Dear Nigel,
Wasn’t Carlos Reutemann the one who reneged on team orders and said that if he wasn’t there to win he might as well be raising sheep in Argentina? What do you make of Ferrari’s team orders, and the submissive stance of both Massa now and Barrichello in the Schumacher years? To me this is a disgrace.
Sergio Botero
Tag: Williams
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It can be tough following orders…
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The race to Portimão…
August 24th, 2010 | Rob Widdows | 18 Comments
Sun, sea, sand and… motor racing. Sound good? It is. And there’s more. What does the Algarve mean to you, as a racing fan? Golf courses, holiday villas, waterside bars and lots of friendly people. Probably. There’s also a magnificent motor racing circuit near to all of these things and… Read more
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Motor racing’s autumnal treats
August 18th, 2010 | Rob Widdows | 15 Comments
I have been asked to get back to the blogging, from which I have been absent these past weeks. So here I am. Where have I been hiding? All over the place actually, as is my wont. I was set to take a holiday – my usual lolling around on… Read more
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Latest Issue – September 2010
July 30th, 2010 | Web Editor
McLaren: Road & track
Has the company’s F1 team helped to inspire its new road-going MP4-12C?Festival of Speed review
We pick six of the best cars to grace Goodwood and speak to the starsAston Martin at Le Mans
Motor Sport joins the team in the pits; Sam Hancock reports from the… Read more -
Would Gilles have quit Ferrari?
Dear Nigel,
First of all, many thanks for all the great pieces you’ve written over the years, including your book on Gilles Villeneuve.
I know you have been asked numerous questions about Gilles, but would appreciate your thoughts on the following, especially as he was (and still is) my ultimate… -
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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Brawn GP gets the all-clear
April 16th, 2009 | Ed Foster | 5 Comments
After the whirlwind of action over the past few weeks in Formula 1 the dust is finally settling.
Brawn GP, Toyota and Williams found a loophole in the regulations regarding the rear diffuser. They took it and at the pre-season tests they were considerably quicker than the other cars. The… Read more -
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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