Red Bull: Sometimes you have no luck and other times you make your own

Team and drivers report on the British Grand Prix, Round 8 of the 2013 Formula 1 world championship at Silverstone. Mark Webber, Finish Position: 2nd, Start Position: 4th “What a day! I don’t think any of us expected it to unfold like this. The start was pretty bad, we have to look into that as [...]

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Sauber: We cannot expect any miracles from the car

The result of the British Grand Prix in Silverstone was influenced by a series of tyre problems, which brought out two safety cars. The Sauber F1 Team drivers Nico Hülkenberg and Esteban Gutiérrez also suffered from tyre issues. Nico had to pit early due to a slow puncture, while Esteban had to pit twice due [...]

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Sauber admits difficult phase but adamant that future is in F1

Sauber has moved to allay fears that a financial crisis could see the Swiss team exit Formula 1 before the 2013 season is out. A constant presence in F1 since 1993, the Hinwil based squad lost its works BMW backing at the end of 2009 and ever since has been among the sport’s struggling privateers. [...]

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British Grand Prix: Rosberg wins a thriller as tyre blow outs cloud race

Nico Rosberg powered to his second victory of the season at the British Grand Prix, winning a dramatic race at Silverstone which saw early leader Lewis Hamilton suffer a high speed blowout – one of four spectacular Pirelli failures on the day. This handed the lead to Sebastian Vettel who looked to be cruising to [...]

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Formula 1 no longer extreme claims Villeneuve

Jacques Villeneuve, 1997 world champion with Williams, is not a big fan of the current era of Formula 1. These days, the French-Canadian still earns his living in the paddock as an expert television pundit, but he makes no secret that the sport has moved away from his passion. “Formula 1 has ceased to be extreme,” [...]

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Red Bull pushing for own Mercedes style Pirelli test

Red Bull has asked the FIA if it can follow Mercedes’ lead and conduct a 1000 kilometre tyre test with Pirelli, using its 2013 car. The world champion team has been heavily critical of the Mercedes test, which resulted in the German team being banned from the forthcoming young drivers test. But the FIA has [...]

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Lotus pushing Raikkonen for quick decision on 2014

Lotus are pushing Kimi Raikkonen to make a quick decision over his future, as they intend to plan for the future with or without him. The 2007 world champion has admitted “small talks” with Red Bull have already taken place, but both Raikkonen and his potential 2014 boss Christian Horner are saying they are in [...]

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Alonso: We have to improve – new parts have not been what we had hoped for

Two time British Grand Prix winner Fernando Alonso has expressed alarm at the situation at Ferrari after qualifying just tenth at Silverstone, and struggling to find pace with the current tyres on offer. The Spaniard is already 36 points behind championship leader Sebastian Vettel, who qualified third behind the dominant Mercedes cars on Saturday. “It’s [...]

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McLaren: We’re putting a lot of resource on next year, a lot earlier than usual

McLaren has finally written off the 2013 season, turning the vast bulk of the multiple championship winning Woking based team’s resources towards a fresh start for 2014. In the opening seven races of the season, McLaren has put every effort into solving the problems of the uncompetitive MP4-28, but the latest package of improvements at [...]

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Sauber admits difficult phase but adamant future is in F1

Sauber has allayed fears a financial crisis could see the Swiss team exit Formula 1 before the 2013 season is out. A constant presence in Formula 1 since 1993, the Hinwil based squad lost its works BMW backing at the end of 2009 and ever since has been among the sport’s struggling privateers. This year, [...]

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Williams celebrates 600 races in F1 with current and former drivers

Champagne glasses clinked and tributes flowed on Saturday as Formula 1 champions past and present celebrated 600 grands prix for the Williams team. A pensive Nigel Mansell watched as a screen showed old footage of his 1986 title hopes unravelling in a high-speed tyre blowout in Adelaide while Alain Prost – champion that year for [...]

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Hamilton: I’m really, really proud of what the team have done

Lewis Hamilton revived memories of his stunning Formula 1 debut season on Saturday with his first British Grand Prix pole position since 2007. The 2008 champion said his flying qualifying lap, almost half a second quicker than second placed Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg, gave him an incredible feeling and had been “as close to [...]

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British Grand Prix: Qualifying press conference full transcript

Full transcript from the British Grand Prix post-qualifying press conference at Silverstone featuring top three in the session: pole winner Lewis Hamilton, second placed Nico Rosberg and third placed Sebastian Vettel. Lewis, a great lap there at the end to take pole position at your home grand prix. How does that feel? Lewis Hamilton: It’s [...]

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Pirelli: Perez tyre blow out not delamination

Pirelli on Saturday insisted its rear delamination problems have not returned, despite a blowout suffered by Sergio Perez in FP3. The Italian marque had wanted to debut a new kevlar-belted tyre at Silverstone this weekend, but some teams objected against the fundamental change. As a compromise, Pirelli is now fielding an identical specification tyre, but [...]

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Ferrari: The worst Saturday of the season so far

Team and drivers review the first day of the British Grand Prix weekend, Round 8 of the 2013 Formula 1 World Championship, at Silverstone. Fernando Alonso: “This weekend has been complicated for us by problems that we haven’t managed to get on top of, concerning various aspects, such as the balance of the car, its [...]

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2014 V6 turbo engines more powerful than current V8s

Next year’s Formula 1 V6 turbo engines will be more powerful than the V8s of 2013, according to Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport. Previously, it was thought not only that next year’s energy recovery-bolstered turbo V6s would be quieter than the normally-aspirated V8s, but also markedly slower. Not so, at least on the latter detail, [...]

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Red Bull bosses split over who will succeed Webber

According to the buzz emanating from the Silverstone paddock, Red Bull is split as the team’s bosses consider who should replace Mark Webber in 2014. The rumour is that while Christian Horner would like to sign 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen, Helmut Marko would prefer that a Toro Rosso driver, Daniel Ricciardo or Jean-Eric Vergne, [...]

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Heartbreak for Di Resta as his Force India fails weight check

Paul di Resta faced demotion from fifth place to the back of the starting grid for his home British Formula One Grand Prix after his Force India car failed a post-qualifying weight check on Saturday. International Automobile Federation (FIA) technical delegate Jo Bauer said in a statement that the matter had been referred to the [...]

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FIA orders Lotus to change illegal front suspension

Lotus has been told to bring a modified front suspension layout to next weekend’s German Grand Prix. The FIA told the Enstone based team at Silverstone on Saturday that the current layout does not comply with the rules, Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport reports. That is because the regulations allow a maximum of three suspension [...]

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Marussia: We will have a better race set-up

The Marussia F1 Team are ready to tackle their home Grand Prix on Sunday, following this afternoon’s qualifying session at Silverstone. It was a difficult Q1 for Jules Bianchi and Max Chilton, who finished in P20 and P22 respectively, having struggled with the balance of their cars in today’s drier and warmer conditions. Jules Bianchi: [...]

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FIA order Lotus to change illegal front suspension

Lotus has been told to bring a modified front suspension layout to next weekend’s German Grand Prix. The FIA told the Enstone based team at Silverstone on Saturday that the current layout does not comply with the rules, Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport reports. That is because the regulations allow a maximum of three suspension [...]

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Lotus: We would have liked a bit more from qualifying

Romain Grosjean will start from eighth on the grid and Kimi Räikkönen right behind him in ninth after today’s qualifying for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. After a promising Q1 session where the cars finished P3 and P4, Q2 and Q3 proved to be more difficult at the team’s local circuit. Kimi ran with [...]

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Force India: We put on a fantastic show

Sahara Force India delivered a strong showing at its local track as Paul Di Resta qualified in fifth place for the British Grand Prix with Adrian Sutil in seventh. Paul Di Restal: “I’m over the moon with the qualifying result and I think the whole team can feel very satisfied with fifth on the grid. [...]

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Mercedes: A fantastic result for the entire team

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the British Grand Prix with a stunning lap at Silverstone this afternoon. Lewis achieved the team’s fifth pole position in six races and the 28th pole of his career today Nico’s second place secured the team’s third front-row lockout in the past four races Both drivers used three sets [...]

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British Grand Prix Qualifying: Hamilton storms to pole on home soil

Lewis Hamilton declared before the British Grand Prix weekend that his head was in a better space, and duly proved it by storming to pole position for his home race at Silverstone, as Mercedes annexed the front row with Nico Rosberg second fastest. In fact the smart money would have been on Rosberg doing the [...]

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Kovalainen on course for Caterham F1 comeback

Heikki Kovalainen is closing in on a comeback to the Formula 1 grid, Finland’s well-connected Turun Sanomat newspaper reports. The Finn spearheaded Caterham’s race lineup until this year, when the team opted for the sponsored drivers Giedo van der Garde and Charles Pic. But Kovalainen, who appeared in Friday practice for the green-clad team in [...]

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Vergne cannot think about being promoted to Red Bull

In the aftermath of Mark Webber’s announcement that he will quit Formula 1 at the end of 2013, a number of candidates have emerged as possible replacements, top of the list are Toro Rosso pair Daniel Ricciardo and Jean Eric Vergne and as a result they have been thrust in the limelight at Silverstone. But [...]

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Silverstone Practice 3: Rosberg from Hamilton as Mercedes signal intent

In what is a clear signal to their rivals that they intend to dominate qualifying and even the race, Nico Rosberg topped the timing screens ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton in the final free practice session of the British Grand Prix weekend at Silverstone. The Silver Arrows pair traded fastest laps in the late stages [...]

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Brawn hopes to keep his role at Mercedes in 2014

Ross Brawn has refused to say if he will still be Mercedes F1 team principal in 2014, when asked the question at Silverstone by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper, the 58-year-old Briton answered: “I hope so.” This weekend’s British Grand Prix is the first race attended in Mercedes team wear by McLaren’s former technical director [...]

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Ecclestone slams teams for lack of action in wet FP1

Furious Bernie Ecclestone has slammed the regulations after packed grandstands at Silverstone on Friday watched little more than falling rain during practice. Because the teams were saving rain tyres, safeguarding precious new bodywork pieces and expecting better weather for the rest of the British Grand Prix weekend, the drivers stayed in their garages for the [...]

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Buemi not in the running to replace Webber at Red Bull

Despite an impressive showing at Le Mans with Toyota and his role as Red Bull reserve driver, Sebastien Buemi is not being considered to replace Mark Webber in 2014. Red Bull team principal Chriastian Horner told media at Silverstone, “Sébastien has made a great contribution this year as third driver and doing development work in [...]

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Formula 1 world pays tribute to marshal Mark Robinson at Silverstone

Formula 1 paid tribute to Mark Robinson, the Marshal killed in the closing laps of the Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneueve. Robinson, the volunteer marshal who was killed in the freak crane accident, was a Formula 1 fanatic, steeped in knowledge about the sport he loved. “I can only tell you that Mark [...]

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Lotus: Red Bull is chasing Kimi and we obviously want to keep Kimi

Lotus are hopeful that they can win a tug-of-war with Formula One champions Red Bull for Kimi Raikkonen’s services next season. “Red Bull is chasing Kimi and we obviously want to keep Kimi,” Lotus team principal Eric Boullier told reporters at the British Grand Prix on Friday where Red Bull’s 2014 driver vacancy remained the [...]

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British Grand Prix: Team representatives press conference full transcript

Full transcript from the Friday FIA press conference featuring senior team representatives: Graeme Lowdon (Marussia), Eric Boullier (Lotus), Christian Horner (Red Bull Racing), Ross Brawn (Mercedes), Martin Whitmarsh (McLaren) Press Conference Gentlemen, a general question about the International Tribunal. It’s the first time it’s been used in Formula One. What did you think about it [...]

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FIA announces range of rule tweaks ahead of 2014 F1 season

The World Motor Sport Council on Friday met at historic Goodwood House, the 300-year-old home of the Earl of March. The Goodwood Motor Circuit, part of the 12,000 acre Goodwood Estate, originally opened its gates to the public in September 1948 to host Britain’s first post-war motor race meeting at a permanent venue. The second [...]

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Ferrari: The strategy will have to be impeccable

Team and drivers review the first day of the British Grand Prix weekend, Round 8 of the 2013 Formula 1 world championship, at Silverstone. Fernando Alonso: “This morning, we lost the first session because of the rain and had to squeeze all the work we had been unable to do into the afternoon session. Our [...]

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FIA announce range of rule tweaks ahead of 2014 F1 season

The World Motor Sport Council on Friday met at historic Goodwood House, the 300-year-old home of the Earl and Countess of March. The Goodwood Motor Circuit, part of the 12,000 acre Goodwood Estate, originally opened its gates to the public in September 1948 to host Britain’s first post-war motor race meeting at a permanent venue. [...]

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Force India: The car is working well

A damp day at Silverstone saw limited practice running this morning for the Sahara Force India drivers. Conditions improved for the afternoon session as Paul Di Resta set the fourth fastest time, with Adrian Sutil in eighth place. Paul Di Resta: “After such a wet morning it was nice to get a run in the [...]

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Lotus: We will be more competitive than at the last race

Romain Grosjean ended the first day of practice for the British Grand Prix with the ninth fastest time, with team-mate Kimi Räikkönen posting a Friday 13th in what was a characteristically wet start to the weekend at Silverstone. The team completed a solitary installation lap with Romain – and no running at all with Kimi [...]

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McLaren: We’re still some way off the pace

Team and drivers review the first day of the British Grand Prix weekend, Round 8 of the 2013 Formula 1 world championship, at Silverstone. Jenson Button: “Despite this morning’s washed-out session, I think we got in all the running that we needed this afternoon, and we managed to get through most of our programme – including [...]

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Ricciardo: I need to remind everyone that I’m here to be successful

Daniel Ricciardo is ready to progress from being the ‘other Australian’ on the Formula 1 starting grid to the only one next year,  but in his ideal world it would be at champions Red Bull as replacement for compatriot Mark Webber, who announced on Thursday that he will be leaving the sport at the end of [...]

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Red Bull: Overall we can be pretty happy

Red Bull drivers review the first day of the British Grand Prix weekend, Round 8 of the 2013 Formula 1 world championship, at Silverstone. Sebastian Vettel First Practice Session: Position: -, Best Time: No time, Laps: 4 Second Practice Session: Position: 3, Best Time: 1:32.680, Laps: 31 “I think overall we can be pretty happy, [...]

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Mercedes: We will rely on projections to choose the right set-up

Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton finished the first day of the British Grand Prix weekend in first and fifth places today. Nico and Lewis were able to evaluate both compounds of dry tyre during this afternoon’s dry practice session Nico completed a heavy fuel long run on the option while Lewis ran the prime tyre [...]

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Marussia: We’ve made some good progress

The opening Free Practice sessions of the British Grand Prix weekend got off to a wet start today and the Marussia F1 Team, in common with the rest of the field, were forced to treat the exhilarating, high-speed Silverstone Circuit with slightly more reverence in the prevailing damp conditions. The Team’s objective for today was [...]

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Silverstone Practice 2: Rosberg tops with Red Bulls chasing

Silverstone dried up, after a morning washout, and in the prevailing conditions – cold and overcast – Nico Rosberg showed that the Mercedes W04 is still one of the quickest cars in the field as he took top spot on the timing sheets in the second free practice session of the British Grand Prix weekend. [...]

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Massa admits good chance of new Ferrari deal

Felipe Massa has admitted that he has a good chance of staying at Ferrari for the 2014 season. Team boss Stefano Domenicali said in Canada that the Brazilian is “absolutely” likely to remain Fernando Alonso’s teammate next year, despite a recent run of crashes. “I think I have a good chance to stay here,” Massa [...]

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Di Resta and Sutil open to offers from bigger teams

Seven races into the 2013 Formula 1 World Championship season, and neither Paul di Resta nor Adrian Sutil are committing their futures to Force India. The Silverstone based team has impressed the paddock by beating Toro Rosso, Sauber, Williams and even McLaren this year. But German Sutil, who returned to F1 with Force India in [...]

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Silverstone Practice 1: Ricciardo fastest in the wet as most opt to stay dry

Rain played havoc with opening practice at the British Formula 1 Grand Prix on Friday with only half of the grid posting a timed lap and most of the leading drivers remaining in their garages. Australian Daniel Ricciardo, eager to show Red Bull bosses what he can do now that there is a declared vacancy [...]

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Hamilton praises fantastic Vettel in an awesome car

Lewis Hamilton has repeated his praise of Sebastian Vettel, calling him a fantastic driver, but at the same time adding; “at the wheel of an awesome car”. Earlier this week, triple world champion and 2013 points leader Vettel insisted that he is not fazed by the likes of Hamilton or Fernando Alonso, who constantly herald [...]

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Red Bull draft Da Costa and Sainz for Young Driver Test

Infiniti Red Bull Racing is pleased to announce that Red Bull Junior Team drivers António Félix da Costa and Carlos Sainz Junior will be taking part in the Young Driver Test set for 17-19 July at Silverstone in the UK. Antonio will be at the wheel for the first two days of the test, with [...]

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