Lewis Hamilton claimed an emphatic pole position for his home race at Silverstone. The Brit finished 0.452s faster than team-mate Nico Rosberg, with world champion Sebastian Vettel in third. Mark Webber will start from fourth, ahead of Force India's Paul di Resta. Daniel Ricciardo set the sixth fastest time, with Adrian Sutil, Romain Grosjean, Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso rounding out the top 10. Ferrari opted to put Alonso onto the prime tyres for his Q3 lap. Neither McLaren driver made Q3. Jenson Button finished […]

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World champion Sebastian Vettel ends Red Bull's North American hoodoo on a day marred by tragedy

Nico Rosberg secured the second win of his career after dominating the Monaco Grand Prix. Rosberg led all 78 laps around the Principality and was comfortably ahead of runner up Sebastian Vettel. Vettel and team-mate Mark Webber overtook Lewis Hamilton during a safety car period to clear up debris following an accident for Felipe Massa. Massa suffered a carbon copy of his practice shunt and was taken to the medical centre as a precaution. Racing resumed but the action was red flagged on Lap 46 […]

Kimi Raikkonen has reportedly been told to remove the depiction of 1976 world champion James Hunt from the top of his Monaco-spec helmet. An unabashed fan of the wild, drinking, smoking, womanising British driver, Finn Raikkonen went one step further a year ago in the Principality, wearing the late Hunt's iconic black helmet livery. This year, the Lotus driver's tribute to Hunt is a stylish picture on the top of his helmet, bearing the words 'James Hunt, 1976 world champion'. And on the back of […]

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Fernando Alonso sent the home fans into celebration as he took a commanding win at the Circuit de Catalunya

Lotus has announced that Nick Chester has been promoted to the position of technical director. Chester replaces James Allison, who is thought to have several offers from rival teams. Allison has worked at the team since 2005 and also enjoyed stints at Enstone between 1991-1992 and 1994-1999. Chester joined Enstone in 2000, having worked at Arrows for five years. "Nick is well known to everyone at Enstone having been with the team for over twelve years," said team principal Eric Boullier. "He is already directly […]

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Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel increases his points lead after dominating a thrilling Bahrain Grand Prix

Jenson Button says team-mate Sergio Perez was too aggressive during their battle in the Bahrain Grand Prix. Button and Perez swapped positions several times during the race, but their closest encounter came at Turn 4, where Perez nudged Button. "I was very vocal on the radio, emotions were running high, but I would say exactly the same again." After the contact, Button urged McLaren to 'calm him down'. "The racing was great out there. The only person that wasn't was Checo [Sergio Perez]. He was […]

Sebastian Vettel eased to his 28th career victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix. Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean completed the podium for Lotus, meaning that the top three was a carbon copy of last year's event. Nico Rosberg led away from pole position but Ferrari's Fernando Alonso usurped Vettel at the first corner. The Red Bull driver fought back and slipped ahead of Alonso into Turn 5. A few laps later Vettel took the lead from Rosberg at the same place. Alonso had been in […]