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2013 ROUND-UP, 2014 SHAKE-UP

Now that the dust has settled from the 2013 season, I thought it was time to do a short round-up and a glance towards the coming season. After Kimi left Lotus for his back surgery, I must admit that some … Continue reading

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LEO TURRINI: KIMI VISITED MARANELLO ON THURSDAY

Translated with the help of Claudio Acquista and Margherita Turdolina by Leo Turrini Yesterday, Kimi came back home It doesn’t happen to everyone, eh? As you may know; In the historic headquarters of Ferrari, there are dedicated avenues and lanes, … Continue reading

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INDIAN GP 2013 – THE KIMI AND PERMANE RADIOGATE

Sorry for the delay. I had to digest and reflect on the events in India before I could decide how to attack this one. So for this edition of my review, I won’t do a rundown of the race as … Continue reading

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JAPANESE GP 13 – HOW TO LOSE A RACE, BY R. GROSJEAN

What a racetrack Suzuka is. Perhaps the last real unforgiving track bar street circuits. In 2009, Timo Glock cut his leg and cracked a vertebrae in an incident on the track. Luckily no such injuries this weekend. But there were … Continue reading

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KOREA GP 2013 – YOU SHALL NOT PASS (THE ICEMAN)

After a disastrous qualifying that saw Kimi in 10th, corrected to 9th after Webbers penalty, hopes weren’t high for a good result in Korea. A broken frontwing (and a mistake from Kimi as well) saw to that. Ok, he got … Continue reading

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MONZA 2013 REVIEW AND MY KIMI-FERRARI SCEPTICISM

Back at the temple of speed: Autodromo Nazionale di Monza. I have been there twice myself and it’s a delight. Its a huge beautiful park that just happens to have a fantastic race track, smack dab in the middle of … Continue reading

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SPA 2013 – KIMIS GLORY RUN COMES TO AN END

Oh, how treacherous a mistress of a track you are. Your glorious curves and sweeping bends, they do entice us so. Down you go from La Source and through the most infamous of corners. The long relentless climb past Blanchimont … Continue reading

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SILVERSTONE GP 2013 – KIMI GETS PISSED OVER TEAM CALL

Hey guys. Just a short post on the Silverstone race. I’m about to go on vacation to Denmark so I have to cut it a bit short. And after the result, I was not that motivated either. Even though the … Continue reading

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SPANISH GP 2013 – KIMI STILL RACKING UP THE PODIUMS

Hello European season. Kimi is sitting pretty in 2nd place in the championship. But have Lotus kept up with the bigger teams in developing the car? Have some made a giant leap forward? The questions are always many once we … Continue reading

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BAHRAIN GP 2013 – A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY REPEATING

Isn’t it strange how things sometimes go your way. And other times no matter what you do, things just doesn’t. Looking at the Bahrain GP, this seemed to be the case more than usual for an F1 race. Exaggerated if … Continue reading

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