Toro Rosso's current drivers are still unsure if they will be racing beyond the 2011 season. Team owner Red Bull's driver manager Dr Helmut Marko is famous for the pressure he puts on contracted drivers. And hanging over Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastien Buemi's heads at present are the advancing careers of Marko's latest favourites Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne. "We have not talked about the future or next year's contract," Spaniard Alguersuari told the EFE news agency at the weekend. "It is very important that […]

Kimi sells. That’s a fact. Even after two seasons outside of Formula One, he’s popular. So I know what you’re thinking. ‘Oh, another article speculating whether Kimi Raikkonen will return to Formula One with Williams, blah blah blah, make up a conclusion saying he will or he won’t return’ But I don’t know. That is the truth. And anyone that says they do know is lying. Because they don’t know either. The only man who knows, is Kimi Raikkonen. And would you even be certain […]

Red Bull has not written off Mark Webber despite his struggle to live with his teammate Sebastian Vettel in 2011. While Vettel, 24, has raced to a certain back-to-back title with nine wins so far this season, Australian veteran Webber has failed to win a single grand prix. But even though there might be question marks about his motivation to again take on the young German next season, Red Bull has signed up Webber for another campaign. "Well, he's still motivated enough to beat anybody […]

Red Bull has no plans to scale back its involvement in formula one, owner Dietrich Mateschitz insists. Red Bull Racing's Nascar equivalent is being wound up but it is a different story in F1, where Sebastian Vettel is on the verge of being crowned the youngest ever back to back champion. Mateschitz told the Independent newspaper he is even happy with his second F1 team Toro Rosso. "No," he insisted when asked if the Faenza based team is for sale, "although partnerships would not be […]

He might be the fastest in 2011 but Sebastian Vettel is not the highest-earning driver on the grid. That is the claim of Germany's Bild-Zeitung daily, reporting that the 24-year-old double champion-elect is making 'just' EUR 16 million this season. Ahead of him are Fernando Alonso (25 million) and Michael Schumacher (21m), but Bild claims that Vettel is fast catching up. The newspaper said the Red Bull driver earns more with every success, including a EUR 6 million bonus for winning the championship this year […]

During his meteoric 2011 season, double champion-elect Sebastian Vettel has quietly climbed the list of all time greats. Before the season began, the young German was 29th on the all-time winner's list with his ten victories, alongside Gerhard Berger and James Hunt. After Sunday's Singapore grand prix, his career tally has grown to 19 -- one more than his friend Kimi Raikkonen. Also now left in 24-year-old Vettel's wake are the famous Stirling Moss (16 wins), Lewis Hamilton (16), Jack Brabham (14), Graham Hill (14), […]

Sebastian Vettel was sworn at by Ferrari's Fernando Alonso after winning the Italian grand prix at Monza two weeks ago. That is the unconfirmed claim of the German daily Bild-Zeitung, who said Spaniard Alonso whispered in the ear of championship Vettel before the Monza podium: "F*ck you, my boy". Earlier, to the passionate Tifosi's chagrin, Vettel had passed Alonso to lead the race, a move the Red Bull driver described as "very hard but fair". Afterwards, the team's outspoken Dr Helmut Marko said it was […]

Sebastian Vettel will have a tougher time in 2012, according to his countryman, friend and rival Michael Schumacher. It is possible Vettel, 24, will secure his second consecutive drivers' title this weekend with still five races to follow Singapore. "Of course Sebastian has had a great performance this year," German Schumacher, who in 1995 similarly won his second title in successive seasons at Benetton, told Sport Bild. But the 42-year-old, tipping Red Bull's rival teams to speed up in 2012, added: "I don't think he […]

A German newspaper has contradicted Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel's claims that they are not planning to celebrate the world championship this weekend. Most of the 24-year-old's rivals think Vettel is heading to a certain title victory, and it could theoretically happen as soon as the chequered flag in Singapore. But the German driver insists: "I think it's wrong to plan before something happens. First you have to win the lottery and then you worry about what to do with the winnings." Red Bull chiefs […]

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing “It was difficult in Q1 and Q2, although at the end of Q3 the circuit was drying very quickly. I didn’t feel comfortable at the beginning of qualifying, but for Q2 I think we made a big step forward and I rediscovered Spa in a way! In the last session, I used the first two laps of Q3 to get temperature into the tyres and then for the last two I tried to push as hard as I could. I […]

Mark Webber has re-signed with Red Bull Racing for 2012. The Australian, 35, re-joined the team in 2007 after a previous stint when it was Jaguar in 2003-4. Webber has won all of his 6 races with the team and will continue alongside Sebastian Vettel. Mark Webber said: “I want to continue racing at the top in Formula One so it’s no-brainer to remain at Red Bull Racing for another year. My motivation to achieve the best results possible both for myself and the team […]