Category Archives: Abu Dhabi

McLaren in Abu Dhabi in Pictures

Thanks to the fantastic service offered by PicApp, we can now bring you a decent number of good photos from Grand Prix races, starting with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from last weekend. However, before we get to those, McLaren … Continue reading

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Hamilton retires, Kovalainen comes in 11th & McLaren beat Ferrari

It started off as planned, with Hamilton getting the perfect start. However, Vettel was on his tail round the first turn and never let a gap of more than 1.8 seconds open up. Hamilton needed at least a 5 second … Continue reading

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Race Prediction: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2009

1st – Lewis Hamilton 2nd – Sebastian Vettel 3rd – Jenson Button 12th – Heikki Kovalainen Button will do well to get past Barrichello and Weber but I have a romantic notion that we’ll see two Brits on the podium, … Continue reading

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Hamilton gets Abu Dhabi Pole in Triumphant Style

Yesterday, Saturday 31st October 2009, saw 2008 champion Lewis Hamilton get his 17th Formula 1 pole position in Abu Dhabi. That in itself is one for the record books, with this being the historic first Formula 1 race in Abu … Continue reading

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McLaren in the news – 31st October 2009

Heidfeld now on pole for McLaren seat @ Motorsport.com F1 Saturday 31st October 2009 Nick Heidfeld has emerged as the leading candidate to become Lewis Hamilton’s McLaren teammate in 2010, according to a leading German newspaper. Bild-Zeitung claims the 32-year-old … Continue reading

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Heikki Kovalainen – last chance weekend?

It’s almost a certainty, that unless Kimi Raikkonen decides to chase a career as a rally driver he’ll be the second driver in the McLaren team for 2010, along with 2008 World Champion Lewis Hamilton. This of course means there … Continue reading

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Jenson Button wins Formula 1 Championship & Lewis Hamilton races to 3rd in Brazil

I’ve been quite critical of Jenson Button over this season, as have a lot of others. As a Lewis Hamilton fan it was hard to watch Jenson race to victory after victory at the start of the season while Lewis … Continue reading

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