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F1: 2010 Bahrain GP preview – no-one knows anything about anyone at all

Friday practice in Bahrain taught little about the prospects of the 12 F1 teams that will take to the grid on Sunday as mechanical problems kept some drivers off the track for all or most of the day, while others were testing different strategies that could not be directly compared.

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Bahrain Grand Prix, Bahrain International Circuit, Formula One
F1 testing: Button and Schumacher both optimistic after rainy test

Nico Rosberg topped the timesheets for Mercedes GP at Barcelona today, just a day after his team-mate Michael Schumacher said he didn’t feel the team was in a position to win races – and then declared he had been wrong.

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Adrian Sutil, Circuit de Catalunya, F1 testing, Felipe Massa, Jarno Trulli, Jenson Button, Kamui Kobayashi, Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosberg, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel, Sebastien Buemi, Timo Glock, Vitaly Petrov
F1 testing: Youth beats experience in Barcelona showdown

Williams rookie Nico Hulkenberg narrowly beat double world champion Fernando Alonso to the unofficial timesheet’s top spot during today’s testing at the Circuit de Catalunya.

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Circuit de Catalunya, F1 testing, Fernando Alonso, Jaime Alguersuari, Jarno Trulli, Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Mike Gascoyne, Nico Hulkenberg, Pedro de la Rosa, Robert Kubica, Sam Michael, Sebastian Vettel, Timo Glock, Vitantonio Liuzzi
F1 testing: Button saves best for last as McLaren go fastest

McLaren’s Jenson Button rounded off the second bout of Jerez winter testing with a timesheet-topping performance in his MP4-25 in the face of subdued performances from his major rivals.

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Circuito de Jerez, F1 testing, Jenson Button
F1 testing: Barrichello puts Williams out in front

The rain in Spain once again fell mainly on the complaining F1 teams as the second day of the second pre-season Jerez test went the way of all the rest.

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Circuito de Jerez, F1 testing, Rubens Barrichello
F1: Brawn GP and Jenson Button in line for Laureus awards

Single-season stars Brawn GP have taken another step towards having their incredible 2009 performance immortalised after driver Jenson Button and his former Brawn GP team were each nominated for a prestigious international sports award.

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Brawn GP, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Ross Brawn
F1 testing: Alguersuari gives the home fans a thrill

Toro Rosso’s Jaime Alguersuari turned an already strong showing by Toro Rosso at Jerez into a timesheet-topping performance today, narrowly besting his team-mate Sebastien Buemi who had scored second place on both the previous days.

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Adrian Sutil, BMW Sauber, Circuito de Jerez, F1 testing, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Force India, Jaime Alguersuari, Lewis Hamilton, Lucas di Grassi, McLaren, Mercedes GP, Nico Rosberg, Pedro de la Rosa, Red Bull Racing, Renault F1, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel, Toro Rosso, Virgin F1, Vitaly Petrov, Williams F1
Opinion: Is Adam Carroll’s F1 dream still alive?

A year ago Adam Carroll was closing in on the A1GP championship. Now, if rumours linking him to Campos Meta are correct, he might be closing in on an F1 drive. We look at his prospects.

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A1GP, Adam Carroll, Adrian Campos, Campos Meta F1, Tony Teixeira
F1 testing: Massa and Sauber team fastest again

Day two of F1 testing in Valencia was much like the first, with Ferrari’s Felipe Massa showing a clean pair of heels to all-comers and the unsponsored Sauber car putting on a show in second place.

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Felipe Massa, Lewis Hamilton, MP4-25
McLaren car launch: quotes of the day

So, what were the highlights of McLaren’s hour-long video feed of the launch and the following press conference?

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Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren, McLaren MP4-25, Paddy Lowe