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Battle of the Brits!

Date: 12th March 2010 at 3:00 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News, McLaren | Author: Nick Tomlinson | Tags: , , , , | image © Action Images

When Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button go at each other in the 2010 season there are certainly going to be fireworks.  It also gives potential for another large fall out between two competitive drivers in Formula 1.

Hamilton is already familiar with such fall outs as he experienced in 2007 with Fernando Alonso. Both drivers being in a competitive car which left the team divided.

So what’s in store when Hamilton …

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Alonso is red hot favourite for Bahrain!

It’s that time of year again when I’m acting like a little school boy as I can’t hold back my excitement for another F1 season to begin.

It’s my task to try and predict how everyone will get on in the races, but as this is the first race of the season I can only really predict the result of the race based on pre-season testing.

Fernando Alonso has been on fire during …

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McLaren ready to challenge for the F1 title

Date: 11th March 2010 at 3:30 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News, McLaren | Author: Nick Tomlinson | Tags: , , | image © Action Images

McLaren will be hoping for a much better start to the 2010 World Championships than that of the 2009 season. Last year’s season couldn’t have started any worse. With a dreadful car and their star driver Lewis Hamilton involved in a ‘lie-gate’ scandal.

With the first race in Bahrain fast approaching both drivers will be looking to take some serious points from the season opener. With the McLaren’s pace in testing both …

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Kobayashi an up and coming F1 star?

Date: 10th March 2010 at 4:00 pm | Filed under: BMW Sauber, Formula 1 News | Author: John_Leavy | Tags: , , , | image © Action Images

Kamui Kobayashi is another young star in Formula One.

With only two races under his inexperienced belt at the end of last season Kobayashi must have impressed his BMW owners.

He took the seat at Toyota for the final two races of last season and his attacking driving was certainly eye-catching.

After making his debut at the Brazilian Grand Prix, the 23 year-old Japanese driver must have been in heaven. Kamui was involved in …

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Jenson Button

Date: 3rd February 2010 at 5:15 pm | Filed under: Drivers, McLaren | Author: Tom Jones | Tags: | image © Action Images

Team: McLaren
First F1 Race: 2000
F1 Races: 172
Championships: 1 (2009)
Race Wins: 7

Button goes into the 2010 F1 season as the defending champion after finally fulfilling the potential he showed earlier in his career. Known for his smooth driving style, the 30 year old led from the front for most of the 2010 season at Brawn GP but finds himself in new surroundings this year. The British driver secured a post-season move to …

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Formula 1 Driver Standings

Date: 3rd February 2010 at 1:41 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News | Author: | Tags: , , , , , , | image © Action Images

With all the Formula 1 drivers battling it out for those all important points, here you can keep up to date with how the drivers are faring in the 2010 Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship. The 2010 F1 season looks like being one of the most exciting in years and the Drivers’ Championship is set to be keenly fought. Many drivers will feel that they are in with a good chance of lifting the trophy at the end of the season, …

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2010 Up and Coming F1 Talent – Sebastian Vettel

Date: 1st February 2010 at 2:14 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News, Red Bull Racing | Author: Richard Marsh | Tags: , , , , , | image © Action Images

This man, was, after Jensen Button, the man of 2009. Brilliantly fast, fantastic in the rain, he has won five races already in his career and could easily have been 2009 World Champion, and he’s only 22!

After the promise he showed in his season and a half at Toro Rosso, peaking with his incredible wet-weather win at Monza in 2008 where he led from start to finish, 2009 was a …

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Round 7 Turkey

Date: 1st February 2010 at 11:15 am | Filed under: Formula 1 News | Author: Tom Jones | Tags: , , | image © Action Images

Track History: Istanbul Park (2005-)

Previous Winners: Kimi Raikkonen (2005), Felipe Massa (2006, 2007 and 2008) and Jenson Button (2009).

Istanbul Park is one of the few circuits on the Formula 1 calendar that is raced in an anti-clockwise direction and provides a more unique challenge. The track was completed in 2005 and back in 2007 Bernie Ecclestone said that the Turkish circuit was the “best race track in the world”. The long …

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Round 3 Malaysia

Date: 1st February 2010 at 11:14 am | Filed under: Formula 1 News | Author: Tom Jones | Tags: , , , , | image © Action Images

Track History: Sepang International Circuit (1999-)

Previous Winners: Eddie Irvine (1999), Michael Schumacher (2000, 2001 and 2004), Ralf Schumacher (2002), Kimi Raikkonen (2003 and 2008), Fernando Alonso (2005 and 2007), Giancarlo Fisichella (2006) and Jenson Button (2009)

The temperatures in Kuala Lumpur nearly provide as big a test for the drivers as the circuit itself, as hot and humid conditions make the Malaysian Grand Prix an exhausting race and an extremely demanding track …

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Round 1 Bahrain

Date: 1st February 2010 at 11:13 am | Filed under: Formula 1 News | Author: Tom Jones | Tags: , , , | image © Action Images

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Track History: Bahrain International Circuit (2004-)

Previous Winners: Michael Schumacher (2004), Fernando Alonso (2005 and 2006), Felipe Massa (2007 and 2008) and Jenson Button (2009)

One of the newer circuits on the Formula 1 calendar, Bahrain held its first F1 Grand Prix in 2004 and in turn made history as the first circuit in Asia to host a Formula 1 race. The Manama track is …

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