F1 Qualifying

McLaren MP4-24 at Valencia

Hamilton/McLaren on Pole for European Grand Prix

August 22, 2009

Lewis Hamilton and his team mate Heiki Kovalainen locked up the top two starting grid positions for tomorrows European Grand Prix during qualifying today at the new Valencia road circuit in Spain. Less than seven hundredths of a second covered the top three grid positions in a closely fought final qualifying session which saw Rubens [...]

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Felipe Masa in Stable Condition

July 26, 2009

Ferrari issued the following updates on the condition of Felipe Masa following his accident yesterday during the end of the second qualifying period at the Hungarian Grand Prix. “Felipe Massa’s conditions – 26th July, 10 am Budapest, 26th July 2009 – After undergoing an operation yesterday afternoon, Felipe Massa’s condition remains stable and there were [...]

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Hungarian Grand Prix Qualifying Marred By Masa Accident

July 25, 2009

Saturday qualifying at the Hungaroring was marred by a freak accident involving Felipe Masa at the end Q2. Masa was hit on the head by a spring that had broken off Rubens Barichello’s Brawn Gp car. Masa was following Barichello on track when the spring broke loose from Barichello’s car, bounced up and hit Masa [...]

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Red Bull Finish 1, 2 at Nürburgring

July 13, 2009

The infamous weather at the Nürburgring was not a huge factor in the results with the forecasted rain holding off for the race. For the second time in the last two races Red Bull Racing dominated the field, with Webber having an outstanding day, completely out driving everyone else on track and easily claiming the [...]

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German Grand Prix - Mark Webber on Pole

German Grand Prix Qualifying – Many Firsts!!

July 11, 2009

The changeable weather at the Nürburgring lived up to its reputation during qualifying today creating challenging driving conditions and resulting in an unexpected grid with several new names making it through to the final 10. Mark Webber drove an outstanding qualifying lap in challenging conditions to claim his fist ever Pole position for Red Bull [...]

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F1 Racing Returns to Nürburgring

July 5, 2009

Next week Formula One returns to Nürburgring for the first time since since 2007, recently the German Grand Prix has been alternating between Nürburgring and Hockenheim with Hockenheim hosting last year. Each Grand Prix is important, but the German Grand Prix will be specially important for  the teams and drivers on many levels. Many of [...]

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The Big Question: Can Brawn Return To Winning Form For The German Grand Prix

July 1, 2009

Red Bull Racing definitely increased the performance of their car for the Silverstone Grand Prix and were the class of the field finishing on the first two steps of the podium. The big question is can Brawn do anything about it, apparently the problem Brawn had at Silverstone was not getting enough heat in the [...]

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Red Bull Racing Obliterate The Competition

June 21, 2009

Sebastian Vettel’s Pole setting run during qualifying for the British Grand Prix became even more impressive when the race fuel loads were published. Not only did Vettel beat everyone else very handily when he qualified P1, he was also carrying over four laps more fuel than his closest competitor Rubens Barrichello in the Brawn GP. [...]

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British Grand Prix Qualifying – What happened to Lewis?

June 20, 2009

For the third straight race Lewis Hamilton failed to make it out of the first qualifying session and his team mate Heikki Kovalainen only just manage to squeeze into Q2 but made it no further. Lewis’s final qualifying lap was interrupted when Adrian Sutil in the Force India VJM02 had a heavy crash into the [...]

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Will Red Bull upset Jenson Button’s Streak of Wins

June 20, 2009

Red Bull Racing were the class of the field during Qualifying at the British Grand Prix today. Both Red Bull drivers breaking the Silverstone track record during  the second period of qualifying. Initially it was Mark Webber to post the fastest lap and break the track record set by Michael Schumacher back in 2004, but [...]

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FOTA Responds, Bad News for F1?

June 9, 2009

FOTA the Formula One Teams Association responded to Max Mosely head of the FIA by letter before today’s deadline. The contents of the letter have not been made public however an FIA spokesperson said: “The FIA has received a letter and various attachments from FOTA, the contents of which are not entirely negative, and we [...]

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