Alonso laments superiority of Red Bull but remains confident
In the wake of a dominant performance by Red Bull, with Sebastioan Vettel and Mark Webber locking out the front row for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, their arch rival Fernando Alonso has lamented the ‘superiority’ of the world champions but nevertheless remains confident. The Spaniard said after Sunday’s qualifying, “After winter testing, it [...]
Massa pays tribute to Wilson Fittipaldi senior
Felipe Massa’s race in Albert Park will be run in memory of Wilson Fittipaldi senior. For the opening round of the season, Felipe has chosen to run with a sticker featuring the name of the “Barão” – the Baron – who raced in Brazil in the Seventies and also worked as a radio journalist. The [...]
Ferrari: A podium finish is a realistic option
Fourth and fifth places on the grid for Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso: that was the outcome at the end of qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. On an unusual day for Formula 1 as the starting grid line-up had to be postponed, this result is a good basis on which Scuderia Ferrari can build [...]
Lotus: Nothing to suggest we shouldn’t have a strong race
Kimi Räikkönen qualified seventh and Romain Grosjean eighth in today’s resumed qualifying session for this afternoon’s Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park. With an initially wet but rapidly drying track, both drivers progressed through the Q2 session using Pirelli’s intermediate tyres. The top ten determining Q3 session saw all competitors start on intermediates before moving [...]
Williams: A difficult qualifying to start the season for us
Williams team and drivers report from qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne, Round 1 of the 2013 Formula 1 world championship. Valtteri Bottas will start 16th with Pastor Maldonado 17th for the Australian GP later today. Heavy rain hampered yesterday’s qualifying session, meaning that Q2 and Q3 resumed on race [...]
Force India: We’re feeling pretty positive with our qualifying
Sahara Force India delivered a strong showing as qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix resumed this morning. Paul Di Resta qualified in ninth, while Adrian Sutil ended the session in twelfth. Paul Di Resta, VJM06/04 “We came here with intentions of reaching Q3 so it’s a good way to start the year. I think we [...]
Red Bull: A fantastic way to start the season
Red Bull team and drivers report from qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne, Round 1 of the 2013 Formula 1 world championship. Car 1 Sebastian Vettel, Position: Pole Position! (3rd Practice – P12, 1:29.808) “Obviously I was very happy with the result, but with the adjusted schedule we can’t be [...]
Mercedes: A first indication that the team has made a step forward
Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg qualified in third and sixth places during the delayed Qualifying session for the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park this morning. Nico topped both Q1 on Saturday afternoon and Q2 this morning, with both fastest times set on intermediate tyres In Q3, the drivers completed a ‘banker’ lap on intermediates [...]
Toro Rosso: There’s still a chance of having a good race
Toro Rosso team and drivers report from qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne, Round 1 of the 2013 Formula 1 world championship. Jean-Eric Vergne (STR8-03) Qualifying Best lap: (Q2) 1:38.778, pos. 13th “Qualifying was going quite well on my first run. However, when I came into the pits after the [...]