Malaysian GP: Emotional Vettel Weeps in Victory, His First as a Ferrari Driver

 March 31, 2015   R K Gupta

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After more than a year, 4-time Formula-one world champion Sebastian Vettel of Germany returned to the top podium finish at the second F1 race of 2015 season at Sepang racing circuit in Malaysia. In the entire 2014 F1 season, all talks were concerned with Mercedes and their two drivers. They dominated as a team and […]

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Australian GP

Australian GP Melbourne: Hamilton Makes a Winning Start to the 2015 F1 Season

 March 20, 2015   R K Gupta

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Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton began his 2015 F1 campaign in great style to win the first race of the new season at the Albert Park in Melbourne on March 15, 2015. With his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg close on his heels for the second place, it was once again the Mercedes, who began […]

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Rollicking Rosberg Holds Nerves to Keep Hamilton at Bay in Brazil

 November 14, 2014   R K Gupta

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It is now down to the last race at Abu Dhabi in two weeks’ time. The two Mercedes drivers are locked in the world championship battle with full knowledge of their current standings. Rosberg had last won at the German GP in July and by his victory on Sunday, he broke the streak of Hamilton’s […]

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Mercedes

Hamilton’s Win at Circuit of Americas in Austin Makes it Another 1-2 for Mercedes

 November 3, 2014   R K Gupta

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On Saturday, Lewis Hamilton ceded the pole position to his teammate and arch-rival Nico Rosberg but in Sunday’s main event, the British driver put his heart into the race and recorded his fifth consecutive F1 victory and 10th of the 2014 season. To Nico Rosberg’s credit, he has also had a great season and he […]

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MotoGP Master Marc Marquez

Magnificent & Yet-To-Be-Finished Story of MotoGP Master Marc Marquez: Part II

 October 17, 2014   R K Gupta

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In July 2012, came the announcement that Marquez would join the Repsol Honda team in 2013 alongside Dani Pedrosa, a rider of immense capability. Waiting for 2013, Marquez continued his dominance of Moto2 in 2012. He won four more races, claimed the championship and signed off in style with a sensational victory at the season-ending […]

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Lewis Hamilton

At Japanese GP, Lewis Hamilton’s Win is Marred by Jules Bianchi’s Serious Accident

 October 6, 2014   R K Gupta

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The 2014 Season’s 15th race in the Japanese city of Suzuka was adversely affected by heavy rains preceded by typhoon Phanfone, which was to hit Japan on Monday. Fortunately the qualifying sessions were not so much affected on previous days. Bad weather, however, descended on Sunday to make the race torturous. Lewis Hamilton won his […]

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Jorge Lorenzo

High Drama at Aragon on Sunday as Jorge Lorenzo Wins His First MotoGP of 2014 Season

 October 2, 2014   R K Gupta

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If it was Valentino Rossi at San Marino, Jorge Lorenzo did it at Aragon. Both belong to a celebrated class of MotoGP riders with a long list of past achievements. It was fitting that Rossi took the title in his native Italy, just as Lorenzo came on tops in his homeland Spain and incidentally, both […]

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Singapore

Lewis Hamilton Repeats His Italian GP Triumph in the Night Race at Singapore

 September 22, 2014   R K Gupta

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The hot and humid Singapore was not the only uncomfortable aspect of the season’s 14th meeting that ended with Lewis Hamilton’s seventh victory in 2014. The other hurdles on the 61-lap 192 mile long Marina Bay Street Circuit were the sharp bruising corners, driving at top speed on the flood-lit track and a 300 C […]

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As Marc Marquez Crashes, Valentino Rossi Emerges Winner at San Marino MotoGP on Sunday

 September 15, 2014   R K Gupta

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Veteran rider Valentino Rossi has finally scored his first MotoGP victory of the 2014 season at San Marino. In large measure, the legendary Italian was helped by the misfortune that befell MotoGP championship leader, Marc Marquez, in an early lap. Marquez’s Honda met with a crash that cost him the race at San Marino. The […]

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Italian GP

Another 1-2 for Mercedes as Lewis Hamilton Wins Italian GP From Nico Rosberg on Sunday

 September 8, 2014   R K Gupta

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Mercedes supremacy continued unabated as their two drivers took the first two positions on victory podium at Italian GP’s iconic Autodromo-di-Monza circuit on Sunday, September 7, 2014. As a coincidence, the two Mercedes cars were immediately followed by the pair of Williams and right behind Williams were two Red Bulls. Therefore, team-wise it was 1-2-3 […]

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