Blogs Posts in Formula One Drivers category; 92 blog posts

Adrian Sutil could return to F1 with Force India this season

The 30-year-old, who drove for the team in its various guises from 2007-11, is a contender for the vacant seat in 2013 alongside Scot Paul di Resta. Frenchman Jules Bianchi is believed to be the other candidate. Sutil was found guilty of [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2013 | Comments : 0

Pay as you go, go, go: F1's 'pay drivers' explained

The Marussia team's decision to release Timo Glock from his contract because of "commercial" reasons has focused attention on an aspect of Formula 1 that some see as unsavoury and more casual viewers probably did not even re [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2013 | Comments : 0

Formula 1: Red Bull Confirms Sebastien Buemi as Reserve Driv...

Red Bull have sprung a surprise by naming Sebastien Buemi, who was dropped from feeder team Toro Rosso, as reserve driver for their senior team. The Swiss will provide back-up for Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber. Team principal Christ [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Webber Easily Wins Formula One British Grand Prix

Mark Webber might be the second driver on the Red Bull team, but he certainly did not offer up a second-rate performance at the Formula One British Grand Prix on Sunday. “Very special victory for me,” Webber told  & [...]

Posted On : Jul, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton takes it slow in rift with...

Lewis Hamilton has admitted there are still problems to overcome in his relationship with his father, Anthony, four months after the two men became professionally estranged. It was in March, two weeks before the start of the Formula One [...]

Posted On : Jul, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Webber completes pole position hat-trick at Turkish GP

Mark Webber claimed his third straight pole position of the Formula One season at the Turkish Grand Prix on Saturday as the Red Bull team maintained its perfect qualifying record. The Australian Webber edged British McLaren driver Lewis [...]

Posted On : May, 31 2010 | Comments : 0

WEBBER LOOKS FOR THAT LITTLE EXTRA

Mark Webber is hoping Red Bull can keep him "on the edge" if he is to maintain his Formula One title challenge this season. Webber thrust himself back into contention with a dominant victory in Sunday's Spanish Grand Pr [...]

Posted On : May, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Formula One Gets by Communist China’s Twitter Ban

Formula One drivers and support staff—from pit crews to crew chiefs to team bosses to PR people—have become deeply immersed in “tweeting,” sending short messages on Twitter, the microblogging social network servic [...]

Posted On : Apr, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Vettel - Reliability issues 'massively infuriating'

Sebastian Vettel has described the reliability problems that prevented him from clinching victory in Bahrain and Australia as "massively infuriating". The young German qualified on pole position in the first two races and [...]

Posted On : Mar, 31 2010 | Comments : 0

F1 IS STILL EXCITING - SCHUMACHER

Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher believes the excitement has not left Formula One following accusations that the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix was nothing more than a procession. With new regulations this year bannin [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Massa, Schumacher light up Day 1 of Formula 1 Testing

Formula One's first day of pre-season testing began in Valencia this morning to kick off 15 days of track action ahead of the first race of the 2010 season in Bahrain on 14 March. Ferrari, BMW Sauber, Mercedes GP, McLaren Mercede [...]

Posted On : Feb, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Michael Schumacher

The German's shrewd racing mind and renowned driving ability, especially in the wet, have brought him deserved praise, respect - if not perhaps affection - and a series of records that appear insurmountable. The winner of more grands prix [...]

Posted On : Jan, 20 2010 | Comments : 0