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  F1 - Top 19 pictures from Sunday's 2013 Australian Grand Prix18 Mar 2013

  Kimi Raikkonen was a surprise winner of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. The Finn made a two-stop strategy work brilliantly to leave himself in clear air ahead of Fernando Alonso, the Ferrari man stopping three times but still not finding enough pace to challenge the Lotus despit...

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  F1 - Jenson Button has no plans to leave McLaren11 Mar 2013

  Jenson Button wants to spend the rest of his Formula One career with McLaren. Button, the 2009 world champion, is preparing for his 14th season in F1 and is now the most experienced driver on the grid in terms of the number of races he has competed in following Michael Schumacher's decision to reti...

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  F1 - Jenson Button looking forward to the 2013 Formula One season7 Mar 2013

  Ahead of the start of the new Formula One season, Jenson Button has said he is "probably the most excited I've been since coming into the sport". Button, the 2009 world champion, is preparing for his 14th season in F1 with 228 grand prixs under his belt, and is now widely seen as McLaren's num...

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  British Grand Prix pictures - Mark Webber wins British GP at Silverstone8 Jul 2012

  Red Bull's Mark Webber beat Ferrari's Fernando Alonso in a close battle on Sunday to win the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Alonso, who started on pole, led for much of the race, but Webber took advantage of a different tyre strategy to chase the Spaniard down in the closing stages of the race....

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  British Grand Prix pictures - Fernando Alonso take pole at rain-hit Silverstone7 Jul 2012

  Ferrari's Fernando Alonso took his first pole position for nearly two years on Saturday as he finished ahead of Red Bull's Mark Webber at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. In a thrilling session which was interrupted for 90 minutes due to torrential rain, Alonso finished just 0.047 seconds ahe...

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  F1 - Sebastian Vettel wins back-to-back world titles9 Oct 2011

  Sebastian Vettel became the youngest back-to-back and double world champion in Formula One history on Sunday with his third place finish at the Japanese Grand Prix. Britain's Jenson Button took the chequered flag for the third time this year, but Vettel's podium finish at Suzuka was enough to see h...

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  Martin Brundle wanted by Sky Sports for their Formula One coverage - report1 Aug 2011

  Sky are reportedly ready to try and lure Martin Brundle away from the BBC for the start of their live Formula One coverage next year. It was announced on Friday that Sky and the BBC have been awarded the live rights to F1 from 2012 in a deal which runs until 2018. The deal will see Sky broadcast al...

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  Georgie Thompson to front Formula One coverage on Sky Sports?29 Jul 2011

  Following Friday's announcement that Formula One will be broadcast on Sky Sports from next year, Georgie Thompson is the early favourite to front Sky's coverage. Sky and the BBC TV have been awarded the live rights to F1 from 2012 in a deal which runs until 2018. The deal will see Sky Sports broadc...

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  Formula One to air on Sky Sports as well as the BBC from 201229 Jul 2011

  BBC TV and Sky Sports have been awarded the live rights to Formula One from next season in a deal which runs until 2018. The move will bring increased choice and coverage to Formula One fans in the UK and Ireland, with the new broadcasting partnership including: - All races, qualifying and practice...

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  F1 - Max Mosley expects Bahrain Grand Prix to be scrapped again7 Jun 2011

  Former FIA president Max Mosley says he will be "astonished" if the Bahrain Grand Prix goes ahead later this yearF1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone last week defended the controversial decision to reinstate the race, citing "unusual circumstances" as the reason to let the race go ahead.The Bahrain GP had...

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  F1 - Ecclestone defends Bahrain Grand Prix decision4 Jun 2011

  Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has defended the controversial decision to reinstate this year's Bahrain Grand Prix, citing "unusual circumstances"The race is now scheduled to take place on October 30th, with the Indian GP pushed back to December 11.But the race could again be scrapped as tea...

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  Formula One Schedule to Include Texas in 2012?14 Apr 2011

  Plans are reportedly in the works to bring Formula One racing to the Lone Star state in 2012. American fans of Formula One racing are in for some good news, especially ones who reside near Austin, Texas. According to an article in the on April 13th by Jim Peltz "Race organizers said Tuesday they'r...

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  F1 - Sebastian Vettel wins Australian Grand Prix27 Mar 2011

  Sebastian Vettel cruised to victory in Sunday's Australian Grand Prix as he started the new Formula One season the same way he finished last year - with a win F1's youngest ever world champion drove superbly as he took the chequered flag at Melbourne’s Albert Park without even a hint of an err...

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  F1 - Vettel and Hamilton on front row for Australian Grand Prix26 Mar 2011

  Sebastian Vettel is on pole position for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix after a blistering display of pace and will be joined on the front row for the first race of the 2011 Formula One season by Lewis Hamilton Hamilton demonstrated McLaren's improvement by closing the game to within 0.778 secon...

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  2011 F1 preview - Hamilton ready, Alonso confident, Vettel looks to improve23 Mar 2011

  The 2011 Formula One season gets underway this weekend with 2008 world champion Lewis Hamilton confident about his chances Reigning champion Sebastian Vettel is huge favourite to retain his title ahead of this weekend's Australian Grand Prix, with Red Bull even money favourites with the bookmake...