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Barrichello takes pole for home F-1 race
Rubens Barrichello has won the pole for his hometown Brazilian Grand Prix in a chaotic qualifying session that was affected by heavy rain in Sao Paulo. He’s the only title contender who will start in the top 10 for today’s race. Brawn GP...
Barrichello wins F-1 race
Brawn GP’s Rubens Barrichello won the European Grand Prix on a temporary street course in Valencia, Spain, to claim his first Formula One victory in five years. The 37-year-old Brazilian took advantage of a costly pit-stop error by Lewis...
F1 leader Button wins Turkish GP for 6th victory
ISTANBUL — Brawn GP’s Jenson Button won the Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday for his sixth victory in seven Formula One races. Button overtook pole sitter Sebastian Vettel on the first lap following a mistake by the Red Bull driver and held...
Rossi wins Moto GP’s Spanish GP
JEREZ, Spain — Valentino Rossi has won the Spanish Grand Prix to take the overall lead in the Moto GP standings. The Italian overtook Dani Pedrosa with 10 laps left on Sunday to claim his first victory of the season after runner-up finishes in the...
Button wins Bahrain Grand Prix
SAKHIR, Bahrain — Jenson Button used a brilliant first lap to take victory in the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday, pushing his championship lead to 12 points. Button took his third checkered flag in four races to start the season,...
Button wins Bahrain Grand Prix
SAKHIR, Bahrain — Brawn GP’s Jenson Button won the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, giving the Briton his third win in four Formula One races this year. Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel was second, 7.1 seconds behind Button, and Toyota’s Jarno Trulli, the...
Toyota's Trulli takes pole position for Bahrain GP
SAKHIR, Bahrain — Toyota’s Jarno Trulli claimed the pole position Saturday for the Bahrain Grand Prix, with teammate Timo Glock posting the second-fastest time. Toyota, which has never won a race, filled the front row for the first...
Vettel takes Chinese GP for Red Bull's first win
SHANGHAI — Sebastian Vettel gave Red Bull its first ever Formula One victory after leading throughout to win a soggy Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday\ For Vettel, who beat Australian teammate Mark Webber by 10.9 seconds, it was his second career victory....
Brawn's Button wins rain-shortened Malaysian GP
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A torrential downpour delivered the shortest Formula One race for 18 years and back-to-back victories for Brawn GP’s Jenson Button at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday. The race suspended when the red flag came...
Button wins F1's season-opening Australian GP
MELBOURNE, Australia — Jenson Button won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, giving Brawn GP a victory in its first Formula One race. Button led from start to finish, beating teammate Rubens Barrichello and Toyota’s Jarno...
Button wins F1's season-opening Australian GP
MELBOURNE, Australia — Jenson Button won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, giving Brawn GP a victory in its first Formula One race. Button led from start to finish, beating teammate Rubens Barrichello and Toyota’s Jarno...
Virgin could buy Honda's F1 team but Branson wants changes
LONDON — Virgin may be ready to take over Formula One team Honda but only if the sport is ready to make major changes, boss Richard Branson said on Saturday. The British businessman told BBC radio that although he loves Formula One, a lack of...
New F1 team's interest news to Danica Patrick
IndyCar star Danica Patrick says she has not been contacted by anyone from the new, American Formula One team and has no plans to leave the IndyCar Series. Ken Anderson, one of the principals in the team that will be formally announced next week in...
Danica among candidates for U.S. F1 team
MADRID — A U.S. team will be racing in Formula One next year, and IndyCar driver Danica Patrick is a candidate to fill one of the seats. USF1, which will be unveiled Feb. 24, will have a staff of at least 100, a working budget of $64 million and an...
FIA head Mosley says F1 in biggest ever crisis
LONDON — FIA president Max Mosley believes Formula One is in the midst of its biggest “crisis,” with the bubble ready to burst unless teams agree to cut costs drastically beyond 2009.The governing body and teams have already agreed...
F1 teams agree to cost-cutting measures
LONDON -- Formula One teams unanimously agreed to a series of cost-cutting measures Thursday, including limits on expensive testing and a cheaper engine for smaller teams starting in 2010.They also vowed to continue slashing costs of the sport.The...
