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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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2013 British Grand Prix in pictures

Here’s your pics from an epic British Grand Prix at Silverstone. If not for a customary dodgy start we may have been looking at Mark Webber with hands raised in triumph in the photo above. Instead Mark almost won, on the back of a gutsy recovery effort. Ifs, buts and maybes—as likeable and charismatic as […]

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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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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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I’ve never seen “Le Mans”

It’s hard to believe, perhaps, but I’ve never found the time to watch the legendary Steve McQueen film Le Mans. With Mark Webber’s latest career move now confirmed this is something I need to put right. Jonathan Moore from Speedhunters has whet my appetite with his intro to the film: …Le Mans was brutally raw. […]

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An early look at the 2014 Porsche LMP1

On the day Sebastian Vettel extended his deal with the Red Bull F1 team it is quite fitting that the first official photos of Mark Webber’s new car have been published by Porsche today. Porsche works driver Timo Bernhard was at the wheel for the first test session in the 2014 Porsche LMP1, which took […]

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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 […]

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2013 Monaco GP: Qualifying report

Nico Rosberg has made it three from three by claiming pole position on a drying track at the Monaco Grand Prix overnight. It’s his third pole position in a row and the fourth on end for Mercedes AMG. Intermediates were required in Q1, then slicks in Q2 and Q3. As conditions continued to improve the […]

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The next two hours is up to you

Red Bull Racing brings us a mini documentary, if you like, with Mark Webber sharing his thoughts about his younger days and the rush he feels moments before leaving pitlane in a Formula 1 car.