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Formula 1 Grand Prix Belgium 2012 Crash – Onboard Alonso

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Grosjean-Hamilton-Alonso-Perez wreck
Although Button and Vettel did a great race, the best news from this event was that Fernando Alonso scaped without serious injuries due to a crash in the first corner. First Grosjean collided with Lewis Hamilton who then collected Alonso and Sergio Perez. Hear the sound of the impact in second 11. Alonso was very lucky to escape without a serious injury from this collition.

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Why did Michael Schumacher came back to f1?

“Just When I Thought I Was Out, They Pull Me Back In” this is a line of a famous american film (The Godfather III) that suits perfectly to Michael’s situation.

Michael Schumacher

Why he came back? The answer is simple, this is by far one of the best era to be a racing driver and I will mention just a few points to demonstrate it.

  • Salaries: Although we all know Schumacher didn’t came back just for money it does help a bit to make the decision when something extra is offered due to all the benefits that a 7 time world champion will bring to a new team, just to mention a couple, experience and our next point, commercial endorsements.

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New Jersey F1 race confirmed for 2013

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Eclestone confirmed in an interview today that the New Jersey GP will substitute the Valencia GP for the year 2013. This new circuit will add up to the list of street circuits in the modern era of formula. As mentioned before street circuits have many conditions that put them on the top of the preference by organizers and fans, and that is why we have seen how easy they have been added to the f1 calendar in comparison to normal circuits. Sebastian Vettel show us in this a short video how will the New Jersey layout be used to make this street race + some burnouts.

Fernando is faster, once again

Today Fernando Alonso took another pole position in consecutive weekends with similar damper conditions.

Fernando Alonso

It is a great result, and better yet is the fact that Ferrari have considerably improved their form compared to how they started the championship. Now Ferrari is the team to beat, they have the current best driver in the grid and also the best car. Although all of this is good for the team there is a negative note, Felipe Massa’s performance hasn’t been there since maybe the 2010 German GP, where Ferrari scored their last 1, 2 since Fernando’s arrival. I have less doubt now that someone else is taking Massa’s seat for the next season and I don’t want to sound biased with Fernando being a better driver than Massa but at this point even Brazilians may agree. I have said several time now that when Felipe leave the team he will say (true or not) that Fernando had a better car than his, this will be the only way he may justify this big performance gap that the Spaniard have established.

Formula One Race in Chicago

Street circuits have raised a lot of emotions in the past recent years and maybe that is why lately Formula One is always considering new races to be ran at the streets of iconic cities. Singapur and Valencia are two of the fresher examples that we currently have and now even London has appear as a big candidate to have a race in the years to come.

Given the fact that in 2013 there is a big chance now that New Jersey could celebrate an F1 race, I started to think about what other big city in the United Stated could be a potential candidate to celebrate a race as well. In case you didn’t know in the past Detroit used to have a Formula 1 race from 1982 to 1988, where 3 of the 7 races were won by his excellency Ayrton Senna, 2 of them with the Lotus Team and one with Mclaren.

One city that immediately pops to my mind is Chicago Read more

Mark Webber to stay in Red Bull for the 2013 season

Mark Webber has secure his F1 seatfor the 2013 season by signing with his current employer the

Mark Webber renewed his contract with Red Bull

Red Bull Racing team. As Mark Webber declared it was a no brainer to make that decision given the great success he have had in this team. Since his arrival in 2007 he have won 9 races and have had the opportunity to fight for the championship as well, in top of all that, he already know the team and the team knows him very well.

Mark Webber won the last weekend gran prix at Silverstone and as we said this type of results just added points to his aspirations to renew with the team. In the other hand there is the Felipe Massa’s situation, Read more

Little Monaco for Karts

Today I found this incredible video of a kart race held at Trois-Rivières QC Canada. It is a street circuit with very narrow corners, a tunnel and some fast corners too, therefore it is ok to call it the Little Monaco for Karts. Watch the complete video and you will see why this tiny go karts are so dangerous, and why they have to be driven by professionals.

I will definitely pay to watch a race like this, fascinating stuff!!

Mark Webber wins the British Gran Prix

Mark Webber drove an outstanding race to take the chequered flag in the

Mark Webber won the 2012 British Gran Prix
2012 British Gran Prix. Webber started just behind pole sitter Fernando Alonso and attacked him at the end of the race to take 1st place. The Spaniard had a great race as well and showed the big progress that Ferrari have made since the start of the season, but this time, it was the soft compound tyres that didn’t let the Ferrari driver to match Webber’s pace in the final stint. However Alonso felt great at the end of the race because he was able to add 18 points more to his championship aspirations. Read more