Stories from Formula 1 - Features
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Hungary Preview - Alonso on a mission to silence critics
Formula 1 - Features &bull Yesterday
Fernando Alonso (ESP) Ferrari with the media. Ferrari show their support for Felipe Massa (BRA) Ferrari. Sakon Yamamoto (JPN) Hispania Racing F1 Team (HRT). Completely unmoved by the barrage of criticism that came his way after the manner in which he won the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim last weekend, Ferraris Fernando Alonso is determined to repeat the feat this… Full Story »
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Pre-Germany analysis - Vettel & Schumacher out for home glory
Formula 1 - Features &bull Jul 23, 2010
Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull Racing on the circuit. Michael Schumacher (GER) Mercedes GP. Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull Racing in the FIA Press Conference. Nobody ever tries to pretend other than that their home race is something they would love to win. Michael Schumacher, of course, has done it four times. Sebastian Vettel has not yet managed it once. Of the two, however, the statistics say that he has the better chance of correcting that this weekend at Hockenheim, where he is the… Full Story »
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Qualifying analysis - are Red Bull back in the game?
Formula 1 - Features &bull Jun 26, 2010
Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull Racing celebrates his pole position in parc ferme. Action from the first corner grandstand. Rubens Barrichello (BRA) Williams FW32. Timo Glock (GER) Virgin Racing VR-01 leads Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) Lotus T127. After being beaten by McLaren and Ferrari in Canada, Red Bull were in fighting form on Saturday with Sebastian Vettel taking pole position in Valencia from team mate Mark Webber. With McLarens Lewis Hamilton in third, and Ferraris Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa making up the top five, were set for a thrilling European Grand Prix. We take… Full Story »
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Growing pains - are Lotus about to bloom?
Formula 1 - Features &bull Jun 17, 2010
Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) Lotus on the drivers parade. As they looked ahead to their first season in Formula One racing, 2010s three new teams faced a mountain to climb. Its tough for any competitor to keep up, but when youre up against rivals who have survived for decades, have seemingly unlimited resources at their disposal and have won countless championships, the nerves are bound to be jangling. But for one new team the weight of expectation must have felt particularly heavy. We take a look at how those given leave to bring the celebrated Lotus name back… Full Story »
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Pre-Canada analysis - team mate tensions
Formula 1 - Features &bull Jun 11, 2010
The damaged car of Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull Racing RB6 after colliding with team mate Mark Webber (AUS) Red Bull Racing RB6. Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull Racing and team mate Mark Webber (AUS) Red Bull Racing sign autographs for the fans. The art of racing your team mate is very much under the microscope this weekend in Montreal, following the clash in Turkey between Red… Full Story »
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Getting to grips with a Formula One steering wheel
Formula 1 - Features &bull Jun 2, 2010
The main straight at Barcelonas Circuit de Catalunya, where last months Spanish Grand Prix was held, is one of the longest of the season, measuring just shy of a kilometre. A Formula One car can cover that distance in 11.5 seconds - a lifetime by Formula One standards. And when the driver hits the straight, hes already in… Full Story »
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Friday analysis - Schumacher's smile among widest
Formula 1 - Features &bull May 7, 2010
The teams spent the day doing their usual evaluation of the prime and option Bridgestone tyres, and handling on low and high fuel loads, with the added edge that it might be the only dry running they get this weekend. All had major changes on their cars too. Its a little early to say whose are most effective, but suffice to say some drivers were happier than others. We take a team-by-team look at progress in SpainRed Bull Sebastian Vettel, 1m 22.026s, P5/1m 19.965s, P1 Mark Webber, 1m 22.011s, P4/1m 20.175s, P2 Vettel kept his thoughts to himself,… Full Story »
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Pre-Spain analysis - dry running key for car development
Formula 1 - Features &bull May 7, 2010
While the weather forecasts suggest that there will be rain at some stage during the Spanish Grand Prix in Catalunya - and similar conditions have helped to make the recent Australian, Malaysian and Chinese races nail-bitingly exciting, both McLarens Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton say that they would really prefer dry weather for practice, qualifying and the race. And for purely practical reasons - so many of… Full Story »
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China analysis - McLaren throw down the gauntlet
Formula 1 - Features &bull Apr 19, 2010
The Chinese Grand Prix went against the expectations of most, as McLaren turned the tables on Red Bull just when they needed to. Well never know whether Button and Hamilton would have threatened the podium had the changeable weather not intervened, but the Woking team - who now lead both championships - made all the right calls and their dominant one-two left front-row starters Vettel and Webber scratching their heads and wondering what might have been. We take a team-by-team look at how the Shanghai race played out...McLaren Jenson Button, P1 Lewis Hamilton, P2 Yet another excellent call on tyre… Full Story »
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Qualifying analysis - can anyone stop Red Bull?
Formula 1 - Features &bull Apr 17, 2010
Red Bull dominated qualifying in Shanghai on Saturday, with Sebastian Vettel taking pole position ahead of team mate Mark Webber. Behind the Red Bull duo, Ferraris Fernando Alonso, Mercedes GPs Nico Rosberg and McLarens Jenson Button made up the top five. We take a team-by-team look at how all the runners performedRed Bull Sebastian Vettel, 1m 34.558s, P1 Mark Webber, 1m 34.806s, P2 Changes to his car that were more in line with Webbers set-up turned the tide for Vettel by Q3,… Full Story »
