Adrian Sutil hit out at rival Pastor Maldonado after the duo collided on the opening lap of the United States Grand Prix. Sutil and Maldonado were battling for the position on the back straight when they touched, with Sutil being speared into the barriers and retirement from the race. Sutil joked that an 'emergency area' needs to be set-up around the Williams driver. "We have many incidents with this driver and for sure maybe you have to have an emergency area around him to avoid […]

Esteban Gutierrez and Max Chilton have been penalised after impeding rivals during qualifying for the United States Grand Prix. Gutierrez, who qualified in 10th place, will drop to 20th on the grid after impeding Pastor Maldonado during the first segment of qualifying. 'Car #12 unnecessarily impeded car #16 between Turns 19 and 20 whilst performing manoeuvres that the stewards consider dangerous', read the stewards report. Chilton impeded Maldonado, as well as Force India's Adrian Sutil, during Q1. The Brit qualified in last place and will […]

Adrian Sutil was left to lament a series of issues that resulted in him missing the cut for Q2 during qualifying for the United States Grand Prix. Sutil encountered Max Chilton on one of his flying laps and his session ended prematurely when a brake disc failure forced him to park his Force India during the closing stages of Q1. "It’s a disappointing result today," he said after qualifying in 17th place. "The car has been quick through all the sessions, but things didn’t go […]

World champion Sebastian Vettel snatched pole position from team-mate Mark Webber during the final moments of qualifying for the United States Grand Prix. Webber held provisional pole position and lowered his own benchmark and Vettel appeared to be heading for second position after a tardy first and second sector. But Vettel lit up the timing screens in the final sector to steal pole from Webber. Romain Grosjean set the third fastest time, ahead of Nico Hulkenberg and 2012 race winner Lewis Hamilton. Fernando Alonso was […]

Mark Webber secured pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after a last gasp effort at the Yas Marina Circuit. Webber's time of 1:39.957 was 0.118s faster than team-mate Sebastian Vettel, who made a mistake at the first corner on his final flying lap. Mercedes share the second row of the grid, with Nico Rosberg ahead of Lewis Hamilton after the Brit spun off at turn 14 on his second attempt. Hamilton informed his team that something failed on the back of the W04 […]

Force India driver Adrian Sutil believes that his team has pulled out a comfortable buffer over rivals Sauber in the fight for sixth place in the constructors' championship. Force India had been coming under increasing pressure from their Swiss rivals but outscored them by six points at the Indian Grand Prix. "Eighth and ninth position was almost the maximum we could achieve," he said. "Six points as a team, now 23 points ahead of Sauber, which is quite a good gap. It’s not over yet, […]

Sebastian Vettel has clinched his fourth world title after romping to victory at the Indian Grand Prix. Red Bull also sealed their fourth successive Constructors' championship but it was not the perfect day as Mark Webber lost second position due to an alternator failure. Nico Rosberg finished in second place, with Romain Grosjean coming from 17th on the grid to complete the podium. Felipe Massa was fourth, with Sergio Perez matching McLaren's best result of the season with fifth. Lewis Hamilton finished sixth, ahead of […]

Paul di Resta and Adrian Sutil say they are satisfied with their qualifying performance at the Indian Grand Prix. Di Resta qualified in 12th place, one position ahead of Sutil. "I think we can be satisfied with the job we’ve done today," said di Resta. "My lap in Q2 was very good, although I made a small mistake in the second to last corner, so I was maybe a couple of tenths away from the perfect lap. It definitely feels like we’ve made some progress […]

Force India drivers Adrian Sutil and Paul di Resta expressed their positivity after a productive day of running ahead of the Indian Grand Prix. Sutil was 12th fastest in second practice, with di Resta down in 15th. "It has been quite a positive day with a more consistent car than in the previous few races," said Sutil. "We made small adjustments, rather than big ones, and I think that was a sensible approach because the balance of the car felt quite good. There’s still some […]

Marussia has named McLaren protege Kevin Magnussen as a potential race driver for 2014. It is already known that the Ferrari-linked French rookie Jules Bianchi is staying with the team beyond this season. But a few days ago, his 2013 teammate Max Chilton admitted his own future is not yet secure. "I feel I'm showing I deserve a seat for next year," the Briton, who brings substantial backing to Marussia, is quoted by the Independent newspaper. "I admit, at times, I haven't got things right, […]

Paul di Resta expressed his satisfaction after qualifying in 12th place for the Japanese Grand Prix. Di Resta has not scored a point since the British Grand Prix in June but believes he is in a good position to end his barren run at Suzuka. "Given where we started yesterday, I think we should be pretty happy with P12," he said. "Slowly but surely we’ve made the car more drivable and in qualifying it felt quite good. The overnight efforts of everyone at the track […]

Force India drivers Paul di Resta and Adrian Sutil say that the VJM06 proved tricky to drive during practice for the Japanese Grand Prix. Di Resta was fourteenth fastest during a second practice session that included a spin under braking at the Casio triangle. "The car was quite difficult to drive today, but we’ve worked hard to try and optimise the balance," said di Resta. "After each run, we changed some things and I think we’ve learned a lot as a result. The long run […]