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F1 News Roundup

September 11, 2009

There’s been a lot happening since the last F1 GP race, so it’s worth covering some of the more interesting stories here this evening. The first bit of news is that Nelson Piquet Jr is accusing Renault of attempting to fix a race last year by asking him to crash out at last year’s Singapore [...]

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Rubens Barrichello Wins The European Grand Prix (Valencia)

August 23, 2009

It was great watching the 2009 European Grand Prix today. Here are my thoughts on the action: Despite being first and second respectively, the McLaren team could only manage a finish of second and fourth, with Lewis Hamilton narrowly missing out on taking first place.  Hamilton was due in for a pit stop around lap [...]

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European Grand Prix – Qualifying Is About To Start!

August 22, 2009

Q1 is about to start on BBC – and I can’t wait.  Who’s going to go through to Q2?  Will Kovaleinen hold it together?  What about Glock?  Sutil?  Alguersuari?  Can Hamilton build on his last victory or was it a one time only?  Of course, you can’t rule out Brawn – especially as rumours are [...]

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Hamilton’s Magic Returns

July 26, 2009

Just as Eddie Jordan predicted prior to the race, Lewis Hamilton put in a breathtaking performance in today’s Hungarian Grand Prix by cruising home to victory – swiftly followed by the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen! Inside of the fourth lap, Hamilton managed to take first position – which he used to convincingly build up a [...]

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Win A Lewis Hamilton Portrait

June 9, 2009

Granted, he may not be going to win the Drivers’ Championship this year, but you’ve got to admit that the picture above is pretty special.  Bear in mind that it’s actually created using the oil from Hamilton’s own McLaren F1 car and it makes it just a little bit more special. Painted by David Macaluso, [...]

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Jenson Button – Man Of The Moment!

June 7, 2009

Jenson Button has done it again – he coasted to a comfortable victory in Turkey after Sebastien Vettel managed to make a huge mistake on the first lap of the Istanbul Grand Prix. Vettel managed to push himself wide in a turn (no doubt due the pressure of having Button’s now infamous white car behind [...]

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Will Brawn Retain Button?

June 2, 2009

I’ve said before that after seeing the performance of Lewis Hamilton last year, I became a huge fan.  However, no-one can doubt the ability (and car mind you) of a certain Mr Jenson Button.  I’m not the only one to notice his stellar rise to the front of the Formula 1 grid.  In fact, there’s [...]

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Button To Win The World Title?

May 11, 2009

Jenson Button continued to march towards the World Championship title on Sunday, following his dominance of the Spanish Grand Prix.  This is his fourth win in five races, after following a pit strategy that saw him overtake teammate Rubens Barrichello (don’t quote me on this but I doubt Barrichello can be too chuffed, given that [...]

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McLaren Given Suspended Race Ban

April 30, 2009

Yesterday, McLaren were handed a three race ban for misleading stewards at the Australian Grand Prix – significantly however, the ban is suspended.  What this means in real terms is that, short of further evidence emerging or further breaches of the rules, McLaren should be fine to appear on the grid for the next three [...]

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F1 Driver Standings So Far – And Race Outcome Prediction For China

April 18, 2009

01     Jenson Button 15 02     Rubens Barrichello 10 03     Jarno Trulli 8.5 04     Timo Glock 8 05     Nick Heidfeld 4 06     Fernando Alonso 4 07     Nico Rosberg 3.5 08     Sebastien Buemi 2 09     Mark Webber 1.5 10     Lewis Hamilton 1 Not exactly what you’d have thought at the end of last year is it?  Where [...]

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