Formula 1 FanCast – Formula 1 News, Formula 1 Blogs and Formula 1 Videos
Register | Log in | February 5th, 2012

Patience pays off for Sauber

Valencia will be known as a street track that is hard for overtaking and not the best spectacle for F1 Fans. This all changed as the European Grand Prix was sparked to life early on when Red Bull’s Mark Webber smashed into the back of Virgin Team Racing’s Heikki Kovalainen. The crash caused a flip [...]

0 comments | Read more »

Red Bull are flying in more ways than one!

Date: 30th June 2010 at 3:00 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News,Red Bull Racing | Author: | Tags: , , , | image © Action Images

Whilst one Red Bull was flying to victory in Valencia, the other one was literally flying. Sebastian Vettel’s race victory was somewhat overshadowed by the horrific crash involving Mark Webber. Going into the event in Spain, Red Bull were expected to be struggling to even make the podium on the street track, but as they’ve [...]

0 comments | Read more »

Alonso keen to move on from Valencia

Date: 30th June 2010 at 11:22 am | Filed under: Ferrari,Formula 1 News | Author: | image © Action Images

Fernando Alonso is keen to put the frustration of Sunday's European Grand Prix behind him. The Ferrari driver became embroiled in a war of words with Lewis Hamilton after accusing FIA stewards of "manipulating" a "scandal" of a race in Valencia. Hamilton still finished second in the race despite being handed a drive-through penalty for [...]

0 comments | Read more »

Should Kovalainen be absolved of blame?

Date: 29th June 2010 at 6:00 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News,Lotus | Author: | Tags: , , , | image © Action Images

Lotus suffered a disastrous result in their landmark Grand Prix with Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli both retiring. The race itself was meant to mark the manufacturer’s 500th Grand Prix in Formula One with a fitting tribute to the old Team Lotus and the inspiration of Colin Chapman. For Jarno Trulli the retirement was a [...]

1 comment | Read more »

Scintillating Sutil does it again!

Adrian Sutil finished in the points for the fifth race in a row after finishing in a superb 6th place for Force India. It was another frustrating weekend for Vitantonio Liuzzi as he finished 16th. Liuzzi was among nine drivers to be given a penalty for lapping too quickly under safety car conditions. You could [...]

0 comments | Read more »

Ferrari punished for a crime they didn’t commit

Date: 29th June 2010 at 4:00 pm | Filed under: Ferrari,Formula 1 News | Author: | Tags: , , , | image © Action Images

Ferrari left the European grand prix in dour spirits after a promising race was ruined by the fact that they played by the rules. The team’s race was decided after just eight laps, when Mark Webber took Red Bull’s ‘it gives you wings’ slogan a little too seriously, with an unfortunate yet reckless move on Kovaleinen’s Lotus - a car he’d paced [...]

0 comments | Read more »

Webber ready for Silverstone

Date: 29th June 2010 at 12:47 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News | Author: | image © Action Images

Mark Webber will be able to take part in next month's British Grand Prix after walking away from Sunday's horrific crash in Valencia with only minor bruising. The Red Bull driver was extremely fortunate to escape serious injury when his car made contact with the rear of Heikki Kovalainen's Lotus during the European Grand Prix [...]

0 comments | Read more »

Ferrari escape punishment

Date: 29th June 2010 at 12:46 pm | Filed under: Ferrari,Formula 1 News | Author: | image © Action Images

Fernando Alonso and Ferrari will not be disciplined for their outbursts after Sunday's European Grand Prix in Valencia. A spokesman for F1's governing body, the FIA, was quoted by the Daily Mail as saying 'we won't be taking action'. Alonso accused FIA stewards of manipulating the European Grand Prix and Ferrari branded the race a [...]

0 comments | Read more »

Lucas reigns as ‘best of rest’ in Spain

Date: 28th June 2010 at 6:00 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News,Virgin | Author: | Tags: , | image © Action Images

Virgin racing has another two car finish as Lucas di Grassi out qualifies and finishes ahead of team mate Timo Glock where the team once again reigns as the ‘best of the rest’. Di Grassi and Glock finished in 17th and 19th place respectively, with the Brazilian finishing in front of both the Lotus and [...]

0 comments | Read more »

Mercedes GP also-rans not title contenders

Date: 28th June 2010 at 5:00 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News,Mercedes-Benz GP | Author: | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | image © Action Images

If it is any consolation to any English sport-fans, not all Germans had a great day yesterday. Unfortunately, half the Mercedes GP set-up are English. For a team who are meant to be challenging for championships, one point from a Grand Prix is a terrible return. Only achieving that due to penalties suffered by other [...]

0 comments | Read more »