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F1: Vettel wins as Red Bull finally beats its gremlins

Sebastian Vettel won the Malaysian Grand Prix by jumping from third to first at the start, relegating team-mate Mark Webber to an afternoon of staring at his gearbox as the Red Bulls conquered their reliability problems to take a dominant 1-2.

April 4, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Malaysian Grand Prix, Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel, Sepang International Circuit
Superleague: Max Wissel heads Dolby and Walker in qualifying

Max Wissel took pole for the first Superleague meeting of the weekend, knocking out Sebastian Bourdais, home favourite Craig Dolby and Virgin F1 refugee Alvaro Parente on the way.

April 4, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, Superleague Formula

Tagged as: Craig Dolby, Duncan Tappy, James Walker, Max Wissel, Superleague Formula
F1: Malaysian Grand Prix liveblog 2010

It’s race day in Malaysia, and this time it’s Mark Webber’s turn to see if a pole-sitting Red Bull car can make it to the chequered flag without breaking. Stick with us as we live-blog the action, leave comments or find us on Twitter as @britsonpole. Hit refresh to see the latest below this line.

April 4, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Malaysian Grand Prix, Sepang International Circuit
F1: Webber surfs to pole in Malaysia as rivals flounder

In a qualifying contest full of guesses and second guesses it was Mark Webber who took the last and best gamble, putting his Red Bull convincingly on pole by using intermediate tyres when no-one else dared risk anything other than wets.

April 3, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Malaysian Grand Prix, Mark Webber, Sepang International Circuit
Superleague: Dolby, Walker and Tappy ready to kick off new season

Some said it was a joke and it wouldn’t last. But Superleague Formula, the football-themed racing championship with cars branded to match leading soccer clubs, begins its biggest season yet with three races at Silverstone this weekend.

April 2, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, Superleague Formula

Tagged as: Craig Dolby, Duncan Tappy, Flamengo, James Walker, Liverpool FC, Superleague Formula, Tottenham Hotspur
GP3 testing: ART are the pre-season front-runners

French team ART Grand Prix established themselves as pre-season favourites for the new GP3 series, Esteban Gutierrez and Alexander Rossi proving the fastest of the 29 hopefuls across the two days of testing at Paul Ricard.

April 2, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, GP3

Tagged as: ART, Circuit Paul Ricard, GP3, James Jakes, Manor Racing
F1: Hamilton grabs the initiative in Malaysia practice

Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheets for McLaren in both sessions of practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix today after clocking a time nearly three-tenths of a second in advance of Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel.

April 2, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Malaysian Grand Prix, McLaren, Red Bull, Sebastian Vettel, Sepang International Circuit
British F3: Talent flocking from across the globe, claim organisers

British Formula Three kicks off its new-look 10-event, 30-race calendar this weekend with a visit to Oulton Park, and series organisers are bullish about this being one of the best years yet for the championship.

April 1, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, British F3

Tagged as: Alex Brundle, British F3, Daniel McKenzie, Hywel Lloyd, James Calado, Jay Bridger, Oli Webb, Rupert Svendsen-Cook, William Buller
F1: User guide to the Malaysian Grand Prix 2010

Following the racing this weekend? Here’s all you need to know.

April 1, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: broadcast times, Formula One, Malaysian Grand Prix, Sepang International Circuit, weather reports
F1: How rain is saving the season start from being a washout

Last year’s Malaysian Grand Prix saw the drivers rained off the track little more than halfway through the race and awarded half points for their efforts. And this year, by all accounts, we’re probably in for another downpour.

April 1, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Ferrari, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Malaysian Grand Prix, McLaren, Mercedes GP, Red Bull, Sepang International Circuit