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    The second leg of the 10th Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm ended with Team Thunderbolt's Suresh Rana maintaining the lead he had following the end of the first leg. Vinayak Pande reports.
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f1 news

New Mercedes W03 starts testing

Mercedes AMG F1 became the last of the top four team to officially unveil its 2012 Formula One car when it gave its new W03 its official track debut at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona today.

New hope for Merc & Schumi

Ricciardo braced for Torro Rosso tough love

Petrov replaces Trulli at Caterham F1

Pirelli announces tyre choices for first three F1 races

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flashback

Indian Grand Prix

At this time last year, the Buddh International circuit was still very much under construction after the inaugural Indian GP's starting date was pushed to 2011. The tremendous hype surrounding the event was still a distant storm on the horizon.
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teams

Ferrari


The name Ferrari has featured on the Formula 1 grid since the inception of the championship in 1950. Now, in ...
Team Drivers
Felipe Massa
Felipe Massa is one of several passionate, competitive Brazilian drivers who hail ...
 

Force India


Force India can now genuinely call itself part of the F1 establishment. No longer a newcomer and no longer a ...
Team Drivers
Adrian Sutil
After a breakthrough year in 2010, Adrian Sutil is one of Formula ...
 

HRT F1


With Colin Kolles as team principal, HRT joined its first Formula 1 season in 2010 as the first ever Spanish ...
Team Drivers
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Ousted from Force India, HRT announced Vitantonio Liuzzi to take part in ...
 

McLaren


McLaren last won the constructors' title in 1998 with Mika Hakkinen at the helm. It has since then been 11 ...
Team Drivers
Jenson Button
It took Jenson Button an entire decade to be crowned as an ...
 

Mercedes GP


The clock would have to turn way back to 1955 for the last time Mercedes competed as a constructor in ...
Team Drivers
Michael Schumacher
If there is one name that resounds in modern Formula 1 like ...
 

Red Bull


Red Bull came into the 2010 season looking to better its performance from the previous year when it finished second ...
Team Drivers
Mark Webber
If anyone is searching for an insight into Mark Webber's character, it's ...
 

Renault


At the end of the 2010 season, a new era was announced for Enstone with the creation of Lotus Renault ...
Team Drivers
Bruno Senna
From his first full season of Formula 1 in his debut season ...
 

Sauber


The Sauber team hung on to Formula 1 despite the departure of constructors BMW. With BMW managing only one victory ...
Team Drivers
Kamui Kobayashi
When fans erupt into applause, you know Kamui Kobayashi has just delivered ...
 

Team Lotus


Team Lotus began life in September 2009 when Tony Fernandes and his fellow shareholders Kamarudin Meranun and SM Nasarudin, along ...
Team Drivers
Heikki Kovalainen
Having joined Lotus in 2009, Heikki Kovalainen finished 20th in the 2010 ...
 

Toro Rosso


Now in its sixth season, the former Minardi team achieved its best result in the 2008 Italian Grand Prix at ...
Team Drivers
Sebastien Buemi
Sebastien Buemi became the first Swiss driver on the F1 grid in ...
 

Virgin Racing


Virgin Racing entered Formula 1 in 2010, beating off stiff competition from a number of contenders for one of the ...
Team Drivers
Timo Glock
With five seasons in Formula 1, Timo Glock has achieved very little ...
 

Williams


Williams is one of the world's leading Formula 1 teams - and the Williams name has been synonymous with top-level ...
Team Drivers
Rubens Barrichello
Rubens Barrichello is the most experienced driver in the history of the ...
 

columns

Beyond the news
If not F1 power, then not a dream worth living for Narain Karthikeyan

On paper, Narain Karthikeyan may have signed for the same HRT F1 team that he drove for last year, thus ensuring the sort of continuity that drivers in the fickle world of Formula One crave for to advance their careers. A closer look reveals there is little about the Spanish team that is the same as the 2011 season, writes Vinayak Pande.

Speed Guru
Indian GP showing swung it for me

Narain Karthikeyan explains how his performance in the home race last year helped him retain his slot on the F1 grid.
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featured

And the hunt continues...

Sebastian Vettel may be dominating Formula One with Mark Webber looking in fine form too (provided he doesn't get bamboozled by this year's Pirelli tyres) but Red Bull Racing know that nothing lasts forever. Vinayak Pande writes.

Easing into the racing world

Given that 16-year-old Shahaan Engineer was taking part in a series where the average age of the drivers participating was 22 and most had far more racing experience than the Mumbai-born rookie, taking part in the Toyota Racing Series was going to be an uphill task for Engineer. Vinayak Pande writes.

What to take away from Jerez testing

Forget who set the fastest times for now. The true pace of the current Formula One cars won't be revealed until they are let loose on the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona. HT reports.

F1 title race could be an ugly battle

Formula One cars are not a sight for sore eyes this season but, on the basis of the first four launches, at least one ugly duckling looks likely to turn into a swan as the year progresses.
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circuits

Italian GP Circuit


The fastest track in Formula 1. It's known colloquially as 'La Pista Magica', and with good reason: the atmosphere is second to none. The old banking, lying adjacent to the modern racetrack, gives the circuit a sense ...
Italian 2011 - Race
9/11/2011 12:00
 

Singapore GP Circuit


Being F1's only night race, the Singapore Grand Prix has a completely different ambience to other day time races. The start time forces the F1 paddock to live a nocturnal lifestyle for the weekend, starting work in ...
Singapore 2011 - Race
9/25/2011 12:00
 

Japanese GP Circuit


Designed and built in 1962 by Dutchman John Hugenholz, the Hermann Tilke of his day, Suzuka is a drivers' circuit par excellence. Its unique figure-of-eight layout, its string of fast corners and the passionate yet polite Japanese ...
Japanese 2011 - Race
10/9/2011 06:00
 

Korean GP Circuit


The 5.621km Yeongam track, located in the South Jeolla region of the Korean peninsula, is another Hermann Tilke creation. The track has a temporary street circuit section, which is included for the Grand Prix, and a 3.045-km ...
Korean 2011 - Race
10/16/2011 06:00
 

Indian GP Circuit


The teams have received basic data about the 5.141km Buddh International Race Circuit, such as the corner radii and the length of the straights, but we'll have to wait until the circuit is completed before we can ...
Indian 2011 - Race
10/30/2011 09:30
 

Abu Dhabi GP Circuit


Formula 1's second event in the Middle East. The Yas Marina Circuit features a number of innovative features, including a five star hotel that straddles the track. On the ground, its 5.55 kilometres - run anti-clockwise - ...
Abu Dhabi 2011 - Race
11/13/2011 13:00
 

Brazilian GP Circuit


The Brazilian Grand Prix will be a true test of durability, heightened by the fact that the race is run in an anti-clockwise direction. The 4.3km circuit consists of 15 medium and slow speed corners, ten left ...
Brazilian 2011 - Race
11/27/2011 16:00
 

Australian GP Circuit


"A great place for the race". That's what the billboards around Melbourne say and no one in Formula 1 would disagree. The Australian Grand Prix is one of the most popular races on the calendar, both for ...
Australian 2011 - Race
3/16/2012 06:00
 

Australian GP Circuit


"A great place for the race". That's what the billboards around Melbourne say and no one in Formula 1 would disagree. The Australian Grand Prix is one of the most popular races on the calendar, both for ...
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    Malaysian GP Circuit


    Sepang was the first F1 circuit to be designed and built by Hermann Tilke. It's a wide racetrack (14m at its widest point); it's undulating and it has a mix of long straights and long, fast corners. ...
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    Chinese GP Circuit


    The Shanghai International Circuit has all the hallmarks of a Hermann Tilke-designed racetrack: it's wide, it has a long straight followed by a hairpin and it has some impressive architecture. Resembling the Chinese symbol for "high", Shanghai's track ...
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    Turkish GP Circuit


    A modern circuit measuring just over 5.3kms per lap, the Otodrom is a challenging blend of long and short straights, interspersed with eight left and six right-hand corners. Each turn places different demands on the car and ...
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    Spanish GP Circuit


    A track that all teams know well, having raced here every year since 1991 and completed many thousands of kilometres of testing. The circuit's long corners are a good test of car stability and aerodynamic performance, and ...
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    Monaco GP Circuit


    The jewel in Formula 1's crown. The dash through the Principality's tortuous streets is the most prestigious on the calendar; it stands on a pedestal, almost distinct from the sport from which it was born. It's the social ...
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    Canadian GP Circuit


    Located on the Ile Notre Dame in the St Lawrence river, the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is a low-downforce power track made up of long straights, chicanes and hairpins. Top-end speed, braking stability and traction are the keys ...
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    European GP Circuit


    Winding through the city's harbour and docklands, Hermann Tilke's 5.440km lap of Valencia consists of 25 turns, 11 left and 14 right, but, unlike Monaco's tight and twisting street layout, the majority of Valencia's turns are long ...
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    British GP Circuit


    Silverstone has had more facelifts than any other track on the calendar, yet it's managed to retain its fast and challenging nature. The start of the lap - Copse, Becketts and Stowe - is one of the ...
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    German GP Circuit


    A rhythmic, undulating track, each 5.148 kilometre lap of the German Grand Prix will see the drivers negotiate a complete mix of slow, medium and high speed turns, joined by several straights. A high downforce circuit, the ...
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    Hungarian GP Circuit


    Monaco with more run-off. The Hungaroring is a tight and twisty track at which the drivers have to manage 14 slow speed corners over just one 4.3km lap. Combined with some of the shortest straights on the ...
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    Belgian GP Circuit


    Located between Liege and Brussels in the Ardennes forest, at seven kilometers Spa-Francorchamps is the longest circuit on the calendar. Despite some significant modifications over the years from its original 14.9km layout, the current circuit is still ...
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    standings 2011

    S.No. Teams Points
    1 Red Bull 650
    2 McLaren 497
    3 Ferrari 375
    4 Mercedes GP 165
    5 Renault 73
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    schedule 2012

    No. Grand Prix Date/Time (GMT)
    1 Australian Grand Prix 3/16/2012 06:00

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