NICO ROSBERG ON TOP IN FP2… Rosberg topped the times for Mercedes in Friday’s second free practice session at Silverstone ahead of this weekend’s British Grand Prix. The German, who celebrated his 28th birthday on Thursday, clocked a best lap of one minute and 32.248 seconds in improving drying conditions after a rainswept morning. That […]
Fabio Leimer tops wet free practice in Silverstone… The fifth round of the 2013 GP2 Series season opened this morning in cool and wet conditions and saw Fabio Leimer top the session in a laptime of 1:57.996, four tenths ahead of rookie Robin Frijns and local hero James Calado. The morning rain meant […]
QUALIFYING COMPLETED FOR 91ST PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL HILL CLIMB!… After weeks of anticipation, the gloves are finally off. Today, the Pikes Peak competitors went head-to-head in competition against each other for the very first time, in qualifying for Sunday’s epic hill climb event. The 13 Unlimited class competitors – a category where the only rules […]
MARK WEBBER LEAVING FORMULA 1 SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — In a surprise announcement ahead of the British Grand Prix, Red Bull driver Mark Webber said Thursday he is leaving Formula One after this season to race Porsche sports cars. The 36-year-old Australian said he signed a contract with the German company ”that extends over several […]
LOTUS F1 TEAM ANNOUNCES ALTRAN AS TECHNICAL PARTNER- Lotus F1 Team is pleased to announce new Technical Partner, Altran UK, who will provide the team with specialist engineering services for the remainder of the 2013 season. Services will be delivered by a team of Altran UK engineers who will be based on site at the […]
LOEB AND THE PEUGEOT 208 T16 PIKES PEAK GET THEIR WINGS It’s official: Sebastien Loeb and the Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak are cleared for takeoff. Today at Colorado Springs, the bespoke 875-horsepower Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak passed technical scrutineering at the World Arena close to the city centre, certifying the car to take […]