Fernando Alonso has ruled out fighting for the 2014 Formula 1 title after a disastrous qualifying session for Ferrari at the British Grand Prix. Alonso was knocked out during the first qualifying segment at Silverstone as Ferrari was caught out by changeable conditions. The Spaniard will start the race from 17th on the grid. "Anyone apart from [Nico] Rosberg or [Lewis] Hamilton who tells you they believe they can be world champion is lying," he said. Alonso nonetheless believes that he can fight through the […]

Toro Rosso duo Jean-Eric Vergne and Daniil Kvyat admitted to mixed feelings despite both drivers progressing through to the top 10 shootout during qualifying for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Vergne and Kvyat had held positions inside the top six following the first runs in Q3 but the team misread the conditions, resulting in the pair slipping to the bottom of the times as the track improved. "We were fighting for really high positions today, but then towards the end we made the decision […]

Williams duo Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa rued a strategic error which resulted in them being knocked out during the first segment of qualifying for the British Grand Prix. The pair locked out the front row of the grid two weeks ago in Austria but remained in the garage for too long in Q1 as weather conditions at Silverstone improved. "The whole session was unbelievable," said Bottas. We left it too late to go out on the dry tyre so we didn't get the run […]

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton apologised after opting to abandon his final flying lap in Q3. Hamilton held provisional pole in changeable conditions but aborted his last lap as he felt he was unable to improve. But the final sector dried sufficiently for several of his rivals to improve their times, dropping Hamilton to sixth. "I made a mistake today and pulled out of the lap when I should have kept going," he said. "It was a tough qualifying with the changing conditions and we got […]

Jenson Button says he will give 100% as he pushes for a podium finish at the British Grand Prix. Button was third quickest during a damp qualifying session at Silverstone, collecting his best result on a Saturday since Brazil in 2012. "I know it's only a third in qualifying, but for us in the last 18 months we've had no chance of getting this result," he admitted. "It's nice in front of my home crowd. All through qualifying the pace was there, not compared to […]

Nico Rosberg expressed his elation after snatching pole position from Lewis Hamilton during the final stages of qualifying for the British Grand Prix. Rosberg had been playing second fiddle to the Brit in Q3 but a last gasp lap as the circuit dried elevated him to top spot, while Hamilton slipped to sixth. "Definitely it was quite a crazy qualifying, weather changing all the time making it difficult," he said. "On the first lap with Softs it rained a lot in the last three corners, […]

Nico Rosberg claimed pole position for the British Grand Prix during a crazy qualifying session at a damp Silverstone. Rosberg set a time of 1.35.766 to beat Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel by over one and a half seconds during changeable conditions. Jenson Button was third for McLaren while Lewis Hamilton was only sixth. Q1 claimed some big scalps as a drying circuit flummoxed a few teams. Williams remained in the garage for too long, which left Valtteri Bottas in 17th position, ahead of Austria pole […]

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Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time during a wet final practice session ahead of qualifying for the British Grand Prix. Vettel’s time of 1:52.522 on Intermediate tyres was a tenth of a second quicker than Red Bull team-mate Daniel Ricciardo. Overnight rain left the circuit significantly dampened and while rain was not falling at the start of the session, it soon returned and consequently intensified. As a result, several leading drivers – including Fernando Alonso, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton – only […]

Adrian Sutil expressed his frustration with the handling of the Sauber C33 after a difficult second practice session at the British Grand Prix. Sutil was 18th quickest, having had to sit out the first session in favour of Giedo van der Garde. "It was difficult to feel comfortable with the car during the afternoon session," he said. "The set-up was not ideal, and that’s why the car did not react in a way we hoped for. We changed something, but didn’t get the reaction we […]

Lewis Hamilton says that his stoppage during the second practice session for this weekend's British Grand Prix won't affect his preparation. Hamilton was fastest on the opening day of running at Silverstone but failed to complete the session due to an engine problem with his Mercedes W05 Hybrid. "The car felt pretty good here today but unfortunately I lost my most important run of the day this afternoon when I stopped out on track with an engine problem," he said. "We haven't identified what the […]

Nico Rosberg and Daniel Ricciardo have avoided penalties after overtaking rivals during the red flag period in Friday's first practice session. Rosberg passed Daniil Kvyat, while Ricciardo overtook Fernando Alonso, as the red flags flew following Felipe Massa's accident. But the stewards deemed that no further action was warranted. 'Having reviewed data from several cars in the same area of the track, several angles of video and having spoken to the driver concerned, the Stewards determined that: the driver of car number six [Rosberg] had […]