BELGIAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING JENSON BUTTON TAKES HIS FIRST POLE SINCE MONACO 2009 SEBASTIAN VETTEL LAYS AN EGG, KIMI DISAPPOINTS BUT KAMUI SURPRISES WITH A FRONT ROW START. KAMUI KOBAYASHI: “Spa is one of our favourite tracks, but we didn’t expect to be second. Normally we struggle in qualifying and in the race we are […]
Haryanto sails to pole in Spa… Indonesian on top in wet qualifying- Rio Haryanto has grabbed his maiden GP2 pole position in treacherous conditions to top a very wet qualifying session this afternoon in Spa Francorchamps, setting the pace throughout to lead home Lotus teammates James Calado and Esteban Gutiérrez. The Indonesian’s […]
LEWIS HAMILTON TAKES A COMMANDING 150 th MCLAREN POLE POSITION FOR THE HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX. Romain Grosjean with his best qualifying to date will have a front row start in Budapest. LEWIS: “There is no real secret to Sunday’s race, it is the same as anyone else, You have to keep your head cool and […]
Fernando does it again with pole for the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim Red Bull happy with Sebastian on the front row Mark Webber will drop down to eight on the grid do to a gear box change- Alonso: “I think the conditions were still very on the limit, as far as it is […]
Fernando Alonso takes pole in disrupted Silverstone qualifying “We are happy with pole position after nearly two years for Ferrari. For Ferrari it’s a long time,” said Alonso. “With these weather conditions the qualifying is one of the least important of the year, because everything will be mixed after a few laps tomorrow, but with […]
F1weekly podcast number 583 Special weekend interview with former McLaren mechanic Marc Priestley Marc Priestley (@f1elvis) has a wealth of experience having worked at McLaren between 1999 and 2009 as a race mechanic and member of the team’s pit crew. Marc has worked with drivers such as Mika Hakkinen, David Coulthard, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson […]