Pastor Maldonado has ended a rain struck second practice at the Hockenheimring fastest ahead of this weekend’s German Grand Prix, with inclement weather once again plaguing proceedings. The Mercedes of Nico Rosberg came home a close 2nd, with reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel 3rd for Red Bull. The first practice session earlier in the day was hit by intermittent showers, however the second practice session started in torrential conditions reminiscent of Silverstone. Once the session began, no-one seemed overly keen on tiptoeing out into the […]

Mercedes are heading to their home Grand Prix with the aim of rewarding their loyal home fans, as the Formula 1 fraternity gears up for the German Grand Prix. This will be the 33rd running of the event around the Hockenheimring, and Mercedes will be unsurprisingly striving for success on home territory. After a race of mixed results last time out at Silverstone, where Michael Schumacher finished 7th and Nico Rosberg a dismal 15th, both German drivers will be hoping for a more competitive race […]

Fernando Alonso believes the Silverstone circuit should suit Ferrari this weekend, as the Spaniard tries to defend his 20 point lead in the Drivers’ Championship. The Ferrari driver took his one and only victory of last season at the British Grand Prix, and will undoubtedly be striving to win again this time around. However, with the weather forecast to be inclement throughout the weekend, Fernando Alonso has acknowledged the fact that the weather could be a deciding factor over the results. Last years race started […]

Lewis Hamilton has remained positive despite a late retirement due to an incident with the Williams of Pastor Maldonado, in which the Venezuelan driver tipped the 2008 World Championship into the wall at turn 13. This meant Lewis Hamilton failed to score any World Championship points at Valencia, despite a competitive race until the end. After starting the race 2nd alongside reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton was passed early on by the Lotus of Romain Grosjean. The Briton’s race got considerably tougher as […]

Reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel says he is 'flattered' by interest linking him with a move to Ferrari. Comments that Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali said to Sport Bild and Auto Bild on Wednesday about Vettel and Alonso 'co-existing' at Ferrari were also published on the team's website. "It's very nice to hear that. I respect Ferrari a lot, I respect Fernando a lot. I see it as a compliment", he said. "I'm flattered, obviously. I've always said that Ferrari is a great team with […]

Although Lewis Hamilton took victory at the Canadian Grand Prix, which in turn meant the Briton could leave Montreal leading the Drivers’ Championship, the 2008 World Champion has explained how he is feeling enormous amounts of pressure to produce good results this season. With this unique season ever changing, Lewis Hamilton has stated how consistency is a better aim, rather than individual strong results. The McLaren driver has so far successfully finished every race this season in the points, which is his best start to […]

The 2012 season has so far been a mixture of elation and misery for the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1 team, after they stormed to their first victory at the Chinese Grand Prix since 1955, yet they have also been plagued with reliability issues. Michael Schumacher has been hit the most with these issues, and has retired due to gearbox, fuel pressure and hydraulics related issues throughout 2012. The 7-time World Champion has only managed to score two World Championship points so far, whereas his […]

It was a day of mixed emotions for Michael Schumacher, after the 7-time World Champion secured pole-position for tomorrows Monaco Grand Prix, yet had to unfortunately suffer a 5-place grid penalty. This means Schumacher will start 6th for tomorrows race, with Red Bull’s Mark Webber on pole. However, with Schumacher starting from the third row of the grid, he is still aiming to win. This comes after the German said before qualifying that his weekend aims were to qualify on pole-position, start the race from […]

Reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel suffered a difficult qualifying session for the Monaco Grand Prix, after apparently taking a step in the wrong direction in setup for qualifying. Whereas his team-mate Mark Webber qualified 2nd and will therefore start on pole after Schumacher’s penalty, Vettel will start the race from 9th after not setting a time in Q3. The Monte-Carlo street circuit has been a happy hunting ground for Red Bull in recent years, with the Milton Keynes-based outfit winning the last two Monaco Grands […]

Five-time Monaco Grand Prix winner Michael Schumacher is feeling confident heading into next weekends Monaco Grand Prix, even though the 7-time World Champion will suffer a five-place grid drop after qualifying. This is due to the incident he allegedly caused with Bruno Senna at the Spanish Grand Prix. With Pirelli offering the teams the super-soft (red) tyres for the first time in 2012, tyres once again look set to be the talking point throughout the Monaco Grand Prix weekend. Due to this, Schumacher is optimistic […]

(MotoGP) Reigning MotoGP™ World Champion Casey Stoner confirmed on Thursday that he would retire from the sport at the end of the 2012 season. The Repsol Honda rider addressed the media at the start of the official pre-event press conference for the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France, making a short statement in which he outlined the reasons behind his decision. “After a long time thinking, a lot of time talking with my family and my wife, this has been coming for a couple of […]

Michael Schumacher has been issued a 5-place grid penalty for the Monaco Grand Prix, after the 7-time World Champion was deemed to have caused the collision between himself and Bruno Senna. Both drivers subsequently retired after the incident, with both blaming each other for the collision. After Michael Schumacher proceeded to call the Brazilian driver an idiot straight after the incident, the race stewards announced they would investigate the incident after the race. And after a stunningly entertaining event, the stewards have finally come to […]