Formula 1

LEWIS HAMILTON PUTS HIS MERCEDES ON POLE FOR THE 2013 BRITISH GRAND PRIX… Hamilton’s margin over the field was a stunning 0.452 seconds as Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber took third and fourth on the grid. Vettel’s title rivals Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso could manage only ninth and 10th. […]

GP2

Marcus Ericsson grabs Silverstone pole-  DAMS driver quickest in rain-hit qualifying session…  Marcus Ericsson took pole position in today’s rain-hit qualifying session, setting the quickest laptime in a 1:40.716. With rain expected to start midway through the session, it was a matter of putting together a quick laptime as early as possible which the DAMS driver […]

Formula 1

NICO ROSBERG ON TOP IN FP2… Rosberg topped the times for Mercedes in Friday’s second free practice session at Silverstone ahead of this weekend’s British Grand Prix. The German, who celebrated his 28th birthday on Thursday, clocked a best lap of one minute and 32.248 seconds in improving drying conditions after a rainswept morning. That […]

GP2

Fabio Leimer tops wet free practice in Silverstone…   The fifth round of the 2013 GP2 Series season opened this morning in cool and wet conditions and saw Fabio Leimer top the session in a laptime of 1:57.996, four tenths ahead of rookie Robin Frijns and local hero James Calado.   The morning rain meant […]

Pikes Peak

QUALIFYING COMPLETED FOR 91ST PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL HILL CLIMB!… After weeks of anticipation, the gloves are finally off. Today, the Pikes Peak competitors went head-to-head in competition against each other for the very first time, in qualifying for Sunday’s epic hill climb event. The 13 Unlimited class competitors – a category where the only rules […]

Formula 1

MARK WEBBER LEAVING FORMULA 1 SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — In a surprise announcement ahead of the British Grand Prix, Red Bull driver Mark Webber said Thursday he is leaving Formula One after this season to race Porsche sports cars. The 36-year-old Australian said he signed a contract with the German company ”that extends over several […]