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On the Grid: Williams F1

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:23:40 +0100

A name synonymous with top-level motor racing in Britain and the rest of the world since their formation back in the 1960s, Williams is one of the longest serving and most successful teams on the grid.

Founded by Frank Williams who made two unsuccessful entry attempts to the world championship starting in 1969, Williams made their debut in Formula One in the 1978 season at...

By Chris White

On the Grid: Virgin Racing

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:56:37 +0100

The only Russian team on the grid, Virgin Racing made their debut in the Formula One world championship in 2010. In November of that year, Russian sports car manufacturer Marussia took a controlling stake in the team, changing their name to Marussia Virgin Racing.

The team was originally formed as Manor Grand Prix as Manor Motorsport and Wirth...

By Chris White

On the Grid: Toro Rosso

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:26:04 +0100

Having taken over the Minardi team in 2005, Red Bull Racing decided to add a second team to the grid for the development of their drivers, Scuderia Toro Rosso, or STR as they are commonly known have been competing in the Formula One world championship since the beginning of the 2006 season.

The team debuted in the Bahrain Grand Prix of that year, the opening race, and finished in 15th and 16th places, with Vitantonio Liuzzi and Scott Speed at the wheel. It was Liuzzi who scored the team’s first points, taking 8th place at the United States Grand Prix, while they had to wait until 2008 for their first pole position, podium finish and race victory. All of which came in one race, with Sebastian Vettel taking the honours at the Italian Grand Prix.

The team started out using Cosworth engines having bought out Minardi who had a contract with the manufacturer, before making the move to Ferrari in 2007. This deal took over from the contract in place with the Red Bull Racing team, who broke away to use Renault engines.

Having suffered with a number of reliability issues and several driver errors, 2007 turned out to be a poor year for Toro Rosso. These problems culminated in Speed being dropped and replaced by Vettel, who was a development driver at BMW Sauber at the time.

The German subsequently finished fourth and Liuzzi sixth in the Chinese Grand Prix, the team’s best results to that date.

In 2008, Liuzzi was replaced by Sebastian Bourdais, who earned his first points in F1 at the Australian Grand Prix, finishing in seventh place. It wasn’t until Monaco that Vettel scored his first points of the season, finishing fifth as the team began to show real signs of improvement. Vettel secured the first Italian-based-non-Ferrari team victory since Juan Manuel Fangio won for Maserati at the 1957 German Grand Prix, and the pair began running with the big boys consistently for the remainder of the season – earning Vettel a deal with the Red Bull team in 2009.

Sebastian Buemi took up Vettel’s spot for 2009, and Bourdais was dropped in favour of Jaime Alguersuari at the summer break, but the Spaniard only managed three finishes in his eight races. Toro Rosso subsequently finished in tenth place in the drivers’ championship after Buemi scored points in the final two races of the year.

In 2010, the pair finished tenth in the constructors’ championship, without really setting the world alight, Buemi having a best finish of ninth in Canada, while Alguersuari peaked in ninth at Malaysia and Abu Dhabi.

So far in 2011, the team have showed much better consistency, with three retirements between the pair in the eleven races, leaving the team eighth in the constructors’ championship.

By Chris White

On the Grid: Sauber F1

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:03:23 +0100

Founded in the 1970s, the Sauber F1 team come from Switzerland and are named after founder and team principal Peter Sauber, who built the team up to finally arrive in the Formula One world championship in 1993.

Having not won a race as an independent team, the Sauber brand was sold to BMW in 2005, competing as BMW Sauber between 2006 and 2009. During this period, the team did win...

By Chris White

On the Grid: Red Bull Racing

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:35:27 +0100

Having bought out Jaguar Racing back in 2005, Red Bull Racing are now in their sixth season in the Formula One World Championship, and they’re taking the grid by storm at present, with Sebastian Vettel currently the reigning World Champion and the leader of the 2011 championship.

They began life at the Australian Grand Prix in 2005, with the experienced David Coulthard and two junior drivers sharing the s...

By Chris White

On The Grid: Lotus Renault

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:49:03 +0100

The Renault Formula One team, or Lotus Renault GP as they are now registered, have competed in the championship in various forms and under various names since 1977, recording constructors’ and drivers’ championships in 2005 and again in 2006, with Fernando Alonso the victorious driver on each occasion before moving to McLaren.

Despite proving to be one of the most successful teams in the championship, Renault wit...

By Chris White

On The Grid: Mercedes GP

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:32:24 +0100

Mercedes joined the Formula One world championship in 1954, and were successful in their two seasons before withdrawing. Despite a number of partnership opportunities, Mercedes didn’t return until 2009 under the name of Brawn GP, run by former Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn.

After a 15-year partnership with the McLaren team, Mercedes Benz decided to pull out and reached an agreement to purchase a 75.1% stake...

By Chris White

Alonso Wins Dramatic British Grand Prix

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 09:41:53 +0100

We finally saw something that resembled racing at Silverstone this weekend, in a race that was dominated by incidents and team orders, with Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso picking up his first win of the season ahead of the Red Bull pair of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber.

In the perfect example of why many people dislike Formula One, Alonso took the lead while Vettel under took an extended pit stop due to complications, and held on to take the victory, but on all the evidence that we sa...

By Chris White

On The Grid: McLaren Mercedes

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:19:35 +0100

Founded back in 1963 by New Zealander Bruce McLaren, a former works driver for the British Formula One team Cooper, set up McLaren racing using modified versions of his Cooper car. The team is currently the second oldest team competing in the Formula One World Championship, after Ferrari, and they have won 171 of their 691 completed races, winning 12 drivers’ championships and 8...

By Chris White

Is The Season Already Over?

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:01:03 +0100

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel took yet another victory at this weekend’s European Grand Prix in Valencia, extending his lead at the top of the drivers’ championship to 77 points over Jenson Button and Mark Webber who are tied for second.

With Vettel taking both pole position and the race vi...

By Chris White

On The Grid: Lotus

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:28:52 +0100

The British team joined the Formula One championship back in 2010 after being formed by Malaysian businessmen, who were given permission by Lotus owners Proton to use the brand in Formula One. Their application to join the championship was granted after BMW announced their withdrawal at the end of the 2009 season.

Lotus had spent many years in the F1 championship before dropping out in 1994. The team is based in Norfolk, just 10 miles from the Lotus factory. Tony Fernandes, the owner...

By Chris White

On The Grid: HRT Cosworth

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:08:10 +0100

The Hispania Racing Team, widely known as the HRT F1 team, are one of the newest team’s to Formula One, having joined the championship in 2010. Originally headed by Adrian Campos before being taken over by Jose Ramon Carabante.

The team were initially a reluctant entry to the championship when Bernie Ecclestone voiced his concerns about the team’s finances and their ability to make the grid for the first race of the season. By the time the season started, many names had been linked...

By Chris White

Button Wins On Nightmare Day For Hamilton

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:35:33 +0100

Lewis Hamilton was again at the forefront of the major incidents at a Formula One race this weekend, doing his best to take his opponents out of the race, before eventually taking himself out on what turned out to be a nightmare day for the Brit. This nightmare was made even worse when team mate Jenson Button – who Hamilton collided with, prompting his retirement from the race – went on to take the victory despite being in last place at one stage.

Button took the victory after worki...

By Chris White

On The Grid: Force India Mercedes

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:21:01 +0100

Force India are a British-based Indian team, formed in October 2007 when the Spyker F1 team was bought out by a consortium lead by Indian businessman Vijay Mallya. The team has its origins in the Jordan Grand Prix team that was so dominant in the 1990s and currently have Adrian Sutil and Paul di Resta as their drivers.

They started the 2008 season using Ferrari engines, with Sutil and Fisichella as the drivers for their first season, with new owner Mallya focussing on development ahead...

By Chris White

On The Grid: Ferrari Marlboro

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:39:28 +0100

The Scuderria Ferrari Marlboro team has been competing in Formula One since 1950 and are arguably the most famous racing team in the world with a massive fan base and some of the biggest named drivers in the world having taken their place behind the wheel of the iconic red machine.

The team, based in Maranello in Italy, has won 215 races, taken a grand total of 205 pole positions and 225 fastest lap records.

In their 61-years at the top of motorsport, Ferrari have also won 15 World...

By Chris White

Mercedes Improvement Restores Schumacher Confidence

Tue, 17 May 2011 16:16:38 +0100

After the recent poor showing in Turkey, the future of Michael Schumacher in Formula One came under great scrutiny, with the German becoming increasingly frustrated with the performances so far this season.

The seven-time World Champion said after the race at the Istanbul Park circuit, that “the joy is not there right now,” which had the media scrambling for their pens and laptops to report on what might be the end of the road for Schumacher.

However, he said this w...

By Chris White

Is Vettel Unstoppable?

Tue, 10 May 2011 17:15:55 +0100

World Champion Sebastian Vettel made it three wins from four at the Turkish Grand Prix, having lead from start to finish in Istanbul, and with the win, has taken another step towards wrapping up the Championship before the other teams get off the start line.

Vettel lead for the whole of the 58-lap race at the Istanbul Park circuit having recovered from a crash in Friday's free practice to take pole on Saturday and the subsequent race victory. Red Bull team mate Mark Webber finished 8 seconds...

By Chris White

Button and Hamilton: Friends or Foes?

Fri, 06 May 2011 10:47:31 +0100

British motor racing has seen a return to the glory days of the past in recent years, with World Championship winning drivers coming along like buses. You wait years for one, and then two come along at once.

Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button became teammates at McLaren for the 2010 season after Button clinched the drivers' Championship at Brawn the year before. Ironically, Button replaced Hamilton as World Champion, taking over at McLaren from Fernando Alonso. This meant that the McLaren...

By Chris White

Kubica to leave hospital and Ecclestone rubbishes sale rumours

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:26:43 +0100

We’ve still got thirteen days to wait until the Turkish grand prix but this beautiful weather and successive four day weeks of course make the wait that little bit more bearable. Still the lull in race fixtures certainly hasn’t kept the world of F1 quiet and in fact two big events this week have caught my attention.

Firstly, Robert Kubica the Polish Renault driver is reported to be leaving the Italian hospital he has been recovering in very soon.

The F1 driver sustained v...

By Shaun Edwards

Button is closing in on Vettel apparently.

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:42:55 +0100

McLaren driver Jenson Button says that Formula 1 fans are looking for someone to challenge the dominance of current world champion Sebastian Vettel. Maybe we are, but who says Button is up to the challenge?

As the table stands, Button is a whole 24 points behind the young German who goes into this weekend’s GP in China having not lost a race since the 2010 season where he took pole position in 26% of the races and 100% of the races so far this season. Still Button feels he is ca...

By Shaun Edwards

The latest Red Bull accusations are frankly embarrassing

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:12:04 +0100

Incredible to think that it’s already time for the Malaysia Grand Prix, it felt like just yesterday that the teams were saddling up for practice in Melbourne and this Sunday’s race looks set to be another corker if the off-track chatter is anything to go by.

Last season, Red Bull were faced with an abundance of rumours and accusations that their championship win was dow...

By Shaun Edwards

Why Sauber won't be appealing disqualification

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:59:19 +0100

What an opening race the Australian Grand Prix was – I don’t know about you but I am counting down to Malaysia. Aside from Vettel’s spectacular win at the weekend – which apparently he is just taking in his stride and isn’t getting too excited about – Sauber were disqualified on the basis of a contravention of the FIA technical regulations.

This came after a superb race for the tw...

By Shaun Edwards

Ferrari testing new car design in Spain and Bahrain given deadline to rearrange

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:27:03 +0000

In less than 3 weeks, the teams will be assembling on the grid in Melbourne to battle it out for the 2011 season opening grand prix. Yesterday, the final testing session kicked off in Barcelona giving the teams a final chance to assess their upgrades, make refinements to technology and also a last chance for Pirelli to assess how their new tyres are bedding in.

This testing session was due to be held in Sakhir in Bahrain but because of civil unrest in the country not only was the...

By Shaun Edwards

Who will step into Robert Kubica's shoes?

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:19:27 +0000

As you will no doubt have seen Robert Kubica, the first Polish Formula 1 driver, suffered a horrific rally car crash on Sunday morning in Italy which left the driver with a partially severed right hand. The driver is thankfully making, what doctors describe as, “encouraging progress in his recovery” but the search is on to find an immediate replacement for the Polish driver as he looks to be out of action for a lengthy period of time. What with the 2011 season start in Bahrain just around...

By Shaun Edwards

Speedy Sebastian Vettel lays down the marker

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:30:00 +0000

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel is the man to beat this season. The 23 year old has got off to a flying start, setting the fastest lap time on day 1 of the first official testing session in Valencia.

The German achieved a lap time of one minute 13.769 seconds which was 0.17 se...

By Shaun Edwards

Hamilton eyes the top prize

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:40:41 +0000

After regaining some form during the 2010 season, Lewis Hamilton is aiming to be a World Champion again in 2011, so does he really have a chance?

His F1 career began with a bang, after finishing second in his inaugural season in 2007 before capturing the top prize next year. The 2009 season was largely forgettable for him, as car problems and loss of form scuppered his chances of back-to-back titles. Last season he was paired on the McClaren team with another Brit Jenson Button,...

By Shaun Edwards

Alonso tips Schumacher to challenge for F1 drivers' title

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:47:53 +0000

Michael Schumacher made a less than convincing return to Formula One last season after four years in the wilderness that is retirement, but can he make more of an impression in 2011?
That’s a question that I have pondered for some time and finding a suitable answer is difficult. Many of his competitors still fear him and still consider him the man to beat despite finishing a massively disappointing ninth in the 2010 campaign in his Mercedes.
In fact, last season’s runner-up, Fernando Al...

By Jeff Dawson

F1 season is one to remember

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 08:45:41 +0000

So we’ve taken a look at the first nine races of the 2010 F1 season, now we look at the remaining ten and re-cap just what happened as Sebastian Vettel earned his first drivers’ championship and Red Bull took the constructor’s title.
The Great Britain GP at Silverstone was the halfway point of the campaign and it was developing into a real classic as the Red Bulls set the pace and the leading drivers used their nous and experience to stay in touch.
In Northampton, Vettel secured hi...

By Jeff Dawson

What a season!

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:57:18 +0000

The Formula One season in 2010 was one of the greatest of recent times, if not ever, and here we take a look back across a year that dazzled and saw a new F1 drivers’ champion crowned.
The season well and truly belonged to the Red Bull team and, in particular, young German maestro, Sebastian Vettel who went on to win his first world title at the final race of the season.
Red Bull were dominant throughout and their drivers were the guys to beat in qualifying as they commanded the front...

By Jeff Dawson

Petrov keeps F1 seat

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:05:13 +0000

As the Formula One teams prepare for the coming 2011 season, Renault have made sure that they breed consistency in their garage as they this week announced that Vitaly Petrov will continue to race alongside Robert Kubica.

Petrov endured a frustrating debut season in 2010 with several inconsistent performances but there were moments when you saw what he was capable of.For me, his performance in Hungary, where he finished fifth after a seventh place start, highlights that this 26-year-old...

By Jeff Dawson

Alonso tips Mercedes to join front runners

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:45:32 +0000

Fernando Alonso has this week said he expects the Mercedes team to join Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull in a battle for the 2011 Formula One world titles.
The Spaniard, who just missed out on his third drivers’ championship, expects a four-way battle for the drivers and constructors’ crowns that both went to Red Bull this season.
And it is these expectations that are promoting excellent feeling for the coming season amongst fans, pundits, drivers and team alike.
The 2010 season...

By Jeff Dawson

F1 2010 - a tremendous piece of gaming

Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:16:36 +0000

The end of the Formula One season has brought a lot of spare time at the weekends for the avid followers of the sport – and now there is a way for you to fill your time in the close season.

For all the F1 fans that can’t live without the sport, go out and get yourself a copy of the F1 2010 for Xbox or Playstation 3.

It will fill those hours and make you feel like you’re part of the sport.The game, produced by Codemasters, is a tremendous honour to the sport. Many driving games on ...

By Jeff Dawson

Prost praise for Vettel

Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:55:28 +0000

Formula One legend Alain Prost has this week said that he feels 2010 World Champion Sebastian Vettel will get better next season and be the man to beat once again.

The Red Bull driver won his first title at the final race of 2010 in Abu Dhabi and it is this success that has prompted four-time champion Prost to predict that the 23-year-old will flourish in his title defence.

But is the Frenchman, who is at the Race of Champions event in Dusseldorf, right?

Vettel earned 10 pole...

By Jeff Dawson

Hamilton looking to challenge next year

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:22:59 +0000

It’s less than a week since the end of the 2010 Formula One season and already the teams are focusing their attentions on challenging for honours next season. This week, as all the teams test the new Pirelli tyres that will be used in 2011, McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton has stated he is confident of success next year.The Briton, champion in 2008, has competed in three of his four seasons in the sport and is sure that this year’s experience and improvements to the car and his style will work wonders for ...

By Jeff Dawson

Red Bulls looking good for constructors' title

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:34:14 +0000

If the practice session of the Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix is anything to go by, this could be the weekend the Red Bulls confirm the constructors’ championship and get one hand on the drivers’ title too.
Both Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel have dominated the first practice session whilst McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton is also showing a strong pedigree around this famous track. Current championship leader, Fernando Alonso, has struggled so far and is only the 12th quickest but this practice...

By Jeff Dawson

McLaren's thinking has changed!

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 17:18:21 +0000

This week, McLaren have come out and suggested that Jenson Button will play a supporting role to Lewis Hamilton as the British team chase both the Formula One constructors’ and the drivers’ championships. And with Button seemingly out of contention to retain his title as he sits 42 points behind leaders Fernando Alonso, this is a sensible option for the McLaren team.
Hamilton sits 21 points off the Ferrari despite an extremely inconsistent season that has seen him struggle as the conclusion ...

By Jeff Dawson

title looks destined for Ferrari

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:55:09 +0100

Before the Korean Grand Prix, five drivers were in the hunt for the world championship, and by the end of the washout in Asia, there are now three drivers with a realistic chance of winning the title.
And I’d say that it’s pretty much sewn up for Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso after his win in Korea. He now leads Red Bull’s Mark Webber by 11 points with two races remaining – Brazil next weekend and then Abu Dhabi on November 14th.
It pains me to say this, but Alonso deserves to be leading...

By Jeff Dawson

title race will be down to just three by Sunday night

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:50:50 +0100

It all comes down to Sunday’s race for the British hopefuls in this season’s Formula One drivers’ championship. If both Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button from the McLaren team want to have a chance of winning the World Championship again then they need a positive result in Korea and they need to better the performances of the Red Bulls and Ferraris.
Easier said than done maybe, but both these drivers have history of being in battles like this and it is that past that can help them and give the...

By Jeff Dawson

Is the season over for British pair?

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:59:44 +0100

Well what can I say other than sorry Lewis and Jenson but your season is over! A bold and brash statement, I am aware, but if you analyse the last few races, it’s safe to say the McLarens don’t have the pace of the Ferrari or the Red Bulls.
Both Hamilton and Button were some way short of their championship rivals and their continued fourth and fifth performances aren’t good enough if they wish to become the F1 World Champion again.
Suzuka highlighted the weaknesses of their car as B...

By Jeff Dawson

Clock ticking down to Suzuka Grand Prix

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:16:18 +0100

Tick, tock, tick tock, tick tock….that’s the sound of the clock ticking down to the Suzuka Grand Prix in Japan on Sunday. Yep, it’s just a few days away until the next F1 Grand Prix.
The last few races have been momentous occasions for the sport with Fernando Alonso underlining his quality with a late title charge. He has won three of the last five races and has moved to within 11 points of championship leader Mark Webber.
Just 25 points separate the top five of Webber, Alonso, Lewis Hami...

By Jeff Dawson

Alonso takes Singapore win to move into second

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:51:35 +0100

What a Grand Prix the team in Singapore put on this weekend! It made for incredible viewing and the only thing missing was a big crash, but then again, we don’t want to see anyone injured so this race was about spot on.
That’s if you like Fernando Alonso and dislike Lewis Hamilton though! I was so disappointed that Hamilton crashed out about midway through the race to condemn his to a second race without scoring a point. His move to overtake Mark Webber in the Red Bull was courageous and almost ...

By Jeff Dawson

One of the most exciting drivers ever - Nigel Mansell

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:30:59 +0100

Nigel Mansell was hugely determined, immensely aggressive and spectacularly daring. He was without doubt one of the most exciting drivers ever to race in Formula One.
He was one of the last great drivers in my opinion, more spectacular than the likes of Lewis Hamilton or Michael Schumacher, more determined than Jenson Button or Mark Webber, more aggressive than Fernando Alonso. He is a legend of the sport that he worked so hard to get into, and then worked even harder to stay there.
He...

By Jeff Dawson

Villeneuve: Denied!

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:49:11 +0100

-It’s a shame that we won’t be seeing Jacques Villeneuve back in the sport next season. His joint bid with Durango to re-enter the sport by taking the vacant 13th slot on the grid for the 2011 season was rejected along with several others, the FIA deciding that none of the teams reached the required standard. It would have been nice to see just what the ex-world champion could have done: it also would have given us the potential to see Villeneuve defeat Michael Schumacher: even in 2011, that wo...

By Shaun Edwards

What's Going On?

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:42:19 +0100

-You can bet Bernie Ecclestone is fuming in private. With his very calm, assured confession that the Hong Kong Grand Prix circuit will indeed go ahead in less than a month, you’d imagine the F1 guru was indeed the picture of contentment. Not a chance: he’ll be furious. Whether or not the race does indeed take place or not, the Hong Kong Circuit still has a massive multitude of problems, including run-off areas that are still not completed, an incomplete main entrance, insufficient parking and n...

By Shaun Edwards

The Greatest Ever

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:01:10 +0100

Everyone has a sports person they really dislike for some irrational reason. Whether it’s because of a goal they buried to send your home team down at the start of the season, or they refused to give you an autograph that day you bumped into them in Hyde Park, EVERYONE has someone they hate.

Well, some of you are lucky. Many of those hated sportsmen and women can be mocked at for their lack of achievement (Emile Heskey, Tim Henman), and you can sit in the comfort of your chair, ...

By Shaun Edwards

A Triumph Of Skill Over Speed

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:14:44 +0100

I’ll admit this: I’ve always had a bit of a love/hate relationship relationship with Lewis Hamilton. ‘Now, wait a minute, Shaun’ I hear you mumbling uninterestedly, ‘surely that’s just because he’s younger, better-looking, fitter, incredibly talented, a lot richer than you and is dating one of the Pussycat Dolls?’ Well let me state first that those issues are irrelevant. I hate the Pussycat Dolls.

However, it was an absolute joy to watch the young Brit put on the performance of...

By Shaun Edwards

'It's The Ego Cap'n I Cannne Take It!'

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:21:54 +0100

In the latest piece of publicity from Formula 1 - a move that seems custom built to promote modesty, reserve and the necessity of remembering that winning isn't always the important thing - they've provided us very lucky people with a round-table interview between two men who could give Jesus lessons in humility:

Ecclestone on Schumacher:

‘And indeed he not only developed into a magnificent driver, but also into a sort of team manager.’ -Promoting him already, eh Bernie?<...

By Shaun Edwards