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MELBOURNE: The more things change…
They are running less downforce and new tyres but despite the best intent of the World's Governing body to slow the cars down, Sebastian Vettel will start tomorrow's Australian Grand Prix from pole with a time faster than last year. With a stunning lap of 1:23:539 Vettel again proved his superiority over team-mate Mark Webber and the rest of the F1 field. Even more impressive when one considers that he didn't even use the added boost of his KERS button. Vettel said that he was surprised at just how well the car ran and how well the new Pirelli tyres performed. "We have made the first step and starting the season this way with a pole position is a good sign for the team." siad Vettel. "We’ve been working very hard to get the RB7 to where it is now – it’s thanks to all those in the factory and those here, down under, for preparing the car. If you look at the points we still have zero like everyone else, so we need to see what happens tomorrow.”
Continue reading...WEBBER: Welcome back to the nanny state Mark
Thursday, March 10, 2011
In the wake of Lewis Hamilton's public flogging from the Melbourne media after last year's "Burnout" scandal, local hero Mark Webber described Victoria as "A nanny state". These comments provoked mock outrage from the talkback radio demi-gods of Melbourne and their loyal army of lonely housewives, bored loners and senile geriatrics. Now Webber is caught up in another controversy that again proves his original statement 100% correct. The Melbourne Grand Prix, and Red Bull want Mark to drive an F1 car across Melbourne's less than iconic Bolte Bridge.
Continue reading...REDBULL F1 GO TO INFINITI AND… OK so everybody’s using that one but what the hell.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Despite the rumours, the new Infiniti sponsorship of Red Bull Racing will not see the team’s engines branded as Infiniti. The announcement was made at this weeks Geneva Auto Show but had been widely circulated by International media despite an embargo for midnight February 28th. Infiniti is the premium, luxury brand of Renault partner Nissan and is [...]
Continue reading...MELBOURNE GRAND PRIX: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Thursday, February 24, 2011
The Australian Grand Prix Corporation is fighting back in it's attempts to keep the race in Melbourne. In the wake of criticism of the event by Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle and local Parliamentary member Michael Danby, the AGP Corporation has issued a media release featuring the world's best drivers singing praise to the Albert Park race. Sebastian Vettel, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, and Red Bull's team boss Christian Horner join Mark Webber in extolling the virtues of the race which cost Victorian taxpayers $50 Million last year. “Albert Park holds a phenomenal event each year,” said Webber. “I, along with other competitors, the media and team personnel, have enjoyed coming to the Australian GP over the last 30 years – we should be proud to have this event in Australia, on a world stage.” Webber asked how many events put Melbourne at the centre of the world’s attention? "Each year there are two: our tennis Grand Slam, the Australian Open, and the Australian Grand Prix." Webber said that for people living in Melbourne "perhaps it’s easy to see things through the small end of the telescope instead of taking a broader international view."
Continue reading...MELBOURNE’S GP ON BORROWED TIME ?
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Melbourne's Formula One Grand Prix looks to be on borrowed time with calls by the City's Lord Mayor to axe the race once it's contract is up in 2014. Writing in the top selling Australian newspaper The Herald-Sun, Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said the Grand Prix had run it's race. "...it has been 20 fantastic years, the benefits to the city and the state have been enormous, but the cycle has run its course." he said. "In the end, it will be a government decision and one of the tough ones that Ted Baillieu faces in his first term. Does he undo the legacy of Jeff Kennett, his mentor, in his very first term and, ironically, through the same minister to first get the event, Louise Asher? My judgement would be: Get ready. Time's up."
Continue reading...ANOTHER AUSSIE ON THE WAY TO F1 ?
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Australian race fans might soon have two locals to cheer on in Formula One after the stunning performance this week of Daniel Ricciardo. The Western Australian dominated both days of the 2010 young driver test at the Yas Marina circuit taking his Red Bull RB6 to a quickest time of 1:38.102, .700 faster than Renault driver Jerome D'Ambosio and over a second faster than Sam Bird in the McLaren. Ricciardo's time would have been fast enough to have put the Australian on pole for the series final race. The time was set however on light tanks, soft tyres and after four days of F1 rubber on the track. Red Bull head of race engineering Ian Morgan said that the team was delighted with Ricciardo's performance.
Continue reading...IN PIT LANE November 16 (Full Audio)
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
The World Hydroplane Championships are heading to Lake Mulwala in North Eastern Victoria on November 26 - 28. We preview the big event with Hydroplane racers Grant Harrison and Paul Cunningham. Plus all the fallout from the final round of F1, the V8 Supercars from Tasmania, Chevy’s Indycar comeback and win the ultimate Island Magic experience.
Continue reading...IN PIT LANE November 9th (Full Audio) Michael Teychenne
Friday, November 12, 2010
When guests fail to front and newsreaders vanish into thin air, who do you call? No, it’s Michael Teychenne and he joins us to talk about Mark Webber, Team Orders and brings us up to speed on “Packed to the Rafters” RIP Melissa Rafter “We hardly knew you”
Continue reading...WEBBER FACES HIS TOUGHEST OPPONENT: HIS OWN TEAM
Saturday, November 6, 2010
As Mark Webber goes into this weekend's penultimate round of the World Championship his chances of taking his first ever title are looking increasingly slim. After a mistake in the wet at Korea Webber now sits behind Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and just in front of McLaren's Lewis Hamilton. Sebastian Vettel is in fourth but Red Bull team bosses are still hopeful the young German can leapfrog his team mate and challenge Alonso at the final round at Abu Dhabi. Should Webber get up to win the championship it will be one of the gutsiest titles ever. Not only does the Australian face the usual challenges of F1, but also the added burden of a team that would rather lose the championship than see Webber on top. From the time of their coming together earlier this year to his comments this week, it is clear that forces at the top at Red Bull have little time for the straight shooting Aussie, and would rather see Alonso take the title than their man Webber. One Red Bull insider has said that the feeling inside the team is not good. "Our side of the garage are 100% behind Mark" he said. "But the guys at the top, they want Vettel to win more than anything. If he can't win I think they would rather see Alonso win"
Continue reading...WEBBER IS THE TV ONE
Monday, August 2, 2010
Mark Webber’s push to the top of the F1 World Championship ladder and his fierce battle with team mate Sebastian Vettel is paying off for TEN’s digital sports channel ONE. Ten was outgunned by its digital sports channel One, thanks to the success of Webber in the Hungarian Grand Prix. The 345,000 audience was One’s best ever [...]
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