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F1: Vettel beats Hamilton to win Australian Grand Prix

The start of the 2011 Formula One season looked very much like the end of the 2010 one as Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel scampered away into the distance from pole position, leaving his rivals to scrabble for scraps behind him.

March 27, 2011

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Albert Park Street Circuit, Australian Grand Prix, David Coulthard, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Paul di Resta, Sebastian Vettel, Vitaly Petrov
F1 testing: Button and Schumacher both optimistic after rainy test

Nico Rosberg topped the timesheets for Mercedes GP at Barcelona today, just a day after his team-mate Michael Schumacher said he didn’t feel the team was in a position to win races – and then declared he had been wrong.

February 27, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Adrian Sutil, Circuit de Catalunya, F1 testing, Felipe Massa, Jarno Trulli, Jenson Button, Kamui Kobayashi, Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosberg, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel, Sebastien Buemi, Timo Glock, Vitaly Petrov
F1 testing: Alguersuari gives the home fans a thrill

Toro Rosso’s Jaime Alguersuari turned an already strong showing by Toro Rosso at Jerez into a timesheet-topping performance today, narrowly besting his team-mate Sebastien Buemi who had scored second place on both the previous days.

February 12, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Adrian Sutil, BMW Sauber, Circuito de Jerez, F1 testing, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Force India, Jaime Alguersuari, Lewis Hamilton, Lucas di Grassi, McLaren, Mercedes GP, Nico Rosberg, Pedro de la Rosa, Red Bull Racing, Renault F1, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel, Toro Rosso, Virgin F1, Vitaly Petrov, Williams F1
F1 testing: Rosberg defeats the rain to top Jerez timesheet

Nico Rosberg shone for Mercedes GP on track at Jerez today after rain blighted the first day of resumed F1 testing for many of the teams.

February 10, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: BMW Sauber, Circuito de Jerez, F1 testing, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Force India, Jenson Button, Kamui Kobayashi, Mark Webber, McLaren, Mercedes GP, Nico Hulkenberg, Nico Rosberg, Red Bull, Red Bull RB6, Renault F1, Sebastian Buemi, Timo Glock, Toro Rosso, Virgin F1, Vitaly Petrov, Vitantonio Liuzzi, Williams F1
GP2: Algarve finale sees ART triumph

Nico Hulkenberg took 10 points from the inaugural GP2 visit to the Portimao circuit on Portugal’s Algarve to add a constructors’ title for his ART team to his own drivers’ championship win.

September 21, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, GP2

Tagged as: ART, Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, Barwa Addax, GP2, Nico Hulkenberg, Vitaly Petrov
GP2: Hulkenberg secures championship win

Nico Hulkenberg has become the first driver in the five-year history of GP2 to secure a championship victory before the last weekend of the season.

September 13, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, GP2

Tagged as: Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Barwa Addax, DAMS, GP2, Italian Grand Prix, Nico Hulkenberg, Vitaly Petrov
GP2: Hulkenberg holds off Petrov’s challenge

Nico Hulkenberg is a step closer to the GP2 2009 drivers’ title – and an almost-certain move to Williams F1 – after extending his lead over his nearest rival to 20 points.

August 23, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, GP2

Tagged as: Barwa Addax, European Grand Prix, GP2, Nico Hulkenberg, Valencia Street Circuit, Vitaly Petrov
GP2: Hulkenberg excels in front of home crowd

Nico Hulkenberg has displaced Barwa’s Romain Grosjean from the top of the GP2 championship after taking every point available to him in front of a home crowd in his native Germany.

July 12, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, GP2

Tagged as: German Grand Prix, GP2, Nico Hulkenberg, Nurburgring, Romain Grosjean, Vitaly Petrov, Williams F1
GP2: Grosjean’s championship lead extinguished by team-mate

Three different drivers took pole and two successive chequered flags during a sweltering weekend’s racing for the GP2 series in Turkey. And the upshot? Romain Grosjean losing his championship lead to team-mate Vitaly Petrov.

June 7, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, GP2

Tagged as: GP2, Istanbul Park, Lucas di Grassi, Nico Hulkenberg, Romain Grosjean, Turkish Grand Prix, Vitaly Petrov
GP2: Podium for Jakes in Malaysia

James Jakes traded his third place on the Malaysia GP2 Asia grid for a podium in the feature race, but fell early victim to monsoon condition in the sprint and crashed out.

April 5, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, GP2

Tagged as: Diego Nunes, GP2 Asia, James Jakes, Vitaly Petrov