McLaren driver and former World Champion Lewis Hamilton was penalized three times in two days in Monaco when he attempted impossible overtaking moves that led to inevitable shunts. Afterwards he called the drivers he punted out of the race — Felipe Massa and Pastor Maldonado — “stupid” and said of the penalties, “It’s an absolute frickin’ joke, just ridiculous.” Read More …
Sebastian Vettel posted a brilliant 1:13.556 lap at the Circuit de Monaco in Q3 qualifying, the second-fastest time ever recorded for the Monaco Grand Prix pole position. Commentary by Speed Channel’s Bob Varsha, David Hobbes and Steve Matchett. Read More …
Another remarkable pole drive by Sebastian Vettel, which placed him at the front of the grid for the fifth time in six attempts this season, was overshadowed by a serious crash involving Sauber’s young Mexican driver, Sergio Pérez. Read More …
For the first time in 10 years, the driver who started on pole did not win the Spanish Grand Prix yesterday at Catalunya. Coming through the melee with a near-perfect drive from second on the grid to win his fourth out of five races this season was the reigning World Champion, Sebastian Vettel. Read More …
Formula One has stepped into the void with DRS, KERS and all the new 2011 technical rules. It’s F1, just not as we’ve ever known it. Read More …
I missed seeing Mark Webber end Sebastian Vettel’s string of four consecutive pole positions in Catalunya this morning, but the real-time Twitterstream chat hosted by BBC Sport is almost as good as being there. Read More …
Close-ups of F1 drivers’ eyes reveal determination down to the depths of their souls. This photo gallery from Sports Car Digest is well worth a look. Read More …
A tremendously creative shot of Felipe Massa piloting his Ferrari F10 through the tunnel at Monaco, from the 2010 Monaco Grand Prix (photograph by Richard Jonkman a/k/a/ Iceman Forever). Read More …
Bernie Ecclestone shrugs off Ferrari chief Luca di Montezemolo’s recent suggestion that the major F1 teams could set up a rival Grand Prix racing series. So what else is new? Read More …
Red Bull Racing drivers Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel over the weekend took a break to celebrate the reopening of the racetrack known previously as the Österreichring and the A1 Ring — now re-named the Red Bull Ring — in Spielberg, Austria. Read More …