k

Hulkenberg takes shock pole by over a second

Nico Hulkenberg took Williams first pole position in five years with a remarkable lap on a drying circuit during qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix




k

Hulkenberg amazed by shock pole

Nico Hulkenberg was as stunned as his rivals to take pole position at the Brazilian Grand Prix ahead of all the championship contenders




k

Webber 'stoked' with result

Mark Webber said he was 'stoked' for everybody involved with the Red Bull Racing team after his second place behind team-mate Sebastian Vettel helped the team seal its first constructors' title




k

Alonso 'extremely happy' to take third

Fernando Alonso said he is "extremely happy" to head to the final round of the championship in the lead of the drivers' championship after finishing third at the Brazilian Grand Prix




k

'It'll take a miracle,' says Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton admitted that his title chances were now all but over after he could only manage to finish fourth behind his main title rivals at the Brazilian Grand Prix




k

Hulkenberg happy with eighth

Nico Hulkenberg said he was happy to have finished eighth in the Brazilian Grand Prix despite starting the race from pole position




k

Webber takes five-place grid penalty

Mark Webber will not start from the front row of the grid at the Canadian Grand Prix, after Red Bull decided to change his gearbox on Sunday morning




k

Mike Gascoyne hails big step forward for Lotus

Lotus technical chief Mike Gascoyne said his team's performance in Canada was a 'massive step forward'




k

Promoters happy with new Montreal track surface

The organiser of the Canadian Grand Prix is happy with the way the track held up over the course of this year's race




k

Spark plug was to blame for Vettel's power loss

Red Bull has revealed that the problem that cost Sebastian Vettel near certain victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix was in fact due to a faulty spark plug rather than a cracked exhaust




k

Chandhok apologises for unforeseen bump

Karun Chandhok apologised to his HRT team after his debut grand prix in Bahrain lasted a little over two-and-a-half minutes




k

Button has work to do, says Fry

Mercedes GP managing director Nick Fry says Jenson Button will spend the next two weeks wondering what he has to do to beat team-mate Lewis Hamilton




k

Webber 'shocked' by lack of overtaking

Red Bull Racing driver Mark confessed himself "shocked" by the lack of overtaking at the season's opening Bahrain Grand Prix




k

Ferrari working on cooling issues

Ferrari is going to address the cooling on the F10 in time for the next race, after it emerged Felipe Massa backed off towards the end of the race to preserve his engine




k

Webber blames new front tyres for lack of overtaking

Mark Webber believes the narrower front tyres introduced this season to improve the car's balance were key to the lack of overtaking at the Bahrain Grand Prix




k

More speed to come from Ferrari - Raikkonen

Kimi Raikkonen says Ferrari can find more time from set-up changes and a clean lap on the medium tyres at the Malaysian Grand Prix, despite two promising Friday practice sessions




k

Vergne comfortably quickest at Young Driver Test

Jean-Eric Vergne set the quickest time of the first morning of the Young Driver Test in Abu Dhabi




k

Button storms back with thrilling win

An excellent early tyre change, at his own behest, set Jenson Button on his way to victory in the Australian Grand Prix




k

Vettel says mechanical problems 'break my balls'

A frustrated Sebastian Vettel said brake failure cost him victory in the Australian Grand Prix




k

Hamilton left angry after a poor weekend

There was no disguising Lewis Hamilton's anger after team strategy and then poor driving from Mark Webber cost him a potential podium-finish




k

Kobayashi's wing failure due to contact

Sauber has ruled out the possibility that a front wing failure caused Kamui Kobayashi's three car pile-up at the start of the Australian Grand Prix




k

Hamilton makes peace with McLaren

Lewis Hamilton admitted he "understood" the pit-stop strategy which left him fuming in the closing stages of the Australian Grand Prix




k

Alonso thanks fans for support after crash

Fernando Alonso has posted a video on his YouTube account thanking fans for their support and promising them he will seen them "very soon on the track"




k

Hamilton shocked by Saturday conditions

Lewis Hamilton confessed that the conditions he drove in during Saturday's third practice session at Suzuka were some of the worst in his career




k

Vettel confirms rapid pace by taking pole for Red Bull

Sebastian Vettel lived up to expectations at Suzuka by taking pole for the Japanese Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber




k

Vettel thankful for dry qualifying

Sebastian Vettel was thankful for a dry for Sunday morning qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix, after he put his peerless Red Bull on pole




k

Hamilton laments nightmare weekend so far

Lewis Hamilton said the Japanese Grand Prix had so far been one of the worst weekends of his season




k

Kobayashi happy to entertain home fans

Kamui Kobayashi said he was pleased to have entertained his home fans after a thrilling drive punctuated with opportunistic overtaking manoeuvres saw him finish seventh in the Japanese Grand Prix




k

Petrov handed Korea grid penalty

Vitaly Petrov has been slapped with a five place grid penalty for the Korean Grand Prix for his part in the accident at the start of the Japanese Grand Prix




k

Montezemolo expects Massa to bounce back

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo is expecting Felipe Massa to return to form in the final three races and get amongst the five title challengers




k

Nasr quickest as McLaren-Honda makes limited progress

The third day of pre-season testing in Jerez saw Sauber's Felipe Nasr at the top of the timesheets, while McLaren made limited progress with its new Honda-powered MP4-30 and Red Bull were delayed by a lengthily Renault engine change




k

Raikkonen tops final day, slow progress for McLaren

Kimi Raikkonen put Ferrari at the top of the Jerez timesheets for the third day in four as the first week of pre-season testing came to a close on Wednesday




k

Mixed emotions for Toro Rosso rookies in qualifying

Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz called his first qualifying session a "dream" after finishing eighth, but 17-year-old team-mate Max Verstappen was left rueing a mistake which cost him a place in Q3 in Australia




k

Verstappen: Brakes cost me better than sixth

Seventeen-year-old Max Verstappen will start his second Formula One race from sixth on the grid but admitted it could have been even better without a brake issue in Malaysia




k

Kubica sacrificed qualifying time for strong race




k

Hamilton admits McLaren was not quick enough

Lewis Hamilton is pinning his hopes on his McLaren's race pace at the Monaco Grand Prix, after he claimed to have extracted everything from it in qualifying and only claimed fifth on the grid




k

'I got on the power too early' - Kubica

Robert Kubica was left lamenting a poor start after finishing third in Monaco




k

Trulli apologises for Chandhok shunt

Jarno Trulli has apologised to Karun Chandhok after taking him out the Monaco Grand Prix within seven laps of the chequered flag




k

Kubica not expecting Monaco repeat

Robert Kubica has played down the chances of a repeat of his Monaco performance at this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix




k

Rosberg thanks team for result

Nico Rosberg thanked the hard work of his Mercedes team after securing its first ever podium finish




k

Ferrari rues disaster weekend

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali has warned his team that its performance at the Malaysian Grand Prix was not worthy of a championship-winning outfit




k

Much work to do, says Massa

Felipe Massa admitted the team has much hard work to do in the weeks ahead if it is to hold onto the lead of the drivers' and constructors' standings




k

Lotus taking positives

Heikki Kovalainen says the Malaysian Grand Prix was a positive race for the team as both cars made it to the finish line, albeit in 17th and 18th positions




k

Kobayashi surprised by retirement

Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi said he was surprised with the engine failure that ended his Malaysian Grand Prix




k

Williams off the pace, admits Hulkenberg

Williams new boy Nico Hulkenberg admitted that his team has a lot of work ahead of them after finishing tenth in the Malaysian Grand Prix




k

Button working flat-out to resolve handling problems

Jenson Button has flown back to Woking to work in McLaren's simulator in the hope of resolving some of the set-up problems he experienced at the Malaysian Grand Prix




k

Tesla prepared to move out of California amid fight over factory shutdown, Musk tweets

Tesla had wanted to start production again in Fremont, California, on Friday afternoon, but officials said the company did not have authorization to break shelter-in-place rules. The plant is where the company makes vehicles for Europe and North America.




k

South Korea takes first cautious steps into a post-Covid world

Some bars and restaurants are open – with distancing – and schools are starting back, but the country isn’t taking freedom for granted

On a recent evening in Seoul, colleagues and students sat around plastic tables outside restaurants, their chatter interrupted only by the filling of tiny glasses with soju spirit.

They had something to celebrate. Last week, South Korea, once the hardest-hit country outside China, took a cautious first step into a post-coronavirus world, less than four months since it reported its first case.

Continue reading...




k

Elon Musk threatens to move Tesla HQ out of California over Covid-19 restrictions

Tesla sues state authorities over lockdown after Fremont factory stopped from reopening

Tesla is suing local authorities in California as the electric carmaker pushes to reopen its factory there and chief executive Elon Musk threatens to move the company’s headquarters to Texas or Nevada.

Musk has been pushing to reopen Tesla’s Fremont, California, factory after Alameda County’s health department said the carmaker must not reopen because local lockdown measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus remain in effect.

Continue reading...




k

Two-week quarantine will cripple us, aviation industry warns Boris Johnson

Air travel bosses want assurances that science is driving the move, and that a clear exit strategy is in place

A two-week quarantine period for all travellers arriving in Britain risks devastating an aviation industry already crippled by the Covid-19 outbreak, Boris Johnson is being warned.

It is understood that the 14-day quarantine period will be announced by the prime minister, alongside a slight loosening of the lockdown measures that were introduced to slow the spread of the virus. Mass quarantine upon arrival has not previously been used as part of Britain’s response.

Continue reading...