Eleven of the 12 cars have been unveiled and testing is well underway – and yet Coffee Powered Racing has been more HRT than Red Bull Racing in getting out of the garage. But the blog is back for a third season. There’s a fresh lick of paint going on the walls and the Sky… [Read more…]
November 28, 2011
And so the 2011 season ended with another dominant performance from the team at Milton Keynes, albeit with a gearbox problem relegating champion Sebastian Vettel to second place. It was a typically controlled victory for Red Bull and sends them into the winter rightly underlined as the fastest, most effective outfit on the grid. Vettel… [Read more…]
September 11, 2011
Sebastian Vettel claimed one of the most straightforward victories of his career in Monza cantering home more than 10 seconds ahead of Jenson Button. The champion elect is 112 points clear at the top of the table and looked every inch the champion today. After losing the lead off the line, he pulled a magnificent… [Read more…]
September 10, 2011
Sebastian Vettel claimed yet another pole position in Monza with an electrifying performance leaving the rest in the shade. Red Bull had never qualified on the front row in Italy but the world champion elect put paid to that record. The German’s 1m 22.275s was a full half second quicker than the rest of the… [Read more…]
August 29, 2011
Sebastian Vettel claimed victory in the Belgian Grand Prix, leading home Red Bull team mate Mark Webber and McLaren’s Jenson Button.
August 28, 2011
Sebastian Vettel overcame tyre troubles to claim victory in Spa and take another giant step to his second title. The world champion extended his lead at the top of the driver’s championship, leading home team mate Mark Webber for the first Red Bull 1-2 since Turkey. It was far from straightforward for Vettel. The Red… [Read more…]
August 27, 2011
Sebastian Vettel claimed yet another pole position in a rain influenced qualifying at Spa for tomorrow’s Belgian Grand Prix. The defending world champion has faced frankly bizzare questions this weekend after not winning in three races. And he answered them in emphatic style, posting a 1m 48.298s to beat Lewis Hamilton into second place by… [Read more…]
July 30, 2011
Sebastian Vettel has returned to his familiar pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The champion’s Red Bull mechanics worked through the night to correct a set up which left the team struggling in Friday practice. But there was no sign of worries from Vettel as he posted a 1m 19.815s on his second Q3… [Read more…]
July 23, 2011
Mark Webber took pole position for the German Grand Prix by the slenderest of margins after a fast and furious qualifying session. The Australian posted a stunning 1m 30.079s to take P1 but Lewis Hamilton rung everything from his McLaren to park on the front row with a 1m 30.134s. It was a brilliant lap… [Read more…]
July 9, 2011
Mark Webber has stormed to pole for the British Grand Prix, beating team mate Sebastian Vettel for only the second time this season. The Australian set his time early in Q3 as showers swept across Silverstone. He was second over the line and immediately pipped Vettel to the top spot. It was a brilliant lap… [Read more…]
July 9, 2011
Silverstone looks set to be a fight between Red Bull and Ferrari with home favourites McLaren struggling. After a sodden opening day in Northamptonshire, Sebastian Vettel assumed his familiar position at the top of the time sheets in third practice. The championship leaders have not yet been obviously hurt by changes to the diffuser rules.… [Read more…]
July 6, 2011
Adrian Newey is in the media today saying he fears Red Bull will be hurt most by the changes to the rules on blown diffusers due to come into force this weekend at Silverstone. He said similar on the BBC F1 Forum after the Valencia race. The problem is the RB7 was designed around the… [Read more…]
June 26, 2011
Sebastian Vettel cantered to one of the most straightforward victories of his career in Valencia, claiming his sixth win in eight races this year. The European Grand Prix was always likely to be a let down after the thrills and spills of Canada two weeks ago. But today most of the passing was done in… [Read more…]
February 26, 2012
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