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F1: Webber on pole as Red Bulls turn the screw

Red Bull drivers Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel fuelled fears that they only need turn up to the Spanish Grand Prix to win it by dominating qualifying, the Australian taking pole ahead of his team-mate and rival.

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Circuit de Catalunya, Formula One, Spanish Grand prix
GP2: Bianchi to start season on pole, Bird and Turvey close behind

Pre-season favourite Jules Bianchi put himself on pole for the opening GP2 race of 2010 in Barcelona, ahead of Sergio Perez of Barwa Addax and his ART team-mate Sam Bird.

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GP2, Jules Bianchi, Max Chilton, Oliver Turvey, Sam Bird
F1: Red Bull say catch us if you can

Red Bull made a stylish bid to write their name at the very front of the Formula One form book by topping the timesheets in the first practice sessions of the European season.

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Circuit de Catalunya, Force India, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, McLaren, Paul di Resta, Red Bull, Sebastian Vettel, Spanish Grand prix
Spanish GP preview: Hitting the reset button for Barcelona

Formula One? What’s that again? It’s been nearly three weeks since the 12 teams and 24 drivers competing in the F1 World Championship have lined up on the grid for a race – and, as far as their fans are concerned, things can’t get going soon enough.

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Circuit de Catalunya, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, McLaren, Mercedes GP, Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosberg, Red Bull, Sebastian Vettel, Spanish Grand prix
Race of Champions to visit Germany this year

Its drivers keep on winning – and now Germany is to host this year’s Race of Champions as well as regularly supplying the annual motorsport event’s most successful entrants.

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Fredrik Johnsson, Michael Schumacher, Race of Champions, Sebastian Vettel
The top step: UK race-winners in 2010

British open wheel race-winners this season October Craig Dolby Superleague Formula, Beijing, China October 10th, 2010 No points were awarded for Superleague’s Beijing races as the track failed to gain the required FIA Grade 2 status, but that didn’t stop Dolby from taking his first-ever street circuit win. Second in the opening stint after being…

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F1: Red Bull take rivals for a ride in Shanghai

Red Bull kept its streak of qualifying on pole at every race this season alive after Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber locked out the front row for the Chinese Grand Prix, ahead of Fernando Alonso and Nico Rosberg.

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Chinese Grand Prix, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Shanghai International Circuit
F1: Chinese Grand Prix preview – settling down for a long run in Shanghai

What with all the growing excitement over next weekend’s London Marathon, we can’t help but feel that the Formula One field goes into this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix looking like nothing so much as the opening stages of the nation’s most popular footslog.

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Anthony Davidson, Chinese Grand Prix, David Coulthard, Formula One, Shanghai International Circuit
Festival of Speed to have Italian theme – and extra ‘motor show’ day

This year’s Festival of Speed will have an Italian theme, according to organisers, with the July weekend event set to focus on that country’s passion for motorsport.

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Alfa Romeo, Formula One, Goodwood Festival of Speed, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, London International Motor Show
F1: Vettel wins as Red Bull finally beats its gremlins

Sebastian Vettel won the Malaysian Grand Prix by jumping from third to first at the start, relegating team-mate Mark Webber to an afternoon of staring at his gearbox as the Red Bulls conquered their reliability problems to take a dominant 1-2.

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