Tag Archive: Melbourne

Apr 21

Pole sitter Nico Rosberg is not confident he will win Sunday’s Bahrain grand prix.

Rosberg on pole but not favourite in Bahrain

The German acknowledged that while his Mercedes is quick over a single lap, it might burn through Pirelli’s heavily-degrading tyres faster than his rivals in the race. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: Auto Motor und Sport, Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus, Melbourne, Mercedes, MTV3, Nico Rosberg, O Estado de S.Paulo, Pirelli, Ross Brawn, Salzburger Nachrichten, Sebastian Vettel, Toto Wolff

Apr 16

2013 finale could be Interlagos’ last F1 race

“The track is one of the best in the world, for sure” – Ecclestone

Bernie Ecclestone has threatened to axe Brazil’s formula one race if organisers fail to urgently upgrade the ageing Interlagos circuit. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: Bernie Ecclestone, Formula One, Hermann Tilke, Interlagos, Melbourne, Monaco, Montreal, O Estado de Sao Paulo, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo

Apr 09

‘No reason’ to write off title – McLaren

Jenson Button is refusing even to rule out a title challenge.

Not long ago, McLaren’s 2013 campaign was in tatters, as the famous British team refused to rule out scrapping its new car and putting the 2012 machine back into action. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: Bahrain, Jenson Button, Jonathan Neale, Malaysia, McLaren, Melbourne, Sepang, Woking

Apr 09

No unfair Pirelli advantage for Lotus – Wurz

“The Lotus of today has the same DNA.”

Alex Wurz has played down suggestions Lotus has an unfair advantage over its formula one rivals in 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: Alex Wurz, DNA, Dr Helmut Marko, Formula One, Lotus, Melbourne, Pirelli, R30, Renault, Toyota, Williams

Apr 08

Lotus wants Pirelli to keep ‘tender’ tyres

Pirelli has promised to “review” the situation

Lotus has admitted it is opposed to Pirelli making radical changes to its 2013 tyres. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: Bahrain Grand Prix, E21, James Allison, Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus, Melbourne, Pirelli, Red Bull

Apr 02

Rivals expect to push Red Bull in 2013

“Red Bull, in my opinion, is still the strongest team at the moment”

Ferrari, Mercedes and even McLaren — they all claim they can push reigning champions Red Bull in 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: Australia, China, Corriere della Sport, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Lotus, Malaysia, McLaren, Melbourne, Mercedes, Red Bull, Stefano Domenicali

Mar 23

Alonso expects Raikkonen ‘pressure’ in race

“I don’t think the (grid) positions are very important these days”

Fernando Alonso on Saturday sounded unfazed as his Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa continued to hold the upper hand. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: Auto Motor und Sport, Eric Boullier, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus, Melbourne, Nico Rosberg, Red Bull, Sebastian Vettel, Sepang

Mar 23

Lotus flattered by Newey’s interest in 2013 car

“If someone is interested, it is because we have done a good job”

In Malaysia on Friday, Mark Webber was not the only top driver groaning about the overwhelmingly dominant factor in the paddock at present. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: DPA, El Confidential, Eric Boullier, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus, Malaysia, MARK WEBBER, Melbourne, Michael Schumacher, Pirelli, Red Bull, RMC Sport, Sebastian Vettel

Mar 23

Sauber could have swapped drivers in Australia

“It was not an option for us.”

Sauber could have kept Nico Hulkenberg in the race last Sunday in Australia, it has emerged. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: Australia, Auto Motor und Sport, Blick, C32, Esteban Gutierrez, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, MARK WEBBER, Melbourne, Michael Schmidt, Monisha Kaltenborn, Nico Hülkenberg, Red Bull, Roger Benoit, Sauber

Mar 22

Rivals suspect Lotus has unfair tyre advantage – report

At Sepang, arguably even more than in Australia, the keyword is tyres.

As Melbourne winner Kimi Raikkonen continues his top form in Malaysia, Lotus’ rivals are beginning to wonder if the team has an unfair advantage. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: Auto Motor und Sport, Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus, Malaysia, MARK WEBBER, Melbourne, Michael Schmidt, Pirelli, Red Bull, Renault

Mar 22

Lotus leaves Grosjean a step behind Raikkonen

“We’re seeing the same phenomenon as in Melbourne”

After Kimi Raikkonen eased to victory in Australia, and set the pace in Malaysia on Friday, the forgotten man of Lotus is Romain Grosjean. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: Australia, Auto Motor und Sport, E21, James Allison, Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus, Malaysia, Melbourne, Romain Grosjean

Mar 22

Alonso not fazed by Raikkonen’s winning pace

“The (race) pace of the Lotus was very good, but nothing we cannot do”

Fernando Alonso on Thursday said Kimi Raikkonen’s winning pace in Australia a week ago is not a worry. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: Australia, China, E21, El Confidential, Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus, Malaysia, Melbourne, Monza, MTV3, Ossi Oikarinen, Red Bull, Sebastian Vettel, Sepang

Mar 22

Massa denies ‘team orders’ strategy to favour Alonso

“I was part of that strategy and it didn’t work out.”

Felipe Massa has denied suggestions last Sunday’s 2013 season opener was clear evidence he is still Fernando Alonso’s ‘number 2′ at Ferrari. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Flavio Briatore, Melbourne, Renault, Totalrace

Mar 21

Ferrari actually fastest in Australia – Brawn

“If they had done a two stop race, they would have won”

The headlines in Australia last weekend were that Red Bull dominated qualifying, before Lotus’ Kimi Raikkonen eased to victory. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: Albert Park, Australia, Auto Motor und Sport, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus, Melbourne, Mercedes, Red Bull, Ross Brawn

Mar 21

McLaren begins task to improve flawed 2013 car

It has already begun.

McLaren is pressing ahead with plans to improve the new 2013 car, as suggestions last year’s winning model could be resurrected begin to fade. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: Anthony Rowlinson, F1, Malaysia, McLaren, Melbourne, MP4-27, MP4-28, Sam Michael, Sepang, Spanish GP

Mar 21

Williams’ daughter shaping up as new team boss

The comments triggered reports that Claire, 36, is already the team boss.

Claire Williams could be shaping up to take over at the helm of her father’s famous British team. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: Australia, Claire Williams, Ginny Williams, Melbourne, Mike Coughlan, Oxfordshire, Pastor Maldonado, Sir Frank Williams, Telegraph, Williams

Mar 21

Red Bull too focused on qualifying – Marko

Red Bull might need to tweak its focus if it wants to win in 2013.

That is the admission of the energy drink-owned squad’s forthright management figure Dr Helmut Marko, on the eve of round two of the newly-commenced world championship in Malaysia. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: Australia, Dr Helmut Marko, Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus, Malaysia, MARK WEBBER, Melbourne, Pirelli, Red Bull, Sebastian Vettel, Servus TV

Mar 21

Massa wins record for longest Ferrari drought

A cocktail masterclass with Felipe Massa

Felipe Massa is enduring the longest victory drought in the history of all Ferrari drivers, according to an analysis by Italy’s Autosprint. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: Andrea de Cesaris, Autosprint, Chris Amon, Clay Regazzoni, Eddie Irvine, F1, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Gerhard Berger, Globo, Jarno Trulli, Jean Alesi, Luca di Montezemolo, Maranello, Martin Brundle, Melbourne, Michele Alboreto, Nick Heidfeld, Rubens Barrichello, Sepang, Stefan Johansson

Mar 21

Salo doubts Williams can bounce back in 2013

“Williams has a lot of work ahead now.”

Former F1 driver Mika Salo has questioned whether Williams has the ability to recover from a bad start to the 2013 season. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: F1, McLaren, Melbourne, Mika Salo, MTV3, Oxfordshire, Sauber, Toyota, Valtteri Bottas, Williams

Mar 20

McLaren ‘not considering’ 2012 car reprise

“At the moment we have to work hard on this car”

Martin Whitmarsh has played down reports McLaren could end its crisis by pulling its winning 2012 car out of mothballs. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: BBC, Jenson Button, Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren, Melbourne, MP4-28

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