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
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 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: Barcelona (1) Day 1
All of the teams have decamped to Barcelona now and for the first time this season all cars and all drivers will be present, Alonso has taken the car he hopes to lead the rest of the field with for a spin and Williams have launched their car. But Force India have yet to announce … 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
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
Nürburgring: What You Need to Know
Fact File: Nürburgring, Germany Laps 60 Lap Length 5.148 km (3.199 miles) Race Length 308.863 km (191.91 miles) First Race 1984 Fastest Lap M Schumacher 1:29.468 (Ferrari, 2004) 2009 Winner Mark Webber (Red Bull) Let’s get this straight, this is not the monster 14-mile rollercoaster ride that held this race until 1976, this is a … Continue reading
Monaco: 1, 2, 3…Qually
Free Practice 1 Ferrari: Very positive practice for the team as Alonso gets very close to the top spot, and Massa goes 4th. Force India: Di Resta returns to the track after 6 years, and his apprehension puts him far behind the more experienced Sutil. Both had been tasked with accessing updates that were abandoned … Continue reading
Circuit de Catalunya: Free Practice 1 & 2
It was a dominant day for Red Bull, Sebastian Vettel cruised into the lead and continued his dominant…ah…this is embarrassing. Seems I’ve been swept along with this ‘anyone but Vettel’ movement and assumed the Red Bull in front belonged to the German driver. Mark Webber is infact the one in front on Friday, he cruised … Continue reading
Istanbul Park: Free Practice 3 & Qualification
More talk about movement today, this time it was focusing on Daniel Ricciardo slipping into a Toro Rosso seat as soon as Silverstone, if Jaime Alguersuari or Sebastien Buemi fail to start winning consistent points. Buemi and Alguersuari, like Sebastian Vettel, were nurtured by Red Bull and were signed to the Red Bull Junior Team. … Continue reading
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