F1 Ends With Brazil’s Barrichello in 3rd
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – F1 driver Sebastian Vettel won the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last Sunday, outscoring Brazilian Rubens Barrichello in the ranking. Since Jenson Button had already claimed the championship two weeks ago in the Brazil GP, Vettel and Barrichello were competing over the runner up spot, and [...]
Button Claims F1 Title in Brazil
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Never has finishing fifth in a Grand Prix felt so sweet. Brawn GP driver Jenson Button used the four points he earned in the Brazilian Grand Prix last Sunday in São Paulo to secure the 2009 Driver’s Championship. The Englishman drove a perfect race, starting from a weak [...]
Vettel Wins Japanese Grand Prix
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – German driver Sebastian Vettel of the Red Bull Racing Team won last Sunday’s Japanese GP in Suzuka. He started the race in pole position and clocked up lap after lap without losing the lead. Completing the podium along with him were Italian driver Jarno Trulli, of [...]
Hamilton Wins Singapore GP
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Lewis Hamilton won the Singapore Grand Prix last Sunday, September 27. The McLaren driver started the race in pole position, keeping the lead until the checkered flag, 61 laps later. Hamilton was followed by Toyota driver Timo Glock, from Germany, who finished 9.8 seconds after him. [...]
Barrichello Wins in Monza
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian F1 driver Rubens Barrichello scored his second victory this season at the Monza GP, last Sunday, in Italy. Merging a strong performance with great, albeit risky tactics, team Brawn GP managed to claim its fourth one-two victory of the season, as Barrichello’s teammate and season [...]
Barrichello Wins F1 Euro GP
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian driver Rubens Barrichello won the European Grand Prix on Sunday, ending a personal five-year drought. The race was disputed on the Valencia Street Circuit, in Spain. The victory was the tenth of the 37-year old driver’s long career, and the hundredth time a Brazilian driver [...]
Massa Crash and Hamilton Win at Hungary GP
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – It hasn’t been a good year for Lewis Hamilton. After a brilliant season in 2008, which granted him the World Championship, the McLaren driver couldn’t win a single race in 2009 – until now. Last Sunday, July 26, the Englishman finally ended the nine month and [...]
RBR Claims 1-2 Victory at German GP
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – The German Grand Prix, which took place last Sunday July 12, in Nürburgring, Germany, heated up even more contention over this year’s F1 Driver’s Championship. For the first time in the season Team Brawn GP had no drivers on the podium. The Red Bull Racing Team [...]
RBR Sebastian Vettel Wins England GP
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Team Red Bull Racing’s performance on the England GP last weekend surpassed all expectations. Their two drivers – German Sebastian Vettel and Austrian Mark Webber – got the high spots in the podium of the Silverstone Circuit, in the midst of a season widely dominated by [...]
Button’s 6th Victory at Turkey GP
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Jenson Button continues his winning spree in this year’s Formula 1 season. The 29-year-old Brit claimed the Turkish Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park Circuit last Sunday, June 7th, taking the lead on the first lap and driving a strong and flawless race. He now holds [...]