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  • F1: Rosberg fastest but Alonso looks most dangerous

    Another Friday, another timesheet-topping performance from Nico Rosberg, who is widely recognised to be putting in some of Williams’ best performances for years.

    Archive, Uncategorized
    Bahrain Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso, Nico Rosberg

  • F1: Form book back to normal in the desert?

    There may be sand on the track, drivers and teams may be in a jetlagged no man’s land between Asian and European time zones – but at least the weather is predictable.

    Archive, F1
    Adrian Newey, Bahrain Grand Prix, Bahrain International Circuit, Brawn GP, Formula One, Jenson Button, KERS, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Mercedes, Norbert Haug, Red Bull Racing, Ross Brawn

  • Fantasy F1: Subdued start for Brits on Pole

    And they’re off… the third race of the 2009 season was the first that counted towards the season total in our fantasy F1 league. Unfortunately it was not a stunning one for Brits on Pole.

    Archive, Competitions, F1
    Chinese Grand Prix, Fantasy F1, Formula One

  • F1: Red Bull come of age in Shanghai showers

    For the second season running, Sebastian Vettel has delivered his team their maiden victory with a stylish and composed wet weather drive, this time leading home a Red Bull 1-2 ahead of Mark Webber in China.

    Archive, F1
    Adrian Sutil, Chinese Grand Prix, Felipe Massa, Formula One, Jenson Button, Mark Webber, Ross Brawn, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel

  • 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: Rivals run light to dislodge Button from pole

    Brawn GP’s rivals have finally managed to dislodge Jenson Button from pole – but at the cost of running so light you could practically pick their cars up and walk away with them.

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

  • Britain loses the Race of Champions

    The Race of Champions event, held at Wembley for the last two years, is taking a trip to China in November.

    Archive, Events
    Beijing Guoan, Birds Nest Stadium, David Coulthard, Fredrik Johnsson, Lewis Hamilton, Race of Champions, Sebastien Loeb, Wembley Stadium

  • Fantasy F1: Collect those McLaren points while you can…

    Dilemmas, dilemmas. Having used up our two races’ worth of introductory fantasy F1 flexibility, the picture about how the season will play out is still distressingly unclear.

    Archive, Competitions
    Fantasy F1, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, McLaren

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    We’ve just sent out our regular Over the White Line news round-up out to subscribers – sign up for it and get a free copy of our ebook containing all our Formula One coverage from 2008.

    Archive, Site news
    e-book, Site news

  • F1: McLaren to face the FIA music

    McLaren has been summoned to appear before the World Motorsport Council at the end of March to explain its employees’ actions in misleading race stewards following the Australian Grand Prix.

    Archive, F1
    Anthony Hamilton, Australian Grand Prix, Dave Ryan, FIA, Lewis Hamilton, Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren, Mercedes, Norbert Haug, World Motor Sport Council

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