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Robert Kubica - That Sick Feeling

Watching Robert Kubica’s crash in the Canadian Grand Prix made me sick to the stomach. The way his hands suddenly dropped lifelessly as his BMW Sauber shell came to a halt reminded me of the final moments of Ayrton Senna.
Then there was the safety truck that moved strategically into position to block the camera’s view [...]

Lewis Hamilton Version 2.0

Lewis Hamilton was signed to McLaren early in his career at the tender age of 13. This week another youngster looks set to follow in Hamilton’s footsteps.
Oliver Rowland, a 14 year old karting talent, has been signed to the McLaren Young Driver Support programme. Martin Whitmarsh has already confirmed they would like to put Oliver [...]

Toyota Chief Loses It

Toyota F1 President John Howett has said some ridiculous things to German magazine Sport Bild.
First of all he has claimed that Nick Heidfeld only belongs in F1’s “upper midfield”. Umm.. were you watching the recent races John? Nick has been knocking on the door of the top 3 for a long time now and cracked [...]

Webber Says Something Smart

Mark Webber often doesn’t get to say much to the media other than things like “it’s not bl**dy good enough” when his car fails to finish almost every race. However, he recently made a very smart and constructive comment regarding holding an F1 race at night.
He raised the question of safety when it rains at [...]

Fisichella To Retire in 2011

In Bahrain, Giancarlo Fisichella was asked when he’ll retire from Formula One. His answer is a really messed up way of thinking if you ask me.
He stated that he wants to stay in F1 until he beats the record for the most number of Grand Prix starts. The record is currently held by Riccardo Patrese, [...]