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Sebastian Vettel has won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone in a dominant fashion, leading from the first lap and stamping his authority over team mate Mark Webber. Brawn it seemed were on their back foot although Rubens Barrichello managed to salvage a podium finish and Jenson Button eventually came home in sixth. Elsewhere in the field, we saw good races from Nico Rosberg and Giancarlo Fisichella as well as a great fight between Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton. Continue Reading

Red Bull Racing pilot Sebastian Vettel has comfortably taken pole position for tomorrow’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The German was fastest of all in the second session as well as the crucial third run, which saw him take the top spot from Brawn’s Rubens Barrichello by 0.347s. Vettel’s team mate Mark Webber completed the top three and Jarno Trulli joined the party by qualifying his Toyota in fourth. Continue Reading

I promise you, there has been some on-track action today, with both free practice sessions having been completed at Northamptonshire’s Silverstone circuit. While the news of the day has been centred on the political wranglings, Sebastian Vettel has been driving well and managed to out-pace his team mate for the second session and post another fastest lap. The surprise of the afternoon was Adrian Sutil though, who went P3 in the Force India, which is impressive considering his more experienced team mate is languishing down in P19. Continue Reading

Believe it or not, there is actually a race happening this weekend, the host being Silverstone in the UK and currently being billed as the final Formula One race the Northamptonshire circuit will hold. And moments ago the first practice drew to a close with the Red Bull pilots looking comfortable at the top of the timing sheets. Brawn are just behind, although some 0.8s shy of the pace and Force India found themselves in P10 and P11. Continue Reading

Sebastian Vettel has taken his second pole position of the 2009 Formula One World Championship, claiming the place ahead of both Brawn cars and his team mate, Mark Webber. Qualifying saw another early exit for Lewis Hamilton, while similarly powered Adrian Sutil in the Force India managed to get through to Q2. Nelson Piquet Jr. entertained with two spins in Q1 while BMW and Toyota split themselves in Q2 and Q3. Continue Reading

Following Toyota Motorsport president John Howett’s comments from the Spanish Grand Prix last weekend about not wanting to participate in a two-tier Formula One, Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz has also added his concerns to the growing number of outfits. The tension between the teams and the governing body, the FIA, is becoming increasingly desperate as time ticks on towards the May 29th deadline for 2010 entry. Continue Reading

Adrian Newey, the much celebrated areodynamicist currently employed by Red Bull Racing, has been feverishly busy with the rear of the RB5 ever since it was announced that the controversial ‘double diffuser’ was legal. Those who strictly followed the rules and their apparent spirit obviously chose not to design and install a ‘double diffuser’, and are now racing against time to get the part ready. Ferrari arrived in Barcelona this weekend with the first iteration of their diffuser, but Red Bull are struggling and may not even have the part in time for Monaco. Continue Reading

Something slightly quirky that came out of the Chinese Grand Prix weekend was the fact that eventual race winner Sebastian Vettel names his cars. This all came about when a photo was released showing a make-shift sticker placed across the bridge of Vettel’s steering wheel. The words read ‘Kate’s Dirty Sister’ and was only seen on Vettel’s Red Bull. A few questions buzzed around the Internet and an answer didn’t come my way until Martin Brundle started his usual grid walk and managed to catch Sebastian slightly off-guard… Continue Reading

It wasn’t so long ago that Sebastian Vettel triumphed from pole position to score his own maiden victory in front of the Italian fans at Monza. Back then in 2008, while driving for Red Bull’s sister team Scuderia Toro Rosso, Vettel blitzed the field at a wet Monza, proving his abilities in the treacherous conditions. Today the young German has repeated his initial feat, this time scoring Red Bull’s maiden win and once again, showing class and giving the others a driving lesson. Continue Reading

KERS, diffusers, politics… when it comes to the crunch, it all means nothing. What matters is driving as fast as possible, and today in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel has done just that, capturing his second career pole position and the first for Red Bull Racing. Vettel’s achievement mirrors his maiden pole when he went fastest for sister team Scuderia Toro Rosso last year, and with team mate Mark Webber in third, Red Bull are looking good for tomorrow’s race. Continue Reading