Vettel honours ‘Movember’ with Mansell ’tache

RichardsF1    F1 2011, Formula 1     Nigel Mansell, Red Bull Racing, Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel has celebrated breaking Nigel Mansell’s 1992 qualifying record with a great homage to the former World Champion after the German claimed his fifteenth pole position of the season, an all-time record for the sport.

Brazilian GP: Vettel claims record-breaking pole

RichardsF1    F1 2011, Formula 1, Results     Red Bull Racing, Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel has notched up another career record, this time by breaking a record few thought would have been beaten: Nigel Mansell’s 1992 record of fourteen pole positions in a single season. The newly-crowned champion shares the front row at São Paulo with Red Bull Racing team-mate Mark Webber.

D’Ambrosio slapped with speeding fine

RichardsF1    F1 2011, Formula 1     FIA, Jerome d'Ambrosio, Rules, Virgin Racing

On what it strongly rumoured to be his final race for Virgin Racing, Jérôme d’Ambrosio has been hit with a fine by the FIA Stewards after he was to found to have been speeding in the pit lane during the final practice session of the Brazilian Grand Prix.

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More shuffling between teams

RichardsF1    Formula 1     McLaren, Red Bull Racing, Team Lotus, Technical, Toro Rosso

There have been a couple of noteworthy movements between the teams’ technical departments in recent days, with McLaren losing two key staff members to outfits further down the grid.

Happy 54th birthday, Kenneth Acheson!

RichardsF1    Birthdays, Former F1 Figures, Formula 1    

Former Grand Prix driver Kenneth ‘Kenny’ Acheson will be celebrating his 54th birthday today!

Brazilian GP: Vettel fastest in final practice

RichardsF1    F1 2011, Formula 1, Results     Red Bull Racing, Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel has thrown down the gauntlet to claim a record-breaking fifteenth pole position of the season after going fastest in the final free practice session at the Brazilian Grand Prix. But qualifying will be a close-run affair, with the German only just edging out team-mate Mark Webber and the two McLarens, who were all covered by less than two-tenths of a second.

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Happy 58th birthday, Desiré Wilson!

RichardsF1    Birthdays, Former F1 Figures, Formula 1    

Today we wish Desiré Wilson – one of just five women to have competed in Formula 1 – a very happy 58th birthday!

Brazilian GP: Hamilton goes quickest in FP2

RichardsF1    F1 2011, Formula 1, Results     Lewis Hamilton, McLaren

Lewis Hamilton has ended the opening day of running at the Brazilian Grand Prix on top of the timesheets after going quickest in today’s second practice session at the Sao Paulo’s Interlagos circuit. The 2008 Champion was closely pursued by the Red Bull pairing of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber.

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GALLERY: Unique Brazilian GP helmets

RichardsF1    F1 2011, Formula 1     Ayrton Senna, Felipe Massa, Kamui Kobayashi, Lewis Hamilton, Rubens Barrichello, Vitantonio Liuzzi

A number of drivers are sporting special helmet designs this weekend as the 2011 Formula 1 season is brought to a close.

SKY announces F1 broadcast plans

RichardsF1    Formula 1     BBC, Martin Brundle, Media

SKY Sports has today announced it will launch a dedicated channel for its F1 coverage when it takes over the full broadcasting rights of the series from the BBC. After the marketing team was up all night thinking of a name, it will be called Sky Sports F1.

Brazilian GP: Webber quickest in first practice

RichardsF1    F1 2011, Formula 1, Results     Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Mark Webber has kicked off his Brazilian Grand Prix weekend in positive fashion by rounding out Friday’s first practice session as the quickest driver. With the McLarens having set the pace early on, the Australian moved to the top of the timesheets by the end of the 90-minute session.

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RichardsF1.com Tipping Competition Leaderboard

RichardsF1    F1 2011, Formula 1, Tipping Competition    

It had to happen sometime, and Sebastian Vettel’s failure to finish saw our regular F1 predictors have low-scoring rounds at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Read on to view the full leaderboard (which also shows the predictions each tipster submitted), which will be updated after each Grand Prix…

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They said, we said? There’s more to this…

RichardsF1    Driver Market, Formula 1     Eric Boullier, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Renault, Robert Kubica

Just days after the Lotus Renault GP team make the not unexpected joint statement with Robert Kubica that he would not be fit enough to return to racing ahead of the start of the 2012 season, the Pole’s manager has fired an extraordinary broadside at the team, claiming that Renault has twisted the 26-year-old’s words.

Unsure what do with a wrecked Ferrari? Try this!

RichardsF1    Motoring     Ferrari

The notion of recycling everyday objects to be made into sculpture and art is not a foreign concept. ‘Recycled’ furniture is very en trende. So how else can you make use of a totalled Ferrari? Easy…

2011 Brazilian GP Preview

RichardsF1    F1 2011, Formula 1, Previews    

It seems like an eternity since late March, when the F1 season finally kicked off in earnest at Albert Park. Back then, we expected a four-team stoush at the front for championship honours.

Few would have anticipated that a certain German called Sebastian Vettel would have so comprehensively trounced the rest of the pack and wrapped up back-to-back titles just under two months ago.

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