Alonso given reprieve as Renault ban is overturned August 17, 2009 RENAULT and former world champion Fernando Alonso will race at this week’s European Grand Prix after being handed a late reprieve yesterday. The team were hit with a one-race ban after a wheel came loose from Alonso’s car during the Hungarian Grand Prix last month. But governing body the FIA yesterday agreed to lift the [...]
Button and Brawn can get F1 season back on track July 23, 2009 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX, SUNDAY 1PM, BBC 1 THE FORMULA ONE season is past its halfway point and Brawn GP’s shock domination of earlier in the year is, after nine races, neither a shock nor even much of a domination. The Red Bull car has been the other revelation of the season and while Sebastian Vettel [...]
Schumacher cool on Brawn talk July 12, 2009 FORMULA ONE: Seven-time champion Michael Schumacher has played down suggestions he could join Brawn GP in a technical role. Schumacher, who still tests for former team Ferrari, is rumoured to be linking up with ex-boss Ross Brawn next season. But the German said: “If I’d wanted to work, I had the options, and may even [...]
Hamilton rooting for Button as Silverstone era nears end June 18, 2009 WORLD champion Lewis Hamilton insists he wants his successor-in-waiting Jenson Button to win this weekend’s British Grand Prix. Hamilton concedes his own McLaren’s poor performance leaves him only the slimmest chance of recording back-to-back victories at Silverstone on Sunday. So the Englishman would like to see his compatriot experience the unique joy of winning on [...]
Liverpool warn clubs off Alonso and Mascherano June 14, 2009 LIVERPOOL have issued a stern hands-off warning to big-spending Spanish clubs chasing their midfield duo Xabi Alonso and Javier Mascherano. Alonso is rumoured to be the next name on Real Madrid’s list of galacticos, while Argentinian Mascherano is a reported target of Barcelona. But Liverpool responded yesterday by issuing a statement in backing boss Rafael [...]
Leader Button will not let up June 8, 2009 FORMULA ONE: World championship leader Jenson Button says he won’t take his foot off the gas in the pursuit of a first world title. The Brawn GP driver leads the standings by 26 points from team-mate Rubens Barrichello after winning six of the opening seven races. But the Brit warned: “You can’t take anything for [...]
Button’s Turkish delight after sixth win June 7, 2009 BRITAIN’S Jenson Button paid tribute to his “monster” car after tightening his grip on the world championship with a sixth win of the season at the Turkish Grand Prix. Button took full advantage when pole-sitter Sebastian Vettel ran his Red Bull wide at turn nine on the opening lap. He quickly extended his lead and [...]
Brilliant Button set to land new deal May 26, 2009 JENSON BUTTON is to be rewarded for his storming start to the Formula One season with the offer of a new contract. The British ace swept to his fifth win in six races in Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix and now leads the overall standings by 16 points. Button is only serving a cut-price one-year contract [...]
Lewis beats team blunder to snatch win July 21, 2008 Britain’s Lewis Hamilton overcame a team tactical blunder to win the German Grand Prix and snatch the lead in the world championship. Hamilton’s procession to a fourth win of the season was jeopardised by McLaren’s failure to pit the Stevenage driver during a safety car period. When he finally did re-fuel Hamilton re-entered the race [...]
Lewis shows his mettle in Silverstone masterclass July 7, 2008 Lewis Hamilton had 90,000 race fans singing in the rain at Silverstone after cruising to a faultless British Grand Prix victory. The McLaren driver mastered the slippery conditions to cross the line over a minute ahead of his nearest rival and become the first Brit to win a home grand prix since David Coulthard eight [...]