Tag: Formula One 2016

First of all, in off, off track news, Bernie Ecclestone’s Mother-In-Law was kidnapped last Friday in São Paulo, Brazil. This is not exactly that unusual as São Paulo saw 2 or 3 cases a week in the early 2000s, but that number had declined in recent years. The ransom is reportedly $36.5 Million which, if …

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I know there are those who think I’m in the bag for Lewis Hamilton. First of all I don’t really give a damn about motor sports or sports in general for that matter except for Baseball, Curling, and Sailing. I used to swim a little (10 miles a day a little which is a long …

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Morning emergencies. Nothing you should be concerned about, but they’re screwing up my rhythm. Live Blog below.

What? Again? I’ll try not to belabor this too much because I have many other irons in the fire (well, I notice my absences and what can I say except they’re related to business, personal, and family issues I choose not to share with the entire Internet). It’s a new track, a street track, and …

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Well, there’s an 80% chance of rain which means the tire choices of Ultra, Super, and Soft won’t mean much. Most teams have trotted out their mid course corrections in terms of aero and engine modifications which means… basically nothing. Red Bull is a little more competitive against Ferarri and they are both still .2 …

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Monaco, criminal tax haven and glittering Cubic Zirconia of the Mediterranean. Fleshpot and gambling den of Europe. Gangster Paradise. Since the Great Depression they’ve also held an annoying Formula One race known mostly for it’s lack of racing because there are no places to pass on its twisty streets except when there are flaming hunks …

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I don’t feel compelled to add Barcelona despite the City sponsorship. Among other peculiarities this is the official Formula One test track so everyone knows it with their eyes closed. It’s pretty abrasive so we have Hards (useless and slow, everyone hates them and is carrying a set only because the rules say they have …

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Sometimes if you don’t have bad luck you don’t have any luck at all. Lewis Hamilton, the defending Champion, probably feels like that today. After 2 weeks of working on it he’s experiencing the same kind of overheating problems with his KERS that he did in Shanghai. As in that race he will start no …

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Like Swamp Castle the Shanghai Formula One circuit is built, literally, in a swamp. Large portions of the track and Grandstand are actually floating on large chunks of plastic foam (about 2 years worth of total Chinese production; though, this being a global economy, it’s not as if they had some Stalin-like command to build …

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Once again we’re going to forgo the pretty tables because I just don’t have time to do them. Suffice it to say that Australia was Rosberg, Hamilton for Mercedes, then Vettel and Ricciardo for Ferrari and Red Bull. Haas debuted in 6th place with Grosjean, which is pretty good for a rookie team and has …

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