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2013 Hungarian GP: Qualifying report

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes AMG) collected his third pole position in succession after setting the fastest time in qualifying for the 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix. Hamilton (1:19.388) was genuinely surprised to have edged out Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull, 1:19.426), who had been the benchmark all weekend. Romain Grosjean (Lotus, 1:19.595) qualified third and in doing so […]

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Red Bull wants 200 points from number 2 driver

Daniel Ricciardo will need to convince Red Bull Racing hierarchy he is capable of delivering the team 200 championship points if he is to secure a drive with them in 2014, Autosport reports. “Red Bull is not a team that can afford to be swayed by personal preference, a hunch, or a beaming Australian smile,” […]

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Sebastian Vettel wins 2013 German Grand Prix

For all of the amazing things Sebastian Vettel has achieved in his Formula 1 career, a win at his home grand prix had eluded him. But not any more. Victory at the Nürburgring for his first German Grand Prix trophy is Vettel’s 30th career win, becoming only the sixth driver in F1 history to reach […]

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2013 German GP: Qualifying report

Lewis Hamilton has added to his Mercedes AMG’s excellent qualifying performances this year by claiming pole position for the German Grand Prix. The silver arrows have started from P1 six times this year, split evenly at three apiece for each driver. Hamilton’s best lap (1:29.398) edged out the Red Bull Racing pairing. Home town hero […]

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F1 drivers talk about tyres ahead of German GP

At the FIA’s Thursday press conference ahead of the German Grand Prix the drivers were asked about the new kevlar-belted Pirelli tyres. Luke Smith from NBC Sports asked: “Pirelli are bringing in new construction of tyres for the race weekend. From a safety aspect, how comfortable do you feel racing with these tyres?” With word […]

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Nico Rosberg wins 2013 British GP

Nico Rosberg (Mercedes AMG) has won an incident-packed British Grand Prix, just 0.765 seconds from Mark Webber (Red Bull). Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) filled the final podium position. But where to start with the drama this race contained! Off the start line Webber was slow to move, although it appeared he may have been ever so […]

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Formula 1 Mercedes-Benz Red Bull Racing

2013 British GP: Qualifying report

Lewis Hamilton has blitzed the field to claim pole position for the 2013 British Grand Prix. The 2008 world champion set a best lap of 1:29.607, four tenths quicker than his Mercedes AMG teammate, Nico Rosberg (1:30.059). So it’s another Mercedes front-row lockout, followed by a pair of very closely matched Red Bulls. Sebastian Vettel […]

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OFFICIAL: Webber to race for Porsche in 2014

Mark Webber: factory Porsche driver. It has a nice ring to it, don’t you think. Sure, it’s not the most surprising news—over a year since it was first mentioned—but it’s now official that Mark Webber has been signed to drive for Porsche in the World Endurance Championship, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, from […]

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Sebastian Vettel wins 2013 Canadian GP

The Sebastian Vettel–Red Bull dominance of recent years was captured perfectly at the 2013 Canadian Grand Prix, as the three-time world champion converted his 39th career pole position into his 29th career victory. Vettel wasn’t troubled during the 70 lap race and the 14.4 second margin back to Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) in second place flatters […]

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2013 Canadian GP: Qualifying report

Rain and a red flag couldn’t stop Sebastian Vettel from claiming his 39th career pole position overnight. The Red Bull driver set the fastest time (1:25.425) at the Canadian Grand Prix and will start ahead of Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes, 1:25.512). Next is a surprise result for Valtteri Bottas (Williams, 1:25.512), who will start from P3, […]

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2013 Monaco GP: Post-race press conference

We’re sure Nico Rosberg is still smiling after his strong win at the Monaco Grand Prix overnight. You can read what he had to say after the race, along with the words from Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber, in the post-race press conference below. Actually, Mark’s final comment in regard to the Mercedes secret tyre […]

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Nico Rosberg wins 2013 Monaco GP

Nico Rosberg (Mercedes AMG) has won his second Formula 1 race by taking victory in an incident-packed Monaco Grand Prix. In a nice bit of symmetry it’s 30 years since his father, Keke, won at Monaco, making them the first father-son pairing to win the iconic race. Rosberg, starting from pole, drove a considered race […]