This week's Hungarian Grand Prix will mark four years since Jaime Alguersuari became the youngest ever driver in the Formula One World Championship. Now pushing two years since he was drop-kicked from F1, Yet Alguersuari's story could well be about to repeat itself for one young Russian should lessons learned be forgotten. Enter stage right, Sergey Sirotkin.
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“Thoughts on Toto Wolff, Timo Glock and Money”
At a time when Formula One teams are readying their launch efforts for the season ahead, Williams, Marussia, McLaren and Mercedes have made significant changes to their personnel.
Red Bull launch the RB8
Red Bull today launched the car they believe may give them a third consecutive Formula 1 world championship.
Shock and Awe at Toro Rosso
It is highly unlikely that many were more shocked than Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari yesterday afternoon following the driver announcement at the Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula 1 squad for 2012.
2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Rd 18, Qualifying, Nov 12th, TV Notes)
Sebastian Vettel took his fourteenth pole position of the season at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi. The Red Bull driver pulled a sensational effort to set a lap of 1:38.481, pushing one tenth ahead of McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button in the final moments.
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 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.
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 Hungarian Grand Prix (Rd 11, Qualifying, July 30th, TV Notes)
Sebastian Vettel made it twelve consecutive pole positions for Red Bull at the Hungaroring last Saturday.
2011 British Grand Prix (Rd 9, July 10th)
Fernando Alonso claimed his first Grand Prix victory of the season following a stunning drive at the British Grand Prix in Silverstone, but it certainly wasn't an easy win by any stretch.
2011 British Grand Prix (Rd 9, Qualifying, July 9th)
Mark Webber registered his second pole position of the season for the British Grand Prix.
2011 British Grand Prix (Rd 9, Free Practice 2, July 8th)
Felipe Massa topped a rain interrupted second practice session at Silverstone yesterday.
2011 European Grand Prix (Rd 8, June 26th)
It all seemed so incredibly easy. After 57 laps of the Valencia Street Circuit, Sebastian Vettel cruised to a comfortable European Grand Prix victory.
2011 European Grand Prix (Rd 8, Qualifying, June 25th)
Sebastian Vettel secured Red Bull's ninth consecutive pole position in Valencia.
2011 European Grand Prix (Rd 8, Free Practice 1, June 24th)
Mark Webber topped the opening practice session for the European Grand Prix at Valencia.
2011 Canadian Grand Prix (Rd 7, June 12th)
Pressure. On occasion, the best know how to deliver it in spades, while sometimes the best can crack under it. The Canadian Grand Prix was no different.