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F1: Nothing to see here but racing, say McLaren and Hamilton

Somewhere inside the maelstrom of controversy that is the McLaren F1 organisation, a racing team is struggling to get out.

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F1 video: Step aboard the McLaren simulator for a lap of Korea

Do you want to get the lowdown on the Korea International Circuit in time for the weekend, courtesy of a McLaren crew member? Mark Temple, performance engineer to Lewis Hamilton, talks the viewer round the track in this new video from the team.

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F1: McLaren’s recovery continues in Melbourne qualifying

Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button confirmed the improvement in McLaren’s 2011 car by qualifying second and fourth for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

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F1: Canadian Grand Prix liveblog 2010

For the first time this season there isn’t a Red Bull driver on pole, but Lewis Hamilton got his McLaren out front during qualifying in part by gambling on the softer type of tyre – will he pay for that decision during the race?

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F1 Canadian Grand Prix preview: The return of the Wall of Champions

Last time Formula One visited Canada the track fell to bits, Lewis Hamilton had an embarrassing front-end shunt, Robert Kubica delivered an unlikely one-two for BMW and Martin Brundle opened his mouth and inserted both feet.

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Brits on Pole at large: Red-faced bulls and sunburnt fans

Brits on Pole’s roving news and feature writer Scott McCarthy was at Istanbul Park for the Turkish Grand Prix, where he grappled with dodgy bus drivers, over-priced cola and an invasion of Spanish fans dressed as matadors – not to mention seeing Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button duelling right under his nose. Here’s his review…

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F1: Turkish Grand Prix liveblog 2010

Just one question is being asked among Formula One fans this morning – can Lewis Hamilton get in front of Mark Webber off the dirty side of the grid and win today’s Turkish Grand Prix for McLaren? Stick with us and find out…

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F1: Webber on pole again as Alonso misses out

Mark Webber ensured that Red Bull’s streak of taking every pole position this season continued at the Turkish Grand Prix as he beat off a challenge from McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton.

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F1: This year McLaren has two diamond geezers

It’s becoming a bit of a tradition that McLaren rises to the occasion of the Monaco Grand Prix by piling on the bling – and this year both Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton are set to become diamond geezers for the weekend.

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Turvey contemplates F1 future after signing with McLaren

Oliver Turvey is the latest young driver to join McLaren’s prestigious development programme, thereby moving as close as anyone ever comes to a guarantee of following Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton into Formula One.

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