Posted on 21 April 2013. Tags: bahrain grand prix, f1, kimi raikkonen, results, romain grosjean, sebastian vettel
Sebastian Vettel stormed off in the desert to win the Bahrain Grand Prix ahead of the Iceman, Kimi Raikkonen and his team mate, Romain Grosjean. Here are the race results. Full review race report to follow shortly. Pos Driver Team 1. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 2. Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 3. Grosjean Lotus-Renault 4. Di Resta Force India-Mercedes […]
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Posted on 20 April 2013. Tags: f1 drivers, kimi raikkonen, niki lauda, red bull
Formula One legend, Niki Lauda, has advised Red Bull to go ahead and sign Kimi Raikkonen for next season. Lauda, who is currently the Mercedes chairman and co-owner, is known to have enticed Lewis Hamilton into switching to Mercedes from McLaren. He now thinks that Red Bull Racing should snap Raikkonen up for the […]
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Posted on 20 April 2013. Tags: formula one, mark webber, rumours
After the well publicized and hotly debated Malaysian controversy rumours about Mark Webber’s future in Formula One have been steadily building up a head of steam. Several ‘pundits’ have suggested that the Australian may vacate the Red Bull garage at the end of the season. But where would AussieGrit go? Surely,he wouldn’t quit racing cold […]
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Posted on 20 April 2013. Tags: bahrain, driver quotes, f1 drivers, f1 teams, qualifying, team quotes
Mercedes Nico Rosberg (1st, Q3 – 1m 32.330s) “For the first time this season everything went perfectly today and that’s a great feeling. Pole position feels like a kick start for me and it’s a great achievement from everyone in the team. We still had some work to do after the practice sessions yesterday and […]
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Posted on 20 April 2013. Tags: bahrain grand prix, formula one, rubens barichello
A familiar face graced the Formula 1 paddock today as Rubens Barrichello returned to his old stomping ground. This time around the ever-popular Brazilian wasn’t in the cockpit but instead behind the microphone for Brazilian broadcasting giant, Globo TV. Barrichello will share the commentating duties with former F1 driver Luciano Burti and Reginaldo Leme. As opposed […]
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Posted on 20 April 2013. Tags: bahrain grand prix, fernando alonso, lewis hamilton, mark webber, nico rosberg, press conference, qualifying, sebastian vettel
Q: Congratulations Nico, you’re first ever top four start in Bahrain and you did it in style. Were you as surprised as some people that pole was yours today? Nico Rosberg: A little bit, yeah. It wasn’t really clear before who was the quickest car, especially over one lap. I was a bit closer this morning […]
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Posted on 20 April 2013. Tags: bahrain grand prix, f1, fernando alonso, mercedes, nico rosberg, qualifying, sebastian vettel
Nico Rosberg claimed pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix with a stunning late lap in Saturday afternoon’s qualifying session. Mercedes were not looking like the team to beat during the practice session but Rosberg stormed to pole shocking his rivals with a 1.32.330. Sebastian Vettel took second spot for Red Bull with a 1.32.584s, […]
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Posted on 20 April 2013. Tags: bahrain grand prix, grid penalty, lewis hamilton, mercedes
Lewis Hamilton will receive a 5-place grid penalty for the Bahrain Grand Prix after qualifying today following a gearbox change by Mercedes after final practice this morning. At the end of the session, he suffered what seemed to be a tyre failure and also incurred damage to rear suspension on the way back to the […]
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Posted on 20 April 2013. Tags: bahrain grand prix, fernando alonso, ferrari, FP3 timesheets
Fernando Alonso put the Ferrari on top of the timesheets ahead of Sebastian Vettel’s Red Bull. Alonso set a time of 1.33.247 on the softer medium tyres 7 mins before the end of the session, and it proved to be an unbeatable time. Here are the timesheets for the final practice session in Bahrain. Alonso […]
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Posted on 19 April 2013. Tags: formula one, mark webber, sebastian vettel, team orders
Mark Webber has dismissed recent rumours that he’s agreed to move on from Formula One next year to pursue a career in sports car racing. He told BBC Sport: “People are putting two and two together and getting a bit more than they should do. “I’m looking forward to this year. As long as you’re […]
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