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Alonso to Rivals: ‘We Will Win the Championship’

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Ferrari ace Fernando Alonso still contends that he will win this year’s drivers’ title, in spite of the fact that he currently sits 47 points behind title chase leader Lewis Hamilton.  On the face of it, this seems like a brash claim as the Ferraris of Alonso and team mate Felipe Massa have not been [...]

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Vettel Wins European Grand Prix, Webber Flips

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Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel proved once again that he’s a leading contender for this year’s Formula 1 top honors.  He led the grand prix at Valencia from pole, and controlled the race virtually from red lights to checkers.  He was joined on the podium by the McLaren duo of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, who [...]

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Martin Whitmarsh Predicts McLaren Will Shine at Canadian GP

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It’s obvious to even a casual observer that the McLaren team has been closing the gap on Red Bull Racing since the beginning of the 2010 season.  While Red Bull has certainly been the class of the field over all, at Istanbul weekend before last McLaren showed that they could run at more or less [...]

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Hamilton Wins Istanbul GP; Webber and Vettel Collide

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Lewis Hamilton took home the gold for McLaren today in Istanbul, with team mate Jenson Button finishing as runner-up.  Mark Webber rounded out the podium, for Red Bull.  McLaren’s success at closing the gap between themselves and the thus far dominant Red Bull squad was only one of today’s story-lines, however.
The most dramatic moment of [...]

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Is Jenson Button a Better Racer than Lewis Hamilton?

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When Jenson Button announced that he was leaving Brawn GP to become Lewis Hamilton’s team mate at McLaren, there was a nearly universal expectation that he would be trounced by the the Woking squad’s golden boy.  After all, even as a rookie, Hamilton had been a burr under double-champ Fernando Alonso’s saddle.  And in the [...]

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Hamilton Says He’ll Adopt Button’s “Easier” Racing Style

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Lewis Hamilton has acknowledged that he might need to adjust his driving style if he’s to keep pace with his new McLaren team mate, Jenson Button.  Button is currently leading the championship race, and is the only race winner this season to have won multiple races.
When Button announced during the winter that he was leaving [...]

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Jenson Button Wins in Shangai – Race Analysis

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McLaren’s Jenson Button took his second win of the season in Shanghai on Sunday, becoming the first driver in 2010 to score multiple wins.  He has also vaulted to the top spot in the championship point standings.  Button has called it the best win of his career.
The win was certainly well-earned.  While Button’s team mate, [...]

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Button Takes the Win in Melbourne – Analysis

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Jenson Button has taken his first win with his new team, McLaren, in Australia.  After all the critics who had rubbished his chances of beating his more highly regarded team mate, Lewis Hamilton, the victory must have been sweet for the defending world champion.  Clearly, the stage had been set for Button to better his [...]

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Alonso Says Qualifying Will Be Key in Melbourne

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While some observers are optimistic that this weekend’s race at Melbourne’s Albert Park temporary race track will provide more excitement than did the season opener in Bahrain, the consensus among drivers seems to be that the Australian Grand Prix will continue the trend of no overtaking that threatens to plague the entire 2010 season.
It’s true [...]

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Button and Massa Caution Against Tweaking the Rules

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In the aftermath of the less than thrilling season opener at Bahrain, both 2009 world champ Jenson Button and Ferrari pilot Felipe Massa have urged caution regarding the proposal that it’s already time, after a single race in 2010, to begin tweaking the rules to increase the wattage on race drama.
As anyone who watched the [...]

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