Mark Webber and Red Bull F1 Team hopes things will work out at Monaco

Australian Mark Webber is confident Red Bull will be one of Formula One's most respected teams by the end of the year.

Webber feels that Red Bull has overcome a tough start to the season and is now starting to show some potential.

Teammate David Coulthard shrugged off the loss of third gear at the Spanish Grand Prix 11 days ago to finish fifth and score the team's first points for the season.

Unfortunately unreliability continued to haunt Webber as he retired with a hydraulics problem that had also wrecked his qualifying performance.

Ahead of Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix, Webber said there had been an upsurge in morale, which he hopes will lead to respectability.

Glamourous New Face of The 2007 Formula 1 British Grand Prix - Gemma Atkinson

Gemma, the successful model and former Hollyoaks star, is all geared up to set pulses racing as all eyes start to focus on this year’s British Grand Prix, taking place on 6-8 July.

In her role as the Female Face of the British Grand Prix, F1 fan Gemma will add an extra touch of glamour to the intensity and excitement of the country’s most breathtaking sporting event.

Etihad Aldar Spyker Formula One Team helped set the scene by supplying a F1 caras Gemma was officially unveiled as the Female Face of the 2007 FORMULA 1™ Santander British Grand Prix.

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Alonso fastest at Monaco Practice as Hamilton crashes in practice

McLaren’s Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton crashed in Monaco Grand Prix practice yesterday in the first mishap of an otherwise sensational debut season.

The team blamed driver error for the accident with 22-year-old Hamilton braking late and spearing into the tyre wall at Sainte Devote, the first turn at the end of the pit straight, with half an hour remaining of the afternoon session.

Double champion Alonso, two points adrift of Hamilton in the overall standings after four races, was quickest in both sessions and the only driver to lap the tight and twisty street circuit in under one minute 16 seconds.

The Spaniard’s best lap in the afternoon was 1:15.940 after 1:16.973 in the morning.

Alas! Paris Hilton unavailable for Monaco F1 race

To the dismay of Formula 1 fans worldwide, the American socialite and wearer of funny sunglasses, Paris Hilton, will not be able to make it to this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix.

Miss Hilton, was due to visit F1’s most glamorous event as a guest of the Spyker F1 team, to promote fizzy white wine, Rich Prosecco.

Sadly, an impending spell in the clink for ‘drink driving related issues’ means that poor old Paris will not be able to attend Sunday’s race.

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Hamilton handed £5,000 diamond ring as an SIP – Super Important Person

If Lewis Hamilton had any lingering doubts about his permanent residency on Planet F1, they ended yesterday as he was ­handed a £5,000 diamond ring as an SIP – super important person – on board a magnificent yacht in Monaco harbour.
Under his arm, with Monaco 07 emblazoned on the side in white diamonds, was his distinctive ­yellow racing helmet which he will wear this weekend for what many believe will be a crowning parade on the streets of this royal tax haven.Nearby, a woman with neck muscles presumably as strong as Hamilton’s, posed with a £60million diamond necklace, the Ponahalo, expected to be the world’s most expensive piece of jewellery when hosts Steinmetz sell it.

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Lewis Hamilton hints taking attacking approach at Monaco F1 GP

Lewis Hamilton has hinted at an aggressive approach when it comes to qualifying for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix.

Around the tight, twisty Monte Carlo street circuit, where overtaking is virtually impossible, it is crucial to claim pole position.

Hamilton has yet to achieve such a feat so far in his debut season as the championship leader has adopted a more considered strategy.

That was certainly the case in the last race in Barcelona where the 22-year-old opted for a slightly heavier fuel load than team-mate Fernando Alonso who pushed for pole.

The Spaniard failed in his bid, having to settle for second behind Ferrari's Felipe Massa who went on to win the race.

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