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The 2007 F1 Season: Why Is It So Memorable?

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  There have been many memorable Formula 1 seasons. Some are legendary, such as the 2004 season when Michael Schumacher won his record seventh world title. Some seasons, like the one in 1994, are remembered negatively as they witnessed the horrific death of Ayrton Senna. However, the 2007 F1 season is significant because of the battle between Hamilton and McLaren versus Alonso, The Formula One Espionage Controversy (commonly referred to as “Spygate”), and Kimi Raikkonen winning the World Driver Championship (WDC) and World Constructor Championship (WCC) with Ferrari. The 2007 Formula 1 season was significant because of the conflict between Alonso and his teammate at McLaren, Hamilton. During the qualifying session at the Hungarian GP, both of them clashed in the pitlane. “...after Alonso blocked Hamilton in the pits during qualifying, preventing his teammate from completing his final qualifying lap. This followed Hamilton ignoring an instruction from the team ordering him to let A...
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Best F1 Designer?

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      There have been many dominant F1 teams in its history, such as Ferrari in the early 2000s, Reb Bull from 2010-2013, and Mercedes between 2014 through 2020. However, people often credit the driver and overlook the people who built the car because no matter how good the driver is, he will be nothing without a good car, just like Lewis Hamilton, widely considered the greatest of all time, who was struggling to win any races in the last two years because his team cannot build a good car. Nevertheless, who is the best F1 designer of all time? Throughout its 73 years, there have been many great F1 designers, such as Colin Chapman, credited with pioneering the reclined seating position in 1962, which is still used today, or Rory Byrne, the man responsible for Michael Schumacher’s seven world titles, and responsible for Ferrari’s dominance between 2000-2004. However, who is the best out of all of these? This title goes to Adrian Newey because he has the most wins and titles...
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Are Electric Cars Worth Buying Today?

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  Are you looking for a new car to purchase? Either this is your first car, or you want to replace your ten-year-old car that needs to be jumpstarted every morning. Either way, almost everybody has heard of electric cars recently, and they are on the rise, and the benefits are clear as day. They are quieter, have better driving comfort, have self-driving or assisted driving, and most come with an inbuilt touchscreen the size of an iPad, with all the features you could ask for. They are also environmentally friendly, creating practically zero carbon emissions. They are so beneficial that some countries in the EU and some states in the USA are banning the sale of gasoline cars altogether, aiming for a CO2-free environment (Person). However, there are still too many drawbacks to switching to electric cars completely and discarding gasoline cars. Gasoline cars are irreplaceable because, compared to electric cars, they are safer, more reliable, and more accessible. Gasoline cars are saf...
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