Alonso fit for Italian Grand Prix September 4, 2012 FORMULA ONE: Fernando Alonso has confirmed he will be fit for the Italian Grand Prix, despite last week’s crash in the Belgian Grand Prix. Jerome D’Ambrosio is to replace the suspended Romain Grosjean.
Button rejects title talk after Belgian victory September 2, 2012 BRITAIN’S Jenson Button dismissed his hopes of staging a late charge for the title after claiming his first win since the opening race of the season with a pole-to-flag triumph at a chaotic Belgian Grand Prix. Button avoided a spectacular four-car crash on the first corner, which ended the afternoons of McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton [...]
Vettel penalty lifts Button to second place July 22, 2012 BRITAIN’S Jenson Button hailed the pace of his McLaren after snatching a surprise second place at the German Grand Prix yesterday. Button was promoted one place after Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel landed a 20-second penalty for an illegal overtaking manoeuvre at Hockenheim. Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso extended his lead in the drivers’ championship with a third [...]
Webber signs for extra Red Bull year July 10, 2012 RED Bull driver Mark Webber has signed a new one-year contract with the Formula One team to end speculation of a transfer to Ferrari. Webber will now continue to partner world champion Sebastian Vettel, of Germany, until 2013. “I’ve been with Red Bull Racing since 2007 and have achieved nine grand prix wins during that [...]
Sun shines on Red Bull as Webber grabs win July 8, 2012 RED Bull driver Mark Webber poured praise on his colleague’s efforts yesterday after leading the Milton Keynes-based team to their third Formula One victory at Silverstone in four years. Webber, who has held talks with other teams with a view to leaving Red Bull, pipped Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso to first place with only three laps [...]
Button confused about poor form June 11, 2012 FORMULA ONE: Jenson Button has admitted to being “confused and very lost” about his form after finishing 16th in Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix. Button’s current run, after finishing 18th, ninth, 16th and 16th in his last four races, is his worst since 2008. “I didn’t think I’d have days like these in my career again, [...]
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, [...]