Posts Tagged "Motorsport"

The second event in the 2013 Subaru National Road Series got underway in Tweed NSW yesterday.

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“Isn’t it great to see two teammates in Formula One fighting it out? Now that’s what I want to see!”

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Put a puncture in painful Pirelli tyres

By Alexander Grant, 16 Apr 2013

 

Formula 1 management are destroying their sport with a tyre from Pirelli that looks more determined to spew rubber than hold itself together.

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F1 China 2013: For the team or individual?

By Dave Webb, 12 Apr 2013

 

The 2013 Formula One World Championship has got off to an inauspicious start. There have been problems from the get go, and after the recent Malaysian Grand Prix, things look like they are about to get worse.

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Vettel: I don’t apologise for winning

By AFP, 11 Apr 2013

 

Three-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel says he feels no need to apologise for winning following his controversial victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix.

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Drag racing: Pushing the boundaries of acceleration

By Luke Nieuwhof, 3 Apr 2013

 

In any sport, the gains found at the upper level have ever diminishing returns. The nitro-fueled world of Top Fuel drag racing is no different.

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No surprises expected in Formula One 2014

By Mat Coch, 12 Jan 2013

 

Formula One in 2013 will resemble the season just gone. Little has changed, and despite tweaking to the rubber, one can expect those at the head of the class in 2012 to remain there.

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Ferrari blinkered to Formula 1′s plight

By Mat Coch, 28 Dec 2012

 

“If you’re attacking make sure you get it right, else the Horse Whisperer will eat you for lunch.” Ferrari’s Twitter account, the Horse Whisperer, delights in shaming journalists and it’s best to avoid being the subject of one of its posts.

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Formula One poorer for Kubica’s absence

By Mat Coch, 11 Dec 2012

 

Robert Kubica has confessed, for the first time, that he may never return to Formula One.

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Did Ferrari bring Formula 1 into disrepute?

By Mat Coch, 4 Dec 2012

 

Ferrari has graciously elected not to protest the result of the Brazilian Grand Prix. It had no cause for complaint, however that didn’t stop thousands of fans posting videos on YouTube and bombarding the Italian squad imploring it to lodge a protest.

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Hamilton on pole for Brazilian GP

By AFP, 25 Nov 2012

 

Lewis Hamilton grabbed pole position for Sunday’s Formula One championship showdown Brazilian Grand Prix on Saturday as he and his McLaren team upstaged the title fighters and locked out the front row for the fourth time this year.

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Blue flag rules spoil F1 drivers

By Mat Coch, 19 Nov 2012

 

The current crop of Formula One drivers need to stop crying wolf. The circuits, cars and facilities are better equipped than ever which has made the sport the safest it ever has, but somehow that cotton wool mentality seems to have crept in to the drivers psyche.

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V8 Supercars serve as entrée to F1 at Abu Dhabi

By The Radical, 2 Nov 2012

 

V8 Supercars will com­pete for championship points alongside For­mula 1 for the first-time ever at Abu Dhabi this weekend.

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Schumacher right to retire from Formula 1, again

By The Radical, 17 Oct 2012

 

Michael Schumacher made the right call to return to retirement. Not because he hasn’t ‘got it’ anymore, there is no doubting he can still compete at the top. It has nothing to do with him.

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Daniel Ricciardo is on the rise

By The Radical, 14 Oct 2012

 

Daniel Ric­cia­rdo has all but guar­an­teed his reten­tion at Toro Rosso in 2013. At the same time, he has gone a long way toward plac­ing him­self on top of the pile to join Red Bull when a vacancy presumably arises the fol­low­ing season.

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Remembering Bathurst: Beers, boobs and burnouts

By Aleks Duric, 12 Oct 2012

 

Bathurst. There are few, if any, sporting events around the globe that simply take the name of host city.

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It is scary how often sports and broadcasters annoy newcomers who just want to see why others are so interested in the sport.

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Lewis Hamilton follows the money to Mercedes

By Mat Coch, 30 Sep 2012

 

Lewis Hamilton has signed for Mercedes. The 2008 world champion will join the Brackley-based outfit alongside Nico Rosberg for the 2013 Formula One championship.

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Motivation spurred Hamilton F1 switch

By AAP, 30 Sep 2012

 

Motivation, not money, was the main reason Lewis Hamilton on Friday confirmed he was to leave McLaren for Mercedes next year.

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Webber and Red Bull satisfied after tough Monza day

By AFP, 9 Sep 2012

 

Defending drivers world champion German Sebastian Vettel said he was reasonably satisfied after he qualified fifth in his Red Bull for the Italian Grand Prix.

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