Author Archives: Dan Knutson

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Dan Knutson

KNUTSON: The Line Between Innovation & Copying

KNUTSON: The Line Between Innovation & Copying

Back in 1978 and ’79, Colin Chapman and his Lotus designers and engineers stumbled upon ground-effects for their Formula One chassis.
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Dan Knutson

The Slow Ferraris

The Slow Ferraris

The Ferraris are slow. That has been apparent from preseason testing and through the first races of the F-1 season.
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Dan Knutson

KNUTSON: How Many Races Are Enough?

KNUTSON: How Many Races Are Enough?

By the middle of July, 10 races had been confirmed for the revised Formula One schedule. The original calendar featured a record 22 rounds.
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Dan Knutson

Alonso Is Exactly What Renault Was Looking For

Alonso Is Exactly What Renault Was Looking For

Renault based its climb back to the front of the pack around its star driver Daniel Ricciardo.
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Dan Knutson

El Maestro: Juan Manuel Fangio

El Maestro: Juan Manuel Fangio

Who is the greatest Formula One driver of all time? Many fans would say Michael Schumacher with his record seven world championships and record 91 victories.
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Dan Knutson

KNUTSON: F-1 Teams Agree To Cut Costs

KNUTSON: F-1 Teams Agree To Cut Costs

At this time last year there was no way all 10 Formula One team would unanimously agreed to the raft of regulation changes that will be utilized from now through 2025.
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Dan Knutson

F-1 NOTES: Spending Cap Won’t Hurt Haas

F-1 NOTES: Spending Cap Won’t Hurt Haas

The reason the Ohio-born Gene Haas decided to field a Formula One team was to promote Haas Automation, the CNC machine tool manufacturer, around the world.
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Dan Knutson

KNUTSON: Things Can Change In A Hurry

KNUTSON: Things Can Change In A Hurry

Like much of the world, Formula One was on lockdown in May, but that didn’t stop a seismic shift in the F-1 driver market from taking place during a very short period of time.
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Dan Knutson

KNUTSON: No Free Money In F-1

KNUTSON: No Free Money In F-1

Liberty Media will not be handing out free money despite the financial difficulties in Formula One created by the coronavirus crises.
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Dan Knutson

KNUTSON: Stirling Moss & The Mille Miglia

KNUTSON: Stirling Moss & The Mille Miglia

It is May 1, 1955, and Stirling Moss and navigator Denis Jenkinson are in a Mercedes 300 SLR and on their way to winning the Mille Miglia, the epic 1,000-mile race on roads around Italy.