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2010 Malaysian Grand Prix report
After being robbed of a possible two victories in Bahrain and Australia due to technical problems, Sebastian Vettel finally, and convincingly, won in Malaysia. As can always happen in this…
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A milestone in F1 history
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Should F1 be a drag race?
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2010 Australian Grand Prix report
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2010 Chinese Grand Prix report
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Looking to the past for inspiration
The highlight of my year thus far was lunch in a supermarket café. Not the gastronomy, though I did capitulate at the offer of an absurdly rich pudding, but the…
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April’s audio podcast
Welcome to another Motor Sport audio podcast. This month we take a look at the first three races, the drivers, the teams and of course the racing. One of our…
Opinion
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Acting for the greater good
It’s a fact that many of us left Bahrain in a downbeat frame of mind, for this 2010 Grand Prix season had been anticipated – for a variety of sound…
F1
2010 Malaysian Grand Prix report
After being robbed of a possible two victories in Bahrain and Australia due to technical problems, Sebastian Vettel finally, and convincingly, won in Malaysia. As can always happen in this…
F1
A milestone in F1 history
Sixty years ago, the world was still recovering from the ravages of a world war. But it’s always remarkable how quickly people return to normal life after such devastation. By…
Opinion
F1
The team name game
My old friend Matt and I were returning home from White Hart Lane, where we had witnessed a rather lacklustre defeat of Portsmouth by Tottenham Hotspur, when we got to…
Opinion
F1
Should F1 be a drag race?
Here’s a lesson for the FIA and Formula 1. In 1998 CART introduced a new rear wing called the Handford Device for its two 500-mile races on the high-banked Michigan…
F1
2010 Australian Grand Prix report
What a turnaround. From the depressing procession in Bahrain to a wet-dry day of drama in Australia. But which portrayed the true face of Formula 1 in 2010? Jenson Button…
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