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“It’s unbelievable he’s still going”

Date: 20th January 2012 at 12:34 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News,Mercedes-Benz GP,Teams | Author: | Tags: , , , , , , | image © Action Images

Former World Champion Damon Hill has heaped the praise on former rival Michael Schumacher. Hill is full of admiration for the German, saying that he deserves incredible credit for still competing at the highest level of Formula 1. He said: “It’s unbelievable he’s still going, whilst I’ve been retired for 12 years.” “He’s an extraordinary [...]

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Can Schumacher win again?

Date: 17th November 2011 at 2:20 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 Blogs,Mercedes-Benz GP,Teams | Author: | Tags: , , , , | image © Action Images

When Michael Schumacher announced he was returning to Formula 1, the first question many people asked was: will be as good as he was before? And so far he hasn’t quite reached the heights that saw him win the world title five years in a row. But this season has seen a different Michael Schumacher [...]

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Rosberg ‘excited’ to sign new contract

Date: 11th November 2011 at 11:53 am | Filed under: Formula 1 News,Mercedes-Benz GP,Teams | Author: | Tags: , , , , | image © Action Images

Nico Rosberg today said he was ‘very excited’ to sign a multi-year contract extension with Mercedes GP, committing his future to the team. The length of the German driver’s new contract is yet to be clarified but in a statement issued on Thursday, the team said it would ‘include the 2013 season and beyond.’ It [...]

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Schumacher ready for ‘unique atmosphere’

Date: 9th November 2011 at 12:38 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News,Mercedes-Benz GP,Teams | Author: | Tags: , , , | image © Action Images

Michael Schumacher has been speaking positively ahead of this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The German says that he is looking forward to the penultimate race of the 2011 Formula 1 season. Looking ahead to the weekend, he said: “The twilight race here certainly delivers a very unique atmosphere and challenge, and I truly enjoyed [...]

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Indian Grand Prix: as it happened

Hello and welcome to the first ever Indian Grand Prix, there has been a great buzz around the race all weekend (helped of course by a PR effort Alastair Campbell would be proud of) and it should be a belter. Plenty of room for overtaking, two DRS zones and a hard tyre that is much [...]

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Dominant Vettel coasts to Indian GP victory

Sebastian Vettel stamped his authority on the first ever Indian Grand Prix as the World Champion charged to his 11th victory of the season with an utterly dominant display. Vettel led from start to finish in the inaugural Indian race and rarely looked threatened from Jenson Button behind him, and when the McLaren man did [...]

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Indian Grand Prix Qualifying: Reaction

Date: 29th October 2011 at 1:27 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 Blogs,Formula 1 News,McLaren,Mercedes-Benz GP,Red Bull Racing,Toro Rosso | Author: | Tags: , , , , , | image © Action Images

And so the very first qualifying session for the Indian Grand Prix, a new and exciting venture, was met by something we’ve seen 12 times before this season to be precise – Sebastian Vettel dominating qualifying. The German looks like he will be difficult to pass come race day on Sunday, but at least Lewis [...]

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Vettel charges to pole for Indian Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel offered no respite at the Indian Grand Prix despite already claiming the tile, securing his 13th pole of this season for the inaugural Indian race. Vettel looked spectacularly quick throughout practice and qualifying and swept to yet another pole position ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber, although Hamilton will drop back three [...]

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Schumacher ‘even a little bit proud’ of Vettel

Date: 10th October 2011 at 10:49 am | Filed under: Formula 1 News,Mercedes-Benz GP,Teams | Author: | Tags: , , , , , | image © Action Images

Michael Schumacher has spoken of his pride at watching Sebastian Vettel secure a second consecutive Formula 1 world title. Check out all of the reaction to the Japanese Grand Prix right here! The Red Bull man finished third in yesterday’s Japanese Grand Prix, securing the point he needed to secure the 2011 title. Schumacher – [...]

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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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