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2011 Korean GP: Post-race press conference

Sebastian Vettel capped off a great Sunday for Red Bull Racing by winning today’s Korean Grand Prix. It was the new world champion’s tenth win of the year and it sealed back-to-back constructors’ titles for his team. Rain had affected proceedings on Friday and Saturday and Lewis Hamilton and McLaren had looked the team to […]

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2011 Korean GP: Qualifying press conference

It’s finally happened. Sixteen races into the season and Lewis Hamilton has broken Red Bull’s qualifying dominance after he put his McLaren onto pole position at the Korean Grand Prix. Hamilton very nearly took pole last week at Suzuka, but there was no mistimed second run in Q3 this at Yeongam and Lewis topped the […]

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BMW congratulates Sebastian Vettel

BMW is congratulating Sebastian Vettel after he wrapped up his second F1 world driver’s championship at the Japanese Grand Prix. Why you ask? Back in 2004 young Vettel annihilated his opposition in the Formula BMW category. He won 18 of 20 races, started from pole 14 times and collected 13 fastest laps. Unsurprisingly that’s still […]

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2011 Japanese GP: Post-race press conference

Today’s Japanese Grand Prix was a story of two winners that almost ended in tears before the first corner. Sebastian Vettel had put his Red Bull on pole position ahead of Jenson Button’s McLaren. When the lights went out to start the race Button very nearly got past Vettel into the first turn. Perhaps he […]

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2011 Singapore GP: Post-race press conference

In winning the Singapore Grand Prix overnight Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) did something he hasn’t been able to do this year: he led the race from start to finish. He was never troubled and while he has mathematically left the door open for the title to go elsewhere, it is now only Jenson Button (McLaren) […]

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Formula 1 McLaren Red Bull Racing

2011 Singapore GP: Qualifying press conference

Sebastian Vettel claimed his 11th pole position of the year in qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix overnight. On track to defend his 2010 world championship the Red Bull charge posted a best time of 1:44.381 around the Marina Bay street circuit. Mark Webber (Red Bull) ensured yet another front-row lockout for the team with […]

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2011 Italian GP: Post-race press conference

The fat lady is  preparing her vocal chords and we expect she will be singing Sebastian Vettel’s tune at the next Grand Prix. That’s right, following yet another peerless drive from Vettel to win the 2011 Italian Grand Prix, he can formally wrap up the 2011 drivers’ title at Singapore in a couple of weeks […]

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Formula 1 McLaren Red Bull Racing

2011 Italian GP: Qualifying press conference

Sebastian Vettel has put his Red Bull machine on pole position for the tenth time in 2011 after setting the quickest time (1:22.275) in qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix overnight. The 2010 world champion ended up with a comfortable lead over the McLarens of Lewis Hamilton (1:22.725) and Jenson Button (1:22.777). All of the […]

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2011 Belgian GP: Post-race press conference

Sebastien Vettel won his and Red Bull Racing’s first Belgian Grand Prix overnight. In doing so he opened up a 92pt lead in the drivers’ championship race on his teammate Mark Webber. Jenson Button (McLaren) put in a sterling effort to finish on the podium after starting from P13. Before the race it was reported […]

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2011 Belgian GP: Qualifying press conference

Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) has shown the summer break hasn’t affected his form by taking his ninth pole position of the year in qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix. In a rain affected program Mark Webber (Red Bull) looked sharp and for a while it looked like his best lap (1:49.376) might claim pole position. […]

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Helmut Marko: 2012 last hurrah for Mark Webber

While talking about the F1 future of young Aussie Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing consultant Dr Helmut Marko revealed his belief that Mark Webber will “probably retire” from Formula One at the end of the 2012 season. Marko told Australian TV station One, “As with the other Australian, he is probably going to retire in […]

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2011 Hungarian GP: Post-race press conference

Jenson Button (McLaren) found the perfect way to celebrate his 200th F1 race overnight by winning a rain-affected Hungarian Grand Prix. In the early to middle stages of the race he and teammate Lewis Hamilton entertained with some great wheel-to-wheel racing in slippery conditions. Each of the drivers made mistakes with the other there to […]