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Thoughts on the Bahrain not-so-grand Grand Prix
Ferrari win, new teams debuted, Vettel has engine problem. Done. Dusted. Not really much more to it was there? For sure, the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix won't be remembered for long. It just didn't offer much in the way of a "show" (an overused phrase that I'm becoming to loath). So why? Is it the circuit? Probably. The Sakhir track hasn't really lent itself to producing memorable races, and the new slow section of tarmac they tagged... read more
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'Luscious Liz' takes Vettel to P1
Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel sensationally took pole position for the first race of 2010 in Bahrain. The German sneaked ahead of favourites Ferrari who lined up 2nd and 3rd with Felipe Massa ahead of Fernando Alonso. Bahrain also marked the... read more
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Can you tell I'm excited about F1 2010 yet?
Wow, just one more sleep until the F1 drought is finally over. At 7am (UK time) I'll be armed with a brew - tea naturally - the TV remote, and probably a very sleepy hound. The other day Lloyd had his say on what he was looking forward to in 2010, so I... read more
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Five things to get excited about! (or not?!)
So were now less than a week away from the lights going out and the start of F1 2010 in Bahrain. I was having a final think (…and yes it did hurt…badum bum) about what I am really looking forward to seeing this year in F1. 1) More teams fighting... read more
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The 2010 Twitter F1 Grid
Last year we published the The Twitter (fake) F1 Grid, which was lots of fun, but this year we've (almost) got the real Twitter F1 Grid! An incredible number of the real teams and drivers have signed up for the 140-character service, offering insight and... read more
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Hispania's Hopes reach a new High
The last week or so have seen some really big steps forward for Camp… I mean Hispania Racing F1 Team! Lets just call it HRT for short and that’s not Hormone Replacement Therapy by the way! From the management buy out of the team and the... read more
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Due dilligence, Mickey Mouse, and the failing of USF1
Mark Webber isn't a man to mince his words, and there's certainly no mincing to be found in yesterday's Sydney Morning Herald where he calls the situation with the new F1 teams embarrassing. It's embarrassing... It's incredible that people who haven't... read more
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Lotus-ing the way to Banter Wars victory
Two and a half weeks ago the Banter Wars winning car was unveiled, and what a machine! The Lotus T127 clearly stunned the F1 World because Force India and Red Bull - who both launched their motors the following week - scrapped their 2010 designs and unveiled... read more
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The curious case of Danica Patrick
If you’ve listened to the inaugural F1 Fans Podcast you will have heard my tongue wagging like Pavlov’s dog over Danica Patrick. We all know she’s good looking and that she’s likely header for a long and possibly successful career in... read more
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Website update: big sparkly photos
SCOTLAND, 26th Feb (Teuters) - With just 16 days until the green light in Sakhir F1-Fans.co.uk have updated the F1F-02 with the Bahrain spec diffuser (and a sparkly photo section). The team is hoping to get plenty of mileage on the new parts, but the freezing... read more
| Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F Alonso | Ferrari | 1:39:20.396 |
| 2 | F Massa | Ferrari | + 16.0 secs |
| 3 | L Hamilton | McLaren | + 23.1 secs |
| 4 | S Vettel | Red Bull | + 38.7 secs |
| 5 | N Rosberg | Mercedes | + 40.2 secs |
| 6 | M Schumacher | Mercedes | + 44.1 secs |
| 7 | J Button | McLaren | + 45.2 secs |
| 8 | M Webber | Red Bull | + 46.3 secs |
| 9 | V Liuzzi | Force India | + 53.0 secs |
| 10 | R Barrichello | Williams | + 62.4 secs |
| 11 | R Kubica | Renault | + 69.0 secs |
| 12 | A Sutil | Force India | + 82.9 secs |
| 13 | J Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | + 92.6 secs |
| 14 | N Hulkenberg | Williams | + 1 lap |
| 15 | H Kovalainen | Lotus | + 2 laps |
| DNF | S Buemi | Toro Rosso | + 3 laps |
| DNF | J Trulli | Lotus | + 3 laps |
| DNF | P De la Rosa | BMW Sauber | + 21 laps |
| DNF | B Senna | HRT | + 32 laps |
| DNF | T Glock | Virgin | + 33 laps |
| DNF | V Petrov | Renault | + 36 laps |
| DNF | K Kobayashi | BMW Sauber | + 38 laps |
| DNF | L Di Grassi | Virgin | + 47 laps |
| DNF | K Chandhok | HRT | + 48 laps |
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Points | |
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1
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F Alonso | Ferrari | 25 |
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2
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F Massa | Ferrari | 18 |
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3
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L Hamilton | McLaren | 15 |
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4
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S Vettel | Red Bull | 12 |
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5
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N Rosberg | Mercedes | 10 |
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6
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M Schumacher | Mercedes | 8 |
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7
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J Button | McLaren | 6 |
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8
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M Webber | Red Bull | 4 |
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9
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V Liuzzi | Force India | 2 |
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10
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R Barrichello | Williams | 1 |
