http://www.mail.com/int/people/21550-sebastian-vettel.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/people/21550-sebastian-vettel.html http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/2081296-drivers-worried-pirelli-tires-wearing-too-fast.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Tires shredded like paper, rubber flew everywhere and cars flitted in and out of pit lane like shoppers in a supermarket parking lot. On a frustrating day for drivers and fans alike, nearly 80 pit stops were made during Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix, highlighting what has become a major concern for Formula One teams five races into t... Wed, 15 May 2013 19:43:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/2081296-drivers-worried-pirelli-tires-wearing-too-fast.html 2013-05-15T19:43:03Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/2084376-pirelli-responds-to-criticism-pledging-changes.html PARIS (AP) — Pirelli will make changes to its Formula One tires from next month's Canadian Grand Prix after widespread complaints from drivers at last weekend's Spanish race that they shredded too easily. Tires cut like paper, rubber flew everywhere and cars flitted in and out of lanes as drivers made nearly 80 pit stops in Barcelona, turning the race int... Tue, 14 May 2013 14:46:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/2084376-pirelli-responds-to-criticism-pledging-changes.html 2013-05-14T14:46:36Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/2080090-alonso-thrills-fans-with-spanish-gp-win.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Fernando Alonso gave his Spanish home fans exactly the kind of daring and dominant drive they came to see. Keeping them celebrating at the end of the season might be a lot more difficult, though. Alonso won the Spanish Grand Prix with a commanding performance on Sunday, but then said Ferrari still needs a little bit more pace to to... Sun, 12 May 2013 17:10:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/2080090-alonso-thrills-fans-with-spanish-gp-win.html 2013-05-12T17:10:42Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/2078764-rosberg-wont-forget-bahrain-starts-pole.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Nico Rosberg will use the frustration of the Bahrain Grand Prix to spur him on when he starts the Spanish Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday. The German driver finished ahead of Lewis Hamilton to give Mercedes front row seats at the Circuit de Catalunya, with both drivers still seeking their first wins of the season in a car w... Sat, 11 May 2013 15:32:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/2078764-rosberg-wont-forget-bahrain-starts-pole.html 2013-05-11T15:32:17Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/2078680-massa-sets-fastest-time-final-practice-spain.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Ferrari driver Felipe Massa was fastest in the third and final practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday, edging Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen by .006 seconds. Times started to drop after the medium tires came out late in the session, and Massa took advantage to clock a best time of 1 minute, 21.901 seconds in mostly sunny co... Sat, 11 May 2013 11:26:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/2078680-massa-sets-fastest-time-final-practice-spain.html 2013-05-11T11:26:43Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/2076246-vettel-beats-alonso-2nd-spanish-gp-practice.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel posted the fastest time ahead of archrival Fernando Alonso in the second practice session of the Spanish Grand Prix on Friday. Alonso had the best time in the rain-affected first session, where Vettel drove more cautiously, but the Spaniard finished .017 seconds behind the German as ... Fri, 10 May 2013 16:30:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/2076246-vettel-beats-alonso-2nd-spanish-gp-practice.html 2013-05-10T16:30:01Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/2074432-raikkonen-focuses-title-challenge-future.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Kimi Raikkonen is confident he can put questions about his future to one side and fight for the Formula One title this season. Four races into the season, the 2007 champion is second overall and only 10 points behind three-time defending champion Sebastian Vettel heading into this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix. Rather than play down... Thu, 09 May 2013 17:23:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/2074432-raikkonen-focuses-title-challenge-future.html 2013-05-09T17:23:21Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/2074048-alonso-optimistic-close-gap-vettel.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — After a frustrating start to the season, Fernando Alonso retains high hopes of clawing back his 30-point gap on Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel starting at this week's Spanish Grand Prix. The two-time world champion has drifted down to fourth place after four races. But the Spaniard feels that for the first time in... Thu, 09 May 2013 15:29:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/2074048-alonso-optimistic-close-gap-vettel.html 2013-05-09T15:29:30Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/2070750-vettel-move-ahead-spanish-gp.html PARIS (AP) — As the Formula One world championship heads into Europe, three-time defending champion Sebastian Vettel can strike a significant blow over rivals in the title race at the Spanish Grand Prix. Of those, only Kimi Raikkonen has shown true consistency with a win and two second-place finishes and the Finn sits 10 points behind Vettel after four ra... Wed, 08 May 2013 09:59:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/2070750-vettel-move-ahead-spanish-gp.html 2013-05-08T09:59:27Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1978102-column-vettel-sorry-wins.html Hats off to Formula One for letting cameras film and broadcast the exquisite embarrassment backstage this past weekend, because athletes and their sports are more interesting when we see their humanity and rough edges. At the Malaysian Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel stabbed his teammate Mark Webber in the back, robbing the Australian of victory. Thanks to t... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:03:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1978102-column-vettel-sorry-wins.html 2013-03-25T16:03:33Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1948400-formula-1-team-capsules-2013.html RED BULL RACING Based: Milton Keynes, England. F1 debut: 2005 Drivers: Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber Team principal: Christian Horner 2012 constructors championship: 1st Engines: Renault Enters 2013 as the team to beat, having won both the drivers' and teams' titles for the previous three seasons. Vettel may be the star but a big source of the team's s... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:48:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1948400-formula-1-team-capsules-2013.html 2013-03-12T11:48:30Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/celebrity/1948392-drivers-starting-f1-season.html A brief look at the drivers who will compete in the Formula One season: (with age, nationality, manufacturer, number of championships, race wins and pole positions) Sebastian Vettel, 25, Germany, Red Bull Three-time defending F1 champion Race Wins: 26 Pole Positions: 36 Having already joined F1 greats Juan Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher by winning t... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:47:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/celebrity/1948392-drivers-starting-f1-season.html 2013-03-12T11:47:39Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1939660-certainties-f1-sets-to-start-2013-season.html Formula One is sometimes derided by critics as predictable, yet even the biggest skeptics may concede that the 2013 season is cloaked in uncertainty. At the completion of the last preseason tests, reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel said: "We have never had a winter that was less conclusive than this one." And that only describes what happened on the... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 02:03:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1939660-certainties-f1-sets-to-start-2013-season.html 2013-03-08T02:03:16Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1939640-vettel-favorite-f1-set-to.html PARIS (AP) — The pre-season testing for Red Bull has been surprisingly subdued, with the team struggling to top the time sheets and cynics wondering whether Sebastian Vettel's reign as champion might just be about to end. Don't count him out just yet. The three-time champion has been in this situation before. In 2012, he roared back with a string of victo... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 02:00:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1939640-vettel-favorite-f1-set-to.html 2013-03-08T02:00:14Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1939650-ferrari-finally-feels-ready-compete-consistently.html ROME (AP) — It's been a long time since Ferrari was this confident entering a Formula One season. After four years without a title, the Italian team finally feels like it has a car that can compete for victory on a consistent basis. "Compared to the F2012 the F138 is on another level," Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo said at the Geneva Motor Show th... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 01:57:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1939650-ferrari-finally-feels-ready-compete-consistently.html 2013-03-08T01:57:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1928404-mercedes-rosberg-closes-f1-tests-with-fastest-lap.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Mercedes appears poised to make a good start in the Formula One season after Nico Rosberg clocked the best lap time in testing in Sunday's final session, bettering teammate Lewis Hamilton's pace-setting effort from the previous day. Rosberg unleashed a flying lap around Catalunya Circuit of 1 minute, 20.130 seconds, more than four-... Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:59:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1928404-mercedes-rosberg-closes-f1-tests-with-fastest-lap.html 2013-03-03T18:59:38Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1927188-hamilton-fastest-penultimate-day-f1-testing.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lewis Hamilton clocked the fastest lap of the entire Formula One preseason Saturday in his new Mercedes, then quickly brushed off talk of being an early favorite for the upcoming season. This was Hamilton's last day of testing as he will hand over the wheel to teammate Nico Rosberg on Sunday, and his impressive lap was the quickest... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 19:29:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1927188-hamilton-fastest-penultimate-day-f1-testing.html 2013-03-02T19:29:51Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1924880-grosjean-puts-lotus-top-f1-testing.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Romain Grosjean impressed in his Lotus on the third-to-last day of testing for the new Formula One season with the fastest lap time, while Ferrari's Fernando Alonso was the slowest of the 11 drivers on the Catalunya Circuit. Still, it was Alonso who was raving about how well the session went, with the season-opening Australian Gran... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:56:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1924880-grosjean-puts-lotus-top-f1-testing.html 2013-03-01T18:56:46Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1921840-webber-fastest-1st-day-f1-test-session.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Red Bull driver Mark Webber set the pace in cold and wet conditions on the first day of the final Formula One preseason testing session, edging just ahead of Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes on Thursday. After Ferrari's Felipe Massa stopped on the track with less than half an hour to go, Webber out-dueled Hamilton as they clocked flying ... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:43:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1921840-webber-fastest-1st-day-f1-test-session.html 2013-02-28T18:43:54Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1903720-mclarens-perez-quickest-day-2-f1-testing.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Sergio Perez, McLaren's new signing, set the fastest lap of the day by edging world champion Sebastian Vettel during Formula One testing at the Circuit de Catalunya on Wednesday. The Mexican driver crossed the line 0.349 seconds quicker than the German's Red Bull on day two of the second round of preseason testing. Lotus' Kimi Raik... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:07:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1903720-mclarens-perez-quickest-day-2-f1-testing.html 2013-02-20T19:07:35Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1900944-rosberg-fastest-test-alonso-tries-ferrari.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Mercedes' Nico Rosberg was the fastest driver during Formula One preseason testing Tuesday, while Fernando Alonso took a long first spin with Ferrari's new car for 2013. Defending champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull had the best time until late into the afternoon session when Rosberg unleashed a flying lap of 1 minute, 22.616 sec... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:40:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1900944-rosberg-fastest-test-alonso-tries-ferrari.html 2013-02-19T18:40:25Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1877150-de-la-rosas-ferrari-spouts-smoke-jerez.html JEREZ, Spain (AP) — A day after Felipe Massa impressed with some newfound speed, Ferrari finished Formula One's first preseason test with a setback as new test pilot Pedro de la Rosa was forced to abandon his car when it began to spout smoke early on Friday. De la Rosa managed to return to the Jerez track and get in 50 laps in his debut behind the wheel o... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1877150-de-la-rosas-ferrari-spouts-smoke-jerez.html 2013-02-08T19:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1875296-ferraris-massa-sets-fastest-time-jerez-testing.html JEREZ, Spain (AP) — Ferrari driver Felipe Massa clocked the fastest time of Formula One's opening preseason test in his new F138 car on Thursday, giving the Italian team hope it may have overcome the lack of speed that spoiled its title chase last year. Mercedes, meanwhile, rebounded from an incident-packed opening two days with Nico Rosberg completing a ... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1875296-ferraris-massa-sets-fastest-time-jerez-testing.html 2013-02-07T17:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1871882-hamilton-high-speed-crash-jerez-testing.html JEREZ, Spain (AP) — Lewis Hamilton was reduced to being a spectator and his Mercedes team cut short its Formula One preseason trials after brake failure sent him crashing into the barrier in Jerez on Wednesday. Hamilton's debut drive under competitive conditions for his new team came to a jarring halt after he'd set the second fastest lap of the day. The ... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1871882-hamilton-high-speed-crash-jerez-testing.html 2013-02-06T20:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1869650-reliability-issues-loom-hamilton-button.html JEREZ, Spain (AP) — Reliability issues that dogged Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button as McLaren teammates last season made an early appearance in preseason testing in southern Spain on Tuesday. As Button completed his third lap around the Jerez circuit, McLaren's redesigned MP4-28 spluttered to a halt just 10 minutes into testing with suspected fuel delive... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1869650-reliability-issues-loom-hamilton-button.html 2013-02-05T19:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1869174-ecclestone-rules-20th-race-2013.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone on Tuesday ruled out a 20th race on the 2013 calendar, putting an end to speculation that Turkey or another European country is in line to host a Grand Prix this year. Ecclestone, in Dubai to announce a new sponsorship deal with Emirates airlines, said it was impossible to add another r... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 08:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1869174-ecclestone-rules-20th-race-2013.html 2013-02-05T08:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1861298-ferrari-unveils-f138-car-2013.html MARANELLO, Italy (AP) — Ferrari has unveiled the car that it hopes will end a run of four years without a Formula One title. The car's name — F138 — is a combination of the year and a tribute to the V8 engines which will be used for the last time this season, bringing an end to an eight-year run. The car features an open nose and a slightly different body... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1861298-ferrari-unveils-f138-car-2013.html 2013-02-01T15:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1858574-nuerburgring-to-host-grand-prix-planned.html BERLIN (AP) — The financially troubled Nuerburgring circuit will host a grand prix as planned this year after striking a deal with Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone. "The long period of uncertainty over the site of the pinnacle of motorsport in Germany is ended," the state-owned Nuerburgring operating company said on Thursday in a statement. The Rhein-Ze... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1858574-nuerburgring-to-host-grand-prix-planned.html 2013-01-31T14:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1851702-lotus-targets-3rd-place-finish-f1-season.html ENSTONE, England (AP) — Lotus team principal Eric Boullier is looking to go one better than last year and get a top-three finish this season in the Formula One constructors' championship. Lotus finished fourth behind McLaren with 303 points in an inconsistent campaign punctuated by one Grand Prix win and several podiums for Kimi Raikkonen, and three podiu... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1851702-lotus-targets-3rd-place-finish-f1-season.html 2013-01-28T19:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1846238-alonso-to-1st-test-ferraris-car.html MILAN (AP) — Fernando Alonso will miss the first test of Ferrari's new Formula One car in Spain next month. Ferrari says Felipe Massa and recently recruited test driver Pedro de la Rosa will try out the new car in Jerez, while Alonso "will intensify his physical training." Alonso will get behind the wheel for the first time at the Barcelona test, which st... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/1846238-alonso-to-1st-test-ferraris-car.html 2013-01-25T17:01:00Z