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Leader: Vettel becomes a legend

Saturday, 1 December 2012, 09:45 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

It has been an exciting Formula 1 season, and fittingly the battle for the championship ended with the last chequered flag of the longest season ever – 20 races.   Sebastian Vettel, on...

Ferrari drops appeal after FIA explanation

Friday, 30 November 2012, 12:29 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Ferrari says it has dropped its plans to make an appeal against F1 champion Sebastian Vettel's passing maneuver at the Brazilian Grand Prix after receiving clarification from Formula One's...

Ferrari considers appeal; could affect F1 winner

Thursday, 29 November 2012, 11:50 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Ferrari is considering an appeal that could put Sebastian Vettel's Formula One title at risk.    Video from Sunday's season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix appears to show that Vettel...

Maldonado and Bottas to race for Williams in 2013

Wednesday, 28 November 2012, 18:08 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas will be the Williams team's drivers for the 2013 Formula One season.   Bottas has been promoted from reserve driver for the past two seasons and will...

Vettel enjoying company of other 3-time champions

Monday, 26 November 2012, 21:30 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Sebastian Vettel knows he is in good company. A few seconds after he crossed the finish line at the Brazilian Grand Prix, he started discussing the names of other three-time Formula One...

Full throttle celebrations follow Vettel's win

Monday, 26 November 2012, 16:16 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Germany is toasting Sebastian Vettel after the 25-year-old driver claimed his third straight Formula One championship title on Sunday.   Mass circulation daily newspaper Bild proclaimed...

Schumacher ends F1 career with 'fun' final race

Monday, 26 November 2012, 08:26 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Michael Schumacher's final race was a bit like the last three years he spent in Formula One after coming out of his first retirement — solid but unspectacular.   That didn't...

Vettel secures third straight F1 title in Brazil

Sunday, 25 November 2012, 19:38 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

    Sebastian Vettel overcame a first-lap crash to clinch his third straight Formula One championship title on Sunday, finishing sixth in an incident-filled Brazilian Grand Prix won by...

Schumacher says it may be an emotional final race

Sunday, 25 November 2012, 13:22 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher is known for his cool demeanor inside a Formula One car.   That could change on Sunday during the Brazilian Grand Prix, the final race of his...

Alonso wants 'chaotic' race to keep hopes alive

Sunday, 25 November 2012, 10:18 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

A poor qualifying run has left Fernando Alonso hoping for chaos in the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday.   He wants the season-ending race to be as out of the ordinary as possible so he can...

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