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The Brits on Pole All-Star League

For the second year running, IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti has beaten out the stars of Formula One to be the most successful UK driver of the season. Last year he triumphed from Jenson Button, this year it was Lewis Hamilton who ran him closest with Button ending up third ahead of the Formula Two front-runners…

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Through the photographers’ eyes: Pole to pole with Dario

Time for another round-up of the best of the photography from the teams, series and motorsport companies that allow us to use their imagery – and this time Dario Franchitti gets the first and last words.

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Adrian Newey, Dario Franchitti, Helio Castroneves, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Max Mosley, Pippa Mann, Sebastian Vettel
2009 Formula One and GP2 championship standings

Drivers’ championship final standings Jenson Button, 95 Sebastian Vettel, 84 Rubens Barrichello, 77 Mark Webber, 69.5 Lewis Hamilton, 49 Kimi Raikkonen, 48 Nico Rosberg, 34.5 Jarno Trulli, 32.5 Fernando Alonso, 26 Timo Glock, 24 Felipe Massa, 22 Heikki Kovalainen, 22 Nick Heidfeld, 19 Robert Kubica, 17 Giancarlo Fisichella, 8 Sebastien Buemi, 6 Adrian Sutil, 5…

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F1: Vettel begins fightback with crushing win

Sebastian Vettel poured a bucket of cold water over the feverish excitement at Silverstone by turning the British Grand Prix into a demonstration drive as Red Bull Racing scored their second 1-2 finish of the year.

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British Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, Martin Whitmarsh, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel
F1: British Grand Prix liveblog

The grandstands are fast filling up at Silverstone for what could be any or none of the following: the last F1 race at Silverstone; the last British Grand Prix; the last race under the Formula One banner. But the fans don’t care – they’ve come to watch the racing.

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Brawn GP, British Grand Prix, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Silverstone
F1: Button undone as Vettel takes Silverstone pole

Sebastian Vettel took pole for the British Grand Prix ahead of Rubens Barrichello, as the battle between Brawn GP and Red Bull for supremacy showed signs of starting to swing away from the championship-leading newcomers.

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British Grand Prix, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, Ross Brawn, Sebastian Vettel
Behind the scenes at Ferrari during the British Grand Prix

Everybody knows who Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton are – and most F1 fans have a pretty good idea about what their job involves. But with this feature we’re inviting you to meet some Brits on pole that you might not have considered before – the project managers, scientists and technicians who work behind the…

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F1: Webber and Vettel fly on Red Bull wings

Red Bull served notice that they plan to spoil Jenson Button’s fairy tale return to Silverstone by dominating both Friday practice sessions for the British Grand Prix.

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British Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel
Breaking news: F1 splits as teams launch rebel series

Negotiations on the future of F1 have broken down after an 11th-hour meeting at Renault’s Oxfordshire headquarters led to the late-night annnouncement of a breakaway series.

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F1: Drivers and teams back Silverstone and British GP

Last year’s British Grand Prix was overshadowed by a cheap publicity stunt of Bernie Ecclestone’s. This year it is set to be overshadowed by an almighty spat between promotor, regulator and competitors that could consign top-flight open-wheel racing to the wilderness for the next decade, as a similar row did in the US. Is it…

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Brawn GP, British Grand Prix, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren, Nigel Mansell, Ross Brawn, Silverstone