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CHINA GP 15 – GET THAT MCLAREN OUT OF THE WAY!

Closing, closing.. The number 7 car has some real speed in hand at the closing stages of the race in China. Just one more lap and he will be in DRS range of his teammate. Surely, it could be pos… … Continue reading

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A DARK DAY IN OCTOBER

I had planned to do a post about the crazy driver switcheroos that have been happening over a very short period of time. But I now sit here finding it extremely hard to find any words. Poor Jules Bianchi ran … Continue reading

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SPA 2014 – THE ICEMAN SHINES. ALL IT TOOK WAS A CLEAN RACE

Sorry for being a bit late with my review of Spa. One of my harddisks decided to call it quits. And it had to be the one with the OS. Oh, well. It was about time I upgraded the old gal … Continue reading

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THE CURIOUS CASE OF KIMI RAIKKONEN 2014

It’s time to delve into Kimis 2014 season. Now this is not going to be some sort of apologetic post although some will probably perceive it as that. I simply want to go through his season, race by race. Basically to … Continue reading

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BAHRAIN GP 2014 – WOE UNTO YOU, FERRARI!

And I thought this GP would be a nice return to writing after I couldnt be bothered with the Malaysian GP. Kimi was 2nd and 3rd in all practice sessions in Malaysia. Then the rains came in qualifying and suddenly his … Continue reading

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AUSTRALIAN GP 2014 – A BUCKET OF COLD WATER

Hello 2014 season. Hello sportsfans. Hello V6 turbo engines AND AWFUL VACCUUM CLEANER SOUND!! *Boo.. Hiss* Well, thats a fine how do you do, you say. Perhaps. But a man needs to vent. I reserve my right to bitch and … 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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