Lewis Hamilton will start the German Grand Prix from 20th on the grid due to a gearbox penalty. The Brit originally qualified in 15th position after suffering a right front brake disc failure during Q1 at Hockenheim. Mercedes confirmed on Sunday morning that Hamilton's W05 Hybrid requires a gearbox change and as a result he will drop five places.

Fernando Alonso is expecting a close battle with some of Ferrari's rivals during Sunday's German Grand Prix, although the Spaniard admits that it could be a tough race for the Italian outfit. Alonso qualified in seventh place at a circuit where he has not been beaten since 2008. "I think, in front of us, the Williams and Mercedes are too quick for us to fight with them," he said. "But Red Bull, Force India and McLaren are beatable. Behind us, there are some threats as […]

Felipe Massa is hopeful that forecast cooler conditions for Sunday's German Grand Prix will aid Williams's prospects of collecting a strong result. Massa will line up from third place on the grid, one slot behind team-mate Valtteri Bottas, but is hopeful that anticipated cooler conditions will suit the FW36. Track temperatures during qualifying peaked at almost 60c and Massa is hopeful that lower temperatures in the race will suit Williams. "I think it will be a big challenge for everybody," he said. "So, we’re running […]

Nico Hülkenberg is confident that Force India’s top 10 grid slot will provide them with a springboard to continue their points scoring run at the German Grand Prix. Hülkenberg will line up in ninth place on the grid as he bids to score points for the 12th consecutive event. "I’m feeling fairly happy and satisfied with ninth place and it’s pretty much where we expected to be," he said. "This weekend our pace over a single lap has not been the best, but making the […]

A pleased Nico Rosberg says that his enthusiasm at having claimed pole position for the German Grand Prix was tempered by a brake failure for Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton suffered the failure during the first knockout segment of qualifying and will start from 15th on the grid, while Rosberg will lead the pack away from top spot. "To be on pole at my home race is fantastic," said Rosberg. "Of course we'd prefer an open fight with Lewis. I'm a little bit less happy […]

Kevin Magnussen expressed his delight after equalling his best qualifying result at the German Grand Prix. Magnussen set the fourth quickest time at Hockenheim and will line up behind only Nico Rosberg and the Williams duo of Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa. "This has been a good day for me," he said. "I think we got everything out of the car in terms of set-up, and our strategy throughout qualifying was perfect. Thanks to all the guys in the garage – they did a fantastic […]

McLaren's Jenson Button has admitted that he has been struggling with the balance of his MP4-29 at Hockenheim. The Brit was eliminated during the second knockout session for the German Grand Prix and will line up from 11th on the grid. "This hasn’t been an easy weekend for me, which is a shame because I really like it around here," he said. "I’ve been struggling with the car’s balance. "In qualifying, I encountered traffic on my first run in Q2, and that cost me the […]

Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel says he is underwhelmed by the upgrade package which Red Bull brought to the German Grand Prix Vettel was sixth fastest during qualifying at Hockenheim but lamented that upgrades did not aid his progress as much as he'd have liked. "I don't think as much as we were hoping for," he said of the state of the improvements. "We had an update on the car but it didn't bring us as much as it was supposed to. "It was generally […]

Nico Rosberg claimed pole position for the German Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton suffered a brake failure during the first knockout session at a hot Hockenheim. Rosberg set a time of 1:16.540 during Q3 to eclipse the Williams pairing of Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa on a difficult day for Mercedes team-mate Hamilton. Hamilton had already set a time good enough to make it through to Q2 but he suffered a front right brake disc failure as he approached turn 13 and was pitched into […]

Nico Rosberg set the pace during the final practice session ahead of qualifying for the German Grand Prix. Rosberg's time of 1:17.779 was 0.601s clear of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton as the field conducted qualifying simulations on option tyres. Fernando Alonso suffered a spin in his Ferrari F14T midway through the session at turn eight but the Spaniard recovered to set the third quickest time, just 0.004s down on Hamilton. The Williams duo of Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas led the way following runs on […]

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Kimi Raikkonen expressed his satisfaction after recovering from a technical issue during practice for the German Grand Prix to go fourth quickest. Raikkonen, who sits a lowly 12th in the championship, ended the day just 0.546s down on leader Lewis Hamilton. "Unfortunately in the morning, because of a technical problem, I had to come back to the garage and was unable to do an additional run on the Soft tyres, but thanks to a great job from the team, I managed to quickly get back […]