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World Cup 2022 Qualifying: Serbia v Ireland Preview

March 23, 2021

Stephen Kenny’s reign as Republic of Ireland manager began under difficult circumstances and it’s only gotten harder ever since. His side only scored one...

F1 2021 - The Major Storylines

March 19, 2021

The 2021 Formula One season gets underway on March 28 and, despite the recent Mercedes dominance, there is plenty to look forward to. After all, the 2020...

Why An Emphasis on the Assists Table Should Be A Thing of the Past

March 16, 2021

Harry Kane currently leads the Premier League in assists for the 2020/21 season. He’s set up 13 goals from the 28 games so far of Tottenham’s campaign. This...

F1 2012 - A Retrospective Part 22: Aftermath

March 5, 2021

Post-Race “What a race. What an extraordinary sporting event that was,” said Martin Brundle. Sebastian Vettel pulled his Red Bull into Parc Fermé and the...

F1 2012 - A Retrospective Part 21: Brazil

March 2, 2021

Qualifying With all the focus squarely on Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso, it was actually McLaren who dominated proceedings on Saturday. Lewis Hamilton...

F1 2012 - A Retrospective Part 20: The United States

February 26, 2021

Qualifying Formula One returned to the United States for the first time since 2007. The event took place in the brand new track in Austin, Texas. The venue...

F1 2012 - A Retrospective Part 19: Abu Dhabi

February 23, 2021

Qualifying Red Bull turned recent Saturdays into routine affairs over the last few races. But in Abu Dhabi their run of front row lockouts came to a dramatic...

F1 2012 - A Retrospective Part 18: India

February 19, 2021

Qualifying Red Bull’s impressive late season form continued in India. It was a third front row lockout in a row and a fourth pole position in a row....

F1 2012 - A Retrospective Part 17: South Korea

February 16, 2021

Qualifying Sebastian Vettel was quickest in Q1 and Q2, but Mark Webber took his second pole position of the season, beating his teammate by .74s in Q3, for a...

F1 2012 - A Retrospective Part 16: Japan

February 12, 2021

Qualifying Sebastian Vettel ended McLaren’s four Grand Prix streak of taking pole position. The German earned only his fourth of the 2012 season, his first...

F1 2012 - A Retrospective Part 15: Singapore

February 9, 2021

Qualifying It was a third pole position in four races for Lewis Hamilton, giving McLaren four in a row. He was half a second quicker than the chasing pack....

F1 2012 - A Retrospective Part 14: Italy

February 5, 2021

Qualifying Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button traded pole positions in the last two Grands Prix, and they locked out the front row in Monza to keep McLaren’s...

F1 2012 - A Retrospective Part 13: Belgium

February 2, 2021

Qualifying Jenson Button earned his first pole position of the season in a mixed up Qualifying session. This was Button’s first pole since joining McLaren,...

F1 2012 - A Retrospective Part 12: Hungary

January 29, 2021

Qualifying For the first time since Valencia, there wasn’t a drop of rain in sight come Saturday’s Qualifying session. Lewis Hamilton returned to the front...

F1 2012 - A Retrospective Part 11: Germany

January 26, 2021

Qualifying It was yet another wet qualifying session as Formula One reached the halfway point of the 2012 season. Everyone anticipated rain in Q1 and thus...

F1 2012 - A Retrospective Part 10: Britain

January 22, 2021

Qualifying Last time out in Valencia, Formula One was greeted with some classic Spanish warm weather. But when the sport arrived in Britain, it was met with...

F1 2012 - A Retrospective Part 9: Europe

January 19, 2021

Qualifying It was the same story as in Canada. Sebastian Vettel took a second pole position in a row, and once again Lewis Hamilton was right behind in...

F1 2012 - A Retrospective Part 8: Canada

January 15, 2021

Qualifying It was Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton on the front row in Canada. Vettel earned pole by going three tenths quicker than the McLaren, and he...

F1 2012 - A Retrospective Part 7: Monaco

January 12, 2021

Qualifying It is the sport’s prestige event. Monaco is the top hat and monocle of the Formula One calendar. It would look fine without it, but having it adds...

F1 2012 - A Retrospective Part 6: Spain

January 8, 2021

Qualifying Formula One arrived in Europe for the first time in the 2012 season and the warm Spanish weather must have been getting to people’s heads because...