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World's nicest driver wins motor race: European GP

In the port area of Valencia, on the eastern coast of Spain, the local streets join up with some purpose-built stretches of asphalt to create a racing circuit, home to the European Grand Prix.  Travel far enough up the coastline, stopping to pass border control on the way, and you’ll arrive in Monaco:

Weighing up: Valencia qualifying

This week, “He did it for you, for me, for all of us…”

Assumed knowledge is a dangerous thing, and it’s been a while, so we’ll recap: the top 10 cars ran the final part of qualifying with enough fuel to start the race tomorrow and were weighed at the end of the session. 11th down [...]

Listen all y’all, it’s a sabotage

From the freshly-released full Court Of Appeal judgement allowing Renault to race this weekend, a chunk of the FIA’s decision to ban Renault from the European Grand Prix:

The contested decision further states that the Competitor knowingly released car no. 7 from the pit stop position without one of the retaining devices for the wheel-nuts being securely [...]

Right decision, right reasons? Renault race in Spain

…what?  Issues from Hungary to talk about?  Oh, bugger.

One of those issues was the penalty given to Renault for an incident at the Hungaroring.  The team were adjugded to have released Fernando Alonso’s car from its first pit stop before it was safe to do so, and were excluded from this week’s European Grand Prix [...]

Ferrari confirm Massa’s replacement’s replacement

It was a glorious dream while it lasted, wasn’t it?  Michael Schumacher has announced that injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in February are severe enough to end his planned comeback before it ever got started.

His injuries, for those disinclined to click on the link, included fractures to the head and neck.  Had we all [...]

Ferrari confirm Massa’s replacement

Yes, there are still issues from Hungary to talk about.  All in good time.

First, some news on Ferrari.  Felipe Massa’s personal doctor has said today that his left eye doesn’t show any signs of long-term damage, his recovery is progressing well and he should be able to race again.  Only a couple of days ago [...]