F1A&G posts tagged The Guardian
Get the lowdown on China’s Shanghai International Circuit. Listen to Caterham’s Heikki Kovalainen as he explains how to tackle the corners on this fast, challenging track that has echoes of Sepang. Hover your mouse over each turn to find out what speed and in what gear the drivers take the corners Read More …
While it was not one of those bravura charges that makes Lewis Hamilton one of the most compelling figures in Formula One, the McLaren driver’s controlled win in Abu Dhabi was a display of race management and careful tire maintenance for which the ’08 World Champion is not particularly renowned. Read More …
Fireworks explode over the circuit as Vettel crosses the line for his ninth win of the season in Singapore. Photo by Vladimir Rys/Getty Images courtesy of The Guardian. Read More …
Sebastian Vettel’s controlled and dominant flag-to-flag win under the lights at the Marina Bay street circuit in Singapore put the German sensation just 1 point away from his second consecutive F1 driving World Championship. Read More …
Winning from pole position, Sebastian Vettel ran away with the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, putting 16s on a field in which each of the top five classified finishers was a former F1 World Champion. Read More …
Fifty years ago, when “Taffy’ von Trips died during the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in 1961, nobody had thought of stopping the race. Were people more callous back then? Read More …
Sebastian Vettel returned to form at the Hungaroring, putting his RB7 on pole — Red Bull’s 12th in a row (tying McLaren for 3rd all time in Formula One history) — with a scintillating, last lap performance in knock-out qualifying. Interesting BBC commentary from David Coulthard. Read More …
For the first time in 15 races, Seb Vettel has not placed his Red Bull on the front row of the starting grid for the German Grand Prix. And if took a fabulous Q3 qualifying performance by McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton to do it. Read More …
Jenson Button spoke about how he almost quit Formula One in 2008 but went on to win the championship the following year Read More …
Another remarkable pole drive by Sebastian Vettel, which placed him at the front of the grid for the fifth time in six attempts this season, was overshadowed by a serious crash involving Sauber’s young Mexican driver, Sergio Pérez. Read More …