Mark Webber got off to a delayed start in pre-seaon testing at Jerez, before recovering to post the fourth quickest time of the day (1m20.496s). The track debut of the RB8 had to be postponed while the team waited for new parts to arrive and around three hours were lost. Webber said he was satisfied [...]

Overnight a number of video clips featuring the Red Bull Racing RB8 have been uploaded to YouTube. We’ve assembled them together here in one place for you. Also included are Q&A interviews with the team’s major players. The image above, captured from the first video, gives one of the best looks yet at Adrian Newey’s [...]

Here’s a quick comparison of the last two Red Bull Racing F1 cars, the RB8 and the RB7. We don’t have a lot of comparable pics at this stage, but click on the pic above to launch a 2000px super image. Despite a poor angle, the change in the nose design is clear to see. [...]

Red Bull Racing has just unveiled is title-defending RB8 racecar in Jerez. For now we have just two studio images of the most eagerly awaited car in F1. Already we can see the RB8 features the now ubiquitous ‘platypus’ style nose. Click on the pics to view them at 4000px. The RB8 appears to bring [...]

Word on the street says this is the new Red Bull Racing RB8 being unloaded at Jerez, where it’s due to be launched tonight (midnight AEDT). Of great interest is discovering if the RB8 will follow the alligator/platypus interpretation of the 2012 regulations, as Caterham, Ferrari, Force India and Lotus have done. Based on the [...]

Red Bull Racing has confirmed Mark Webber will be the first to test their new 2012-spec RB8 machine when pre-season winter testing commences next month. There are three official pre-season testing windows scheduled prior to the Australian Grand Prix, with a four-day test in Jerez, on 7–10 February to open the 2012 season. Webber will [...]

Mark Webber reckons the revitalised USGP will be a success and has given his seal of approval to the track layout. “I think Austin will be a good addition,” Mark said. “The track looks sensational, they have done a good job with the layout, a lot of undulation and sweeping, quick corners which is always [...]

Ferrari and Red Bull Racing have lodged notice to quit the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) amid concerns over the Resource Restriction Agreement. The news emerged after a meeting at the recent Brazilian Grand Prix and was confirmed by a FOTA spokesperson. “FOTA confirms it has received the resignation of two teams,” the spokesperson told [...]

In our final F1 in pictures post for the year it’s great that we can reflect on another grand prix victory for Mark Webber. It’s scant reward in the wake of a dominant season from the other side of the Red Bull garage, but a win is a win and for most drivers they don’t [...]

Following news of Mark Webber’s win at the 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix early this morning we can now bring you the final post-race press conference for 2011. Some minor housekeeping before we start. The one-two placing for Red Bull sees them finish the constructors’ championship on an even 650 points. They enjoy a massive margin [...]

In a dominant season for Red Bull Racing Mark Webber has broken through for his first win of the year in the season’s final race. This is Webber’s second win in Brazil and is the first grand prix he was won more than once. His seventh career win marks the end of a long drought [...]

Despite watching his Red Bull Racing teammate Sebastian Vettel virtually win races at will this year, Mark Webber has finally won something. Sadly for him it’s not another Formula One race (fingers crossed for tonight in Brazil). With six fastest laps to his name, the 35-year-old Australian has had his name engraved on the DHL [...]

Well he’s done it. Sebastian Vettel claimed pole position over night at the 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix and now holds the outright record for the most number of pole positions in a single season. He has started from P1 15 times this year, one better than Nigel Mansell’s 1992 record. Vettel (1:11.918) was made to [...]

Just in case you haven’t forgotten all about the snore fest that was Lewis Hamilton’s redemption here’s 90-odd pics to help you relive the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. There’s a nice mix of day and night shots, with a few colourful sunset shots in between. Actually a few of the shots illstrate well the undulations [...]

Once again Sebastian Vettel proved his qualifying prowess by putting his Red Bull on pole position for the 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. It is his fourteenth pole for the year and equals the record for most poles a single season with Nigel Mansell’s efforts in 1992. Incredibly, Vettel, now on 29 career pole positions, [...]