Monaco GP

Strategic Error from Mercedes Team Lends Lucky Win for Rosberg at Monaco GP

 May 27, 2015   R K Gupta

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After an inch-perfect performance until the final 16 laps, Lewis Hamilton lost the race for no fault of his own in the Monaco Grand Prix last Sunday. Up until then, the defending champion had an unassailable 15 seconds lead over Rosberg, beginning with a faultless start and top Pole position acquired in the qualifying a […]

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Jorge Lorenzo motogp

Jorge Lorenzo Wins Second Straight MotoGP at Le Mans, Rossi Second to Make It 1-2 for Yamaha Movistar

 May 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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For the second time in two weeks Spanish MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo finished as the winner again. After emerging a runaway champion in the Spanish GP at Jerez, Lorenzo followed that up with top finish at Le Mans’ French GP. The famed international Le Mans circuit had over 90,000 spectators on Sunday to watch the […]

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Nico Rosberg Wins Spanish F1 GP

Nico Rosberg Wins Spanish F1 GP ahead of Hamilton and Vettel at Barcelona

 May 13, 2015   R K Gupta

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The last time Nico Rosberg took the top step on the podium was in November 2014 at Sao Paulo in the Brazilian GP. Since then he has been playing only a second fiddle to teammate Lewis Hamilton. On May 10, however, he reversed that and finished a faultless race, beginning with the top pole position […]

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Spanish MotoGP

Pole-to-Flag Triumph for Jorge Lorenzo at Spanish MotoGP in Jerez on Sunday

 May 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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At the circuit de Jerez on Sunday, Movistar Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo of Spain led from start to finish and won the Spanish MotoGP in commanding style. Lorenzo, who had taken the pole position earlier, took the chequered flag in 44 minutes 57.246 seconds to lead the field by more than five seconds. Reigning World […]

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Valentino Rossi

Rossi Wins Argentina MotoGP in a Dramatic Climax as Marquez Crashes

 April 24, 2015   R K Gupta

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Valentino Rossi’s 110th MotoGP victory at Argentina on Sunday was one of his most dramatic top podium finishes. The legendary Italian rider was hunting down the reigning world champion Marc Marquez and while they rode close to one another in the penultimate lap, Marquez’s front wheel was hit by Rossi’s rear, sending the double champion […]

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Hamilton

Hamilton Continues to Dominate F1 Scene, Wins Third Race of 2015 Season

 April 24, 2015   R K Gupta

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Champion British driver Lewis Hamilton continued to maintain his stranglehold in Formula-1 as he finished with a dominant victory in last Sunday’s 2015 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix. Hamilton was followed by Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen, who stood on the podium after 27 races. The third spot was taken by Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg. Once again the […]

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MotoGP Master Marc Marquez

MotoGP Master Marc Marquez Makes it Three-in-a-Row at Texas on Sunday

 April 15, 2015   R K Gupta

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Circuit of Americas at Texas saw World Champion Marc Marquez achieve his third winning finish in three attempts to the prestigious MotoGP race track. It was also a rebounding return for the Spanish rider after his disappointing fifth-place finish in the season-opener at Losail MotoGP circuit at the Qatari city of Doha. Incidentally, it was […]

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Chinese F1 Grand Prix

Chinese F1 Grand Prix: Hamilton Tops at Shanghai, Rosberg Second, Vettel Third

 April 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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After Sebastian Vettel’s victory in the Malaysian GP last fortnight, the issue of tyre-management during the race has suddenly acquired prominence. In season’s third F1 GP at Shanghai, most pre-race debate was focused on the new buzzword of Tyre-Management. Analysts talked about Ferrari’s lighter-tyre strategy employed in the previous race and whether Mercedes drivers could […]

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Qatar MotoGP

Surprises Galore at Season Opening Qatar MotoGP as Marquez Loses Podium and Ducati Team Hot on Winner Valentino Rossi’s Tail

 April 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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The 2015 season’s first MotoGP at Qatar ended as an exciting competition with Yamaha Movie-star’s veteran Valentino Rossi ending at the top, closely followed by the Ducati duo of Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone. While Ducati’s winter improvement program had promised a resurgence of Dovizioso and Iannone, Rossi made it sensational in the end by […]

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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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