F1 News: Michael Schumacher awake and moved to Rehab

Last December, Multiple F1 World Championship winner, Michael Schumacher was in a terrifying ski accident while on vacation with his family.

Schumacher was airlifted to a hospital in Grenoble, France. He underwent surgeries to remove blood clots from his brain and was placed in a medically-induced coma so he could heal. 

After many long months, Michael is now awake and responsive through nodding and eye movements and he has been transported to a Rehab Facility in Switzerland where he will get treatment.

We do not know his current condition other than what was announced by his manager. We will not make speculations about his physical health, and we'll only announce what we know is accurate.

His family is thankful for the overwhelming support from Fans, friends and family around the world, but they do ask for privacy at this moment.

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British GP: Driver Preview Quotes - Lotus

Preview Quotes - Lotus F1 Team

Romain Grosjean - "It's a fantastic track with a lot of high speed corners which should suit the E22 a lot better than the circuits we've visited recently which have seemed to jump on every weakness with our current package. Silverstone is challenging, but it has a good feel. It's one of the quickest tracks of the year. There are corners which are legendary like the Magotts, Becketts, Chapel complex. It's quite a feeling going through there and I can't wait to feel that sensation once more. It's also a special Grand Prix for the team as the factory is very close to the track. It's always nice to see not only the race team, but also some of the many people from the factory come to see us out in action. It's thanks to all their hard work that we're out on track and they are all doing an amazing job, always working so hard."

Pastor Maldonado - "I've won at Silverstone in the GP2 Series and I've always really liked the circuit. I've spent so much time in England that it's like a second home to me, especially as I have family who live very close to the circuit in Oxfordshire. It's a great event coming mid-season and it always provides an interesting race. I have always enjoyed racing at Silverstone since my first visit back in 2007. I also have good memories of it as I have had some great races there, including winning in both 2009 and 2010 in the GP2 Series. Hopefully the high speed corners will work better with our car and it would be great to be back to where we were in Barcelona which is quite a similar circuit to Silverstone. Obviously, at the Barcelona test teams were all running to different programmes, so I don't think we're suddenly going to be the fastest car, but I do expect to be further up the order than we have been at recent races."

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British GP: Driver Preview Quotes - Red Bull

Preview Quotes - Infiniti Red Bull Racing

Sebastian Vettel - "I always like going to Silverstone, the track is incredible to drive and the British crowd that turns out to watch the weekend is always massive - whether it's wet or dry everyone always looks like they are having a really good time. This year I will be staying in the UK after the race which is good because normally we have to leave straight after. It's a busy time right now, we had Red Bull's home race in Austria, the team's local event here and then we go to my home race in Germany! This race has an extra element as it's so close to the factory and a lot of the staff who work so hard on the car will be watching from the grandstands with their families - I hope we can get a good result for them. As the factory is only about half an hour or so from the track a lot of the race team live nearby and can sleep in their own beds for the weekend which surely is a nice thing for them. I have good memories of Silverstone, the best must be winning there in 2009 and Mark won there in 2010 and 2012 so we have a good record at the track."

Daniel Ricciardo - "Silverstone is great. It's just a great, great racing circuit. It's fast, it's flowing and you really get to rag your car for all it's worth. There's nowhere better at letting you know how very, very good an F1 car is than Silverstone, and in particular through that ultra-fast Maggots-Becketts-Chapel complex. The two hairpins at Turns Three and Four give you quite a variation of racing lines, even though they're ‘just' hairpins. You can push hard through the first one and sacrifice the second or you can do the contrary. The more I drive it, the more I also enjoy the new section because it creates more chances for overtaking and it's not as straightforward as it looks. I'm looking forward to my first race with Infiniti Red Bull Racing this year at Silverstone, I know a lot of the guys are going to be watching at the track so I'll be going at it for a good result."

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British GP: Driver Preview Quotes - Mercedes

Preview Quotes - Mercedes AMG Petronas

Lewis Hamilton - "It was great to get another one-two finish for the team in Austria and I'm so proud of all the hard work everyone is putting in to keep us at the front this season. Of course, it wasn't the result I wanted personally and it was disappointing not to be able to capitalise on my pace when it was clearly there. But in the end, coming back to second place was positive in terms of damage limitation. Silverstone is obviously a special race for me and the support I have there is just incredible. The British fans are the absolute best in the world and it's really humbling to see thousands of people out there cheering you on - no matter what the weather or the result. I won the race in the wet in 2008, which was just the best feeling. I think the gap was around 60 seconds at the end, and I'd lapped everyone up to third place which was just unreal. I could never have hoped or dreamed for a race like that - especially at my home Grand Prix. That has to be one of the best moments of my career. I loved raising that gold trophy in front of the home crowds and I'm determined to get my hands on it again this year."

Nico Rosberg - "The last race weekend in Austria was not an easy one for us overall, so I was delighted to come away with the win and even more so for the team to have both cars at the front when we crossed the line. The atmosphere at the circuit was really great and, being so close to Germany, it almost felt like a home race for me. Silverstone is another special one for me, as I managed to win there last season. It was actually very close to my birthday and I had a really cool experience after the race. There's usually a fan festival with rock bands and all sorts after the track action finishes, which is something I go to almost every year. This time, I was up on stage doing a quick interview and the whole crowd started singing Happy Birthday to me, which was very cool! The British fans are absolutely fantastic. So I enjoy going to Silverstone personally, but really this one is all about the team. For the hundreds of people at Brackley and Brixworth it's a home race and many of them will be there with their families and friends across the weekend. I want to put on a good show and get the best result possible out of it for them after all their hard work this season."

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British GP: Circuit Preview

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8 races in, and we are now on to the British Grand Prix. This is one of my favourite circuits. Tons of turns and lots of  room for good over-taking. Let's go ahead and go over the circuit info.

Silverstone Circuit is located in Silverstone, Northhamptonshire & Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. It was opened in 1943, while the first Formula 1 Grand Prix there wasn't held until 1950. 

The circuit has a capacity of 90,000+ and is 3.660 Miles in length. It runs Clockwise and the race lap total is 52. The current version of the circuit has 18 turns.

The weather is usually a bit rainy, and last year's qualifying was delayed for over 90 minutes, but nothing can keep the fans from this GP Weekend. It's got a beautiful atmosphere and draws in the biggest of crowds.

Let's take a look back at the 2013 British GP. 

While Britain's own Lewis Hamilton took pole, he was unable to win after he was 1 of 4 drivers to have a tyre explode during the race. 

This ended up being Nico Rosberg's second win of 2013, while Mark Webber finished in Second and Fernando Alonso came in Third. 

Retirements included Romain Grosjean, Sergio Perez, Sebastian Vettel and Jean Eric Vergne. Vettel had suffered from a Gearbox Failure while Grosjean had handling problems.

Vergne and Perez's retirements were due to tyre punctures. Massa and Hamilton were the other two to suffer from tyre punctures.

Testing happened a few days later in order to ensure that Pirelli's tyres would be safe in time for the German GP. The tyre company had been testing new compounds during the season.

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British GP: Schedule

Here is the F1 Schedule for next weekend's British Grand Prix.

SCHEDULE: 

July 3rd / Thursday

15:00 - Drivers Press Conference (Located in the Press Room)

July 4th / Friday

08:45 - 09:45 - Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk

10:00 - 11:30 - Free Practice #1

12:50 - 13:45 - Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk

14:00 - 15:30 - Free Practice #2

16:00 - 17:00 - Press Conference (Located in the Press Room)

July 5th / Saturday

07:30 - 08:35 - Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk

10:00 - 11:00 - Free Practice #3

12:00 - 12:45 - Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk

13:00 - Qualifying

July 6th / Sunday 

11:25 - 12:15 - Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk

11:30 - Drivers Track Parade

13:00 - Race

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Feature: British GP - Our Post-Race Quotes

Austrian GP Post-Race Quote:

Amy Hawk - Formula1Insider78: "I really enjoyed the race, it was nice to see Austria's return back on the calendar after such a long absence. I'm really proud of Checo, getting such a great result after having to start so far back due to the penalty. Hulkenberg also brought home points, so great job overall to the team. Huge congrats to the podium finishers, Rosberg, Hamilton and especially Bottas on his First podium in F1! Sauber looked to have a good start, but the unfortunate pit-stop for Esteban really hurt the race. But he did a great drop despite what happened and so did Adrian. Unfortunately Esteban now has a 10-Place-Grid-Penalty for Silverstone, but he's good at over-taking, so I'm hoping things will go okay. I'm looking for ward to the British Grand Prix and of course there will also be the next set of In Season Testing afterwards, so we'll see how that goes. Only 3 more races until Summer Break, and I'm hoping they're just as exciting as first part of the season has been."

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Austrian GP: Race - Re-Cap & Results

What a race, what a race indeed! Coming back to the calendar for the first time since 2003, Austria was quite the fan-packed spectacle everyone had hoped it would be.

Before the race started, it was announced that Romain Grosjean, would start from Pit-Lane after the team changed his gear box and made some other changes on the back of the car. 

While Williams started as the front two, it certainly didn't turn out that way, as Nico Rosberg took the win in Austria, and he was absolutely overjoyed. His team-mate Lewis Hamilton finished Second and appearing on the podium in F1 for the first time, Valtteri Bottas, who secured 3rd! Super big congrats to all three of them, it was superb racing out there.

But the star of the race for us was Sergio Perez, who started in 16th, got a slight advantage when it ended up being 15th after Grosjean's gearbox penalty, and still managed to finish 6th for Force India. His team-mate, Nico Hulkenberg finishe in 9th after a tough battle with Button at the beginning of the race. All-In-All, a total of 10 points for the team. So, big congratulations!

Some people who fell unlucky during the race included both Toro Rosso drivers. Jean-Eric Vergne retired with brake failure and Daniil Kvyat retired with suspension failure after a puncture to his right-rear tyre.

Sebastian Vettel also retired after he lost power in the beginning of the race. Even though he ended up being able to continue, he later hit Esteban Gutierrez and ruined the nose/front wing of the Red Bull. He pitted and had it changed, but later the team announce they were going to retire the car to save mileage.

While Esteban was lucky to not have suffered too much damage from Vettel's hit, he'd already had issues during an earlier pit-stop, when he was released with a wheel not secured. He is now paying for the pit-crew's mistake, taking a 10-Place-Grid-Penalty to Silverstone for the next race. He also recieved a Drive-Through penalty during the race. 

We're not sure how this seems fair, when Maldonado flipped Esteban's car in Bahrain and only recieved a 5-Place-Grid-Penalty. How is it that, that recieved lesser of penalties than a pit-crew's mistake? As we say.. Things in F1 aren't always fair.

Overall, it was a wonderful race and I quite enjoyed seeing Austria for the first time! Here are the results.

RESULTS:

1. Nico Rosberg / Mercedes / Germany / + 25 Points

2. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes / Great Britain / + 18 Points

3. Valtteri Bottas / Williams / Finland / + 15 Points

4. Felipe Massa / Williams / Brazil / + 12 Points

5. Fernando Alonso / Ferrari / Spain / + 10 Points

6. Sergio Perez / Force India / Mexico / + 8 Points

7. Kevin Magnussen / McLaren / Denmark / + 6 Points

8. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull / Australia / + 4 Points

9. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India / Germany / + 2 Points

10. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari / Finland / + 1  Point

11. Jenson Button / McLaren / Great Britain

12. Pastor Maldonado / Lotus / Venezuela

13. Adrian Sutil / Sauber / Germany

14. Romain Grosjean / Lotus / France

15. Jules Bianchi / Marussia / France

16. Kamui Kobayashi / Caterham / Japan

17. Max Chilton / Marussia / Great Britain

18. Marcus Ericsson / Caterham / Sweden

19. Esteban Gutierrez / Sauber / Mexico

- Retired -

Sebastian Vettel / Red Bull / Germany - Retired to protect car.

Jean-Eric Vergne / Toro Rosso / France - Brake Failure

Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso / Russia - Suspension Failure

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As always, thanks for tuning in to our commentary this weekend! On to Silverstone next for the British Grand Prix. After that race, there will be another set of 2-Day In Season Testing, which we will be doing commentary for on Twitter.

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Austrian GP: Qualifying - Re-Cap & Results

Time for our Re-Cap of yesterday's wild Qualifying session. Things were definitely different this time around, and it was neither Mercedes AMG Petronas drivers on Pole.

So, who did get Pole Position? Felipe Massa of Williams Martini Racing. Not only that, but his team-mate, Valtteri Bottas, secured second on the grid.

If you're new to F1 or not quite sure how the Qualifying Sessions work, go ahead and take a look at our article from the Qualifying session in Canada, where we explain the rules and how it works. It's pretty simple, 3 rounds, limited time on the clock and 6 slowest of the first teo rounds start on the grid in their respective places. Last round, the final 10 battle it out for Pole Position, also known as the very front of the grid. 

Before I show you how the grid will look for today's race, lets go over some penalties. Sergio Perez had an unfortunate 5-place-grid-penalty from Canada as did Max Chilton, although Max recieved a 3-place-grid-penalty.

Another thing to note is, a lot of times during this Qualifying session didn't count, as drivers were running over the Pit Entry line, even after it was revised and fixed up. So after all the penalties and deleted laps, this is how your Austrian GP Grid looks!

RESULTS:

1. (Pole) - Felipe Massa / Williams / Brazil

2. Valtteri Bottas / Williams / Finland

3. Nico Rosberg / Mercedes / Germany

4. Fernando Alonso / Ferrari / Spain

5. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull / Australia

6. Kevin Magnussen / McLaren / Denmark

7. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso / Russia

8. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari / Finland

9. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes / Great Britain

10. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India / Germany

11. Jenson Button / McLaren / Great Britain

12. Sebastian Vettel / Red Bull / Germany

13. Pastor Maldonado / Lotus / Venezuela 

14. Jean-Eric Vergne / Toro Rosso / France

15. Romain Grosjean / Lotus / France

16. Sergio Perez / Force India / Mexico •

17. Adrian Sutil / Sauber / Germany

18. Esteban Gutierrez / Sauber / Mexico

19. Jules Bianchi / Marussia / France

20. Kamui Kobayashi / Caterham / Japan

21. Marcus Ericsson / Caterham / Sweden

22. Max Chilton / Marussia / Great Britain •

• = Driver recieved Grid Penalty during Canadian GP.

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Austrian GP: Free Practice 3 - Re-Cap & Results

FP3 has just finished up and we're back for the Re-Cap! First of all, huge thanks to all who joined our commentary. We'll be bringing you updates about Qualifying as well.

So, in this session the weather was back to being pretty nice, slightley humid. There was luckily no rain, despite the clouds. Jenson was first out of the session with a brake issue that sparked a minor fire. Chilton also missed half of the session due to a problem with his Marussia.

It was not a Mercedes who topped the session this time, although it was Mercedes powered. It was the Williams of Valtteri Bottas! Could we be in for a surprise Pole-Sitter?

At the very end we saw Sergio Perez's Force India becme airbourne, almost in a wheelie-sort-of-way. Kamui also had an inccident that ended his session when he spun heavily into the gravel.

Now, on to the times from this Session!

TIMES: 

1. Valtteri Bottas - 1:09.848 / Williams

2. Lewis Hamilton - 1:09.898 / Mercedes

3. Felipe Massa - 1:09.901 / Williams

4. Daniil Kvyat - 1:09.927 / Toro Rosso

5. Nico Rosberg - 1:09.999 / Mercedes

6. Fernando Alonso 1:10.054 / Ferrari

7. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:10.392 / Red Bull

8. Kevin Magnussen - 1:10.449 / McLaren

9. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:10.488 / Ferrari

10. Sebastian Vettel - 1:10.562 / Red Bull

11. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:10.683 / Force India

12. Pastor Maldonado - 1:10.776 / Lotus

13. Jean-Eric Vergne - 1:11.043 / Toro Rosso

14. Romain Grosjean - 1:11.103 / Lotus

15. Sergio Perez - 1:11.235 / Force India

16. Adrian Sutil - 1:11.294 / Sauber

17. Esteban Gutierrez - 1:11.558 / Sauber

18. Jules Bianchi - 1:11.848 / Marussia

19. Kamui Kobayashi - 1:12.320 / Caterham

20. Marcus Ericsson - 1:12.892 / Caterham

21. Max Chilton - 1:12.915 / Marussia

22. Jenson Button - 1:14.237 / McLaren

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