SEBASTIEN OGIER HAS TAKEN A SENSATIONAL VICTORY IN RALLY SWEDEN AND SECURED A MAIDEN WIN FOR VOLKSWAGEN & RSQUO;S NEW POLO R WORLD RALLY CAR ON ONLY THE MANUFACTURER & RSQUO;S SECOND EVENT. Ogier, 29, dominated the World Rally Championship’s snow and ice round after taking the lead from his fellow Frenchman Sebastien Loeb on […]
KIMI IN HIS LOTUS E21 TOPS THE TIME SHEETS ON DAY FOUR. Kimi Räikkönen completed his second day at the wheel of the E21 by setting the fastest time to conclude an encouraging week for Lotus F1 Team at the first pre-season test in Jerez. The Finn ran through a continued programme of aerodynamic assessments […]
Al QASSIMI FIGHTS BACK ON DIFFICULT RETURN TO WRC ACTION IN SWEDEN Emirati driver produces battling display with Abu Dhabi Citroën Total World Rally Team after extreme conditions cause early setback Abu Dhabi, UAE, 8 February, 2013: The UAE’s Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi fought back strongly from an early setback on his return to World […]
VETTEL ‘BACK IN THE GROOVE’ WITH 102 LAPS IN THE RB9 After two days with Mark Webber at the wheel of the Infiniti Red Bull Racing RB9, today it was Sebastian Vettel’s turn to get acquainted with the new car. The triple world champion wasted no time in exploring its potential and set the day’s […]
FERRARI STAY ON TOP AND KIMI GETS HIS FIRST TASTE OF THE E21 ON DAY THREE… Kimi Räikkönen had his first taste of the E21 on track during the third day of testing in Jerez, Spain, ending the day with the 4th fastest time after a programme of aerodynamic assessment. A crisp morning gave way […]
LOTUS F1 ON TOP ON DAY TWO IN JEREZ Romain Grosjean ended the second day of testing at Jerez as comfortably the fastest man on track as the team continued its evaluation programme with the E21. Under blue skies with occasional cloud coverage, Romain completed 95 laps; many of which dipped into the 1min 18s. […]