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Formula One racing out in force for Goodwood

admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:27:00 +0000

The UK’s Goodwood Festival of Speed always attracts a plethora of Formula One drivers and machinery, and with an impressive 2010 line-up, this year will be no different. The annual event, which this year celebrates the 60th anniversary of the FIA Formula One World Championship, takes place in the grounds of Sussex’s Goodwood House…

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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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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.

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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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Sam Michael Q&A: Williams targeting more points

admin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:31:00 +0000

From ninth on the Valencia grid to a fourth-place finish, Williams’ Rubens Barrichello – and his FW32 – enjoyed a very strong European Grand Prix. And although Nico Hulkenberg’s race ended prematurely, he had also been running in the top ten in the second Williams. Overall it was a successful outing for the British team, and Sam Michael, Williams’ technical director, is confident they will be equally competitive at the forthcoming Silverstone race

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Webber: I’ll be fully fit for Silverstone

admin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:48:00 +0000

Red Bull Mark Webber insists his high-speed crash in Sunday’s European Grand Prix will not hamper his preparations for the next round of the championship at Silverstone.

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Ten drivers handed post-race penalties

admin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:55:00 +0000

Jenson Button, Rubens Barrichello, Nico Hulkenberg, Robert Kubica, Vitaly Petrov, Adrian Sutil, Vitantonio Liuzzi, Sebastien Buemi and Pedro de la Rosa have all received penalties from the Valencia stewards for safety-car rule infringements…

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Race – Vettel wins amid drama in Valencia

admin — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:32:00 +0000

Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel bounced himself back into contention for the world championship with an easy European Grand Prix win in Valencia on a day when a spectacular back flip left Mark Webber on the sidelines in the other Red Bull. Vettel led from the start, defending strongly against a forceful Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso in the first corner, as Webber was hung out to dry in the heavy traffic and dropped to ninth from second on the grid.

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Sebastian Vettel Q&A: It feels good to be back

admin — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:45:00 +0000

On Saturday in Valencia Sebastian Vettel took his fourth pole position of the season, and Red Bull’s eighth. Although they’ve struggled, on occasion, to convert their dominance in qualifying into race results, Red Bull – and Vettel – hope that, with a little luck on Sunday, victory at the European Grand Prix could be theirs for the taking

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Sebastian Vettel Q&A: It feels good to be back