Luca Di Montezemolo is not an ordinary man. He is the Chairman of Ferrari. He is the Chairman of a manufacturer that owes its genesis to the brainwaves of a remarkable man – Enzo Ferrari. So, if you are a driver employed to Ferrari, you have a burden the size of a mammoth, riding on [...]
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Lewis Hamilton defied the conspiracy theorists and won Round 7 in Canada. Hamilton’s brain-trust chose the better tyre strategy which assisted his romp through the field to P1. With the victory, Hamilton extended the unpredictable nature of the 2012 F1 season. Gamblers are still scratching their heads and crushing their bet slips because accurately selecting [...]
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Alan McNish is a legend in sports car racing. I do not think his resume has any space left to add his most recent accomplishments. But Mcnish has a dark secret or is it a scarlet secret? I am willing to bet that McNish is awakened at night, sweating profusely, horrified and scared out of [...]
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It was Cal Crutchlow’s backyard. He was riding with the wind from his home-crowd driving his sails. But like a diffident teen, his talent stumbled briefly when he was trapped by the spotlight. Crutchlow crashed heavily during final practice, a mishap which posed valid questions about his ability to start the race. MotoGP is not [...]
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This side of human existence, woke up to Audi doing what Audi does best at Le Mans – win! Audi brought the broom to France and swept positions 1-2-3 in the process. I will not lament on Audi’s accomplishment, the international media will do that. What I will emphasize, however, is the fact that, in [...]
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We all love winners, but we love the battle that leads to winning even more. We want our chosen driver who is blinkers-equipped – maintaining a single purpose – but employing blinding speed, to roar first through the checkered flag, before the other powerless, deflated combatants in the race. But, isnt it uncanny, that when [...]
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