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Apr201019

Rob

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Button calls the tyres and does it again

Jenson Button became the first driver in 2010 to win for a second time as he beat Lewis Hamilton home for a McLaren 1-2. Button stayed near the sharp end at the start and then stayed out on slicks when most of the other top drivers pitted for intermediates, this put him out front with Nico Rosberg, as Rosberg started to struggle Button closed up and took the lead he wouldn’t surrender for the rest of the race. As the drivers on inters started to put the times in that would catch the leaders their tyres went and they had to pit again and so those at the front enjoyed about a 50s lead.
With the race order set for a while those who had stopped started to carve their way through the middle order, Lewis Hamilton showed his skill at overtaking during this phase and by the time the second [...]

Apr201015

Rob

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Looking to Sunday in China

The Chinese GP has had it’s moments over the past few years but apart from those it hasn’t really produced classic races, this year may be different with so many cars fighting over the top spot and with the track being quite different from the other we’ve had so far we might see a different winner.
The Ferrari’s will want to improve their performance and get back to the front, along with the rest of the teams they will bring upgrades to this circuit so we might see some change in the ordering throughout the field. Red Bull with turn up full of confidence having scored a 1-2 in Malaysia and having won this race last year. The McLarens will arrive hoping that they can get back on terms with the others as they don’t quite seem to have had the pace so far this year. Mercedes will be hoping that [...]

Mar201026

Rob

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Australia Practice 2 – Lewis Hamiton and Jenson Button take McLaren to the top

The second practice session in Melbourne was affected by the rain as the teams hit in the garages for some of the session and practised pit stops. The session ended with all the teams trying to put in some times but it was Lewis Hamilton and McLaren that came out on top closely followed by Jenson Button.
Mark Webber showed the pace of the Red Bull by taking the second slot and Michael Schumacher took the fourth spot and finally beat Rosberg in the times. Vitaly Petrov underlined the fact that the Renault seems hooked up at the Australian circuit by posting the fifth fastest time – even if they are running light that’s better than last time out.
The Virgins and the HRT Cosworths/Hispania Racing cars didn’t really make an appearance either – finishing the race is going to be an uphill struggle for both these teams this weekend. Lotus however [...]

Mar201026

Rob

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Australia Practice 1 – Robert Kubica takes the top spot for Renault

Robert Kubica has put himself and Renault at the top of the timesheets in the first practice session at the Albert Park circuit in Melborne. Rosberg, Button and Massa take the next three spots with Vettel taking the fifth place all with very similar times.
With the teams all using different fuel loads it’s hard to compare the times at the sharp end but further down the grid the Force India reserve driver Paul di Resta acquitted himself well finishing the session just a third of a second behind Liuzzi in his role as Friday tester for the team in place of Sutil.
The Sauber’s times mask a dreadful session for them where Kobayashi caused two red flag, de la Rosa’s car stopped out on track and the stewards want a word about one of the Kobayashi accidents, not the start to the weekend that they would have wanted given their poor [...]

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