German media reports say F1 boss has struck a deal for a grand prix as planned at the financially troubled Nuerburgring this summer. ...
10:35 AM, Jan 31, 2013
Hockenheim: Red Bull boss Christian Horner remains optimistic about their team's chances despite Ferrari's Fernando Alonso gaining a 34-point lead in the Formula One World Championship. "The second half of the year is going to be again full on," said Horner in a press conference after the German Grand Prix. "Fernando's finished all the races in the points, he's won three races now, he's got a 34 point lead. But...
05:20 PM, Jul 23, 2012
Hockenheim: Lewis Hamilton's 100th Formula One race ended in frustration and retirement in Germany on Sunday after his McLaren suffered a puncture early on and he was lapped by the leaders. The 2008 world champion dropped to fifth place in the overall standings and was languishing 62 points behind leader Fernando Alonso at the halfway mark in the season after retiring in the pits on the 58th lap. Hamilton started...
11:07 PM, Jul 22, 2012
Hockenheim: Sahara Force India could not carry a strong qualifying performance into the race on Sunday when their drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Paul di Resta managed ninth and 11th place at the Formula One German Grand Prix here. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso cruised to his third victory of the season while Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button came second and third for Red Bull and McLaren respectively. Force India were hoping a...
08:59 PM, Jul 22, 2012
Hockenheim: Ferraris Fernando Alonso has won the German Grand Prix at Hockenheimring circuit here on Sunday. The two time world champion Alonso, who secured his second consecutive pole position in the final practice on Saturday, clinched his third win of the season, followed by his victories in the Malaysian GP and European GP. However, Red Bull driver and reigning champion Sebastian Vettel finished second, while McLaren's Jenson Button took the...
07:15 PM, Jul 22, 2012
Hockenheim: Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull team have been referred to Formula One stewards for a possible breach of the technical regulations ahead of his home German Grand Prix. The governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) raised concerns on Sunday, only hours before the 10th race of the season, about the engine torque mapping on the cars of Vettel and his Australian team mate Mark Webber. Vettel is due...
03:37 PM, Jul 22, 2012
Hockenheim: McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button were optimistic they could challenge the leaders in Sunday's German Grand Prix despite more tyre-related frustration in qualifying. Despite car upgrades, the pair struggled in the wet conditions that have plagued their performances in qualifying for two Grands Prix in a row now, at Silverstone in Britain and Hockenheim. If the forecast dry weather turns out correct on Sunday, they said they could...
10:36 AM, Jul 22, 2012
Hockenheim: Nico Hulkenberg delivered a superb qualifying session in his home race as he secured a season-best fifth position on the grid while Paul di Resta was ninth as Sahara Force India got itself in a good position to score some points from the German Grand Prix, here on Sunday. Hulkenberg managed the fastest lap of 1m 43.501s and was sandwiched between fourth-placed Michael Schumacher (1:42.459) and Williams' Pastor Maldonado...
07:55 PM, Jul 21, 2012
Hockenheim, Germany: Formula One world championship leader Fernando Alonso stormed to pole position in a showery qualifying session at the German Grand Prix here on Saturday. The Ferrari driver pipped Mark Webber on his penultimate lap as the rain lashed down on the Hockenheimring circuit, topping the grid for the second-consecutive race. Webber was then demoted to third by Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel, with Mercedes' Michael Schumacher settling for...
07:04 PM, Jul 21, 2012
Hockenheim: Formula One championship leader Fernando Alonso was fastest in the final practice session for the German Grand Prix on Saturday. The session began in sunshine and ended in a torrential downpour as the rain which hampered Friday's two practices returned to the Hockenheim circuit. Lewis Hamilton, who will be taking part in his 100th grand prix on Sunday, was second, giving some encouragement to his McLaren team after their...
05:59 PM, Jul 21, 2012
Hockenheim: Australian driver Mark Webber is set to take a five-place grid penalty at the German Grand Prix for a gearbox change just ahead of Saturday's practise session here at the Hockemheimring. The team investigated a transmission issue overnight before opting to replace the box. Webber is placed second in the driver's world championship with 116 points 13 behind championship leader Fernando Alonso of Ferrari. Lotus's Romain Grosjean and Mercedes'...
05:28 PM, Jul 21, 2012
Hockenheim, Germany: Mark Webber, second in the Formula One world championship, has been penalised five starting places for the German Grand Prix after his Red Bull team broke the rules on gearbox changes. "(Webber) did finish the last race in Silverstone and this change was before the five consecutive events expired," said the FIA technical delegate in a statement. "Therefore, this does not comply with...the Formula One sporting regulations." Penalties...
03:49 PM, Jul 21, 2012
Hockenheim, Germany: Crash-prone Pastor Maldonado, fined and reprimanded at the British Grand Prix for causing a collision, was in trouble again on Friday, this time for going too fast in the pit lane during practice at Hockenheim. Race organisers said the Venezuelan had been fined 1,200 euros for travelling at 66 km an hour in the pit lane during the first session. Maldonado, surprise winner of the Spanish Grand Prix...
10:52 AM, Jul 21, 2012
Hockenheim, (Germany): Michael Schumacher crashed near the end of a wet second practice for the German Grand Prix and appeared to be unhurt as he walked from his damaged Mercedes on Friday. Pastor Maldonado of Venezuela, winner of the Spanish GP, ended with the fastest time in his Williams, with the order decided largely by who was on the track at its driest. Schumacher, in the third and possibly last...
09:00 PM, Jul 20, 2012
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