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Romain Grosjean: “I’m feeling more and more comfortable”

After ‘the one that got away’ in Budapest, our Frenchman heads to Belgium full of vigour for the race ahead What are your thoughts about Spa-Francorchamps? What a track; it’s fantastic! It’s a superb rollercoaster of...

Kimi Räikkönen: “Spa is the greatest racing circuit in the world”

After a strong second position last time out in Budapest, Kimi Räikkönen arrives at one of his very favourite circuits – where he has four wins already to his name – with everything to...

The Formula 1 could return to India in 2015

Bernie Ecclestone, after announcing that next year certainly would not race india, has also said he would return the following year, thus fulfilling the agreed contract year. The reasons, according to Ecclestone, head of F1,...

Hamilton wins in Hungaroring ahead of Raikkonen

Lewis Hamilton won the race in Hungaroring with ahead of a stunning Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel. The start of Lewis has been very good, but Vettel's has been a little delayed though has maintained...

Hamilton takes his third consecutive pole

The qualifying session was played in extreme heat at 33 °C in temperature and 50 °C temperature on the asphalt. In Q1, the Mercedes have outperformed others, with Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton first and...

Romain Grosjean sets the pace before qualifying

Last session of free practice at Hungary, and the Frenchman Romain Grosjean has been the fastest driver of the weekend, with a best time of 1:20.730. The third practice session has been very quiet at...

The 2013 Concorde Agreement

The Formula One Group and the FIA have signed an agreement setting out the framework for implementation of the 2013 Concorde Agreement. This agreement will come into force upon approval by the respective governing...

Paddy Lowe will replace Ross Brawn in Mercedes

Ross Brawn said this afternoon in Budapest in an interview with the German newspaper Die Welt that he will leave his position as chief director for the team Mercedes, and he will be replaced...

Teams drive new pirelli tyres in high temperatures at the Hungaroring

All the teams have driven Pirelli’s newest Formula One tyres during free practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix, in temperatures that were among the highest seen all season. Temperatures rose to 33 degrees centigrade...

Red Bull continues dominating comfortably

The two Red Bull have again set the tone on the second Friday session closely followed by both Alonso Grosjean as a lap with the softer tires. The two Mercedes have finished behind Felipe Massa...

Vettel sets the pace in the first free practice

The Infiniti Red Bull drivers dominated the first free practice in the Hungaroring, Hungary followed by Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso In this hot session, the drivers only drove with the medium tyres, that we...

Austria will back in F1 Calendar on 2014

The town of Spielberg with his circuit, the Red Bull Ring, ancient A1 Ring, who left the F1 in 2003, will back in the F1 calendar for the 2014 season, after the reforms and...

Vettel closes the last day of testing at the top

Today was the last day of testing at Silverstone. Like the previous days, the weather conditions have luckily accompanied. Today, Red Bull has given its car to Carlos Sainz in the morning and to...

Ricciardo, fastest on second day of Testing. Sainz, best of the rookies.

The second day of testing at Silverstone also has passed with good weather. This morning we had a red flag caused by Frijns, with the Sauber. Mechanical problems have allowed him to complete only...

The Race of Champions will be celebrate at Bangkok

The Race of champions 2013 will be celebrate again in the capital of Thailand, Bangkok at 14 and 15 of December of this year. The race will keep the sponsorship of Red Bull ans Singha....

Magnussen leads the first day of the Young Drivers Test

Quiet morning at Silverstone, with only a red flag that has not been produced by any car but the rescue car at the entry of the circuit. The teams were able to seize the day,...

Marussia will use Ferrari engines

Marussia F1 Team has announced the agreement of a new technical partnership. Marussia will use a full Ferrari powertrain from the 2014 season. The team will receive the supply of an Internal Combustion Engine...

Vettel conquers his home Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel has won today in Germany, a scenario in which he has never before achieved a victory. His main rivals for the victory were the two Lotus and Hamilton, as expected. Kimi Raikkonen was...

Lewis Hamilton takes the pole at Nurburgring

In Q1, only Red Bull and Mercedes have dared to use the medium compound in order to pass to Q2, and have succeeded without difficulty, but it has become clear that they need the...

Sebastian Vettel is the fastest man on the last practice session

Nice weather conditions on the last practice. On the first part of the session, only the medium compound has been used by all the teams. In these conditions, Red Bull has been the fastest...

Pirelli’s valuation to Friday’s practice session

Today, all eyes were looking at tyres. Everybody was expecting to see if really problems have been solved. And no problem has appeared, but certainly there is a circuit where tyres haven’t a high...

Vettel dominates the second free practice

Sebastian Vettel topped the second free practice session of the German GP disputed at Nurburgring. Behind the Red Bull of Vettel finished Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) just two-tenths away from the German, followed by Mark Webber...

Hamilton and Rosberg dominated the FP1

The free practice was started with an overcast sky, and the traditional recognition lap with medium tyres but Fernando Alonso was stop in corner number 7 due to an electrical problem. Like ever, we have...

Pirelli blames high kerbs and incorrect use of rear tyres

After the shame lived at Silverstone, Pirelli has assured that there are different causes that led to the tyres failure. The first cause is rear tyres that were mounted in the wrong way, this...

Hulkenberg will drive for first time in Nürburgring with one Formula 1

After an eventful race in Silverstone, the Sauber F1 Team makes its way east to the Nürburgring for the German Grand Prix, which takes place from 5th to 7th July. It will be a Formula One...

Nico Rosberg wins in Silverstone a survival race

The race started with a bad start for Nico Rosberg and Mark Webber, who started the race in the dirty side of the track, and that has been taken as an advantage by the...

Di Resta goes to back of grid for underweight car

Paul di Resta has been excluded from Saturday’s qualifying results after his Force India was found to be underweight in post-session checks at Silverstone. Di Resta had qualified a career best-equalling fifth for Sunday’s 2013...

Hamilton gets the pole at home

Lewis Hamilton was the fastest with Mercedes marking a lap of 1.29.607. He was followed by Nico Rosberg with a time of 1.30.059 and behind them you'll find Sebastian Vettel with a 1.30.211 very...

FP3 Silverstone. Mercedes gets a 1-2

Nico Rosberg has been the fastest driver of the day and the weekend, with Lewis Hamilton very close to him. Both Mercedes have shown a big superiority over the rest of the teams, but...

Rosberg, fastest in second free practice

The session started with the track still wet, but not much. Quickly, most drivers and teams have come to track in order to recover the "lost time". At first all went out on intermediate...