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Monaco moved forward a week in 2010 Formula One calendar
Paris - Motorsport's ruling body the FIA decided Wednesday, as expected, at its meeting in Paris to move the Monaco Grand Prix forward a week in the provisional 2010 Formula One calendar. The Monaco GP will now take place on May 16 with the season en...

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Kovalainen pips Hamilton in free practice for Abu Dhabi GP - Summary
Abu Dhabi - Heikki Kovalainen pipped McLaren-Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton to the fastest time in free practice Friday for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton recorded a time of 1 minute 43.939 seconds on the new 5.554-kilometre Yas Marin...

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McLaren and Mercedes to discuss split, says German report
Hamburg - The McLaren Formula One team and Mercedes will hold talks at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend to discuss details of an end to their partnership, according to the German magazine Motorsport aktuell on Tuesday. However an immediate end t...

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PREVIEW: Button, Brawn set to wrap up F1 title in Brazil
Sao Paulo - Jenson Button can clinch the drivers' title and his Brawn GP team the constructors' trophy in the culmination of a remarkable season at the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday. Button leads the way by 15 points into the penultimate...

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Webber fastest in first free practice for Brazilian GP
Sao Paulo - Mark Webber in a Red Bull was fastest in the first free practice session Friday for the Brazilian Grand Prix. The Australian registered a time of 1 minute 12.463 seconds for the 4.309-kilometre circuit at Interlagos, 0.411 seconds faster ...

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GRID: Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix starting grid
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Provisional starting grid for Sunday's Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix, the 16th of 17 season races over 71 laps of 4.309 kilometres for 305.909km. # ...

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Barrichello takes pole in chaotic conditions
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Championship-chasing Rubens Barrichello delighted the home fans on Saturday as he took pole in chaotic conditions for Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix. His pole position is even more important as the championship leader and Brawn GP ...

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Report: Button could make surprise move to McLaren
London - Newly-crowned Formula One world champion Jenson Button could join McLaren-Mercedes for the 2010 season, the Daily Mail reported Friday. Button sealed a first drivers' title last Sunday at the Brazilian Grand Prix but has yet to agree a new d...

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Button wraps up F1 title in Brazil - Summary
Sao Paulo - Jenson Button of Brawn GP put in a composed drive to claim a maiden Formula One drivers' title Sunday thanks to a fifth-place finish in the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo. In a race won by Mark Webber of Red Bull, Button powered his wa...

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Button wraps up F1 title in Brazil - Update
Sao Paulo - Jenson Button of Brawn GP claimed a maiden Formula One drivers' title Sunday thanks to a fifth-place finish in the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo. In a race won by Mark Webber of Red Bull, Button's closest rival and teammate Rubens Bar...

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Button takes F1 drivers' crown in Brazil
Sao Paulo - Jenson Button of Brawn GP claimed a maiden Formula One drivers' title Sunday thanks to a fifth-place finish in the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo. In a race won by Mark Webber of Red Bull, Button's closest rival and teammate Rubens Bar...

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Hamilton fastest in first free practice for Abu Dhabi GP
Abu Dhabi - Lewis Hamilton of McLaren-Mercedes was quickest in the first free practice session Friday for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The 2008 world champion recorded a time of 1 minute 43.939 seconds on the new 5.554-kilometre Yas Marina Cir...

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BACKGROUND: Top three finishers in the 17 F1 races in 2009
Hamburg  - Top three finishers from the 17 Formula One Grand Prix races in the 2009 season. # Race        Winner             Second               Third...

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Victory in inaugural Abu Dhabi GP for Vettel - Summary
Abu Dhabi - Sebastian Vettel won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix Sunday to secure second place in the drivers' championship ahead of Brawn GP's Rubens Barrichello. Teammate Mark Webber confirmed the Austrian-owned team's end-of- se...

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Victory in inaugural Abu Dhabi GP for Vettel - Update
Abu Dhabi - Sebastian Vettel won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix Sunday to secure second place in the drivers' championship ahead of Brawn GP's Rubens Barrichello. Teammate Mark Webber confirmed the Austrian-owned team's end-of- se...

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Rossi claims a ninth motorcycle world title
Sepang, Malaysia - Valentino Rossi of Italy clinched a ninth career motorcycle world title on Sunday when he came third in the Malaysian MotoGP Grand Prix. The popular Rossi, 30, required only a fourth-place finish to win another trophy ahead of the ...

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GRID: Starting grid for the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix
Abu Dhabi - Starting grid for for Sunday's Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix, the last of 17 season races over 55 laps of 5.554 kilometres for 305.470km. # First row 1. Lewis Hamilton, Britain, McLaren-Mercedes 2. Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Red Bull...

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Hamilton dominates in Abu Dhabi - Summary
Abu Dhabi - Lewis Hamilton claimed his fourth pole position of the season Saturday in qualifying for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix. The McLaren-Mercedes driver dominated the session on the new 5.554-kilometre Yas Marina Circuit, regi...

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Hamilton takes pole position for inaugural Abu Dhabi GP
Abu Dhabi - Lewis Hamilton claimed his fourth pole position of the season Saturday in qualifying for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix. The McLaren-Mercedes driver dominated the session on the new 5.554-kilometre Yas Marina Circuit, regi...

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Button fastest in final free practice for Abu Dhabi GP
Abu Dhabi - Newly crowned world champion Jenson Button was quickest in the final free practice session Saturday for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Brawn GP driver recorded a time of 1 minute 40.625 seconds on the new 5.554-kilometre Yas Mari...

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Glock to miss Brazilian Grand Prix
Hamburg - German Formula One driver Timo Glock is to miss next week's Brazilian Grand Prix, his Toyota team announced on Sunday. Glock crashed during qualifying for last week's Japanese Grand Prix and was initially thought to have only suffered a min...

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Britain rejoices as Button goes from bottler to butt-kicker
London - Jenson Button was the toast of Britain Monday as the country rejoiced in the Formula One drivers' title clinched by the Brawn GP pilot at the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo. Button has endured stinging criticism in the second half of the ...

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REVIEW: War and Peace in 2009 as F1 experiences turbulent season
Hamburg - While the 2008 Formula One season will always be remembered for the final lap of the Brazilian Grand Prix when Lewis Hamilton pipped Felipe Massa to the drivers' title, the emergence of Brawn GP from the ashes of Honda will go down as the 2...

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Mercedes to take a majority stake in Brawn GP - 2nd Update
Stuttgart - German carmaker Mercedes is to buy a majority stake in the Brawn GP Formula One team, Daimler chairman Dieter Zetsche confirmed Monday. Under the deal, the new team will race as Mercedes Grand Prix in the 2010 season. ...

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Mercedes to take a majority stake in Brawn GP - Update
Stuttgart - German carmaker Mercedes is to buy a majority stake in the Brawn GP Formula One team, Daimler chairman Dieter Zetsche confirmed Monday. Under the deal, the new team will race as Mercedes Grand Prix in the 2010 season. ...

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