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  • Webber and Lotus make the most of a tricky afternoon in Spa

    Webber, Webber, Webber they were chanting from the rooftops - well in my house anyway! The big Aussie Grit chalked up his fifth pole position of the season in a tricky session in the Ardennes forest. Hamilton will line up second and Robert Kubica again in impressive form - third. Unsurprisingly the weather got in on the act at the famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit and caused brilliant chaos in... read more

  • The dogged Aussie takes the title lead

    The Overview Mark Webber took a well-deserved and commanding win at the Hungarian Grand Prix to take the lead in the race to become World Champion in 2010. A poor start saw the Aussie saw him slip behind Fernando Alonso’s Ferrari and allowed his teammate Vettel to disappear down the road in the lead. It looked like Mark had no chance of taking the victory. However that was all set to... read more

  • Hamilton leads another McLaren 1-2 in an eventful Canadian GP - Race Review

    Lewis Hamilton took the pole position, and the race win in Canada, with his teammate Button following him home making it the second McLaren 1-2 in as many races. Fernando Alonso completed the podium with a resurgent drive in the Ferrari. The three world champions relegated the Red Bulls from the podium for the first time since China. Sebastian Vettel collecting 4th, Webber in 5th. Nico Rosberg,... read more

  • Hamilton 'Pushes' the McLaren ahead of Red Bull

    Lewis Hamilton stormed to Pole Position ahead of tomorrow’s Canadian GP. It marks his first Pole Position and the first non-Red Bull pole of the year. The Red Bull duo looked to be at a slight disadvantage this weekend but still battled hard, midway through Q3 it looked ominous for another Red Bull 1-2 with Webber leading the way. That was before Hamilton produced a stunning lap to seize the... read more

  • Turkish Delight - A round up

    The golden rule in Formula 1 has to be don’t take your teammate out. After some great strategy play by Red Bull to get their drivers into a 1-2 position ahead of both McLarens that's exactly what happened. Vettel tried a move to pass Webber going down the back straight into Turn 12 and when the two collided the lead was handed on a plate to McLaren as Vettel retired and Webber recovered to... read more

  • Masterful Mark makes it 3 in a row

    Mark Webber made it three out of three as he took Pole position today in a somewhat anti-climatic final qualifying session ahead of tomorrow's Turkish Grand Prix. After a scruffy lap from Vettel's new bird (Randy Mandy) the German could only manage third behind an improved McLaren of Lewis Hamilton. He seemed to put this down to locking his front brakes and some sort of vibration, but it could be... read more

  • Simply Web-tastic

    Mark Webber stormed to the chequered flag in a imperious drive around the streets of Monaco. For the second time in seven days the Aussie took maximum points that sees him lead the championship into the next round in Turkey. A rather subdued Sebastian Vettel made it another Red Bull 1-2, and Robert Kubica took the final podium spot in third. The race will be remembered however for an incident on... read more

  • Monaco: Second pole in a row for Webber

    Mark Webber has started this weekend in Monaco as he finished the Spanish Grand Prix just 6 days ago. The only man to get into the 1:13's the Aussie lapped the famous circuit in a 1:13.826 for pole position. And Robert Kubica was on fire too, holding the top position until the final moments, he lines up on the front row for the first time since Canada 2008, the race that he went on to win for BMW... read more

  • When four become two!

    The Spanish GP was the second dominant win for Red Bull this season and although the car may appear fragile it is still certainly the class act of the field. But what else can we say about the state of play in F1 now that the circus has returned to Europe. Well at the very least we can now watch races at a sensible time of the day. Brilliant! Conclusions from Spain So to Spain, being a dry race,... read more

  • Aussie Grit: Webber converts pole into a win in Spain

    Mark Webber became the first man to convert a pole position into a race win this year as the Aussie took the third chequered flag of his career. Home boy Fernando Alonso took advantage of other people's problems to finish 2nd, with Vettel nursing his car over the line for 3rd. Both Red Bulls made good starts as Webber quickly closed the door on anyone trying to make a move down the inside into... read more

  • Marvelous Mark takes Pole in Spain

    Mark Webber put one over his young teammate Sebastian Vettel today at the Circuit de Catalunya by claiming a fantastic Pole Position ahead of the Spanish GP tomorrow. The Aussie stole Pole from Vettel in the dying seconds of Q3 to continue Red Bull’s unbeaten and dominate qualifying form, taking it 5 out of 5 this season. Championship leader Jenson Button could only mange 5th just ahead of... read more

  • I know what let's change F1 to 1F

    I doubt I'm going to get much in the way of shock and surprise when I announce this is a rant about the FIA. Formula One wing mirrors - reflective devices that aid the driver in seeing to the rear and side outside their peripheral vision - are to be banned. Pretty inconspicuous things, you'd have thought. Well on a mid-season whim the FIA have decided to ban (from the Spanish Grand Prix) what are... read more

  • Raining Red Bulls, Vettel and Webber 1-2 in Malaysia

    Everyone was certain, double "for sure" (Stephano Dominicali), and triple "yeah, no, definitely" (Christian Horner) that there would be rain during today's Malaysian Grand Prix. But it didn't materialise. The only rain was Red Bulls, as they scampered into the distance and to the chequered flag. Third on the grid Sebastian Vettel took the honours by virtue of a banzai run into the first corner,... read more

  • 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... read more

  • 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 suppose it's my turn :) British racing green, and Virgin on HRT Hands up, I admit it, I really enjoy supporting the unlikely, the underdog, and... read more

Mark Webber unable to hide his happiness in a balaclava: Belgium 2010 - © RedBull/Getty

Not even a dodgy balaclava can contain this man's happiness © RedBull/Getty

Pos. Driver Team Points
1
 British L Hamilton McLaren  182
2
 Australian M Webber Red Bull  179
3
 German S Vettel Red Bull  151
4
 British J Button McLaren  147
5
 Spanish F Alonso Ferrari  141
6
 Brazilian F Massa Ferrari  109
7
 Polish R Kubica Renault  104
8
 German N Rosberg Mercedes  102
9
 German A Sutil Force India  45
10
 German M Schumacher Mercedes  44