Category: Formula 1

Chinese Grand Prix 2013: Preview, results and summary

| April 13, 2013 | 0 Comments

Results: Fernando Alonso secured Ferrari’s first win of the season as he took the chequered flag ten seconds ahead of his nearest rival Kimi Raikkonen. Lewis Hamilton, who started in the pole position could hold on to his lead for just a few minutes as Alonso’s Ferrari raced past him in the fifth lap. From [...]

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Sebastian Vettel’s F1 title in Ferrari’s hands

| December 10, 2012 | 0 Comments

Red Bull racer Sebastian Vettel stands to lose his Formula One Championship Title if Ferrari decides to appeal against the German for ignoring the no overtaking lights. The standings of the race may change yet. If found guilty when charged, Vettel may be penalized by twenty (20) seconds that will shift his position in the race from [...]

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Sebastien Vettel is F1 World Champ for Third Time

| November 25, 2012 | 0 Comments
Sebastien Vettel is F1 World Champ for Third Time

The Brazilian Grand Prix was a nerve-wracking finale to the 2012 F1 calendar which had more than its fair share of drama and entertainment. It was also the decider of the 2012 Drivers’ champion- Sebastien Vettel. At the age of 25, the German racer is the youngest driver to be crowned the world champion for [...]

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Formula One preview: The Indian Grand Prix 2012

| October 26, 2012 | 0 Comments
Formula One preview: The Indian Grand Prix 2012

Formula One comes back to India in this festival season and the tension is palpable. German racer Sebastian Vettel just went past Fernando Alonso to capture the top spot in the drivers’ standings. While Vettel’s Red Bull team is safely ahead of its nearest rivals in the constructor’s championship, Vettel himself leads Alonso by just [...]

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Fernando Alonso Scores Surprise Win In Malaysian Grand Prix

| March 27, 2012 | 1 Comment
Fernando Alonso Scores Surprise Win In Malaysian Grand Prix

A former world champion returned to his winning ways when Fernando Alonso (and Ferrari) won the Malaysian Grand Prix that was marked by bad weather. Following torrential downpours, the Grand Prix was red flagged for more than 30 minutes, when barely nine laps had been completed. But amid the gloom was a stand out performance [...]

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Formula One: McLaren, Ferrari Set To Reveal New Cars Ahead Of 2012 Season

| January 31, 2012 | 0 Comments
Formula One: McLaren, Ferrari Set To Reveal New Cars Ahead Of 2012 Season

The 2012 Formula One season is due to begin on March 18, 2012, but this week has some excitement in store for F-One fans, as McLaren and Ferrari are set to reveal their new cars for the season ahead. McLaren’s launch at Woking, Surrey is set to happen before Ferrari unveil their new car, in [...]

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Formula One: Can Mark Webber Retain The British Grand Prix?

| July 6, 2011 | 0 Comments

Red Bull’s Mark Webber won the British Grand Prix, in 2010, giving his club successive wins, in the event, with Sebastian Vettel having won in 2009. Webber returns to Silverstone this weekend in a bid to retain his title. The last Brit to win the event was Lewis Hamilton with McLaren, in 2008, Hamilton was [...]

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British GP: Horner’s Bull Makes Webber See Red

| July 15, 2010 | 0 Comments

His victory in the British Grand Prix was in Mark Webber’s words, “an appointment with karma”.  The Australian was earlier incensed with the “favouritism” shown by Red Bull to Webber’s colleague Sebastian Vettel who was given a new front wing taken off Webber’s car.  Team manager Christian Horner wants to do away with any misunderstanding [...]

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Formula One: Turkey Grand Prix Preview

| May 27, 2010 | 0 Comments

The Turkey Grand Prix is scheduled to run from May 28 to 30. This is one of the toughest Formula One races with a maximum ambient temperature of 55 degrees Celsius, and an anti-clockwise track; there are only three other anti-clockwise tracks on the F1 calendar — at Singapore, Brazil and Abu Dhabi. The favorites [...]

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F1: The Canadian Grand Prix Beckons

| May 20, 2010 | 0 Comments

Come June 13, and the centre of attraction for F1 fans will be Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The 2010 Canadian Grand Prix, which will complete its golden jubilee next year, has been on the F1 calendar from 1967. Montreal’s Île Notre-Dame has hosted the event for the last 42 years, and given that the event [...]

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