Posts Tagged ‘McLaren’
FIA to rethink ban on team orders
Ferrari were let off the hook at the World Motor Sports Council hearing in Paris on Wednesday. This means that the German Grand Prix result where Fernando Alonso took the win after Felipe Massa was 'asked' to move over will stand. Possibly it was also thought that the 100,000 USD fine on Ferrari was enough for the fast-one they pulled on fans [...]
Webber seeks to clear the air with Vettel
In what would seem as the most sensible thing to do at this juncture of the 2010 season, Mark Webber has sought to have a sit down and clear any issues with his Red Bull team mate Sebastien Vettel, ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix in two weeks’ time. This comes on the back of the team issuing a directive to its drivers to sort out the Turkish GP [...]
Red Bull deny favoring Sebastien Vettel
After the 2010 season gets over, people will probably look back at the Turkish Grand Prix as the point where the game changed. If you want a more pinpoint moment, how about Lap 40 when Sebastien Vettel and Mark Webber clashed for the lead and ended up gifting 43 points on a platter to the fast-catching McLaren cars. Since then Red Bull Racing has [...]
Mercedes GP to appeal against Schumacher penalty
Mercedes GP will be appealing the penalty given to former world champion Michael Schumacher for his pass on Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso at the Monaco Grand Prix. The team has forty eight hours to register the appeal and it will be against the decision to penalize their driver and not the penalty itself for that can’t be appealed against. [...]
2010 Monaco GP: Webber takes comfortable win
Red Bull’s Mark Webber took his second win of the season at the 2010 Monaco Grand Prix, on the heels of his victory at Spain last week. This is Webber’s fourth career win and quite definitely the sweetest coming in the unique principality where every driver wants to win. Team mate Sebastien Vettel took second to make it maximum points for the [...]
2010 Monaco GP: Webber on pole again
Mark Webber continued his red hot form as he drove his Red Bull to pole for the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday. It was his third pole of the season, his fourth overall and comes on the heel of a dominant weekend at Spain last week, underlying the kind of momentum he has with him now. It was also the sixth pole for Red Bull Racing in six races this [...]
2010 Monaco Grand Prix: Alonso leads in free practice
Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso was quickest in practice on Thursday for the 2010 Monaco Grand Prix. The former double world champion set the fastest times in both sessions and was the only driver to post a sub 1:15 time on the Monte Carlo circuit. As is the norm, practice is held at Monaco on Thursdays while Fridays are off. Sebastien Vettel (Red [...]
2010 Spanish GP: Webber takes dominant win
Mark Webber converted his pole position into victory in the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday. With this win, the Red Bull driver continued a decade long tradition where pole-sitters at Barcelona seem to win no matter what. In his home race, Fernando Alonso took second for Ferrari while Webber’s team mate Sebastien Vettel had to nurse his limping car [...]
2010 Spanish GP Qualifying: Webber takes stunning pole
Red Bull’s Mark Webber took a stunning pole for the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday at the Circuit de Catalunya. It is only his third pole of his career and his second pole of the 2010 season. Team mate Sebastien Vettel finished second locking out the front row again for team Red Bull. But it is the manner in which they dominated proceedings which [...]
2010 Spanish Grand Prix: Friday Practice
McLaren and Red Bull shared honors at the Friday practice for the first race of the European season, the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona. In the morning session, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button led the field (full results) while in the second session, it was Sebastien Vettel and Mark Webber taking the honors (full results). Since this is the [...]
