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Do you remember when all-and-his-mother were saying how good Lewis Hamilton will be for Formula One, that the young Briton will inspire countless others, become a great role-model and help lift the sport to new highs? Well to a degree, I feel Hamilton has achieved this goal put on him by others, but I also feel that some of the McLaren driver’s rivals are doing a far better job of raising Formula One’s global profile amid controversy and gloomy forecasts. Continue Reading

Following his incident with Mark Webber towards the end of the first qualifying session, Adrian Sutil has been handed a three grid slot penalty. The incident happened as Mark Webber was on his final run, and the Australian was, at the time, resting in the bottom five and was desperate to improve as his Red Bull car had the pace to be further up the table. However, as Webber came across the Force India of Adrian Sutil, the pair moved across the track together and Webber’s lap was ruined. Continue Reading

Disasters of the world touch Formula One, none more so than those participating drivers who hail from the affected country. In Australia earlier this year, Mark Webber went to great lengths to visit the fire-damaged region of Victoria, the same state the Australian Grand Prix was being held in. It wasn’t long after Mark’s touching tribute to those who have been affected by the fires that Italy was rocked by an earthquake. In China this weekend, Formula One again supports and offers what it can to help those who have been left without homes, family and friends. Continue Reading

The eighty-fifth photograph to feature in BlogF1’s caption contest. You know the drill, think of something funny and witty to say and leave it as a comment below. As the weather is slowly warming in the UK, and following Kimi Raikkonen’s antics in Sepang last weekend, I thought I’d make this week’s caption about ice cream. Here we have Mark Webber tucking into one while walking with Felipe Massa at the 2008 French Grand Prix. But does Kimi know Mark has found his secret stash of Magnums? Continue Reading

The 2008 campaign was disappointing for Red Bull Racing to say the least. The car looked reasonably quick at many of the circuits on the calendar but either through accidents or mechanical problems, the team from Milton Keynes could only score 29 points. This was only made worse by the junior team, Scuderia Toro Rosso, scoring ten more and finishing ahead of the Red Bull squad in the overall standings. Can 2009 be any better? Continue Reading

The eighty-first photograph to feature in BlogF1’s caption contest. You know the drill, think of something funny and witty to say and leave it as a comment below. Taken at the recent test in Jerez, Mark Webber shares a word or two with Michael Schumacher. Were the pair discussing the finer points of motor racing, or perhaps they were sharing stories about broken limbs and the recovery process each have gone through? Continue Reading

With Mark Webber’s return to the cockpit just twelve weeks after his cycling accident that left him with a broken right leg, my thoughts turned other drivers who have suffered fractures in the past and how they went about returning to the sport that they so dearly love. Needless to say, Webber’s healing process took a lot less time than those who raced during the sport’s dawn in the ’30s and ’50s, but you’d be amazed at what they got up to back then… Continue Reading

Day two of testing wrapped up earlier and for some the day was very productive, while for others it was little short of a disaster. While the sun continued to shine in Spain, the Bahrain circuit was closed early due to a dust storm preventing the safety helicopter from taking off in the event of a serious accident. Scuderia Toro Rosso, Red Bull Racing, McLaren, Renault and Williams all managed a fair few laps, but Toyota, Ferrari and BMW struggled to complete many, with Robert Kubica getting the most in, albeit a lowly 22 tours of Sakhir. Continue Reading

Red Bull Racing this morning took the wraps of their 2009 contender, the Adrian Newey designed RB5. The Jerez circuit in Spain provided the backdrop as Sebastian Vettel took the machine out for a few installation laps. The RB5 is the third chassis to be penned by Newey for the team, their fifth since taking over from Jaguar in 2005. Mark Webber was also present and is expected to return to driving on Wednesday following his cycling accident 11 weeks ago that left him with a broken leg. Continue Reading

On November 22nd, 2008, Red Bull Racing driver Mark Webber sustained a broken leg after colliding with a car while taking part in the cycling event for his own Tasmania Challenge. Webber was airlifted to hospital where he underwent surgery to have a pin fitted, and since then the Australian has been working hard to ensure he will be able to compete in his home grand prix on March 29th. Today, Webber announced he will return to the cockpit on February 11th to test the new RB5, Red Bull’s 2009 challenger. Continue Reading