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    • Like last season, Hispania Racing have made their first driver change of the season for the British Grand Prix but, unlike 2010, they have brought in a talented young driver,...

      Ricciardo Looking Forward to Hispania Debut at Silverstone

    • 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

    • The European season had been good to Mark Webber. In April, he left China 42 points behind championship leader Jenson Button, but with his two wins in Barcelona and Monaco...

      F1 Season Review Part 4: Late Resurgence Gives Vettel Improbable Title

    • Hispania Racing have announced that Christian Klien will be driving for them at this weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix, replacing Japanese driver Sakon Yamamoto. Klien has started only one other race this...

      Hispania Choose Klien To Partner Senna In Brazil

    • Fernando Alonso took the lead of the world championship standings today with an important victory in a very wet South Korea. Nine drivers retired from an incident-packed grand prix, including...

      Korean Grand Prix 2010: Race Report

    • Formula 1 may be visiting a brand new track in a brand new country this weekend, but qualifying today in Korea gave a very familiar result. Red Bull locked-out the...

      Vettel storms to Korean pole as Red Bull lock-out front row

    • In the rescheduled qualifying session, Sebastian Vettel claimed pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix in beautiful sunny conditions – a stark contrast to the monsoon-like weather which caused yesterday's...

      Vettel takes Sunday-morning pole at Suzuka

    • DRIVERS: Lewis HAMILTON (McLaren), Kamui KOBAYASHI (Sauber), Michael SCHUMACHER (Mercedes), Adrian SUTIL (Force India), Sakon Yamamoto (HRT) PRESS CONFERENCE Q. Kamui, your home race but I don’t think you have...

      Japanese Grand Prix 2010: Friday Press Conference

    • 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

    • 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

    • Dr Colin Kolles Team Principal “In the morning session, Sakon Yamamoto did some aero testings in order to find the optimal adjustment for the race here in Monza.  Later in...

      Italian Grand Prix 2010: Hispania Racing Friday Quotes

    • Karun Chandhok has been dropped for the second race in a row by Hispania and will be replaced at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix by Sakon Yamamoto. Yamamoto failed to...

      Yamamoto to replace Chandhok in Hungary

    • Both Hispania drivers managed their best qualifying positions of the season so far today in qualifying for the German Grand Prix. However, some might not consider this achievement quite as...

      Hispania Achieve Best Qualifying Of 2010

    • Sebastian Vettel will start his home race tomorrow from pole position after out-qualifying the Ferrari of Fernando Alonso by just two thousandths of a second. Alonso claimed his first front...

      Vettel Delights Home Crowd With German GP Pole

    • Karun Chandhok has been dropped by Hispania for next weekend’s German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, and will be replaced by Japanese driver Sakon Yamamoto. Yamamoto replaced of the other Hispania...

      Yamamoto to replace Chandhok at German GP

    • Hispania again managed to get both cars to the finish line at Silverstone today. Karun Chandhok reached the checkered flag in nineteenth place, one higher than Sakon Yamamoto, his new...

      Hispania “very happy” with double finish at British GP

    • Sebastian Vettel will start tomorrow's British Grand Prix from pole position tomorrow after a dominant qualifying performance from Red Bull. Mark Webber will start alongside his teammate on the front...

      Vettel takes Silverstone pole as Red Bull dominate

    • Hispania surprised the paddock and fans yesterday by announcing that Sakon Yamamoto would be replacing Bruno Senna for this weekend’s British Grand Prix. The Japanese driver, who last raced for...

      Hispania Happy With Pace Of Yamamoto And Chandhok

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