The Temple of Speed rewards the devoted
The fastest track on the F1 calender, Monza, and even with doubts over the ability of the Red Bull Racing machine to cope with the high top speeds needed, Sebastian Vettel still claimed the win. It’s now beyond all but mathematical certainty that Vettel will claim a second successive crown. It’s only where he’ll claim [...]
A traditional result, but not a boring race in Spa
Spa. I love Spa. I’d even put some other adjectives in there if this place wasn’t suitable for children. It’s a glorious race track, with history, excitement and no shortage of overtaking. Who says you need changeable conditions to overtake in Formula 1? I present Spa, all the races before and today’s as Exhibit A. [...]
F1 Blog’s Belgian Predictions
Carrot’s Predictions Belgian Grand Prix 2011 Winner – Mark Webber Belgian Grand Prix 2011 Pole Position – Mark Webber Belgian Grand Prix 2011 Fastest Lap – Fernando Alonso Other predictions – The weather forecast to be wrong, precipitation during the race. I may be going against the trend with people expecting Sebastian Vettel to return [...]
With half the season gone…
…there’s still half to go, to paraphrase the great Murray Walker. We’re actually over halfway through, eleven races done and only eight left, but the summer break seems like half time for everyone involved in and watching F1. So the question is, how is the season going for the teams? Therefore in current championship order, [...]
Jenson Button, the new Regenmeister
A wet race and Jenson Button wins, you’re so shocked aren’t you? Ayrton Senna, Rubens Barrichello and most famously Michael Schumacher have all been dubbed ‘Rain Master’ by the press, Button’s long overdue. It was an exciting race this afternoon, with five drivers looking like they could come through and win during the race depending [...]
F1 Blog’s Hungarian Predictions
Carrot’s Predictions Hungarian Grand Prix 2011 Winner – Lewis Hamilton Hungarian Grand Prix 2011 Pole Position – Lewis Hamilton Hungarian Grand Prix 2011 Fastest Lap – Lewis Hamilton Other predictions – Mercedes GP to firmly slip into the midfield I’m giving a clean sweep to Lewis Hamilton this weekend. With his pace in Monaco, a [...]
Everyone pounces when Vettel stumbles
Well that was a refreshing change from what we’ve had all season, wasn’t it? Three drivers from three teams all in the hunt throughout the race. Importantly from the point of view of championship excitement, Sebastian Vettel wasn’t one of them. Making the most of the car and his ability to overtake anywhere Lewis Hamilton [...]
Silverstone shows more than one chink in Red Bull’s armour
Red Bull are dominant and some people are calling the season boring – everything always seems to change at Silverstone, doesn’t it? The entire weekend in the paddock was spent politicking over the off throttle blown diffuser restrictions with Renault and then Mercedes both being given certain latitudes due to reliability issues. Eventually some sort [...]
F1 Blog’s European Predictions
Carrot’s Predictions European Grand Prix 2011 Winner – Jenson Button European Grand Prix 2011 Pole Position – Sebastian Vettel European Grand Prix 2011 Fastest Lap – Jenson Button Other predictions – At least one safety car I’m going for another Jenson Button win, he’d have won in Monaco if not for the red flag that [...]
In the rain, always bet on Button
Six trips through the pit lane, including one driver through penalty, contact with his team mate and Fernando Alonso, at the very back of the field at a restart and Jenson Button was still able to come through to win the longest ever Formula 1 race. The official time of the race was just under [...]
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