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Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Vettel to receive 'Kinky Kylie' as title present

Red Bull insists the champagne is not yet on ice, but the team's owner has already decided what present he will be giving Sebastian Vettel for winning the 2011 world championship. "The same as last year," Dietrich Mateschitz said in an interview this week with the German news agency DPA. "His championship-winning car." In 2010, when German Vettel became F1's youngest ever title winner, Mateschitz delivered the Adrian Newey-inked RB6 to his home in Switzerland. Red Bull's team management are coy over the 24-year-old's chances […]

Posted on Friday, September 16, 2011

Ferrari hails Perez after test in 2009 car

Ferrari had high praise for Sergio Perez after the Mexican on Thursday tested one of the Italian team's single seaters for the first time. A race rookie with Sauber in 2011, 21-year-old Perez is also a leading member of Ferrari's driver 'academy' and tipped as a possible future replacement for Felipe Massa. He did 46 laps in Ferrari's 2009 car at Fiorano. "Sergio proved to be aggressive and quick right from the start and was able to adapt to the car in a very short […]

Posted on Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Alguersuari not happy with Webber's new deal

Sep.13 (GMM) Jaime Alguersuari has admitted he was not happy when he learned that Mark Webber has secured a new contract with Red Bull for 2012.

Spaniard Alguersuari and his Toro Rosso teammate Sebastien Buemi were hoping they would be considered for...

Posted on Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Webber pass too risky and 'stupid' - Berger

Sep.7 (GMM) Gerhard Berger has criticised Mark Webber for taking too big a risk in his battle with Fernando Alonso at Spa two weeks ago.

Red Bull's Australian driver has confirmed there was light contact with the Ferrari as he passed his Spanish frie...

Posted on Sunday, July 31, 2011

Massa finally beats Alonso in qualifying

Jul.31 (GMM) Felipe Massa on Saturday outqualified his Ferrari teammate Fernando Alonso for the first time in 2011.

Spaniard Alonso was quicker than the Brazilian's sister car in Q1 and Q2, but a hundredth slower than Massa in the grid-decisive Q3 se...

Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011

Why the BBC/Sky deal is bad for F1

So, it’s finally happened. After various stories for months, Formula One coverage in the United Kingdom is going behind a paywall and will be available on Sky between 2012 and 2018. Sure, you can still watch half of the races on the BBC, but that is a compromise that many fans are unhappy with. 20 races, not 10, make up a World Championship and you don’t watch half of a football match or 2 sets of a tennis match, do you? Barbara Slater, director of […]

Posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2011

DRS inventor 'deserves praise' - Robertson

Jun.21 (GMM) As in Canada, there will be two 'DRS' overtaking zones on the streets of Valencia this weekend, but only one 'detection point'.

The new-in-2011 adjustable rear wing innovation contributed to a plethora of overtaking on the Circuit Gilles...

Posted on Monday, April 18, 2011

Pirelli finally praised after Shanghai spectacle

Apr.18 (GMM) After all the criticism, Pirelli is finally receiving some high praise for its new role in formula one.

Drivers, teams and commentators were earlier critical of the sport's new official supplier for producing tyres that degrade too quick...

Posted on Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Alonso rates his rivals

Double world champion Fernando Alonso gives his opinions on his main title rivals and hits back at his critics.

Posted on Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Alonso rates rivals and hits back at criticism

Feb.15 (GMM) Fernando Alonso has given a fascinating insight into how he rates his closest rivals in formula one.

The Ferrari driver was asked by the Spanish sports daily AS to summarise his feelings about challengers Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber, J...

Posted on Monday, January 24, 2011

Force India sing Sutil's praises

With a week to go before testing kicks off, Force India have been speaking about the ability of their German charger, Adrian Sutil