Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Lauda: Alonso is “toughest and cleverest” | F1 Fanatic round-up

Lauda: Alonso is “toughest and cleverest” is an original article from F1 Fanatic. If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright.

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Silverstone, 2012In the round-up: World champion Niki Lauda hails Fernando Alonso as the “toughest and cleverest” driver in F1 today.

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Top F1 links from the past 24 hours:

Lewis told to keep at it: Legend Niki Lauda backs Hamilton to succeed (The Mirror)

“[Alonso's] the toughest guy out there and he is also the cleverest. He knows what to do and after years at Ferrari he has settled in, knows how to be consistent and has kept the team going forward step by step.”

Storms clouds over Formula 1 (Autosport, subscription required)

“The hosting fees suck every spare penny out of the circuit, in turn ensuring that CVC gets richer at every turn while severely jeopardising Silverstone’s facility development. Imagine how much hardcore could have been laid with just half the £16m; imagine how many car parks and bridges could be built over the full 17-year contract period.”

Ferrari back at the Kremlin (Ferrari)

“Driving an F60, the car Scuderia Ferrari used in the 2009 world championship, will be Giancarlo Fisichella, who works for the Maranello team, as well as flying the flag for the Prancing Horse in GT races.”

Comment of the day

Thanks to everyone who sent in their Caption Competition suggestions yesterday. Among my favourites were those from StephenH, Prisoner Monkeys, Kbcusa, Platanna, Richard Charles and MahavirShah.

But my favourite was this from Alex Brown:

Bernie Ecclestone, Felipe Massa, Valencia, 2012

Bernie: “I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a thousand times – Tamara is off the market!”

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On this day in F1

Emerson Fittipaldi extended his championship lead with victory in the 1972 British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch.

Pole sitter Jacky Ickx led the first half of the race for Ferrari before retiring with a broken oil cooler. Jackie Stewart was second for Tyrrell ahead of Peter Revson.

Here’s the start of the race:

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