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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.

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Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Malaysian Grand Prix, Mark Webber, Sepang International Circuit
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.

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Ferrari, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Malaysian Grand Prix, McLaren, Mercedes GP, Red Bull, Sepang International Circuit
F1: Australian Grand Prix liveblog 2010

Can Sebastian Vettel snatch defeat from the jaws of victory again this weekend? Follow our minute-by-minute liveblog and see.

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Albert Park Street Circuit, Australian Grand Prix, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, McLaren, Mercedes GP, Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosberg, Red Bull, Sebastian Vettel
F1: Will Melbourne provide a much-needed shot in the arm?

So, with the Australian Grand Prix coming up this weekend, what shape is Formula One in following one of the dullest season starts any of us can remember for a long time? Can homeboy Mark Webber Red Bull put on a spectacle to turn things around?

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Albert Park Street Circuit, Australian Grand Prix, Formula One, Mark Webber, Red Bull
F1: Jenson Button goes tintop Down Under

McLaren’s Jenson Button is working up to the Australian Grand Prix, scene of his first win of the 2009 season, by sampling a little red-hot tintop action courtesy of the country’s brutal V8 Supercar series.

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All-Star League 2009 final standings

Scotland’s Dario Franchitti pipped England’s Jenson Button to the title of top British driver of 2009 in the BritsOnPole.com All-Star League. Superleague’s Craig Dolby and the Star Mazda Championship’s Adam Christodoulou flew the flag for the less fashionable corners of open-wheel racing against the aristocracy of Formula One and the IndyCar Racing League. The top…

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2010 Formula One and GP2 standings

At close of season Drivers’ standings Pos Driver Points 1 SebastianVettel Red Bull 256 2 FernandoAlonso Ferrari 252 3 MarkWebber Red Bull 242 4 LewisHamilton McLaren 240 5 JensonButton McLaren 214 6 FelipeMassa Ferrari 144 7 NicoRosberg Mercedes 142 8 RobertKubica Renault 136 9 MichaelSchumacher Mercedes 72 10 RubensBarrichello Williams 47 11 AdrianSutil Force India…

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F1: Ferrari throw down the gauntlet with opening 1-2

The remorseless pace and reliability of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa destroyed the hopes of Sebastian Vettel in his fast but fragile Red Bull as the 2010 Formula One season opened in Bahrain with a 1-2 finish for Ferrari.

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F1: Red Bull’s Vettel on pole as Button struggles with car

Sebastian Vettel has thrown down the gauntlet to four world champions with his thrilling curtain-raiser at the Sakhir Circuit in Bahrain today, after parking his Red Bull neatly on pole and challenging the rest of the field to catch him – if they can.

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Button and Brawn GP add Laureus awards to 2009 season honours

Jenson Button and the former Brawn GP team personnel have joined sports stars Usain Bolt, Serena Williams and Kim Clijsters in winning the 2010 Laureus World Sport Award categories in which they were nominated.

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