Alonso fastest in F1 practice sessions

Alonso marked Formula One’s 60th anniversary by topping both sessions, with the Ferrari driver’s afternoon lap of 1 minute, 14.904 around the Mediterranean principality the quickest of the 24 cars. Schumacher’s Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg was just over one-tenth of a second off the pace for second ahead of weekend favorite Sebastian Vettel of Red [...]

Button and Hamilton off the pace as Red Bull take over

Red Bull dominated both practice sessions at Silverstone yesterday as drivers and their team engineers figured out the best way to tackle the new challenges of the revamped circuit. Sebastian Vettel was fastest in the morning, but ended the afternoon 0.641 seconds away from team-mate Mark Webber who lapped in 1 minute 31.234sec while exhibiting [...]

McLaren get to grips with circuit but fear Webber’s ‘something extra’

Hamilton ruled the roost in the first session with Button just behind him. The Red Bulls picked up their pace in the afternoon, when Spain and Monaco winner Mark Webber and team-mate Vettel were left sandwiched between the McLarens. Button had a bit of a wobble through the very fast triple-apex left-hander that is Turn [...]