F1 has a new “crash kid”, according to Red Bull’s Dr Helmut Marko. After Sebastian Vettel crashed into Jenson Button at Spa last year, McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh said ...
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‘Whamilton’ admits fault for Kobayashi crash
British tabloid The Sun called the McLaren driver ‘Lewis Whamilton’ after another bad day at the office for the 2008 world champion. On Saturday, Hamilton was reprimanded at Spa-Francorchamps for ...
Read More »Title situation ‘worrying’ for Vettel’s rivals
The McLaren and Ferrari drivers have kicked off their weekend at Spa-Francorchamps by insisting they are still in the hunt for the 2011 title. But as the rivals rightly refuse ...
Read More »Hamilton, Ferrari exchange flirts in summer break
With factories closing for the summer break, some sections of the media are left only to speculate about the future. One hypothetical scenario is Lewis Hamilton reunited with his former ...
Read More »No team orders as McLaren drivers diced in Hungary
Sunday in Hungary proved McLaren does not use team orders, according to Jenson Button. Prior to winning his 200th grand prix, the 31-year-old engaged in a wheel-to-wheel, place-swapping duel with ...
Read More »Red Bull ‘joker’ puts Vettel on pole
Red Bull’s “joker” put Sebastian Vettel right back on track at the Hungaroring. Each team can break the mechanics’ late-night paddock curfew four times before a penalty applies, and Red ...
Read More »Button insists no team orders at McLaren
A ‘team orders’ debate will not break out at McLaren, according to Jenson Button. With team orders now legal, Mark Webber was told by his Red Bull chiefs at Silverstone ...
Read More »Jury out on Vettel rivals’ title chances
According to the Tuscan newspaper Il Tirreno, the Nurburgring last Sunday proved that “The world championship is not over.” France’s L’Equipe agreed that, with the championship leader Sebastian Vettel uncharacteristically ...
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