McLaren and Ferrari have joined their lead drivers in the “unholy alliance” against Red Bull. Late last year, after Sebastian Vettel secured his second consecutive title, Italy’s La Stampa newspaper ...
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Vettel hopes for more speed at slower tracks
Sebastian Vettel is expecting to get back in the game next time out in Singapore. The reigning world champion is now 39 points behind Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso after the Spa-Monza ...
Read More »Jealousy fuels Red Bull controversies – Marko
The paddock noise about Red Bull ‘cheating’ is fuelled by jealousy, the team’s Dr Helmut Marko has claimed. So far in 2012, the reigning champions have been at the centre ...
Read More »Marko criticises rule-changing and Red Bull’s rivals
Dr Helmut Marko is critical not only of the moves to change the engine mapping rules mid-season, but also of rival teams who lobbied the FIA and then refused to ...
Read More »Vettel penalty like ‘death for chicken stealing’
Red Bull has stepped up its attack on the FIA after Sunday’s German grand prix. After stewards demoted Sebastian Vettel from second to fifth place for his late-race pass on ...
Read More »Marko accuses FIA of passing rule ‘double standard’
Dr Helmut Marko has accused the FIA of sometimes using a “double standard” when it comes to dishing out penalties. Sebastian Vettel on Sunday was demoted from second at the ...
Read More »Vettel denies safety car conspiracy theory
Sebastian Vettel has denied ever suggesting the FIA deployed the safety car at Valencia as a deliberate ploy to spoil his race. The reigning world champion, and Red Bull’s Dr ...
Read More »Hembery hits back at Pirelli quality doubts
Paul Hembery has hit back at claims F1’s championship ‘lottery’ in 2012 could be because Pirelli is supplying tyres with inconsistent quality. The rumour has been rumbling around the paddock, ...
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