The traditional final farewell to the European season gets underway this weekend as Formula One bids goodbye to ‘the old continent’ for another year with the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Situated in forested royal parkland, this most illustrious of circuits also plays host to the most passionate of crowds on the calendar as the … Continue reading
Sebastian Vettel took his 5th victory of the 2013 F1 season this afternoon with a virtuoso lights-to-flag performance – despite not even starting on pole position. The German passed polesitter Lewis Hamilton on the climb out of Eau Rouge on the opening lap, without the benefit of the DRS system – his lead quickly opened … Continue reading
Sebastian Vettel proved his off-season hair-dying experiments had not shifted his mind from its racing focus as he set the fastest time in the second free practice session for Sunday’s Belgium Grand Prix. He led team mate Mark Webber to a dominant Red Bull 1-2, as the Milton Keynes-based cars bested their nearest rival by … Continue reading
F1 2013 has seen some considerable shocks, surprises and controversy since the season began in Melbourne back in March – from McLaren’s struggle for points to Mark Webber’s Red Bull departure; Fernando Alonso’s Ferrari struggles to Mercedes’ ascendancy to power – but as we head into the second leg of the season the racing promises … Continue reading
In this feature, we analyse the ten best performers of the first half of 2013 – and their prospects for the second. 1. Sebastian Vettel Wins: 4 (Malaysia, Bahrain, Canada, Germany) Sebastian Vettel has confounded the critics time and time again in those few short years since his 2010 title triumph – unstoppable in 2011, … Continue reading
Lewis Hamilton finally secured his maiden victory for Mercedes today with his 4th Hungarian Grand Prix victory after a race that saw its fair share of on-track action and mild controversy. The Briton cemented his pole position advantage by taking an early lead as fellow front-row starter Sebastian Vettel fought off attention from Fernando Alonso … Continue reading
Lewis Hamilton finally put Mercedes top of the timesheets this afternoon in qualifying for tomorrow’s Hungarian Grand Prix, just edging the Red Bull of reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel who will start 2nd. The session saw Mercedes set fastest times in each of the three qualifying segments, proving once again that the MGP W04 is … Continue reading
Since its inagural bow on the F1 stage in 1986, the Hungarian Grand Prix has been branded as a circuit that has churned out some processional races in its time; but they have been countered by some truly epic spectacles. Think 1989, Nigel Mansell. Think 1997, Damon Hill. Think Schumacher, 1998, Button, 2006, or 2011’s … Continue reading
Lewis Hamilton has blamed bad luck and tyre manufacturer Pirelli after he failed to win the German Grand Prix from pole position. The Briton was speaking after the race which saw him fall to 5th place by the chequered flag, and vented his frustration on the media after he claimed his championship challenge was effectively … Continue reading
ALONSO – Ferrari strategy a ‘gamble’ BUTTON – Could start on soft tyres HAMILTON – ‘Beware of Red Bull’ ROSBERG – 11th ‘difficult to digest’ Fernando Alonso has allayed expectation that Ferrari’s decision to run only on the medium compound Pirelli tyres in yesterday’s qualifying session for the German Grand Prix will result in any … Continue reading
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