Topic: Sebastian Vettel

Vettel, Schumacher win fifth Race of Champions

German Formula One stars Michael Schumacher and reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel won the Race of Champions Nations Cup for the fifth successive year on Saturday.The duo defeated Denmark's Tom Kristensen, eight-time winner of the Le Mans 24 Hour Race, and Finnish ...

Humble F1 champ Vettel keeps feet on the ground

Germany's two-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel said Tuesday he won't be taking anything for granted in 2012 when he will be bidding for a third successive crown.The 24-year-old German, who became Formula One's youngest back-to-back world champion when he reclaimed ...

Bleary-eyed F1 army set for high intensity 2012

Formula One's paddock army were bleary-eyed on Monday after the end-of-season celebrations following yet another Red Bull triumph in the Brazilian Grand Prix.But as they packed and prepared for their final homeward flights of a memorable if predictable 2011 season, there were ...

Vettel beats Mansell pole record in Brazil

Newly-crowned double world champion Sebastian Vettel stormed into the Formula One record books again on Saturday when he delivered a stunning fastest lap to secure pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix.The 24-year-old German became the first man to achieve 15 pole ...

Hamilton tops second practice

Lewis Hamilton topped the times during Friday's second free practice for Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix, the McLaren driver edging out Red Bull drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber.The 2008 champion, third quickest in the morning session, set the pace from the get-go ...

Driver Webber ready for the surf

Australian Mark Webber admitted on Thursday that he is looking forward to some surfing and relaxation when the Formula One season is completed following Sunday's season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix.The 35-year-old Red Bull driver, who has struggled to match his double championship winning ...

Hamilton ready to reach new level: McLaren

Lewis Hamilton's victory in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is a sure sign of his championship-winning potential in 2012, according to McLaren team chief Martin Whitmarsh.Hamilton has endured a rollercoaster year on the Formula One circuit, and off it. Last month he ...

Hamilton wins Abu Dhabi GP for mum

A delighted Lewis Hamilton produced a near-flawless performance on Sunday and then dedicated his spectacular victory in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to his mother on her birthday.Hamilton, recovered from the worst lows of a rollercoaster year, took full advantage of the ...
Lewis Hamilton topped the times in Friday?s incident-packed second free practice session ahead of Sunday?s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the McLaren driver outpacing his nearest rival and team-mate Jenson Button by two-tenths of a second.The two Englishmen dominated the day with Button ...

Button on top in Abu Dhabi practice

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Jenson Button set the pace in first practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Friday as Sebastian Vettel made a quiet return to the circuit where he became Formula One's youngest champion last year.Now a double title ...
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