British GP 2013: Tyred of it
Qualifying Rosberg Webber Alonso Pole Hamilton 1:29.607 (Mercedes) Laps 52 Weather Dry Safety Car Two Results 1. Rosberg Mercedes 1:32:59.456 2. Webber Red Bull 1:33:00.221 3. Alonso Ferrari 1:33:06.580 Fastest Lap Webber Red Bull 1:33.401 Retirements Vergne Toro Rosso [35] Tyre Vettel Red Bull [41] Gearbox Penalties Rosberg Not reducing speed under yellow flags Reprimand … Continue reading
“Today is about Porsche and Mark Webber”
Outspoken. Tough. Emotional. Number Two Driver. It’s not hard to imagine who’s being described here. For some, Mark Webber is the boy from Down Under done good with a feel good outback to on-track story. For others Mark Webber is the nearly man, moaning and whingeing his way slowly to the front of the grid. … Continue reading
Monaco GP 2013: Rosberg sweeps the board
Qualifying Rosberg Hamilton Vettel Pole Rosberg 1:13.876 (Mercedes) Laps 78 Weather Dry Safety Car Two Results 1. Rosberg Mercedes 2:17:52.056 2. Vettel Red Bull 2:17:55.944 3. Webber Red Bull 2:17:58.370 Fastest Lap Vettel Red Bull 1:16.577 Retirements Pic Caterham [7] Gearbox Massa Ferrari [28] Accident Maldonado Williams [44] Wheel Bianchi Marussia [58] Brakes Ricciardo Toro … Continue reading
Chinese GP 2013: Alonso Outclasses the Field
Qualifying Hamilton Räikkönen Alonso Pole Hamilton 1:34.484 (Mercedes) Laps 56 Weather Dry Safety Car None Results 1. Alonso Ferrari 1:36:26.945 2. Räikkönen Lotus 1:36:37.113 3. Hamilton Mercedes 1:36:39.267 Fastest Lap Vettel Red Bull 1:29.274 Retirements Gutierrez Sauber [4] Accident Sutil Force India [5] Accident Webber Red Bull [15] Wheel Rosberg Mercedes [21] Suspension Penalties Gutierrez … Continue reading
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
Webber vs. Vettel: Multi 21-gate
Turkey 2010, a single incident there changed the course of Webber and Vettel’s relationship, only ever professional at the best of times it turned toxic in a single decision by Vettel to overtake. Webber lost a win and Vettel retired early. It spawned a terrible PR photo opportunity headlined ‘Shit Happens’ but things were never … 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 2
Driver Team Time Laps Grosjean Lotus 1:18.218 95 Di Resta Force India 1:19.003 95 Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:19.134 83 Webber Red Bull 1:19.338 101 Hulkenberg Sauber 1:19.502 99 Hamilton Mercedes 1:19.519 15 Perez McLaren 1:19.572 81 Massa Ferrari 1:19.914 78 Maldonado Williams 1:20.693 71 Rossiter Force India 1:21.273 19 Van der Garde Caterham 1:21.311 88 … 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
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