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 →
Bad to worse for Mercedes
At the British Grand Prix, Mercedes weren't expecting to do well, and they didn't. Schumacher put in a strong qualifying performance for third on the grid in the rain, but in the dry race there was nothing he could do to stay near the front, and the illustrious German finished seventh, which was a reasonable... Continue Reading →
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Alonso eases to win in Germany
Fernando Alonso has taken his third win of the season with a fairly uneventful victory from pole position in Germany. After making a good start, Alonso led almost continually to the flag, surrendering the lead for only a couple of laps when he made his first pitstop. Although he never had to defend too vigorously,... Continue Reading →
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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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