New Mercedes W04 breaks cover early with Blackberry on board
The new Mercedes AMG F1 W04 broke cover earlier than aniticipted this morning as it underwent a shakedown With Nico Rosberg at the wheel, while the team’s new recruit Lewis Hamilton watched from the sidelines, at Jerez circuit, a few hours before the team was due to publicly unveil the car. At the same time [...]
Is Sauber spying on Red Bull or vice versa?
Tongue in cheek, a German specialist publication has wondered if there is a Sauber spy in the house at world champions Red Bull or vice versa, as the two teams’ new cars – the C32 and the RB9 – featured a number of remarkable similarities. After Swiss team Sauber surprised the world with its ultra-slim [...]
Sauber C32 slim sidepods could be the next big thing
Sauber has revealed the first major technical innovation of the 2013 season, and according to Germany’s specialist publication Auto Motor und Sport it could be a masterstroke. Reportedly, designer Matt Morris got the idea for the C32′s ultra-narrow sidepods when Sergio Perez’s sideways-crushed car got back to the Swiss team’s garage after his huge Monaco [...]
Vettel: I’m looking forward to the challenge that awaits us
Triple Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel is ready to put the hammer down after spending his winter break catching up on handy-work around the house, but is now fired up for some hard graft, ahead of the 2013 season. Asked what he had been up to since the end of last season, the 25-year-old [...]
Webber: I can have a crack at the championship again this year
Australian Mark Webber told his Red Bull Formula One team on Sunday that he needed them to be 100 percent behind him in his quest for this year’s F1 world championship and was confident they would be despite recent criticism from within the team. “I do believe I can have a crack at the championship [...]
Horner: Fierce determination to keep both F1 World Championship trophies
At the launch of the Infiniti Red Bull Racing RB9, Team Principal Christian Horner – who has led the team to three constructors’ and drivers’ Formula One world titles in a row – shared his thoughts on the new car and the season ahead. Your first thoughts on the RB9? Christian Horner: It’s fantastic to [...]
Newey: The Red Bull RB9 is an evolutionary car
At the launch of the Infiniti Red Bull Racing RB9, Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey – who led the design of the last three world championship winning cars – shared his thoughts on the team’s latest creation and the season ahead… Are you proud of the work you’ve done on the RB9? AN: We are. [...]
Vettel: I expect a very long and very tough season
Triple world champion Sebastian Vettel distanced himself from a suggestion that he was planning world domination as Formula One champions Red Bull unveiled the RB9, the car that could carry him to a fourth successive title this season. “World domination? I’m German, but I didn’t say that,” said the startled 25-year-old at the launch of [...]
World Champions unveil the Infiniti Red Bull RB9
Infiniti Red Bull Racing set the defence of its Formula One Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championship titles in motion today with the launch of its 2013 car, the RB9, at their headquarters in Milton Keynes with triple world champion Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber doing the honours. In front of an audience of team members, partners, [...]