Sebastian Vettel dominated the Belgian Grand Prix as anticipated wet weather failed to materialise. The reigning world champion took the lead of the race on the opening lap and was never threatened there on. Fernando Alonso returned to the podium for the first time since the Canadian Grand Prix as he equalled his best result at Spa with second place. Polesitter Lewis Hamilton was third, a couple of seconds ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg. Mark Webber finished in fifth, with Jenson Button in sixth and […]

Lewis Hamilton snatched pole in dramatic circumstances in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix. Hamilton was last over the line in wet conditions and took top spot, ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber. Nico Rosberg was fourth, with Paul di Resta in fifth. Jenson Button, Romain Grosjean, Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa rounded out the top 10. Nico Hulkenberg, Adrian Sutil and Sergio Perez failed to progress to Q3. Caterham driver Giedo van der Garde and Marussia duo Jules Bianchi and Max […]

Penalties for exceeding track limits ruin racing. Rather than sanctioning the driver, solve the initial problem

A little wander around the track led to some thoughts about this weekend's race...

Oh, Canada... It's round seven of the 2013 championship.

The seven times world champion joins a star studded list of names in Thailand this weekend

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has criticised Bernie Ecclestone for the direction Formula One is heading. Speaking at the Ferrari World finals in Valencia, di Montezemolo was unhappy at the lack of testing for young drivers. "There are things that aren’t going well in this sport and the moment has arrived to clarify these once and for all in the appropriate places. We can no longer have a situation in which the transfer of technology from the track to the street is reduced to the […]

Sauber driver Kamui Kobayashi is worried that the amount of time taking to heat up the tyres will make qualifying in America tough. "The high speed corners of the new circuit are very enjoyable, I really like driving here. The first session was about getting familiar with the track and waiting for the tarmac to improve for a better grip level. In the beginning of the second session I did a 20-lap long run on hard tyres before we then had a break due to […]

Sauber drivers Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Perez are positive as the Swiss team heads to Abu Dhabi. Kobayashi's first F1 points came at the circuit in 2009. "I find the Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi very exciting because it’s a twilight race, and the only one of the season. It’s very special to start in daylight and then race in the dark. This creates a really unique atmosphere, which I like", he said. "For me Abu Dhabi is a special race anyway because it was […]

The Korean International Circuit hosts the sixteenth round of the 2012 championship

Despite the wet weather in Spa Francorchamps, Lewis Hamilton was in an upbeat mood following Friday practice. “It’s been incredibly wet today – there were lots of rivers running across the track and lots of aquaplaning, so you had to be very wary out there. There’s no real benefit to be gained from pushing the car, but there are always things we can learn, so we did a couple of installation laps to check the effects of the upgrades we’ve brought to this race and […]

Ahead of this week's Monte Carlo Rally, here is a brief look ahead to the WRC season