Op-Ed: Top 9 under-the-radar storylines for F1 in 2010

I have to admit, I was getting worried during the past few days as we headed into the first practice session at Bahrain.
The news was quiet. Too quiet. I couldn’t help but think: Aren’t these the moments when Bernie Ecclestone feels the need to fill the media void with some outrageous statement?
For once, he didn’t. [...]

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Chandhok relieves me as president of Ecclestone fan club

I have been accused of having or showing too much Bernie-love from time to time and that is probably a fair criticism of me if I’m honest. Bernie Ecclestone is indeed an enigma. Yes the F1 impresario is an object of insurmountable novelty, shrewd business acumen, and longevity. I’ve argued many times [...]

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Chandhok: Finishing Bahrain will be ’serious achievement’

Ah… the expectations game.
Right now, if you are Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa or Michael Schumacher (but not, of course, Nico Rosberg), only one result on Sunday will be good enough: a first-place. Maybe, if you stretch things, a podium.
And then there’s Karun Chandhok, Formula 1’s newest driver for its newest [...]

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Lewis almost quit after ‘liegate’ and one other unsurprising story

I actually double checked the date on this piece because I thought we’d all pretty well put this one to bed. Apparently not.
It looks like Lewis Hamilton is having to re-live his Australian “liegate” affair at least one more time, perhaps — I’m sure he’s hoping — just as a pre-season story line.
And he’s admitting [...]

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Ecclestone wants you! Yes you…India!

With an Indian Grand Prix on the mind of FOM boss Bernie Ecclestone, is it any wonder that he has been very keen to see an Indian driver enter the series? Explaining to Reuters, Ecclestone says that he is happy for newly announced Hispania Racing Team (HRT) driver Karun Chandhok.
“I am very happy [...]

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