FIA would've put the brakes on Alonso & Hamilton at the European Grand Prix

Friday, July 6, 2012

Valencia winner Fernando Alonso, and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, only narrowly avoided penalties at the recent European grand prix.Germany's Auto Motor und Sport has revealed the details of a team bosses meeting that took place at Silverstone on Thursday [July 5].They were told by FIA officials that Alonso and Hamilton technically broke the rules at Valencia, and would have been sanctioned if rival

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Valencia hosted second most passes of 2012 - with 58, or is it 60?

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Lewis Hamilton and Pastor Maldonado fight for position at the 2012 European Grand PrixWritten off beforehand as a 'boring' race, Valencia in fact hosted a frenzy of overtaking manoeuvres last Sunday [24 June].(Editor's Note: We came across some F1 websites reporting about Valencia featuring the 'second most overtaking moves' of the season so far. We tried to re-create the overtaking record, for

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Will the new 'double floor' catapult Red Bull into dominating F1 again?

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

After seven unpredictable and tightly contested grands prix so far this season, the European GP at Valencia brought back memories, to many Formula One analysts, of Red Bull’s dominant form in recent years.On the concrete-lined streets, where Sebastian Vettel dominated in his two past championship seasons, the field was once again forced to play second fiddle to a dominant Red Bull. Only a

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F1 2012 Championship Standings after European GP

Sunday, June 24, 2012

World Drivers' Championship Grands Prix Pos Driver Points AU MA CH BA ES MO CA EU GB GE HU BE IT SI JP KO IN AB US BR 1 Fernando Alonso 111 10 25 2 6 18 15 10 25 2 Mark Webber 91 12 12 12 12 - 25 6 12

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European Grand Prix 2012 - Race Pictures

A superb drive by Fernando Alonso - who started from 11th position - saw him become the only driver so far this season to win two Grands Prix. Sharing the podium alongside him were the other Ferrari Champions, Kimi Raikkonen for Lotus in second and Michael Schumacher for Mercedes in third.Here are few of the pictures from the 2012 European Grand Prix. To view the entire album (100+ photos) on our

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Could Schumacher be penalised for the DRS slip?

Red Bull has put the brakes on Michael Schumacher's celebrations, after the seven time world champion on Sunday tasted podium champagne for the first time since 2006.Mark Webber, who finished behind the Mercedes at Valencia, had radioed the pits – and therefore the listening FIA – to complain that Schumacher had deployed his overtaking rear wing 'DRS' system through a yellow flag zone."I hate to

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Alonso celebrates emotional victory at the action-packed European grand Prix

Bitterly disappointed on Saturday, Ferrari president, Luca di Montezemolo chose the wrong moment to return to Italy. The imperious Ferrari president, on a rare paddock visit, was visibly upset after Fernando Alonso qualified just eleventh at Valencia.24 hours later, Spaniard Alonso was the darling not only of his team, but also of the rapturous partisan crowd in Spain's host port city - and the

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European Grand Prix 2012 - Qualifying Pictures

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Sebastian Vettel claimed pole position for the third year in a row at Valencia. Lewis Hamilton qualified second, ahead of the Spanish GP winner, Pastor Maldonado in third.Here are the pictures from the qualifying for the 2012 European Grand Prix at Valencia.Ferrari F2012 exhaust, Valencia, Spain, 2012Ferrari F2012 exhaust, Valencia, Spain, 2012Ross Brawn, Jean Todt, Luca Cordero Di

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Vettel on pole at Valencia as few Big Names struggle

Sebastian Vettel will start tomorrow's European Grand Prix from pole position. The Red Bull driver qualified three-tenths of a second ahead of Championship leader Lewis Hamilton. Pastor Maldonado qualified a competitive third for Williams.IN Q1Mark Webber had not set a competitive time in Free Practice 3 as his car had brake issues. His Valencian nightmare continued into qualifying, as the

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Schumacher’s support team for Valencia to be propped up

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Mercedes has beefed up Michael Schumacher’s support team for Valencia, as the team bids to end his shocking run of reliability.Whilst Nico Rosberg has finished every race so far in 2012 and is right in the hunt for the title, Michael Schumacher’s record features no fewer than five DNFs, leaving him with more points than the six hapless drivers of the bottom-three teams.Bild newspaper reports that

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The European Grand Prix: One Event, Several Venues

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Spectators enjoy the 2010 European Grand Prix © Sutton ImagesThe European Grand Prix was re-introduced during the mid-1980s and has been held regularly since 1999. Here is a brief history of the European Grand Prix.HistoricalThe European Grand Prix was not a race in its own right but just a honorific title; one of the national Grands Prix was also designated as the European Grand Prix. The

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The European Grand Prix Promo (Video)

Saturday, June 16, 2012

The circuit organisers at Valencia have come up with a video to promote the European Grand Prix next weekend. Watch the old ladies race around the Valencia "street circuit". www.cadadiaungranpremio.com

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Pirelli announces tyre choices up to the British Grand Prix

Monday, May 21, 2012

For the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, the teams will use the P Zero Yellow soft and P Zero Red supersoft tyres. At the Grand Prix of Europe in Valencia, the teams will have the P Zero White medium and P Zero Yellow soft at their disposal. Finally, for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone in July, Pirelli will bring the P Zero Silver hard and P Zero Yellow soft.Montreal’s street circuit is

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2012 Formula 1 European Grand Prix

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Details Race Date: 24-Jun-12 Circuit Name: Valencia Street Circuit Number of Laps: 57 Circuit Length: 5.419 km Race Distance: 308.883 km Lap Record: 1:38.683 - T Glock (2009) The Valencia Street Circuit (Valencian: Circuit Urbà de València, Spanish: Circuito Urbano de Valencia) is a semi-permanent street circuit in Valencia, Spain which

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