Formula 1
March 6th, 2010
By Nick Harris
6 March 2010
Martin Brundle has tipped Lewis Hamilton to come out on top in the team-mate power struggle with compatriot Jenson Button at McLaren during the forthcoming F1 season because Hamilton is "acrobatic" whereas Button "really struggles if the car’s not purring."
Brundle, a former Formula 1 driver who will be a key part of the BBC's F1 coverage when the 2010 season starts next weekend in Bahrain, was asked where he'd place his money in a head-to-head for the year. Without hesitation he replied: "Lewis". He added that having them in the same team was good for the sport and...
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January 4th, 2010
4 January 2010
Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton have been giving their views on the upcoming season at the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes website. Hamilton did much to revive interest in F1 in the UK a couple of years ago, then Button stole the headlines along with the title in 2009, and with Shumacher back for 2010 it could even make a - shock horror - third interesting year on the bounce for the neutral observer.
Another sub-plot will be the Button-Hamilton relationship, and in the article for their team website, it is Button making the most diplomatic noises, including: “Having no testing until...
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December 24th, 2009
24 December 2009
Michael Schumacher has been explaining the motivation for his comeback on his website (see the post on 23/12/09). He writes: "Until recently, I was absolutely sure that I had ended my career as a race driver at Ferrari. But sometimes things change suddenly and unexpectedly.
"All of a sudden, the framework conditions aren't the same anymore. At that point, you have to reconsider the decisions you've made. And, to tell the truth, the failed comeback attempt last summer gave me reason to reconsider my situation. I was surprised myself how fast and how strong I committed myself to this...
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