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  • F1: European Grand Prix liveblog

    The first F1 race for a month and suddenly the form book has been rewritten – McLaren have seemingly overcome the development problems that wrecked the early part of their season and shut out the front row.

    Archive, F1
    Brawn GP, European Grand Prix, Formula One, Heikki Kovalainen, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, McLaren, Red Bull Racing, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel, Valencia Street Circuit

  • F1: Hungarian Grand Prix liveblog

    Well, we’ll all be sitting down to watch this race in a pretty sombre mood, with Felipe Massa in hospital with an awful head injury after being hit by debris from Rubens Barrichello’s car in the second session of qualifying yesterday.

    Archive, F1
    Brawn GP, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Formula One, Hungarian Grand Prix, Hungaroring, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, McLaren, Red Bull Racing, Renault F1, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel

  • Why Ecclestone has harmed F1 more than he may realise – and why Vatanen may only make it worse

    With the fuss finally calming down after Bernie Ecclestone’s ill-considered remarks to The Times, in which he said that dictators like Hitler at least got things done, you might be feeling grateful that the whole sorry episode is out of the way. Unfortunately we may not be able to forget it yet.

    Archive, F1, Opinion
    Ari Vatanen, Bernie Ecclestone, FIA, Formula One, Jean Todt, Max Mosley

  • F1: German Grand Prix liveblog

    Sebastian Vettel scored his first ever win last year on a soaking-wet track in Italy. This year he’s got the prospect of rain, possibly the best car in the field and a home crowd egging him on – but he hasn’t got pole position.

    Archive, F1
    Brawn GP, Formula One, German Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, McLaren, Nurburgring, Red Bull Racing, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel

  • F1: Put DC on the spot in the BBC’s Q&A

    Got a question for veteran F1 driver, top all-time British points-scorer and newly-minted BBC broadcaster David Coulthard? Well, here’s your chance to ask it.

    Archive, F1
    BBC, David Coulthard, Formula One, German Grand Prix

  • Who’s who in British motorsport

    We’re always hearing how the UK is at the very centre of the international motorsport industry – and here are some of the reasons why. It’s not just the teams and the factories we have in abundance but the people too. Cue our who’s who of British motorsport. If you want to know more about…

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  • F1: Spanish Grand Prix liveblog

    Jenson Button on pole. Sebastian Vettel on the front row looking to make up for his qualifying mistake. Barrichello and Massa on row two with something to prove. Rain forecast. No wonder the pole-sitter has predicted first-corner mayhem.

    Archive, F1
    Brawn GP, Circuit de Catalunya, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Red Bull Racing, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel, Spanish Grand prix

  • F1: Silverstone redeemed from ninth circle of hell

    So, the signs are that, despite all his erstwhile fulminations against Silverstone, Bernie Ecclestone is beginning to soften very, very slightly towards the idea of future grands prix there.

    Archive, Events
    Bernie Ecclestone, British Grand Prix, Donington Park, Eddie Jordan, Formula One, Silverstone

  • Brits on Pole Twitter updates for 2009-04-05

    A dump of the day’s Twitter updates – covering the whole of the Malaysian Grand Prix and the Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg.

    Archive, Uncategorized

  • F1: Malaysian Grand Prix live blog

    Here we are again, just where we hoped we’d never be again after last year – waiting for a race to start so it will wipe away the bitter taste of off-track shenanigans. Malaysia today. Will the weather decide everything?

    Archive, F1
    Malaysian Grand Prix

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