Race Reports & Analysis

Some days one driver is just in a different class to the rest of the grid. Today was one of those days for Sebastian Vettel. In fact, his drive in…

And then there were four: Sebastian Vettel has won his fourth Formula 1 World Championship and his name now sits alongside Alain Prost, Juan Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher. As…

From first-lap nutcase to startline hero… Romain Grosjean’s Japanese Grand Prix fortunes have changed beyond measure in the space of 12 months, but the Lotus driver was denied a shot…

On paper a fourth straight win for Sebastian Vettel is hardly the stuff to set the pulse racing, but in fact the Korean GP provided plenty of entertainment. The three…

Mark Webber’s exploding engine apart, there were rather more fireworks after the Singapore Grand Prix than occurred during its course. As a lesson in race management, though, Sebastian Vettel’s third…

Two of the season’s classic Grands Prix in two weeks and both, unfortunately, were distinctly lacking in excitement. As at Spa Sebastian Vettel won as he liked at Monza, once…

After taking pole position – his fourth on the trot – for the Belgian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton admitted he was surprised to find he had done it. On a…

Lewis Hamilton said he’d need a “miracle” to win the Hungarian Grand Prix from pole position. But there was nothing supernatural about his first victory for Mercedes-Benz. Against his own…

Home, sweet home. It has taken a few attempts, but Sebastian Vettel finally has a German Grand Prix victory to add to his relentlessly expanding CV. He achieved it the…

Fernando Alonso sent his home crowd into raptures by sensationally winning the European Grand Prix from 11th on the grid, after a race that defied the belief that only dull…

No one would have put money on five different winners, from five different teams, in the first five races of 2012. But that’s exactly what has happened after Pastor Maldonado…

So he is human, after all. As on so many other occasions this year, Sebastian Vettel dominated the Canadian Grand Prix – but only for 69 and a half of…

Mark Webber and Lewis Hamilton came to Spa 1-2 in the World Championship, and although Hamilton superbly won the race, and regained the points lead, Webber wasn’t too upset, for…

“Not bad for a number two driver,” was Mark Webber’s cryptic comment over the radio on his victorious slowing-down lap, and thereby hung a tale. Twenty-four hours earlier, at the…

As Sebastian Vettel crossed the line in Valencia to record his second victory of the season, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said over the radio “great job Sebastian, well…

Pole position and a solid race win: Mark Webber drove one of his best Fomula 1 races ever in Barcelona and gave everyone, his team-mate included, something to think about…

As Martin Brundle said: “Lewis Hamilton has driven a great race, but Jenson was just that little bit better”. Having only qualified fifth Button made the call to stay out…