Is this the greatest grid we’ve ever seen in 60 years of Formula 1? That’s a key question we couldn’t resist asking within our 2010 Grand Prix season preview, the cornerstone of the April issue of Motor Sport.
Now, I know better than anyone that making ‘greatest ever’ claims risks… Read more
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Questions of greatness
March 3rd, 2010 | Damien Smith | 35 Comments
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Alonso, but not by much…
As the 2010 Grand Prix season beckons, most of my acquaintance are agreed that it’s been a very long time since we anticipated a year with such relish. Schumacher back… Alonso at Ferrari… Button with Hamilton at McLaren… four World Champions in the pack… the prospect of four highly competitive… Read more
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Theories on Button and Byrne
Dear Nigel,
I’m going to be cheeky as I have two burning questions, hopefully you will answer them both?1. I’m still a little mystified by Jenson Button’s transfer given his genuine affection for ‘his’ old team. My only theory is that he had a strong inkling that Michael Schumacher was on the way, Nico Rosberg would be demoted to test driver, and it would have been him against Schumacher – in a team run by Schumacher’s old buddy! Knowing how all Schumacher’s team-mates got treated, what would you do… any thoughts on the truth of that?
2. I’ve just read Crashed & Byrned, the book about Tommy Byrne – what a talent we missed out on! How do you think he measured up to Ayrton Senna? And why did no other Formula 1 teams pick up this guy after his McLaren test?
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Hall of Fame opens with a bang
February 11th, 2010 | Damien Smith | 37 Comments
Motor Sport broke new ground last night – for both the magazine and for British racing – when we launched our Hall of Fame event at the Roundhouse in Camden.
It was a star-studded night as some of the biggest names in motor sport joined 400 guests for a celebration… Read more
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Will Ferrari come calling for Kubica?
Renault – in more ways than one – has had a poor time of it in Formula 1 over the last couple of years. True, Fernando Alonso returned to the team, after a single season with McLaren, but even the world’s best driver can do little with a fundamentally uncompetitive… Read more
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Button: brave or foolhardy?
November 18th, 2009 | Damien Smith | 61 Comments
The headline’s the big question, isn’t it? Jenson Button’s confirmed move to McLaren for 2010 will make him number one at the team in a physical sense – it’ll be written on his car – but most believe he’ll end up number two in reality. Jenson says he likes a… Read more
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Spanish Grand Prix summary
May 10th, 2009 | Ed Foster | 6 Comments
Another Grand Prix and another win for Button. He may have lost a place to team-mate Barrichello at the start, but the Brit got his head down and gave us another remarkable display of driving and getting the most out of the car and tyres. A large shunt at the… Read more
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Chinese Grand Prix summary
April 20th, 2009 | Ed Foster | 13 Comments
The Chinese Grand Prix was another soaking affair, yet this weekend it wasn’t Brawn GP scoring a one-two but Red Bull. Sebastian Vettel, who proved his prowess in the wet at last year’s Italian Grand Prix, once again drove faultlessly to score a maiden victory for the team.
1st: Sebastian… Read more
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America’s heroes who stumbled in F1
Dear Nigel,
With the launch of USGPE hitting the headlines over recent weeks, a lot is going to be made of potential driver talent coming from the US. If only this had happened 20 years ago, we could have had Michael Andretti and Al Unser Jr driving at their peak in F1.Given the right circumstances, I believe both could have been Grand Prix winners. This was a great rivalry that I think F1 fans really missed out on. What are your thoughts?
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The two sides of Mansell
Dear Nigel,
I wanted to ask you for your recollections of Nigel Mansell. Having witnessed much of the ‘Nigel-mania’ in the ’80s, I wondered why he has been mentioned so rarely in the past few years.Do you think he was only interesting in those few years of spectacle and not worthy of being remembered as an important personality in Formula 1? Silly behaviour and all, but he was a very strong and spectacular racer for several years, and his fight with Piquet was quite spicy on and off the track.
Bojan Prosnec
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