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Six and Counting…

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Six championships. That was hard to imagine for Lewis Hamilton back when he started F1 in 2007. His great times in winter testing were encouraging but six title?! Then he won in Canada and came within one point of his first title in…

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When Plans Get Punched in F1

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Every driver wants to win. It’s the way they’re wired. But team drivers have priorities. The first is beating their teammates. Ferrari had trouble with all of it today in Russia. Apparently the team had a plan for pole sitter Charles LeClerc to…

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Hungarian F1 Goulash

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Lots of drama, competition and strategy in today’s Hungarian Grand Prix. And largest headline might be Ferrari. They were so far from the leaders today that Lewis Hamilton was able to make a pit stop for new tires in the last 20 laps…

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A Crazy Night in Singapore

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Several drivers started Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix like their hair was on fire. Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen were on the front row when the green flag fell. Daniel Ricciardo and Kimi Raikkonen were in row two. Vettel, Verstappen and Raikkonen launched toward…

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Some F1 Meat…

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. A lot of meat in Sunday’s Formula One Belgian Grand Prix at Spa. Maybe the biggest headline was points leader Lewis Hamilton’s drive from the back of the pack to the podium in third. But, it was necessary to keep his points lead.…

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Begging for Patience and Trust

This is the Statt Mann  Baby.  Time to Scatt a little bit. Equal time was once important in my career and it may be needed now. Last week I implied three-time World Driving Champion Lewis Hamilton might be experiencing some punishment from Mercedes after an accident last year driving an Italian Supercar instead of a…

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Penalties and Penance in F1

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Finally some good news today for Lewis Hamilton fans. The three-time Formula One champion drove to a strong second place finish Sunday at the Russian Grand Prix. He started tenth after some mechanical problems in qualifying Saturday. Hamilton finished behind teammate Nico Rosberg,…