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Does Schumacher Regret His Comeback?

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Do you think Michael Schumacher has any regrets about making a comeback?  Much has been said, and much of it negative, about Schumi’s return to active racing at the pinnacle of motorsport.  Such greats of earlier eras as Sterling Moss, Jackie Stewart and even Niki “the Rat” Lauda have suggested that Schumi’s comeback has 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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Ross ‘the Maestro’ Brawn Cashes In

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Mercedes GP boss Ross Brawn isn’t known as “the Maestro” for nothing.  He helped mastermind uberdriver Michael Schumacher’s seven world titles at Benetton and Ferrari, and he later went on to snooker the field in 2009 with his eponymously badged Brawn, which cleverly exploited a loophole in the tech regs by employing a controversial double [...]

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How Good Is the Mercedes W02?

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How good is the new Mercedes W02?  It’s really impossible to draw any definite conclusions based on recent test results.  The Merc’s times have been all over the map, but that’s the case with most teams, as they run through various programs, on long and short runs, and heavy and light fuel loads.  Everyone agrees [...]

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Friday and Saturday at Jerez: Germans Rule

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German drivers topped the time sheets on the second and third days of testing this week at Jerez.  On Friday, Michael Schumacher showed there’s life in an old dog yet.  In the morning, on super-soft tires, he set a quick time that no one else was able to match for the remainder of the day.  [...]

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Vettel Quickest on Day One at Valencia

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The 2011 Formula 1 season got underway today – or rather the pre-season did – with the first day of testing at Valencia.  Two things may be said about the season’s first day of testing: (a) early test times count for little, and (b) Sebastian Vettel was the quickest. Of course, most of the teams [...]

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Schumi Says Simulators Not Much Help

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Last week Mercedes GP released an unusual statement to the effect that their star driver (or one of them) had been suffering from motion sickness whenever he used the team’s simulator for an extended period of time. This piece of information seemed to be on offer as at least a partial explanation for Schumacher’s troubled [...]

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Schumi Gets Woozy in Team Simulator

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Many excuses have been offered to explain Michael Schumacher’s lackluster performance during his comeback season in 2010, but perhaps the strangest of all has now been released by Mercedes GP.  They now claim that the team’s simulator makes Schumi carsick. According to the team, “Throughout his career, Michael from time to time has been susceptible [...]

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Rosberg on Schumi: ‘No Way He’s Going to Put Me in the Shade.’

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Nico Rosberg is obviously growing more comfortable in his position at Mercedes.  One year ago, he was a bit concerned once it had been announced that the legendary Michael Schumacher would be his team mate.  After all, not only was Schumi the most successful F1 driver in the history of the sport, he also had [...]

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Mr. 20 Percent Wants to Manage Sebastian Vettel

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Willi Weber (a.k.a. “Mr. 20 Percent,” in reference to the slice he skimmed from Herr Michael Schumacher’s annual income), is offering a bit of advice to reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel: get a manager.  And the best manager for the job?  Why, Willi Weber, of course. Vettel, most unusually for a modern F1 driver, has [...]

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