Hamilton took a commanding victory in Belgium today, well deserved in very tricky conditions, finishing ahead of Webber and Kubica which means he now leads the drivers world championship, just 3 points ahead of Webber.
The first opening laps
The race started under dry conditions, Webber didn’t get away well, immediately giving up the lead to Hamilton [...]
World championship leader Mark Webber will start tomorrow’s Belgian Grand Prix on pole after emerging fastest from a rain hit qualifying session at the Spa Francochamps circuit.
The Aussie overcame showers in Q1 and the threat of elimination in Q2 to finish the top-ten shootout quickest, with his closest title rival Lewis Hamilton grabbing second place [...]
After the four-week summer break Formula One is back, with Friday practice having already been completed at the Spa-Francochamps circuit in Belgium. With one session very wet and the second run in drying conditions it proved to be one of the more interesting Friday’s of the 2010 season, and Badger’s got the full details on [...]
Good news folks, the summer grand prix break is now very nearly over, with the Belgian Grand Prix this coming weekend! Hurrah indeed and what a great track to come back with, easily argued as one of the top tracks for racing and entertainment – just take a look through some of our previous race reviews.
As [...]
How do we define ‘best’ for a grand prix circuit, now that’s a question in itself – yet many a fan will simply say “Spa” – so just why is this track seen so fondly by so many racing fans? As ever here’s Badger’s now famous Track Guide to help you get to know the [...]
Our regular ‘Hot Rod or Hot Dog’ columnist is away today, so instead of our usual run down of who’s had a good/bad day, Badger’s is asking you – our lovely readers who you think deserves to be crowned as ‘Top Dog’ after the Hungarian GP. Here are our suggestions:
Mark Webber
As a rule, we don’t [...]
While Webber is no doubt enjoying (goo)lashings of champagne back with his Red Bull team, here at Badger, our attention turns to ‘the other’ German…
A ‘come back’ by definition means to return to where one was previously. In Schumacher’s case he’s a multiple world champion and statistically the most successful grand prix driver in history. [...]
The Hungarian Grand Prix can often be a bit of a snooze. The twisty nature of the track, coupled with the vast deposits of dust found offline, make passing very difficult. Near impossible, in fact.
Today’s race was no different in terms of passing, as overtaking moves were kept to a bare minimum. But boring? Not [...]
When Christian Horner grabs a brief moment of peace on a Saturday afternoon his thoughts must turn to the world championship standings. How, he must ask himself, are his drivers only 3rd and 4th in the table? How is his team not topping the constructors championship? How has this happened?
Because on a Saturday- and on [...]
The Hungaroring, a track that has delivered many a fine grands prix since it was reintroduced to Formula One in 1984. The winners list is an impressive list of names, mainly world champions and Lewis Hamilton has won two out of his three appearances at the track, in fact his McLaren team have won no [...]
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