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Max Mosely Says Alonso Should Give Up Seven Points

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Former FIA president, and part-time companion of hookers in Nazi regalia, Max Moley, believes that, should Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso capture the world championship by seven points or less, the title would be tainted.  It will be remembered that Ferrari ordered Alonso’s team mate Felipe Massa to move over for the Spaniard at this German Grand [...]

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Alonso Takes Rain-Soaked Win in Korea

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It was a familiar sight in Korea in Saturday: an all Red Bull front row at the end of Q3. And on Sunday, another familiar sight: Red Bull felled by their usual demons, driver error and mechanical failure.  Unfortunately, on this go round, both demons attacked at once. The major story of the race was [...]

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Massa Thanks di Montezemolo for Support, Insists He’s a Team Player

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Felipe Massa, in the course of a few races, has gone from sulking about being relegated to de facto number two driver at Ferrari to praising Fiat/Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo for his public expression of faith in the diminutive Brazilian driver. You’ll recall that it wasn’t long ago, in the wake of Ferrari’s none [...]

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Ferrari Boss Tells Massa to Get with the Program

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Ferrari CEO Luca di Montezemolo has urged driver Felipe Massa to get with the program and support team mate Fernando Alonso’s bid for this year’s driving title.  At the recent Paris Motor Show, the Ferrari boss said, “I have waited for Felipe with great perseverance in the last four races. I want a strong Massa [...]

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Will Kubica and Massa Trade Places?

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Silly season has gotten off to a sputtering start, but as the season’s end finally becomes visible on the horizon, a there’s finally a buzz in the air over possible moves for 2011.  The latest rumor is concerning Robert Kubica.  Kubica has professed to being reasonably satisfied with his current seat at Renault, but now [...]

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Alonso Wins at Monza and Keeps Title Hopes Alive

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It was a fine day for the tifosi today.  Fernando Alonso scored his first Monza win as a Ferrari driver, an achievement which he ranked alongside of his 2006 win at his home grand prix at Barcelona. For those interested in semi-obscure statistics, it should be noted that when Alonso secured pole position yesterday it [...]

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Ferrari Escape Further Punishment for Team Orders, Rule to Be Reviewed

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The FIA’s World Motor Sport Council met today in Paris to decide on whether further punishment would be handed out to Ferrari for violating the team orders ban earlier this season.  At the German Grand Prix, the team ordered Felipe Massa to move over for team mate Fernando Alonso, which ultimately allowed Alonso to win [...]

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Max Mosley Thinks Ferrari Deserves Additional Punishment

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Max Mosley has never been shy about weighing in publicly with his opinions (unlike his successor in the FIA presidency, Jean Todt, who seems to be a model of discretion).  Even after his retirement, Mosley has decided that the F1 community is waiting breathlessly for his pronouncements. Regarding the recent team orders brouhaha in the [...]

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Ferrari Bites Back at Niki the Rat

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Niki Lauda has never been shy about voicing an opinion.  In fact, you might say that he’s a bit challenged when it comes to being discreet in his views.  Years ago, when he was in his prime as a driver, he earned the nickname “the Rat” partly because of his prominent overbite, which seemed to [...]

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Alonso Says Top Five Drivers Contending for Title

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During the summer break, Ferrari pilot Fernando Alonso has been ruminating about his title chances for the 2010 F1 season.  Although Alonso is currently sitting with a 20 point deficit to points leader Mark Webber, Alonso prefers to bifurcate the season, insisting that the leading group of drivers will begin the second half of the [...]

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