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Formula One unites to raise over £500,000 for charity

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:27:00 +0000

Ahead of the British Grand Prix Formula One racing’s great and good traditionally come together for an annual party held in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity. This year’s event took place at London’s Natural History Museum on Monday night, and with such a breathtaking venue and priceless charity auction lots on offer, the guests were more than willing to put their hands in their pockets for a worthy cause. Now in its sixth year, the official F1 Party celebrates the official launch of this weekend’s Silverstone race, whilst simultaneously raising funds for the London hospital’s new heart and lung centre.

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Silverstone ’58 – Hawthorn & Collins’ all-English affair

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:44:00 +0000

Given their form of late – and the fact they’ll be armed with a heavily-revised McLaren – Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton could well challenge for a one-two at this weekend’s British Grand Prix. Do it and they will become the latest in a long line of British drivers to achieve the feat. But dip into the history books to discover the last time two English team mates reigned supreme on home soil you have to delve pretty deep – all the way back to Silverstone 1958

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Boullier: Renault have risen to the challenge

admin — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:08:00 +0000

Prior to the start of their 2010 campaign, Renault had been all but written off by many. Their parent company had sold off a chunk of the team, the R30 looked less than convincing in pre-season testing, and their line-up included a rookie driver and a new team principal fresh to Formula One.

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Lotus confirms more Friday outings for Fauzy

admin — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:31:00 +0000

Malaysian driver Fairuz Fauzy will back in the cockpit at Silverstone on Friday as he gets another practice outing for Lotus. Fauzy will also participate in Friday morning sessions at the Hungarian, Singapore and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix. It follows successful pre-season tests for the 27-year-old from Kuala Lumpur and an impressive appearance for Lotus earlier this year in practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix…

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Webber proves fitness with central London pit stop

admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:12:00 +0000

As London’s Big Ben struck 6am on Friday, Mark Webber showed he’s made a full recovery after last Sunday’s crash in Valencia by roaring up to the gates of the UK capital’s Houses of Parliament in his Red Bull, where his pit crew were waiting to practice a full Formula One pit stop…

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The Secret Life of Mark Webber

admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:24:00 +0000

The way Red Bull’s Mark Webber casually shook off his dramatic crash at last weekend’s European Grand Prix probably told you all you need to know about the fearless Australian. But if you’re still hankering after more insight into ‘Webber, the man’ then look no further. We discover his love of motorbikes, his fear of dark oceans and his dream date in the latest instalment of our Secret Life series

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FIA welcomes Formula One emissions programme

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:26:00 +0000

Formula One racing’s governing body, the FIA, has welcomed a team initiative to reduce the carbon emissions produced by the sport. The teams have committed to working closely with the FIA to develop new F1 engine and powertrain regulations that from 2013 will require all cars to incorporate technologies designed to enhance fuel efficiency…

Hamilton: Podiums without upgrades is encouraging

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:58:00 +0000

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton may try to play it down, but his second-place finish at the European Grand Prix was unexpected. The British team had arrived in Valencia worried about the pace of rivals who had upgraded their cars in advance of their own

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BMW Sauber: Qualifying pace our Achilles’ heel

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:46:00 +0000

One of the European Grand Prix’s most astonishing performances came courtesy of BMW Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi. Kobayashi may have qualified a lowly 18th, but a strategic masterstroke combined with the C29′s consistent race pace to gift the Japanese driver seventh place and his team their second haul of points of the season…

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Post-Europe team talk with BMW Sauber

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:19:00 +0000

BMW Sauber celebrated a strong performance and six points at the European Grand Prix. Kamui Kobayashi drove almost the entire race on one set of tyres and put in some storming passes to take seventh, while team mate Pedro de la Rosa only missed out on a point thanks to a post-race time penalty

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