Man or machine? Why was Schumacher slower than Rosberg all weekend
March 14, 2010 by vmr
Filed under F1B Op-Ed, Parc Fermé, Prime & Option, Top Story, VMR on Sunday
After all the excitement and hype and luck this weekend for Ferrari at the season opener in Bahrain (F1B race report found here, written by yours truly), something has been sticking in my mind regarding Michael Schumacher. Since Sunday is my weekly column day, I thought I’d share it and ask your opinion.
When Schumacher announced [...]
GPR: Alonso leads a Ferrari 1-2 in Bahrain after engine troubles plague early leader Vettel
March 14, 2010 by vmr
Filed under Parc Fermé, People & Events, Top Story
A triumphant Fernando Alonso won the 2010 season opening GP of Bahrain, with teammate Felipe Massa making it a Ferrari 1-2 after Sebastian Vettel had late-race exhaust issues that dropped him from the race lead to, ultimately, fourth place. Lewis Hamilton finished third, as Nico Rosberg outpaced teammate Michael Schumacher to fifth. Schumacher finished sixth, [...]
Vettel on pole for Bahrain, chased by the Ferraris, as Schumacher will start seventh
March 13, 2010 by vmr
Filed under Prime & Option, Top Story
In a qualifying session without incident, Sebastian Vettel took first pole of the 2010 season, followed by the Ferraris of Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton, and Nico Rosberg as the top five starters for tomorrow’s Grand Prix. As he did throughout qualifying, Rosberg posted a time faster than famous teammate Michael Schumacher, who [...]
Rosberg fastest in second practice, teammate Schumacher third for Mercedes
March 12, 2010 by vmr
Filed under Prime & Option, Top Story
After a first practice with Adrian Sutil continuing Force India’s quick pace in practices from last season, Nico Rosberg posted the fastest time in the second Friday practice session in his Mercedes, with teammate Michael Schumacher third fastest. Lewis Hamilton, Schumacher, Jenson Button, and Sebastian Vettel, with nine world championships between them, rounded out the [...]
Winter Testing Analysis: A faux championship makes Ferrari most likely to succeed
February 28, 2010 by vmr
Filed under F1B Op-Ed, Parc Fermé, People & Events, Top Story, VMR on Sunday
After fifteen days of watching lap times and red flags and hearing the teams bemoan wet and windy conditions, one has to wonder, what does it all mean? Simply put, those watching have really no idea what any of the faster or slower lap times mean, if only because each team used the on-track time [...]
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