F1
# f1 - Friday 28 September, 2012
McLaren chief says Hamilton is wrong to leave
Martin Whitmarsh has full confidence in his own team and Hamilton’s replacement Sergio Perez.
F1: McLaren confirm Lewis Hamilton to leave
The former world champion is expected to move to Mercedes in a three-year deal worth £15m, according to reports.
# f1 - Wednesday 26 September, 2012
Yehaw! Texas F1 grand prix gets the go-ahead
The race, the first Formula One event to be held in the USA since 2007, will take place on 18 November – the penultimate weekend of the 2012 season.
# f1 - Tuesday 25 September, 2012
McLaren offer Hamilton €15m deal – reports
There’s a new contract on the table for the English driver, according to reports.
# f1 - Sunday 23 September, 2012
Vettel wins in Singapore as Alonso extends lead
The Red Bull driver took his second Grand Prix of the season while Lewis Hamilton was forced to retire.
# f1 - Saturday 22 September, 2012
Hamilton on pole for Singapore Grand Prix
Pastor Maldonado will join McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton on the front of the grid for Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix.
# f1 - Friday 21 September, 2012
Vettel lays down Singapore marker
The Red Bull driver set the early pace with a time of one minute and 50.566 seconds, less than a tenth of a second ahead of McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.
# f1 - Monday 17 September, 2012
Formula One: Hamilton ‘happy’ at McLaren
The former world champion acknowledged rumours linking him to the rival Mercedes team, with Michael Schumacher expected to retire at the end of the season.
# f1 - Sunday 16 September, 2012
Formula 1: Hamilton ignoring contract ‘rubbish’
The McLaren driver insists he is only focused on winning the championship as speculation over his future rumbles on.
# f1 - Thursday 13 September, 2012
F1 stars pay tribute to ‘unsung hero’ Watkins
Watkins helped save the lives of Ferrari’s Didier Pironi at the 1982 German Grand Prix, Jordan’s Rubens Barrichello at Imola in 1994, and McLaren’s Mika Hakkinen at Adelaide in 1995.
# f1 - Wednesday 12 September, 2012
Webber ‘on fence’ on driver safety
The Australian said the recent accident at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa had brought the matter into the spotlight once again.
# f1 - Friday 7 September, 2012
Hamilton quickest in second practice at Monza
The McLaren driver bounced back from a tough week to finish ahead of team-mate Jenson Button at the Italian Grand Prix today.
Old school: Schumacher fastest in Monza practice
The German rolled back the years by clocking 1:25.422. Lewis Hamilton is sixth fastest.
# f1 - Thursday 6 September, 2012
Hamilton stays coy on reports linking him with Mercedes
The former world champion has not commented on quotes from Eddie Jordan, saying he will replace Michael Schumacher.
# f1 - Wednesday 5 September, 2012
Eddie Jordan: Hamilton is moving to Mercedes to replace Schumacher
The former team boss says that Hamilton will finally leave McLaren at the end of the season.
Loyal: Alonso only wants to drive for Ferrari
The Spaniard would love to race beyond 2016, but only if he’s decked out in red.
# f1 - Tuesday 4 September, 2012
# f1 - Sunday 2 September, 2012
Schumacher: Reports of my retirement are premature
The German finished a creditable seventh in the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday.
# f1 - Wednesday 22 August, 2012
McLaren boss confident Hamilton will agree new deal
Team boss Martin Whitmarsh says that contract discussions are “relatively straightforward”.
# f1 - Monday 20 August, 2012
Massa brushes off rumours he’s about to be sacked
The Ferrari driver looks set for a second successive season without a podium finish.
# f1 - Saturday 18 August, 2012
Speeding fine or fine speeding? Coulthard tears up Lincoln Tunnel
New Jersey to Manhattan in less than a minute for the Scottish driver, who was promoting the 2013 USA Grand Prix.
# f1 - Wednesday 8 August, 2012
Webber keen for more success
The 35-year-old Red Bull driver trails defending champion Fernando Alonso by 40 points in the 2012 drivers’ championship.
# f1 - Sunday 29 July, 2012
Hamilton wins Hungarian GP
Second victory of the Formula One season for the McLaren man.
# f1 - Saturday 28 July, 2012
Hamilton takes pole in Hungary
The McLaren driver recorded the fastest time in qualifying, while championship leader Fernando Alonso is back in sixth.
# f1 - Friday 27 July, 2012
Don’t touch that dial… here’s the sport on TV this weekend
With the Olympics underway, there really is no reason to leave your sofa. Except for bathroom visits. And eating. And getting direct sunlight. But that’s it.
# f1 - Sunday 22 July, 2012
Alonso extends his lead with win at German Grand Prix
The 30-year-old Spaniard beat Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button to seal the victory at Hockenheim.
Update: No action taken against Red Bull
The constructors’ champions had been accused of illegal engine mapping.
# f1 - Saturday 21 July, 2012
Schumacher admits to brain fade before crash
The 43-year-old lost control of his Mercedes Formula One car during Friday’s second practice session at the Hockenheimring and spun into the tyre barrier.
# f1 - Friday 20 July, 2012
# f1 - Thursday 19 July, 2012
End of the road for Nurburgring? Famous German track veers towards administration
Sebastian Vettel says it ‘would be an embarrassment’ not to race at the track, which is in danger of going bust.
F1: McLaren expect Hamilton to stay
‘We’ve known Lewis a long time.’ Said an apparently unconcerned Martin Whitmarsh.
# f1 - Tuesday 17 July, 2012
Massa confident of earning new Ferrari deal
The Brazilian has not been at his best in recent but recently recorded his best result since 2010 at the British Grand Prix.
# f1 - Monday 16 July, 2012
Unsettled Hamilton to open talks with McLaren next month
The former world champion is worried about the team’s competitiveness,
# f1 - Saturday 14 July, 2012
# f1 - Thursday 12 July, 2012
Maria De Villota’s recovery ‘remarkable’
The Marussia test driver was in critical condition and lost an eye after a crash early this month.
# f1 - Tuesday 10 July, 2012
Mark Webber signs new deal with Red Bull
The extension, which runs throughout next season, comes just two days after the Australian won the British Grand Prix.
# f1 - Monday 9 July, 2012
Formula One: Title race still wide open, says Domenicali
Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali remains convinced Lotus and McLaren — third and fourth respectively — are still worthy contenders.
# f1 - Sunday 8 July, 2012
Mark Webber overtakes Alonso to win British Grand Prix
The Australian took his second Silverstone win in three years, and became only the second repeat winner of the season.
# f1 - Saturday 7 July, 2012
Alonso fastest in final practice for British Grand Prix
The Ferrari driver is the only man to have won more than one race this season.
# f1 - Friday 6 July, 2012
Hamilton fastest at rain-soaked Silverstone
On a soggy, puddle-strewn circuit at Silverstone, the 27-year-old Briton threw his McLaren around the track in thrilling fashion.






















































