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Will Vettel become the new home hero? (German Grand Prix preview)
Michael Schumacher may be long gone from F1 racing, but his lasting impact in increasing the number of German drivers in the sport is clear to see. Five of the 20 drivers in F1 this year have their home race at the Nürburgring this weekend.
And one of them is hotly tipped for victory following his [...]
Massa aims for fourth Istanbul win in improving F60 (Turkish GP preview)
Ferrari were the closest team to Brawn at Monaco – but can they repeat their form at Turkey this weekend?
Felipe Massa has won the last three Turkish Grands Prix. If his F60 is on the pace he looks a strong bet to become the second driver to beat Jenson Button to victory this year.
Jenson Button does it again as Ferrari hit back (Monaco Grand Prix qualifying)
Jenson Button’s rivals failed to keep him away from a crucial fourth pole position of the season at Monaco.
But he’ll have to work hard to keep Kimi Raikkonen behind him – the KERS-equipped Ferrari driver lines up second on the grid.
Lewis Hamilton, however, lines up 16th after throwing away his chances of a good result [...]
Button wins again with the old two-stop (Spanish Grand Prix review)
Surprise, surprise – the Spanish Grand Prix pole sitter went on to win the race.
But there was rather more to it than that – Jenson Button had to wrest the lead from team mate Rubens Barrichello in a strategic switch that’s got everyone talking.
And it was another frustrating race for Sebastian Vettel, who rolled in [...]
Last-second lap puts Button on pole (Spanish Grand Prix qualifying)
Jenson Button starts from pole position for the third time this year after a stunning last-gasp lap at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Button bumped title rival Sebastian Vettel back to second place having begun his final effort with only two seconds to spare.
Meanwhile it was another qualifying disaster for Ferrari as Kimi Raikkonen was knocked [...]
Teams bringing new parts to catch Brawn (Spanish Grand Prix preview)
Many F1 teams are expecting a boost in performance at the Spanish Grand Prix as the return to Europe gives them a chance to bring a host of news parts.
Several of them are likely to introduce their versions of the ‘double decker diffusers’ that were confirmed legal last month.
But with Brawn bringing updated parts too, [...]
Jenson Button extends title lead with third win (Bahrain Grand Prix review)
Jenson Button scored his third win of 2009 after fighting through from fourth on the grid.
He made up crucial ground in the early stages of the race, passing Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton, putting himself in a position to take up the lead after the lightly-fuelled Toyotas had pitted.
Sebastian Vettel minimised the damage in the [...]
Jarno Trulli leads first Toyota front row lockout (Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying)
Jarno Trulli leads the first ever one-two for Toyota with Timo Glock in second place.
Chinese Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel edged Jenson Button for third by 0.03s.
But Vettel’s team mate Mark Webber will start on the last row of the grid after being held up by Adrian Sutil.
Vettel leads Webber in Red Bull one-two (Chinese Grand Prix review)
Sebastian Vettel’s second Grand Prix win had a touch of deja vu about it – he started from pole position but the wet race got underway behind the safety car.
And at the end of it he had taken Red Bull to their maiden victory, just as he did for Toro Rosso at Monza last year. [...]
Button eyes hat-trick at Shanghai (Chinese Grand Prix preview)
F1 returns to Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix just five races since its last visit.
The earlier appearance for the track on the schedule means the teams can expect cooler conditions – and a greater chance of rain.
They will also have to get to grips with the super-soft tyre which caused so many problems in [...]
