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Everyone pounces when Vettel stumbles

Well that was a refreshing change from what we’ve had all season, wasn’t it? Three drivers from three teams all in the hunt throughout the race. Importantly from the point of view of championship excitement, Sebastian Vettel wasn’t one of them. Making the most of the car and his ability to overtake anywhere Lewis Hamilton [...]

F1 Blog’s German Predictions

Carrot’s Predictions German Grand Prix 2011 Winner – Sebastian Vettel German Grand Prix 2011 Pole Position – Sebastian Vettel German Grand Prix 2011 Fastest Lap – Mark Webber Other predictions – Rain at some point in the race Some change this weekend, we revert to the Valencia specification exhaust systems and Karun Chandhok is replacing [...]

Silverstone shows more than one chink in Red Bull’s armour

Red Bull are dominant and some people are calling the season boring – everything always seems to change at Silverstone, doesn’t it? The entire weekend in the paddock was spent politicking over the off throttle blown diffuser restrictions with Renault and then Mercedes both being given certain latitudes due to reliability issues. Eventually some sort [...]

F1 Blog’s British Predictions

Carrot’s Predictions British Grand Prix 2011 Winner – Sebastian Vettel British Grand Prix 2011 Pole Position – Sebastian Vettel British Grand Prix 2011 Fastest Lap – Mark Webber Other predictions – Daniel Ricciardo to outperform Vitantonio Liuzzi New layout at Silverstone, new regulations and a new driver in a Hispania, it’s all change this weekend. [...]

Business as usual in Valencia

Pole, fastest lap and the race win for Sebastian Vettel. It’s all coming together for him and Red Bull this season. The FIA’s new engine regulations disallowing separate engine maps for qualifying and the race have actually seemed to help Red Bull with the team able to lock out the front row in Valencia from [...]

F1 Blog’s European Predictions

Carrot’s Predictions European Grand Prix 2011 Winner – Jenson Button European Grand Prix 2011 Pole Position – Sebastian Vettel European Grand Prix 2011 Fastest Lap – Jenson Button Other predictions – At least one safety car I’m going for another Jenson Button win, he’d have won in Monaco if not for the red flag that [...]

In the rain, always bet on Button

Six trips through the pit lane, including one driver through penalty, contact with his team mate and Fernando Alonso, at the very back of the field at a restart and Jenson Button was still able to come through to win the longest ever Formula 1 race. The official time of the race was just under [...]

F1 Blog’s Canadian Predictions

Carrot’s Predictions Canadian Grand Prix 2011 Winner – Lewis Hamilton Canadian Grand Prix 2011 Pole Position – Sebastian Vettel Canadian Grand Prix 2011 Fastest Lap – Mark Webber Other predictions – At least one safety car period Canada, the race Pirelli were told to copy their degradation patterns from, and they’ve brought the softest tyres [...]

Gambling pays off for Red Bull

Red Bull gambled in Monaco, going against the current season mantra that more stops are better, to take the win with a risky strategy to allow Sebastian Vettel to record his first Monaco win in what is surely looking like his second championship winning year. The strategy was not however a result of genius, a [...]

F1 Blog’s Monaco Predictions

Carrot’s Predictions Monaco Grand Prix 2011 Winner – Mark Webber Monaco Grand Prix 2011 Pole Position – Mark Webber Monaco Grand Prix 2011 Fastest Lap – Fernando Alonso Other predictions – Two safety car periods We return to Monaco this week for the glamour and uniqueness of its tight street circuit. I’m going for Mark [...]

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  • Drivers Championship 2013

    1 Kimi Raikkonen 25
    2 Fernando Alonso 18
    3 Sebastian Vettel 15
    4 Felipe Massa 12
    5 Lewis Hamilton 10
    6 Mark Webber 8
    7 Adrian Sutil 6
    8 Paul Di Resta 4
    9 Jenson Button 2
    10 Romain Grosjean 1

  • Constructors Championship 2013

    1 Ferrari 30
    2 Lotus 26
    3 Red Bull 23
    4 Mercedes 10
    5 Force India 10
    6 McLaren 2
    7 Toro Rosso 0
    8 Sauber 0
    9 Williams 0
    10 Marussia 0
    11 Caterham 0