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F1: Here we go again – Hamilton disqualified from Oz results

Lewis Hamilton has been stripped of his third place in the Australian Grand Prix after stewards reconvened and decided the McLaren driver and his team had deliberately misled the original investigation into how the race had finished.

April 2, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Australian Grand Prix, Jarno Trulli, Lewis Hamilton, stewards’ decisions
F1: ‘It’s a big thank you to everyone’ says Jense

Itâ€™s not actually a video, even though it was on Brawn GPâ€™s YouTube channel – but here is Jenson Buttonâ€™s Australian Grand Prix audio diary with his thoughts about a remarkable weekend in Melbourne.

April 1, 2009

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Tagged as: Australian Grand Prix, Brawn GP, Jenson Button, videos
F1: Brilliant Button wins in Australia

Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello swept the board at the Australian Grand Prix in Brawn GP’s first outing – and Lewis Hamilton was handed a post-race third place after being on the right side of a stewards decision for a change.

March 29, 2009

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Tagged as: Australian Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Martin Whitmarsh, Robert Kubica, Ross Brawn, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel
F1: Australian Grand Prix live blog

It’s time for the opening Grand Prix of the season and fans up and down the land are up at the crack of dawn to find out whether Jenson Button can win from pole, whether Lewis Hamilton can finish the race and whether David Coulthard can make it through to 9am without swearing on air.

March 29, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Australian Grand Prix, Brawn GP, David Coulthard, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren
Reborn Brawn one step from glory in Melbourne

Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello grabbed the front row of tomorrow’s Australian Grand Prix as the former Honda team celebrated its survival and its new sponsorship deal with Virgin by dominating qualifying.

March 28, 2009

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Tagged as: Australian Grand Prix, Brawn GP, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Martin Whitmarsh, Ross Brawn, Rubens Barrichello, Sir Richard Branson
F1: Button fast and Hamilton slow in first practice

The first practice day of the 2009 F1 season was the same old story for the British drivers – one near the top of the timesheets, one stranded at the bottom driving a milk float, and a near miss for David Coulthard.

March 27, 2009

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Tagged as: Australian Grand Prix, David Coulthard, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, Nico Rosberg
F1: Is British GP safe even if Donington does deliver?

Bernie Ecclestone has appeared to cast doubt over the future of the British Grand Prix even if Donington Park delivers on its promise to have a F1-worthy track ready by next summer.

March 14, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, Events, F1

Tagged as: Bernie Ecclestone, British Grand Prix, Donington Park, FIA, Max Mosley, Silverstone
F1: Jenson Button’s investment in hope

Those present at last week’s Formula One testing saw an unaccustomed sight – the reborn Honda team topping the timesheets on two successive days. Is this really the start of something big for Jenson Button?

March 14, 2009

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Tagged as: Brawn GP, Jenson Button, Ross Brawn, Rubens Barrichello
F1: Just how big a problem does McLaren have?

The latest episode of the F1 soap opera has a twist that no-one was expecting – McLaren’s apparent failure to develop a competitive car. Just how bad are its problems?

March 14, 2009

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Tagged as: Circuit de Catalunya, Circuito de Jerez, F1 testing, Formula One, James Allen, Lewis Hamilton, Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren, Norbert Haug, Ron Dennis
F1: Barcelona testing report 12/03/2009

In the best possible omen for Brawn GP’s first season in F1, Rubens Barrichello equalled Jenson Button’s feat in putting his car at the top of the timesheet on the final day of this week’s Barcelona test.

March 12, 2009

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Tagged as: Brawn GP, Circuit de Catalunya, F1 testing, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Rubens Barrichello