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F1: Vettel on pole again as Hamilton slips up

Sebastian Vettel led home-town hero Mark Webber to a Red Bull 1-2 in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix – but Lewis Hamilton became the first big-name casualty of the season by failing to make the pole shoot-out.

March 27, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Albert Park Street Circuit, Australian Grand Prix, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel
F1: Ferrari throw down the gauntlet with opening 1-2

The remorseless pace and reliability of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa destroyed the hopes of Sebastian Vettel in his fast but fragile Red Bull as the 2010 Formula One season opened in Bahrain with a 1-2 finish for Ferrari.

March 14, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Bahrain Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel
F1 testing: Hamilton and McLaren pull out all the stops

Lewis Hamilton pushed McLaren to the top of the unofficial timesheets in Barcelona today, also helping to secure the fastest combined performance for the team in three of the four Spanish winter test sessions.

February 28, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Adrian Sutil, Circuit de Catalunya, F1 testing, Felipe Massa, Heikki Kovalainen, Jenson Button, Kamui Kobayashi, Lewis Hamilton, Lucas di Grassi, McLaren, Michael Schumacher, Robert Kubica, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel, Sebastien Buemi
F1 testing: Button and Schumacher both optimistic after rainy test

Nico Rosberg topped the timesheets for Mercedes GP at Barcelona today, just a day after his team-mate Michael Schumacher said he didn’t feel the team was in a position to win races – and then declared he had been wrong.

February 27, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Adrian Sutil, Circuit de Catalunya, F1 testing, Felipe Massa, Jarno Trulli, Jenson Button, Kamui Kobayashi, Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosberg, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel, Sebastien Buemi, Timo Glock, Vitaly Petrov
F1 testing: Youth beats experience in Barcelona showdown

Williams rookie Nico Hulkenberg narrowly beat double world champion Fernando Alonso to the unofficial timesheet’s top spot during today’s testing at the Circuit de Catalunya.

February 26, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Circuit de Catalunya, F1 testing, Fernando Alonso, Jaime Alguersuari, Jarno Trulli, Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Mike Gascoyne, Nico Hulkenberg, Pedro de la Rosa, Robert Kubica, Sam Michael, Sebastian Vettel, Timo Glock, Vitantonio Liuzzi
F1 testing: Vettel fastest as di Resta and Lotus make debuts

World championship contenders Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa were fastest as pre-season testing resumed at Jerez, while Michael Schumacher completed the most laps of anyone down in sixth place on the time sheets.

February 17, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Circuito de Jerez, F1 testing, Lewis Hamilton, Paul di Resta, Sebastian Vettel
F1 testing: Hamilton puts the hammer down in Jerez

Lewis Hamilton put in the fastest time of any set during the four days of testing at Jerez as all the teams seized on a dry afternoon to make their drivers work for their salaries.

February 13, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Adrian Sutil, BMW Sauber, Circuito de Jerez, F1 testing, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Force India, Jaime Alguersuari, Lewis Hamilton, Lucas di Grassi, McLaren, Mercedes GP, Michael Schumacher, Pedro de la Rosa, Red Bull Racing, Renault F1, Robert Kubica, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel, Toro Rosso, Virgin F1, Williams F1
F1 testing: Alguersuari gives the home fans a thrill

Toro Rosso’s Jaime Alguersuari turned an already strong showing by Toro Rosso at Jerez into a timesheet-topping performance today, narrowly besting his team-mate Sebastien Buemi who had scored second place on both the previous days.

February 12, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Adrian Sutil, BMW Sauber, Circuito de Jerez, F1 testing, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Force India, Jaime Alguersuari, Lewis Hamilton, Lucas di Grassi, McLaren, Mercedes GP, Nico Rosberg, Pedro de la Rosa, Red Bull Racing, Renault F1, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel, Toro Rosso, Virgin F1, Vitaly Petrov, Williams F1
Button and Soucek make room on the sideboard for new silverware

It’s the time of year when the season’s most successful teams and drivers are making room in the trophy cabinet – and some of 2009’s more significant silverware was handed over on Friday evening.

December 13, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, Events, F1, F2

Tagged as: Andy Soucek, Brawn GP, FIA, Formula One, Formula Two, Jenson Button, Ross Brawn, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel, Yas Marina Circuit
Franchitti, Button and Brawn win recognition at BRDC awards

At a time of year when Jenson Button is sweeping all before him, Dario Franchitti’s achievement in winning a second US IndyCar championship has been recognised by the British Racing Drivers’ Club.

December 8, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, Events

Tagged as: Adrian Newey, Allan McNish, BRDC, Daniel Ricciardo, Dario Franchitti, David Brabham, Dean Smith, Jenson Button, Jonny Kane, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, Max Chilton, Ross Brawn, Sebastian Vettel