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Relaxed Vettel ready to claim F1 title in India

Thursday, 24 October 2013, 18:39 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Sebastian Vettel can afford to downplay the importance of winning Sunday's Indian Grand Prix. He doesn't need to win the race to claim a bigger prize.   With a massive 90-point lead...

Webber aiming to spoil Vettel's F1 title party

Thursday, 24 October 2013, 16:01 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

NEIL FRANKLAND, AP Sports Writer         GREATER NOIDA, India (AP) — Few drivers in Sunday's Indian Grand Prix will be as motivated to beat defending champion...

Future of F1 Indian GP in doubt ahead of layoff

Thursday, 24 October 2013, 12:18 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Set among fields and new building developments on the outskirts of the heaving Indian metropolis of New Delhi, the manicured green lawns and imposing infrastructure of Buddh International Circuit is...

Vettel wins Japanese GP but not yet F1 title

Sunday, 13 October 2013, 10:28 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday but will have to wait to seal a fourth-straight Formula One title as nearest rival Fernando Alonso finished...

Alonso more focused on Mercedes than Vettel

Saturday, 12 October 2013, 16:22 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso says keeping the 2013 Formula One title chase alive will not be his top priority in Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix.   Championship leader Sebastian Vettel...

Webber takes pole for Japanese GP, Vettel second

Saturday, 12 October 2013, 09:58 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Red Bull driver Mark Webber claimed pole position on Saturday for the Japanese Grand Prix, outqualifying his teammate and runaway Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel for the first time...

Female race driver De Villota dies

Friday, 11 October 2013, 10:05 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Former Formula One driver Maria de Villota was found dead in a hotel room in Seville on Friday, of natural causes according to police. She was 33.   Spanish police told The Associated Press...

Vettel fastest in second practice at Japanese GP

Friday, 11 October 2013, 09:59 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel had the fastest time in Friday's practice for the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix, indicating the German is in a good position to clinch his fourth straight...

Brawn says no imminent move from Mercedes

Friday, 11 October 2013, 07:49 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Ross Brawn says he is not planning an immediate departure from the Mercedes Formula One team despite speculation he will be on the move at the end of the season.   Reports after last...

Vettel looks to clinch F1 title in Japan, again

Thursday, 10 October 2013, 10:54 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Sebastian Vettel heads into the weekend with a chance to repeat his 2011 feat of clinching the Formula One title in Japan with four races to spare — and join Michael Schumacher and...

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