Sebastian Vettel said he blames himself not his RB05 car after qualifying in fourth, behind the Brawns of Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button for his home grand prix.
Brain the size of a small planet, shy and retiring by nature, recently spotted drenched in champagne, Red Bull F1’s chief technical officer talks exclusively to the Red Bulletin.
Sebastian Vettel claimed his second victory of the season with a dominant lights-to-flag display at Silverstone and went on to hail the circuit as “fantastic” and the kind of venue where he has always dreamed of racing.
Sebastian Vettel admitted that his attempt to close in on championship leader Jenson Button was compromised by a first-lap driving error and a failed strategic decision.
After losing time behind the KERS-aided Ferrari of Felipe Massa in Spain, Sebastian Vettel today admitted he was grateful pole position in Turkey would allow him to escape the same fate.
It is with massive relief that I’m able to report today that something happened in Formula One other than people shouting at each other across the garden fence of the 2010 regulations.
Sebastian Vettel turned a troubled Friday into a stunning qualifying display to grab his second pole position of the season at the Turkish Grand Prix this afternoon.
Red Bull Racing chief technical officer Adrian Newey says his cars have the edge in raw pace on the season-dominating Brawn GP machines but they’re getting held up by others.
Spanish F1 fans have overtaken the Italian and British as the most passionate, most raucous, it’s just a shame that that’s all the overtaking going on at their grand prix.
Sebastian Vettel claimed a front-row start for tomorrow’s Spanish Grand Prix to continue a spectacular run of top three qualifying results at every race so far this year.
After taking second behind the Brawn of Jenson Button in Bahrain, Sebastian Vettel vowed that Red Bull will try to set the pace in Spain in two weeks’ time.
Jenson Button made it three wins from four starts for Brawn GP in Bahrain. But if he coasted to victory at the end, it wasn’t a procession like Australia or organised chaos like Sepang. Button had to work for it.
With a first victory behind it, Red Bull Racing made the trip from Shanghai to Bahrain in good spirits. The Red Bulletin caught up with head of race engineering Ian Morgan.
It's rare for a world champion to praise a rival, but every once in a while they can be magnanimous. And so it was with Fernando Alonso, when asked what he thought of Sebastian Vettel.
For a team member, winning a grand prix means a lot of things: happiness, kudos, an easier life, bonus money and, almost inevitably, a hangover the morning after the race.
RBR’s rivals in Bahrain have admitted that the Milton Keynes-based outfit are now the team to beat in Formula One after Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber scored a historic first one-two victory in China last weekend.
Coming to Bahrain, things have changed in F1. Sure, we had all the noise of the Brawns and the McLaren business going on, but still, a week or so ago, things were a lot quieter. But not any more…
As the anthems ring out around the Shanghai International Circuit to mark Red Bull's one-two, Joe Montego realises someone has made a big mistake, and it won't be the last time either.
Sebastian Vettel was characteristically modest after winning in Shanghai: “I think it was a little easier for me than for others because for most of the race I didn’t have anybody in front.”
Red Bull Racing’s victorious team principal thinks “the sky is the limit” after Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber claimed an historic one-two finish for the team at the Chinese Grand Prix today.
Toro Rosso’s Sébastien Buemi admitted he was relieved to have scored a valuable point after what he called “the most difficult race of my life” at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai today.
Sebastian Vettel’s fifth quickest time in this afternoon’s free practice session in Shanghai was followed by further good news when he got back to the garage.
In South-East Asia at this time of year it rains at dusk. It rains a lot. So when the cascade began on lap 22 of the Malaysian Grand Prix there was no great surprise.