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F1: What does Red Bull have left in the tank for Germany?

At Silverstone three weeks ago Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel deprived formerly-unassailable championship leader Jenson Button of an emotional first victory in front of his home fans. Can Button return the favour?

July 8, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Brawn GP, Formula One, German Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren, Norbert Haug, Nurburgring, Red Bull Racing, Ross Brawn, Sebastian Vettel, Silver Arrows
Martin Whitmarsh promises FOTA will listen to you in future

Formula One’s team bosses have opened up a whole new front in their war with Max Mosley and Bernie Ecclestone – by using social media and viral video to get their point across direct to fans.

July 4, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, F1, Opinion

Tagged as: FOTA, Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren
F1: McLaren tries a new approach

McLaren is going back to the drawing board on its strategy of trying to wring some performance out of the desperately underwhelming MP4-24.

July 4, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Lewis Hamilton, Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren, McLaren MP4-24
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.

June 21, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: British Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, Martin Whitmarsh, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel
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…

June 17, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, Events, F1

Tagged as: Brawn GP, British Grand Prix, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren, Nigel Mansell, Ross Brawn, Silverstone
F1: Vettel pips Button to Istanbul pole

Sebastian Vettel served notice that he doesn’t plan to concede the World Championship battle to Jenson Button just yet by seizing pole position for the Turkish Grand Prix from the Englishman at the last gasp.

June 6, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Brawn GP, Formula One, Istanbul Park, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren, Ross Brawn, Turkish Grand Prix
F1: Hamilton to start Monaco Grand prix from back row

Question: how could Lewis Hamilton’s weekend possibly get any worse? Answer: a gearbox change.

May 23, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Circuit de Monaco, Formula One, Lewis Hamilton, Martin Whitmarsh, Monte Carlo Grand Prix
F1: McLaren pin hopes on new rear wing

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May 23, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: aerodynamics, Lewis Hamilton, Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren, Monte Carlo Grand Prix
F1: Last-gasp blinder from Button secures pole

Jenson Button turned around a weekend spent struggling for pace by seizing a dramatic pole position in the dying seconds of qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix.

May 9, 2009

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Tagged as: Formula One, Jenson Button, Martin Whitmarsh, Rubens Barrichello, Spanish Grand prix
F1: McLaren handed a three-race ban – suspended

McLaren have been given a suspended three-race ban for misleading stewards at the Australian Grand Prix, as team principal Martin Whitmarsh’s strategy for handling the crisis was shown to have paid off admirably.

April 29, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Australian Grand Prix, FIA, Formula One, Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren, World Motor Sport Council