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Posted on 13 October 2013. Tags: aussiegrit, esteban gutierrez, felipe massa, fernando alonso, force india, Formula 1, japan, japanese gp, japanese grand prix, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, Lotus, mark webber, mclaren, mercedes, nico hulkenberg, nico rosberg, peter sauber, pirelli, romain grosjean, sauber, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, suzuka
Demanding or easy, big or small Sebastian Vettel will win them all. The Red Bull driver has increased his tally of victories for the 2013 season to nine with another fine victory in Japan. Saturday qualifying delivered a first pole of the season for Mark Webber but the Australian couldn’t quite manage to seal the […]
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Posted on 12 October 2013. Tags: 2013, adrian sutil, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, japanese gp, jean-eric vergne, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, mark webber, mercedes, nico hulkenberg, paul di resta, qualifying, red bull, red flag, romain grosjean, sebastian vettel, suzuka
Mark Webber has secured pole position for the 2013 Japanese grand prix. The Australian eased his way through qualifying and pounced on his first run on the final ten minute session. Webber did slightly improve his time in his second run but it was ultimately not required. Sebastian Vettel lines up second for Sunday’s race as […]
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Posted on 11 October 2013. Tags: 2013, caterham, Formula 1, free practive 1, giedo van der garde, japan, jules bianchi, lewis hamilton, marussia, pastor maldonado, sebastian vettel, suzuka
The first free practice session for the 2013 Japanese grand prix was topped by Lewis Hamilton. The notoriously difficult Suzuka circuit didn’t take long to snare its first victim as Marussia’s Jules Bianchi ended his first session in the tyre barrier of the Degner 2. It was later reported that Bianchi had gotten his elbow stuck between the steering […]
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Posted on 10 October 2013. Tags: adrian sutil, alain prost, ayrton senna, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, japanese gp, jenson button, juan manuel fangio, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, Lotus, michael schumacher, red bull, romain grosjean, sebastian vettel, suzuka
There are few things that are greater than the sport Formula 1. But if there was ever a possibility of it being transcended, of something being greater than the sport that so is beloved then Japan’s Suzuka circuit would be that mystical exception. The circuit lap record is held by Kimi Raikkonen, set during the exceptionally memorable 2005 Japanese GP. Suzuka made […]
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Posted on 06 October 2013. Tags: 2013, adrian sutil, f1 fire, felipe massa, ferrari, Formula 1, formula one, kimi raikkonen, korea, korean gp, lewis hamilton, Lotus, mark webber, marshals, mclaren, mercedes, nico rosberg, pirelli, pits, radio messages, red bull, romain grosjean, safety car, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, strategy, team orders, yeongam circuit
The Korean grand prix is not well attended by fans, it’s situated in the middle of nowhere and its place on the F1 calendar is in doubt. Despite this the Yeongam circuit was riddled with brilliant battles and delivered one of the most electrifying races of the season. Sebastian Vettel led away from yet another pole […]
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Posted on 05 October 2013. Tags: 2013, adrian sutil force india, caterham, esteban gutierrez, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, korea, korean gp, lewis hamilton, Lotus, mark webber, marussia, mclaren, mercedes, nico hulkenbeg, nico rosberg, pastor maldonado, paul di resta, red bull, romain grosjean, sauber, sebastian vettel, toro rosso, valterri bottas, williams, yeongam circuit
Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel has secured pole position ahead of the Korean grand prix. The qualifying session for the Korean GP got underway under blue skies with the threat of rain having completely sub-sided. The first session saw the elimation of both the Marussia and Caterham teams and suprisingly both the Williams’ drivers Pastor Maldonado and Valterri Bottas failed […]
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Posted on 03 October 2013. Tags: 2014, driver announcement, ferrari, john booth, jules bianchi, marussia
The Marussia team has announced that Jules Bianchi will remain with the team in 2014. The Frenchman has delivered solid performances for Marussia since making his debut in Australia at the beginning of the season. The move to retain Bianchi, a Ferrari Academy protegé, comes as no surprise as he has had the better of teammate Max […]
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Posted on 03 October 2013. Tags: 2010, DRS, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, formula 1 2013, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, korea, korean gp, korean grand prix, lewis hamilton, Lotus, mark webber, mclaren, mercedes, monsoon, nico rosberg, overtaking, penalty, pirelli, red bull, safety car, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, singapore, weather forecast, yeongam circuit
Speed, glamour and exotic locations are everyday associations with Formula 1. But F1 is also considered as the most advanced racing series in the world. These advances include revolutionary technological innovation and taking the sport to all corners of the globe. There is no genuinely substantial connection between South Korea and motorsport however it did not […]
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Posted on 22 September 2013. Tags: adrian sutil, air consumption, daniel ricciardo, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, gearbox, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, Lotus, marina bay circuit, mark webber, mclaren, mercedes, nico rosberg, paul di resta, red bull, romain grosjean, safety car, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, singapore gp, toro rosso
It has been a well-known fact for a number of years now that Red Bull cars have a leg up on the competition. However, Sebastian Vettel’s complete domination of the Singapore Grand Prix weekend will strike fear in the most resolute of hearts. Nico Rosberg flew out of the blocks and momentarily snatched the lead of […]
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Posted on 21 September 2013.
Sebastian Vettel has secured pole position for the Singapore GP. The stars seemed aligned for Vettel even before the qualifying session had gotten underway. Although the German secured the coveted pole position the fight was decidedly closer than expected. Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg got to within a tenth of snatching the first slot on the grid […]
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