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Entries from August 2010

Vettel: Appetite for Destruction?

August 30th, 2010 · No Comments

If there’s something that’s always going to be true, it’s that Spa always delivers an exciting race, even if the result is sometimes not what you’d like. Last year saw first-lap retirements for Hamilton and Button, and ended with a rather shocking Raikkonen win with Force India’s Fisichella a surprising second, all the more surprising [...]

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The Return of the King…

August 28th, 2010 · No Comments

…of motorsports is upon us! Yes, after what seems like forever since Hungary, Formula 1 resumes in Belgium this weekend on what is, in my estimation (and no doubt others’ as well) the best circuit in motorsports today, the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in the Ardennes. So far no one can know if tomorrow will see rain [...]

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Time was on his side

August 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

70s and 80s F1 racer and Hungary race steward Derek Warwick wanted to black-flag (disqualify) Michael Schumacher for his risky defensive maneuver in Hungary, but because it occurred so late in the race the stewards were not able to get the video evidence reviewed in time. A decision to disqualify a racer requires all four [...]

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Hungary: all hell breaks loose

August 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

If the 2010 Hungarian Grand Prix has shown us nothing else, it’s at least shown that a small and rather insignificant accident can throw a race in unexpected directions. During lap 15 of the 70-lap race an accident occurred which caused yellow flags and a safety car, and that was the start of a bizarre [...]

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