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  • F1: Duxford gets the go-ahead to continue as a testing venue

    The chance to see F1 teams testing up close and personal will still be available to fans in the east of England after the Duxford aerodrome was given permission to carry on hosting the events – albeit with conditions imposed.

    Archive, F1
    Duxford, Formula One, Nelson Piquet Jr, Renault, Romain Grosjean

  • Jenson Button’s route to the Formula One world championship

    The 2009 Formula One season was a rollercoaster with changes to the regulations that provided breathtaking racing and the end to the traditional dominance of teams like Ferrari and McLaren. The reborn Honda team had a near-perfect season after claiming both the drivers’ and constructors’ championships. And, away from the race-track a succession of rows,…

    Archive, Uncategorized

  • F1: Khan appears at Renault’s Russian demo event

    The beleagured Renault F1 team to put its troubles to one side at the weekend and headed to Russia to drum up interest in a country which has been mooted as a possibility for a future race.

    Archive, F1
    Adam Khan, Renault F1, Romain Grosjean

  • F1: On eve of Monza, teams now view KERS much more positively

    It’s the eve of the Italian Grand Prix and the championship is wide open. You’re looking down the Monza straight and contemplating the fact that Ferrari and McLaren will be able to use that magic KERS button not once but twice as qualifying kicks off.

    Archive, F1
    Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Brawn GP, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Formula One, Giancarlo Fisichella, Italian Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren, Norbert Haug, Red Bull Racing, Renault F1, Ross Brawn, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel

  • 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

  • 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: Bahrain Grand Prix live blog

    While we can probably expect good weather for today’s Bahrain Grand Prix, no-one is entirely discounting sandstorms, of the kind that wrecked testing at the circuit earlier in the year.

    Archive, F1
    Bahrain Grand Prix, Bahrain International Circuit, Brawn GP, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren

  • F1: Chinese Grand Prix liveblog

    Three races into the season and we’re back in China already – where it’s raining and all bets about tyre strategies are off. The engine to have in qualifying was the Renault, with the Red Bulls and Fernando Alonso up the front – but the Brawns are lurking dangerously. Follow it live here.

    Archive, F1
    Brawn GP, Chinese Grand Prix, David Coulthard, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Martin Brundle, McLaren, Mike Gascoyne, Red Bull Racing, Shanghai International Circuit

  • F1: Chinese Grand Prix live blog

    By the time the Chinese Grand Prix is over, Lewis Hamilton could be the Formula One world champion – or he could have taken a giant step towards throwing the title away for the second year in a row.

    Archive, F1
    Chinese Grand Prix, Formula One

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