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Vettel puts Abbey on the road for 2012
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March 15, 2012, Thursday
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FORMULA One world champion Sebastian Vettel, a big fan of the Beatles as well as Silverstone circuit, will be hoping to put Abbey on the road to success this season.
The 24-year-old German revealed yesterday he had decided to call his new Red Bull car 'Abbey' after racing in the past with 'Kate', 'Kate's Dirty Sister', 'Luscious Liz', 'Randy Mandy' and 'Kinky Kylie'.
Vettel, chasing his third title in a row when the season starts in Melbourne this weekend, has given all his Formula One cars names. He won 11 races last year with a record 15 pole positions. The Beatles' 'Abbey Road' was recorded by the group in 1969, while Abbey is also a well known corner at Silverstone. Vettel's spokeswoman denied there was any specific reason behind the choice of name, however.
Meanwhile, the start of any new Formula One season is uncertain enough for teams and drivers without the addition of wet weather, which is expected for this year's opening Australian Grand Prix.
The forecast for Melbourne is for rain and possible thunderstorms, which will render much of the best-laid preseason preparations and learned predictions irrelevant. Throw in the always-slippery Melbourne street circuit, guessing games about the behavior of the new Pirelli tires, and uncertainty over how teams have adapted to the new rules, and this weekend's season opener appears about as unpredictable as any F1 race could be.
The 24-year-old German revealed yesterday he had decided to call his new Red Bull car 'Abbey' after racing in the past with 'Kate', 'Kate's Dirty Sister', 'Luscious Liz', 'Randy Mandy' and 'Kinky Kylie'.
Vettel, chasing his third title in a row when the season starts in Melbourne this weekend, has given all his Formula One cars names. He won 11 races last year with a record 15 pole positions. The Beatles' 'Abbey Road' was recorded by the group in 1969, while Abbey is also a well known corner at Silverstone. Vettel's spokeswoman denied there was any specific reason behind the choice of name, however.
Meanwhile, the start of any new Formula One season is uncertain enough for teams and drivers without the addition of wet weather, which is expected for this year's opening Australian Grand Prix.
The forecast for Melbourne is for rain and possible thunderstorms, which will render much of the best-laid preseason preparations and learned predictions irrelevant. Throw in the always-slippery Melbourne street circuit, guessing games about the behavior of the new Pirelli tires, and uncertainty over how teams have adapted to the new rules, and this weekend's season opener appears about as unpredictable as any F1 race could be.
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