Sauber on Schumi - "I’ve never seen it in formula one before"

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Michael Schumacher’s run of bad luck in 2012 is hard to fathom, according to Peter SauberPeter Sauber, Sauber F1 Team boss, who was instrumental in bringing the seven time world champion into F1 in the early 90s, said that in the third year of his comeback with Mercedes, Schumacher is finally at the wheel of a worthy car.“But I have to say that Schumacher’s bad luck is incredible,” Sauber told

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F1 2012 Championship Standings after Canadian GP

Monday, June 11, 2012

World Drivers' Championship Grands Prix Pos Driver Points AU MA CH BA ES MO CA EU GB GE HU BE IT SI JP KO IN AB US BR 1 Lewis Hamilton 88 15 15 15 4 4 10 25 2 Fernando Alonso 86 10 25 2 6 18 15 10

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Hamilton wins Montreal to become 7th different driver to win this season

Lewis Hamilton made Formula One history in Canada on Sunday [1o June] by becoming the seventh driver to win in the first seven races after coming from third in the closing stages to record a much-needed victory. The Briton pitted from the lead with 20 laps to go, before excessive tyre degradation for Alonso and Vettel ahead allowed the McLaren to pounce for the win.Vettel led in the opening

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Schumacher could've been leading title chase - Reports

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Michael Schumacher could have been on track for his eighth world championship in 2012He may be carrying the number 7 on his Mercedes this year, but luck has abandoned the great 43-year-old German in the third and possibly final year of his F1 comeback, Bild newspaper reports.“It sounds funny,” Schumacher admitted. “I have only two points, but it is my best year with Mercedes.”The newspaper’s

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Vettel on pole for the the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Sebastian Vettel managed to top the qualifying session with his Red Bull which was forced by the FIA to modify the wheel hubs along with the floor hole, by a mighty 0.303 seconds ahead of the second place man, Lewis Hamilton, with Fernando Alonso in third. Vettel could bring home their maiden victory for Red Bull in Canada tomorrow.2012 Canadian Grand Prix, Qualifying Pos No

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Apart from ‘floor holes’, Red Bull now asked to change Brake duct design

The widely-reported ‘floor holes’ were not the only technical feature on Red Bull’s 2012 car to have caught the FIA’s attention recently.The reigning world champions were told by F1′s governing body after Monaco that its floor design does not comply with a new directive issued by Charlie Whiting. But Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports that the energy drink-owned team has had to make yet

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Canada: Red Bull's chance to set its almost perfect record straight

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Red Bull sees this weekend’s Canadian grand prix as a chance to set its almost perfect record straight. Of the 20 circuits on the 2012 calendar, the energy drink owned team has won at all of them with the exception of newcomer Austin — and Montreal.Sebastian Vettel came close a year ago, succumbing to Jenson Button’s challenge only on the very last lap. "I led every lap until part of the last one

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Whitmarsh on Schumacher- "anyone who underestimates him would be a fool"

Monday, June 4, 2012

Whether or not Michael Schumacher stays in Formula One beyond 2012, is a hot topic.After his comeback in 2010, he had to get in terms with the new tyres, new regulations and moreover the new 'weird' [Lawn Mowers] looking cars. Since then we have seen the seven time world champion pick up his competitive form gradually, culminating in pole at Monaco recently.But luck has not been on his side, and

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Student groups & Anonymous threaten to disrupt Canadian Grand Prix

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Evening marches have taken place in Montreal for weeksFollowing the breakdown of negotiations between student groups and the government of Quebec over hikes in university tuition fees, a large number of student protestors have threatened to go after the Canadian Grand Prix as part of its campaign against the Quebec government. Anonymous is also backing the protesting Montreal university students

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Back to the drawing board for Red Bull as 'hole' declared illegal

Formula 1’s governing body the FIA have declared the floor of Red Bull’s RB8 illegal, after the technical fiasco which took place throughout the Monaco Grand Prix. After the race in Monaco, the teams chose to not protest Mark Webber’s victory, however for the Canadian Grand Prix the floor must be altered to comply with the clarified rules.The original design of the RB8’s floor consisted of holes

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A chance-of-a-lifetime for the 'Fake Charlie Whiting'

Friday, June 1, 2012

Now here's a quick guide on how to become 'Famous'Just ask Mark McArdle, the man behind the fake Twitter account, with more than 16,000 followers- impersonating as the FIA race director Charlie Whiting [above].“I am still pinching myself — I am floored that this is really happening,” McArdle [pictured-left] told the Globe and Mail.The Canadian newspaper reports that Whiting was amused by his fake

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Pirelli announces tyre choices up to the British Grand Prix

Monday, May 21, 2012

For the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, the teams will use the P Zero Yellow soft and P Zero Red supersoft tyres. At the Grand Prix of Europe in Valencia, the teams will have the P Zero White medium and P Zero Yellow soft at their disposal. Finally, for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone in July, Pirelli will bring the P Zero Silver hard and P Zero Yellow soft.Montreal’s street circuit is

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2012 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Details Race Date: 10-Jun-12 Circuit Name: Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve Number of Laps: 70 Circuit Length: 4.361 km Race Distance: 305.270 km Lap Record: 1:13.622 - R Barrichello (2004) The final corner of Circuit Gilles Villeneuve became well known for crashes involving former World Champions. In 1999, Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher and

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