Both Caterham and both Marussia drivers reprimanded




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Both Caterham and both Marussia drivers reprimanded



Caterham duo Charles Pic and Giedo van der Garde and Marussia pair Jules Bianchi and Max Chilton have been reprimanded by race stewards, after an incident packed Korean GP. Bianchi and Pic were reprimanded for failing to respond to yellow flags, while Van der Garde and Chilton were reprimanded for lapping too quickly while the […]






Lotus: A fantastic result and it tastes like a race win




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Lotus: A fantastic result and it tastes like a race win



Lotus F1 Team scored its third double podium of the season as Kimi Räikkönen took second and Romain Grosjean third in an emphatic team performance at the Korean Grand Prix. Both drivers benefited from strong race pace and drove superbly – including dicing with each other – during a race which saw two safety car […]






Why always Webber? His curse reaches new low in Korea




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Why always Webber? His curse reaches new low in Korea



As his teammate Sebastian Vettel was drenched in champagne, and unconvincingly downplayed the assumption that he is assured of a fourth-successive Formula 1 title, Red Bull’s Mark Webber sat disconsolately in the garage and reflected upon yet another chapter in his story of extraordinary bad luck and lamented the quality of the Pirelli tyres on […]






Vettel: I’m trying not to think about winning the championship to be honest




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Vettel: I’m trying not to think about winning the championship to be honest



In the wake of yet another dominant victory at the Korean Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel’s statistics this season are simply staggering: eight wins, 11 podiums and now a 77 points lead with only five races remaining in the 2013 Formula 1 world championship. The Red Bull driver, who is heading for his fourth title in […]






McLaren: Sometimes it takes a difficult race to bring out the strengths of our people




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McLaren: Sometimes it takes a difficult race to bring out the strengths of our people



Team and drivers report from the Korean Grand Prix, Round 14 of the 2013 Formula 1 World Championship. Jenson Button MP4-28A-04: “Turn Three was always going to be something of a mess on the first lap. And, sure enough, there was an incident; a car got hit, went wide and hit me. That contact damaged […]






Hulkenberg: I drove one of the best races in my career so far




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Hulkenberg: I drove one of the best races in my career so far



Sauber driver Nico Hulkenberg equaled his career-best performance with a fourth-place finish at Sunday’s Korean Grand Prix, in a result that could make millions of dollars difference to the financially strapped team. Hulkenberg put in a superb defensive drive over the closing stages of the race – holding off world champions Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso […]






Pirelli come under fire from drivers after tyre incidents in Korea




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Pirelli come under fire from drivers after tyre incidents in Korea



Mark Webber has joined his friend Fernando Alonso in delivering a blistering attack on Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli, with Lewis Hamilton also voicing his displeasure at the state of affairs at the Korean Grand Prix. Ferrari’s Alonso said on Saturday the “quality” of the Italian marque’s 2013 products are “very on the edge”, to […]