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eBay Motors endure “tough” weekend at Brands Hatch

Posted on April 4, 2013 by hannahough

The eBay Motors teams endured a character-building weekend at Brands Hatch as the 2013 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship burst into life with three drama-filled races around the short Indy circuit. The first meeting of the new campaign marked … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, BTCC | Tagged BMW 125i M Sport, Brands Hatch, Brands Hatch Indy, British Touring Car Championship, BTCC, Colin Turkington, Donington Park, eBay Motors Team, engine, Frank Wrathall, grid, Jack Goff, MSA British Touring Car Championship, NGTC, Nick Foster, Paddock Hill Bend, propshaft, Proton, qualifying, races, Rob Collard, snow | Leave a comment

New rules for 2013

Posted on December 5, 2012 by hannahough

The FIA have published amendments to the 2013 Technical and Sporting regulations after a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) in Istanbul. Here is a brief outline of the most important ones. You can read the FIA announcement … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, News | Tagged 2013, curfew, DRS, F1, FIA, force majeure, Formula One, front wing, joker, minimum weight, qualifying, regulations, rules, tyres, WMSC, World Motor Sport Council | Leave a comment

2012: Brazilian GP: FP3

Posted on November 24, 2012 by hannahough

McLaren continued to lead the way with Jenson Button topping the times in the third and final practice session ahead of qualifying for the Brazilian GP. He went just 0.057s faster than Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel, with Red Bull … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Free Practice | Tagged 2012, Brazil, Brazilian GP, F1, Felipe Massa, Formula One, FP1, FP2, FP3, Interlagos, Jenson Button, Mark Webber, McLaren, Mercedes, Michael Schumacher, Nico Hulkenberg, Nico Rosberg, qualifying, Red Bull, Sebastian Vettel | Leave a comment

BTCC: Changes for 2013

Posted on November 16, 2012 by hannahough

It has been three and a half weeks since the chequered flag fell on the last British Touring Car Championship race, on a weekend which saw Gordon Shedden become champion and Honda sweep the board with Matt Neal finishing second, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, BTCC | Tagged 2012, 2013, Andrew Jordan, boost adjustments, British Touring Car Championship, BTCC, driving standards, Gordon Shedden, Honda, Jack Sears, Marcus Chambers, NGTC, penalty points, Pirtek Racing, qualifying, race, S2000, soft tyres, three strikes grid penalty, Tommy Sopwith | 2 Comments

2012: Abu Dhabi: Qualifying

Posted on November 3, 2012 by hannahough

*Sebastian Vettel will start from the pit-lane after he stopped on track and did not have enough fuel for the mandatory FIA sample. Lewis Hamilton will start the Abu Dhabi GP from pole position, after dominating all three qualifying sessions … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Qualifying | Tagged 2012, Abu Dhabi GP, alternator, Charles Pic, engine, F1, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Formula One, fuel, Jean-Eric Vergne, Jenson Button, Kamui Kobayashi, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, Lotus, Mark Webber, McLaren, Pastor Maldonado, pole lap, pole position shoot out, Q1, Q2, Q3, qualifying, race, Red Bull, Sebastian Vettel, Sergio Perez, Williams, Yas Marina | Leave a comment

2012: Korean GP: Qualifying

Posted on October 13, 2012 by hannahough

Qualifying Mark Webber will start on pole position for the Korean GP after beating his team-mate, who had been fastest in the second and third free practice sessions. It was close at the top, with the top five drivers separated … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Qualifying | Tagged 2012, Bruno Senna, Daniel Ricciardo, F1, Formula One, HRT, Jenson Button, Korean GP, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, McLaren, Narain Karthikeyan, qualifying, Red Bull, soft tyres, super soft tyres, Toro Rosso, yellow flags | Leave a comment

2012: Singapore GP: Qualifying

Posted on September 22, 2012 by hannahough

Lewis Hamilton will start on pole position for the Singapore GP after he secured McLaren’s fourth pole in a row. It had been expected to be a fight for pole between Hamilton and Vettel, after Vettel dominated all free practice … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Qualifying | Tagged 2012, chicane, F1, Kamui Kobayashi, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, McLaren, Mercedes, night race, Pastor Maldonado, qualifying, Red Bull, Sebastian Vettel, Singapore, Singapore GP, Timo Glock, Turn 10, Williams | Leave a comment

2012: Belgian GP: Qualifying

Posted on September 1, 2012 by hannahough

* Webber and Rosberg will take five place grid drops for gearbox changes Jenson Button celebrated his 50th race with McLaren by taking his first pole position for them and in dominant form ahead of Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi and … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Qualifying | Tagged 2012, 300GPs, Belgian GP, Eau Rouge, F1, gearbox change, grid-drop, Jenson Button, Kamui Kobayashi, Kimi Raikkonen, Mark Webber, McLaren, Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosberg, Pastor Maldonado, Pouhon, qualifying, Sauber, Williams | Leave a comment

Countdown to Formula One: 10 Days!

Posted on August 21, 2012 by hannahough

Ten The number of drivers who make it through to the pole position shoot out. Before a race can take place, drivers must qualify in order to determine where they will start the race from. The current qualifying format sees … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Features | Tagged 2003, 2005, 2012, F1, format changed, pole position shoot out, qualifying, qualifying sessions, race fuel, refuelling, top ten, tyres, under-fueled | 1 Comment

2012: German GP: FP3

Posted on July 21, 2012 by hannahough

Free Practice 3 The third and final practice session before qualifying for the German GP started dry, meaning that there was a string of cars waiting to get out on track to complete tests and set-up work which had been … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Free Practice | Tagged 2012, F1, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, FP3, German GP, Hockenheim, Mark Webber, medium compound tyres, Nico Rosberg, qualifying, rain, Romain Grosjean, soft compound tyres | Leave a comment