• Hello 2013

    Please be as exciting as 2012, that is all.

British GP 2013: Tyred of it

Qualifying Rosberg Webber Alonso Pole Hamilton  1:29.607 (Mercedes) Laps 52 Weather Dry Safety Car Two Results 1. Rosberg Mercedes 1:32:59.456 2. Webber Red Bull 1:33:00.221 3. Alonso Ferrari 1:33:06.580 Fastest Lap Webber Red Bull 1:33.401 Retirements Vergne Toro Rosso [35] Tyre Vettel Red Bull [41] Gearbox Penalties Rosberg Not reducing speed under yellow flags Reprimand … Continue reading

“Today is about Porsche and Mark Webber”

Outspoken. Tough. Emotional. Number Two Driver. It’s not hard to imagine who’s being described here. For some, Mark Webber is the boy from Down Under done good with a feel good outback to on-track story. For others Mark Webber is the nearly man, moaning and whingeing his way slowly to the front of the grid. … Continue reading

Monaco GP 2013: Rosberg sweeps the board

Qualifying Rosberg Hamilton Vettel Pole Rosberg  1:13.876 (Mercedes) Laps 78 Weather Dry Safety Car Two Results 1. Rosberg Mercedes 2:17:52.056 2. Vettel Red Bull 2:17:55.944 3. Webber Red Bull 2:17:58.370 Fastest Lap Vettel Red Bull 1:16.577 Retirements Pic Caterham [7] Gearbox Massa Ferrari [28] Accident Maldonado Williams [44] Wheel Bianchi Marussia [58] Brakes Ricciardo Toro … Continue reading

Chinese GP 2013: Alonso Outclasses the Field

Qualifying Hamilton Räikkönen Alonso Pole Hamilton  1:34.484 (Mercedes) Laps 56 Weather Dry Safety Car None Results 1. Alonso Ferrari 1:36:26.945 2. Räikkönen Lotus 1:36:37.113 3. Hamilton Mercedes 1:36:39.267 Fastest Lap Vettel Red Bull 1:29.274 Retirements Gutierrez Sauber [4] Accident Sutil Force India [5] Accident Webber Red Bull [15] Wheel Rosberg Mercedes [21] Suspension Penalties Gutierrez … Continue reading

Rookie Report: Malaysian GP

Just to make sure the rookies really know what they’re in for, the season has started with back to back racing which barely gave them time to catch their breath from Australia before they were adjusting to the humidity in Malaysia. Even though the day was dominated by team orders, the rookies couldn’t hide their … Continue reading

Malaysian GP 2013: Contentious Win for Vettel

Results Qualifying Vettel Massa Alonso Pole Vettel  1:49.674 (Red Bull) Laps 56 Weather Started wet finished dry Safety Car None Results 1. Vettel Red Bull 1:38:56.681 2. Webber Red Bull 1:39:00.979 3. Hamilton Mercedes 1:39:08.862 Fastest Lap Perez McLaren 1:39.199 Retirements Alonso Ferrari [1] Accident Di Resta Force India [22] Wheel nut Sutil Force India … Continue reading

Webber vs. Vettel: Multi 21-gate

Turkey 2010, a single incident there changed the course of Webber and Vettel’s relationship, only ever professional at the best of times it turned toxic in a single decision by Vettel to overtake. Webber lost a win and Vettel retired early. It spawned a terrible PR photo opportunity headlined ‘Shit Happens’ but things were never … Continue reading

Rookie Report: Australian GP

The first outing as in a Formula One car as a fully fledged driver is always going to be a nervous adventure, they’ve done Friday practices where the pressure is on to deliver the car back in one piece and they’ve participated in young driver tests where they strived to exhibit their skills to the … Continue reading

Australia GP 2013: Easy Win for Raikkonen

Results Qualifying Vettel Webber Hamilton Pole Vettel  1:40.630 (Red Bull) Laps 58 Weather Dry with very light showers Safety Car None Results 1. Räikkönen Lotus 1:30:03.225 2. Alonso Ferrari 1:30:15.676 3. Vettel Red Bull 1:30:25.571 Fastest Lap Räikkönen Lotus 1:29.274 Retirements Hulkenberg Sauber [DNS] Fuel system Maldonado Williams [24] Spin Rosberg Mercedes [26] Electrical Ricciardo … Continue reading

Winter Testing: Barcelona (2) Day 4

Driver Team Time Laps Rosberg Mercedes 1:20.130 131 Alonso Ferrari 1:20.494 120 Button McLaren 1:21.444 122 Hulkenberg Sauber 1:21.541 118 Räikkönen Lotus 1:21.658 50 Di Resta Force India 1:21.664 112 Maldonado Williams 1:22.415 42 Vettel Red Bull 1:22.514 100 Bottas Williams 1:22.524 31 Pic Caterham 1:23.115 116 Bianchi Marussia 1:23.167 62 Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:23.628 … Continue reading

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