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Senna salutes his F1

Senna salutes his F1 "dream come true"

HRT driver Bruno Senna says that he can't wait to get started in Formula One, despite the problems he is likely to suffer with the nascent Spanish team, saying that he is thankful that he has finally made it into the sport after so many false starts.

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Bernie agrees with Ferrari on new teams

Bernie agrees with Ferrari on new teams

F1 oligarch Bernie Ecclestone has sided with Ferrari on the issues surrounding the pace of the sport's new teams, suggesting that the struggles of the trio of newbies proves that the budget cap rules were a bad idea.

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Race Preview - Bahrain Grand Prix

After a long and incident-packed winter, the F1 teams finally get back to the racing this weekend at the Sakhir circuit, for what promises to be one of the naffest season openers since the last time we didn't start in Melbourne. Huzzah!

Horner predicts super-tight Bahrain battle

Red Bull boss Christian Horner says that it is his team's belief that the Bahrain GP will be an epic tussle between themselves, Ferrari and McLaren, with Horner saying that the win will come down to "who gets it right on the day".

Chandhok uses history to defend HRT

Rookie Hispania Racing driver Karun Chandhok says that the critics of F1's new batch of teams should "look back in history" to remind themselves that the likely speed gaps in the F1 grid this year are the norm, rather than a major issue.

Nakas determined to get back into F1

Former Williams driver Kazuki Nakajima, who saw his 2010 race hopes collapse when the Serbian Stefan GP team were denied an entry into this year's championship, has vowed to continue to work on a "quick return" to the sport.

Vettel happy to be in Schu's shadow

Squeaky Red Bull starlet Sebastian Vettel has said that he is more than happy that his fellow German and seven-time champion Michael Schumacher has returned for 2010, as it has helped to deflect attention away from his own title ambitions.

 

Bernie agrees with Ferrari on new teams

Bernie agrees with Ferrari on new teams

F1 oligarch Bernie Ecclestone has sided with Ferrari on the issues surrounding the pace of the sport's new teams, suggesting that the struggles of the trio of newbies proves that the budget cap rules were a bad idea.

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USF1 demise ruins F1's global hopes

USF1 demise ruins F1's global hopes

The final collapse of Formula One's increasingly farcical "American project" will more than likely spell the end of any hopes the sport had for finally cracking the NASCAR-obsessed North American market once and for all, says The Head.

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GP2 Asia Series - Round 3

GP2 Asia Series - Round 3

The GP2 Asia crowd moved on to Bahrain last weekend for rounds 5 and 6 of the championship, and with another two races still to go, Davide Valsecchi and his iSport team swept to the championship crowns in dominant fashion.

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Patty's 2009 F1 Season Review

Patty's 2009 F1 Season Review

The Patronise F1 writing team takes a look back at the whole mad story that was Formula One's 2009 season, taking an overly-wry look at every twist, turn and WMSC court appearance that made it such a bizarre year of on- and off-track action.

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Race Preview - Bahrain Grand Prix

Race Preview - Bahrain Grand Prix

After a long and incident-packed winter, the F1 teams finally get back to the racing this weekend at the Sakhir circuit, for what promises to be one of the naffest season openers since the last time we didn't start in Melbourne. Huzzah!

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In Memory Of...Schumie's dodgy moments

In Memory Of...Schumie's dodgy moments

Throughout Michael Schumacher's years in the sport, he has had plenty of "debatable" moments. And now, with him returning for 2010, perhaps it is time to revisit his most dubious hours and see whether they really were as bad as we all said they were.

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Speed Trap #5

Speed Trap #5

The latest super-exciting new episode of The Speed Trap, PatroniseF1's hilarious new cartoony-cum-comic thingy, sees The Spleen take a sideways look at the life of the brand new Mercedes GP driving partnership.

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2008 in Review - Driver Ratings

2008 in Review - Driver Ratings

It has been a year of performances of some description. Some good, some indifferent, and some downright awful. And that was just the title contenders. Lets give a run down of the drivers, and assign ratings to them for no reason other than to inspire debate.

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