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Button expects Spain success

Date: 6th May 2010 at 11:40 am | Filed under: Formula 1 News,McLaren | Author: | image © Action Images

Reigning world champion and current drivers' standings leader Jenson Button is confident of further success at this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix. The Englishman has won two of the first four races of the new season, having made an impressive start to his time with McLaren. Ahead of the Circuit de Catalunya race, Button told reporters: [...]

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The Good, The Bad, and The Backmarkers: Catalunya Preview

After what feels like an age, Formula One finally gets back into action this coming weekend in Barcelona, the first European race on this year’s calendar. The last time teams were racing in anger here, the status quo of the Championship had yet to be decided and teams had just cracked opened their shiny new [...]

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The Top 5…Letdowns so far

Date: 5th May 2010 at 3:00 pm | Filed under: Ferrari,Formula 1 News,Mercedes-Benz GP,Red Bull Racing,Virgin | Author: | Tags: , , , , | image © Action Images

With the F1 circus returning to Europe after four races that have provided enough talking points to cover an entire season, join me as I count down the five drivers who’ll need to up their game after disappointing starts. 5: Lucas di Grassi Perhaps a little harsh to include the rookie Brazilian in my top [...]

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Ferrari fix engine problems

Date: 5th May 2010 at 1:32 pm | Filed under: Ferrari,Formula 1 News | Author: | image © Action Images

Ferrari believe they have solved the engine problems which had threatened to jeopardise Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa's chances of Formula One success this season. Alonso has seen his stock of eight permitted engines this season already fall to two following mechanical problems during the first four races of the season. The problems have been [...]

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Virgin plans delayed by ash cloud

Date: 4th May 2010 at 12:39 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News | Author: | image © Action Images

Virgin are struggling to be ready for Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix after last month's volcanic eruption in Iceland delayed their plans to return from China to Europe. Only Timo Glock will have a revised vehicle after key personnel were delayed in Shanghai as a result of the shutdown of airspace over Europe. Virgin had made [...]

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Kubica cools Ferrari rumours

Date: 3rd May 2010 at 3:04 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News,Renault | Author: | image © Action Images

Robert Kubica has dismissed reports suggesting he is being lined up to move to Ferrari next year. The 25-year-old Polish driver, who moved from BMW Sauber to Renault at the end of 2009, was spotted flying out of China with Fernando Alonso during the air chaos that came as a result of last month's volcanic [...]

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Button fancies Barcelona chances

Date: 2nd May 2010 at 3:04 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News,McLaren | Author: | image © Action Images

Jenson Button believes McLaren's MP4-25 car is perfectly suited for Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya track ahead of next Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix. The reigning world champion currently holds a ten-point lead over Nico Rosberg at the top of the drivers' championship with two wins from the opening four races of the new campaign and he [...]

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The Top 5…Drivers That Have Impressed

With the European season now gearing up, and F1 returning to more relationship-friendly start times (surely I’m not the only one?), the three week break can be used as a time to reflect on the season so far. With 2010 being touted as the most anticipated season in decades, have all the drivers that were [...]

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Whatever happened to… Ricardo Zonta?

Date: 1st May 2010 at 6:00 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News | Author: | Tags: , , , | image © Action Images

It’s pretty safe to say that Ricardo Zonta isn’t the most memorable character of F1’s glorious past. And like many open-wheel also-rans, he’s now trying to forge himself a better career in American stock car racing. Having dabbled in Brazilian stock cars, Le Mans 24 Hours, and currently Grand Am, he’s one of the latest [...]

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Webber expects Schumacher charge

Date: 1st May 2010 at 2:25 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News | Author: | image © Action Images

Mark Webber is refusing to write off Michael Schumacher even though the veteran German has been criticised for making an inauspicious start to the season. The seven-time world champion is only tenth in the drivers' standings after earning only ten points in the first four races of the year, but Webber expects Schumacher to come [...]

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