Posted on October 9, 2012 by driverjohn
Earlier this year we had Pastor Maldonado cast in the role of the man in the black cloak, twirling his moustache whilst casting F1’s poor virgins out into the snow, chaining them to the railroad tracks or just punting them off into the boondocks, but now it is Romain Grosjean who has inherited the mantle. Continue reading →
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Posted on October 4, 2012 by driverjohn
Lewis did the right thing to leave McLaren and should be able to do so with his head held high. All this media nonsense about him having let McLaren down is just that; nonsense. Continue reading →
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Posted on September 29, 2012 by driverjohn
So we know that Lewis has gone to team up with his old karting mate Nico at Mercedes and that Sergio will replace him at McLaren next year. With the Hamilton saga finally over, so far, so good, but what next? Continue reading →
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Posted on June 29, 2012 by driverjohn
What is this obsession with city street races? They may have worked well enough into the 1970s, but ground effect and the development of aerodynamics really killed the relevance. Sure Monaco has survived and thrived, but Monaco is Monaco and somehow it still works. Continue reading →
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Posted on June 25, 2012 by driverjohn
This weekend has seen plenty of action around with the big leagues featuring #NASCAR from Sonoma, #IndyCar in short track mode over in Iowa, and #F1 from Valencia. The #Rolex sports car teams were at Watkins Glen #WGI #F2 at Spa and the #BTCC at Croft in England’s North East. Continue reading →
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