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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
WILLIAMS F1 BRITISH GRAND PRIX PREVIEW… Mike Coughlan, Technical Director: This weekend is the Williams F1 Team’s home race and it is always great to be amongst all our fans. It is also one of our most successful races, with ten wins in total for the team in Britain. The new circuit layout, introduced in 2010, […]
Colin Turkington takes epic pole… eBay Motors driver sets new lap record on a last-gasp lap to take pole position at Croft Colin Turkington took a sensational pole position after his last gasp flyer edged out Jason Plato’s MG at Croft in North Yorkshire. Current Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship leader Matt Neal secured […]