Categories
Formula 1 Red Bull Racing Renault

VIDEO: Revving the tits off a Red Bull

As you know last weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix was the last Formula 1 race for Mark Webber. But it was also the last grand prix for the 2.4 litre naturally aspirated V8 engines we’ve become used to in recent years. In the Red Bull garage the team decided to send off their Renault RS27 engines […]

Categories
Caterham F1 in pictures Ferrari Lotus McLaren Mercedes-Benz Red Bull Racing Toro Rosso

2013 Brazilian Grand Prix in pictures

Mark Webber’s Formula 1 career began with an Australian flag on the podium after his stellar debut with Minardi at the 2002 Australian Grand Prix. Twelve years later, after 217 grands prix have eclipsed, it ended in the same fashion at the 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix. Of course, it would have been much better if […]

Categories
Formula 1 Red Bull Racing

VIDEO: 215 races in less than eight minutes

Mark Webber’s Formula 1 career is over and now we can begin to reflect on his achievements. To start with the stats from his 12 years in F1 read: 215 race starts 42 podiums 19 fastest laps 13 pole positions 9 wins And they’ve been summed up well in 7 minutes and 40 seconds of […]

Categories
Ferrari Formula 1 Red Bull Racing

2013 Brazilian GP: Post-race press conference

Following Mark Webber’s second place in the Brazilian Grand Prix here’s your last chance to read what the straight shooting Aussie had to say in one of his last official engagements with F1. Before you do, this is what Daniel Ricciardo had to say before he steps into Webber’s shoes at Red Bull. “The conditions […]

Categories
Ferrari Formula 1 Red Bull Racing

Sebastian Vettel wins 2013 Brazilian GP

Sebastian Vettel’s record season has been capped with another victory. It’s his ninth win a row, the first time that’s ever been done in a calendar year, and it’s his thirteenth win of the season, which equals Michael Schumacher’s 2004 season. How crucial does that controversial Malaysian Grand Prix win look now? Off the line […]

Categories
Ferrari Formula 1 Mercedes-Benz Red Bull Racing

2013 Brazilian GP: Qualifying report

Even in the face of heavy rain Sebastian Vettel cannot be stopped. He claimed his 45th career pole position and ninth for the year at the Brazilian Grand Prix this morning with a blistering lap (1:26.479), almost 0.7 seconds faster than Nico Rosberg (1:27.102) in P2. The final Q3 session was delayed for around 40 […]

Categories
Caterham F1 in pictures Ferrari Lotus McLaren Mercedes-Benz Red Bull Racing Toro Rosso

2013 United States Grand Prix in pictures

So it’s eight straight for Sebastian Vettel and with the chance of a record-equaling thirteenth win for the season on the cards in Sao Paulo next weekend we can forget any hopes of a consolation race victory handed to Mark Webber in his final Formula 1 appearance. Indeed, with Mark’s sometimes loose run with good […]

Categories
Formula 1 Lotus Red Bull Racing

2013 United States GP: Post-race press conference

The post-race reflection from the 2013 United States Grand Prix gave Sebastian Vettel a chance to answer even more questions about his eighth win in a row. Romain Grosjean reckons being a dad is ace and Mark Webber rued his lost opportunity to grab pole position during qualifying. Further down the field Daniel Ricciardo was […]

Categories
Formula 1 Lotus Red Bull Racing

Sebastian Vettel wins 2013 United States GP

Sebastian Vettel has just won the 2013 United States Grand Prix to wrap up his eighth grand prix victory in a row. Nobody else has ever done that in a single season before. It’s Vettel’s twelfth win of the year and if he can win next weekend’s race in Brazil he will equal Michael Schumacher’s […]

Categories
Formula 1 Lotus Red Bull Racing

2013 United States GP: Qualifying report

Sebastian Vettel snatched P1 from Mark Webber’s hands early this morning at the United States Grand Prix in Austin, to collect his 44th career pole position. In their final laps in Q3 Webber (1:36.441) already held provisional pole and he looked to have done enough improving by several tenths. After the first two sectors of […]

Categories
Formula 1 Toro Rosso

Daniil Kvyat qualifies for FIA Super Licence

It’s been a busy few weeks for 19-year-old Daniil Kvyat. He’s scored a new job as a Formula 1 driver with Toro Rosso for 2014, wrapped up the GP3 championship and has now qualified for an FIA Super Licence. That last achievement came thanks to a special “filming day” test organised for Kvyat so that […]

Categories
Green Machines Renault

Driving a Renault Twizy is very serious business

Mark Webber and Caterham driver Charles Pic were given a Renault Twizy each and told to terrorise Dubai. This video is the result. Renault says driving the 100% electric Twizy city car is 100% fun, but looking at Mark Webber’s face it looks to us like it’s very serious business.