Niki Lauda

Vettel needs to retire at least once, otherwise it’s over – Lauda

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“And one thing is clear: Vettel needs to retire at least once, otherwise it’s over.”

“Ferrari has got a momentum going.”

“If it stays like this the gap will become huge – alarming.”

These quotes are taken from a recent conversation between Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda and Austria’s largest newspaper the Krone.

Is the Mercedes / Hamilton relationship under stress?

I am trying hard not to over think things, but sometimes we see and hear things that in the moment we shake off, but in the end, when it is all put together it starts me wondering.

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When turbo cars looked cool & a great case for Adelaide return

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Street Fighters – Rosberg vs Senna as Lauda bows out in Oz ’85 Most street circuits exist because the organisers want a venue that looks pretty on TV, or because they want something different. But the Adelaide Street Circuit existed simply because it was a really good race track. The circuit is loved by F1 fans … Read more

Hamilton v Rosberg like Hunt v Lauda

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Niki Lauda hails the rivalry between Lewis and Nico as a modern day version of his own rivalry between James Hunt and himself in 1976. The Mercedes exec Lauda had competed hard against the Brit during the ’76 season, arguably the best F1 had even seen. Immortalised onto film by director Ron Howard – Rush dramatised this season … Read more

#F1 History: 1976 Spanish Grand Prix – Rules…What Rules?

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Jennie Mowbray “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” ~Pablo Picasso~ Ferrari arrived at Jarama on the ascendance. They had won the first three races of the season, with James Hunt in his McLaren failing to finish two of those races. After qualifying … Read more

Brazil’s First Renegade

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TJ13 contributor take a look at one of Brazil’s multiple Formula 1 world champions, a notorious F1 Godfather.

Rosberg: “I can still win title”

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Fortis “I can still win title despite qualifying wows“. Those are the words of Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg but is the writing on the wall for the German? After out qualifying teammate Lewis Hamilton in 2014, the German driver has found the Brit a much sterner opponent in 2015. … Read more