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Renault’s Boullier Admits Kubica Out for Months, Considers Replacements

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Two days after Robert Kubica’s crash in a recent rally race, the extent of his injuries is becoming more apparent.  According to a statement released by Renault, “On Thursday, Robert should undergo some more surgery in order to stabilise the fractures to his right shoulder and right foot.  Three or four days later, another operation [...]

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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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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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Pastor Maldonado Announced as Hulkenberg’s Replacement at Williams

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In a move that was widely anticipated, the Williams team has announced Venezuelan GP2 driver Pastor Maldonado as Nico Hulkenberg’s replacement.  While the Hulk had been touted by Williams as the most promising rookie since Lewis Hamilton, they dismissed him after his first season. It’s understood, of course, that the move had little to do [...]

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Williams Drops Hulkenberg for 2011

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When Wiliams driver Nico Hulkenberg took pole at this year’s Brazilian grand prix, Williams team co-owner Patrick Head was asked if the rookie driver’s performance at Interlagos would secure his seat during the coming season.  Head was cagey.  While he admitted that Hulkenberg deserved to remain in Formula 1, he refused to concede that the [...]

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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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Rubens Out, Hulkenberg In, at Williams?

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The driver line-up at Williams still seems to be up in the air.  It had been thought earlier that Rubens Barrichello’s contract had been extended to 2011.  Barrichello had made positive remarks in this regard, and most of the paddock gossip has been around team mate Nico Hulkenberg’s future with the team. There was a [...]

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Gerhard Berger Weighs in on Current Crop of F1 Pilots

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Former F1 pilot (Ferrari, McLaren and Benetton) and team owner (Toro Rosso) Gerhard Berger has been in the news lately voicing his opinions on most everything.  In a recent interview with Auto Motor und Sport, he weighed in with his evaluation of the current crop of German drivers in the field.  The Formula 1 grid [...]

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Hulkenberg Quickest at Barcelona on Day Two

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Nico Hulkenberg in the Williams topped the time sheets in today’s testing in Barcelona.  Unlike yesterday, when nearly a second separated the first and second best times, today Hulkenberg edged out second quickest Fernando Alonso by a mere 0.023 seconds. Moreover, the top half of the time sheets was more tightly clustered than yesterday.  The [...]

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