Fernando Alonso will start the Japanese Grand Prix from sixth place but admitted being frustrated at the yellow flags at the end of Q3. Alonso set the seventh fastest time - but will move up a place following Button's penalty - but had to back off when Kimi Raikkonen spun on the exit of Spoon curve. "What can I say, other than get angry about being unlucky? The yellow flags came at the worst possible moment, when I was coming into Turn 14. Up ‘til […]

Fernando Alonso has said that the Ferrari F2012 doesn't appear to be as competitive as at the Italian Grand Prix, but stressed that tyre degradation on Sunday will be key. Alonso was fourth in the opening practice session but moved up to third later on. "Overall, I would say today was positive, even if the first impression is that we are not as competitive as we were in Monza, two weeks ago. We still lack a bit of performance on tracks like this one, where you need […]

Michael Schumacher has admitted that it is unclear where Mercedes stand in this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix. The German driver finished in 11th place in the second practice session. "We had two productive sessions today, however I have not yet understood the real picture", he said. "We will definitely need to have a good look at the data this evening and extract the true performances shown." Schumacher also revealed that a problem on his W03 brought his session to an early halt. We were running […]

Jenson Button has revealed he is "disappointed" Lewis Hamilton gave away McLaren secrets last weekend at Spa. In trying to show his million Twitter followers why he was so much slower than the sister McLaren in qualifying, Hamilton published a highly-confidential telemetry image that also contained sensitive information about ride heights and acceleration rates. The 2008 world champion was reportedly scolded behind closed doors for the breach, although team boss Martin Whitmarsh and communications chief Matt Bishop have been trying to play down the affair. […]

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Sauber is "laid back" about its driver situation for 2013. That is the claim of chief executive Monisha Kaltenborn, despite reports Kamui Kobayashi has underperformed, Sergio Perez is on Ferrari's radar, and Caterham's Heikki Kovalainen could be joining the Swiss team next year. "We are not worried," she told F1's official website, when asked about speculation Mexican Perez could be lured to a bigger team off the back of his good performances in 2012. "Regarding the future, we are not under pressure and I am […]

Marussia driver didn’t score any point at the Hungarian Grand Prix yesterday but he definitely did a great job on track which haven’t gone unnoticed. Finishing on 20th position might not say much about his performance but if we only look at the overall picture the French rookie was at his best race so far. Despite having a poor start Pic managed to recover quick and soon to close the gap to Caterham, enjoying a close battle with Vitaly Petrov for the whole race almost: […]

Despite being only 12th in Championship Standings Michael Schumacher is pleased with Mercedes improvements in the first half of the season. He believes the team have made progress even if the points he gained in 10 races might actually prove the contrary. Although 27 of his 29 points were gained in the last three races where the german driver manage to finish twice on 7th and also grab his first podium finish since his comeback. “The race in Hungary is the last before the summer […]

Sebastian Vettel has denied yet again that a picture of his future would prominently feature the colour red. Asked mischievously by the German newspaper Bild if he has any red clothes in his wardrobe already, the 25-year-old answered: "Ok, I can guess what you are after. "Well, I definitely don't have any Ferrari overalls," Vettel, who is contracted to stay at Red Bull at least for another season in 2013, added. The speculation is rampant -- multiple media sources insist the German has signed some […]

A long period of speculation about Lewis Hamilton's future could end soon. With the 2008 world champion's contract expiring, he told the Russian news agency Ria Novosti on a weekend visit to Russia that he is gearing up to talk with McLaren about 2013 and beyond. "We haven't sat down and discussed anything yet but I'm sure over the summer break, when we have the summer break it would be nice to get something in place," said the Briton. There have been rumours about Hamilton's […]

Sam Michael is in the spotlight as McLaren continues to struggle in the pits in 2012. Williams' former technical director had to leave Williams at the end of last year as the beleaguered team restructured, and so he switched to McLaren to be sporting director. But his new tenure got off to a difficult start in 2012 amid recurring problems particularly during crucial pitstops -- one of Michael's responsibilities. The latest problem struck in Valencia on Sunday, with a failed front jack arguably costing Lewis […]

Group Lotus has launched a scathing attack against rumours that the company is in financial problems and that Dany Bahar has been relived of his duties. In a Press Release posted on their Facebook page, Group Lotus responded to a picture posted by Sniff Petrol, before criticising the fortunes of Caterham F1 team. Group Lotus also restated its commitment to the Lotus F1 Team until 2017. Here is the Press Release in it's entirety. "Never let the facts get in the way of a good […]