Sebastian Vettel has claimed his second career win at the Shanghai International Circuit as rain and standing water made conditions difficult for the entire duration of the third race of 2009. It’s Red Bull’s first win in Formula 1 since their takeover of Jaguar at the end of 2004, and a 1-2 finish, with Mark [...]
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Emotional win for Massa at Brazilian GP
Posted in Grands Prix, News, Race Weekends, tagged Brazilian Grand Prix, Championship, F1, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Grand Prix, Interlagos, Race on November 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Felipe Massa has won his home race, the Brazilian Grand Prix, after a flawless drive. Massa was also on course to win the 2008 F1 championship until Lewis Hamilton passed Timo Glock at the last corner of the race, and beat Massa to the title by one point, leaving emotional scenes on the podium for [...]
Hamilton dominates Chinese Grand Prix
Posted in Grands Prix, News, Race Weekends, tagged Chinese Grand Prix, F1, Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Race, Shanghai on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lewis Hamilton has taken a dominant win at the Shanghai International Circuit. It’s his fifth win of the season for McLaren, but not enough to take the championship as his rival, Ferrari’s Felipe Massa, finished in second place. Robert Kubica secured sixth place, but it wasn’t enough to keep him in the running for the [...]
Alonso makes it back to back wins at Fuji
Posted in Grands Prix, News, Race Weekends, tagged F1, Fernando Alonso, Fuji, Grand Prix, Japanese Grand Prix, Race, Renault on October 12, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Fernando Alonso has won the Japanese Grand Prix at the Fuji Speedway on a day when the championship closed up for in preparation for an epic conclusion. Alonso was gifted second after the cars in front of him ran wide at the first corner and took race leader, Robert Kubica, at the first round of [...]
Alonso wins dramatic Singapore Grand Prix
Posted in Grands Prix, News, Race Weekends, tagged F1, Fernando Alonso, Grand Prix, Marina Bay, Night Race, Race, Renault, Singapore Grand Prix on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Double world champion, Fernando Alonso, has returned to the top spot of podium with Renault at Formula One’s first ever night race in Singapore. His strategy put him to the front of the field after the race order was completely shaken up due to his teammate crashing and bringing out a saftey car, which led [...]
Stage is set for F1′s 800th Grand Prix
Posted in News, Race Weekends, tagged F1, Night, Preview, Race, Singapore, Singapore Grand Prix on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The most highly anticipated new race for years, the Singapore Grand Prix, will be underway from tomorrow with Friday Practice giving us a good idea of what to expect from Formula 1′s first ever night race. The second new street circuit of the year will have lots of pressure on it’s hands, following the last [...]
Super Vettel takes record braking win
Posted in Grands Prix, News, Race Weekends, tagged F1, Grand Prix, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, Race, Sebastian Vettel, Toro Rosso on September 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sebastian Vettel has won the Italian Grand Prix after a brilliant drive from pole in his Ferrari-powered Toro Rosso. Vettel led the race comfortably, only coming under pressure once from Lewis Hamilton, before McLaren went the wrong way with a weather decision in a race that was wet from start for finish. He won the race [...]
Hamilton takes win in last laps at Spa
Posted in Grands Prix, News, Race Weekends, tagged Belgian Grand Prix, F1, Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Race, Spa on September 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lewis Hamilton has won the Belgian Grand Prix beating Kimi Raikkonen in incredible closing laps. Rain proved to be the deciding factor at both the start and end of the race as Raikkonen battled with Hamilton and Massa watched from behind. The race started in the wet with half the drivers ending up on the [...]