Who remembers the 1988 Australian Grand Prix?

We are not too far away from the 2012 Australian Grand Prix and everyone is rightly excited. You can check out the drivers that need to deliver in 2012 right here. However, we are going to be building up to Melbourne with a series of videos from races gone by. To begin with, do you [...]

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Red Bull under the spotlight


Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel celebrate with Red Bull boss Christian Horner on the podium © Getty Images
Sections of the international media have questioned Red Bull's strategic approach to the world championship. After Sebastian Vettel won the Brazilian Grand Prix from the team's points leader Mark Webber at Interlagos, Der Spiegel noted: "Red Bull gives (Fernando) Alonso wings". Not switching the places means that Spaniard Alonso can take his Ferrari to just second place this weekend in Abu Dhabi and be champion, whereas the alternative strategy would have set up Webber for a straight fight. "It is not easy for Webber to drive in a team that considers him a burden to be up against Vettel," said La Gazzetta dello Sport. Tuttosport noted that it seems "the Austrian team would be happier to lose than to see Webber beat Vettel". "No team orders at Red Bull. Another own goal," headlined La Repubblica. Joan Villadelprat wrote in his El Pais column: "Had Red Bull opted for Webber a few races ago, the Australian would probably now be champion." Red Bull, however, is unrepentant. Team owner Dietrich Mateschitz told Salzburger Nachrichten newspaper that "second under proper conditions can often be more valuable than a first". But there is a feeling that the team is not simply giving up the fight for the drivers' title. One columnist in Brazil's Globo wondered if Vettel's radio message in Abu Dhabi might sound something like 'So ... Mark is faster than you'. "I'm always in favour of leaving the fight on the track with equal chances for both sides," said Rubens Barrichello. "But I wonder if they would do that if the situation was in reverse. “Mark has done a great job this year and he has been told by his team what position he is in," said Lewis Hamilton. "Against adversity he has kept at it. I want to see Mark win." Webber believes that, if a strategy is deployed, it will only be on the "last lap" of the season this weekend. "Sebastian is part of a team," said Niki Lauda, who believes Webber should be backed fully by Red Bull. "If he does anything it should be helping Webber and not just on the last lap." Webber is quoted by Bild newspaper: "It makes sense. Otherwise it would mean that Ferrari's team orders would have paid off for Fernando." Red Bull team boss Christian Horner hints that sense will ultimately prevail. "We have already given too many presents to Fernando this year," he is quoted by Autosprint.

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Romain Grosjean: “I didn’t really understand what was going on…”

Romain Grosjean surprised rivals by making a one-stop strategy work in Montreal while the likes of Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel failed to do so, allowing the Frenchman to steal a remarkable second place in the closing laps. Grosjean was … Continue reading

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Schumacher “won’t lose faith” in Mercedes | F1 Fanatic round-up

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In the round-up: Schumacher backs Mercedes • Dennis hints at Hamilton pay cut • Perez not ruling out wins.

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Vote for your Canadian GP driver of the weekend | 2012 Canadian Grand Prix

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Compare all the drivers' performances and vote for who you think was the best driver of the Canadian Grand Prix weekend.

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Stefano Domenicali: “The only thing is to keep pushing”

Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali says that valuable points went astray in Canada, and admits in hindsight the team made mistakes, especially by not pitting in response to Sebastian Vettel’s second stop. However he insists that it was a positive weekend … Continue reading

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Predictions Championship lead remains in a tie | Predictions Championship

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The same two players are tied for the lead of the Predictions Championship after the Canadian round - but it's getting closer behind them.

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Toyota Supra W.I.P...

Hey gang.. wanted to step away from muscle cars for a bit after I completed my '79 Camaro. I've always been a big fan of Tamiya kits so I picked this one up from my local hobby shop and started about 3 weeks ago.. haven't had alot of progress since I got my kiddos for the month, but its getting there, lol!

 

Nothing special, just the basic kit, but it does have a engine, which is better then the very basic curbside kits.. I started on the chassis after decided on a color combo.. nothing crazy.. found a nice gloss white that I like, and decided to do some small accents in a lime green, just to be wacky and different.

 

Interior is going to be done in a soft almond.. I am going to kind of model it on the style the cars were in Japan back when I lived there in the late 90's.. basicaly clean, street legal, semi-race type.. weekend drifter I guess we can call it!

I'll keep posting as I get more and more stuff done.. any comments and suggestions are welcome!

Cheers Beer

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Bernard Collomb Alberto Colombo Erik Comas Franco Comotti George Connor