F1weekly podcast # 496

Nigel Melker quickest on final pre-season test day RSC Mücke Motorsport’s Nigel Melker was the fastest man out on track at Circuit de Catalunya today, after setting the best time of 1:37.882 on the final day of 2011 official GP3 Series testing. Once again the teams had to contend with low temperatures at the Spanish […]

Motorsports Mondial

Snapshots from Sepang The F1 Weekly love fest goes global again. This time covering the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix in Kuala Lumpur. Long time and dedicated listener Christi Paul was our man on the spot. His memo from Malaysia reads “I was in Sepang to witness a great race again, this time with far more pit […]

Motorsports Mondial

Cool in the heat and loving it Photo. Sutton Images Sebastian Vettel continues his winning streak on Sunday by taking the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang. Victory in both the opening races of the season has given the Red Bull reigning world champion 24 points lead over Jenson Button. The McLaren driver finished second and […]

F1weekly podcast # 495

Photo: Renault Sport F1 Sebastian Vettel continues his dominance winning in Sepang. Great drive for Jenson Button taking second place. Nick Heifeld proves the naysayers wrong with a podium! Lewis Hamilton struggled with his Pirelli tyres finishing in seventh. Christian Horner On Vettel’s race. “I think he was the coolest guy here today, I mean […]

Quali

Photo: Getty images Sebastian Vettle edges out Hamilton for pole at Sepang. Mark Webber in front of Jenson Button on the second row. Fernando could only manage fifth in his Ferrari. Nick Heidfeld out-qualifies his team mate vitaly Petrov. HRT  qualifying both cars for the Malaysian GP. Nick Heidfeld, P6, R31-04, 1:36.124 “I’m very satisfied […]

Motorsports Mondial

Photo: Reuters Star from Down Under Mark Webber is hoping to get his F1 season back on track. The season opener on home ground yielded the same best finish on home soil as his debut with Minardi. His young teammate, Sebastian Vettel, was on a different planet in Albert Park. Webber set the pace on […]