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Matador slays the bull – Alonso wins Spanish GP

May 17, 2013 2:20 pm0 comments
Matador slays the bull – Alonso wins Spanish GP

Already a living legend in sporting circles, Fernando Alonso took another step into history books this afternoon, with his 33rd career victory in front of a fanatical and adoring home crowd. Over 120,000 people packed into the Circuit De Catalunya to watch their hero do battle with Kimi Raikkonen and [...]

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The Wizard of Oz – Raikkonen wins F1 thriller

March 18, 2013 8:15 pm0 comments
The Wizard of Oz – Raikkonen wins F1 thriller

Kimi Raikkonen blew away the opposition in Melbourne yesterday, and took a commanding victory in the first round of the 2013 FIA Formula One World Championship. The Finn made just two pit stops, while his rivals struggled with the fast-degrading Pirelli tyres and opted for three stops. The win is [...]

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F1 Teams Unveil 2013 Cars

February 16, 2013 6:42 pm0 comments
F1 Teams Unveil 2013 Cars

So, it’ that time of year again. Formula 1 fans have spent the last two and a half months doing anything they can to replace the adrenaline-fuelled excitement that comes with watching a Grand Prix but, just like every other off-season, nothing compares. But, at last, there is a light at [...]

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2012 Formula One season – the ultimate review

December 6, 2012 6:00 pm0 comments
2012 Formula One season – the ultimate review

The 2012 Formula One season gave us eight different Grand Prix winners driving for six different teams, and a season long duel for the title crown between Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel. How will the season be remembered? In this feature, we pick the best, most memorable and worst moments [...]

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Formula One’s Brazilian showdown – Alonso and Vettel to do battle

November 22, 2012 12:40 pm0 comments
Formula One’s Brazilian showdown – Alonso and Vettel to do battle

Formula One arrives in exotic Sao Paulo this weekend for the final Grand Prix of the 2012 season. Nine months ago the action got underway on the streets of Melbourne in Australia and since then we’ve had eight different drivers winning with six different teams. Now there is just one [...]

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Vettel’s pain is Hamilton’s gain – US Grand Prix

November 19, 2012 4:26 pm0 comments
Vettel’s pain is Hamilton’s gain – US Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won yesterday’s American Grand Prix after Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel complained of being compromised by backmarker Narain Karthikeyan during his battle with Hamilton for victory. The reigning World Champion started from pole position and led for much of the race but lost out when Karthikeyan held him [...]

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Star in the Lone Star state – Vettel poised to win F1 crown

November 18, 2012 1:17 pm0 comments
Star in the Lone Star state – Vettel poised to win F1 crown

Sebastian Vettel is on the verge of an incredible third straight World Championship crown after qualifying ahead of the inaugural American Grand Prix to be held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. The German claimed his sixth pole position of the season while title rival Fernando Alonso [...]

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Return of the Iceman

November 5, 2012 2:00 pm0 comments
Return of the Iceman

Who says racing drivers need to be highly-strung? Laid-back, hard-partying, hard-driving Kimi ‘The Iceman’ Raikkonen proved the theory wrong with a dumbfounding victory at the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday. The Finn, who won the 2007 World Championship, inherited the lead after yet another Mclaren mechanical failure [...]

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