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# f1 - Monday 23 April, 2012
Channel 4 news team deported from Bahrain
The F1 event is over, but the controversy continues as news team deported on race day for operating without accreditation.
# f1 - Sunday 22 April, 2012
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel gets back to winning ways in Bahrain
The Austrian driver led from start to finish, showing signs of his world-championship winning form to hold off the Lotus challenge.
# f1 - Saturday 21 April, 2012
On the track? Rosberg fastest in Bahrain practice
The German, fresh from his maiden Formula One win in China last week, edged out the Red Bulls of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber.
Mercedes the front-runners, says Hamilton
The F1 star says McLaren are competitive but put the pressure on Mercedes after Nico Rosberg was fastest in the second session in Bahrain yesterday.
# f1 - Friday 20 April, 2012
Bahrain braced for ‘three days of rage’
Organisers of the this weekend’s contentious Bahrain Grand Prix have boosted security in the wake of a petrol bomb attack targeting Force India team members.
Hamilton tops first practice in Bahrain
Meanwhile, the Force India team said they were considering pulling out of the second practice session amid safety concerns.
# f1 - Thursday 19 April, 2012
Head in the sand: Human rights organisations blast F1 for ignoring Bahrain Grand Prix concerns
The Formula One race is set to go ahead this Sunday amid rising tensions and anti-government protests
Force India caught in Bahrain firebomb attack
Team members were caught up in the incident as they returned from the Bahrain Grand Prix track on Wednesday.
# f1 - Wednesday 18 April, 2012
Clashes hit Bahrain Formula One exhibit
The protesters chanted slogans against the race, which was canceled last year amid civil unrest in the country.
Domenicali: Bahrain GP must proceed
Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali believes Formula One can help ease tensions in the troubled state by setting a positive example at this weekend’s Grand Prix.
Cool your jets: Mercedes refuse to get carried away with historic win
It’s next stop Bahrain for the F1 circus after Nico Rosberg won the Chinese GP last Sunday.
# f1 - Monday 16 April, 2012
Start your engines… Thumbs up from Bahrain GP boss
It’s going ahead and Zayed Al Zayani is confident Sunday’s Formula One race will run smoothly despite safety concerns.
# f1 - Sunday 15 April, 2012
# f1 - Saturday 14 April, 2012
Pole perfection for Rosburg in China
The German will share the front row of tomorrow’s starting grid with Mercedes teammate and seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher.
Formula One announcement sparks unrest in Bahrain
The FIA’s decision to go ahead with next week’s Bahrain Grand Prix has triggered a renewal of hostilities between riot police and anti-government protestors.
# f1 - Wednesday 11 April, 2012
‘Don’t ask us’ say Formula One teams on Bahrain race decision
F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone implied this week FOTA would make the key decision on whether to stage this year’s race in the troubled Middle Eastern state.
# f1 - Tuesday 10 April, 2012
Ecclestone: Bahrain decision will come down to the teams
The F1 supremo says he can’t force anyone to travel to Bahrain, while pressing home the fact that ‘commercially they have to go.’
# f1 - Monday 26 March, 2012
Williams rocked by resignation of chairman Adam Parr
The 46-year-old had been expected to take over as team principal when Frank Williams retires.
# f1 - Sunday 25 March, 2012
Fernando Alonso wins the Malaysian Grand Prix, Perez second
Spain’s Fernando Alonso drove a superb race to win Ferrari’s first Grand Prix since last year at Silverstone.
# f1 - Saturday 24 March, 2012
Vettel has McLarens in his sights
The German was a disappointing 10th in practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix yesterday.
# f1 - Friday 23 March, 2012
Hamilton fastest in Malaysian GP practice
British driver set a time that was a third of a second quicker than Mercedes’ Michael Schumacher and McLaren teammate Jenson Button.
# f1 - Wednesday 21 March, 2012
Alonso tipping tough weekend in Malaysia
The Spaniard finished fifth in Australia on Sunday, but his car lacked the pace both McLaren and Red Bull showed.
# f1 - Monday 19 March, 2012
# f1 - Saturday 17 March, 2012
Hamilton takes pole for Aussie GP
The 2008 World Champion finished the session a tenth of a second faster than McLaren teammate Jenson Button. Comeback kid Kimi Raikkonen endured a day to forget.
Here’s the movers and shakers on the grid in Melbourne this weekend
Who are the early favourites? Which drivers should we back for the title? How do you spell McLaren?
# f1 - Friday 16 March, 2012
F1 Season Preview: Gentlemen, start your engines…
It’s back, it’s in HD and, as Sky have been telling us, it’s live. Here’s the rundown of those on the grid this Sunday morning in Melbourne.
# f1 - Wednesday 14 March, 2012
Business as usual for Webber in Oz
The Australian Red Bull driver is under immense pressure to perform in front of his home fans every time he lines up in Melbourne.
# f1 - Wednesday 7 March, 2012
Domenicali confident Ferrari can make up ground
The 16-time constructors’ champions, coming off a disappointing campaign during which they failed to challenge Red Bull and McLaren, struggled during pre-season.
# f1 - Monday 5 March, 2012
Schumacher expecting tighter F1 battle
Seven-time world champion believes this campaign will be much closer than last year’s.
# f1 - Wednesday 15 February, 2012
Going ahead: F1 bosses have no plans to abandon Bahrain visit
Calls from human rights groups for the FIA to withdraw Bahrain from their race calendar have fallen on deaf ears.
# f1 - Tuesday 7 February, 2012
Raikkonen sets the pace on the first day of pre-season testing
Twelve drivers hit the track at Jerez on Tuesday and it was the former world champion that dominated proceedings.
Red Bull’s new car will win the 2012 Formula One world championship
Last night, Red Bull introduced the RB8, its challenger for the 2012 championship. It looks real fast.
# f1 - Friday 3 February, 2012
Phew! The new Ferrari F1 car sure is ugly
It doesn’t matter what it looks like… as long as it’s quick, of course.
# f1 - Thursday 2 February, 2012
This is McLaren’s all-new 2012 F1 car
Dubbed the MP4/27, World Champions Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton will be piloting the Mercedes powered car starting at the Australian Grand Prix in March.
# f1 - Saturday 28 January, 2012
The first Formula 1 car of 2012 has been revealed
The team that used to be Lotus are heralding the Renault-powered CT01 as a leap forward from their 2011 competitor, which came close to scoring their first points in the series.
# f1 - Saturday 17 December, 2011
Ecclestone: Formula One won’t be big in the States
Bernie Ecclestone does not expect F1 to take off in the United States, despite the fact that two races will take place in the country from 2013.
# f1 - Tuesday 6 December, 2011
On track: Craig Breen takes top driver award
Eddie Jordan presented with the Motorsport Ireland Hall of Fame Award.
# f1 - Tuesday 29 November, 2011
# f1 - Monday 28 November, 2011
The Morning Score: Monday
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