Author Archives: Lane Anderson

Hamilton, Mercedes Falter at Belgium

The tire wear problem that dogged the Mercedes-Benz factory team for the first half of the season is no longer a problem. Their car, however, lacks the speed it once had. Hamilton stole the show in Saturday qualifying, waiting until the last possible moment to bag pole position for Sunday’s race. But on the day [...]

Qualifying Recap Spa Francorchamps

Spa Francorchamps rarely disappoints. The high-speed, low-downforce circuit in the Ardennes forest of Belgium had the most exhilarating qualifying session of the season. The final man to record a time in the session wound up being the quickest. That man was Lewis Hamilton. Q3 began with a rain shower. All drivers began the session on slicks. [...]

Audi R18 As Your Daily Driver

I’ve seen my fair share of racecars. I see most of them at a racetrack. I see a good handful at auto shows. And for most every one I see, I imagine what it’d be like to pull up to a drive-through, order a burger and fries and ask the attendant to hold the drink [...]

Mark Webber Stops By Top Gear

My first post round these parts came back in March. Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber were at one another throat’s after Vettel disregarded team orders and passed Webber for the win in Malaysia. In the time since then, Webber announced that he’ll call it a career in Formula 1 at season’s end. The Australian signed [...]

Jenson Button McLaren P1 Climb the Hill

Not to be outdone at the Goodwood Festival of Speed by Mercedes-Benz and Lewis Hamilton, McLaren brought out their highly anticipated hyper-car. McLaren called the drive a “test” and decided there was no better man to get behind the wheel than their world champion driver Jenson Button. Judging by the sound of the exhaust note [...]

Aryton Senna’s Ghost Laps Suzuka

When Mercedes-Benz re-entered Formula 1 as a car constructor and not just an engine manufacturer something was bound to give. What gave was the German giant’s engine supplies. Mercedes claimed they were cranking out an unsustainable amount of power plants. Then Mercedes signed McLaren star driver Lewis Hamilton the relationship between the teams seemed to [...]

Goodwood with Lewis Hamilton

When Lewis Hamilton left McLaren-Mercedes for the Mercedes-Benz factory team he had the opportunity to use Mercedes-Benz’s world-wide recognition and become a brand of his own. Athletes like Michael Jordan and Tom Brady have done the same and starting on day 1 with Mercedes the onslaught of Lewis Hamilton media has never stopped. Tutorials of [...]