The Dakar returns to South America for a fifth time. The intrepid pilots will start from Lima, Peru, on January 5, and make their way to Santiago, Chile, over the Andes and the Atacama Desert via Argentina. It is till not quite the “Dakar” but the topography and hazardous conditions across the Andes and Atacama […]
The Interlagos circuit at Sao Paulo, Brazil lived up to its reputation as being the championship decider in the rain as dark, heavy skies hung over the city threatening to open up at any minute, leaving the teams uncertain about tyre selection. Jenson Button went out and stayed on slicks to lead the race for a […]
It was a day of mixed fortunes in Sao Paulo, like Kyalami you can predict a downpour on race day,without too much risk, so as the rain came down and soaked the track minutes ahead of qualifying, it was a real bun fight for lap honours, until the track dried out and Button, Webber and […]
If there is a better racetrack in F1 than the Circuit of the Americas at Fort Worth, Texas, I have yet to see it. It has everything a driver could wish for. Long straights, wide corners, a super twisty bit that leads into a stadium section, and two DRS zones while it undulates like a playground ride, […]
Historically everything is always bigger in the Lone Star State of Texas and the new Circuit of the Americas is no exception. Built just outside of Fort Worth, the first purpose-built F1 circuit in the USA, the state-of-the-art 3.4-mile circuit track with capacity for 120 000 fans and an elevation change of 133 feet, the facility […]
After his blistering pole position at Abu Dhabi, it all went wrong for Lewis Hamilton as his McLaren Mercedes ground to a halt on lap 20 without any drive. Meanwhile, Kimi Raikkonen took his Lotus into the lead, but by lap 32 Sebastian Vettel was right on his tail in second place after making a […]
There was high drama in Abu Dhabi when race control announced some five hours after the end of qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel would start from the back of the grid as a penalty for running out of fuel after crossing the finish line at the end […]
Mercedes bound Lewis Hamilton blistered the track, not his tyres, as he set the fastest time in all three qualifying sessions for the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix with Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel pushed back to second and third respectively. Although Ferrari have made a lot of changes to their cars with a basketful […]
A clean run from lights to flag for Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel and another 25 points have given the young German an added advantage over his closest rival, Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, who showed great skill with a daring move on the first lap of the Indian Grand Prix, when he used the slipstream from both […]
Cruel luck at Philip Island saw Dani Pedrosa’s chances of winning the 2012 MGP World Title disappear as he went down in the Honda hairpin while leading the Australian MGP. Casey Stoner shot through into the lead to give the Aussie fans a real treat as he put on his final “Stoner Show” on home […]