Motorsport
Fernando Alonso aiming for F1 title joy after banishing early despair
Fernando Alonso is convinced Ferrari can savour title-winning delight this season after admitting to starting the campaign in the depths of despair.
Formula 1: Jenson Button striving for greater consistency
JENSON Button believes he will only make an impact on what has so far been a mixed-up, crazy season if he cracks the consistency code so far eluding him.
Formula 1: Williams garage back on track after blaze
Williams will not be undermined this weekend by the fire that wrecked their Spanish Grand Prix triumph, but have implemented new procedures to ensure there will never be a repeat.
F!: Mercedes eye Di Resta for next season
Bathgate’s Paul di Resta is being lined up to replace seven-times F1 world champion Michael Schumacher at Mercedes GP next season.
Adam is in the driving seat at the Nurburgring
MOTORSPORT: Kirkcaldy’s Jonny Adam powered his Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 to its first victory of the British GT Championship. The Fifer won the first race of the double-header at the Nurburgring in Germany. “That was an awesome race,” former BTCC racer Adam said afterwards, “and fantastic to give the Vantage GT3 its first victory too.”
F1: Tyre problem lets Di Resta down . .
Bathgate’s Paul di Resta endured a difficult Spanish Grand Prix as his Sahara Force India car struggled to get the maximum out of his Pirelli tyres.
1 commentMaldonado’s maiden victory ends long drought for Williams
Pastor Maldonado ended Williams’ long wait for a Formula One victory by taking a historic chequered flag in yesterday’s Spanish Grand Prix.
Formula One: Williams celebrations up in smoke after garage fire
PASTOR Maldonado turned from grand prix winner to hero as Williams’ celebrations for his debut victory went up in flames.
Formula One: Hamilton stripped of pole position
LEWIS Hamilton lost his Spanish Grand Prix pole position for breaching Formula One rules on Saturday, giving Pastor Maldonado first place on the starting grid for what is shaping up to be another unpredictable race.
Formula One: Lewis Hamilton takes pole for Spanish Grand Prix
MCLAREN driver Lewis Hamilton will start the Spanish Grand Prix at the front having denied Venezuela’s Pastor Maldonado the chance to grab his first pole position in F1.
Di Resta’s need for speed
PAUL di Resta knows there is room for improvement as Force India refine an upgrade package they hope will propel them up the grid this weekend.
Hamilton sees ‘steep climb’ ahead in battle to win second world title
Lewis Hamilton believes he faces “a steep uphill climb” if he is to become a double Formula 1 world champion this season.
F1: Di Resta tested and ready to challenge in Barcelona
Bathgate’s Paul di Resta starts this season’s European run of grands prix in Barcelona this weekend. And the 26-year-old Scot heads into the Spanish Grand Prix boosted not only by his sixth-place in Bahrain, but also a busy testing session with his Sahara Force India VJM05 at Mugello in Italy.
Motorsport: Dominant Shedden takes two wins at Thruxton
Scotland’s fastest saloon car racer, Gordon Shedden, moved himself into second place in the British Touring Car Championship with two wins at Thruxton.
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