Formula One racing’s governing body, the FIA, has welcomed a team initiative to reduce the carbon emissions produced by the sport.

Formula One racing’s governing body, the FIA, has welcomed a team initiative to reduce the carbon emissions produced by the sport. The teams have committed to working closely with the FIA to develop new F1 engine and powertrain regulations that from 2013 will require all cars to incorporate technologies designed to enhance fuel efficiency…

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton may try to play it down, but his second-place finish at the European Grand Prix was unexpected. The British team had arrived in Valencia worried about the pace of rivals who had upgraded their cars in advance of their own

Although he ultimately finished behind his team mate – and standings leader – Lewis Hamilton, McLaren’s Jenson Button was pleased to convert his seventh-place grid slot into a third-place finish in Valencia last weekend, especially as it was his third successive podium. At the forthcoming British Grand Prix he’ll race for the first time on home soil as world champion and, as he explained to his official website, he can’t wait…

BMW Sauber celebrated a strong performance and six points at the European Grand Prix. Kamui Kobayashi drove almost the entire race on one set of tyres and put in some storming passes to take seventh, while team mate Pedro de la Rosa only missed out on a point thanks to a post-race time penalty

From ninth on the Valencia grid to a fourth-place finish, Williams’ Rubens Barrichello – and his FW32 – enjoyed a very strong European Grand Prix. And although Nico Hulkenberg’s race ended prematurely, he had also been running in the top ten in the second Williams. Overall it was a successful outing for the British team, and Sam Michael, Williams’ technical director, is confident they will be equally competitive at the forthcoming Silverstone race…

On the face of it, Robert Kubica’s fifth place in Sunday’s European Grand Prix looked like a good result for Renault. However, had it not been for a bit of bad luck with the timing of the safety car the team are convinced it could have been a whole lot better, as chief race engineer Alan Permane explained in his post-race debrief…

Red Bull Mark Webber insists his high-speed crash in Sunday’s European Grand Prix will not hamper his preparations for the next round of the championship at Silverstone.

Given Red Bull’s 2010 pace, it’s hard to believe that Sebastian Vettel’s European Grand Prix victory was only his second win of the season. Lewis Hamilton may have extended his championship lead with second place, but Vettel now has him – and McLaren team mate Jenson Button – back in his sights.

Sebastian Vettel got his title challenge back on track on Sunday after ending his recent victory drought with an excellent win in Valencia. A minor brush with Lewis Hamilton aside, it was a flawless performance from the German, who then went on to see his nation defeat England in their World Cup clash. A good day all round then in the Vettel camp…