Button wins enthralling Hungarian Grand Prix

Jenson Button won today’s Hungarian Grand Prix, after a scintillating race with changing conditions. Sebastian Vettel was 2nd, with Fernando Alonso 3rd. Lewis Hamilton would have won, but a spin, bad strategy call, and drive-through penalty dropped him to 4th. Here is the full report: The race began under intermediate conditions, after rain fell earlier [...]

Vettel pips Hamilton to Hungary pole position

Sebastian Vettel took his 8th pole position of the year for the Hungarian Grand Prix. He came out on top after a climactic battle for top spot, with Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton both making mistakes on their final runs. Lewis was 2nd, ahead of his teammate Button. Alonso was beaten by Felipe Massa for [...]

Will Sky bring about the death of the casual F1 fan?

Today’s announcement that F1 coverage will be moved to Sky is nothing short of a disaster. While the BBC retains partial broadcasting control, this deal is a mess and will alienate the casual Formula 1 fan. First of all, the obvious – a casual fan won’t be paying £610 a year to continue watching the [...]

Sky to take control of F1 coverage from 2012

It has been announced that Sky Sports will take broadcasting control of Formula from the start of 2012 until at leats 2018. However, the BBC will still be broadcasting races, albeit only 50% of races a year. The races that are not shown live on the BBC will be deferred and shown later that night, [...]

Hamilton retains lead in Hungary second practice

Lewis Hamilton continued to lead proceedings in second practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The early parts of the session were spent on the soft (prime) tyre, before drivers moved onto the super-soft compound. It has been estimated that the option tyre is up to one second faster than the prime. Hamilton’s time of 1:21.018 [...]

Webber crashes out of Hungary FP1 while Hamilton leads

Lewis Hamilton topped the first practice session for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The highlight of the session was Mark Webber crashing out, ending his session prematurely. He lost control of his Red Bull at Turn 9, and hit the barrier, taking the front end off the car. The session began as damp and lacking grip, [...]

FIA to use incident-spotting software during races

The FIA has announced that it is testing software that will automatically notify Race Control when a driver breaks the rules during a race. This software is a combination of real-time lap timing, GPS co-ordinates for each car, and data regarding tyre patterns. All of these are combines to detect when a driver has broken [...]

Perez and Kobayashi to remain at Sauber for 2012

Sauber have retained both rookie Sergio Perez and Kamui Kobayashi for the 2012 season. Perez has had a difficult season so far, missing out on several races after his crash in Hungary. However, he has performed very well in the races, with the best tyre conservation record on the grid. Kobayashi will start his 3rd [...]

German Grand Prix stats and facts

Lewis Hamilton took a masterful victory yesterday, despite having never taken a single point from the Nurburgring before. Here are this weekend’s stats and facts: Sebastian Vettel’s poor performance doesn’t mean he can’t still break records. The German’s 4th place now gives Vettel the record of best ever start to an F1 season. The previous [...]

Glock signs long-term contract with Virgin

Timo Glock will stay at the Marussia Virgin team until 2014. This was announced by the team this morning, before Timo’s home race. Glock has suffered in an uncompetitive car for the past 18 months. However, after moving from Toyota, Timo claims that he was expecting the drop-off in performance: “As a driver I knew [...]