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Tag Archive | "Grand Prix"
VETTEL WINS RACE, LOSES RESPECT
Sebastian Vettel has fought tooth-and-nail to come home the victor of the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix. In a race marred by internal team tension, Vettel supposedly broke team orders to hold station behind his teammate and challenged for the lead, forcing himself past Mark Webber. 'It was obviously very close,' said Vettel of his scrap with Webber. 'Wheel to wheel racing, there wasn't much room for either of us.' 'Maybe I was a little bit too keen too soon. For sure we both enjoyed that. I'm standing in the middle [of the podium] now, so I probably enjoyed it a little bit more.' As the fighting became increasingly tense, Vettel was implored to slow down, at one point being told by team principal Christian Horner his behaviour was 'silly'. On his warm down lap, Vettel was congratulated on his team radio before being told 'there'll be some explaining to do'.
Continue reading...MELBOURNE: THE ICE MAN COMETH
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Kimi Raikkonen has scythed up the grid to take the first win of the F1 season at the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park. Raikkonen's Lotus was only thereabouts in qualifying, starting the race from seventh on the grid. A solid start put him into the top five, and he fought his way up from there. 'I was a bit disappointed this morning after qualifying,' explained the Finn. 'It was more about timing than maximum speed for all the cars, so not an ideal starting place [in seventh].' 'I knew that my car was quite good, it was feeling good all weekend. The secret to Raikkonen's controlled victory was the Lotus' supreme tyre use, which enabled him to run a two-stop strategy. 'In a way I was very confident, but of course you have to get through the start and the first lap, and it's the first race so you never know what's going to happen. 'We got it exactly right. We followed the plan and it worked out perfectly for us. It was one of the easiest races I've done, to win the race.'
Continue reading...GP2 ANNOUNCE 11 RACE SERIES BUT STILL NO AUSTRALIAN ROUND
Thursday, December 20, 2012
The 2013 GP2 Series calendar has been announced with 11 races making up the series. All races will be held as support events of the official Formula One World Championship. The ninth season of the GP2 Series will open in Sepang, Malaysia on March 22-24, meaning that once again Australia will miss out. The second round will see the cars racing in Bahrain before heading back to Europe with a race at Barcelona on May 10-12 and Monte-Carlo two weeks later. The action will then resume in Silverstone on June 28-30. July will host two race weekends, first in Nurburgring on the 5th, 6th and 7th, and then in Budapest on the 26th, 27th and 28th. After the summer breather, the Series will set-up camp in Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium on August 24th followed by the Italian round at Monza two weeks later. The Series will return to Singapore on September 20th, 21st and 22nd. The season will be wrap up on the first weekend of November in Abu Dhabi at Yas Marina Circuit.
Continue reading...YOU’LL NEVER GUESS WHO’S ON POLE IN INDIA… Oh Damn.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Sebastian Vettel has taken his third successive pole position for tomorrow's Indian GP, fending off Championship rival Fernando Alonso by four places. Red Bull looked particularly confident in India, and it translated into a one-two front row lockout on the grid, with Vettel less than a tenth ahead of Mark Webber. Next best was Lewis Hamilton, two tenths behind Webber in his upgraded McLaren and new extensive sideburns. Jenson Button managed fourth, tucked up alongside his team-mate, while Fernando Alonso finds himself all the way back in fifth, with all the work ahead of him tomorrow to minimise the damage done to his Championship challenge.
Continue reading...PEREZ IS READY ACCORDING TO McLAREN
Friday, September 28, 2012
Sergio Perez will drive for McLaren alongside Jenson Button from 2013, the team confirmed this evening. Perez, currently in his second year in Formula One, put pen to paper on a 'multi-year' contract to move him from Sauber to McLaren, replacing the outgoing Lewis Hamilton. The Mexican was part of the Ferrari young driver academy, but Ferrari president Luca Montezemolo has insisted all year that he was not yet ready for a senior drive in Formula One. McLaren clearly disagrees, and wasted no time snapping up Perez as soon as it became evident it would be unable to retain Hamilton. 'I'm thrilled and delighted to have become a Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver,' said Perez. 'For more than 40 years McLaren has been a team that every racing driver has aspired to drive for. I was brought up on the great stories of Ayrton Senna's many world championship triumphs for McLaren and I'm truly honoured that they've chosen me to partner Jenson from 2013 onwards. 'I've spent the 2012 season working very hard to demonstrate my potential, but I've always remained humble and focused.'
Continue reading...HAMILTON TO REPLACE SCHUMACHER AT MERCEDES
Friday, September 28, 2012
Lewis Hamilton will leave McLaren at the end of the season to race for Mercedes AMG, replacing seven-times World Champion Michael Schumacher. The UK’s Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail broke the story early this morning, with Mercedes finally confirming the reports at around 7PM. Hamilton’s F1 partnership with McLaren lasted five years, bearing one World Championship in [...]
Continue reading...HAMILTON ROARS BACK INTO TITLE CONTENTION
Monday, September 10, 2012
Lewis Hamilton has completed a textbook weekend to win the final round of the European season at Monza. Hamilton led from pole and never looked under any real threat, controlling the Grand Prix from lights to flag.
Continue reading...HAMILTON HITS A HIGH IN HUNGARY
Monday, July 30, 2012
Lewis Hamilton has completed a cleansweep of the Hungarian Grand Prix, adding a dominating victory to his imperious pole position to take his third win at the Hungaroring. From the moment qualifying stated on Saturday afternoon, Hamilton looked in control, supremely comfortable with his McLaren machine. Having scored only four points over the previous three rounds, Hamilton [...]
Continue reading...ALONSO STRENGTHENS TITLE CHALLENGE
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Fernando Alonso has stormed to his third victory of the season to take charge of the Championship at the seasonn’s halfway point in Hockenheim. Alonso’s lead briefly looked under threat from Jenson Button in the last fifteen laps, but the Briton’s pace quickly dissipated before falling into the clutches of Sebastian Vettel. The Ferrari driver eventually crossed [...]
Continue reading...ALONSO SPLASHES HIS WAY TO SILVERSTONE POLE
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Fernando Alonso has taken Ferrari’s first pole position since Singapore 2010 in a waterlogged qualifying session at Silverstone. The 2011 British Grand Prix winner set a late time of 1minute 51.746seconds to snatch pole from a spritely looking Mark Webber. ‘No secret. I think it’s tricky conditions for everyone,’ said Alonso, stating the obvious. ‘It was not easy. [...]
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