Mark Webber

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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Was the 2010 F1 Driver Grid the Best Ever?

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Many of the usual paddock pundits proclaimed 2010 to be the most exciting season in the past 20 years.  According to some paddock pundits, the 2010 grid was the best ever.  While this assessment seems to be more than a bit hyperbolic, there’s certainly a case to be made for the depth of talent on [...]

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Ferrari Tops Time Sheets in Pirelli Test at Abu Dhabi

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With the dust barely settled on the 2010 season, the most preliminary test for 2011 has been completed at ABu Dhabi.  In this case, it was a test for Pirelli, the company that is replacing Bridgestone as sole tire supplier to Formula 1 for 2011 and beyond. The general consensus among drivers seemed to be [...]

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Reflections on the 2010 F1 Finale

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Now that the dust has settled, and the champagne (or fizzy citrus substitute) has been popped, we can step back and look at what has been one of the least routine grand prix season in years.  We are currently in a heady era when, rather than seeing the world titles be dominated by one or [...]

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Sebastian Vettel Is 2010 World Champion

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Sebastian Vettel is the new Formula 1 world champion.  This weekend’s race in Abu Dhabi began with a number of possible scenarios that might have unfolded.  The one which actually became a reality wasn’t the most likely one, but even so, when Red Bull’s Vettel crossed the finish line at the end of lap 55, [...]

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Red Bull and McLaren Say Team Orders Okay – If Voluntary

Thumbnail image for Red Bull and McLaren Say Team Orders Okay – If Voluntary November 11, 2010

Since the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim this year, the issue of team orders has been repeated run through the sausage grinder of public debate.  You will recall that Ferrari’s Felipe Massa moved over to let team mate Fernando Alonso pass, and take the win.  The order to Massa from the pits was heard on [...]

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Button Thinks Alonso Title Might Be Tainted

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Now that McLaren driver Jenson Button is effectively out of this year’s title chase, he seems to be exhibiting a definite case of sour grapes.  Speaking of potential winners of this year’s World Championship, Button told The Sun, “I don’t care who wins it really.” He did, however, offer an opinion on potential three-time title [...]

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Vettel Takes the Champagne in Brazil

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While many Alonso fans were saying that Brazil was the race where the Spaniard could sew up his third world title, it was not to be.  Instead, the Red Bull squad put their stamp on the event, as if that were simply the natural order of things.  Although Williams driver Nico Hulkenberg was able to [...]

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Nico Hulkenberg Grabs Pole in Brazil

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Weather was set to be the primary story in today’s qualifying today in Brazil, as all three sessions were run in the wet.  But the real story was Nico Hulkenberg’s capturing pole position for Sunday’s race.  For the most part, there were no surprises today, with the usual suspects coming to the fore with predicable [...]

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Niki Lauda Says Alonso Is in a League of His Own

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Three-time F1 world champ Niki “the Rat” Lauda, never short of an opinion, recently told Austria’s Kleine Zeitung that Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel has blown his chances of becoming world champion this year. “You can write Vettel off,” Lauda said. “He has no chance. Even if he wins the other [title contenders] won’t just disappear.” [...]

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