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2013 Indian GP: Qualifying report

Sebastian Vettel pole has pole position for another grand prix, with a pair of Mercedes AMGs on his tail. Nothing new there and yet the biggest stories to come out of this latest round of qualifying centre around tyre selection. Vettel blitzed the field needing only one flying lap in Q3 to set a time […]

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Formula 1 Toro Rosso

19yo Daniil Kvyat to join Toro Rosso in 2014

Young Russian driver Daniil Kvyat will replace our Daniel at Toro Rosso in 2014. The 19-year-old is part of the Red Bull Junior Driver Programme and has been spending 2013 racing in the GP3 and Formula 3 categories. Kvyat drives for the Mark Webber–Christian Horner outfit, MW Arden, in the GP3 series and is currently […]

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Formula 1 Lotus Red Bull Racing

2013 Japanese GP: Post-race press conference

After missing out on the win at today’s Japanese Grand Prix, Mark Webber explained he started the race on a two-stop strategy, but the team switched him to a three after his first stop. “I think we tried to race Romain at the start and then in the end we switched to the three,” Mark […]

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Formula 1 Lotus Red Bull Racing

Sebastian Vettel wins 2013 Japanese GP

Oh how all of Australia wished Mark Webber could convert his pole position into a race win at the Japanese Grand Prix today. Yet, just as Stuart MacGill’s cricketing talent was never fulfilled thanks to the presence of Shane Warne, Webber had to once again watch, seemingly powerless, as his teammate went on to craft […]

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Formula 1 Mercedes-Benz Red Bull Racing

2013 Japanese GP: Qualifying report

Mark Webber’s F1 farewell tour finally has a highlight after he claimed pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix this afternoon. It’s the first time he’s out qualified Sebastian Vettel this year and is the twelfth pole position of his career. Webber (1:30.915) was the only driver to lap the much loved Suzuka circuit under […]

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Formula 1 Lotus Red Bull Racing

2013 Korean GP: Post-race press conference

One of the nice things about a grand prix held at a more convenient time for those of us following Formula 1 from the southern hemisphere is that we can follow the post-race activities in real time. That means you can read the press conference transcript before you go to bed. Before you do, here’s […]

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Formula 1 Lotus Red Bull Racing

Sebastian Vettel wins 2013 Korean GP

Sebastian Vettel’s charmed run has continued at the Korean Grand Prix, where he has just collected his fourth consecutive race win. The Red Bull champ won by just over four seconds from the Lotus duo of Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean. Vettel is very much on track to secure his fourth world title, his winning […]

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Formula 1 Mercedes-Benz Red Bull Racing

2013 Korean GP: Qualifying report

The Sebastian Vettel show successfully filed another episode this afternoon when the Red Bull champ claimed his 42nd career pole position. Vettel (1:37.202) was two tenths faster than Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes AMG, 1:37.420) who had set the pace in the first two practice sessions. Close behind was Mark Webber (Red Bull, 1:37.464). Sadly for Mark, […]

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Ferrari Formula 1 Lotus Red Bull Racing

2013 Singapore GP: Post-race press conference

After winning the Singapore Grand Prix with ease Sebastian Vettel faced many questions about his lead in the championship and was once again asked if he dislikes being booed. Fernando Alonso was praised for his never say die attitude and Kimi Raikkonen’s sore back became a pain in the neck, such was the amount of […]

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Formula 1 Red Bull Racing

Sebastian Vettel wins 2013 Singapore GP

Sebastian Vettel toyed with his peers on the way to a 32 second victory in tonight’s Singapore Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver was challenged off the line by Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) and lost the lead for a few seconds. After that, though, Vettel totally outclassed the rest of the field. The demanding streets of […]

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Formula 1 Lotus Mercedes-Benz Red Bull Racing

2013 Singapore GP: Qualifying report

Sebatsian Vettel has once again shown his and Red Bull’s dominance over the rest of the field by claiming pole position for tonight’s Singapore Grand Prix. The three-time world champion played with his contemporaries by choosing to set just one flying lap in final qualifying (1:42.841) and despite some tense final moments it proved enough […]

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Formula 1 Red Bull Racing

Webber: “I’m probably leaving F1 a year too soon”

Mark Webber has given more insight into his move to Porsche in 2014, revealing he has started to lose motivation for Formula 1. Speaking to F1 Racing magazine the likeable Aussie said: “I’ve been on the edge with F1, motivation-wise, for the past couple of years. “You have to be driven. You turn yourself around […]