The word ‘Grosjean’ still ignites emotion in the Sauber garage

Friday, June 8, 2012

Sergio Perez was furious with the Frenchman after a collision in Barcelona, and then Kamui Kobayashi had to retire with suspension damage after the first corner in Monaco.“He deserved a penalty (for Monaco),” team manager Beat Zehnder is quoted by Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport.“He drove into two cars. If Schumacher is punished in Barcelona, why not Grosjean (at Monaco)?”Team boss Peter Sauber

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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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Button : “It’s my leanest period since the old Honda days"

Monday, May 28, 2012

Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button winced late on Sunday [May 27] whilst maintaining the ‘win together, lose together’ mantra after yet another bad weekend for McLaren.“We still came away with some points but we need to react fast,” British newspapers quoted Hamilton as saying after getting a bad start and finishing in the train behind winner Mark Webber.“The team have definitely got some work to

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Monaco Grand Prix 2012 - Pictures

Six different drivers won six different races so far this season. Mark Webber won the race on Sunday giving Red Bull their third straight win at the Monaco Grand Prix. Nico Rosberg finished second for Mercedes, just 0.643 seconds behind. Fernando Alonso finished a strong race in third for Ferrari.Pitures Monaco Grand Prix, Start Monaco Grand Prix,

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F1 2012 Championship Standings after Monaco GP

Sunday, May 27, 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 Fernando Alonso 76 10 25 2 6 18 15 2 Sebastian Vettel 73 18 - 10 25 8 12

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Monaco Grand Prix -Webber -Sixth different driver to win from six races

Having being promoted to pole position, Mark Webber went on to win the Monaco Grand Prix for the second time with Red Bull winning the Principality for the third time in succession. For the first time in Formula One's 62 year history, we have now witnessed six different drivers winning the six races so far this season.Romain Grosjean's poor judgementAs soon as the five red lights went off,

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Penalty-hit Monaco grid Reshuffles as Schumi reflects on his pole position [Update]

Saturday, May 26, 2012

A multiple winner in the Principality, the Mercedes driver has often struggled since returning to F1 in 2010. But he was the fastest on the Cote d’Azur today [May 26]. Michael Schumacher’s critics will be silent as the seven time world champion aced qualifying at Monaco.“I’m grateful to all the trust Mercedes had in me,” said the delighted German. “I’m able to give back a little bit in

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Schumacher enjoys pole position again while it lasts - Monaco Qualifying

Michael Schumacher was the quickest man at the Circuit de Monaco today, with a stunning lap time of 1'14.301. Unfortunately, he wont be starting from pole position for the race tomorrow, as he is handed a 5-place grid penalty for the collision with Bruno Senna at the Spanish Grand Prix.Mark Webber is thus promoted to pole position with Nico Rosberg for Mercedes in second and Lewis Hamilton in

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Renault Alpine A110-50 revealed in Monaco today (+Pictures)

Friday, May 25, 2012

The Alpine A110 achieved most of its fame in the early 1970s after winning several rallies in France. The inaugural World Rally Championship (in 1973) was won in an Alpine A110 at the Monte Carlo Rally after a buy-out by Renault.To mark the event of the 50th anniversary of the iconic A110 Berlinette, Renault has created a concept car named Renault Alpine A 110-50 which was revealed today [May25]

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Lotus F1 Team and Linkin Park app set for download (+Video)

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Lotus are keen to leverage their reputation as one of the more innovative and fan-centred teams. Last weekend they had announced a unique partnership for the Monaco Grand Prix, ‘Lotus F1 Team Angry Birds’. It seems now they have teamed up with an American rock band, two times Grammy Awards winner, Linkin Park.We have teamed up with the Lotus F1 Team to create
 "Linkin Park GP." This is more than

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2012 Monaco Grand Prix - Thursday Practice 1&2 results

First Practice:Under warm and sunny conditions, Fernando Alonso with a lap time of 1’16.265, was the quickest in the first practice session of the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix weekend.The Twenty three cars ran a whole eighty one minutes of the ninety minute session. Nine minutes short due to a red flag and one car short due to Kimi Räikkönen not participating in the session. He completed only a single

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The Streets of Monaco - A 155-metre concept like no other

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

With its own fully functional go kart circuit, The Streets of Monaco by Yacht Island Design is a 155-metre concept like no other. The design recreates a small section of the Principality of Monaco, home to the famous Formula One track and the Monaco Yacht Show. Basically, the superyacht acts as a floating island, harnessing the benefits that come from SWATH platforms, the main advantage being

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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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Rosberg and Häkkinen driving through the streets of Monaco (Video)

In the build-up to this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix, Mercedes GP driver, Nico Rosberg has come up with a new video on his Youtube Channel (Nico Rosberg TV).Here is the the video of him meeting the two-time World Champion, Mika Häkkinen. After a bit of chatting, they head out to the streets of Monaco in a Mercedes SLS Roadster. The Monaco preview quotes from the team and the drivers are added

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8th Grand Prix de Monaco Historique 2012 (Video)

Friday, May 18, 2012

Ben Barker wins in a Lola 1978 T670 F3 at Monaco Grand Prix Historic 2012Once every two years, the 32,000 inhabitants of the Principality of Monaco generously give over the streets of their world-famous Grand Prix course for an additional racing event, the Monaco Grand Prix Historique, this time dedicated to cars that raced there from 1929 to 1984.The first Monaco Historic Grand Prix was held in

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I live in the present. What will happen will happen : Massa

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Felipe Massa, the man who lost the 2008 world championship by a single point, is on a verge of diminishing his Formula One career.Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali left Barcelona insisting he expects the struggling Brazilian to “fight back starting in Monaco”. “We absolutely need his points to also fight for the constructors’ title,” he said.Earlier, the Maranello based team said on Twitter that

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Williams scrambling to put together equipment it needs for Monaco

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Two days after winning in Spain, Williams is scrambling to put together the equipment it needs to contest next weekend’s Monaco grand prix.Mere hours after Pastor Maldonado secured the once-great British team’s first victory since 2004, a huge fire broke out in the pits, leaving one team member still in a Barcelona hospital with burns.“His family are in constant communication and he is in good

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2012 Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Details Race Date: 27-May-12 Circuit Name: Circuit de Monaco Number of Laps: 78 Circuit Length: 3.340 km Race Distance: 260.520 km Lap Record: 1:14.439 - M Schumacher (2004) The Circuit de Monaco consists of the city streets of Monte Carlo and La Condamine, which includes the famous harbour. It is unique in having been held on the same

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