Hamilton drives superb race to win in Spa

  F1 race run in very difficult conditions
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton drove one of the best races of his career to win the Belgium Grand Prix F1 race at Spa.  In a race run in constantly changing tricky conditions Hamilton got the jump on polesitter Mark Webber at the start and led the rest of the way, only the 2nd time he has done that in his career.
Press Conference

Belgium GP: Sunday Press Conference

  Formula 1
Drivers

Spa: Webber wins Belgian GP pole

  Formula 1
Mark Webber made it 12 of 13 poles for the Red Bull team by turning the fastest lap in qualifying for Sunday's F1 Grand Prix of Belgium in changeable conditions, which are typical for Spa.  McLaren's Lewis Hamilton snuck into 2nd on his last lap to push Robert Kubica down to 3rd.  Webber's Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel will start 4th, Jenson Button 5th and Felipe Massa 6th. Press Conference

Spa: Saturday Press Conference

  Formula 1
DRIVERS:
1. Mark WEBBER (Red Bull), 1m45.778s
2. Lewis HAMILTON (McLaren), 1m45.863s
3. Robert KUBICA (Renault), 1m46.100s

Belgium GP: Friday Press Conference, Team Quotes

  Formula 1
TEAM PRINCIPALS
John BOOTH (Virgin)
Ross BRAWN (Mercedes)
Mike GASCOYNE (Lotus)
Martin WHITMARSH (McLaren)

Belgium GP: Thursday Press Conference

  Formula 1
Drivers
Pedro de la Rosa
Seb Buemi
Lewis Hamilton
Michael Schumacher
Sebastian Vettel

Scenes from Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion

  by Bob Heathcote
The event everyone waits for at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca each year is the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion event.  This weekend the drivers were practicing and our Bob Heathcote was there to capture all the action in these 120 photos.

Webber wins Hungarian GP going away

  by Mark J. Cipolloni
Red Bull's Mark Webber drove a brilliant race to win today's Hungarian Grand Prix F1 race in Budapest.  Webber took the lead from his Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel on lap 16 when his team gambled to not bring him in to change his super-soft Bridgestone tires during the full-course caution, and from there he pulled away from Ferrari's Fernando Alonso while still nursing his tires. Press Conference

Hungarian GP: Sunday Press Conference

  Formula 1
Drivers:
1. Mark WEBBER (Red Bull), 1h41m05.571s
2. Fernando ALONSO (Ferrari), 1h41m23.392s
3. Sebastian VETTEL (Red Bull), 1h41m24.823s

Is there hope for IndyCar under its current model?

  by Michael Maroney
The following letter was sent to AutoRacing1.com by Michael Maroney, father of Miles Maroney who is making an impressive showing in the junior ranks of racing in the USA and has his sights set on being a future American in F1.  We felt it addresses so many good points with regard to what is wrong with open wheel racing in the USA and why it is so difficult for a young American to make it to F1 and succeed.

Hungarian GP: Saturday Press Conference

  Formula 1
DRIVERS:
1. Sebastian VETTEL (Red Bull), 1m18.773s
2. Mark WEBBER (Red Bull), 1m19.184s
3. Fernando ALONSO (Ferrari), 1m19.987s

Hungarian GP: Vettel’s on pole again

  by Mark J. Cipolloni
Sebastian Vettel, the fastest driver in F1 today, drove to his 4th straight pole and seventh pole position of the season . The German's lap time of 1m18.773s was enough to beat his Red Bull  teammate Mark Webber by 0.419s. Ferrari will fill the second row of the grid with Fernando Alonso ahead of Felipe Massa.  Press Conference