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Man out of time - a quick catch-up

There are reasons why nothing has been posted for a little while, all of them rather too mundane to detain you with here.  Time that might otherwise have been spent doing this had to be spent doing something else instead.  There is, of course, a quick and easy fix: match my current salary.

Shall we have [...]

Replacing Massa’s replacement’s replacement

Third time lucky?

First there was Michael Schumacher, whose fractured neck put paid to his comeback before it ever really started.  Then there was People’s Champion Luca Badoer, whose comedy stylings reminded fans worldwide that they were only a couple of lucky breaks away from driving the second Ferrari themselves.  Now?

As the only one [...]

Happening before your very eyes: Belgian GP

Formula One is so terribly predictable these days, isn’t it?  In such a technologically advanced sport, one where what you’re driving matters as much as how you drive it, a quick car is a quick car.  There’s no mystery any more.  Unless it’s one of those races where the weather can’t make its mind up, [...]

Weighing up: Spa qualifying

This week, “Yes, I’m sure it’s not upside down.”

There are twenty cars, each weighing 605kg without fuel, and there are three qualifying sessions.  At the end of the first session, the slowest five men are knocked out.  At the end of the second session, the same.  The remaining ten drivers fill up with enough fuel to [...]

Temporary truce in the F1 paddock

It was a titanic battle, with both sides claiming victory at various stages of the dispute, but finally it looks like the matter has been settled.  One gets the sense, though, that it’s only a temporary solution.  For now at least, let’s give a tentative but warm welcome to the news that yes, Force India [...]