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Webber targets February return

November 28, 2008 08:34:00

Australian Formula One driver Mark Webber believes he will have recovered from his broken leg in time to start testing with his Red Bull team in February.[MORE]

Tags: sport, motor-sports, formula-1, australia

No charges over Webber crash

November 27, 2008 19:16:00

Tasmanian police will not lay charges over the car accident that badly injured Formula One racing driver Mark Webber on the weekend.[MORE]

Tags: accidents, road-accidents, police, formula-1, australia, tas

Webber has surgery in Hobart

November 23, 2008 08:23:00

Mark Webber has had surgery to pin his broken right leg.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, sport, motor-sports, formula-1, australia, tas, hobart-7000

Webber seriously injured in bike accident

November 22, 2008 13:38:00

Mark Webber has a broken leg after being hit by a car in Tasmania. [MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, sport, motor-sports, formula-1, australia, tas, hobart-7000

Loeb impresses in F1 testing

November 18, 2008 10:27:00

Five-time world rally champion Sebastien Loeb has recorded the eighth-fastest time of the day while driving a Red Bull car at a Formula 1 testing session in Barcelona.[MORE]

Tags: sport, motor-sports, formula-1, rallying, france, spain

Racism no laughing matter for Hamilton

November 7, 2008 09:50:00

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has rejected suggestions from Grand Prix supremo Bernie Ecclestone that the racist abuse he suffered this year could be brushed off as a "joke".[MORE]

Tags: sport, motor-sports, formula-1, spain, united-kingdom, england

Alonso to stay with Renault

November 6, 2008 12:11:00

Fernando Alonso and Brazilian Nelson Piquet will be still be Renault's drivers next season with the Spaniard extending his contract for another two years, the Formula One team said on Wednesday.[MORE]

Tags: sport, motor-sports, formula-1, spain

Ecclestone urges more Hamilton recognition

November 6, 2008 00:28:00

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has called for Lewis Hamilton to be given better recognition for his achievement in becoming the youngest ever world champion.[MORE]

Tags: sport, motor-sports, formula-1, united-kingdom, england

Hamilton makes history as youngest F1 champ

November 3, 2008 07:22:00

Lewis Hamilton admitted he was virtually lost for words when he became the youngest man to win the F1 championship.[MORE]

Tags: sport, motor-sports, formula-1, brazil

Massa on pole in Brazil, Hamilton fourth

November 2, 2008 08:30:00

Ferrari's Felipe Massa has delighted his home fans with pole position for the title-deciding Brazilian Grand Prix, while championship favourite Lewis Hamilton qualified fourth.[MORE]

Tags: sport, motor-sports, formula-1, brazil

Ferrari ready to jump ship over engine plans

October 28, 2008 11:01:00

Ferrari is threatening to leave Formula One if plans for all teams to use a standard engine are introduced for the 2010 season.[MORE]

Tags: sport, motor-sports, formula-1, italy

Schumacher ready to pass F1 mantle to Hamilton

October 28, 2008 09:20:00

Michael Schumacher says his record feat of seven Formula One world championships is there for the breaking - and that Lewis Hamilton is in pole position to do it.[MORE]

Tags: sport, motor-sports, formula-1, brazil, germany, united-kingdom

Massa looks to home advantage to overhaul Hamilton

October 20, 2008 13:20:00

Felipe Massa hopes home advantage will help him in the final round of his Formula One title fight with Lewis Hamilton in Brazil next month after falling further behind the Briton in the drivers' standings.[MORE]

Tags: sport, motor-sports, formula-1, brazil, china, united-kingdom, england

Disciplined approach pays off for Hamilton

October 20, 2008 11:45:00

Lewis Hamilton turned discipline into dominance at the Chinese Grand Prix and trusted the same calm approach would lead him to the Formula One title in Brazil next month.[MORE]

Tags: sport, formula-1, brazil, china, united-kingdom, england

Massa manoeuvre normal, says Raikkonen

October 20, 2008 10:00:00

Outgoing world champion Kimi Raikkonen has defended his move to let Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa overtake him and claim second spot in the closing stages of the Chinese Grand Prix.[MORE]

Tags: sport, motor-sports, formula-1, china

Hamilton wins in China, title race goes on

October 19, 2008 20:32:00

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton put himself on the brink of the Formula One world title with a nerveless pole-to-flag victory at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai on Sunday.[MORE]

Tags: sport, motor-sports, formula-1, china, united-kingdom

Hamilton on pole at Chinese GP

October 18, 2008 18:28:00

McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday ahead of Ferrari rivals Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa.[MORE]

Tags: sport, motor-sports, formula-1, china

Hamilton faces further scrutiny

October 17, 2008 11:45:00

Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton's driving has come under further scrutiny after continuing complaints about his behaviour on the racetrack.[MORE]

Tags: sport, motor-sports, formula-1, china, japan

Alonso wins Japan GP

October 12, 2008 18:40:00

Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso claimed his second victory of the season on Sunday when he drove to a comfortable triumph in a drama-packed Japanese Grand Prix.[MORE]

Tags: sport, motor-sports, formula-1, japan

Kubica told to mind his own business

October 12, 2008 11:26:00

McLaren team boss Ron Dennis has slammed suggestions that Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton is a dangerous driver.[MORE]

Tags: sport, motor-sports, formula-1, japan, poland, united-kingdom, england

Hamilton on pole in Japan with Massa fifth

October 11, 2008 18:00:00

World championship leader Lewis Hamilton secured pole position for the Japanese GP with a dazzling last-gasp lap in qualifying, leaving rival Felipe Massa in fifth.[MORE]

Tags: sport, motor-sports, formula-1, japan

Ferrari's Massa promises fight-back

October 9, 2008 13:19:00

Ferrari's Felipe Massa has warned championship leader Lewis Hamilton that the fight for the Formula One title will rage all the way to the wire.[MORE]

Tags: motor-sports, formula-1, brazil, japan, england

Static claim on Webber's car dismissed

October 9, 2008 10:35:00

A claim by Formula One team Red Bull that static electricity from an underground train forced Mark Webber out of last month's Singapore Grand Prix has proven to be unfounded.[MORE]

Tags: motor-sports, formula-1, australia, singapore

F1 must slash costs by 2010, says Mosley

October 8, 2008 13:00:00

Formula One must slash costs by 2010 or face serious problems, International Automobile Federation (FIA) president Max Mosley has warned.[MORE]

Tags: sport, motor-sports, formula-1, united-kingdom, england

Montreal facing huge loss after F1 dumping

October 8, 2008 12:01:00

Montreal faces losses of up to $95 million after Formula One's governing body, the FIA, excluded it from next season's Grand Prix circuit, according to the city's mayor. [MORE]

Tags: sport, motor-sports, formula-1, canada