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 […]

Lewis Hamilton expressed his happiness after finishing the United States Grand Prix and vowed to retain second place in the constructors' championship for Mercedes. Hamilton's fourth place means that Mercedes has a 15 point buffer over Ferrari with just a single race remaining in Brazil. "That felt good out there this afternoon and I'm really happy with fourth place," he said. "It was so nice to have a race where I could fight for position and make progress. The car felt much better today than […]

McLaren driver Sergio Perez admitted he was slightly disappointed to finish the United States Grand Prix in seventh place. Perez overtook Fernando Alonso on the first lap of the race but lost out to the Spaniard during the pits and settled for seventh. "To be honest, I was expecting to achieve a little bit more than seventh today," he said. "On the opening lap, I managed to push past Fernando, and the car initially felt pretty strong. After that, however, between about lap 10 and […]

Sebastian Vettel secured his record breaking eighth successive victory after strolling to the win at the United States Grand Prix. Vettel led from start to finish to beat Romain Grosjean and Mark Webber, claiming his 12th victory of the season. Grosjean got ahead of Webber at the start and was able to defend against the Australian for the rest of the race, equalling the best result of his Formula 1 career. Lewis Hamilton jumped up to third place at the start but was quickly usurped […]

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 […]

Fernando Alonso says that Ferrari must beat Mercedes during the United States Grand Prix in order to retain their hopes of finishing second in the constructors' championship. Ferrari is currently 11 points behind Mercedes in the battle for second, with Lotus also in the mix. Alonso will start the United States Grand Prix from sixth place on the grid. "I feel reasonably satisfied with the result of today’s qualifying, because after the problems we have had almost all weekend long and even in Q1, we […]

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 […]

Heikki Kovalainen believes he can score decent points during the United States Grand Prix. Kovalainen, driving in place of the injured Kimi Raikkonen, qualified his Lotus in eighth place. It was the first time the Finn has qualified in the top 10 since the Japanese Grand Prix four years ago, when he was driving for McLaren. Kovalainen cited compatriot Raikkonen's typical progression from lowly grid slots. "I knew yesterday that we had a good car, but I didn’t really set myself a target for qualifying," […]

Nico Hulkenberg believes he extracted the maximum from the Sauber C32 during qualifying for the United States Grand Prix. Hulkenberg set the fourth fastest time in the final segment of the session. "I have felt comfortable with the car over the whole weekend, but it was a different story in Q1 and Q2, as the wind picked up compared to FP3 this morning," he said. "It was a tail wind out of turn one and, therefore, also sector one and a bit in sector two. […]

Mark Webber was left to rue a minor mistake that he believes cost him pole position for the United States Grand Prix. Webber set pole position provisionally and lowered his own benchmark, only for team-mate Sebastian Vettel to eclipse his time and take top spot. Webber reckons that without a mistake at turn 19, he could have bettered the lap set by Vettel. "I didn’t think I had done enough on the second run in Q3, we [Seb and I] both had two shots with […]

Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg were left puzzled at the the W04's use of tyres following qualifying for the United States Grand Prix. Hamilton, who has never been defeated in the USA, qualified in fifth place, while Rosberg was knocked out in Q2. It represented Mercedes's worst qualifying result of the year. "That was a really tricky session this afternoon so I have to be pleased with fifth place although, of course, I'd rather have been fighting for a position on the first […]

Sergio Perez expressed mixed emotions after qualifying in seventh place for the United States Grand Prix. Perez, starting his penultimate race for McLaren, says he hopes to be able to put on a good show for the local fans, with many having travelled across the border from nearby Mexico, Perez's home country. "Obviously, I’m very pleased, but, when you’re so close to the cars in front, you still want to improve," he said. "In that respect, I’m slightly disappointed – but if you’d told me […]