The British Grand Prix was a race of wild action and drama, as F1 suffered a string of high-speed tyre failures that wreaked havoc. AND Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull broke down and coasted to a stop. Victory went (just) to Nico Rosberg, with Mark Webber hot on his heels. Grand Prix+ magazine comes to you … Continue reading Six and a half hours after the race…
Month: June 2013
Todt calls emergency meeting
Jean Todt has told Pirelli to be at a meeting of the Sporting Working Group this week, in order to take measures to avoid a repeat of the tyre problems that were seen at Silverstone. Pirelli has been asked to propose a solution. The FIA's priority is, obviously, driver safety and a suitable solution is … Continue reading Todt calls emergency meeting
One more point from the World Council
Hidden away in the details of the FIA World Council was the news that in order to preserve the historic date of the Le Mans 24 Hours, the June 14/15 weekend has been blocked to ensure that no Formula 1 race is hosted the same weekend. This is bad news for New Jersey, which was … Continue reading One more point from the World Council
Q3: Lewis on pole…
Lewis Hamilton took pole position by storm at Silverstone on Saturday afternoon, blowing away his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg, by nearly half a second. The Red Bulls were unable to match the pace with Sebastian Vettel third and Mark Webber fourth, followed by Paul Di Resta, Dan Ricciardo and Adrian Sutil. The top 10 was … Continue reading Q3: Lewis on pole…
Q2: Red Bull 1-2
Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber led the way in the Q2 session at Silverstone with Nico Rosberg third. Fourth went to Adrian Sutil in the Force India, ahead of Dan Ricciardo's Toro Rosso, Lewis Hamilton, Paul di Resta, Fernando Alonso and the two Lotuses of Romain Grosjean and Kimi Raikkonen. Knocked out were Jenson Button, … Continue reading Q2: Red Bull 1-2
Q1: Lewis leads the way
Lewis Hamilton gave the fans something to get exciting about by setting the fastest time of the Q1 session at Silverstone, ahead of Nico Rosberg, Kimi Raikkonen, Romain Grosjean, Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber. The team-by-team theme continued with the McLarens of Sergio Perez and Jenson Button, followed by the Force Indias of Adrian Sutil … Continue reading Q1: Lewis leads the way
Nico leads the way in FP3
Nico Rosberg set the fastest time of the third practice session for the British GP, on a dry, but cool day at Silverstone. Lewis Hamilton was next up, just a tenth behind. Sebastian Vettel was third with Mark Webber fourth, ahead of Romain Grosjean, Dan Ricciardo, Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen and Adrian Sutil. Paul di … Continue reading Nico leads the way in FP3
A new structure at Sauber
Sauber has a new technical structure, following the departure of Matt Morris to McLaren. He was the second major engineer from the Swiss team to be poached in recent years, following the departure of Pierre Waché, who was snaffled by Red Bull Racing. The team has also lost James Key to Scuderia Toro Rosso. Despite … Continue reading A new structure at Sauber
FP2: Nico leads the way
Nico Rosberg set the fastest time in the second practice session at Silverstone on Friday, with the track relatively dry, although there were damp patches off line. The German was three-tenths faster than Mark Webber, who had Sebastian Vettel trailing him, while Paul di Resta made a splash by setting the fourth best time, ahead … Continue reading FP2: Nico leads the way
No calendar from the World Council
Usually at this time of year we get the first hints of the next year's F1 calendar, but the FIA World Motor Sport Council, which met at Goodwood House in England on Friday, published no dates for the 2014. The Council reported that "negotiations regarding the Concorde Agreement were close to conclusion with the intention … Continue reading No calendar from the World Council