It’s easy to forget that just a few years ago the Red Bull team was but a twinkle in an Austrian billionaire’s eyes. In 2009 they established themselves as frontrunners, whilst this season they are unquestionably the team to beat – having scored nine pole positions and five victories.
Although there’s been a fair few hiccups [...]
ART has announced that it will no longer be seeking an entry into next year’s Formula One World Championship, after withdrawing its application from the FIA’s bidding process. Following the annoucement in May, the GP2 frontrunners had been tipped as favourites to secure F1′s ’13th slot’ – after USF1 failed to enter this season on [...]
Ross Brawn believes that Mercedes are poised to launch an attack on Formula One’s frontrunners, as the outfit continues to develop of its 2010 challenger.
Although the Brackley-based team triumphed in last year’s championship, before being bought over by the German manufacturer, its has so far struggled this season – sitting 107 points adrift of McLaren at [...]
Fernando Alonso believes that he has the chance to challenge for a podium finish in tomorrow’s Canadian Grand Prix.
The Spaniard was the only driver who managed to set a time in the session which was close the frontrunners and, as a result, will start fourth on the grid.
Team-mate Felipe Massa will start seventh tomorrow, after [...]
Red Bull may be riding high in both championships, having scored every pole position plus three victories from the opening six rounds of 2010, but McLaren’s Jonathan Neale is certain their advantage won’t last the entire season. And during a Vodafone McLaren Mercedes ‘Phone-In’ session, Neale revealed he believes his team could close the gap [...]
The pecking order in Bahrain suggested Red Bull and Ferrari were the clear frontrunners, with McLaren and Mercedes following in their wake. The performance of McLaren’s Jenson Button in Melbourne on Saturday, however, implies the British team are on the move, with Button set to start Sunday’s race from fourth ahead of Ferrari’s Felipe Massa [...]
More than five seconds off the pace of the frontrunners, and with just 209 laps to show from seven days of testing, Virgin’s Timo Glock could be forgiven for becoming disillusioned with progress at his new team.
Glock, however, is determined to keep his chin up ahead of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix and remains hopeful [...]
When race fans look back on 2009, they will describe it as the year of the underdog. While the usual frontrunners took a back seat, newcomers Brawn GP won both championships with fellow upstarts Red Bull hard on their heels all the way.
For Red Bull’s Christian Horner, the season’s end brings mixed feelings. Yes, [...]