All Posts Tagged With: "Sebastian Vettel"

Bernie Ecclestone has defended Vettel’s Malaysian Grand Prix behaviour and has said that he doesn’t think Red Bull will suspend the German driver for the Chinese Grand Prix.  Read more... (228 words, estimated 55 secs reading time)

Former McLaren driver John Watson believes that Sebastian Vettel should be suspended by his team for a race for disobeying team orders at the Malaysian Grand Prix.  Read more... (245 words, estimated 59 secs reading time)

Sebastian Vettel may have won the Malaysian Grand Prix but it appears that he has some explaining to do.

Vettel’s team-mate Mark Webber led most of the race however the German driver overtook his team-mate late on. According to Webber after the last pit stop, he was told by the team that the race was over and he just needed to bring the car home. However it appears that his team-mate chose to continue to fight for the race win.  Read more... (193 words, estimated 46 secs reading time)

Sebastian Vettel is happy with third place at today’s Australian Grand Prix.

“We can be happy with today,” Vettel said. “Clearly we wanted more, when you start from pole you want to win. I am not worried – we have to admit sometimes that other people are faster.  Read more... (137 words, estimated 33 secs reading time)

Sebastian Vettel is locked into a “long term” contract with Red Bull, according to Niki Lauda.

Triple world champion Lauda, now the Mercedes team’s chairman, revealed he is aware of the precise term of the reigning world champion’s current deal.  Read more... (278 words, estimated 1:07 mins reading time)

Michael Schumacher’s comeback would have been successful at the wheel of a top car, according to Bernie Ecclestone.

“If he had had a Red Bull or a Ferrari, Michael would have won again,” the F1 chief executive told Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.  Read more... (187 words, estimated 45 secs reading time)

Luca di Montezemolo on Thursday admitted reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel is next in line for Ferrari’s ‘number 1′ race seat.

“If, tomorrow, Fernando would withdraw for any reason – let’s say he moves to Hawaii with his girlfriend – then I would want Vettel,” laughed the fabled Maranello based team’s president, according to Auto Motor und Sport.  Read more... (386 words, estimated 1:33 mins reading time)

Sebastian Vettel has revealed he hopes Red Bull can celebrate a “home grand prix” in Austria.

Austrian billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz, who co-founded the highly popular energy drink, not only owns Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso, but also the former Austrian grand prix venue A1-Ring. After a complete refurbishment, the circuit in Spielberg – which last hosted formula one in 2003 – is now called the Red Bull Ring.  Read more... (137 words, estimated 33 secs reading time)

If the rumours are true, Ferrari are currently investigating whether or not they can lodge a protest that could overturn the 2012 world championship results.  Read more... (297 words, estimated 1:11 mins reading time)

Despite the FIA’s swearing ban, Sebastian Vettel on Thursday responded to claims he lacks charisma by suggesting Bernie Ecclestone was “taking the piss”.

“Sorry,” said the reigning world champion after clasping his hand to his mouth. “Maybe he was just taking the ‘mickey’ out of the newspaper.”  Read more... (250 words, estimated 1:00 mins reading time)