Red Bull avoided a repeat of last year’s ‘wing-gate’ by letting Mark Webber keep his latest specification front wing at Suzuka. At Silverstone 2010, Australian Webber kicked off the controversy ...
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Troubled Hamilton misses pole after out-lap ‘attack’
Lewis Hamilton’s troubles continued on Saturday after missing out on pole position at Suzuka. Even though Red Bull has utterly dominated qualifying in 2011, Jenson Button dominated the practice sessions ...
Read More »Crash shows perfection of Vettel’s season – Alonso
Sebastian Vettel’s Suzuka crash was an embodiment of the kind of “perfect year” he has enjoyed in 2011. That is the claim of Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, referring to the Red ...
Read More »Button fastest, Vettel crashes but title race almost over
With Jenson Button now the last man standing as a hazard to Sebastian Vettel’s 2011 title, morning practice at Suzuka seemed to follow the script. For the championship battle to ...
Read More »Praise from Jordan as Schumacher urges team unity
Eddie Jordan has praised Michael Schumacher’s performance at Suzuka, despite claiming he would have fired him only two weeks earlier. “We saw a different Schumacher in Japan,” said BBC commentator ...
Read More »Webber happy to settle for second at Suzuka
Mark Webber has admitted he was happy to settle for second place at Suzuka last weekend. Already leading the world championship before Japan, the Australian finished the race one second ...
Read More »Schumacher says car ‘not always same’ as Rosberg’s
Michael Schumacher has indicated that his inconsistency this season has not been all his fault. Hot on the heels of reports the German marque has warned Schumacher he could be ...
Read More »Red Bull still legal amid latest flexing saga
The Red Bull flexing wing saga reared its head yet again at Suzuka. The controversy had died down following the subsiding of the RB6’s dominance at recent races, and evidence ...
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