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Sebastian Vettel secured his fourth consecutive victory after controlling the Korean Grand Prix from start to finish. Vettel led away at the start and was never challenged at the front. Kimi Raikkonen finished in second, with Lotus team-mate Romain Grosjean in third. The race start was hectic in the midfield, with Felipe Massa making an error under braking for turn three and spinning at the apex, narrowly missing team-mate Fernando Alonso. Also caught up in the incident were Jenson Button and Adrian Sutil, who had […]
Fernando Alonso has criticised Pirelli's tyres following qualifying for the Korean Grand Prix. Alonso will start the race from fifth place but believes that it is not pleasant to drive at '95% all the lap.' "We have to be honest; the quality of the tyres is very on the limit," he said. "If all the cars push 100% from the start of the lap, the tyres will not do 5km. It is not very helpful and not very nice to drive at 95% all the […]
Kimi Raikkonen says he will assess the state of his back during free practice in Korea. The Finn suffered from back pain throughout the Singapore Grand Prix weekend. He struggled to take part in third practice and could only qualify in thirteenth place. He finished in third place in the race. Raikkonen's back issues started following a heavy testing accident at Magny Cours in 2001. "It’s better than it was on Saturday in Singapore which is when it didn’t feel too good," Raikkonen said of […]
McLaren driver Jenson Button says he is pleased after finishing in seventh place in the Singapore Grand Prix. McLaren gambled by pitting under the safety car and running a 36 lap stint on the prime tyres. Button held third place for a while but was eventually overhauled by quicker rivals. "We thought we might have a chance of a podium, but in the end we didn’t have the pace to keep us ahead of the closing cars. It was good fun trying though, and we […]
Ferrari drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa have urged their team to improve after a difficult couple of practice sessions in Singapore. Alonso was sixth in second practice, with Massa back in fifteenth place. "We can’t say this was a good start, because we weren’t competitive, but if we consider that last year, at the end of a difficult weekend we managed to get on the podium, we definitely aren’t throwing in the towel yet" said Alonso. "We have yet to analyse the data, but […]
Caterham drivers Charles Pic and Giedo van der Garde say they are concerned about the rapid tyre drop off, following practice for the Singapore Grand Prix. Both drivers found themselves behind the Marussia drivers in first practice but jumped ahead of their rivals during the second of Friday's 90 minute sessions. "The main balance issue in the [first] session was understeer, especially mid-corner on the first couple of runs, and under braking it was too easy to lock the fronts," said Pic. "We made a […]
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton says he is determined to bounce back from a couple of tough weekends at the forthcoming Singapore Grand Prix. Hamilton took pole position in Belgium and followed it up with third place in the race. But at Monza, the Brit was knocked out in Q2 and managed only ninth place in the race. Hamilton, who won in Singapore in 2009 and was leading the race before a mechanical failure last season, reckons the Marina Bay Street Circuit suits his style. "As […]
Red Bull youngster Antonio Felix da Costa has ended his victory drought by winning the second Formula Renault 3.5 Series race in Hungary. It is Da Costa's first win since the opening round of the season at Monza in April. Da Costa, whose future is likely to be decided this month, is the leading contender for the vacant Toro Rosso seat next season. The Portuguese driver started from second place on the grid at the Hungaroring and while he dropped to third, he took the […]
When Force India first entered Formula 1, their target was simply to beat Super Aguri, a backmarker team that scored 4 points during their entire time in the sport. Today, Force India is battling McLaren, one of the most successful teams in Formula 1 with 12 drivers' championship and 8 constructors' championship titles, for fifth place in the Constructors’ Championship. Prior to the Belgian Grand Prix, Force India was even leading McLaren by two points in the standings. They are now just five points behind […]
Kimi Raikkonen may have returned to Ferrari to finish his Formula One career with a final challenge, according to Lotus team boss Eric Boullier. When Wednesday's news broke, Lotus admitted on Twitter that losing the Finn "hurts a little" -- the quote was attached to a bizarre photo of forceful copulation between two rabbits. But team boss Boullier insists the Enstone based team is not "bitter". In fact, the Frenchman said he understands Raikkonen's decision. "You know, we remain a medium-sized team and there are […]
Felipe Massa has confirmed that he will leave Ferrari at the end of the 2013 season. Massa, 32, has raced for the team since 2006. He came within a point of winning the title in 2008. "From 2014 I will no longer be driving for Ferrari," the driver said in a post on Instagram and Twitter. "I would like to thank the team for all the victories and incredible moments experienced together. "Thank you also to my wife and all of my family, to my […]
Fernando Alonso admits that it will be difficult for him to win the 2013 title but refused to throw in the towel despite finishing behind Sebastian Vettel in the Italian Grand Prix. Alonso said before the race that he had to finish in front of Vettel in Italy and Singapore, but has lost a further seven points to the reigning world champion. Alonso is now 53 points behind Vettel with seven rounds remaining. "I think we need to be realistic about the championship now there's […]