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Formula One turning to younger drivers

At the end of a tumultuous year, trying to spot the star of tomorrow in motor racing is as difficult as trying to figure out the direction the economy will go in the next 12 months. And while it is tempting to see a link between those two things, there ...

From BRAD SPURGEON, International Herald Tribune,  2 Jan 2009

A season that turned on the very last corner Formula One

After 18 races across five continents over almost eight months, the 2008 Formula One season boiled down to a single moment of suspense and confusion on the final lap of the last  race. Going into the final race, the Brazilian Grand Prix at São Paulo on ...

From BRAD SPURGEON, International Herald Tribune,  24 Dec 2008

After a vintage year, upheaval on the track

PARIS: The 2008 Formula One season was not just one of the most exciting in memory. It was also the last of what may soon be considered a lost, golden era in Formula One history. Whether the most radical changes in a decade to the technical and ...

From BRAD SPURGEON, International Herald Tribune,  10 Dec 2008

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HONG KONG: Honda announced on Friday that it would withdraw from Formula One, a startling pullout that has its origins in the dismal state of the auto industry and that is likely to have huge repercussions on the high-profile global racing circuit. A ...

From MARK MCDONALD AND BRAD SPURGEON, International Herald Tribune,  5 Dec 2008

In life after racing, Schumacher seeks a new passion

DUBAI: He has the same buoyant walk, the same gleam in his eye, the same level of concentration during an interview or press conference and the same impeccable physical condition. But two years after the most successful Formula One driver of all time ...

From BRAD SPURGEON, International Herald Tribune,  7 Nov 2008

For Lewis Hamilton, 2nd time's a charm

SÃO PAULO: The Formula One season came to its grand finale last weekend as Lewis Hamilton became the youngest champion and the first black champion in the sport's history in one of the most exciting season-ending laps ever. Spectators and participants ...

From BRAD SPURGEON, International Herald Tribune,  7 Nov 2008

Lewis Hamilton, the driven driver

SÃO PAULO: In many ways, he had already become the face of Formula One racing. But Lewis Hamilton came within one lap of again failing the immense expectations of him and his Formula One driving career. In what is being called one of the most exciting ...

From BRAD SPURGEON, International Herald Tribune,  3 Nov 2008

It took a year, but Hamilton takes drivers' title

SÃO PAULO: This time he succeeded: Lewis Hamilton became the youngest world champion in the 58-year history of Formula One on Sunday after finishing fifth in the Brazilian Grand Prix. It was the second year in a row that Hamilton had a chance to win ...

From BRAD SPURGEON, International Herald Tribune,  2 Nov 2008

Massa Has Confidence of Champion

Until recently, few people would have thought Felipe Massa, a small, modest Brazilian, would be challenging for the Formula One title at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday in the last race of the season. Massa trails the series leader, Lewis Hamilton ...

From BRAD SPURGEON, The New York Times,  1 Nov 2008

Behind Massa's quiet facade, confidence of a champion driver

Until recently, few people would have thought Felipe Massa, the small, modest Brazilian with the often troubled look, would be challenging for the title at the Brazilian Grand Prix this weekend in the last race of the season after winning five races ...

From BRAD SPURGEON, International Herald Tribune,  31 Oct 2008

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