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Posted on 11 November 2013. Tags: austin, brazil, circuit of the americas, daniel ricciardo, davide valsecchi, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, indianapolis, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, Lotus, mark webber, mclaren, salzburg, sebastian vettel, steve robertson, texas, toro rosso, united states, watkins glen, williams
It seems appropriate that Texas is the second biggest state in America as it gears up to host the biggest motorsport series in the world. Legendary racing tracks from Watkins Glen to Indianapolis have hosted the Formula 1 world championship and in total ten different circuits throughout the United States have featured on the F1 calendar. In 2012 Austin’s […]
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Posted on 10 November 2013.
Williams test and development driver Susie Wolff will compete in the 2013 Race of Champions. Wolff will take on champions across several motorsport disciplines including seven times Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher, World Rally Champion Sebastian Ogier and Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen.“Any driver would love to be invited to do the Race of Champions,”Wolff told […]
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Posted on 10 November 2013. Tags: 2013, austin, back surgery, brazil, davide valsecchi, Formula 1, kimi raikkonen, Lotus
Kimi Raikkonen will miss the final two races of the 2013 season. The Finn’s manager, Steve Robertson, confirmed that the Lotus driver will undergo back surgery on Thursday and will need a four week recovery period. “In an ideal world it would have been nice to finish the season with Lotus in the final two grands prix. However, […]
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Posted on 03 November 2013. Tags: abu dhabi, adrian sutil, caterham, donuts, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, giedo van der garde, jean-eric vergne, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, Lotus, mark webber, mercedes, nico rosberg, paul di resta, red bull, romain grosjean, sebastian vettel, toro rosso, yas marina
It isn’t only Kimi Raikkonen who knows what he’s doing around the Yas Marina circuit. Sebastian Vettel delivered yet another dominant display to take victory by half a minute at the 2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Mark Webber secured pole position with a stonker of a lap from Vettel on Saturday and if one driver had the ability to challenge the […]
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Posted on 02 November 2013. Tags: 2013, abu dhabi, f1, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, Lotus, mark webber, mercedes, nico rosberg, red bull, sebastian vettel, yas marina circuit
Sebastian Vettel headed the timing sheets of the third free practice session ahead of the Abu Dhabi grand prix. The newly crowned four time world champion was followed by teammate Mark Webber as Red Bull again locked out the top two positions in the standings. The session got underway with a track temperature of 47 degrees Celcius; three degrees warmer than […]
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Posted on 01 November 2013. Tags: 2007 champion, abu dhabi, alan permane, ferrari, gerard lopez, india, kimi raikkonen, Lotus, pay
Kimi Raikkonen has confirmed that he had to be convinced to attend the final three races of the season including this weekend’s Abu Dhabi grand prix. The Finn was nowhere in sight of the Yas Marina paddock by Thursday raising speculation about the reason for the 2007 champion’s absence. Although many believed that Raikkonen’s non-appearance was a result […]
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Posted on 30 October 2013. Tags: abu dhabi, abu dhabi grand prix, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, kimi raikkonen, Lotus, mclaren, nico hulkenberg, red bull racing, sauber, sebastian vettel, yas marina circuit
Less than twelve months ago Sebastian Vettel stood on the cusp of becoming a three-time world champion ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. One year later Vettel returns as a four-time champion and no less hungry for victory that the first time he rolled out onto a Formula 1 starting grid. The only twilight race on the F1 calendar is unquestionably one […]
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Posted on 27 October 2013. Tags: 2013, adrian sutil, alan permane, buddh international circuit, daniel ricciardo, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, four time champion, german, india, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, Lotus, mark webber, mclaren, mercedes, nico rosberg, paul di resta, pirelli, red bull, romain grosjean, sebastian vettel, sergio perez
The Indian grand prix has found itself in the privileged position of crowning Sebastian Vettel as the 2013 driver’s world champion. There are few greater moments in this majestic sport than seeing a driver crowned champion. Whether you are a fan of Sebastian Vettel or not seems irrelevant in the face of this massive achievement. Only Juan Manuel […]
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Posted on 25 October 2013. Tags: free practice 1, india, lewis hamilton, mark webber, red bull, sebastian vettel
The first free practice session for the Indian GP was headed by the Red Bull duo of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber. Proceedings took nearly forty minutes to get underway at a hazy Budhh International circuit. The first driver out on track and setting flyers was McLaren’s Sergio Perez. The rest of the front-running teams seemed reluctant to […]
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Posted on 23 October 2013. Tags: budhh international circuit, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, indian gp, indian grand prix, kimi raikkonen, Lotus, mclaren, mercedes, red bull, sebastian vettel
The Formula 1 paddock heads to one the most unique countries on the planet as India hosts its third F1 race. From the culture to the people to the food India stands out as one of the most distinctive venues on the F1 calendar. The possibility of hosting an Indian GP has been in the […]
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