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2012 Korean GP: Qualifying report

Mark Webber has edged out his Red Bull teammate to clinch a desperately close pole position at the Korean Grand Prix. Webber’s time of 1:37.242 was just 0.074 seconds faster than Sebastian Vettel (1:37.316). The result at Yeongam is Webber’s first bona fide pole position for the year, after inheriting pole in Monaco following Michael Schumacher’s […]

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Sebastian Vettel wins 2012 Japanese GP

Sebastian Vettel has nicely positioned himself for a tilt at a third consecutive world championship after taking victory at today’s Japanese Grand Prix. Really, it was a walk in the park for the Red Bull driver too, taking victory by a comfortable 20 seconds. Surprising us all was Felipe Massa who crossed the line in […]

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2012 Japanese GP: Qualifying report

Sebastian Vettel has claimed pole position in an interrupted final qualifying session at the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix. The Red Bull champion lapped the famed Suzuka circuit in 1:30.839 to finish ahead of his teammate, Mark Webber (1:31.090). Both Red Bull drivers had shown good pace during practice and the fact they will line up […]

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Sebastian Vettel wins 2012 Singapore GP

Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) has picked up his bottom lip following his qualifying disappointment and made good on Lewis Hamilton’s (McLaren) misfortune to win the 2012 Singapore Grand Prix. It’s Vettel’s second win of the year and his second victory under the lights in Singapore. Hamilton looked in control of the race for the first […]

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2012 Singapore GP: Qualifying report

McLaren’s excellent mid-season form has continued into the far east with Lewis Hamilton (1:46.362) claiming pole position under the lights at the 2012 Singapore Grand Prix. On a blistering lap he managed to escape harm after brushing the wall on the way to his third pole position from the last four races and the 24th […]

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Lewis Hamilton wins 2012 Italian GP

Lewis Hamilton has converted his pole position into a race win at the 2012 Italian Grand Prix. It’s his first win at Monza and McLaren’s 180th win in all. Hamilton was prominent all weekend and, despite a fast charging Felipe Massa (Ferrari) into the first corner, was never really troubled at the head of the […]

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2012 Italian GP: Qualifying report

Lewis Hamilton has put his tweet rage and speculation he is in his final season with McLaren behind him to set the fastest time (1:24.010) in qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix. Alongside Hamilton is his teammate Jenson Button (1:24.133), with Felipe Massa (1:24.247)—remember him—to start from P3 for Ferrari. Hamilton’s pole makes it three in […]

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Jenson Button wins 2012 Belgian GP

Jenson Button (McLaren) led from start to finish to cap off a surprisingly dominant weekend at the Belgian Grand Prix. But it was a calamitous start which was the real story of the race. The drama began when Romain Grosjean (Lotus) was defending a move from Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) and in doing so the pair […]

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2012 Belgian GP: Qualifying report

Bright sunshine greeted the drivers for qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix. A welcome change after the first two free practice sessions were all but washed out due to heavy rain. And it was Jenson Button (McLaren, 1:47.573) who was a surprise pole winner. It was equally surprising to see Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber, 1:47.871) and […]

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Lewis Hamilton wins 2012 Hungarian GP

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) has capped off a great weekend by winning the 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix. Starting from pole position, Hamilton secured his 19th career win without being seriously troubled, despite having Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus) sniffing around his gearbox in the closing stages of the race. Romain Grosjean ensured Lotus enjoyed two steps on the […]

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2012 Hungarian GP: Qualifying report

Lewis Hamilton has dominated this weekend’s proceedings at the Hungarian Grand Prix, culminating with pole position after last night’s qualifying session. The resurgent McLaren driver wasn’t troubled in Q3 and finished four tenths quicker (1:20.953) than Romain Grosjean (Lotus, 1:21.366). Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull, 1:21.416) was close behind and rounded out the top three. It […]

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Fernando Alonso wins 2012 German GP

Fernando Alonso won the 2012 German Grand Prix and in doing so has established clear air at the top of the championship table. Starting from pole position the Ferrari driver made a clean get away off the line and in real terms led unhindered until the chequered flag. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) put a late […]