Alonso poised for two critical races

The upcoming pair of back-to-back races will involve teams travelling directly towards Hungary almost immediately after this weekend’s German Grand Prix finishes. For Fernando Alonso, the happenings of Hockenheim and the Hungaroring are likely to be make-or-break for the World Championship.
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Vettel: Always a distance between team-mates

Sebastian Vettel has provided another hint that tensions are mounting between himself and Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber by seemingly explaining how the pair are working in harmony on a professional basis only.
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Annoyed Sutil has a dig at Vettel

Adrian Sutil was left fuming at Sebastian Vettel after the pair made contact during an overtaking manoeuvre towards the end of the British Grand Prix
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Whitmarsh: A realisation that rivals are quick

Martin Whitmarsh insists that McLaren is taking nothing for granted following the Woking team’s pair of superb 1-2 finishes in Turkey and Canada. There was a day of mixed emotions in Valencia on Saturday, though, as both Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button made last-lap qualifying errors.
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Webber: Seb and I will have a chat

Mark Webber has said that he and Red Bull Racing team-mate Sebastian Vettel will discuss the incident which saw the pair contribute to losing an almost certain 1-2 result in Sunday’s Turkish Grand Prix.
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Ferrari play down Alonso-Massa China duel

Ferrari have moved to quell media reports of friction between their two drivers after Fernando Alonso’s opportunistic pass on Felipe Massa as the pair entered the pit lane during Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.
The move not only cost Massa a place, it also forced him to wait as his team mate’s car was serviced, [...]

Alonso: Massa pitlane move was fair and won’t compromise our relationship

Fernando Alonso has put his passing move on team-mate Felipe Massa, while entering the pits, down as a racing incident and stated that it will not compromise the pair’s relationship.
Alonso was also clearly disappointed with himself for his jump start – which forced the Spaniard to battle his way through the field for the second [...]

Two problems slow Petrov progress

Vitaly Petrov was optimistic after finishing in the top ten on Friday, despite suffering from a pair of separate issues which delayed the progress of the Renault driver. The Vyborg man is also sporting a black armband this weekend in remembrance to those who lost their lives in Russia’s suicide bombing attacks this week.
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Mixed Friday emotions at Lotus

There were contrasting feelings for the Lotus drivers as the pair finished practice 18th and 20th in Australia on Friday. With Jarno Trulli the second car, having led his team-mate earlier in the afternoon, Heikki Kovalainen managed to place his T127 ahead of the heavily-fuelled Toro Rosso of Jaime Alguersuari, two places further up the [...]

Hamilton: We do have a chance of winning

Despite the general consensus that Ferrari and Red Bull are the current pair of teams to beat, 2008 Champion Lewis Hamilton believes that McLaren could also threaten the top step of the podium in Melbourne this weekend.
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