Archive for the tag 'Array'
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The Death of the 2010 British Grand Prix? - 12 Comments!
June 13th, 2009The 2010 British Grand Prix isn’t going to happen and somebody has to say it. The sooner we realise this the better we will all be. The 2010 season will go down in history as a dark year for the British as the once epicentre of world motorsport loses its Grand Prix after 62 years. [...]
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In an alternate reality, would we still have Lewis Hamilton? - 4 Comments!
April 19th, 2007Lewis Hamilton‘s route to Formula One is as good as it gets. It took just six years and in this time he showed dominance throughout each major championship in which he took part, cumulating in the GP2 title last year. It is hard to find fault or weakness in his ascent to the [joint] lead of the Formula One World Championship and to becoming the most successful rookie in the history of the sport.
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Juan Pablo Montoya is a hero. - 5 Comments!
March 5th, 2007Juan Pablo Montoya should be considered a hero. He is motor sports former self. He is what it was and what it really ought to be. On Sunday, Juan Montoya won his first NASCAR [Busch Series] race: the Telcel-Motorola 200 in Mexico City. After starting third and dominating the race from the start, a refueling malfunction left him in 19th position with only 25-laps remaining. Aided only by caution periods, Montoya began to move back up the order until on lap 72 he collided with team-mate Scott Pruett for the lead. Pushing Pruett into a spin, Montoya continued and held Denny Hamlin off over the few remaining laps for the win – the first ever for a Hispanic driver in the NASCAR Busch Series and his first after only six starts.
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Does F1 really need more young drivers? - 2 Comments!
February 22nd, 2007Former Formula One World Champion and A1 Team Great Britain Chairman John Surtees thinks that F1 needs younger drivers. Speaking to Autosport, Surtees encourages: “What we need to do is give more youngsters an opportunity.” Absolutely right. However, is putting more youngsters into Formula One really the best way to achieve that?
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Who is the most successful country in motorsport and F1? - 19 Comments!
February 8th, 2007Writing about A1GP got me thinking. Pitching nation against nation is a fantastic concept and what if Formula One was like that? If it was, who are the real world champions? What is the most successful motorsport nation? To answer that I have looked at the statistics for the last 56 years of Formula One (1950-2006) and I think I’ve found the answer.
