21 year-old Danish star Kevin Magnussen, son of former F1 driver Jan, is poised to replace Mexico’s Sergio Perez at McLaren for 2014. The rumours have been fuelled by months of speculation over Perez’s future as he has failed to meet expectations and performance targets in what has been McLaren’s worst season since 1980. Team-mate … Continue reading
World Champion Sebastian Vettel reasserted his dominance over his rivals at the Buddh International Circuit this morning with fastest time in Free Practice One for Sunday’s Indian Grand Prix. The German has comfortably been top dog at the track since it joined the F1 calendar in 2011, and headed team-mate Mark Webber, Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg … Continue reading
Sebastian Vettel stands a mere ten points away from his fourth Formula One World Championship title after taking his ninth victory of the 2013 season at the Japanese Grand Prix. The German worked his strategy to perfection to overcome a stiff challenge from Lotus’ Romain Grosjean and team-mate Mark Webber, whose three-stop strategy saw him … Continue reading
Sebastian Vettel romped to victory in today’s Italian Grand Prix at Monza to extend his championship lead to 53 points, overcoming gearbox maladies that also blighted team mate Mark Webber’s race. The Red Bull duo, starting from the front row, finished 1st and 3rd to sandwich the Ferrari favourite Fernando Alonso who advanced from his … Continue reading
Sebastian Vettel continued where he left off yesterday with fastest time in this morning’s free practice ahead of Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix. The air temperature at the start of the session was a balmy 27c, and continued to creep higher as the sun filtered through the parkland trees; however, that very same foliage, one of … Continue reading
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 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
The McLaren saga was, is and will remain part of the fabric of the 2013 season – but not for the reasons the team from Woking wanted. On the 50th anniversary of the founding of the marque that produced such gems as the M23, the MP4/4 and the MP4/13, results have been particularly hard to … 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
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