Mercedes has confirmed a takeover of Brawn GP. New team to be called Mercedes Grand PrixMercedes-Benz has announced its takeover of the Brawn GP Formula 1 team. The team will be renamed Mercedes Grand Prix, after the German car manufacturer bought a 75.1 percent stake in the Ross Brawn-led squad. Of this, 45.1 percent is owned by Daimler while 30 percent is owned by Aabar Investments. The remaining...
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Brawn GP’s Jenson Button (right) is congratulated by Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday.ABU DHABI: Germany’s Sebastian Vettel won Formula One’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the first race to start in daylight and end at night, in a Red Bull one-two finish on Sunday.The 22-year-old German beat Australian Mark Webber by a comfortable 17.8 seconds under the floodlights...
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Rubens Barrichello isFormula One's old master, then rookie Nico Hulkenberg will be the Brazilian'seager apprentice at Williams next year."We wanted to put someonequite experienced and strong and a grand prix winner next to Hulkenberg so thathe develops properly," technical director Sam Michael said in a telephoneinterview after the pair were confirmed on Monday."He(Hulkenberg) will get to look at someone...
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Abu Dhabi: Heikki Kovalainen topped the times in the second free practice session for the season-ending and inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.Britain's Lewis Hamilton, who dominated the first session, was the man to beat for most of the second session being held in twilight and darkness but his 28-year-old Finnish teammate just managed to outpace his McLaren Mercedes in the final minutes.Kovalainen clocked...
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Formula One racing team McLaren has insisted that they would do everything they can to save the British Grand Prix at Donington Park.Donington Park has a contract to stage the F1 British Grand Prix for a period of ten years from 2010, however, its future is in doubt after officials failed to find the 130 million pounds needed to redevelop the track.Meanwhile, Silverstone is ready to continue hosting...
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Formula One racing team McLaren has insisted that they would do everything they can to save the British Grand Prix at Donington Park.Donington Park has a contract to stage the F1 British Grand Prix for a period of ten years from 2010, however, its future is in doubt after officials failed to find the £130 million needed to redevelop the track.Meanwhile, Silverstone is ready to continue hosting the...
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Formula One racing team McLaren has insisted that they would do everything they can to save the British Grand Prix at Donington Park.Donington Park has a contract to stage the F1 British Grand Prix for a period of ten years from 2010, however, its future is in doubt after officials failed to find the 130 million pounds needed to redevelop the track.Meanwhile, Silverstone is ready to continue hosting...
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29(ANI): Formula One racing team McLaren has insisted that they would do everything they can to save the British Grand Prix at Donington Park.Donington Park has a contract to stage the F1 British Grand Prix for a period of ten years from 2010, however, its future is in doubt after officials failed to find the 130 million pounds needed to redevelop the track.Meanwhile, Silverstone is ready to continue...
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Martin Whitmarsh says McLaren and their Formula 1 rivals will do "all they can" to save the British Grand Prix.The future of the event remains in doubt after Donington Park failed to raise funds needed to stage the race.Silverstone wants to host the event on a long-term deal, but fears remain that F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone could opt for a more lucrative deal elsewhere."To lose the British Grand Prix...
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COMING THROUGH: Sebastian Vettel of Germany drives during the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix.Copyright...
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