Shanghai: Red Bull boss Christian Horner slammed Formula One conspiracy theorists on Sunday after Mark Webber's Chinese Grand Prix ended with a wheel coming off his car and a penalty for causing a collision. The Australian, barely on speaking terms with world champion team mate Sebastian Vettel after a 'team orders' row at the previous race in Malaysia, had started from the pitlane after Red Bull failed to put enough...
08:46 PM, Apr 14, 2013
Shanghai: Red Bull's Mark Webber and Sauber's Esteban Gutierrez were handed grid penalties for next weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix after Formula One stewards ruled they were to blame for collisions in Sunday's race in China. Webber, who started from the pitlane and then retired when a wheel came off his car following a collision with Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne, was handed a three-place drop from wherever he qualifies. Mexican rookie...
05:39 PM, Apr 14, 2013
Shanghai: First no fuel in qualifying, then without a wheel in the race, Mark Webber ended a dismal Chinese Grand Prix weekend with his Red Bull rolling into retirement while a rear tyre bounced down the track on Sunday. Starting from the pitlane after being sent to the back of the grid because Red Bull failed to put enough fuel in his car for Saturday's qualifying, the Australian lasted just...
03:58 PM, Apr 14, 2013
Shanghai: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has taken pole position for the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix. Hamilton's best time on Saturday at the Shanghai International Circuit was 1 minute, 34.484 seconds, qualifying a quarter of a second ahead of Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso will start third in Sunday's race. A cat-and-mouse qualifying session saw all runners restrict their time on the track to preserve their tires for the...
12:44 PM, Apr 13, 2013
Shanghai: Mercedes pair Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton set the fastest times in Friday's opening practice session for the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix. Rosberg, who won here last year for his sole F1 victory, set a time of 1 minute, 36.717 seconds around the Shanghai International Circuit, putting him almost half a second ahead of teammate Hamilton, who is the only two-time winner of this grand prix. Red Bull...
09:19 AM, Apr 12, 2013
Shanghai: Mark Webber recognised his mistake on Thursday after returning with a mean new look to a Formula One paddock buzzing with talk of war at Red Bull between the Australian and world champion team-mate Sebastian Vettel. "It was a little bit of a screw up," grinned the driver when asked whether the severe haircut was a reflection of his mood after Vettel ignored team orders and passed him to...
11:21 PM, Apr 11, 2013
Shanghai: Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel made clear on Wednesday that his apology to Red Bull for ignoring team orders at the Malaysian Grand Prix did not extend to any remorse about winning. "I told the team straight after that 'I apologise for putting myself above the team which I didn't mean to do'," the 25-year-old German said in an interview for team title sponsor Infiniti ahead of Sunday's...
11:39 PM, Apr 10, 2013
Shanghai: Memories of China would have given Nico Rosberg plenty of extra motivation on his return to Shanghai this weekend, even without a 'team orders' furore that blew up at the last race in Malaysia. While Red Bull caught the full force of the storm at Sepang, with triple world champion Sebastian Vettel winning after ignoring instructions from his pitwall to stay behind team mate Mark Webber, Mercedes were buffeted...
09:27 PM, Apr 10, 2013
New Delhi: Has Sebastian Vettel's act of defying team orders in Malaysia diminished the accomplishments of the youngest Formula 1 triple world champion? Only time will tell whether Vettel ignoring Red Bull team boss Christian Horner's instructions to not overtake teammate Mark Webber made him a lesser legend. But F1 experts have raised questions over the sportsmanship the German displayed at the Sepang International Circuit to win the race March...
07:03 PM, Apr 04, 2013
As Sebastian Vettel has established himself as the most dominant Formula One driver of his generation, racing fans have come to see him as the boyish, fun-loving face of the glamorous series. But after his victory in the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday, a more complex image of the German has emerged - that of a ruthless, cunning driver who will do whatever it takes to win a race and...
11:28 PM, Mar 29, 2013
London: Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel has apologised in person to Red Bull staff for ignoring team orders in a controversial Malaysian Grand Prix last weekend. The team said the 25-year-old German had also spoken to aggrieved team mate Mark Webber, who had victory snatched away in the closing laps, after the race at Sepang and the pair had shaken hands. "He's said he can't turn back the clock...
08:06 PM, Mar 28, 2013
London: Red Bull have dismissed reports that Australian Mark Webber is certain to leave the Formula One world champions at the end of the season after Sunday's Malaysian Grand prix team orders furore. "It's pure speculation that Mark will not drive with the team in 2014," Red Bull said when asked about comments by Webber's manager Flavio Briatore that he was sure the current lineup would not continue. "Mark's contract...
11:38 PM, Mar 27, 2013
Melbourne: Mark Webber's father says the Red Bull driver will set aside differences with team-mate Sebastian Vettel and race in the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix. Alan Webber on Tuesday told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio "We'll up in China for the next one." But he added: "I think it will take a while (for Vettel) to earn the respect and trust again." Three-time defending champion Vettel ignored team orders...
10:52 AM, Mar 27, 2013
London: Lewis Hamilton has turned his fire on Formula One rivals Red Bull for suggesting after a controversial Malaysian Grand Prix that he has joined Mercedes as their clear number one. The race at Sepang was dominated by controversial team orders issued by champions Red Bull and Mercedes but Red Bull consultant Helmut Marko said afterwards that his team had a different approach to Hamilton's. "The team will have a...
06:36 AM, Mar 26, 2013
London: Sebastian Vettel's 'stab-in-the-back' Malaysian Grand Prix win revived an age-old debate about team orders in Formula One but trust, or the lack of it, could be more of a headache for champions Red Bull in the weeks ahead. "If you get a situation where there's no trust between the drivers within a team, that is quite corrosive," Britain's 1996 champion Damon Hill said on Sunday after world champion Vettel...
06:49 PM, Mar 25, 2013
Sydney: Even catching a few waves on his surfboard back home in Australia might not be enough to assuage Mark Webber's fury at the way his team mate Sebastian Vettel stole victory from him at the Malaysian Grand Prix. Three-times world champion Vettel was forced to make a grovelling apology after ignoring team orders for the Red Bull drivers to keep their positions by overtaking Webber with 10 laps remaining...
03:11 PM, Mar 25, 2013
Sepang: Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel stormed to victory in a thrilling Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday, leading a Red Bull one-two ahead of team mate Mark Webber in a race packed with intrigue, incident and plenty of bad blood. The Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg crossed the line in unison 12 seconds behind Vettel, while last year's winner Fernando Alonso crashed out on the second...
03:18 PM, Mar 24, 2013
The Red Bull driver posted a lap time of 1:36.435 around the rain-hit Sepang International Circuit. ...
02:46 PM, Mar 23, 2013
Three-time defending champion Sebastian Vettel edged Lewis Hamilton's time by 0.133 seconds. ...
12:06 PM, Mar 23, 2013
The Lotus driver sent a clear message that his victory at the Australian GP was no fluke, as he edged triple world champion Vettel by .019 seconds. ...
01:39 PM, Mar 22, 2013
