http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news F1.co.uk - All your F1 Needs Mon, 14 May 2012 10:08:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/5045/maldonado-puts-williams-back-on-top-in-spain-but-fire-spoils-celebrations http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/5045/maldonado-puts-williams-back-on-top-in-spain-but-fire-spoils-celebrations#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 19:35:44 +0000 Grant http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/?p=5045
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 [...]]]> http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/5045/maldonado-puts-williams-back-on-top-in-spain-but-fire-spoils-celebrations/feed 0 http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/5071/williams-f1-thanks-other-teams-and-fia-for-support http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/5071/williams-f1-thanks-other-teams-and-fia-for-support#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 19:31:52 +0000 Grant http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/?p=5071
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]]> http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/5071/williams-f1-thanks-other-teams-and-fia-for-support/feed 0 http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/5037/spanish-gp-team-and-driver-quotes-race http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/5037/spanish-gp-team-and-driver-quotes-race#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 15:48:18 +0000 Grant http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/?p=5037
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]]> http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/5037/spanish-gp-team-and-driver-quotes-race/feed 0 http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/5027/spanish-grand-prix-race-result-maldonado-wins http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/5027/spanish-grand-prix-race-result-maldonado-wins#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 13:50:31 +0000 Grant http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/?p=5027
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]]> http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/5027/spanish-grand-prix-race-result-maldonado-wins/feed 0 http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/5012/hamilton-excluded-from-qualifying-loses-spanish-gp-pole http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/5012/hamilton-excluded-from-qualifying-loses-spanish-gp-pole#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 18:45:30 +0000 Grant http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/?p=5012
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]]> http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/5012/hamilton-excluded-from-qualifying-loses-spanish-gp-pole/feed 0 http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4999/spanish-gp-team-and-driver-quotes-qualifying http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4999/spanish-gp-team-and-driver-quotes-qualifying#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 14:39:47 +0000 Grant http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/?p=4999
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.]]> http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4999/spanish-gp-team-and-driver-quotes-qualifying/feed 0 http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/5008/hamilton-takes-mclarens-150th-pole-in-spain http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/5008/hamilton-takes-mclarens-150th-pole-in-spain#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 14:29:37 +0000 Grant http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/?p=5008
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]]> http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/5008/hamilton-takes-mclarens-150th-pole-in-spain/feed 0 http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4988/spanish-grand-prix-qualifying-hamilton-on-pole http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4988/spanish-grand-prix-qualifying-hamilton-on-pole#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 13:08:39 +0000 Grant http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/?p=4988
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]]> http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4988/spanish-grand-prix-qualifying-hamilton-on-pole/feed 0 http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4980/spanish-grand-prix-free-practice-3-vettel-best http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4980/spanish-grand-prix-free-practice-3-vettel-best#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 10:08:41 +0000 Grant http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/?p=4980
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]]> http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4980/spanish-grand-prix-free-practice-3-vettel-best/feed 0 http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4967/spanish-gp-team-and-driver-quotes-friday-practice-2 http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4967/spanish-gp-team-and-driver-quotes-friday-practice-2#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 15:52:45 +0000 Grant http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/?p=4967
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]]> http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4967/spanish-gp-team-and-driver-quotes-friday-practice-2/feed 0 http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4976/button-quickest-in-friday-practice-in-spain http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4976/button-quickest-in-friday-practice-in-spain#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 14:57:57 +0000 Grant http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/?p=4976
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]]> http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4976/button-quickest-in-friday-practice-in-spain/feed 0 http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4956/spanish-grand-prix-free-practice-2-button-quickest http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4956/spanish-grand-prix-free-practice-2-button-quickest#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 13:36:39 +0000 Grant http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/?p=4956
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]]> http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4956/spanish-grand-prix-free-practice-2-button-quickest/feed 0 http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4950/spanish-grand-prix-free-practice-1-alonso-on-top-at-home http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4950/spanish-grand-prix-free-practice-1-alonso-on-top-at-home#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 09:34:07 +0000 Grant http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/?p=4950
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]]> http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4950/spanish-grand-prix-free-practice-1-alonso-on-top-at-home/feed 0 http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4943/grosjean-sets-best-time-of-week-on-final-day http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4943/grosjean-sets-best-time-of-week-on-final-day#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 18:07:40 +0000 Grant http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/?p=4943
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]]> http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4943/grosjean-sets-best-time-of-week-on-final-day/feed 0 http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4936/mugello-test-day-3-grosjean-again http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4936/mugello-test-day-3-grosjean-again#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 17:21:22 +0000 Grant http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/?p=4936
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]]> http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4936/mugello-test-day-3-grosjean-again/feed 0 http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4928/grosjean-and-kobayashi-joint-quickest-on-day-two http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4928/grosjean-and-kobayashi-joint-quickest-on-day-two#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 18:08:02 +0000 Grant http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/?p=4928
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]]> http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4928/grosjean-and-kobayashi-joint-quickest-on-day-two/feed 0 http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4926/mugello-test-day-2-grosjean-and-kobayashi-on-top http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4926/mugello-test-day-2-grosjean-and-kobayashi-on-top#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 16:15:27 +0000 Grant http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/?p=4926
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]]> http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4926/mugello-test-day-2-grosjean-and-kobayashi-on-top/feed 0 http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4919/alonso-sets-pace-on-wet-first-day-at-mugello http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4919/alonso-sets-pace-on-wet-first-day-at-mugello#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 17:24:29 +0000 Grant http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/?p=4919
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]]> http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4919/alonso-sets-pace-on-wet-first-day-at-mugello/feed 0 http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4916/mugello-test-day-1-alonso-rains http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4916/mugello-test-day-1-alonso-rains#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 16:30:50 +0000 Grant http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/?p=4916
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]]> http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4916/mugello-test-day-1-alonso-rains/feed 0 http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4902/bahrain-gp-team-and-driver-quotes-race http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4902/bahrain-gp-team-and-driver-quotes-race#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:40:06 +0000 Grant http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/?p=4902
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]]> http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2012/4902/bahrain-gp-team-and-driver-quotes-race/feed 0