Is it just me, or is it strange that Flavio Briatore has signed Nelson Piquet Jnr at Renault for another year? Or is it not so strange? Maybe it’s not so strange at all.
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Taking the Piquet
at 4:57 pm on Friday November 7, 2008 39 CommentsBrazilian GP: warming up
at 5:51 pm on Thursday October 30, 2008 12 Comments
The weekend kicked off with the press conference in a small room - unfortunate as this was the best attended of all 18 Thursday press conferences. The seats were quickly filled with journalists, leaving standing room only, much to the annoyance of photographers herded in at the back.
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Max Mosley: ‘It’s a question of who’
at 10:12 am on Thursday October 23, 2008 49 Comments
FIA president Max Mosley did his first proper sit down interview with the Guardian newspaper this week. On the front page was a rather flattering photograph of the man, next to the quote ‘It’s an absurd activity, therefore you keep it secret’ with the strap line ‘Max Mosley on sadomasochism’.
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Japanese GP: preview
at 10:32 am on Friday October 10, 2008 7 Comments
The problem for the Fuji Speedway is that Suzuka is in the same country. For as long as that magnificent track exists, Fuji will remain in Suzuka’s shadow. It was with great reluctance that F1 moved last year but it’s fair to say that Fuji has not been as bad as everyone expected.
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Singapore: hand of fate
at 7:31 pm on Sunday September 28, 2008 94 Comments
A laser message projected onto the pit buildings says: ‘First F1 Night Race. Thank you for being a part of history.’
History indeed, but F1 people should be thanking the Singapore organisers for a simply superb job. And, just to round off an exceptional weekend, we had an exceptional race.
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Singapore GP: quali
at 5:53 pm on Saturday September 27, 2008 49 Comments
So far, so good. In fact, very good. Singapore’s success story continues with a brilliant qualifying before what looked like a packed house. And they saw a mesmeric performance from Felipe Massa, almost out of the blue.
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Singapore GP: it’s on
at 5:44 pm on Friday September 26, 2008 30 Comments
Bernie Ecclestone’s pallor may not flatter the 77-year-old under the amazing floodlights but there could be no disguising his inner glow as he walked the pit lane. F1’s guru had taken a punt by pushing for a night race in Singapore. After the first day of practice, many of the doubters had been silenced.
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