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# f1 - Monday 23 April, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Channel 4 news team deported from Bahrain Bahrain

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 F1

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 F1

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’ F1

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 F1

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 F1

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 F1

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 F1

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

Jenson Button gracious in defeat to ‘faultless’ Nico Rosberg

The Englishman was left to lament a fitting problem with his McLaren, while pleased that his team is leading both world championships.

# 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

‘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 F1

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

Hamilton edges Button in Malaysia

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton will begin tomorrow’s Malaysian Grand Prix in pole position, ahead of teammate and rival Jenson Button and seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher.

Vettel has McLarens in his sights F1

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 F1

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 F1

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

The Formula One season has started, so here’s a slideshow of the drivers’ helmets F1 This post contains images

# f1 - Saturday 17 March, 2012

Hamilton takes pole for Aussie GP F1

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… F1

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 F1

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 F1

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 F1

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

The Iceman cometh again: Raikkonen to return to Formula 1 next season

Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen has signed up to race with Lotus Renault GP for the next two seasons.

# f1 - Monday 28 November, 2011

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