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    • This weekend Formula 1 heads to Brazil for the nineteenth and final race of the 2011 season - just days before people up and down the country prepare to open the first door of their advent calendars, this long campaign that began back in March will finally reach its conclusion.

      Brazilian Grand Prix 2011: Preview

      Posted on November 21, 2011 | 1 Comment
      This weekend Formula 1 heads to Brazil for the nineteenth and final race of the 2011 season - just days before people up and down the country prepare to open the first door of their advent calendars, this long campaign that began back in March will finally reach its conclusion.

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    • Last season, the F1 community approached the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with a great anticipation. It was the final race of the season, and four drivers were in contention for the title. This season, however, it is the penultimate race, the drivers’ championship was wrapped up a month ago, and there is a feeling that the whole paddock is slowly winding down towards the end of the season, dreaming of winters spent on beaches in tropical lands.

      Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2011: Preview

      Posted on November 9, 2011 | No Comments
      Last season, the F1 community approached the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with a great anticipation. It was the final race of the season, and four drivers were in contention for the title. This season, however, it is the penultimate race, the drivers’ championship was wrapped up a month ago, and there is a feeling that the whole paddock is slowly winding down towards the end of the season, dreaming of winters spent on beaches in tropical lands.

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    • Formula 1 makes its annual trip to a brand new track this weekend for Round 17 of this 2011 season: the inaugural Indian Grand Prix.

      Indian Grand Prix 2011: Preview

      Posted on October 25, 2011 | No Comments
      Formula 1 makes its annual trip to a brand new track this weekend for Round 17 of this 2011 season: the inaugural Indian Grand Prix.

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    • After all the excitement of the Japanese Grand Prix last weekend, what with Sebastian Vettel becoming the youngest double champion in the history of the sport and only the ninth driver to win consecutive titles, plus the emotional victory for Jenson Button, it seems a bit excessive to have a another grand prix just seven days later.

      Korean Grand Prix 2011: Preview

      Posted on October 11, 2011 | No Comments
      After all the excitement of the Japanese Grand Prix last weekend, what with Sebastian Vettel becoming the youngest double champion in the history of the sport and only the ninth driver to win consecutive titles, plus the emotional victory for Jenson Button, it seems a bit excessive to have a another grand prix just seven days later.

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    • Read our preview of this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix. Barring a small miracle, Sebastian Vettel should win the title on Sunday, but there is still plenty else at stake for the rest of the field.

      Japanese Grand Prix 2011: Preview

      Posted on October 4, 2011 | 2 Comments
      Read our preview of this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix. Barring a small miracle, Sebastian Vettel should win the title on Sunday, but there is still plenty else at stake for the rest of the field.

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    •   So far this season, Formula 1 has provided us with plenty of exciting races, a few that were merely technically intriguing, and one that was rather dull. The sport...

      Singapore Grand Prix 2011: Preview

      Posted on September 19, 2011 | No Comments
        So far this season, Formula 1 has provided us with plenty of exciting races, a few that were merely technically intriguing, and one that was rather dull. The sport...

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    • Eighty-three – that is the maximum number of points that Sebastian Vettel could possibly now need to guarantee the 2011 Drivers’ Championship, regardless of what his rivals achieve in the...

      Italian Grand Prix 2011: Preview

      Posted on September 5, 2011 | No Comments
      Eighty-three – that is the maximum number of points that Sebastian Vettel could possibly now need to guarantee the 2011 Drivers’ Championship, regardless of what his rivals achieve in the...

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    • After a four-week summer break, Formula 1 returns this weekend with the Belgian Grand Prix – a guaranteed highlight of any season. The event, of course, takes place at the...

      Belgian Grand Prix 2011: Preview

      Posted on August 23, 2011 | 2 Comments
      After a four-week summer break, Formula 1 returns this weekend with the Belgian Grand Prix – a guaranteed highlight of any season. The event, of course, takes place at the...

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    • Formula 1 begins its summer holiday next week, but first the teams must rush straight from Germany to Hungary to complete the third set of back-to-back races of 2011. The...

      Hungarian Grand Prix 2011: Preview

      Posted on July 26, 2011 | No Comments
      Formula 1 begins its summer holiday next week, but first the teams must rush straight from Germany to Hungary to complete the third set of back-to-back races of 2011. The...

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    • Apart from Sebastian Vettel, none of the front-running Formula 1 drivers are having a particularly great season: Lewis Hamilton has had frequent trips to the stewards office, but only one...

      German Grand Prix 2011: Preview

      Posted on July 18, 2011 | No Comments
      Apart from Sebastian Vettel, none of the front-running Formula 1 drivers are having a particularly great season: Lewis Hamilton has had frequent trips to the stewards office, but only one...

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    • As Baddiel, Skinner and the Lightning Seeds never actually sang: ‘F1’s coming home/It’s Coming Home/It’s Coming Home/It’s Coming” (and so on). This weekend, after trips to Australia, Asia, Europe and...

      British Grand Prix 2011: Preview

      Posted on July 3, 2011 | No Comments
      As Baddiel, Skinner and the Lightning Seeds never actually sang: ‘F1’s coming home/It’s Coming Home/It’s Coming Home/It’s Coming” (and so on). This weekend, after trips to Australia, Asia, Europe and...

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    • In these Formula 1 race previews, which are thrown together just under a week before each grand prix, we try to highlight the drivers and teams to watch during the...

      European Grand Prix 2011: Preview

      Posted on June 21, 2011 | 3 Comments
      In these Formula 1 race previews, which are thrown together just under a week before each grand prix, we try to highlight the drivers and teams to watch during the...

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    • Many drivers will have race tracks where they always seem to do well, out-perform their car, and where everything just falls into place over a race weekend. Lewis Hamilton and...

      Canadian Grand Prix 2011: Preview

      Posted on June 6, 2011 | No Comments
      Many drivers will have race tracks where they always seem to do well, out-perform their car, and where everything just falls into place over a race weekend. Lewis Hamilton and...

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    • As Sebastian Vettel was spraying champagne on the Spanish Grand Prix podium, a huge logistical operation was swinging into action behind the scenes, preparing to move the entire F1 operation...

      Monaco Grand Prix 2011: Preview

      Posted on May 23, 2011 | No Comments
      As Sebastian Vettel was spraying champagne on the Spanish Grand Prix podium, a huge logistical operation was swinging into action behind the scenes, preparing to move the entire F1 operation...

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    • If you have no links with Spain, it is difficult to find much enthusiasm for the Spanish Grand Prix. The Spanish crowd create a fantastic atmosphere at the track as...

      Spanish Grand Prix 2011: Preview

      Posted on May 16, 2011 | No Comments
      If you have no links with Spain, it is difficult to find much enthusiasm for the Spanish Grand Prix. The Spanish crowd create a fantastic atmosphere at the track as...

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    • After a three-week break to get over the frantic races in Malaysia and China, Formula 1 begins the European leg of its 2011 season with the Turkish Grand Prix this...

      Turkish Grand Prix 2011: Preview

      Posted on May 3, 2011 | 1 Comment
      After a three-week break to get over the frantic races in Malaysia and China, Formula 1 begins the European leg of its 2011 season with the Turkish Grand Prix this...

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    • A cynic might argue that writing a typical race preview of over 800 words for this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix is a bit of a waste of time, and that...

      Chinese Grand Prix 2011: Preview

      Posted on April 13, 2011 | 1 Comment
      A cynic might argue that writing a typical race preview of over 800 words for this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix is a bit of a waste of time, and that...

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    • The 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix will be the thirteenth F1 race to take place at the purpose-built Sepang circuit on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur – and this is an...

      Malaysian Grand Prix 2011: Preview

      Posted on April 5, 2011 | No Comments
      The 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix will be the thirteenth F1 race to take place at the purpose-built Sepang circuit on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur – and this is an...

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    • If the hype is to be believed, then the fantastic season that was Formula 1 in 2010 was just a taster, a teaser even, of what we can expect in...

      Australian Grand Prix 2011: Preview

      Posted on March 21, 2011 | No Comments
      If the hype is to be believed, then the fantastic season that was Formula 1 in 2010 was just a taster, a teaser even, of what we can expect in...

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    • Red Bull Drivers: 01 Sebastian Vettel (DEU) 02 Mark Webber (AUS) Car: RB7 Engine: Renault Laps Completed in Pre-Season Testing: 1419   Testing Summary Red Bull have been the class...

      F1 2011: Team-by-Team Preview

      Posted on March 17, 2011 | No Comments
      Red Bull Drivers: 01 Sebastian Vettel (DEU) 02 Mark Webber (AUS) Car: RB7 Engine: Renault Laps Completed in Pre-Season Testing: 1419   Testing Summary Red Bull have been the class...

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    • A new feature to look-forward to (or dread) this year is a device designed to increase the amount of overtaking in Formula 1. The driver-adjustable rear wings will give any...

      Countdown to F1 2011: Driver-Adjustable Rear Wings

      Posted on January 17, 2011 | No Comments
      A new feature to look-forward to (or dread) this year is a device designed to increase the amount of overtaking in Formula 1. The driver-adjustable rear wings will give any...

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    • Many will agree that 2010 was a fantastic year for motor sport in general, and brilliant for Formula 1 in particular. You can relive the 2010 season in our huge...

      Countdown To F1 2011: Teams And Drivers

      Posted on January 7, 2011 | No Comments
      Many will agree that 2010 was a fantastic year for motor sport in general, and brilliant for Formula 1 in particular. You can relive the 2010 season in our huge...

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    • It began 35 weeks ago in Bahrain, and this weekend it ends, just 266 miles away from where it all started, in Abu Dhabi. After 18 rounds and 1074 racing...

      Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2010: Race Preview

      Posted on November 9, 2010 | 1 Comment
      It began 35 weeks ago in Bahrain, and this weekend it ends, just 266 miles away from where it all started, in Abu Dhabi. After 18 rounds and 1074 racing...

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    • In less than one fortnight, we will finally know the winner of the 2010 F1 championship. In fact, we may know sooner: Fernando Alonso will be crowned champion on Sunday...

      Brazilian Grand Prix 2010: Preview

      Posted on November 2, 2010 | 1 Comment
      In less than one fortnight, we will finally know the winner of the 2010 F1 championship. In fact, we may know sooner: Fernando Alonso will be crowned champion on Sunday...

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    • The unlikely has happened, F1 has hit Korea. F1 enters the unknown, and the unfinished, as the title chase hits fever pitch in far flung fields in Asia. Round 17...

      Korean Grand Prix 2010: Preview

      Posted on October 22, 2010 | No Comments
      The unlikely has happened, F1 has hit Korea. F1 enters the unknown, and the unfinished, as the title chase hits fever pitch in far flung fields in Asia. Round 17...

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    • After the excitement of Singapore, where Fernando Alonso picked up his fourth win of 2010, Lewis Hamilton’s title hopes took a huge hit, and I developed a good sun tan,...

      Japanese Grand Prix 2010: Preview

      Posted on October 6, 2010 | No Comments
      After the excitement of Singapore, where Fernando Alonso picked up his fourth win of 2010, Lewis Hamilton’s title hopes took a huge hit, and I developed a good sun tan,...

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    • After Fernando Alonso had waved to the thousands of adoring Tifosi crowded below the podium platform at Monza, Formula 1 said goodbye to Europe for another season. The sport now...

      Singapore Grand Prix 2010: Preview

      Posted on September 21, 2010 | No Comments
      After Fernando Alonso had waved to the thousands of adoring Tifosi crowded below the podium platform at Monza, Formula 1 said goodbye to Europe for another season. The sport now...

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    • For most Formula 1 fans, Italy brings to mind just one name: Ferrari. In Monza this weekend the Tifosi will be out in force to cheer on the one championship...

      Italian Grand Prix 2010: Preview

      Posted on September 8, 2010 | No Comments
      For most Formula 1 fans, Italy brings to mind just one name: Ferrari. In Monza this weekend the Tifosi will be out in force to cheer on the one championship...

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    • British Formula 1 fans have been spoilt in recent years. These islands boast the two most recent championship-winning drivers; they are home to the majority of the teams on the...

      British Grand Prix 2010: Preview

      Posted on July 8, 2010 | No Comments
      British Formula 1 fans have been spoilt in recent years. These islands boast the two most recent championship-winning drivers; they are home to the majority of the teams on the...

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    • This Sunday England plays Germany in the last 16 round of the FIFA World Cup in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Judging by the performance of Fabio Capello’s team so far in...

      European Grand Prix 2010: Preview

      Posted on June 24, 2010 | No Comments
      This Sunday England plays Germany in the last 16 round of the FIFA World Cup in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Judging by the performance of Fabio Capello’s team so far in...

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