Race Recap: 2013 Japanese Grand Prix flips several scripts [spoilers]

Filed under: Motorsports , Japan , Infiniti , Lotus , Mercedes-Benz , Ferrari , Racing , McLaren Japan’s Suzuka circuit is a great track that all the drivers love, but it doesn’t usually provide the most thrilling, head-to-head racing. Where it does excel, however, is with surprises and “What just happened there?!” moments, and this year it was no different. It started with Mark Webber in his Infiniti Red Bull Racing out-qualifying his teammate Sebastian Vettel for the first time this year.

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Race Recap: 2013 Japanese Grand Prix flips several scripts [spoilers]

Race Recap: 2013 Korean F1 Grand Prix crazy enough for Psy [spoilers]

Filed under: Motorsports , Infiniti , Lotus , Mercedes-Benz , Ferrari , South Korea , Racing , McLaren The end of qualifying for the 2013 Korean Formula One Grand Prix left us with five pairs: two chassis each from Infiniti Red Bull Racing , Mercedes-AMG Petronas , Lotus , Ferrari and Sauber . Yes, Sauber

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Race Recap: Singapore Grand Prix is about a safety car and submission

Filed under: Motorsports , Infiniti , Lotus , Mercedes-Benz , Ferrari , Renault , Racing , McLaren The Singapore Formula One Grand Prix is the Monaco GP of the Orient – a weekend known more for its glamour and time-slot than on-track action, with a temporary circuit that punishes every mistake, usually terminally.

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Race Recap: Singapore Grand Prix is about a safety car and submission

Kimi Raikkonen moving to Ferrari?

Filed under: Motorsports , Lotus , Ferrari , Rumormill Kimi Raikkonen , easily one of our favorite current drivers in Formula 1 , may be making a move from Lotus to Ferrari , according to a Finnish tabloid called Ilta-Sanomat. Raikkonen, who won the driver’s championship in 2007 with the Italian brand, is in high demand and is also rumored to have options on the table from Red Bull and his current team.

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Race Recap: Canadian F1 Grand Prix is one story with a thousand dramas

Filed under: Motorsports , Infiniti , Lotus , Mercedes-Benz , Ferrari , Canada , Racing There were rain and wind and sun, sometimes all at once. There was the Wall of Champions. There was nothing happening in first place and nothing happening back in sixth during the race, but everywhere else – from the time the weekend began – it was surprises, passes, spins, more passing, flying carbon fiber and finally a couple more last-minute surprises

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Race Recap: Canadian F1 Grand Prix is one story with a thousand dramas

Race Recap: 2013 Chinese Grand Prix a test of tires, carnage and a fight for second [spoilers]

Filed under: Motorsports , China , Infiniti , Lotus , Ferrari , Renault , Racing , McLaren Formula One fans and commentators have spent the three weeks since the Malaysian Grand Prix discussing two things more than any other: that pass, and tires. Sebastian Vettel spent days giving his tongue an Olympic workout on the verbal gymnastics parallel bars before finally admitting he passed his Infiniti Red Bull teammate Mark Webber on purpose partly for reasons of payback, partly out of a desire to win – he doesn’t apologize for it and he would do it again. Then came those Pirellis – every single driver and team representative interview touches on how important it is to understand the tires and manage their degradation

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Race Recap: 2013 Chinese Grand Prix a test of tires, carnage and a fight for second [spoilers]