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 →
Germany – Provisional grid after penalties
Nico Rosberg, Romain Grosjean and Mark Webber have been given five-place grid penalties for gearbox changes. Sergio Perez has been handed a five-place grid penalty for blocking during qualifying. The provisional starting order for the German Grand Prix after these penalties is as follows: Grid No Driver Team 1 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 2 1... Continue Reading →
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Alonso on pole in Germany
Fernando Alonso has taken pole position for tomorrow's German Grand Prix, in a brilliant display of wet weather driving. Although there had been rain earlier in the day, the racing line in Q1 was completely dry, and the teams streamed out onto the track, fearing that the weather might affect the latter part of the... Continue Reading →
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Webber should have gone to Ferrari
"If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari." - Gilles Villeneuve Villeneuve's view of Ferrari's place in racing is shared by the vast majority of drivers. As Sebastian Vettel recently... Continue Reading →
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Germany preview – Time for a home victory
Michael Schumacher put Germany properly on the Formula One map by becoming the country's first World Champion in 1994 and then going on to become by far the sport's most successful driver in history. As a result of Schumacher's success, Formula One became enormously popular in Germany, and the fans are expected to flock to... Continue Reading →
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