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Mar201028

Rob

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Button wins in Australia for McLaren

Jenson Button gave a masterclass to the other drivers, he was the bravest man on the tyres and his smooth style meant that he could finish the race on the same tyres that that he drove 4/5ths of the race on. While all the other drivers were fighting and struggling on the worn tyres Jenson Button serenely drove on at the front on his way to his first victory at McLaren.
The race itself was a much better show than in Bahrain and it seems clear that it would have been even if there hadn’t been the rain at the start. The track lends itself more to overtaking than Bahrain though Michael Schumacher will probably disagree given the amount of time that he spent behind Jaime Alguersuari.
The Red Bulls suffered from mechanical failure again as Sebastien Vettel had a brake failure on his way to retirement and Mark Webber misjudged a [...]

Mar201027

Rob

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Australian GP Qualifying, Sebastien Vettel takes pole for Red Bull again

The qualifying session for the Australian GP started with traffic problems as the new slower cars tried to get out of the way of the fast cars on the shorter track. The weather was also threatening for the whole session as the teams scrambled to avoid being caught out. It was the Red Bull team that put down a marker though with Sebastien Vettel taking pole and Mark Webber locking out the front row in an ominous fashion .
Session 1
The first part of qualifying saw the elimination of all the new cars though the Lotus cars performed the best of those. Vitaly Petrov joined the new cars that were knocked out of the session as he struggled to get to grips with the Albert Park circuit.
Session 2
The second session saw all the teams getting times in to make sure that they avoided any weather problems, the only real surprise is [...]

Mar201027

Rob

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Practice 3, Webber brings Red Bull to the front

Mark Webber moved the Red Bull back to the top of the times in third practice to ensure that everyone knows that they are still the car to beat though Alonso didn’t let him get away. Michael Schumacher also finds himself back at the sharp end proper.
The Virgins finally got some running on the board though they are still a second off the times that the Lotus cars are putting in – it seems that all that track time lost is worth something. The HRT cars put in some laps in practice but both cars pulled up during the session so they have some more work to do.
Full Times:
1  WEBBER        Red Bull      1m24.719s
2  ALONSO        Ferrari       1m24.929s
3  SCHUMACHER    Mercedes      1m24.963s
4  VETTEL        Red Bull      1m25.122s
5  ROSBERG       Mercedes      1m25.366s
6  BUTTON        McLaren       1m25.399s
7  HAMILTON      McLaren       1m25.505s
8  SUTIL         Force India   1m25.525s
9  MASSA         Ferrari       1m25.549s
10 LIUZZI        Force India   1m25.782s
11 BARRICHELLO   Williams      1m25.852s
12 BUEMI         Toro Rosso    1m26.104s
13 KUBICA        Renault       1m26.184s
14 KOBAYASHI     Sauber        1m26.275s
15 ALGUERSUARI   Toro Rosso    1m26.368s
16 PETROV        Renault       1m26.661s
17 HULKENBERG    Williams      1m26.804s
18 DE LA ROSA    Sauber        1m26.818s
19 KOVALAINEN    Lotus         1m29.539s
20 TRULLI        Lotus         1m29.800s
21 DI GRASSI     Virgin        1m30.800s
22 GLOCK         Virgin        1m31.114s
23 CHANDHOK      HRT           1m34.334s
24 SENNA         HRT           1m36.649s

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 [...]

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