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F1: Hamilton announces move to Switzerland

It looks like the Boy Wonder may have forseen his first tax bill…

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Lewis Hamilton
F1 season finale: Liveblog

Everybody sitting comfortably? The latest action from Interlagos. Press ‘refresh’ to make sure you’re looking at the very latest…

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Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Brazilian Grand Prix, F1 drivers’ championship, Ferrari, Formula One, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren
Colin McRae: “Fearless, flamboyant, blindingly quick”

Brits on Pole is an open wheel racing fansite but, at times like this, who cares about fine distinctions? Motorsport has too few genuine legends not to mourn the loss of a driver of Colin McRae’s calibre.

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Ari Vatanen, Belgian Grand Prix, Colin McRae, David Coulthard, David Richards, Heikki Kovalainen, Race of Champions
F1: Second place is the icing on the cake for Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton started the Italian Grand Prix second and finished it second – but no-one could accuse him of not offering value for money in between.

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awards, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Formula One, Italian Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, Norbert Haug, Ron Dennis
F1: Hamilton still on top – just

Lewis Hamilton is now defending a world championship lead of just three points after the victory of his team-mate Fernando Alonso in the Italian Grand Prix.

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Anthony Davidson, David Coulthard, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Italian Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, Ron Dennis
Opinion: Ferrari stands in glass house, hurling stones

Time for a few blunt words on the subject of the escalating McLaren-Ferrari feud. Brits on Pole has a pretty good idea where it stands on this one – and it’s nowhere near the Scuderia.

Archive, F1, Opinion

David Coulthard, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Formula One, Jean Todt, McLaren, Michael Schumacher, Rubens Barrichello
F1: Tyre failure shreds Hamilton’s hopes

Lewis Hamilton’s lead at the top of the World Championship has been cut to five points after a tyre failure left him limping into the pits as his title rivals roared ahead.

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Anthony Davidson, David Coulthard, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Turkish Grand Prix
F1: Turkey qualifying frustration for British quartet

It was nearly a very good day for F1’s Brits during qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix – but not quite.

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Anthony Davidson, David Coulthard, Formula One, Graham Taylor, Jacky Eeckelaert, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Turkish Grand Prix
F1: Why B-teams are bad news for the Brits

We find ourselves, here at Brits On Pole, wondering whether the trend for manufacturers to stake out great chunks of F1 real estate by running a second team is really paying off – for either them or for their drivers.

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Anthony Davidson, David Coulthard, David Richards, Dietrich Mateschitz, Fernando Alonso, Formula One, Honda, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Prodrive, Red Bull Racing, Ron Dennis, Rubens Barrichello, Super Aguri, Toro Rosso, Vitantonio Liuzzi
F1: Hungarian GP round-up

A quick round-up of what the British drivers and their teams thought of the Hungarian Grand Prix.

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Anthony Davidson, Christian Horner, David Coulthard, Formula One, Jacky Eeckelaert, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Norbert Haug, Ron Dennis