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Vettel Makes the Win Look Easy in Valencia

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Sebastian Vettel had the field covered again today in Valencia.  He led from pole and won handily, making it all look easy.  A year or two ago, some of the paddock wags started referring to him as “Baby Schumi,” but he soon outgrew the moniker, and one suspects there will come a day, a decade [...]

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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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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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Vettel Takes Pole in Valencia, Webber Lines Up Second

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Qualifying for the European Grand Prix today, in Valencia, offered a few surprises, but little drama.  The Red Bull boys, Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber, captured the front row of the starting grid again, proving that their qualifying dominance this year is more the rule than the exception. Vettel has a appeared rather sour-faced at [...]

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Schumacher Doesn’t Expect Immediate Wins, Stresses Development

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While Michael Schumacher was conservative in his appraisal of his first full day of testing at Valencia on Wednesday, he nevertheless was candid about how pleased he was to be back in the cockpit.  As reported in Autosport, when asked if he was happy about his return to F1, he said, “Yes, I’m really happy. [...]

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Day Three at Valencia: Alonso on Top

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The Formula 1 test at Valencia concluded today, and once again Ferrari was vaulted to the head of the time sheets.  Today it was Fernando Alonso behind the wheel, rather than Felipe Massa, however.  It was Alonso’s first opportunity to test the F10, and he seemed to adjust to the new machinery very quickly.  He [...]

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Day Two at Valencia – Massa on Top Again

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The second day of Formula 1 testing at Valencia concluded today, with seven drivers taking to the track.  The drivers’ roster changed a bit, with Michael Schumacher, Pedro de la Rosa and Gary Paffett taking a breather, and Lewis Hamilton and Kamui Kobayashi joining the fray.  Today’s times were generally quicker than yesterday’s, as drivers [...]

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Schumacher Feels Like a Youngster Again – Video

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Climbing into the cockpit of a Formula 1 car again has fired seven-time champ Michael Schumacher with youthful enthusiasm.  Schumacher participated in the first official test of the season at Valencia today, and posted the third quickest lap on time sheets. After the test, Schmacher told reporters that the experience made him feel like a [...]

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