Asked about women in Formula One and most observers would point to the grid girls who pout and pose in short skirts before every race.

Sebastian Vettel won the Korean Grand Prix in crushing fashion on Sunday to help his Red Bull team retain the Formula One constructors’ title.

Red Bull has been on pole for 16 races in a row until McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton ended their sequence with his first pole since last year.

Lewis Hamilton apologised to Felipe Massa for their latest collision, saying he has "respect" for the Brazilian despite a series of heated incidents.

Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso won a rain-hit and chaotic Korean Grand Prix to seize the Formula One championship lead on Sunday.

British drivers Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton face an uphill battle at the inaugural Korean Grand Prix.