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F1: Italian Grand Prix liveblog

What are we expecting this morning? Well, Lewis Hamiltonâ€™s pole to prove a little bit shaky, for a start, KERS or no KERS.

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Brawn GP, Ferrari, Formula One, Giancarlo Fisichella, Heikki Kovalainen, Italian Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Rubens Barrichello
F1: Victory for Barrichello as McLaren blunder

Rubens Barrichello reversed Brawn GP’s sliding fortunes at Valencia by taking his first Formula One win since 2004 – with a little help from a botched McLaren pitstop that cost Lewis Hamilton the lead, and perhaps the victory.

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European Grand Prix, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Martin Whitmarsh, Rubens Barrichello, Vijay Mallya
F1: Alonso’s crowd-pleaser infuriates Heidfeld

Brawn are quietly confident about their weekend after two solid practice sessions that saw a subdued performance from title rivals Red Bull as well as fireworks from potential polesitters Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton.

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Brawn GP, European Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, McLaren, Nick Heidfeld, Red Bull Racing, Rubens Barrichello, Valencia Street Circuit
F1: McLaren owns Hungaroring during practice

McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen have put in the fastest laps of today’s practice sessions at the Hungaroring to take a stunning and unexpected one-two at the top of the unofficial timesheets.

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Brawn GP, Formula One, Hungarian Grand Prix, Hungaroring, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren
Trailer for tonight’s new series of Top Gear

Tonight The Stig is unmasked on BBC Two in front of a waiting nation. Michael Schumacher? Lewis Hamilton? Billie Piper? Oh, no, not Jason Kay, for the love of God.

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F1: Battle of the Brits in Shanghai Friday practice

Improvements to Lewis Hamilton’s car could see him back among the front-runners in Shanghai, as he gave Jenson Button a run for his money in today’s Shanghai practice session.

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Brawn GP, Chinese Grand Prix, David Coulthard, F1 practice, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Red Bull Racing, Shanghai International Circuit
F1: Chinese Grand Prix preview

Was it only six months ago that the Formula One roadshow arrived at Shanghai, with fans of both Ferrari and McLaren on the edge of their seats, wondering whether Felipe Massa or Lewis Hamilton would be able to decide the championship?

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F1: Brilliant Button wins in Australia

Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello swept the board at the Australian Grand Prix in Brawn GP’s first outing – and Lewis Hamilton was handed a post-race third place after being on the right side of a stewards decision for a change.

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F1: Australian Grand Prix live blog

It’s time for the opening Grand Prix of the season and fans up and down the land are up at the crack of dawn to find out whether Jenson Button can win from pole, whether Lewis Hamilton can finish the race and whether David Coulthard can make it through to 9am without swearing on air.

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F1: Barcelona testing report 11/03/2009

Jenson Button topping the Barcelona unofficial timesheets on a day when Lewis Hamilton crashed and came last – not something that many F1 fans were expecting to see at the start of the 2009 season.

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Brawn GP, Circuit de Catalunya, F1 testing, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren