guys still cut it? Is it still, basically, as silly, as laugh-out-loud funny and as occasionally poignant as we’ve come to expect?

June 24, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, Opinion

Tagged as: Ferrari marques, James May, Jeremy Clarkson, Michael Schumacher, Richard Hammond, Top Gear