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FORMULA 1: ROSBERG’S RETIREMENT – COURAGE OR COWARDICE? PART 1

December 15th, 2016

As a child I would yearn in an unrelenting fashion for a bicycle. I did not desire the ‘hype plus tax’, fashionably astute bicycle – the ‘ten speed’. Blinded by testosterone, but humbled by my disheartening financial reality, any well-mannered bicycle which would reliably

FORMULA 1: HAMILTON DEFIANT IN DEFEAT! PART 4

November 30th, 2016

FERRARI A charging, scarlet-red Ferrari, being driven by multiple champion Vettel, himself a German and Red Bull machines served a tasty treat for Hamilton. In the late stages of the GP, millions of viewers worldwide were struck by a wizard’s wand. It appeared as if

FORMULA 1: HAMILTON DEFIANT IN DEFEAT! PART 3

November 30th, 2016

Did Hamilton relax at the end of the 2015 season after winning the Drivers’ title? Was he wrapped in pride’s glow? Did he ignore his first duty as a race-car driver? His primary responsibility – to win races – was apparently removed from all

FORMULA 1: HAMILTON DEFIANT IN DEFEAT! PART 2

November 30th, 2016

Mercedes AMG Petronas is the current umbrella under which German car manufacturer Mercedes Benz operates in Formula 1. Mercedes Benz is no stranger to Formula 1. In fact Mercedes Benz can boast with titles from as far back as the 1950s! So, a rookie the

FORMULA 1: HAMILTON DEFIANT IN DEFEAT! PART 1

November 30th, 2016

If you read and understood what was being said on these pages you would be blatantly aware that Nico Rosberg grabbing his first World Champion title was a foregone conclusion. We would have also been familiar with the view that Hamilton would not concede

FORMULA 1: HAMILTON STRIKES AGAIN!

November 26th, 2016

If there was any doubt relating to which of the two protagonists – Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg – was the better driver, Lewis Hamilton, at Abu Dhabi silenced even his most vocal critics. The defending World Champion made it abundantly clear that if Nico

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