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You klutz! Button blasts Vettel
Jenson Button has written off Sebastian Vettel’s title chances after being taken out of the Belgian GP by the Red Bull ace. Button and Vettel were running second and third behind a fleeing Lewis Hamilton when the German made an attempt to pass at the Bus Stop chicane. But the ...
Lewis rains supreme in Spa
Two years on from losing victory in the Belgian GP in controversial circumstances, Lewis Hamilton dominated the 2010 event to thrust himself back into world title contention. The Briton made the most of a poor start from polesitter, and points leader, Mark Webber to lead from lights to flag at ...
Webber takes Belgian pole
Mark Webber survived a flurry of late laps to claim Red Bull’s 12th pole in 13 grands prix this season, taking fastest time in qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps. The championship leader, 34 on Friday, bounced back from an apparently disappointing earlier qualifying session to seize top spot midway through the final ...
Alonso is ‘highest paid F1 driver’
The annual list of F1 salaries has been published, with two world champions topping the list and a driver who is not even competing on the grand prix grid this year coming in at third place. The report – published by Spanish newspaper El Mundo – claims that Ferrari’s Fernando ...
Hamilton hit with ‘hooning’ fine
Lewis Hamilton has been fined £288 for driving infringements in Melbourne during the Australian GP weekend. The McLaren driver was caught by police performing burnouts outside the paddock at the wheel of his Mercedes, which was later impounded by police. Hamilton apologised for his behaviour, which he referred to as ...
Schumi says sorry for pit wall clash
Having had the chance to look at his move on Rubens Barrichello once again in the cold light of day, Michael Schumacher has admitted that Hungarian GP stewards were right to penalise him over his driving. Schumacher issued a statement on his official website on Monday afternoon in which he reflects ...
Rubens: I don’t want to go to heaven yet
Rubens Barrichello has hit out at former team-mate Michael Schumacher over the incident between the pair in Hungary, insisting that he ‘doesn’t want to go to heaven’ before the German. The pair were fighting for the final point in the Hungarian Grand Prix when Schumacher pushed Barrichello towards the pit ...
Webber wins at the ‘Ring
Mark Webber claimed his fourth grand prix victory of the season and moved to the head of the Formula One world championship standings. The Australian, starting second on the grid, suffered from the Hungaroring’s infamous ‘dirty side’ and dropped to third on the road behind Red Bull team-mate Sebastian and ...
Vettel takes Hungarian GP pole
Sebastian Vettel claimed his fourth pole in a row and his seventh of the season today, as Red Bull Racing enjoyed probably its most dominant qualifying of the year ahead of this Sunday’s F1 2010 Hungarian Grand Prix. Following Red Bull’s form in practice, there was little doubt it would ...
Bernie won’t miss F1 strugglers
Bernie Ecclestone says he wouldn’t be surprised if ‘one or two’ teams failed to make it to the end of the current F1 season. Hispania Racing would appear to be the team currently facing the biggest issues after it was forced to shuffle its driver line-up to bring in Sakon ...
