Ferrari

Alonso Inks New Deal with Ferrari

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What’s one thing that Kimi Raikkonen has done that his successor at Ferrari, Fernando Alonso, hasn’t?  Win the world championship in his first year on the team. What’s one thing that Alonso has done that the Kimster hasn’t?  Ink a multi-year extension with the Scuderia after his first year on the team.  Apparently Alonso and [...]

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Vettel to Trade Red Bull for Ferrari Red?

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It seems as though whenever a young driver begins to make his mark on Formula 1, rumors begin to circulate that the latest wunderkind will exit whichever team he’s currently aligned with to join Ferrari.  Certainly, the Prancing Horse has attracted some of the greatest names in racing. During the time that I have been [...]

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Late Upgrades Pay Off: McLarens Top Timesheets in Practice 2 in Oz

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Although, to paraphrase Gertrude Stein, practice is practice is practice, and one must be careful about drawing conclusions prematurely, I think it’s safe to say that one surprise that’s come from Friday’s opening practice sessions in Australia is the pace shown by McLaren. Of course, McLaren has long had a reputation for sandbagging in pre-season [...]

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Raikkonen and Montoya Both Happy to Leave F1 in the Past

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Although former McLaren team mates Kimi Raikkonen and Juan Pablo Montoya seem to be spectral opposites in terms of character (Montoya’s fiery personality standing in stark contrast to the Kimster’s “Iceman” persona), they do have one thing in common: both drivers seem to have walked away from the pinnacle of motorsport (if we can agree [...]

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Kubica Quickest on Day Three at Valencia

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While fires burned in Cairo on Thursday, flames also poured from the read of Felipe Massa’s Ferrari on day three of testing at Valencia.  After 12 laps in the morning session, the Brazilian spun in his own oil and caught fire.  The Ferrari mechanics were able to put him back on track again in the [...]

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Alonso Tops Timesheets at Valencia Day Two

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Testing continued today at Valencia, with Fernando Alonso taking honors today as quickest driver.  Alonso has been coy about Ferrari’s progress, however, implying that it’s difficult for the team, under current testing conditions, to get a realistic reference point on performance. “It’s difficult to feel the competitiveness of the car,” Alonso told reporters,  “because in [...]

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Alonso Rates Schumacher as ‘Most Dangerous Champion’ of 2011

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When asked a few years ago to name his greatest rivals were, then Renault pilot Fernando Alonso mentioned McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen.  He qualified that remark, however, by saying that Hamilton and the Kimster were his greatest rivals among currently active drivers.  Remember, this was during Schumi’s first retirement.  He also allowed [...]

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Martin Brundle Speaks Out on Schumacher’s Comeback

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Nearly everyone in the Formula 1 community has ventured an opinion on Michael Schumacher’s comeback effort in 2010, and former F1 driver (and Schumi team mate) Martin Brundle is no exception.  Speaking at the Autosport International Show recently, Brundle said, “I have no problem with him coming back. He was bouncing down the track after [...]

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Is Vettel on Norbert Haug’s Shopping List?

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No sooner have rumors surfaced that Red Bull pilot Sebastian Vettel might be poached by Ferrari than we hear that Mercedes GP is also casting covetous eyes towards the young German champ.  It’s only natural, of course.  Whenever a new star arrives on the scene, and proves his worth, the front-running teams begin hatching plots [...]

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Will Sebastian Vettel Leave Red Bull for Ferrari?

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Once a driver makes his mark in Formula 1, rumors begin to circulate that he’ll be off to Ferrari. It’s only natural.  Ferrari is the most illustrious team in the history of the sport.  And they also have the deepest pockets. Michael Schumacher left a very strong-looking Benetton team at the end of 1995 to [...]

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