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Vettel takes 3rd straight pole at Canadian GP

Saturday, 8 June 2013, 20:52 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Sebastian Vettel has earned pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix for the third consecutive year.   The Formula One points leader timed 1 minute, 25.425 seconds in the final qualifying...

Red Bull, Ferrari protest at Mercedes testing

Monday, 27 May 2013, 07:59 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Motor sport's governing body called a hearing Sunday after Red Bull and Ferrari launched an official protest against Mercedes alleging that the team breached rules by conducting in-season tyre...

Grosjean gets 10-place grid penalty for Canada GP

Sunday, 26 May 2013, 19:59 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

French driver Romain Grosjean will start next month's Canadian Grand Prix 10 places back on the grid after driving into Daniel Ricciardo's car at the Monaco GP on Sunday.   Grosjean,...

Rosberg keeps cool to win crash-marred Monaco GP

Sunday, 26 May 2013, 17:19 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Nico Rosberg kept his cool amid the chaos to win the crash-marred Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday and give Mercedes its first victory of the season, as well as emulate his father's victory from 30...

Nico Rosberg takes pole position for Monaco GP

Saturday, 25 May 2013, 16:49 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Nico Rosberg set the fastest qualifying time at the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday to secure his third consecutive pole position and a fourth straight for Mercedes.   The German...

Grosjean desperate to win race and end barren run

Thursday, 23 May 2013, 17:55 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

    Romain Grosjean is desperate to win a Formula One race — if only to keep the talk about 1996 quiet.   Olivier Panis is the last French driver to win a race, back in...

Nico Rosberg quickest in 1st Monaco GP practice

Thursday, 23 May 2013, 13:45 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

    Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg posted the fastest time in the first practice session of the Monaco Grand Prix on Thursday.   The German driver has been on pole position for...

Pole position, not tyre wear, crucial at Moncao GP

Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 16:07 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The Monaco Grand Prix should be less about tyre degradation and more about pole position, as Formula One returns for its showcase race on a street circuit that is notoriously difficult to overtake...

Honda to return to F1 as engine supplier

Thursday, 16 May 2013, 10:39 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Japanese automaker Honda is returning to Formula One in 2015 as an engine supplier to McLaren, recreating a partnership that was dominant in the 1980s and 1990s.   Honda president Takanobu...

Drivers worried Pirelli tyres are wearing too fast

Monday, 13 May 2013, 11:41 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Tyres shredded like paper, rubber flew everywhere and cars flitted in and out of the pit lane like supermarket shoppers in a car park.   On a frustrating day for drivers and fans alike,...

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