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Grid penalty for Hamilton
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton will suffer a five-place grid penalty at this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix after he was forced to change his gearbox prior to the race. Hamilton said: “It doesn’t alter my approach. I still have to qualify as high as possible.” The 2008 World Champion has started from …
Lotus protest DRS-duct
The Lotus F1 Team has lodged a formal protest with the Chinese Grand Prix stewards against the DRS-activated f-duct run by Mercedes so far this year. The device, which reduces front wing drag when the DRS is deployed, results in higher straight-line speeds, but other teams have questioned it’s legality. …
Williams sign Susie Wolff
Williams have today announced the signing of Susie Wolff (née Stoddart) as the team’s development driver. She will be concentrating on simulator work, with occasional track testing when restrictions permit. Wolff raced in Formula Renault in 2001, and was shortlisted for the BRDC McLaren Autosport Young Driver of the Year …
Bahrain boycott unlikely
Recently there has been a lot of posturing in the media about a possible boycott of the Bahrain Grand Prix, due to take place in less than two weeks, as a result of the violent protests that continue to take place in the Gulf state. Last year’s Grand Prix was …
Trouble for Lotus (and Lotus)
The Lotus F1 team has revealed that it has terminated it’s title sponsorship with Group Lotus, makers of the Lotus cars, due to financial uncertainty. The team, formerly known as Renault, has had an agreement with the Malaysian company since 2010. It would have allowed them to buy a fifty …
MAL: Race
With rain spitting down as before the start the grid opted to start on the intermediate tyre, with the exception of the HRT pair who chose the full wets, meaning that the drivers do not need to use both the medium and hard tyre during the race. This was bad …
MAL: Qualifying
Pos Driver Nat Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 1. Lewis Hamilton GBR McLaren-Mercedes 1:37.813 1:37.106 1:36.219 2. Jenson Button GBR McLaren-Mercedes 1:37.575 1:36.928 1:36.368 3. Michael Schumacher GER Mercedes AMG 1:37.517 1:37.017 1:36.391 4. Mark Webber AUS Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:37.172 1:37.375 1:36.461 5. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Lotus-Renault 1:37.961 1:36.715 1:36.461 …
AUS: Race
Position Driver Nationality Team Position Change Fastest Lap Time Points 1. Jenson Button GBR McLaren-Mercedes +1 1:29.187 1:34:09.565 25 2. Sebastian Vettel GER Red Bull Racing-Renault +4 1:29.417 +00:02.139 18 3. Lewis Hamilton GBR McLaren-Mercedes -2 1:29.538 +00:04.075 15 4. Mark Webber AUS Red Bull Racing-Renault +1 1:29.438 +00:04.547 12 …
AUS: Qualifying
Pos Driver Nat Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 1. Lewis Hamilton GBR McLaren-Mercedes 1:28.600 1:25.626 1:24.922 2. Jenson Button GBR McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.832 1:25.663 1:25.074 3. Romain Grosjean FRA Lotus-Renault 1:26.498 1:25.485 1:25.302 4. Michael Schumacher GER Mercedes AMG 1:26.586 1:25.571 1:25.336 5. Mark Webber AUS Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:27.117 1:26.297 1:25.651 …
Barcelona: Third Test, Day 4
Position Driver Nationality Constructor Time Laps 1. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Lotus-Renault 1:22.030 121 2. Fernando Alonso ESP Ferrari 1:22.250 115 3. Bruno Senna BRA Williams-Renault 1:22.296 53 4. Nico Hulkenberg GER Force India-Mercedes 1:22.312 101 5. Kamui Kobyashi JAP Sauber-Ferrari 1:22.386 72 6. Lewis Hamilton GBR McLaren-Mercedes 1:22.430 115 7. …