Hamilton hits out at McLaren over slow stops May 27, 2012 LEWIS Hamilton took another swipe at McLaren yesterday after slow pit-stops cost him a place on the podium at the Monaco Grand Prix. Red Bull’s Mark Webber held off a string of closely-following cars to become the sixth different winner from the opening six races – the first time this has happened at the start [...]
Button quickest in Monte Carlo May 24, 2012 FORMULA ONE: Britain’s Jenson Button posted the fastest time in practice yesterday in Monte Carlo as showers disrupted preparations for Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix. Romain Grosjean of Lotus was second best.
Vettel: Red Bull confidence knocked April 25, 2012 ■ FORMULA ONE: World champion Sebastian Vettel admits Red Bull have been knocked by their indifferent start to the season. The sport’s dominant team of the past two years took until last weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix – race four – to win and Vettel said: “It is tight and we’re not as confident as we [...]
Hamilton goes top as Rosberg takes China win April 15, 2012 BRITAIN’S Lewis Hamilton surged to the top of the drivers’ championship with a third-place finish at the Chinese Grand Prix yesterday, before blaming a grid penalty for denying him a first race win of the season. Hamilton sneaked past world champion Sebastian Vettel two laps from the finish to secure a podium place in Shanghai, [...]
Sauber deny fixing Alonso Malaysia win March 25, 2012 Conspiracy theories raised after Ferrari star pips youngster Perez in rain-affected Sepang race SAUBER chiefs were forced to deny claims they conspired to let Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso win the Malaysian Grand Prix, after the Spaniard claimed top spot in the world championship at torrential Sepang yesterday. Alonso was just half a second ahead of Sauber [...]
I’ll carry on sulking, says Hamilton, as McLaren target consecutive wins March 22, 2012 BRITAIN’S Lewis Hamilton insists he will not hide his disappointment if he fails to live up to his lofty expectations at this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix. Hamilton cut a disgruntled figure on the podium in Australia last week after squandering pole position and finishing third, while team-mate Jenson Button won. “I was disappointed and I [...]
Button and McLaren start the new season on top Down Under March 18, 2012 Vettel has to settle for second as British pair send out early warning to Red Bull MCLAREN driver Jenson Button insists he is equipped to challenged for the world championship after his new MP4-27 vehicle propelled him to a commanding victory in the first race of the new season in Melbourne. Button finished 2.2 seconds [...]
Lewis can forget Red Bull March 14, 2012 FORMER world champion Lewis Hamilton has been told he can forget about joining Red Bull next season by their team principal Christian Horner. The new Formula One season gets underway in Melbourne this weekend with speculation already rife as to where Hamilton will begin the 2013 campaign with his contract at McLaren due to expire [...]
Red Bull fear Button more than Lewis March 7, 2012 RED BULL chief Christian Horner expects Englishman Jenson Button to pose the biggest threat to his team’s dominance in the coming season. Horner (inset) rates 2009 world champion Button sterner competition than his McLaren team-mate and compatriot Lewis Hamilton, who won the title in 2008. Red Bull and No1 driver Sebastian Vettel are looking to [...]
McLaren pair aim to be Red Bull fighters November 28, 2011 BRITISH pair Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton have vowed to knock Red Bull off the podium and reassert McLaren’s dominance next season. Australia’s Mark Webber capped a record-breaking year for the team by winning Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix, with colleague Sebastian Vettel signing off his emphatic world title defence with a rare second place. Button [...]