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Vettel Quickest on Day One at Jerez

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Testing got underway again today at Jerez, in a four-day meeting that will run through Saturday.  Weather consitions were mixed, which once again made comparisons between teams problematic.  Quickest on the day was Sebastian Vettel, in a Red Bull, who was nearly half a second quicker than the runner up, Lewis Hamilton, in a McLaren.
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Vettel Believes Top Teams Are Closely Matched

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While the recent test times at Jerez were inconclusive in terms of the relative performance of the ten teams in attendance, Red Bull pilot (and last year’s title runner up) Sebastian Vettel believes that the leading teams are probably closely matched.
“I expect everyone to improve from where they are now, so we will see,” Vettel [...]

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Hamilton and McLaren Quickest at Jerez on Day Four

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Today Lewis Hamilton in a McLaren was quickest overall in the final session of four days of testing at Jerez.  He managed to record the only lap of the day in the 1:19’s, and he was more than half a second clear of the timed runner up, Adrian Sutil, in the Force India.
Although the morning [...]

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Martin Brundle Says Schumacher Will Face Stiff Competition

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Martin Brundle, a former Formula 1 driver, as well as a driver manager (for David Coultard) and ITV commentator, seconded an opinion offered by Sterling Moss recently at the Autosport International show that Michael Schumacher would have his hands full trying to add an eighth world title to his already impressive list of accomplishments.
Brundle doesn’t [...]

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Sterling Moss Doubts That Schumacher Can Win Another Title

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British racing legend Sterling Moss, often reckoned to be the greatest Formula 1 driver never to win a world championship, admires Michael Schumacher for attempting a comeback at age 41, but doubts he’ll be able to clinch an eighth title.
Moss, speaking recently at the Autosport International show, said, “I think he is very brave to [...]

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Bernie Ecclestone Now Tips Sebastian Vettel for 2010 Laurels

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While Bernie Ecclestone several days ago said that he was willing to bet that Michael Schumacher would win a record eighth title in 2010, he has now contradicted himself, placing his virtual bet on Schumi’s younger countryman, Sebastian Vettel.
Said Ecclestone, as reported in the German publication Bild, “Schumacher can of course win the title but [...]

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Drivers’ Salaries Revealed – $135 Million Total

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In advance of this weekend’s race in Abu Dhabi, ArabianBusiness.com has released the results of a survey of Formula 1 drivers’ salaries for 2009.  The survey was conducted by Tom Rubython, the author of the The Life of Senna, a biography of the late three-time world champion, and racing great, Ayrton Senna.
Rubython commented on the [...]

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Button’s Contract Hangs on Mercedes Deal

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It has been reported for some weeks that negotiations between Jenson Button and Brawn GP have been at a standstill, the two parties unable to come to terms about salary.  Button agreed to a pay cut for 2009, as the team was left in financial straits at the begainning of the season, after the withdrawal [...]

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Does Button Deserve the Title?

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Does Jenson Button deserve the Formula 1 World Champion’s title?  In purely statistical terms, the fellow who racks up the most points deserves the title, so the short answer to the question is yes.  Button did what he needed to do, and had luck when he needed it, while his rivals, for one reason or [...]

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Kimi Undecided and Driver Market Stalled

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It has been widely assumed that once Fernando Alonso made his long-anticipated announcment regarding his move to Ferrari next season the drivers’ market for 2010 would begin to heat up in earnest. In fact, this is exactly what hasn’t happened.  Thus far, the only move that has occurred as a direct consequence of Alonso’s team [...]

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