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February 13th, 2013 Formula One Comments

Vettel In Pole Position For Fourth Successive Driver’s Championship Win

Vettel In Pole Position For Fourth Successive Driver's Championship Win

Vettel In Pole Position For Fourth Successive Driver’s Championship Win

By Richard Smith:The eagerly anticipated 2013 Formula One season is rapidly approaching, with 22 drivers and 11 teams set to race at full throttle for the chance to be crowned the World Drivers’ Champion and Champion Constructors, F1 has even made a video to try and capture the excitement. The phenomenal Sebastian Vettel heads into the campaign as the man to beat following a hat-trick of drivers championships over the last three years.

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The German is rightly installed as the 6/4 favourite to take his tally to four in a row and his Red Bull team mate Mark Webber is likely to once again be in the ubiquitous shadow of Vettel but is an outside bet at 14/1. The dynamic duo will also be looking for make it four consecutive World Constructors Championships, with Red Bull the evens favourites to do just that.

The 2013 season is guaranteed to be another thrilling season packed full of gripping drama and a splattering controversy. But that’s just how we like it. A multitude of changes have occurred in the off-season, with none bigger than Lewis Hamilton’s titanic switch from McLaren to Mercedes.

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August 31st, 2012 Formula One Comments

Best Formula One Drivers Of All Time

Best Formula One Drivers Of All Time

Best Formula One Drivers Of All Time

By Liam Ohm: Who are the best Formula One drivers of all time? Drawing up these kind of lists is always difficult, with changes being made due to the relative time periods of drivers, as well as whether success can be measured in terms of races won, or an overall importance to the sport?

This list, which is ranked, diplomatically, in no particular order, focuses on some of the drivers that have most defined the sport, or provided some of its most important moments and legacies.

From Gilles Villeneuve to Ayrton Senna, it provides a brief introduction to some of the best drivers of all time.

10 – Gilles Villeneuve

This French Canadian driver won six Grands Prix, only to suffer an early death in 1982 in Belgium. Villeneuve’s combative style and brief, but powerful run of success for Ferrari between 1978 and 1981 makes him one of the legends of the sport, a legacy that has been continued by his son Jacques Villeneuve. Read more »

June 18th, 2012 Formula One Comments

2012 Formula One Season Promising to be a Classic

2012 Formula One Season Promising to be a Classic

2012 Formula One Season Promising to be a Classic

Written by David Showell: There are some people who live and breathe every single moment of the Formula One season, while there are millions more who could perhaps take it or leave it.

In the past, many races, and indeed whole seasons, have resembled little more than processions, with leading drivers starting races on pole position and facing very little competition for first place before taking the chequered flag at the end.

In many ways, the sport was gradually being reduced to a contest in engineering excellence as opposed to a battle of the skills of various drivers.

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March 28th, 2012 Formula One Comments

Is Red Bull Set To Lose Its Wings in 2012?

Is Red Bull Set To Lose Its Wings in 2012?

Is Red Bull Set To Lose Its Wings in 2012?

Written by Rod Crowley: After just two races in Australia and Malaysia all of a sudden it is all change in Formula 1 with no obvious dominant team or driver emerging after the first two races of the season.

Twelve months ago, the world of F1 belonged to Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull, who won 11 of the 19 races in 2011, including the first two of the year but so far, that is far from the case this term and a new order could well be on its way to establishing itself, which of course is exciting for fans.

In terms of speed, it is the McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button that have stolen the show after the first two Grand Prixs. Two front row lock outs in the two races bears testimony to that, however, despite Button winning in Australia; mistakes, bad pit stops and poor race speed cost him any chance of finishing among the points in Malaysia.

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