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ROSBERG ON POLE FOR BAHRAIN
Nico Rosberg has taken a surprise pole position in Bahrain, fending off Championship favourites Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso. Rosberg looked feisty in his Mercedes all weekend, but the half-second gap between him and teammate Lewis Hamilton was an unexpected, to say the least. "It's a fantastic result, it's great for tomorrow," said Rosberg. 'I think as a team we worked really last night to improve the car, as yesterday we were really struggling." "Tomorrow is going to be a tough race for sure, with rear tyre degradation especially." "We're not going to be as quick as we were in qualifying compared to everybody else. I think it'll be much closer tomorrow on race fuel - but you just have to wait."
Continue reading...WEBBER TO HEAD PORSCHE RETURN TO LE MANS ?
Monday, April 15, 2013
Radio Le Mans are reporting that Mark Webber has signed a five year deal to drive for Porsche in thee company’s long awaited return to Le Mans. The news came after the Australian endured another disappointing race in China. After starting from pitlane after a fuelling problem in qualifying, Webber was forced to retire after making contact [...]
Continue reading...VETTEL WINS RACE, LOSES RESPECT
Sunday, March 24, 2013
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...VETTEL ON TOP AS McLAREN STRUGGLE IN MELBOURNE
Friday, March 15, 2013
Sebastian Vettel has opened the 2013 season with a Friday cleansweep, topping both practice sessions comfortably at Albert Park. A truck arrived overnight filled with upgrades for his RBR9, which the team went about testing throughout the day - Vettel seeming unperturbed by the modifications being made to his car. Further down the pit lane, however, McLaren had an afternoon to forget as serious problems in the MP4-28 hampered the day's running. Speculation throughout pre-season testing that the largely redesigned McLaren wasn't up to scratch seem to be proving true, with the team struggling to understand its own new concept. McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh admitted that taking the team In a new direction was risky, but believed it would ultimately pay off.
Continue reading...WELL F¨&% ME! KIMI WINS IN ƒU©!Ng ABU DHABI
Monday, November 5, 2012
Kimi Raikkonen has taken the first win of his comeback in a surprisingly exciting Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Raikkonen who pulled his way up to second on the first lap after starting from fifth on the grid, inherited the lead when Lewis Hamilton stopped on track with a fuel pressure problem on lap 20. The Finn didn't have it easy, however, with the closing ten laps characterised by intense pressure from Ferrari's Fernando Alonso in second place. 'I'm happy, but there's nothing to jump about. I'm just happy for everybody in the team.' he said. It was the first win since Japan 2008 of the team based in Enstone. Alonso made up four places from his starting position for the opportunity to challenge for the win, but his late charge fizzled on the final lap, Raikkonen pushing slightly faster and evading the Spaniard's DRS reach. 'I'm very happy,' started Alonso. 'I think we were not super competitive this weekend. 'We had to fight all through the race. We had some good overtaking and very good strategy that gave us the opportunity to fight for victory. 'Second, I think, was the maximum for us today.' Most surprising, however, was Sebastian Vettel in third place, after starting from the pit lane.
Continue reading...HAMILTON ON POLE AS PENALTY HITS VETTEL
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Lewis Hamilton has taken a commanding pole position in Abu Dhabi to disrupt the Championship battle between Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel. Hamilton posted a time of 1 minute 40.620seconds during his first run and, despite embarking on a second run at the end of the session, it was good enough to have him start from first on tomorrow's grid. 'Very excited,' said Hamilton. 'The first time in a long time to be ahead of the [Red] Bulls. Mark Webber qualified a surprise second after admitting during the week he wasn't harbouring high hopes for his weekend at a track on which he has historically under performed. 'Credit to Lewis and McLaren, it's obviously a quick car this weekend,' started Webber. 'We did the best we could. Webber may prove, much to his chagrin, an important part of his team-mate's Championship with Sebastian Vettel qualifying just a tenth behind him in third place. Vettel, however, will now have to star from the pit lane, after the Championship leader was forced to stop and abandon his car during his warm-down lap.
Continue reading...VETTEL SHINES THROUGH THE GLOOM TO WIN IN INDIA
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Sebastian Vettel has become the only man to win the Indian Grand Prix (again) to extend his Championship lead to 13 points. Vettel led off the line from pole and every lap thereafter to to take a dominant win and put one hand on the Championship - while the other pointed to signify another victory. 'It has been an incredible two years for us to come here and win the race,' said Vettel. 'I don't know what it is about this circuit, I really like the flow of it. 'Everyone is pushing hard, that's what makes the difference. 'There's a lot more (racing) to come, we're really trying to take things step by step.' Fernando Alonso - who maintains his second place in on the title table - hauled his Ferrari from fifth on the grid to second on the podium, minimising the damage done to his fast-receding grasp on Vettel's points total.
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...SEBASTIAN’S SINGAPORE SLING
Monday, September 24, 2012
Sebastian Vettel has won the Singapore Grand Prix under lights to reassert his position in the Championship fight. Vettel inherited the lead from Lewis Hamilton on lap 23, after the Briton retired on-track with a gearbox failure. Vettel now moves into second place in the Championship - up from fourth - and 29 points behind season leader [...]
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 [...]
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