أرشيف وسم ‘ GEPA ’

Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Horner has new Red Bull deal 'until 2017' says Marko

Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko has hit back at rumours team boss Christian Horner could be defecting to Ferrari. It recently emerged that Briton Horner, the 39-year-old who has sat at the helm of the Milton Keynes based team as Sebastian Vettel raced to triple consecutive titles, visited Maranello. Now, it subsequently became clear that Horner was not the only F1 figure at Ferrari's headquarters, as Bernie Ecclestone, Martin Whitmarsh and Niki Lauda met to discuss the Concorde Agreement with Luca di Montezemolo. But that […]

Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Buemi to continue as Red Bull Racing test and reserve driver for 2013

Red Bull Racing has confirmed that Sébastien Buemi will continue his relationship with Red Bull and Red Bull Racing and remain as the team’s test and reserve driver for 2013. The 24-year-old will continue to work alongside previously confirmed race drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber. Sébastien Buemi said: “I know everyone at Red Bull Racing well and it’s good to remain with the team for another year. Of course my aim is to be driving at the races again, but I am still learning […]

Posted on Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Newey was worried before the start of the 2012 season

Adrian Newey has admitted he began the 2012 season feeling "worried" about the likely performance of his latest Red Bull. Ultimately, the history books show that the energy drink-owned team has utterly dominated the past three championships, capturing every drivers' and constructors title consecutively since 2010. But 2012, according to Red Bull's lauded technical boss, was different. "Unfortunately, we realised even before the season that it would take some time to understand the car," Newey told Italy's Autosprint magazine. "We were worried. "The problem was […]

Posted on Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Newey 'a little late' with 2013 Red Bull

Team boss Christian Horner has admitted car designer Adrian Newey is "a little late" with next year's Red Bull. The Briton made the admission on the Red Bull-sponsored Austrian television channel Servus TV. Pre-season testing for the 2013 season will begin in Spain in early February. The fact the RB9 is running behind schedule is undoubtedly due to the fact that, while many other teams turned their attention to next year during the 2012 season, Red Bull continued to develop its title-winning RB8 right up […]

Posted on Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Webber: Brazil one of the best races

Mark Webber has said that the Brazilian Grand Prix remains one of his highlights of the season. Webber won in Brazil in 2009 and 2011, as well as taking second place in 2010. "Brazil is a great way to finish the year. It's one of my most favourite weekends because of the history with the drivers they've had; Senna, Piquet and Fittipaldi, these guys did a huge amount for the sport", he said. "Interlagos is a legendary circuit, it's got a great atmosphere, there’s always […]

Posted on Sunday, November 18, 2012

Horner defends Vettel after Villeneuve criticism

Christian Horner has defended Sebastian Vettel, after Jacques Villeneuve slammed the reigning world champion for often behaving "like a child". When comparing Vettel with his 2012 title rival Fernando Alonso, 1997 world champion Villeneuve last week admitted he was rooting for the Spaniard because he is cooler under fire. When asked about the outspoken Villeneuve's likening of Vettel to "a child" when under pressure, Red Bull team boss Horner responded: "Honestly, I don't understand why Jacques said that." The interviewer for Die Welt newspaper explained […]

Posted on Friday, November 16, 2012

How Sebastian Vettel can win the title in the USA

The mathematical permutations for the United States Grand Prix

Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Webber: Austin an important weekend after 'joke' Abu Dhabi

Mark Webber is hoping to be back fighting at the front after a disappointing race in Abu Dhabi

Posted on Monday, November 12, 2012

Vettel preparing for 100th race

The United States Grand Prix will mark Sebastian Vettel's 100th race in Formula One. Vettel made his début at Indianapolis in 2007 driving for BMW and has since raced for Toro Rosso and Red Bull, winning 26 races and 2 world titles. "It’s all gone so quickly. One hundred is a big number - one hundred Grands Prix sounds a lot: one hundred starts, one hundred times surviving the first corner", he told F1.com. "If I reflect on it, it doesn’t feel so long ago that I broke […]

Posted on Friday, November 9, 2012

Renault suspects supplier to blame for quali debacle

Renault suspects equipment failure caused Sebastian Vettel to be pushed to the back of the grid in Abu Dhabi. Actually, Red Bull pointed the finger of blame at its French engine supplier, revealing that Renault engineers asked for the German to be stopped at the side of the track after he qualified third last Saturday. Then, when FIA scrutineers could not find the mandatory litre of fuel in the RB8's tank for sampling, team boss Christian Horner insisted it is Renault's decision to crunch the […]

Posted on Friday, November 2, 2012

KERS issue for Webber

Mark Webber suffered a KERS issue in practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Australian, who finished second practice in fourth place, missed the last few minutes of the session. "We had a KERS issue, which wasn’t the same as last week. It never helps to miss some running on the track during practice, but it’s not a big deal. The track will move around a little bit from where it is now, but not a huge amount; it’s in pretty good shape straightaway. […]

Posted on Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Toro Rosso confirm unchanged 2013 line up

Toro Rosso has confirmed that they will retain Daniel Ricciardo and Jean Eric Vergne for 2013. Ricciardo and Vergne have raced for the team in 2012, taking 21 points between them. "I am really happy about this great news. Thank you Toro Rosso and thank you Red Bull, who have backed me since the early days of my career", said Vergne. "It has been a difficult season and, as a rookie, I have learned a lot, thanks to the support I got and the excellent relationship […]