Vettel may lose world title for alleged illegal overtake

Celebrated champion Sebastian Vettel's world title is in doubt as Ferrari are considering an appeal to the FIA over what may have been an illegal manoeuvre by the Red Bull driver in Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix.

Footage on YouTube appears to show Vettel overtaking Toro Rosso driver Jean-Eric Vergne under yellow flag conditions.

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Overtaking is outlawed under such conditions and a 20-second penalty may be handed out retrospectively, which would demote Vettel to eighth place and see Ferrari's Fernando Alonso crowned world champion by a point.

via Daily Mail

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Vettel fastest in second practice at F1 Indian GP

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Sebastian Vettel showed he has the pace to win a fourth straight Formula One race and pad his thin championship lead by setting the fastest time in Friday’s practices for the Indian Grand Prix.

Vettel headed a Red Bull one-two in the second practice, with teammate Mark Webber a tenth of a second behind.

Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso — Vettel’s title rival, just six points behind — was third fastest, six-tenths off the pace.

Red Bull locked out the front row in qualifying for the previous two races and the times here indicate a hat trick is in the offing.

Read more: First Post Sports

Hungary F1 Grand Prix: Hamilton secures pole position

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren will start from pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix after winning the qualifying session ahead of Romain Grosjean and world champion Sebastian Vettel.

Hamilton clocked 1 minute 20.953 seconds Saturday to put .413 seconds between himself and Lotus driver Grosjean, who achieved his first front-row start of the season for the race Sunday.

Red Bull's Vettel finished in 1:21.416, just ahead of Hamilton's teammate Jenson Button.

It was the third pole of the season and third pole at the Hungaroring for Hamilton, who has one victory in 2012 and is fifth in the standings.

Read details: Fox Sports

Vettel bounces back with Bahrain pole

The last time Sebastian Vettel raced in Bahrain, it was the start of a season in which he became Formula One's youngest world champion.

The German started that 2010 grand prix in pole position, and he will do so again on Sunday as the event returns to the F1 calendar after being canceled last year due to security fears following an anti-government uprising. 

This year's race has become a major political controversy, with human rights campaigners and many Western politicians insisting it should not take place -- and, on the other hand, the Bahrain government saying its staging is a vital part of the kingdom's reform process, with motorsport bosses happy to be back at the Sakhir circuit.

Read more: CNN