Red Bull self-destruct hands McLaren a 1-2 in Turkey

Lewis Hamilton took his first win of the 2010 season yesterday in Turkey, after an absolute disastrous race for the Red Bull team. The Austrian squad were holding a 1-2 lead, with Webber leading Vettel, before they both collided into each other, gifting the race to McLaren. At the start, Mark Webber retained his advantage [...]

Turkish Grand Prix qualifying in pictures

Here are the pictures from today’s Turkish Grand Prix qualifying:

Webber takes 3 pole positions in a row in Turkey

Mark Webber took his third pole position of a row, ahead of the Turkish Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton will make McLaren’s first fron row start this season, with 2nd place. Sebastian Vettel was 3rd, Jenson Button 4th, and Michael Schumacher 5th. Here is the full qualifying report: Q1 As Q1 began, the Virgin and Lotus [...]

Button leads Turkish Friday Practice 2

Jenson Button led the way in the second Friday practice session of the Turkish Grand Prix weekend. Behind him were the two Red Bulls of Webber and Vettel, before reliability got in the way of both cars again. Before the session began, Sebastian Vettel had a water pipe change, although he suffered a loss of [...]

Hamilton leads McLaren 1-2 in Turkish Friday Practice 1

Lewis Hamilton was in front of Jenson Button for FP1 in Turkey today, as he was an entire second faster than any of his opposition. Also, Red Bull and Force India tested out their interpretations of the F-duct system. Behind the McLaren 1-2, the Mercedes drivers of Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg were 3rd and [...]

Ferrari reveal 800th Grand Prix design

Ferrari have revealed a new livery for their cars for this weekends’ Turkish Grand Prix, to celebrate their 800th Grand Prix in Formula 1. A special logo is now on the engine covers of the cars. While it isn’t as good as it could have been, I think it looks much better than that stupid [...]

Pirelli set to announce F1 2011 tyre deal

According to the Italain media, tyre manufacturer Pirelli are set to announce that they are to supply tyres to the Formula 1 grid from 2011 onwards. While Cooper Avon and Michelin were also in the running, both companies had their disadvatages. Cooper Avon did not have commercial beneifts, while Michelin’s offer came with very pushy [...]

2009 flashback: Button takes 6 out of 7

As the seventh Grand Prix of 2009 approached, it was clear that the Brawn car was still the best of the field. The only competitor to them seemed to be the Red Bull team, the only other team to have won a race this season. In Turkey, Sebastian Vettel knew he would have to take [...]

Formula 1 to return to USA in Austin, Texas

Bernie Ecclestone has announced that from 2012 to 2021, Formula 1 will race in Austin, Texas, as the host of the United States Grand Prix. A brand new facility will be built for the event. While more details will be announced, the circuit will almost definitely, lets be honest here, be designed by Herman Tilke. [...]

Forgotten heroes: Wolfgang Von Trips

Wolfgang Graf Alexander Albert Eduard Maximillian Reichsgraf Berghe von Trips  is another name that is rarely, if ever, mentioned these days. However, he came incredibly close to winning the 1961 World Championship, and become the first ever German F1 champion. His jinx for accidents came in the way of that though. He was born on [...]