2013 german grand prix articles archive

Nico Rosberg said it will take a little time to get over his disappointing qualifying performance for the German Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton beat Sebastian Vettel to pole position for the German Grand Prix in a surprise result after the Mercedes driver had struggled in practice.

Sebastian Vettel headed the times in the final practice session for the German Grand Prix by over two-thirds of a second.

The F1 drivers’ threat to boycott the German Grand Prix if the tyre failures seen at Silverstone recur meant today’s two practice session were anxiously watched for any sign of a repeat.

Pirelli motorsaport director Paul Hembery says they shouldn’t have allowed teams to swap tyres between opposite sides of their cars.

Sebastian Vettel put Red Bull on top in the second practice session at the Nurburgring. Nico Rosberg made it a German one-two at home.

Mercedes were on top by a clear second in the first practice session for the German Grand Prix as Fernando Alonso was unable to set at time.

The FIA has instructed team to obey limits on tyre pressure and camber angle throughout the German Grand Prix weekend following a request by Pirelli.

Alonso says being hit with a piece of tyre, as he almost was at Silverstone, would be like being struck by “a bullet or a knife” at 300kph.

Nico Rosberg insists the safety concerns with the current tyres was an issue before the series of punctures during the British Grand Prix.

The Grand Prix Drivers’ Association has threatened to boycott the German Grand Prix if the tyre failures seen at Silverstone recur at this weekend’s race.

Drivers praised Pirelli’s efforts to make changes to the tyres for this weekend to prevent a repeat of the punctures seen during the British Grand Prix.

Nico Hulkenberg admits Sauber’s financial problems are “a difficult situation” for the team.

Saturday and Sunday should be sunny and warm at the Nurburgring but rain is expected on Friday for the third race weekend in a row.

A second DRS zone has been added at the Nurburgring for this year’s race and the original zone has been shortened slightly.

Don’t miss any of the German Grand Prix sessions – here are the times for all of this weekend’s action.

F1 heads to Germany amid doubt over the state of its tyres and questions over whether Mercedes’ illegal test transformed their race pace.

Williams will use a special livery for the German Grand Prix marking their 600th race start.