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Alonso thrills home fans with Spanish GP win

Sunday, 12 May 2013, 17:26 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

    Fernando Alonso won the Spanish Grand Prix by nearly 10 seconds in a dominant performance in front of his jubilant home fans on Sunday to close the gap on championship leader...

Rosberg takes pole for Spanish GP; Hamilton 2nd

Saturday, 11 May 2013, 15:26 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

    Mercedes will start the Spanish Grand Prix from the front row after Nico Rosberg posted the fastest qualifying time ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton on...

Misery for McLaren after frustrating practice day

Saturday, 11 May 2013, 07:11 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

    McLaren driver Jenson Button fears his team is too far off the pace to be competitive this Formula One season after he and Sergio Perez finished outside the top 10 in Friday's...

Ferrari duo fastest in first Spanish GP practice

Friday, 10 May 2013, 12:42 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Ferrari teammates Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa posted the fastest times in the first practice session of the Spanish Grand Prix on Friday.   After light rainfall early on, the track...

Alonso optimistic he can close the gap on Vettel

Thursday, 9 May 2013, 19:11 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

    After a frustrating start to the season, Fernando Alonso retains high hopes of clawing back his 30-point gap on Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel starting at this...

Vettel can move further ahead at Spanish GP

Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 13:31 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

As the Formula One world championship heads into Europe, three-time defending champion Sebastian Vettel can strike a significant blow over rivals in the title race at the Spanish Grand...

Pirelli offers new tyre ahead of Spanish GP

Thursday, 25 April 2013, 13:33 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

    Amid concerns that Formula One tyres are degrading too quickly, Pirelli says it will introduce a new hard tyre similar to last year's product.   The company, which...

Bahrain says open to five-year deal for F1 race

Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 17:02 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Bahrain Grand Prix organizers say Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has discussed the possibility of a new five-year deal and hosting a night race next year.   The state-run Bahrain News...

Vettel, this time, deserved victory

Monday, 22 April 2013, 09:37 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Sebastian Vettel has come up with a way to put to rest the controversy over his decision to ignore team orders in Malaysia: keep winning races.   He did just that on Sunday, winning the...

Red Bull's Vettel wins Bahrain GP

Sunday, 21 April 2013, 16:56 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

    Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel won the Bahrain Grand Prix Sunday, easily beating Lotus drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean in a dominant performance that will...

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