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May262014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Rosberg in the lead again

Nico Rosberg is again in the lead in the overall standings of the World Championship after winning the race for the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday. The Mercedes cart ended up in front of teammate Lewis Hamilton, who narrowly overtook Red Bull racer Daniel Ricciard, who approached the Briton dangerously when rubbish hit him in the eye under the visor. Despite the penalty after the race, Jules Bianchi secured the first points in Formula One for both Marussia and himself. After heated relations between the Mercedes racers, a possible complication between the Silver Arrows was expected at the start of the race, but Rosberg, who had bad starts in previous races, immediately escaped from the first place, so Hamilton did not even have a chance to attack. Behind them, Ricciardo fell to fifth place, they overtook him

May62014 by Blaž Štremfelj50 Comments

Hamilton focused on weaker racetracks

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The Briton definitely wants to fight for the title of world champion until the end, but the season has just begun, which means that he has a lot of work to do. Hamilton is doing a good job against Rosberg, but the two are close together, which is why Lewis wants to pay more attention to the racetracks in the future, where he is weaker than his teammate: “Nico drives very well, he always makes me helpless. Each race must be taken separately. One time he’ll be faster, another time me, as we saw last year. I was very successful in China, but in Bahrain he was stronger than me. My job this year will be to minimize the gap behind him on racetracks where he is stronger. I've already done something, but for example, I've reduced the lag to less than three tenths of a second. Above all, I will pay the most attention to the racetracks, kj

Apr72014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Red Bull will win in Monaco

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Despite the difficult times currently being spent by his former Red Bull Racing team, Mark Webber has announced that the team owned by the Austrian energy drink manufacturer will soon be able to cope with the currently more powerful Mercedes race cars. "They're going to get back to Mercedes level. They need some time, but that's perfectly normal," said Webber, who has raced for Red Bull for seven years. "You can't win for 15 years in a row. Everyone says they're not strong because they finish races in second or third, and Red Bull has already won a lot. But I'm sure they'll be able to win again this year. If there are enough wins for the title we’ll just see, as it all depends on how many points Mercedes will score in the first part of the season, ”the Australian added. After the victories in Melbourne and Sepang, it seemed in Bahrain

Jun42013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Massa with new chassis

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During the race weekend for the Monaco Grand Prix, Felipe Massa smashed his car twice. Last time in the race, the car was so badly damaged that the team gave it a whole new chassis for the upcoming race in Canada. It is worth mentioning that the Brazilian flew off the track once because of his mistake and the second time because of suspension problems. Team boss Stefano Domenicali said after the race that they are doing everything to prevent similar problems: “We have researched where the problem was and, as always, we are doing our best to prevent such problems from happening again. The team is very motivated and that is why we believe that what happened in Monaco is one big exception. ”In addition to Massa, Pastor Maldonado will also race in Canada with a new chassis. Williams' racer finished the race with a hard landing in the Tabac corner after the collision

May252013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Rosberg still has monastic qualifications

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Q1 Lotus racers were the first to take to the streets of Monaco, and of course many other racers immediately took to the track. Jules Bianchi parked the car on the slightly wet track in the opening lap at the Maseme turn (at the jewelry store). At the Marussie team, the Cosworth engine most likely failed, but of course we don't have an official confirmation yet. After the introductory lap, when the racers had to drive slowly also because of the yellow flag, the qualifications finally started. Everyone was aware that they had to drive a fast lap fast, but the track is getting faster and faster, which is why we saw quite a bit of action. It was interesting to monitor the drying of certain areas of the track, which caused the times to constantly improve. Of course, in the first part of the qualifications, we are not interested in the fastest, but the last one, who izp

May232013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Rosberg fastest in both free practice sessions

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Mercedes racer Nico Rosberg was the fastest in both free practice ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend. In the morning, the German drove the lap with a time of 1: 16.195, and at the top of the times he was accompanied by Fernando Alonso and Romain Grosjean. In the afternoon, Rosberg closed the circle on the streets of Monaco with a time of 1: 14.759. He was a good three tenths of a second faster than team rival Lewis Hamilton. Fernando Alonso was third with Ferrari. Results of 1st free practice: Racer Team Time Laps 1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 01: 16.195 31 2. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 01: 16.282 27 3. Romain Grosjean Lotus 01: 16.380 21 4. Felipe Massa Ferrari 01: 16.394 23 5. Lewis Ham

May222013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Only two stops in Monaco

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One of the most prestigious races of the Formula One season, the Monaco Grand Prix, is on the agenda this weekend. The Italian tire manufacturer has prepared soft and super soft tires for this racing weekend, which according to the first predictions, the racers are expected to change only twice per race. So we won't see (too) many stops in the next race, but only two due to the very slow street track. Even though the track doesn’t allow for exactly high speeds, tires will be very important. Namely, it is not possible to overtake, which will make stops crucial, and as has been said in recent days, this could also be the only option for overtaking. Most people in the world of Formula One are betting on the fastest Mercedes, which did best in this year's qualifying rounds, but burned out in the races. Anyway, at Mer

May212013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Kristensen in Monaco among the commissioners

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The Danish racer, record holder of victories in the 24 Hours of Le Mans inertia races, will take the position of racing engineer this weekend at the Monaco Racing Weekend. Otherwise, Tom has already played this role once last year at the last race of the season in Sao Paulo. It is worth mentioning, however, that Kristensen has nothing to do with Formula One cars, if we subtract the testing of the 1998 Minardi car.

May132013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Alonso: Mercedes will be the favorites in Monaco

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Fernando Alonso believes the Mercedes racers will be the favorites to win next weekend at the Monaco race. Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have started the last three races in a row from the best starting position, and the pole position on the streets of Monaco, where there is not much room to overtake, is worth much more. “They’ll be favorites,” Alonso said after winning in front of home spectators in Spain. "They've been on the pole in the last three races. It's harder to overtake in Monaco, so they'll probably be able to keep better places for longer." Alonso also attributes a lot of chances to himself. "Looking at the last three seasons, they've almost always been on the podium, even when we weren't competitive. That's my goal again this year. I remember the 2011 season when we were behind McLarni and Red Bull in Spain