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2009 European Grand Prix report
Rubens Barrichello scored his ninth Grand Prix victory in China in 2004, and so often since he must have doubted that he would ever win another. A poor season with…
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Webber in control for first GP win
So, a second Red Bull 1-2 on the trot – but this time it was Webber-Vettel. “Now I know,” said Mark afterwards, “how Sebastian feels, controlling a race…” He did…
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Vatanen could keep F1 together
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KERS – another costly mistake by Mosley
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Nigel Roebuck's 2009 British GP report
This was the victory that Jenson Button wanted most of all, so of course, motor racing being perverse, he didn’t get it. After six wins from the first seven races,…
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Crunch time for the 2010 F1 teams
There may have been conspicuously less money in evidence in Monte Carlo this year, but still the emphasis of the weekend was on little else, for there remained the vexed…
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2009 Monaco Grand Prix report
Before the weekend Jenson Button said that winning the Monaco Grand Prix would mean no more to him than any other race, but on Sunday afternoon he admitted that wasn’t…
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New rules make for better racing
The major rule changes introduced into Formula 1 this year have had an instant effect, and mainly it has been to the good of the sport. For one thing, the…
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The hard line behind FOTA’s friendly message
On March 5, in Geneva, FOTA – Formula One Teams Association – had its inaugural press conference, and my immediate impression was to feel a touch underwhelmed. Luca di Montezemolo,…
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A not-so-super licence
In recent weeks a hot topic of debate has been the cost of the Formula 1 superlicence, which has been greatly – massively – increased for 2009, to the considerable…
