After Sunday's German Grand Prix, in which he crossed the line second, Sebastian Vettel had 20 seconds added to his race time for an illegal pass on Jenson Button. The penalty pushed Vettel all the way down to fifth in the race results. The incident happened on the penultimate lap, on the exit of the... Continue Reading →
No action taken against Red Bull
After being hauled in front of the stewards to explain their engine maps, Red Bull will be relieved to have no action taken against their drivers for today's German Grand Prix. FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer had examined the RB8 engine maps and found evidence that suggested that Red Bull were attempting to gain an... Continue Reading →
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Penalties looming for Red Bull?
Red Bull have been referred to the stewards at the German Grand Prix for having illegal engine maps. FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer examined the engine maps on both RB8 cars and considered them to be in breach of Article 5.5.3 of the 2012 Formula One Technical Regulations as he found the maximum torque output... Continue Reading →
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Monaco – Webber wasn’t helping Vettel
At Monaco on Sunday, Sebastian Vettel started the race on the prime tyres, when the rest of the top 10 were on the option tyres. The prime tyre is more durable, which meant that Vettel could pit quite a bit later than those who started ahead of him. When the front-runners pitted, Vettel found himself... Continue Reading →
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Bahrain – Vettel back to winning ways
Sebastian Vettel has returned to the top of the podium with an emphatic victory in Bahrain. The double World Champion has had a difficult start to the season, but silenced his doubters by taking pole position yesterday and driving a faultless race to victory this afternoon. The perfect weekend for Vettel sees him at the... Continue Reading →
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