In the round-up: Newey almost quit F1 ?? Hamilton and Mercedes aim for title double ?? More at stake for Marussia and Caterham
Month: November 2013 articles archive
Ferrari couldn’t be stronger politically – Montezemolo
2013 F1 season
Posted onRed Bull may have won the last four world championships but Ferrari still wield ultimate political power in Formula One, says the team’s president Luca di Montezemolo.
2013 Brazilian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2013 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onThere were some emotional moments on the team radio during the Brazilian Grand Prix. Here’s what was broadcast of the drivers’ messages.
Google Streetview adds McLaren Technology Centre
2013 F1 season
Posted onThe McLaren Technology Centre, headquarters of the Formula One team and their car manufacturing operation, can now be explored using Google Streetview.
2013 Brazilian Grand Prix weekend in Tweets
2013 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onGet a glimpse behind the scenes at the last race of 2013 as F1 said farewell to Mark Webber and V8 engines, and Felipe Massa parted with Ferrari at his home event.
Ferrari deny report of £250m F1 budget as “fantasy”
2013 F1 season
Posted onFerrari have denied a three-month old report claiming their F1 team has a budget of a quarter of a billion pounds, calling it “largely fantasy”.
Whitmarsh pleased Perez is heading to Force India
F1 Fanatic Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Whitmarsh wants Perez at Force India ?? Ferrari “picking off its weak points” ?? Red Bull switched focus to RB10 early
Vettel matches Ascari and Schumacher with ninth win
2013 Brazilian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onSebastian Vettel equalled Alberto Ascari’s record of winning nine race in a row and matched Michael Schumacher’s feat of winning 13 races in a season.
Red Bull and Renault give their V8 one last blast
2013 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel and Mark Webber helped Red Bull and Renault give their last V8 engine a final blast.
Vote for your 2013 Brazilian GP driver of the weekend
2013 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onWho do you think was the best driver during the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
Vettel wins as Webber waves goodbye with second
2013 Brazilian Grand Prix review
Posted onSebastian Vettel completed a perfect second half of the 2013 season at Interlagos while team mate Mark Webber sealed a one-two for Red Bull in his last race.
Alonso admits frustration at elusive third title
F1 Fanatic Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Alonso will be sad to end career with just two titles ?? Maldonado’s fate to be revealed soon ?? Honda’s V8 powerplant revealed in detail
2013 Brazilian GP tyre strategies and pit stops
2013 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onTeams went into the race in the dark about pit strategy. And Red Bull’s attempt at a stacked stop in the second half of the race cost both their drivers precious time.
2013 Brazilian Grand Prix lap charts
2013 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onThe McLaren drivers claimed from unpromising starting positions of 14th and 19th to claim the team’s best finishing positions of the year.
2013 Brazilian GP lap times and fastest laps
2013 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onRain did arrive during the Brazilian Grand Prix but it didn’t fall hard enough for long enough to force drivers to switch tyres.
Vettel: ‘My winning run doesn’t compare to Ascari’s’
2013 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel said his feat of winning nine consecutive races didn’t bear comparison with Alberto Ascari’s similar achievement.
Kovalainen accepts blame for point-less Lotus outings
2013 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onHeikki Kovalainen said he was “upset” not to have helped Lotus score any points in his two races for the team in place of Kimi Raikkonen.
Massa slams stewards for “unacceptable” penalty
2013 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onA furious Felipe Massa condemned the Brazilian Grand Prix stewards for giving him a drive-through penalty during the race.
Vettel sad to end season after record streak
2013 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel said he was disappointed to see the 2013 season end after winning the final nine race of the year in a row.
Webber “proud” of career after second in last race
2013 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onMark Webber said he felt pride in his achievements as a Formula One driver after finishing on the podium in his final race.