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
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
Winter Testing: Barcelona (1) Day 2
Driver Team Time Laps Perez McLaren 1:21.848 97 Vettel Red Bull 1:22.197 84 Räikkönen Lotus 1:22.697 43 Hamilton Mercedes 1:22.726 121 Alonso Ferrari 1:23.247 76 Bottas Williams 1:23.561 98 Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:23.718 70 Di Resta Force India 1:23.971 62 Hulkenberg Sauber 1:24.205 88 Chilton Marussia 1:25.115 67 Pic Caterham 1:26.243 102 On a chilly … 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 4
Driver Team Time Laps Räikkönen Lotus 1:18.148 83 Bianchi Force India 1:18.175 56 Vettel Red Bull 1:18.565 96 Gutierrez Sauber 1:18.669 142 Vergne Toro Rosso 1:18.760 92 Hamilton Mercedes 1:18.905 145 Perez McLaren 1:18.944 98 Bottas Williams 1:19.851 92 De la Rosa Ferrari 1:20.316 51 Pic Caterham 1:21.105 109 Razia Marussia 1:21.226 82 Di Resta … 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
Silverstone GP 2012
Rain, queues, Formula One. Just a typical British Summer days motor racing or course. You would think holding a race in July would guarantee a dry weekend. Not even a monsoon would stop the grandstands filling up, but no matter come race day the clouds parts and the heavens shone bright enough to dry the … Continue reading
Canada GP 2012
The Gilles Villeneuve circuit always offers the drivers a chance to have a great race. It’s a challenging track with plenty of opportunities to make a mistake, meaning that concentration is high for the duration, ensuring they avoid the Wall of Champions for 70 laps, and all manner of local critters too. Super Seven Moments: … Continue reading
Half Term Report: Sergio Perez
The Rookie Report: Sergio Perez His entry into Formula One may have been a relatively quiet one, but when it was announced the young man from Mexico would be joining the 2010 ‘Rookie of the Year’ Kamui Kobayashi, his racing successes came to light. Highlights include a British Formula Three National title in 2007 and … 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
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