Lewis Hamilton made it three practice sessions out of three for McLaren in Abu Dhabi.
Category: 2011 Racing Season
Stories and races from the 2011 Season
2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Rd 18, Friday Practice Sessions, Nov 11th, TV Notes)
McLaren got the penultimate Grand Prix of the season off to a perfect start by topping the opening pair of sessions in Abu Dhabi. Jenson Button claimed the morning honours ahead of Mark Webber (Red Bull), while Lewis Hamilton crept to the top of the afternoon standings.
2011 Indian Grand Prix (Rd 17, Oct 30th, TV Notes)
Sebastian Vettel’s dream 2011 continued in New Delhi on Sunday, with the world champion scoring his 11th victory of the season.
2011 India Grand Prix (Rd 17, Qualifying, Oct 29th, TV Notes)
Sebastian Vettel claimed his thirteenth pole position of the 2011 Formula 1 season at Delhi on Saturday. It was also Red Bull’s sixteenth pole of the year – a record for a team in a single season.
2011 Indian Grand Prix (Rd 17, Free Practice 3, Oct 29th, TV Notes)
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel made the best of the dusty Jaypee International Circuit to go quickest in final practice on Saturday morning.
2011 Indian Grand Prix (Rd 17, Friday Free Practices, Oct 28th, TV Notes)
McLaren and Ferrari claimed the honours following both free practice sessions for the Indian Grand Prix on Friday.
2011 Korean Grand Prix (Rd 16, Oct 16th, TV Notes)
Newly crowned Drivers Champion, Sebastian Vettel, helped Red Bull secure their second consecutive Constructor’s trophy with a victory in Yeongam last Sunday.
GP2 Post-Season Test Day Two (Oct 20th, Barcelona)
Fabio Leimer and Stefano Coletti made it four different drivers quickest across all four GP2 post-season test session in Barcelona on Thursday.
2011 Korean Grand Prix (Rd 16, Qualifying, Oct 15th, TV Notes)
In one one of the most frantic qualifying sessions of the season, Lewis Hamilton secured his - and McLaren's - first pole position of the season. The Englishman secured the top spot, following a determined final run, giving him a two-tenths advantage over Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel.
2011 Korean Grand Prix (Rd 16, Free Practice 3, Oct 15th, TV Notes)
Jenson Button topped the third free practice for the Korean Grand Prix on Saturday.
2011 Korean Grand Prix (Rd 16, Free Practice 2, Oct 14th, TV Notes)
Lewis Hamilton topped a greasy second practice for the Korean Grand Prix in Yeongam on Friday. The McLaren ace set his quickest run (1:50.828) in the opening thirty minutes, with only teammate Jenson Button getting close. Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel was 3rd, albeit 1.8 seconds slower than Hamilton, with Fernando Alonso (Ferrari, 4th) a further … Continue reading 2011 Korean Grand Prix (Rd 16, Free Practice 2, Oct 14th, TV Notes)
2011 Korean Grand Prix (Rd 16, Free Practice 1, Oct 14th, TV Notes)
Michael Schumacher topped a sodden first practice session in Korea on Friday.
Saying Goodbye to the Unknown Cousin
After much chopping and changing this year, Superleague Formula has closed its doors on 2011 following the cancellation of its final rounds.
2011 Japanese Grand Prix (Rd 15, Oct 9th, TV Notes)
Jenson Button may have won the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, but it was Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel who garnered all the headlines.
Shivering in the Cold
Following the last British Formula 3 race of the season today, I had to bolt it out of the circuit shortly afterward to make the train.
2011 British F3 Rnd of Silverstone (Rd 10, Race 3, Oct 9th)
After three years, Carlos Huertas claimed his first British Formula 3 victory in his final race at Silverstone.
2011 British F3 Round of Silverstone (Rd 10, Race 2, Oct 9th)
2011 GP3 regular Alexander Sims claimed his first British Formula 3 victory at a damp and breezy Silverstone this morning.
2011 Japanese Grand Prix (Rd 15, Oct 9th, Qualifying, TV Notes)
Sebastian Vettel claimed his twelfth pole position of 2011 at Suzuka on Saturday, just narrowing out McLaren’s Jenson Button.
2011 Japanese Grand Prix (Rd 15, Free Practice 3, Oct 8th, TV Notes)
Jenson Button topped the third practice session before the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday morning. The McLaren ace set a best of 1:31.255, giving the Briton a half-second advantage over teammate Lewis Hamilton.
2011 British F3 Round of Silverstone (Rd 10, Race 1, Oct 8th)
Kevin Magnussen cruised to victory in the opening British F3 race of the weekend at Silverstone. It was a flag-to-flag run in very cool and overcast conditions for the Dane, who took advantage of his earlier pole position to claim full points in the thirty-minute event.