The European Grand Prix at Valencia was the least exciting race of the season so far from the point of view of spectacle. But from a race strategy point of view it was quite interesting. It was less frantic than some of the races we have experienced so far this year and, surprisingly, there was no safety car. As a result the teams had some time to consider their options during the race. Many had planned to do the race on a two-stop strategy, which on paper was eight seconds faster than a three-stop, assuming you had a trouble-free run More…
On Tuesday John Surtees will be in Maranello with Ferrari, the team with whom he won the 1964 world championship, doing a variety of activities. Surtees remains the only man to win the world championship on both two wheels and four, something which as a keen biker myself I still find unbelievable. Of course there was no downforce on the cars then, as there is today, so the difference between disciplines was probably a little less, but it’s a mind blowing achievement. One of Surtees’ tasks in Maranello will be to record a short video for JA on F1 readers More…
On the eve of the European Grand Prix at Valencia, Fernando Alonso said all is not lost in his and Ferrari’s quest to win the world championship this year, but admitted that the team was having “a very bad year.” He also said that his own performance is as strong as at any time in his career and compared his performances to his team mate Felipe Massa, “These seven races.. I think I drove the best seven races of my career, with the best qualifying laps, compared to my teammate, compared to last year,” he said. After a slow start More…
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