Rosberg shaken up by 200mph tyre blowout December 19, 2013 BRITISH driver Lewis Hamilton’s Formula One team-mate Nico Rosberg suffered a major fright during a test session yesterday when his tyre blew at 200mph. Mercedes abandoned the final day of a three-day session in Bahrain after the incident, which left the German unharmed but shaken. “Just spun at full speed 320km/h on Bahrain straight because [...]
Vettel fury at double points rule December 10, 2013 FORMULA ONE: World champion Sebastian Vettel has labelled new rules offering double points at the season’s final race “absurd”. The German added: “This punishes those who have worked hard for a whole season.”
Champion Vettel equals record of 13 victories in an F1 season November 24, 2013 RED BULL’S Sebastian Vettel admits he did not want the Formula One season to end at the Brazilian Grand Prix yesterday, after a year in which he has re-written the record books. Vettel’s victory in the final race of 2013 marked the first time that a driver has won nine consecutive Grands Prix in a [...]
History boy Vettel storms to an eighth straight win November 17, 2013 FOUR-TIME world champion Sebastian Vettel admitted last night that he is stunned by his own dominance of Formula One, after setting a fresh record of eight consecutive Grand Prix victories in a single season. Starting on pole for the eighth time this year, Vettel led yesterday’s US Grand Prix from the front to finish over [...]
Schumacher rebuffs Lotus November 14, 2013 LOTUS have turned to Heikki Kovalainen to fill their vacant car for the final two races of the season after seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher rejected the chance to come out of retirement for a second time. Finland’s Kimi Raikkonen will miss this weekend’s United States Grand Prix and the final race of the season [...]
Perez reveals McLaren exit November 13, 2013 MEXICAN driver Sergio Perez has announced he will leave McLaren at the end of the season, clearing the path for Danish rookie Kevin Magnussen to partner Britain’s Jenson Button in 2014. Perez is disappointed with his haul of 35 world championship points and has vowed to give his full commitment for the final two races [...]
McLaren pondering Perez axe in 2014 November 7, 2013 FORMULA ONE: McLaren chiefs are considering ditching Sergio Perez for rookie driver Kevin Magnussen for next season. Perez has earned 35 points from 17 Grands Prix this year.
Alonso fit to race in US Grand Prix November 4, 2013 FORMULA ONE: Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso has been passed fit to drive in the United States Grand Prix following his admission to hospital for a back injury suffered at the weekend’s race in Abu Dhabi. Ferrari said Alonso went to hospital as part of a “normal precautionary check” under guidelines set out by governing body [...]
Champ Vettel on track to match 60-year record November 3, 2013 WORLD champion Sebastian Vettel lavished praise on his Red Bull car yesterday after cruising to a seventh straight win at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Vettel passed the chequered flag over 30 seconds ahead of his team-mate Mark Webber, matching a modern-day record for consecutive victories held by his boyhood hero Michael Schumacher. The all-time [...]
Champion Vettel can get even better, says design chief Newey October 28, 2013 DOMINANT four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel will risk upsetting Formula One fans further and become even better, according to his Red Bull team’s design chief Adrian Newey. Vettel scored his sixth win in a row at Sunday’s Indian Grand Prix to snap up his fourth consecutive title with three races to spare. Discontent at seeing [...]