Malaysian GP 2013: Contentious Win for Vettel
Results Qualifying Vettel Massa Alonso Pole Vettel 1:49.674 (Red Bull) Laps 56 Weather Started wet finished dry Safety Car None Results 1. Vettel Red Bull 1:38:56.681 2. Webber Red Bull 1:39:00.979 3. Hamilton Mercedes 1:39:08.862 Fastest Lap Perez McLaren 1:39.199 Retirements Alonso Ferrari [1] Accident Di Resta Force India [22] Wheel nut Sutil Force India … Continue reading
Winter Testing: Barcelona (1) Day 4
Driver Team Time Laps Hamilton Mercedes 1:23.282 52 Button McLaren 1:23.633 70 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:24.071 80 Bianchi Force India 1:25.732 96 Gutierrez Sauber 1:26.239 61 Van der Garde Caterham 1:27.429 50 Massa Ferrari 1:27.563 80 Webber Red Bull 1:27.616 64 Chilton Marussia 1:29.902 51 Grosjean Lotus 1:34.800 41 Bottas Williams No Time 23 Maldonado … Continue reading
Winter Testing: Barcelona (1) Day 3
Driver Team Time Laps Alonso Ferrari 1:21.875 97 Hulkenberg Sauber 1:22.160 91 Grosjean Lotus 1:22.188 119 Rosberg Mercedes 1:22.611 108 Maldonado Williams 1:22.675 79 Bottas Williams 1:22.826 68 Button McLaren 1:22.840 71 Sutil Force India 1:22.877 78 Webber Red Bull 1:23.024 108 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:23.366 106 Chilton Marussia 1:25.690 58 Van der Garde Caterham … Continue reading
Winter Testing: Jerez Day 3
Driver Team Time Laps Massa Ferrari 1:17.879 85 Rosberg Mercedes 1:18.766 148 Vettel Red Bull 1:19.052 102 Räikkönen Lotus 1:19.200 40 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:19.247 85 Rossiter Force India 1:19.303 42 Button McLaren 1:19.603 83 Gutierrez Sauber 1:19.934 110 Chilton Marussia 1:21.269 78 Bottas Williams 1:21.575 86 Pic Caterham 1:22.352 57 Di Resta Force India … Continue reading
Winter Testing: Jerez Day 1
And so begins the foray into the 2013 season, and although no one was given a trophy there was still the chance to finish on top. But this being the first day in the almost all new cars (Williams have brought a revised 2012 spec car with them) there have been a few teething problems. … Continue reading
Brazil GP 2012
Super Seven Moments of the Brazilian GP 1. A Worthy Champion There will be arguments about this for months. possibly years to come (Formula One fans have long memories after all) about whether or not Vettel was a worthy champion. Although after such an unpredictable season a new winner wouldn’t have been sniffed at, Vettel … Continue reading
A One Horse and One Bull Race
As Formula One hurtles towards the final four races of what had proved to be a turbulent season, we have been left with just two drivers battling for their third titles. The Bull and the Horse. The new kid on the block and the elder statesman. The energy drink and the historic marque. We’ve seen … Continue reading
Japanese GP 2012
Seven moments from the Japanese GP 1. King Kobayashi There really isn’t another way to describe the Sauber driver today, when the focus had been solidly centre around his meteoric Mexican team mate he soaked up the pressure to put in a fantastic performance. A brilliant start put him ahead of Webber, which saw him … Continue reading
Germany GP 2012
The Super Seven 1. Über Alonso The Fernando Alonso that fell foul of tyre degradation and Webber’s end of race pace in Silverstone prevailed here in Germany. The strategy worked for him in qualifying superbly and here it preserved and protected his race win, giving the Spaniard a comfortable lead over his closest competitors of … Continue reading
Thou Shalt Go Forth and Promote
Money. It makes the world go around according to Liza Minelli and Joel Grey, and it has certainly made shipping Formula One around the world, to homes and circuits, a slick affair. But to get the cheque signed a sweetner must be offered, indeed the land of sponsorship is one laden with pitfalls for Bernie … Continue reading
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