“Excited Nervous” Photo. Reuters Mumm in Melbourne. Jenson Button goes three in four to win season opener. Two McLaren drivers on the podium. Two Aussie mates in the points. Maldonado meets the wall on final lap. Jenson Button won the Australian Grand Prix with authority; beating teammate and pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton at the start and […]
Photo: stupix Jensen Button Dominates the Australian Grand Prix Jenson Button: I think, as we all know sat here, every win means a lot to you, and for us as a team it really shows how important the winter is. We’ve had a strong winter – yesterday’s qualifying really showed that – so it’s nice […]
McLaren one two with Hamilton on pole in Melbourne Kimi’s return to Formula 1 turned into disaster dropping out in Q1 Alonso beached his Ferrari in Q2 and Massa still couldn’t match it! Grosjean with a fantastic third place for Lotus F1 Lewis Hamilton: “It’s an incredible feeling to be back here and make […]
Jensen Button tops the time sheets in Melbourne. FIA not happy with stepped nose on F1 cars. Charlie Whiting: “It will doubtless be discussed ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. “In 2014, the rules will be entirely different and there will be much, much lower noses so that problem will disappear in 2014 I […]
Mercedes enjoyed a successful first run of its 2012 Formula 1 car at Silverstone today ahead of its test debut at Barcelona next Tuesday. The Mercedes F1 W03 completed the 100 kilometers of running permitted on a commercial filming day using Pirelli demonstration tires, with both Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher taking turns behind the […]
Felipe Nasr joins DAMS The aim of the DAMS team is to pursue the success it enjoyed in a particularly fruitful 2011 season, and the French team has given itself the weapons to do so. After Davide Valsecchi, the ideal team leader, it has just signed the very promising Brazilian, Felipe Nasr, creating a particularly […]