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  • F1: Wet-weather qualifying shakes up Monza grid

    Rain-hit Monza qualifying produced a starting grid that no-one could have predicted, with Sebastian Vettel on pole and title rivals Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton stranded down in 14th and 15th.

    Archive, F1
    David Coulthard, Felipe Massa, Formula One, Heikki Kovalainen, Italian Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel

  • F1: McLaren’s Belgian GP appeal date is set

    The date has been set for the FIA’s International Court of Appeal to hear McLaren’s case for reinstating Lewis Hamilton.

    Archive, F1
    Belgian Grand Prix, Circuit de Spa Francorchamps, David Coulthard, FIA, GPDA, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, McLaren

  • F1: DC seeks chicane rule clarification before Monza

    David Coulthard has said that he and his colleagues will be looking for a clarification of the rules before the Italian Grand Prix after stewards stripped Lewis Hamilton of victory in Belgium last weekend for cutting a chicane.

    Archive, F1
    Autosport, Belgian Grand Prix, Circuit de Spa Francorchamps, David Coulthard, ITV F1, Lewis Hamilton

  • F1: Italian Grand Prix preview

    The history of the high-speed Monza circuit and the fanatical supporters that flock there are very much at the front of Jenson Button’s and Lewis Hamilton’s minds as they prepare for the Italian Grand Prix this weekend.

    Archive, F1
    Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, David Coulthard, Formula One, Italian Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, videos

  • F1: McLaren publishes Belgium GP appeal statement

    McLaren has formally announced its intention to appeal against Lewis Hamilton’s demotion from first to third in the Belgian Grand Prix and has published the statement it has lodged with the FIA.

    Archive, F1
    Belgian Grand Prix, Circuit de Spa Francorchamps, Ferrari, FIA, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren

  • F1: Dull day in Belgium for DC and Button

    Somewhere in the midst of the controversy engulfing Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa, 17 other drivers were in action in Belgium – including Brits Jenson Button and David Coulthard.

    Archive, F1
    Belgian Grand Prix, David Coulthard, Formula One, Jenson Button

  • F1: McLaren breaks Ferrari’s dominance at Spa

    Lewis Hamilton is on pole for tomorrow’s Belgian Grand Prix after a blinding final lap edged him past Felipe Massa for the top spot.

    Archive, F1
    Belgian Grand Prix, BMW Sauber, Circuit de Spa Francorchamps, David Coulthard, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Formula One, Heikki Kovalainen, Honda, Jenson Button, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, McLaren, Nick Heidfeld, Red Bull Racing, Robert Kubica, Sebastian Vettel, Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso, Williams F1

  • F1: European Grand Prix in six words

    Not much happened on track in Valencia, but Ferrari’s pitlane perils and Lewis Hamilton’s near-withdrawal on health grounds meant there was still plenty to talk about. As usual, we’ve compressed the performance of each driver and team down to just six words.

    Archive, F1
    European Grand Prix, six words

  • F1: Massa bounces back with Valencia pole

    Felipe Massa put his Hungarian disappointment behind him by beating Lewis Hamilton to pole for the European Grand Prix in a qualification session that had threatened to turn the established order on its head.

    Archive, F1
    David Coulthard, European Grand Prix, Felipe Massa, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton

  • F1: All-McLaren front row in Hungary

    Lewis Hamilton cruised his way to an unchallenged pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix, while the rest of the field were reduced to squabbling over second place.

    Archive, F1
    David Coulthard, Felipe Massa, Formula One, Heikki Kovalainen, Hungarian Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Robert Kubica, Timo Glock

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