Brasilian GP 2013 - Preview - the last one
by Cato Batista, 21/11/2013 19:46:13
Ladies and Gentlemen,
This is it; the last round of the season coming up is Brasil this weekend.
We ‘re turning the page not only on 2013 but to a whole era of F1 racing as this will be the last time we hear the normally aspirated V8 engines. As drivers goes, this is the farewell race for the likable Australian WEB and probably the last time we’ll see PER, DIR and even possibly HUL in an F1 car for a while, or forever. Sad to realize that half the grid in F1 are paying drivers; so much for the ultimate racing series in the world.
It will be a different kind of atmosphere this time in Brasil as both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships have been already decided. The last relevant prize at stake will be the second place on the Constructors’’ between Mercedes and Ferrari. Without the customary pressure we can see a different kind of race, only VET and Red Bull will be focused in adding up another record now that it’s within their reach: 9 consecutive wins in the same season.
The Interlagos Circuit always creates good racing, it’s a lively layout with many overtaking opportunities and then there’s the changing weather; as of today showers are forecast for the next few days. When was the last wet race we had? A rainy GP will be a treat to the fans now that VET’s dominance is making audiences going down in numbers.
But for us of course the highlight of the weekend will be the last stand in the CFA 2013 battle: one last chance to achieve glory and ...
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USA GP 2013 - Race
by Cato Batista, 18/11/2013 2:47:20
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The track changed drastically between P3 and QF as temperatures dropped. Some teams were more affected than others but as expected Red Bull found the best set up to grab yet another front row (I’d lost count how many they’d got this season already). The Lotus of GRO was the best of the rest albeit 3 quarters of second behind the RB9s. Mercedes struggled and only one of their drivers made the shoot-out (HAM) same for Ferrari (ALO in, MAS out) and McLaren (PER in, BUT out). Sauber, with both C32s in the top 10 confirmed their improved form with another impressive run by HUL (4th). The surprise of the day was BOT in the Williams, he was flying in Q1 & Q3 and made it no trouble into Q3. Stand-in KOV made good use of the second Lotus to start in the 4th row.
In CFA results we scored a total of eighteen 1-2 marks thanks to the Red Bull boys, but since nobody predicted GRO in 3rd there were no places gain or lost. We ...
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