Austin: Sebastian Vettel secured pole position for the US Grand Prix, putting him in the perfect spot to chase his third consecutive Formula One championship.
Driving on the new USD 400 million Circuit of the Americas, Vettel dominated three practice sessions before securing the pole on Saturday with a blistering round of qualifying. Vettel's fastest lap for Red Bull was 1 minute, 35.657 seconds.
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso was a distant ninth in qualifying, 1.643 seconds slower than Vettel. Alonso trails Vettel by 10 points in the drivers' championship.
If Vettel wins on Sunday, Alonso must finish no worse than fourth to force the championship title race to the final race of the season next week in Brazil....
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01:13 AM, Nov 18, 2012
Austin: The eyes of the motor racing world will be riveted on Texas this weekend as Formula One makes its return to the United States but it is unclear if Americans will be watching, even with a driver's championship on the line. The stage has been set for a Sunday of high-drama worthy of a Hollywood Western as clinical German Sebastian Vettel and fiery Spaniard Fernando Alonso engage in their...
02:11 PM, Nov 14, 2012
Sao Paulo: Organisers of a planned US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, have told Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone that they will pay a sanctioning fee for next year's race if he revises an "unrealistic and unfeasible" contract. The 81-year-old Briton responded on Thursday by casting further doubt on the event going ahead. Ecclestone has already made clear that he has lost patience and last week gave the city's Circuit...
06:36 PM, Nov 25, 2011
Abu Dhabi: The head of Formula One expressed doubts on Saturday over whether the 2012 United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, will go ahead as scheduled. F1 is due to return to the U.S. after a five-year absence. Indianapolis last hosted a race in 2007. Before that, Phoenix hosted three GPs from 1989-91, while Watkins Glen in upstate New York hosted from 1961-80. Asked about the November race's prospects,...
04:19 PM, Nov 13, 2011
Texas: Formula One officials said the renewal of the US Grand Prix in Austin in 2012 is likely to be run in November instead of June when temperatures will be much cooler. Tavo Hellmund, chairman of the US Grand Prix, said on Wednesday that pushing the race back several months is a sign Formula One wants the race to be successful. The race date change won't be official until the...
06:30 PM, Aug 11, 2011
