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Schumacher returns for 2010 F1 Season

Jeffdstuff — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:02:26 +0000

Well, that’s what Jarno Trulli is saying anyway.

Michael Schumacher is set to return to Formula One after signing with Mercedes GP for the 2010 F1 season. Yes, in case you didn’t know yet, he’s coming back and he won’t be driving for Ferrari no more. Instead, he’ll compete for Ferrari’s rivals from Mercedes after a three-year sabbatical.

Can Michael Schumacher recapture the greatness he once had after three years being away from the sport? If you’ve been following F1 for quite some time, then you should know by now that betting against a guy like Michael Schumacher is a bad idea. As far as him winning another title at 41 years old is concerned, Jarno Trulli believes Schumi can do that too.

”Why not? Being 41 is not a problem; age is just a number. He’s still in very good shape, and physically and mentally I don’t think he’s going to have any problems,” Jarno Trulli said in an interview with Crash.net Radio.

”I think the only trouble he will find is returning to racing after three years, it’s not that easy to get back into the same rhythm in Formula 1. I think it will take him some races before he can really begin to attack again, but that is the only issue I can see him facing.”

Like Schumi, Jarno Trulli will also be driving for another team. You see, Toyota is no longer competing in Formula One, forcing Trulli to move to a new player this season, Lotus.

”We have to be realistic,” Trulli said. ”It’s going to be a tough season, and to begin with what we need to do is be reasonably competitive. Eventually, the target will probably be to show some good performances by the end of the year. As I say, it’s a long-term project, and the first season is all about building up the team. Obviously, what Lotus is looking for is to be an established, strong Formula 1 team for the future.”

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Ferrari and Fernando Alonso team-up

Jeffdstuff — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:26:51 +0000

Looks like Ferrari is serious about dominating the field next season.

In case you haven’t been watching the 2009 F1 season, to say that it hasn’t been Ferrari’s year could be an understatement.

Next season, it looks like Ferrari intends to make a huge bid as far as the 2010 title is concerned because they just signed former double world champion Fernando Alonso to a three-year deal.

That’s right, Fernando Alonso, for the second time in his career, is leaving Renault to sign with another team, this time with Ferrari. Just a few years ago, he left Renault to sign with McLaren. The honeymoon between him and McLaren ended when a young Lewis Hamilton entered the picture. Luckily, Renault was there to take Alonso back, only for him to leave the team again to sign with Ferrari.

Alonso signing with Ferrari means he’ll be teammates with his rival Felipe Massa. That also means Kimi Raikkonen is leaving the team but I reckon with Alonso’s skill set, the Italians won’t miss the Finn one bit.

”We are very proud to welcome to our team another winning driver, who has demonstrated his amazing talent by winning two world championships in his career to date,” said Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali.

”Of course, we wish to thank Kimi for everything he has done during his time with Ferrari.”

”In his first year with us he managed to win the drivers’ title, thus making his contribution to Ferrari’s history, and he played a vital role in our taking of the constructors’ title in 2007 and 2008.”

Kimi Raikkonen, who is set to return to McLaren...

Will Ferrari lineup behind Massa?

Jeffdstuff — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:33:42 +0000

They could, because at this point of the season, Massa is showing Ferrari why his team should do just that.

Much to everybody’s surprise, Felipe Massa has overtaken his more popular Ferrari teammate, Kimi Raikkonen, in the race for the drivers championship this 2008 F1 season with only six more races to go.

After playing second fiddle to Michael Schumacher and then Kimi, Felipe Massa has come to his own this year with 64 championship points to Kimi’s 57. And although Lewis Hamilton is still in first place, leading the two Ferrari drivers with 70, Massa definitely has a better shot of winning this year’s title than Kimi, despite the fact that Kimi still is THE defending champ.

That’s probably why the Ferrari team should start lining up behind Massa now or they could see their run for the drivers title end up with nothing.

We all saw that last season when McLaren - Mercedes let Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso settle for themselves who’s going to take home the title. It backfired when Kimi came out of nowhere to steal the drivers championship away from the two competing McLaren stars.

It’s ironic that Kimi Raikkonen finds himself in the same position and it’ll be up to him if he wants to cooperate with Massa or just go all out and try to compete with his teammate for the title.

Ferrari legend Niki Lauda believes that the 2008 championship is set to be a down-to-the-wire battle between Ferrari and McLaren. Although Massa only has a slight edge in total points over teammate Raikkonen, the Austrian, who won the drivers’ championship with the Scuderia in 1975 and 1977, has more trust in Massa than Raikkonen going to the 13th race of...

2008 F1 Season starts with the Australian Grand Prix

Jeffdstuff — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:40:53 +0000

March 16 is the date when F1 racing begins yet another chapter after the rather intriguing season they just had in 2007.

And as always, the 2008 F1 season begins in Australia, where the best F1 drivers of the world come together at Melbourne park to kick off their respective campaigns, all of them hoping to culminate with a world championship.

Yes people, the stage is set for the 2008 F1 Australian Grand Prix, the first race of the 2008 Formula One season. The Australian Grand Prix will be held from 14 March - 16 March at Melbourne Park, Australia beginning with a series of qualifying runs before the big race on the 16th.

It will be the 13th grand prix at the circuit and will be the 23rd Formula One race in the land down under.

Defending F1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen, who won the Australian Grand Prix last year, is still the favorite to win in Melbourne tis season. Renault driver Fernando Alonso and McLaren - Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton follow from the second and third spots respectively.

Fernando Alonso who drove for McLaren - Mercedes in the 2007 F1 season, came in second place last year behind...

Felipe Massa going for another F1 win at Monza Sunday

Jeffdstuff — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 13:04:52 +0000

Felipe Massa wants to be the man in Ferrari. The only problem is, he’s Brazilian. Yes, it seems Ferrari doesn’t want any Brazilian drivers representing them. Rubens Barrichello, who now competes for Honda, was once a Brazilian driver for Ferrari, playing second fiddle to his more popular teammate Michael Schumacher. In this 2007 F1 season, [...]

Ferrari: Sure Win in 2007 Italian Grand Prix?

Jeffdstuff — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 06:59:16 +0000

Ferrari looks to have the upper hand going into this weekend’s 2007 Italian Grand Prix since the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza Italy is the home track of Ferrari. Ferrari drivers Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen are looking to do another 1-2 finish as they did in the recent 2007 Turkish Grand Prix in order [...]

Can F1 driver Felipe Massa win in Istanbul again?

Jeffdstuff — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:36:01 +0000

It was in Istanbul last year where Felipe Massa scored his first ever win in Formula One. In what has been an interesting 2007 F1 season, Ferrari driver No.2, Felipe Massa, claims that he’s gearing up for a late push for the F1 world championship starting from where he scored his memorable first career win, [...]

Can Felipe Massa win the 2007 F1 Hungarian GP?

Jeffdstuff — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 09:55:36 +0000

Felipe Massa wants revenge for Ferrari on Sunday. After engaging McLaren’s Fernando Alonso in a verbal confrontation after the last race in Germany, Felipe Massa seems intent to get some revenge on his rival at the 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix this Sunday. Apparently, Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso got involved into some sort of incident [...]

Can Ferrari follow up on 1-2 French finish at Silverstone?

Jeffdstuff — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 08:25:21 +0000

If Ferrari still wants to win both championships, they better start winning races at the halfway point of the season. Ferrari hasn’t recaptured the dominance they had a few years ago since Fernando Alonso started winning two F1 world championships. After the Michael Schumacher era, the Ferrari team has unfortunately gotten worse. McLaren – Mercedes [...]

Can Ferrari remain dominant at Magny Cours Sunday?

Jeffdstuff — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 06:37:47 +0000

Ferrari has been always dominant at Magny Cours. Does it mean Kimi Raikkonen will get things going for Ferrari at the 2007 French Grand Prix? Ferrari President Luca Montezemolo still believes Kimi Raikkonen, their latest acquisition, can still get Ferrari back on track and is now urging the Finn to start proving why he is [...]