McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton has taken pole position for the 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest, pipping Renault driver Romain Grosjean by a whole four tenths of a second. Australian Mark Webber had a shock exit after Q2, missing out on a spot in the top 10 by 0.018 seconds. […]
Formula One
Fernando Alonso wins 2012 German F1 Grand Prix
Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso has taken the win at the 2012 German Formula One Grand Prix, further securing his leadership in points. Australian Red Bull Racing driver Mark Webber came in with an eighth place. The Hockenheim event got off to a shaky start for Red Bull, with the FIA […]
Why Mark Webber knocked back Ferrari F1 deal to stay at Red Bull
Australian F1 driver Mark Webber says he wants to continue racing in Formula One beyond 2013 after signing another one year deal with team Red Bull Racing. In his latest column for the BBC, Webber said he did have talks with Ferrari about joining good friend Fernando Alonso, but decided […]
Mark Webber wins 2012 British Formula One Grand Prix at Silverstone
Australian Mark Webber has become the second driver in 2012 to win two races in F1 after taking victory at the 2012 British Formula One Grand Prix at Silverstone. Webber beat home the only other dual-winner, Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, after the Spaniard led from pole and for the first 48 […]
Maria de Villota (Marussia F1 test driver) involved in life threatening crash
Marussia F1 team test driver Maria de Villota has had a horrible crash after high-speed testing at Duxford airfield in the UK. The Spanish driver hit the back of a team transporter truck when driving back to the pits after a straight-line run. De Villota was taken to hospital by […]
‘Webber and I aren’t best friends’ – Sebastian Vettel
Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel admits that he and teammate Mark Webber aren’t best buddies away from racing, but the German says he’d be happy for the Aussie to continue with Red Bull Racing beyond 2012. Webber’s one-year contract has been a big talking point all season with rumours […]
Fernando Alonso wins 2012 European F1 Grand Prix in thrilling race
Spaniard Fernando Alonso has had plenty of memorable victories in his career, but few will match the efforts of his 29th career victory in front of his home crowd in Valencia for the 2012 European F1 Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver started down in 11th position, but problems for Red […]
Sebastian Vettel takes pole at 2012 European F1 Grand Prix
As his world champion teammate Sebastian Vettel will start on pole, Aussie Mark Webber will have to make his way from 19th position after suffering car and traffic problems in qualifying for the 2012 European Grand Prix in Valencia, Spain. Webber reported a hydraulic problem caused his DRS to not […]