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Two days of rain meant that the circumstances were in place for an upset in Q3, but in the end the grid has a familiar look to it, with Sebastian…
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Brazilian Grand Prix – day one
Interlagos is a fabulous place, steeped in atmosphere, but as anywhere else rain does tend to put a literal dampener on proceedings. It can add a little spice to a…
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Brazilian Grand Prix – prologue
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I was there when… 2008 Brazilian GP
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Donuts on the Burj Al Arab’s helipad
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Stress in Austin
This was the weekend when underlying stresses between F1 teams and the drivers came to a very public head. McLaren were under the spotlight with the announcement that Kevin Magnussen…
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United States Grand Prix – epilogue
The US GP was not the greatest race we’ve seen in 2013, and after eight consecutive wins the novelty of another Sebastian Vettel victory has worn off somewhat. But there…
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Brazilian Grand Prix – day two
Two days of rain meant that the circumstances were in place for an upset in Q3, but in the end the grid has a familiar look to it, with Sebastian…
Opinion
F1
Brazilian Grand Prix – day one
Interlagos is a fabulous place, steeped in atmosphere, but as anywhere else rain does tend to put a literal dampener on proceedings. It can add a little spice to a…
Opinion
F1
Brazilian Grand Prix – prologue
The Brazilian GP has always had a special place in the hearts of F1 insiders, thanks to the unique atmosphere of Interlagos. The place is steeped in history, and World…
F1
I was there when… 2008 Brazilian GP
Sport had rarely witnessed such hyperbolic overdrive. Lewis Hamilton needed to finish only fifth to clinch his maiden world title. There are no racing certs in F1, but in a…
F1
Carlos Pace, São Paulo’s hero
Emerson Fittipaldi was born in São Paulo. So, too, were Rubens Barrichello and Felipe Massa. Ayrton Senna was born in São Paulo. Yet Interlagos is named after José Carlos Pace.…
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Donuts on the Burj Al Arab’s helipad
You may remember that David Coulthard did some donuts on the helipad of the Burj Al Arab building in Dubai. Well, this is the video from Red Bull that tells…
F1
Roebuck’s legends: Dallas 1984
Taken from the April 1998 issue of Motor Sport Some weekends you can come back from a Grand Prix with a notebook relatively clean. There will be a lap chart…
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F1
Stress in Austin
This was the weekend when underlying stresses between F1 teams and the drivers came to a very public head. McLaren were under the spotlight with the announcement that Kevin Magnussen…
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F1
United States Grand Prix – epilogue
The US GP was not the greatest race we’ve seen in 2013, and after eight consecutive wins the novelty of another Sebastian Vettel victory has worn off somewhat. But there…
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