Post Tagged with: "Vettel"

Matador slays the bull – Alonso wins Spanish GP

May 17, 2013 2:20 pm0 comments
Matador slays the bull – Alonso wins Spanish GP

Already a living legend in sporting circles, Fernando Alonso took another step into history books this afternoon, with his 33rd career victory in front of a fanatical and adoring home crowd. Over 120,000 people packed into the Circuit De Catalunya to watch their hero do battle with Kimi Raikkonen and [...]

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F1 Malaysian GP And The Descent Into Controversy

March 25, 2013 6:12 pm0 comments
F1 Malaysian GP And The Descent Into Controversy

Sebastian Vettel took the laurels yesterday in an action-packed, F1 Malaysian GP that descended into controversy, during a fraught final 15 laps. The race began in damp conditions after a light shower hit the circuit 90 minutes before the start and, as expected, Vettel duly led the way from pole. [...]

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F1 Teams Unveil 2013 Cars

February 16, 2013 6:42 pm0 comments
F1 Teams Unveil 2013 Cars

So, it’ that time of year again. Formula 1 fans have spent the last two and a half months doing anything they can to replace the adrenaline-fuelled excitement that comes with watching a Grand Prix but, just like every other off-season, nothing compares. But, at last, there is a light at [...]

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2012 Formula One season – the ultimate review

December 6, 2012 6:00 pm0 comments
2012 Formula One season – the ultimate review

The 2012 Formula One season gave us eight different Grand Prix winners driving for six different teams, and a season long duel for the title crown between Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel. How will the season be remembered? In this feature, we pick the best, most memorable and worst moments [...]

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Return of the Iceman

November 5, 2012 2:00 pm0 comments
Return of the Iceman

Who says racing drivers need to be highly-strung? Laid-back, hard-partying, hard-driving Kimi ‘The Iceman’ Raikkonen proved the theory wrong with a dumbfounding victory at the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday. The Finn, who won the 2007 World Championship, inherited the lead after yet another Mclaren mechanical failure [...]

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One up, one down – Mclaren rule Abu Dhabi

November 3, 2012 5:25 pm1 comment
One up, one down – Mclaren rule Abu Dhabi

Formula One is never straightforward; Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel may be the title candidates of the 2012 season but that didn’t stop Lewis Hamilton and others getting in on the action at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The 2008 World Champion blitzed the Yas Marina circuit in the desert [...]

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Lights, camera, action – 2012 Abu Dhabi GP preview

November 2, 2012 6:22 pm0 comments
Lights, camera, action – 2012 Abu Dhabi GP preview

As the host country for the thrilling 2010 Formula One world championship title showdown, Abu Dhabi saw its fair share of drama two years ago as the title crown slipped through Fernando Alonso’s fingers and fell straight into the lap of the jubilant Sebastian Vettel. That’s why this time, Alonso [...]

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Delhi Delight for Sebastian Vettel

October 30, 2012 1:32 am0 comments
Delhi Delight for Sebastian Vettel

Another day, another Red Bull victory. To be precise, another Sebastian Vettel victory, and one that threatens to kill the contest for the 2012 world title stone dead unless Ferrari ace Fernando Alonso can regain some of the ground lost to the reigning Formula One World Champion over the last [...]

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