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Chinese F1 Grand Prix Preview – Why Mercedes can win

April 15, 2013 2:05 pm0 comments
Chinese F1 Grand Prix Preview – Why Mercedes can win

12 months ago, Formula One welcomed Mercedes, ‘The Silver Arrows’, back to the top step of the F1 Grand Prix podium as Nico Rosberg secured the first victory for the historic marque in over half a century. As F1 2013 rolls into Shanghai for the tenth year in a row, [...]

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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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2012 Indian Grand Prix preview – Crunch Time

October 25, 2012 3:53 pm0 comments
2012 Indian Grand Prix preview – Crunch Time

Formula One is relentless – even more so as we enter the crucial championship-deciding races of the second half of the season. This weekend the Buddh International Circuit takes its turn as the battle ground between championship rivals Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel as they struggle for supremacy in the [...]

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Vettel Again – But Is He Off to Ferrari?

October 15, 2012 11:17 am0 comments
Vettel Again – But Is He Off to Ferrari?

Sebastian Vettel took a vital step toward retaining his Formula One World Championship crown yesterday by claiming a dominant victory in the Korean Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver snatched the lead from teammate Mark Webber on the first lap and never looked back, despite worries that significant tyre wear [...]

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Red Bull banzai Suzuka

October 6, 2012 5:05 pm0 comments
Red Bull banzai Suzuka

Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber gave Red Bull double cause for celebration this morning after they qualified 1st and 2nd for tomorrow’s Japanese Formula One Grand Prix. Championship leader Fernando Alonso could only watch on in horror as the Red Bull duo qualified well clear of their main rivals and [...]

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2012 Japanese Grand Prix Preview – Big in Japan

October 3, 2012 6:06 pm0 comments
2012 Japanese Grand Prix Preview – Big in Japan

The awe-inspiring Suzuka circuit lies in wait this weekend as Formula One continues its far eastern odyssey with the Japanese Grand Prix. Steeped in motor racing folklore, the Suzuka track boasts the sweeping Senna ‘S’ curves, the tricky Degner one and two corners and the frightening 130R forty degree left [...]

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2012 Singapore Grand Prix preview – Mclaren again?

September 23, 2012 5:50 pm0 comments
2012 Singapore Grand Prix preview – Mclaren again?

Formula One races this weekend under the bright lights of the Marina Bay street circuit in Singapore – the only night race on the F1 calendar. The event will be a slightly saddened affair after the death earlier this week of F1 doctor Professor Sid Watkins who pioneered many of the [...]

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The eyes have it! Button roars to victory at Spa

September 3, 2012 6:00 pm0 comments
The eyes have it! Button roars to victory at Spa

And then there were six…Jenson Button shot himself back into World Championship contention today with a dominant display of supremacy at the classic Spa Francorchamps circuit in Belgium. After taking pole position yesterday afternoon, Button led every single lap of the race to score the maximum 25 points on a [...]

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