-Formula 1 - Season 2011

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Lotus Renault GP - The Official

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Spanish Grand Prix 2011: Lewis Hamilton is my biggest threat in the long term, says Ferrari's Fernando Alonso - Telegraph

yeah, no one can beat him.

[NashTrooper]

Spanish Grand Prix 2011: Lewis Hamilton is my biggest threat in the long term, says Ferrari's Fernando Alonso - Telegraph

yeah, no one can beat him.

Hahahaaa...,
But Schumacher can!!!

[alliereyaz]

^with all due respect, schumacher is over and out. he should rethink to retire again ASAP, dont wait for another year to embarrass his 7 time WDC legacy. no doubt he is the best in the business but he should retain his legacy and pride in our generations mind and heart.

this is new generation of the great driver Mr. Lewis Hamilton
HAMILTON all the way....hell yeah!!!

[alliereyaz]

Hamilton and Alonso were teammates together at McLaren in 2007, a relationship that swiftly turned sour when the British rookie refused to follow the Spaniard's script and began to beat him.

Poor Alonso, thts y he closes doors for hamilton in ferrari. P**** alonso.

[NashTrooper]

^with all due respect, schumacher is over and out. he should rethink to retire again ASAP, dont wait for another year to embarrass his 7 time WDC legacy. no doubt he is the best in the business but he should retain his legacy and pride in our generations mind and heart.

this is new generation of the great driver Mr. Lewis Hamilton
HAMILTON all the way....hell yeah!!!

:)Can't argue here, but you know that i love to see him racing as you do...

[NashTrooper]

Hamilton and Alonso were teammates together at McLaren in 2007, a relationship that swiftly turned sour when the British rookie refused to follow the Spaniard's script and began to beat him.

Poor Alonso, thts y he closes doors for hamilton in ferrari. P**** alonso.

But still could be harmful for everyone cause of Ferrari!!!(H)

[genius83]

Vettel not put off Ferrari by Alonso
Sebastian Vettel says the fact that Fernando Alonso has extended his Ferrari contract through 2016 does not mean he sees the Italian team as 'out of bounds' until then.

McLaren: Early laps key to beating RBR
McLaren's Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton believe that getting ahead of Sebastian Vettel and into clear air at the start is the key to beating the championship leader in this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix and beyond.

RBR happy with Vettel contract length
Red Bull Racing says there is no rush to try and extend Sebastian Vettel's current contract, despite Ferrari tying down Fernando Alonso until the end of 2016.

Teams set to resist diffuser rule tweak
Formula 1 teams are set to resist a push by the FIA to change the blown diffuser regulations this year.

Webber tops first Spanish GP practice
Red Bull Racing kicked off the Spanish Grand Prix weekend in perfect fashion, with Mark Webber topping the opening practice session ahead of team-mate Sebastian Vettel.

<font face='Courier New'><font color='navy'>[U]Spanish GP Practice Session 1[/U]</font></font>
<font color='darkorchid'>Pos  Driver                Team                  Time              Laps</font>
 1.  Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault      1m25.142s           27   
 2.  Sebastian Vettel      Red Bull-Renault      1m26.149s  + 1.007  20  
 3.  Nico Rosberg          Mercedes              1m26.379s  + 1.237  29  
 4.  Fernando Alonso       Ferrari               1m26.480s  + 1.338  27  
 5.  Sergio Perez          Sauber-Ferrari        1m26.738s  + 1.596  26  
 6.  Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes      1m26.988s  + 1.846  19  
 7.  Michael Schumacher    Mercedes              1m27.016s  + 1.874  32  
 8.  Nick Heidfeld         Renault               1m27.132s  + 1.990  21  
 9.  Jenson Button         McLaren-Mercedes      1m27.138s  + 1.996  22 
10.  Rubens Barrichello    Williams-Cosworth     1m27.212s  + 2.070  20 
11.  Vitaly Petrov         Renault               1m27.241s  + 2.099  22 
12.  Daniel Ricciardo      Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m27.471s  + 2.329  23 
13.  Pastor Maldonado      Williams-Cosworth     1m28.005s  + 2.863  11 
14.  Nico Hulkenberg       Force India-Mercedes  1m28.027s  + 2.885  26 
15.  Adrian Sutil          Force India-Mercedes  1m28.163s  + 3.021  22 
16.  Felipe Massa          Ferrari               1m28.654s  + 3.512  28 
17.  Kamui Kobayashi       Sauber-Ferrari        1m28.819s  + 3.677  23 
18.  Jaime Alguersuari     Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m28.995s  + 3.853  9 
19.  Heikki Kovalainen     Lotus-Renault         1m29.231s  + 4.089  21 
20.  Jerome D'Ambrosio     Virgin-Cosworth       1m30.896s  + 5.754  18 
21.  Timo Glock            Virgin-Cosworth       1m31.235s  + 6.093  24 
22.  Tonio Liuzzi          HRT-Cosworth          1m31.268s  + 6.126  23 
23.  Jarno Trulli          Lotus-Renault         1m31.418s  + 6.276  12 
24.  Narain Karthikeyan    HRT-Cosworth          1m32.106s  + 6.964  25

Boullier: Bahrain a hard decision
Renault boss Eric Boullier believes Formula 1 chiefs should think hard about whether it is right to hold a grand prix in Bahrain this year, amid an increasing likelihood of the race being slotted back onto the schedule.

Massa: Too early for future talk
Felipe Massa thinks it is too early for him to start talking with Ferrari about his longer term future, despite Fernando Alonso having committed himself to the team until 2016.

Rosberg confident of 'significant' step
Mercedes GP can target a 'significant' step forward in form for this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix on the back of a raft of updates to the car, reckons Nico Rosberg.

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Webber stays on top in second practice
Mark Webber led the way again in second practice for the Spanish Grand Prix, but there was encouragement for Red Bull's rivals as McLaren's Lewis Hamilton was just 0.039 seconds off the pace as he split Webber and team-mate Sebastian Vettel.

<font face='Courier New'><font size='2'><font color='navy'>[U]Spanish GP Practice Session 2[/U]</font></font></font>
<font size='2'><font color='darkorchid'>Pos   Driver                 Team                Time       Gap     Laps</font></font>
 1.  Mark Webber         Red Bull-Renault       1m22.470s            35 
 2.  Lewis Hamilton      McLaren-Mercedes       1m22.509s  + 0.039   27
 3.  Sebastian Vettel    Red Bull-Renault       1m22.826s  + 0.356   37
 4.  Jenson Button       McLaren-Mercedes       1m23.188s  + 0.718   32
 5.  Fernando Alonso     Ferrari                1m23.568s  + 1.098   34
 6.  Nico Rosberg        Mercedes               1m23.586s  + 1.116   35 
 7.  Michael Schumacher  Mercedes               1m23.981s  + 1.511   30
 8.  Felipe Massa        Ferrari                1m24.278s  + 1.808   30
 9.  Kamui Kobayashi     Sauber-Ferrari         1m24.290s  + 1.820   33
10.  Nick Heidfeld       Renault                1m24.366s  + 1.896   31
11.  Sergio Perez        Sauber-Ferrari         1m24.483s  + 2.013   38
12.  Vitaly Petrov       Renault                1m24.786s  + 2.316   43
13.  Sebastien Buemi     Toro Rosso-Ferrari     1m25.296s  + 2.826   33
14.  Rubens Barrichello  Williams-Cosworth      1m25.303s  + 2.833   38
15.  Jaime Alguersuari   Toro Rosso-Ferrari     1m25.457s  + 2.987   34
16.  Pastor Maldonado    Williams-Cosworth      1m25.603s  + 3.133   43
17.  Paul di Resta       Force India-Mercedes   1m26.073s  + 3.603   32
18.  Heikki Kovalainen   Lotus-Renault          1m26.417s  + 3.947   37
19.  Adrian Sutil        Force India-Mercedes   1m27.123s  + 4.653   20
20.  Jarno Trulli        Lotus-Renault          1m27.189s  + 4.719   34
21.  Jerome D'Ambrosio   Virgin-Cosworth        1m28.036s  + 5.566   36
22.  Timo Glock          Virgin-Cosworth        1m28.062s  + 5.592   28
23.  Narain Karthikeyan  HRT-Cosworth           1m29.469s  + 6.999   28
24.  Tonio Liuzzi        HRT-Cosworth           1m29.476s  + 7.006   31

Webber buoyed by practice pace
Friday pacesetter Mark Webber said practice had gone even better than usual at Barcelona after topping the times in both sessions.

Button struggling with rear balance
Jenson Button admitted he was struggling to get an adequate rear-end balance on his McLaren after ending Friday practice in Spain in fourth place.

Hamilton slates 'disastrous' hard tyre
Lewis Hamilton has labelled Pirelli's new hard tyres as "a disaster" following Friday practice for the Spanish Grand Prix.

Ferrari not ruling out Hamilton swoop
Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali says that Fernando Alonso's new deal through 2016 does not exclude the possibility of Lewis Hamilton joining the Italian team in that time.

Kovalainen: More to come from updates
Heikki Kovalainen is adamant there is more to come from the updates introduced by Lotus for the Spanish Grand Prix.

Schumacher thinks row three realistic
Michael Schumacher believes the third row of the Barcelona grid is a realistic goal for Mercedes as he does not think the team's upgrade package will launch it ahead of any of the frontrunners.

Force India could revert to old spec
Force India is weighing up whether to continue to run its new aerodynamic package tomorrow or revert to its Turkish Grand Prix-specification car after a difficult first day of running in Spain.

Trulli positive about new diffuser
Lotus driver Jarno Trulli described the team's first day running its new exhaust blown diffuser as "positive".

Cosworth worried about 2013 engine costs
Cosworth is worried that the cost of Formula 1 engines could spiral out of control when new regulations come into force in 2013.

Pirelli defends hard tyre performance
Pirelli insists that its new hard tyre is far from being the 'disaster' that Lewis Hamilton has suggested - as it believes it will come into its own in Sunday's race.

Teams warned over diffusers protests
The FIA has warned teams running with off-throttle blown diffusers at the Spanish Grand Prix that there is a risk of them being subject to a protest this weekend.

FIA discussing Ferrari wing legality
The FIA is in talks with Ferrari to discuss whether or not the team can continue to use its new rear wing for the remainder of the Spanish Grand Prix weekend.

Double DRS zone from Canadian GP
The FIA will allow the DRS to be used twice in race conditions in future, starting from next month's Canadian Grand Prix.

Raikkonen still not ruling out F1 return
Kimi Raikkonen still refuses to close the door on a possible return to Formula 1 and says he does not have any set plans for 2012.

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[genius83]

Sebastian Vettel

Michal Schumacher

Adrian Sutil

Felipe Massa

Jenson Button

Mark Webber

Jerome D'Ambrosio

Narain Karthikeyan


Daniel Riccardio

Sergio Perez

Fernando Alonso

Heikki Kovalainen

Timo Glock

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Vitaly Petrov

Lewis Hamilton

Jarno Trulli

Kamui Kobayashi

Jaime Alguersuari

Sebastian Buemi

Pastor Maldonado

Rubens Barrichello

Nico Rosberg

Nick Heidfeld

Vitantonio Liuzzi

Paul Di Resta

Nico Hulkenberg

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Vettel grabs top spot in final practice
Sebastian Vettel set a sensational fastest time in final practice for the Spanish Grand Prix - despite only getting a single flying lap in the session due to a problem on his car.

<font face='Courier New'><font size='2'><font color='Navy'>[U]Spanish GP Practice Session 3[/U]</font></font></font><font face='Courier New'><font size='2'><font color='Navy'>
</font></font></font><font color='DarkOrchid'>Pos  Driver              Team/Car              Time       Gap      Laps  </font>
 1.  Sebastian Vettel    Red Bull-Renault      1m21.707s            6  
 2.  Mark Webber         Red Bull-Renault      1m21.791s  + 0.084s  17  
 3.  Michael Schumacher  Mercedes              1m23.057s  + 1.350s  16  
 4.  Lewis Hamilton      McLaren-Mercedes      1m23.068s  + 1.361s  13 
 5.  Jenson Button       McLaren-Mercedes      1m23.214s  + 1.507s  14 
 6.  Nico Rosberg        Mercedes              1m23.397s  + 1.690s  18  
 7.  Kamui Kobayashi     Sauber-Ferrari        1m23.669s  + 1.962s  17  
 8.  Vitaly Petrov       Renault               1m24.043s  + 2.336s  18  
 9.  Fernando Alonso     Ferrari               1m24.270s  + 2.563s  11 
10.  Rubens Barrichello  Williams-Cosworth     1m24.318s  + 2.611s  18 
11.  Felipe Massa        Ferrari               1m24.322s  + 2.615s  17 
12.  Sergio Perez        Sauber-Ferrari        1m24.329s  + 2.622s  19 
13.  Pastor Maldonado    Williams-Cosworth     1m24.399s  + 2.692s  17 
14.  Sebastien Buemi     Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m24.535s  + 2.828s  16 
15.  Adrian Sutil        Force India-Mercedes  1m24.695s  + 2.988s  18 
16.  Jaime Alguersuari   Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m24.722s  + 3.015s  14 
17.  Paul di Resta       Force India-Mercedes  1m25.223s  + 3.516s  19 
18.  Heikki Kovalainen   Lotus-Renault         1m26.236s  + 4.529s  11 
19.  Jarno Trulli        Lotus-Renault         1m27.000s  + 5.293s  20 
20.  Timo Glock          Virgin-Cosworth       1m27.706s  + 5.999s  20 
21.  Tonio Liuzzi        HRT-Cosworth          1m28.330s  + 6.623s  17 
22.  Jerome D'Ambrosio   Virgin-Cosworth       1m29.057s  + 7.350s  18 
23.  Nick Heidfeld       Renault               1m29.200s  + 7.493s  6 
24.  Narain Karthikeyan  HRT-Cosworth          1m29.562s  + 7.855s  16

Pirelli aiming for two-stop races
Pirelli is keen to hit its target of two-stop Formula 1 races as often as it can this season, after conceding that the four-stop Turkish Grand Prix was probably too much.

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Webber secures pole in Spain
Mark Webber claimed his first pole position since last year's Belgian Grand Prix in qualifying in Spain.

<font color='Navy'>[U]Spanish GP Qualifying Session[/U]</font> 
<font color='DarkOrchid'>Pos  Driver                Team                 Time          Gap 
 </font>1.  Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault     1m20.981s    
 2.  Sebastian Vettel      Red Bull-Renault     1m21.181s   + 0.200  
 3.  Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes     1m21.961s   + 0.980  
 4.  Fernando Alonso       Ferrari              1m21.964s   + 0.983  
 5.  Jenson Button         McLaren-Mercedes     1m21.996s   + 1.015 
 6.  Vitaly Petrov         Renault              1m22.471s   + 1.490  
 7.  Nico Rosberg          Mercedes             1m22.599s   + 1.618 
 8.  Felipe Massa          Ferrari              1m22.888s   + 1.907  
 9.  Pastor Maldonado      Williams-Cosworth    1m22.952s   + 1.971 
10.  Michael Schumacher    Mercedes <font color='DarkOrchid'>
Q2 cut-off time: 1m23.026s                                   Gap **</font> <font color='DarkOrchid'>
</font>11.  Sebastien Buemi       Toro Rosso-Ferrari   1m23.231s   + 1.691 
12.  Sergio Perez          Sauber-Ferrari       1m23.367s   + 1.827 
13.  Jaime Alguersuari     Toro Rosso-Ferrari   1m23.694s   + 2.154 
14.  Kamui Kobayashi       Sauber-Ferrari       1m23.702s   + 2.162 
15.  Heikki Kovalainen     Lotus-Renault        1m25.403s   + 3.863 
16.  Paul di Resta         Force India-Mercede  1m26.126s   + 4.586 
17.  Adrian Sutil          Force India-Mercede  1m26.571s   + 5.031 
<font color='DarkOrchid'>Q1 cut-off time: 1m25.874s                                    Gap *</font> <font color='DarkOrchid'>
</font>18.  Jarno Trulli          Lotus-Renault        1m26.521s   + 3.561 
19.  Rubens Barrichello    Williams-Cosworth    1m26.910s   + 3.950 
20.  Timo Glock            Virgin-Cosworth      1m27.315s   + 4.355 
21.  Tonio Liuzzi          HRT-Cosworth         1m27.809s   + 4.849 
22.  Narain Karthikeyan    HRT-Cosworth         1m27.908s   + 4.948 
23.  Jerome D'Ambrosio     Virgin-Cosworth      1m28.556s   + 5.596 
24.  Nick Heidfeld         Renault              No time  
<font color='Purple'>107% time: 1m28.767s
* Gap to quickest in Q1
** Gap to quickest in Q2
</font>

Vettel 'not disappointed' pole run ended
Sebastian Vettel said he felt no great disappointment at seeing his run of pole positions come to an end in Spain, and played down the impact of his KERS issues on the result.

Webber sets sights on second Spain win
Mark Webber is targeting a second straight win at the Spanish Grand Prix after securing his first pole of the season on Saturday.

Hamilton suspects RBR unbeatable
Lewis Hamilton doubts McLaren can beat Red Bull in the Spanish Grand Prix, though he hopes the team can at least be closer than the one-second gap in qualifying.

Buemi upbeat about Toro Rosso form
Sebastien Buemi was delighted with his effort in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix, after finishing in 11th position.

Fernandes hails Lotus's performance
Team Lotus boss Tony Fernandes celebrated a 'great day' for the outfit after a strong qualifying performance ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix.

Maldonado hails qualifying breakthrough
Pastor Maldonado believes his first Q3 appearance marks a genuine step forward in form for Williams, though he admits that the team still has a lot of work to do to get to where it wants to be.

Di Resta hopes tyre gamble will pay off
Paul di Resta is hopeful a tyre gamble will pay off in tomorrow's Spanish Grand Prix, after deciding to compromise his qualifying for the chance of a stronger race.

KERS issue led to Schumacher strategy
Michael Schumacher revealed that a KERS problem in qualifying prompted him to run his unusual Q3 strategy at Barcelona today.

Heidfeld laments practice fire
Nick Heidfeld was left lamenting his problems during final practice for the Spanish Grand Prix after being unable to run in qualifying.

Alonso ecstatic over qualifying lap
Fernando Alonso felt the lap that earned him fourth on the Spanish Grand Prix was so good it might have been impossible for him to repeat.

Ferrari: Rear wing ban no drama
Ferrari has downplayed the impact of the FIA's decision to not allow the Italian squad to use its new rear wing in the Spanish Grand Prix.

Mercedes duo aim to fight Ferrari
Mercedes duo Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher believe they can take the fight to Ferrari in the Spanish Grand Prix - with Red Bull Racing and McLaren looking too strong at the moment.

Kovalainen wary of Force India's KERS
Heikki Kovalainen fears that he will fall behind both Force Indias on the run to the first corner of the Spanish Grand Prix because Team Lotus is not running KERS.

[RedBull_ar]

any live streaming link with english commentary ?

[genius83]

Vettel fends off Hamilton for Spain win
Sebastian Vettel resisted huge pressure from Lewis Hamilton to take his fourth victory of the year in the Spanish Grand Prix.

<font face='Courier New'><font size='2'><font color='Navy'>[U]Spanish GP Race Results[/U]</font></font></font>
<font color='Sienna'>Pos  Driver        Team                       Time</font><font color='Sienna'>  
</font> 1.  Vettel        Red Bull-Renault           1h39:03.301  
 2.  Hamilton      McLaren-Mercedes           +     0.630  
 3.  Button        McLaren-Mercedes           +    35.697  
 4.  Webber        Red Bull-Renault           +    47.966  
 5.  Alonso        Ferrari                    +     1 lap 
 6.  Schumacher    Mercedes                   +     1 lap  
 7.  Rosberg       Mercedes                   +     1 lap  
 8.  Heidfeld      Renault                    +     1 lap  
 9.  Perez         Sauber-Ferrari             +     1 lap 
10.  Kobayashi     Sauber-Ferrari             +     1 lap 
11.  Petrov        Renault                    +     1 lap 
12.  Di Resta      Force India-Mercedes       +     1 lap 
13.  Sutil         Force India-Mercedes       +     1 lap 
14.  Buemi         Toro Rosso-Ferrari         +     1 lap 
15.  Maldonado     Williams-Cosworth          +     1 lap 
16.  Alguersuari   Toro Rosso-Ferrari         +    2 laps 
17.  Barrichello   Williams-Cosworth          +    2 laps 
18.  Trulli        Lotus-Renault              +    2 laps 
19.  Glock         Virgin-Cosworth            +    3 laps 
20.  D'Ambrosio    Virgin-Cosworth            +    3 laps 
21.  Karthikeyan   HRT-Cosworth               +    4 laps
<font color='Green'>Fastest lap: Alonso, 1:26.727  </font><font color='Green'>
</font>
<font color='Navy'>Not classified/retirements:  
</font><font color='Sienna'>Driver        Team                         On lap</font>
 Massa         Ferrari                      60 
 Kovalainen    Lotus-Renault                49 
 Liuzzi        HRT-Cosworth                 29

Here is the World Championships Standings after Spanish GP:

<font color='Red'>[U]World Championships Standings
[/U]</font><font color='Blue'>Drivers:                    Constructors:
</font> 1.  Vettel       118        1.  Red Bull-Renault          185  
 2.  Hamilton      77        2.  McLaren-Mercedes          138  
 3.  Webber        67        3.  Ferrari                    75  
 4.  Button        61        4.  Renault                    46  
 5.  Alonso        51        5.  Mercedes                   40  
 6.  Rosberg       26        6.  Sauber-Ferrari             11  
 7.  Heidfeld      25        7.  Toro Rosso-Ferrari          6  
 8.  Massa         24        8.  Force India-Mercedes        4  
 9.  Petrov        21        
10.  Schumacher    14        
11.  Kobayashi      9        
12.  Buemi          6        
13.  Sutil          2        
14.  Di Resta       2        
15.  Perez          2        

[mehrozniazi1]

any link where i can watch it again.....online.....

btw good race good to see shumi back on 7th position...but vettel is going crazy

[genius83]

Brawn against December season finale
The possible extension of the Formula 1 calendar into December to try and help accommodate the return of the Bahrain Grand Prix has been labelled as a step too far by Mercedes GP boss Ross Brawn.

Williams 'just wants diffuser clarity'
Williams technical director Sam Michael insists that the team is seeking clarity on whether or not 'hot-blowing' exhaust blown diffusers are legal, rather than pushing for the system to be banned.

Maldonado: Spain pace not a one-off
Pastor Maldonado is confident that Williams will be able to replicate its single-lap pace from Spain at other events after qualifying in the top 10 for the first time in his Formula 1 career.

McLaren duo: 2011 rules great for F1
McLaren duo Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton say that critics complaining about there being too much overtaking in Formula 1 should back off in their downbeat assessment of the sport.

Di Resta backs team's tyre gamble
Paul di Resta believes Force India did the right thing in making a tyre gamble in qualifying - because he thinks it gives it the best chance of scoring points in the Spanish Grand Prix.

Schumacher: Success a matter of time
Michael Schumacher is convinced that he and Mercedes now have all the ingredients they need to be successful in Formula 1 and remains utterly confident that his squad can be a title-winner.

Todt pushing ahead with 2013 engines
FIA president Jean Todt has told engine manufacturers that there will be no delay to his plans to introduce smaller turbocharged power-units in 2013 - although there may be room for some compromise in allowing teams to continue using the current V8s for an extra year.

@rozzzzz
If you could wait I could post the torrent link when it is available, here as it takes about a day or 2 to make torrent link available after the race. Because online watching is not possible because of FOM's stubborn attitude.

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McLarens, Webber under investigation
Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, Mark Webber and Jaimie Alguersuari are under investigation following the Spanish Grand Prix, having failed to slow down for yellow flags.

Hamilton happy just to push Vettel
Lewis Hamilton said he had no regrets over not winning the Spanish Grand Prix as it was encouraging enough just to be able to put Red Bull under so much pressure.

Relieved Vettel admits race was hard
Sebastian Vettel said he was relieved to take victory in the Spanish Grand Prix after being pushed hard by McLaren rival Lewis Hamilton.

Button frustrated by opening lap
Jenson Button was left wondering what he could have achieved in the Spanish Grand Prix if not for a poor opening lap of the race.

Drivers escape penalties in Spain
McLaren's drivers Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton, as well as Red Bull's Mark Webber, have escaped penalties after failing to slow down for yellow flags during the race.

Massa rues hard tyre problems
Felipe Massa said the Ferrari was impossible on hard tyres in the Spanish Grand Prix, but that it was a gearbox problem that eventually stopped him.

Perez delighted with first F1 points
Sergio Perez was delighted with his first points finish in Formula 1 after finishing in ninth place in the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday.

Rosberg says DRS issues cost him
Nico Rosberg believes he could have finished much higher up in the Spanish Grand Prix but for a DRS wing failure that stopped him passing team-mate Michael Schumacher.

Alonso never thought win was possible
Fernando Alonso said he never believed he had much of a chance of fighting for victory in the Spanish Grand Prix - despite leading the early stages of the race.

Heidfeld encouraged by recovery
Nick Heidfeld says he has been encouraged by his recovery in the Spanish Grand Prix, after starting the race from last place.

Kolles hints at protest in Monaco
HRT boss Colin Kolles believes he will be left with no other option but to lodge a formal protest against rival teams over the use of off-throttle blown diffusers next weekend in Monaco if the situation is not sorted out before the race.