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Nick Fry on Schumi: ‘It’s Not Coming Together’

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Mercedes GP CEO Nick Fry is taking a realistic attitude in his evaluation of Michael Schumacher’s performance at mid-season.  Fry has been publicly optimistic about Schumacher all along, assuring anyone who would listen that Schumi was a bit rusty, that everyone within the team was impressed by his efforts and skills, and that eventually all [...]

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Mark Webber Dominates for a Win at Silverstone

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Once again the Red Bull squad seemed to have a likely one-two finish within their grasp, and once again they revealed their Achilles heel (i.e. driver rivalry that the team brass seems unable to cope with).  Team mates Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber shared front row on the grid today, and although Vettel sat on [...]

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Vettel and Webber Make it an All Red Bull Front Row at Silverstone

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It looks like Red Bull is having it all their way again, at least as far as qualifying is concerned.  Once again, the Red Bull boys have sewn up the front row, with Sebastian Vettel on pole, and Mark Webber right behind him. There was little question of their domination of the proceedings, as they [...]

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Webber to Use Vettel’s Old Chassis

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If Red Bull’s Mark Webber has been suffering from less-favored-son syndrome this season, the team’s decision to replace Webber’s recently wrecked chassis #4 with team mate Sebastian Vettel’s old chassis #3 won’t help matters much.  Chassis #3, it will be remembered, was spurned by Vettel after Monaco, and duly replaced by chassis #2.  Vettel has [...]

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Ecclestone Signs 17 Year Deal with Silverstone for British GP

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Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed that he has entered into a new agreement with Silverstone that will allow the historic racing venue to host the British Grand Prix for the next 17 years, at an estimated cost of 300 million pounds (US $488 million). At one point, it was thought that a new [...]

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No British Grand Prix in 2010?

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It would appear that the fate of the British Grand Prix is still in jeopardy.  Bernie Ecclestone had made plans to move the race from the historic Silverstone venue to the rival Donnington Park.  Earlier this week, however, Donnington Park faced economic realties, and withdrew their bid to host the race.  In short, Donnington Park [...]

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Brawn Thinks Button is Choking

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Much has been made about Jenson Button’s decline in form over the second half of this season, and Ross Brawn has weighed in with his own evaluation.  He has suggested that Button’s driving became more conservative once he realized he was the odds on favorite to take the championship this year.  Button took five victories [...]

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Button’s Lead Bulletproof?

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It has often been noted that the current point system in Formula 1 favors consistency.  More than that, it favors a driver who attains an early lead.  The the current system was adopted largely as a foil to Michael Schumacher, who, in his most successful years at Ferrari, was seen as sewing up the championships [...]

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