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Three on the Trot for Webber in Turkey

May 29, 2010 - 10:52 pm

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Mark Webber has bagged a qualifying hatrick by claiming pole postion for the Turkish Grand Prix. It hasn’t been smooth sailing this weekend for the Aussie. On Friday an engine failure in practice was played down by the team but it did mean less time on track for Mark. The during 3rd practice on Saturday [...]

Formula1 to Return to USA in 2012

May 26, 2010 - 9:36 am

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Bernie Ecclestone on Tuesday announced via his official website that the USA will host a round of Formula1 again from 2012 in Austin, Texas. An interesting detail to note straight away is that rather then using an existing race track or building a street circut, a permanent race track specifically designed for Formula1 and other [...]

Mark Webber wins in Monaco

May 17, 2010 - 12:53 am

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Mark Webber kept his cool in a thrilling race and became the first Aussie to win in Monaco since Sir Jack Brabham in 1959. “Absolutely incredible, for sure this is the greatest day of my life today,” He said shortly after the race. Mark had a good start and was the first man into turn1 [...]

Webber claims Pole in thrilling Monaco Qualifying

May 15, 2010 - 11:52 pm

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Mark Webber gave RedBull their 6th consecutive pole this season in arguably the most important race of the season. Mark was a bit behind the eight ball in Q1 and Q2, doing enough to stay ahead but it was Q3 where he came alive. After Robert Kubica put in a few astonishing laps taking provisional [...]

Alonso top of both Thursday practice sessions

May 14, 2010 - 9:21 am

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Fernando Alonso was in perfect for in Monaco and kept his Ferrari at the top of the time sheet through both practice sessions on Thursday. The Ferrari looked great around the iconic streets circuit and seemed to have the edge over the RedBulls on the tight slow corners. RedBull may have been struggling with the [...]

New curbs for Monaco

May 13, 2010 - 9:01 am

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New raised yellow curbing similliar to the raised curbing now seen at other tracks, like Monza has now been installed near the swimming pool in Monaco. The raised yellow curbing will cause issues for many drivers used to running their wheels over the inside of the ripple strips. There is no way an F1 car [...]

Webber wins Spanish GP

May 10, 2010 - 12:29 am

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Mark Webber won his first F1 race of the season in Spain. Mark lead a brilliant race from Start to finish. Right from the start Mark came under threat from his team mate on one side and Lewis Hamilton on the other side. Mark managed to hold both off to exit turn1 ahead. For the [...]

Both RedBulls on front row for Spanish GP

May 9, 2010 - 12:49 am

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Mark webber got one-up on team mate Vettel during Qualifying by pipping his German teammate to pole by two tenths of a second, Mark was the only man in qualifying to break into the 1’19′s when he set an incredible 1:19.995. RedBull dominated final practice three on Saturday as well as all 3 periods of [...]

Button wins Chinese GP in a thrilling McLaren 1-2

April 18, 2010 - 11:12 pm

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Jensen button won a thrilling Chinese Gran Prix and Hamilton provided McLaren with their first 1-2 finish of the season. The Drama started early when Alonso jumped the start and was later penalised. It wasn’t long before the rain hit and most of the top teams were quick to react by opting to switch to [...]

Vettel pips Webber to take Pole in China

April 18, 2010 - 12:51 am

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It was another RedBull 1-2 in qualifying in Malaysia with Sebastian Vettel edging out Webber to snatch pole during the dying seconds of Q3 while Alonso slipped to 3rd on the grid. Mark recorded the fastest lap of the session just as the chequered flag came down, he couldn’t have another shot. Nobody beat his [...]