Pastor Maldonado made it five different winners from as many events today in Barcelona, when he claimed his maiden win at the Circuit de Catalunya, venue for the Spanish Grand Prix, although the Williams post-race celebrations were dramatically cut short by a fire in the teams’ garage. Maldonado, who started from pole position, after Lewis [...]
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Maldonado puts Williams back on top, but fire spoils celebrations13/05/2012 – 20:35
Williams F1 thanks other teams and FIA for support13/05/2012 – 20:31
Four Williams F1 team personnel were injured in the fire that engulfed the team’s garage following Pastor Maldonado’s victory in the Spanish Grand Prix today. A statement from the Grove-based outfit, issued this evening, read: “After today’s S
Spanish GP: Team and driver quotes – Race13/05/2012 – 16:48
Reaction from the Circuit de Catalunya after the Spanish Grand Prix, the fifth round in the 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship. Red Bull Racing Sebastian Vettel “It was difficult race and a hard day in the office. I’m not entirely h
Spanish Grand Prix: Race Result – Maldonado wins13/05/2012 – 14:50
Pastor Maldonado triumphs in Spain for Williams and takes an historic win; Fernando Alonso claims second for Ferrari, with Kimi Raikkonen completing the podium, ahead of his Lotus team-mate, Romain Grosjean; Kamui Kobayashi completes the top five fol
Hamilton excluded from qualifying, loses Spanish GP pole12/05/2012 – 19:45
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton has been stripped of pole position for Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya, it has been announced. Hamilton failed to return to the pits following his best lap in Q3, stopping out on track, after rece
Spanish GP: Team and driver quotes – Qualifying [Updated]12/05/2012 – 15:39
Reaction from the Circuit de Catalunya after qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix, the fifth round in the 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship. Red Bull Racing Sebastian Vettel “A pretty different session today; it was extremely tight.
Hamilton takes McLaren’s 150th pole in Spain12/05/2012 – 15:29
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton took pole position today in Spain ahead of the fifth round in the 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship and the first European event of the year. Hamilton was on the pace throughout qualifying and easily progressed to th
Spanish Grand Prix: Qualifying – Hamilton on pole12/05/2012 – 14:08
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton secures pole position in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix, although he is instructed to stop on his slow down lap; Pastor Maldonado takes a fantastic second for Williams, 0.578 seconds off P1, while Fernando Alonso gra
Spanish Grand Prix: Free Practice 3 – Vettel best12/05/2012 – 11:08
Sebastian Vettel leads the way in final practice for the Spanish Grand Prix, posting the top time right at the end; Pastor Maldonado ends up second, 0.168 seconds slower, followed by Kamui Kobayashi and Mark Webber; Sergio Perez completes a rather un
Spanish GP: Team and driver quotes – Friday practice11/05/2012 – 16:52
Views from the pit lane after the opening day action at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain, venue for the fifth round in the 2012 FIA F1 World Championship. Red Bull Racing Sebastian Vettel “It wasn’t too bad today – there’s
Button quickest in Friday practice in Spain11/05/2012 – 15:57
Jenson Button led the way today in practice for the Spanish Grand Prix, the fifth round in the 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship. Button posted the fastest lap, a 1 minute 23.399 seconds, around 30 minutes into the second session and that le
Spanish Grand Prix: Free Practice 2 – Button quickest11/05/2012 – 14:36
Jenson Button heads the pack in second practice for the Spanish Grand Prix, 0.164 seconds up on Sebastian Vettel; Nico Rosberg comes in third ahead of Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean; Fernando Alonso is only 14th and is actually sl
Spanish Grand Prix: Free Practice 1 – Alonso on top at home11/05/2012 – 10:34
Fernando Alonso starts strong on home soil by setting the pace in first practice for this Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix, 0.378 seconds up on Sebastian Vettel; Kamui Kobayashi takes third ahead of Jenson Button and Williams test and reserve driver, Va
Grosjean sets best time of week on final day03/05/2012 – 19:07
Lotus driver Romain Grosjean set the quickest time again today as F1 testing came to a conclusion at the Mugello circuit in Italy. Grosjean, who shared the spoils with Kamui Kobayashi on Wednesday, took top spot outright with a 1 minute 21.035 s
Mugello test: Day 3 – Grosjean again03/05/2012 – 18:21
Romain Grosjean sets the pace on the third and final day of testing at Mugello in Italy, 0.232 seconds up on Sebastian Vettel; Fernando Alonso comes in third despite an off-track excursion mid-morning; Daniel Ricciardo and Sergio Perez complete the t
Grosjean and Kobayashi joint quickest on day two02/05/2012 – 19:08
Lotus F1 driver Romain Grosjean and Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi shared the spoils on the second day of testing at Mugello in Italy. Grosjean posted the quickest lap this morning, and it was only near the end that Kobayashi matched him, both then en
Mugello test: Day 2 – Grosjean and Kobayashi on top02/05/2012 – 17:15
Romain Grosjean and Kamui Kobayashi joint quickest on the second day of testing at Mugello in Italy; Sebastian Vettel takes third, 0.222 seconds slower, followed by Mark Webber and Felipe Massa; Jean-Eric Vergne rounds out the top six… Muge
Alonso sets pace on wet first day at Mugello01/05/2012 – 18:24
Ferrari number one driver Fernando Alonso was quickest on the opening day of testing at Mugello in Italy, although rain meant none of the teams completed nearly as many laps as they would have hoped. The Spaniard posted his best effort towards the
Mugello test: Day 1 – Alonso ‘rains’01/05/2012 – 17:30
Fernando Alonso sets the pace for Ferrari on the first day of testing at Mugello in Italy, although with conditions mixed, running is heavily curtailed and there is only a short window of dry running in the middle of the day; Mark Webber is second, 1
Bahrain GP: Team and driver quotes – Race22/04/2012 – 16:40
Reaction from the Sakhir International Circuit after the Bahrain Grand Prix, the fourth round in the 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship. Red Bull Racing Sebastian Vettel “It was an incredible race, extremely tough. A good start was cruc












