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Spain coach rejects criticism of team
27 Jun 2012Vicente del Bosque has defended Spain’s style of play ahead of its European Championship semi-final with Portugal, defying critics who say its possession-based football is boring. Spain will be just one victory away from becoming the first team since the West Germany team of the 1970s to reach three successive championship finals. However, it has [...]
McLaren sends a message to Red Bull and Webber
29 May 2010McLaren has sent Australian Formula One championship leader Mark Webber a warning by topping both Friday practice sessions at the Turkish grand prix. Defending world champion Jenson Button clocked the fastest lap time of the day with a one minute, 28.280 second effort in the second practice session. But Webber clocked a time just under [...]
F1 leader Webber keeping his cool
28 May 2010Mark Webber says it’s far too early to suggest he’s fighting out the Formula One title with his Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel. The Australian will be seeking third straight race victory at Sunday’s Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul, where Vettel and Ferrari look to be the overall leader’s likely challengers. Webber won from pole [...]
Schumacher returns for highly anticipated F1 season
9 Mar 2010After an anti-climatic championship and season of turmoil in 2009, Michael Schumacher’s return has set the stage for one of the most anticipated title fights in Formula One. But one driver who doesn’t expect the former champion’s return to go entirely to plan is Red Bull’s Mark Webber. “It’s totally obvious that he’s maybe not [...]
Sex and scandal fused under Mosley's F1 reign
23 Oct 2009For all the achievements of his 16 years as head of the FIA, Max Mosley steps aside this week with his impact upon motorsport being questioned rather than celebrated. With favoured successor Jean Todt or outsider Ari Vatanen set to replace Mosley as FIA president after Friday’s vote in Paris, Mosley will leave as a [...]
Barrichello leads Brawn GP 1-2 at Italian GP
14 Sep 2009Rubens Barrichello picked up his second win in three races to lead Brawn GP to a 1-2 finish at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday to put the British team well on course for the Formula One title. Barrichello and teammate Jenson Button both overtook the top three thanks to one-stop strategies and their sweep [...]
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