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Vettel thanks team after historic title win

Date: 9th October 2011 at 12:23 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News | Author: | Tags: , , , , | image © Action Images

Sebastian Vettel has paid tribute to his team after the German rounded off a spectacular season so far by claiming his second World Championship, becoming the youngest ever driver to do so in Formula 1 history. Vettel required only a point from the Japanese Grand Prix, and the 24-year-old secured third place behind Button and [...]

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Massa unhappy with collision as Hamilton brands race “shocking”

Date: 9th October 2011 at 11:28 am | Filed under: Formula 1 News | Author: | Tags: , , | image © Action Images

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa has once more hit out at Lewis Hamilton after the pair collided at the Japanese Grand Prix just two weeks after the pair were involved in an altercation in Singapore. Hamilton and Massa were involved in another racing incident as the McLaren man closed the door on Massa as he attempted [...]

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Japanese Grand Prix Reaction: Formula 1 pays tribute to Sebastian Vettel

Date: 9th October 2011 at 10:59 am | Filed under: BMW Sauber,Ferrari,Formula 1 News,McLaren,Mercedes-Benz GP,Red Bull Racing | Author: | Tags: , , , , | image © Action Images

the world of Formula 1 has paid tribute to Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel after the 24-year-old become the youngest ever double world champion at the Japanese Grand Prix. There were plenty other talking points as Jenson Button completed a fantastic drive to claim victory while Lewis Hamilton was in the wars again with Felipe Massa [...]

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Vettel claims championship as Button wins in Japan

Date: 9th October 2011 at 8:52 am | Filed under: Formula 1 News | Author: | Tags: , , , , , , | image © Action Images

Sebastian Vettel finished third at the Japanese Grand Prix to become the youngest ever double World Champion as Jenson Button claimed victory in Suzuka. In a frenetic race, Vettel was forced to settle for third after Button and Fernando Alonso managed to pass him but the German was able to consolidate his position and cruise [...]

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Button gunning for first corner lead at Japanese Grand Prix

Date: 9th October 2011 at 6:34 am | Filed under: Formula 1 News,McLaren | Author: | Tags: , , , , | image © Action Images

Jenson Button believes it is vital he can get ahead of Sebastian Vettel in the first corner of the Japanese Grand Prix if he is to win Sunday’s race. Button must win the race and hope that Vettel fails to pick up a single point if he is to keep the championship alive, and the [...]

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Kobayashi bumped up to 7th in revised Japanese Grand Prix Grid

Date: 8th October 2011 at 12:29 pm | Filed under: BMW Sauber,Formula 1 News | Author: | Tags: , , , , | image © Action Images

Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi will start his home Grand Prix from 7th after the official grid was announced by the FIA. Only six drivers set times in the final Qualifying shoot-out, and while the original grid had the Sauber driver in 10th because of his failure to set a time, but his attempt to set a [...]

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Hamilton slams “dangerous” Schumacher

Date: 8th October 2011 at 12:03 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News | Author: | Tags: , , , , , | image © Action Images

Lewis Hamilton has hit out at Michael Schumacher, branding the Mercedes driver “dangerous” after the pair were involved in another altercation that denied both men the opportunity to set a final qualifying time and scuppered Hamilton’s chances of snatching pole from Sebastian Vettel. The McLaren driver appeared to be creeping round the Suzuka circuit in [...]

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Pirelli boss admits tyres are “robbing” fans

Date: 8th October 2011 at 11:44 am | Filed under: Formula 1 News | Author: | Tags: , , , | image © Action Images

Pirelli boss Paul Hembery has admitted his company’s tyres are “robbing” fans of a spectacle after many teams opted to save tyres for the Japanese Grand Prix rather than aim for grid position during qualifying. With the softer tyres wearing badly on the abrasive Suzuka circuit, teams were forced to choose between going for grid [...]

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Japanese Grand Prix Qualifying: Reaction

Date: 8th October 2011 at 8:32 am | Filed under: Formula 1 News | Author: | Tags: , , , , | image © Action Images

Sebastian Vettel did what Sebastian Vettel did best, namely claiming pole position for a race which he requires only one point from to be crowned the youngest ever double world champion. Elsewhere Lewis Hamilton found himself in the thick of the action as once more his qualifying was dogged by more controversy while Felipe Massa [...]

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Vettel claims Japanese Grand Prix pole after McLaren mistake

Date: 8th October 2011 at 7:33 am | Filed under: Formula 1 News | Author: | Tags: , , , , , | image © Action Images

Sebastian Vettel took pole for the 12th time this season in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, but only after a huge mistake from McLaren gifted him the top spot. Japanese Grand Prix: Reaction The Champion elect picked up his 15th consecutive front row start of 2011, but it was a different story from the rest of [...]

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