Jenson Button took his third race win of the season. ...
11:59 PM, Nov 25, 2012
Monaco: When Sebastian Vettel headed to the Monaco Grand Prix last season, all the talk was of how quickly the Red Bull driver would wrap up the Formula One championship. It could not be more different this year, with the two-time defending champion level on points with two-time former champion Fernando Alonso of Spain and seven drivers within 20 points of each other in one of the most wide-open seasons...
12:54 PM, May 24, 2012
Barcelona: Teams and drivers emerged from the Spanish Grand Prix with more questions than answers on just who is the Formula One favourite after five races. Pastor Maldonado's maiden victory gave Williams their first F1 triumph in eight years and the season's fifth different winner. It's the most varied start since 1983 and the 12 teams' inability to get to grips with the Pirelli tyres is one the main reasons....
12:46 PM, May 24, 2012
London: Formula One's governing body kept a close eye on the situation in Bahrain on Friday as calls for this month's Grand Prix to be postponed gathered pace due to continuing violence. On a day when protestors clashed with police while more than 5,000 people demonstrated in the north of the capital Manama to demand the release of a jailed activist on hunger strike, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) made...
07:52 PM, Apr 09, 2012
London: Spaniard Jaime Alguersuari, who raced for Toro Rosso last season, was named as an official Formula One test driver for tyre supplier Pirelli on Friday. The 22-year-old will share the duties with Brazilian Lucas Di Grassi, last year's sole tester for the Italian company. Both will drive a 2010 Renault in four development tests at Jerez, Spa, Monza and Barcelona. "The tests will be aimed at defining the 2013...
07:28 PM, Mar 30, 2012
Paris: Kimi Raikkonen continues to be an enigma. The 2007 world champion had a forgettable qualifying in Melbourne on Saturday as he could only manage an embarrassing 17th place on the starting grid for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. The reason it was embarrassing was because his teammate - and near rookie - Romain Grosjean produced an outstanding performance to clinch third place, trailing the two McLarens by just 0.4...
09:44 AM, Mar 18, 2012
Melbourne: Sebastian Vettel reflected a widespread caution over predicting the outcome of the Formula One season on Thursday but at least the world champion was prepared to share his season goal, however unsurprising it was. Driver after driver at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix expressed the opinion that winter testing had been inconclusive and only in Saturday's qualifying, perhaps even in Sunday's race, would the true pace of the cars...
04:27 PM, Mar 15, 2012
Paris: For the first time in the history of Formula One, six world champions will be on the grid when the new season starts on Sunday. Here is a brief look at them (with age, nationality, manufacturer, number of championships, race wins and pole positions): Sebastian Vettel, 24, Germany, Red Bull Two-time defending F1 champion Race Wins: 21 Pole Positions: 30 Is there anything or anyone to stop Sebastian Vettel...
03:56 PM, Mar 15, 2012
Buenos Aires: Argentina will host Formula One races in 2013, 2014 and 2015, President Cristina Fernandez has announced. The city of Mar del Plata, 400 km south of Buenos Aires, will host the F1 races "between the end of November and the beginning of December" in the following three years, said Fernandez. The announcement was made during an event in Casa Rosada, seat of presidency, where Fernandez met with the...
03:19 PM, Mar 15, 2012
Melbourne: On the eve of his first Formula One practice session in three years, Kimi Raikkonen was typically underwhelmed on Thursday, saying he rarely bothered to watch the sport during his absence. Raikkonen is back from a spell in rally cars and various other forms of racing, joining a Lotus team which is regarded as long shot to win this weekend's season-opening race in Australia. Most drivers would be excited...
03:09 PM, Mar 15, 2012
Melbourne: Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso says the team still expects to fight for the Formula One title this season, despite acknowledging the scarlet cars are likely to struggle in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix this weekend. Alonso said on Thursday that this year's car is still not a finished product heading into Friday's first practice session and that the team is behind the likes of Red Bull and McLaren in...
02:03 PM, Mar 15, 2012
Melbourne: The start of any new Formula One season is uncertain enough for teams and drivers without the addition of wet weather, which is expected for this year's opening Australian Grand Prix. The forecast for Melbourne is for rain and possible thunderstorms from Friday through to race day on Sunday, which will render much of the best-laid pre-season preparations and learned predictions irrelevant. Throw in the always-slippery Melbourne street circuit,...
01:57 PM, Mar 15, 2012
Paris: Yesterday was history, tomorrow's a mystery... Red Bull Racing and the other title contender teams would be reminding themselves of this adage ahead of ...
09:21 AM, Mar 15, 2012
London: Formula One champions Red Bull are more likely to promote their own young talent than try to lure Lewis Hamilton from McLaren if they have a vacancy at the end of the season, according to team boss Christian Horner. Australian Mark Webber's contract with Red Bull, as teammate to 24-year-old double champion Sebastian Vettel, expires at the end of the year, as does 2008 world champion Hamilton's at McLaren....
09:02 AM, Mar 14, 2012
Melbourne: Six world champions on the grid for the opening Grand Prix of the season represents an unprecedented array of talent for Formula One, yet few would count on anything other than another Sebastian Vettel title this season. Kimi Raikkonen's return from a year away in rally racing has added one more former champion to F1 ranks this season, joining Vettel, Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button....
02:04 PM, Mar 13, 2012
Madrid: Formula One team Marussia hired Maria de Villota as a test driver for the season, providing the sport with a full-time female pilot for the first time since the 1990s. The daughter of former Spanish F1 driver Emilio de Villota had tested with Renault last year and has single seater experience in Spanish F3 and the Daytona 24-Hours. The 32-year-old De Villota will likely get behind the wheel at...
01:33 PM, Mar 13, 2012
Melbourne: The presence of two young drivers in the side and their "healthy rivalry" will help Sahara Force India do better in the 2012 Formula One season, the team said on Tuesday. Force India promoted young German Nico Hulkenberg to the racing seat in place of Adrian Sutil. Scot Paul di Resta, who had a good debut season in 2011, is the other driver in the side. The season-opening Australian...
11:48 AM, Mar 13, 2012
London: McLaren have high hopes from Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button for the upcoming Formula One season, expecting their drivers to challenge Red Bull in the title race. Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull have won both the drivers' and the constructors' championships in the past two seasons, and last year Vettel clinched the title with four races to spare, finishing the season with 11 victories. The 24-year-old never started lower...
10:26 AM, Mar 13, 2012
Paris: Narain Karthikeyan is all set for his second consecutive Formula One season after making a comeback to the sport last year. With only five days left before the start of the season opening with the Australian GP, Narain, the only Indian driver racing in 2012, spoke exclusively to IBNlive.com about his preparations, this year's car and his expectations. The 2012 championship starts this weekend in Australia. How have your...
09:30 AM, Mar 13, 2012
London: Formula One has too many daydreamers who need to take off their rose-tinted glasses and tighten their belts by spending less, according to commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone. Speaking to the official Formula One website before the start of the new season in Australia next weekend, the 81-year-old Briton said it was time for a reality check. "There are still too many people in Formula One running around with rose-tinted...
03:07 PM, Mar 12, 2012
