World F1 champion Vettel wins Korean GP

2011-10-16T10:30:19Z

Double world champion Sebastian Vettel won the Korean Grand Prix in crushing fashion on Sunday to help his Red Bull team retain the Formula One constructors? title after a dominant season.

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Vettel takes Turkish Grand Prix win in Red Bull one-two

2011-05-08T15:30:18Z

World champion Sebastian Vettel claimed his third win in four races this season with a near-flawless drive to victory for Red Bull in Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix.

The 23-year-old German led from his 19th career pole position to the chequered flag unchallenged, conceding the lead only once during his pit-stops and now has a 34-point lead in the championship.

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Schumacher says too early 'to write us off'

2011-04-05T09:30:42Z

Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher Tuesday urged his fans not to write off his Mercedes GP Petronas F1 team following a disastrous season-opening race in Australia.

"There is absolutely no doubt we want to do better than in the opening race, which was a disappointment for all of us. We clearly see that as a challenge and it is much too early to write us of...

Rosberg tops F1 time-sheet on last day of testing

2011-03-12T19:30:31Z

Germany's Nico Rosberg of Mercedes set the fastest lap time on a curtailed fifth and final day of pre-season testing at the Jerez circuit here on Saturday.

His best time of 1min 43.814sec was over half a second quicker than his nearest rival, Williams' new Venezuelan driver Pastor Maldonado.

Nico Rosberg set the fastest time in final day testing Sunday at the Circuit de Catalunya outside Barcelona with a fastest lap time of 1min 23.168sec ahead of Russian Lotus Renault driver Vitaly Petrov.

Petrov was almost 0.3sec slower at 1:...

Schumacher will be stronger in 2011: Mercedes boss

2011-02-02T10:30:23Z

Mercedes GP team boss Ross Brawn on Wednesday backed seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher to come back stronger this season after his disappointing return to Formula One last year.

Having come out of retirement, the 42-year-old Schumacher failed to reach the podium at al...

Press conference with team principals and drivers

2010-11-08T02:38:26Z

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Alonso ends Ferrari pole drought

2010-09-12T03:11:17Z

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Webber tops Hamilton for Belgian GP pole

2010-09-11T14:41:18Z

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Vettel storms to pole for European GP

2010-06-26T07:16:07Z

Sebastian Vettel stormed to his fourth pole position of the season during qualifying for Sunday's European Grand Prix on Saturday.

The 22-year-old Red Bull driver set a time of one minute 37.587 seconds as Australian team-mate Mark Webber completed the one-two for the Ross Brawn insists it is still possible for his team to win the world championship, despite a disappointing start to the season.

German driver Nico Rosberg has finished third on two occasions this year, while team-mate and countryman Michael Schumacher has struggled since his return to

Monday Afternoon Crew Chief: Schuey Strikes Back

2010-10-27T07:24:25Z

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Ferrari fined $20,000 for pit near-miss

2010-05-08T17:15:32Z

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Race stewards fined Ferrari $20,000 for a near-miss in the pit lane between Fernando Alonso's car and Nico Rosberg's Mercedes during the final phase of Spanish Grand Prix qualifying ...

Hamilton heads Button in first F1 practice session

2010-05-07T04:16:27Z

Formula One 2008 champion Lewis Hamilton topped the times ahead of his McLaren team-mate and defending titleholder Jenson Button in Friday morning's opening free practice session ahead of Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix.

The 25-year-old Englishman clocked a best time of one minute and ...

Hamilton pips Button in Spanish GP F1 practice

2010-05-07T04:15:57Z

The 25-year-old Englishman clocked a best time of one minute and ...

Schumacher must win over the critics

2010-05-04T17:30:25Z

LONDON (Reuters) - If the jury is still out on Michael Schumacher's Formula One comeback with Mercedes, then the next two weekends of racing in Spain and Monaco may make a verdict easier...

Lacking the Volanic Edge

2010-10-06T03:03:08Z

A truly incredible race in what is turning out to be a thoroughly entertaining season, following the disappointment of the season opener in Bahrain. There were many talking points from the Chinese Grand Prix ? the stunning drives of the two McLaren drivers who secured the first one-two for the team since 2007; the controversial incidents between Hamilton, Vettel, Massa and Alonso in the pit-lane; the questionable decision to deploy the safety for the second time, and also the lacklustre perfo...

Video: racing lines

2010-10-27T07:47:11Z

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Tuesday Afternoon Crew Chief: Best of Friends or Worst of Enemies?

2010-10-27T07:24:13Z

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Schumacher's F1 return is a big anti-climax

2010-04-19T19:02:52Z

Schumacher's return to Formula One proving a big anti-climax

Four races into the Formula One season, evidence is steadily accumulating that Michael Schumacher is no longer the indomitable driver he once was.

The seven-time Formula One champion's much-hyped comeback is quickly proving an anticlimax. Instead ...

Button captures F1's Chinese GP

2010-04-19T18:15:28Z

Jenson Button captures F1's Chinese GP; McLaren teammate Lews Hamilton finishes second

Jenson Button gambled on tire strategy to win the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday, beating teammate Lewis Hamilton to give McLaren a 1-2 finish.

Button, the reigning world champion, vaulted to the top o...

Button wins Chinese GP in McLaren one-two

2010-04-18T06:15:30Z

Defending champion Jenson Button delivered a perfectly judged drive in treacherous wet conditions on Sunday to win a dramatic Chinese Grand Prix ahead of his McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton.

The two Britons, champions in successive years, delivered their first one-two of the season in style to prove that if Red ...

Red Bull's Vettel seizes pole in F1 China Grand Prix

2010-04-17T01:15:41Z

Sebastian Vettel secured pole position for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix with another dramatic, late and perfectly judged lap for Red Bull in tense and closely contested qualifying session in Shanghai.

The 22-year-old German clocked a best lap of one minute and 34.558 seconds in the final seconds to outpace his neare...

Hamilton cautious after topping China F1 times

2010-04-16T12:16:21Z

Lewis Hamilton was cautious about his chances of victory in Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix after topping the times for McLaren in Friday's dramatic free practice sessions.

The 25-year-old, who won at the Shanghai International Circuit on his way to the world title in 2008, said he was delighted with his car, but still uncertain about h...

Alonso flexes muscle in final Bahrain GP practice

2010-03-13T02:30:14Z

Fernando Alonso flexed his and Ferrari's muscles when the former double world champion topped the times in third and final practice ahead of qualifying for the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix here on Saturday.

The 28-year-old Iberian, making his Ferrari debut after moving from Renault, clocked a best lap of 1min 54.099se...

Mercedes' Rosberg leads F1 testing in Barcelona

2010-02-27T08:30:17Z

Mercedes GP gets lift as Rosberg sets fastest lap time at F1 testing; Massa 3rd for Ferrari

Nico Rosberg gave Mercedes GP's Formula One fortunes a lift by setting the fastest lap at a preseason testing session.

The German driver was more than seven-tenths of a second faster than Barrichello leads another wet F1 test session as teams' preparations hampered by poor weather

Rubens Barrichello of Williams set the fastest time despite more poor weather hampering teams' Formula One preparations on Thursday.

Barrichello's time of 1 minute, 27.145 seconds came during one of the few dry mom...

Schumi's return would not be easy, says Rosberg

2010-04-16T08:19:54Z

Nico Rosberg believes seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher will find it difficult to return to the fast lane after an absence of four years.

Mercedes, who raced under the Brawn GP banner last season, have already signed Rosberg up for 2010 and speculation is growing that Schumacher will be unveiled as hi...

Mercedes GP set to name second driver in 2010

2010-04-16T08:21:22Z

Formula One team Mercedes GP said Wednesday they will reveal the identity of their second driver at the start of 2010 with rumours rife it is set to be seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher.

"We have already recruited the excellent driver Nico Rosberg and we will know...

Barrichello and Hulkenberg sign up for Williams

2010-04-16T09:28:11Z

The Williams Formula One team announced on Monday that their drivers for next year will be veteran Brazilian Rubens Barrichello and German rookie Nico Hulkenberg.

The Oxford-based team struggled throughout the just-concluded season when

Barichello and Hulkenberg sign up for Williams

2010-04-16T09:28:21Z

The Williams Formula One team announced on Monday that their drivers for next year will be veteran Brazilian Rubens Barichello and German rookie Nico Hulkenberg.

The Oxford-based team struggled throughout the just-concluded season when Nico Rosberg and Nico Rosberg confirms he is leaving Williams, but no word yet on 2010 team

Nico Rosberg has confirmed that this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will be his last with the Williams team in Formula One.

Rosberg would not say which team he would join in 2010, with Jenson Button saw his title hopes suffer a rain-soaked setback.

The Englishman, who came to the penultimate race of the year with a 14-point lead over Brawn GP teammate Rubens Barrichello, failed to reach the final qual...

McLaren driver Hamilton wins Singapore GP

2010-04-16T10:07:07Z

Lewis Hamilton produced a masterful drive to win Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix ahead of Timo Glock and Fernando Alonso as Jenson Button got more points on the board to shore up his championship lead.

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McLaren hit top gear at last as Kovalainen sets the pace in Turkey

2010-10-21T10:41:04Z

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F1 teams consider plan to launch rival series as budget-cap row grows

2010-10-21T10:40:58Z

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Kovalainen gives McLaren hope

2010-10-21T10:40:58Z

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Rosberg on top in practice

2010-10-21T10:41:03Z

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Button cruises to maiden Monaco GP win

2010-04-16T12:08:48Z

World championship leader Jenson Button made it five wins out of six races this season when he drove his Brawn GP car to a consummate triumph in Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix.

The 29-year-old Englishman delivered a flawless performance as he and 37-year-old Brazilian team-mate Jenson Button grabbed pole position on Saturday for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix with a perfectly-timed hot lap in the final seconds of qualifying.

The 29-year-old Englishman delivered a best time of one minute and 14.902 seconds in his Brawn GP car to secure his fourth pole in six races this year and the seven...

Rosberg fastest again at Monaco practice

2010-04-16T12:11:28Z

Rosberg fastest in practice again at Monaco, Hamilton in the hunt

Nico Rosberg continued his impressive form in practice by setting the fastest lap in preparation for Formula One's Monaco Grand Prix, while Lewis Hamilton s...

Hamilton on Monaco pace

2010-10-21T10:39:58Z

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Rosberg reigns in Spain

2010-10-21T10:39:13Z

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Hamilton fastest in Bahrain F1 practice

2010-04-16T13:37:46Z

Defending world champion Lewis Hamilton of Britain bounced back to the top of the time sheets in Friday's opening free practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

The 24-year-old McLaren Mercedes driver, recovering from a troubled and controversial star...

Hamilton tops times in opening Bahrain F1 practice

2010-04-16T13:37:47Z

Defending world champion Lewis Hamilton of Britain bounced back to the top of the time sheets in Friday's opening free practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

The 24-year-old McLaren Mercedes driver, recovering from a troubled and controversial star...

Nico Rosberg needs to build on his promise

2010-10-21T10:37:58Z

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Nico Rosberg says rival Jenson Button will have Bahrain contest sewn up

2010-10-21T10:37:52Z

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Button wins abandoned Malaysian Grand Prix

2010-04-16T15:45:14Z

Jenson Button in a Brawn won a chaotic Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday for a second straight victory after the race was abandoned when a ferocious storm lashed the Sepang circuit.

Nick Heidfeld in his BMW Sauber came second, benefiting from pitting only once ...

Button reigns in the rain

2010-10-21T10:36:42Z

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Rosberg fastest in Malaysian GP practice

2010-04-16T15:47:47Z

Nico Rosberg in his Williams-Toyota topped the times in Saturday's final free practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull's Mark Webber.

The German clocked a best lap of one minute 35.940 seconds to be 0.108secs ahead of the A...

Nico Rosberg calls for an end to 'dangerous' twilight races

2010-10-21T10:36:16Z

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Rosberg dominates practice again

2010-10-21T10:36:04Z

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Rosberg fastest in Australian GP practice

2010-04-16T16:07:57Z

German Nico Rosberg offered Williams-Toyota the tantalising prospect of breaking its long Grand Prix win-drought with the fastest times in Friday's practice sessions in Melbourne.

Rosberg topped the time charts in both sessions, finishing the day with a fastest lap time of one minute 26.053 seconds ahead of this weekend's highly anticipated Austral...

Rosberg leads the way in practice

2010-10-21T10:35:56Z

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Williams' Rosberg fastest in F1 opening practice

2010-04-16T16:09:47Z

Williams-Toyota's Nico Rosberg was fastest in Friday's initial practice ahead of this weekend's season-opening Australian Formula One Grand Prix.

The 23-year-old German topped the time charts with a fastest lap of one minute 26.687 seconds in the 90-minute practic...

Slow start for Hamilton

2010-10-21T10:35:59Z

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Button clocks best time in testing

2010-06-11T22:35:11Z

Britain's Jenson Button outpaced Germany's Nico Rosberg to record the fastest lap for Formula One newcomers Brawn GP in testing in souther...

Barrichello fastest in Barcelona testing

2010-04-16T16:05:41Z

Brawn GP maintained their impressive performance in testing here this week with Brazilian Rubens Barrichello notching up the fastest time at the Catalunya circuit on Thursday.

Barrichello clocked a best time of 1min 18.926 seconds in a 110-lap session for the new Britain's Lewis Hamilton outpaced rival Fernando Alonso on the last day of Formula One testing in Spain Friday, but the Spaniard improved his performance in the new Nico Rosberg of Germany and Kazuki Nakajima of Japan have been retained by Williams for the 2009 Formula One World Championship season.

A statement from the British team said they ...

Williams keep faith with drivers

2010-10-21T10:24:21Z

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Alonso wins drama-filled F1 Singapore GP

2010-04-16T13:11:37Z

Spain's Fernando Alonso won his first race in a year at the Singapore Grand Prix Sunday, taking the chequered flag in a drama-filled inaugural night race as a comical error cost Felipe Massa dearly.

It was the Renault driver...

F1 driver Alonso wins drama-filled Singapore GP

2010-04-16T13:11:38Z

Spain's Fernando Alonso snapped a year-long win drought to take the Singapore Grand Prix Sunday, winning a drama-filled first ever night race as a comical error cost Felipe Massa dearly.

It was the Renault driver's first vic...

The technology behind an F1 race

2010-10-21T10:45:09Z

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Dastardly Hamilton set to make it a wacky race by throwing an anvil at his Hockenheim rivals

2010-10-21T10:17:56Z

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Nico Rosberg

2010-10-23T09:51:09Z

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Rosberg in fine fettle

2010-10-19T12:54:29Z

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The mean streak that is driving Hamilton to glory

2010-10-13T19:48:03Z

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Nico Rosberg and Sebastien Buemi

2010-04-08T16:50:40Z

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Formula 1 - GP Bahrain - Rosberg

2010-04-10T12:40:28Z

German Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Williams F1 steers his car during the second practice session at the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain<...

Sports News - November 02, 2008

2010-04-11T05:05:25Z

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Formula 1 Finale Brazil, Interlagos 31.Oct.-02.November 2008

2010-04-11T08:37:55Z

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