Despite what the Internet will tell you, simple human error and confusion cost Lewis Hamilton the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday. If nothing else, it was a timely reminder that at the heart of our sport lay not just computers, but banks of people making split-second decisions – and sometimes they get it wrong.
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“Malaysian GP: Vettel re-established in Sepang”
It only took two races for four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel to claim his first Ferrari victory, but while an early safety car period played into his hands, this was by no means a lucky score.
“Thoughts on Caterham, testing and development drivers”
Following a difficult start to the Formula One season, backmarkers Caterham this morning announced a restructuring of its driver line-up.
“Research and proof reading”
This might be old news, but there are times when I wonders if the folks that doll out press releases and the many who blankly post them as news ever truly know what they are on about.
“Thoughts on Susie Wolff and Le Mans”
Following the launch of the FW35 machine, Williams Formula 1 development driver Susie Wolff made some rather odd comments to Autosport regarding her future endeavours.
“Thoughts of Valtteri Bottas and Williams”
Following the 2012 season wrap up, Williams F1 revealed their driver pairing for the 2013 season yesterday: Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas.
“Alice Powell: breaking the Status quo”
Since Giovanna Amati’s anonymous and brief spell with the ailing Brabham team in 1992, Formula 1 has suffered from a dearth of female competitors. Meanwhile, this season’s GP3 Series contains 2010 Formula Renault BARC champion Alice Powell.