Author Archive for Chris Hayes

Vettel unstoppable in Suzuka; Button homes in on title.

Sebastian Vettel romped to victory in the Japanese Grand Prix to retain an outside chance of winning the world title, but another conservative drive from Jenson Button sees the Brawn driver edge closer to his dream of becoming world champion.  Read more... (989 words, 1 image, estimated 3:57 mins reading time)

Vettel on pole in Suzuka after chaotic qualy; Button and Barrichello hit with grid penalties.

Sebastian Vettel took pole position by an impressive margin in an incident-packed qualifying session for the Japanese Grand Prix. The qualifying hour, which ironically enjoyed the best conditions of the weekend as bright sunshine hit the Suzuka circuit, was stopped no fewer than three times in response to big incidents involving Jaime Alguersuari and Timo Glock in Q2, and Heikki Kovalainen in Q3.  Read more... (1118 words, 1 image, estimated 4:28 mins reading time)

Championship leader Jenson Button is confident of running strongly in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, regardless of the weather.

Friday practice in Suzuka began in damp conditions before heavy showers in the afternoon wrote off the day’s running.  Read more... (259 words, estimated 1:02 mins reading time)

Lewis Hamilton has brushed off Felipe Massa’s outburst at being “robbed” of the world championship in 2008 after Renault were found guilty of fixing the Singapore Grand Prix.

Massa, who is recovering from his crash in the Hungary, lashed out at Renault today saying that Fernando Alonso should have been disqualified after his teammate Nelson Piquet was ordered to crash to help him win.  Read more... (258 words, estimated 1:02 mins reading time)

The announcement that Fernando Alonso will join Ferrari next season, as expected as it was, opens up a can of worms as far as the driver market is concerned…  Read more... (498 words, 1 image, estimated 1:60 mins reading time)

Hamilton dominates in Singapore;

Button extends title lead with a champion’s drive;

Opportunity missed for Red Bull: Vettel hit with penalty; Webber crashes out  Read more... (1256 words, 1 image, estimated 5:01 mins reading time)

Hamilton dominates Singapore GP; Button extends title lead

Lewis Hamilton flew to his second win of the season with a pole-to-flag victory in the Singapore Grand Prix, while under pressure championship leader Jenson Button did everything that was asked of him by climbing to fifth place from eleventh on the grid, crucially finishing ahead of title rival Rubens Barrichello.  Read more... (235 words, estimated 56 secs reading time)

Button feels the heat in Singapore as Lewis snatches pole.

Jenson Button faces his toughest test yet as championship leader when he lines up for Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix in twelfth place after what he described as a “disastrous” qualifying hour.  Read more... (958 words, 1 image, estimated 3:50 mins reading time)

Bob Bell’s first task as Renault team principal was to convince a media scrum in Singapore that the French team would bounce back after being found guilty of fixing last year’s race.  Read more... (294 words, estimated 1:11 mins reading time)

Jenson Button (5th in Practice 2).
Championship leader says he is happy with the car.

“We had a pretty full-on evening with a busy programme of set-up evaluations and tyre testing. This venue is a tough one with the heat and humidity to contend with and the nature of the circuit and the closeness of the barriers demand your total concentration.  Read more... (719 words, estimated 2:53 mins reading time)