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Trulli Stripped Of 3rd – Vettel Given 10 Place Penalty

Posted in F1 News, tagged , , , , , , on March 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Following a stewards’ inquiry, Jarno Trulli has been stripped of his podium finish in the Australian Grand Prix.
The FIA officials ruled that the Toyota driver overtook Lewis Hamilton under the safety car, after losing third position to the world champion by running off the track.
Italian Trulli received a 25 second time penalty, dropping him out [...]

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Jenson Button Wins In Melbourne

Posted in F1 News, tagged , , , , , , , , , on March 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »

After the excitement and drama of qualifying, the 58-lap Australian Grand Prix lived up to all expectations as Jenson Button recorded his second career victory and the first for the brand new Brawn Mercedes team.
Out of the ashes of the Honda team, Brawn GP stunned its rivals as soon as they took to the tests [...]

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2009 Official Drivers & Car Numbers

Posted in F1 News, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »

The FIA have now released the official entry list for the 2009 F1 season. There are a few minor changes.  Massa & Raikkonen have changed driver numbers from the previous provisional list, and also Bourdais & Buemi have exchanged numbers.
Originally Force India were given the last 2 driver numbers, but the Brawn GP F1 Team [...]

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Honda F1 Now Becomes Brawn GP

Posted in F1 News, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on March 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Well after months of speculation, finally it is confirmed. Ross Brawn has taken over the Honda F1 team
Statement from Ross Brawn & Honda
Honda Motor Company Limited and Ross Brawn are pleased to confirm that they have reached agreement to secure the future of the former Honda Racing F1 Team. With immediate effect, Honda will pass [...]

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Jerez Day 1 – Vettel Fastest

Posted in F1 News, F1 Tests, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on March 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

After a brief respite, the pre-season testing programme resumed today at Jerez in Spain with all but Toro Rosso Ferrari and Honda in action.
The day was notable not just for the debut of the new Force India Mercedes VJM02 package with Giancarlo Fisichella behind the wheel, but also because of the high number of mechanical [...]

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Force India VJM02 Launched

Posted in F1 News, F1 Tests, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on March 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The new Force India VJM02, was launched at the latest big F1 test in Jerez.
The new livery features India’s national colours, with a predominant white sharing space with bright green and orange.
The VJM02 had its shakedown during a private test at the Silverstone circuit a few days ago with Adrian Sutil at the controls. The [...]

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