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The FIA Stewards have reviewed their decision of Sunday 29th March 2009, and have excluded Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton from the results of the 2009 Australian Grand Prix.Vodafone McLaren Mercedes understands that the Stewards made their decision on the basis of reviewing radio transmissions between the driver and the Team.The Team mistakenly believed that the radio transmissions had been reviewed by the FIA on Sunday 29th March 2009, and consequently did not believe it was ne
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02.04.2009
The FIA Stewards have reviewed their decision of Sunday 29th March 2009, and have excluded Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton from the results of the 2009 Australian Grand Prix.Vodafone McLaren Mercedes understands that the Stewards made their decision on the basis of reviewing radio transmissions between the driver and the Team.The Team mistakenly believed
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31.03.2009
The Force India Formula One Team's official post-Australian Grand Prix podcast is now online at the team's website, www.forceindiaf1.com.Click on the link from the home page to hear race drivers Adrian Sutil and Giancarlo Fisichella review the race and look forward to the Malaysian Grand Prix, while team manager Andy Stevenson discusses the new regulations and their impact on the se
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29.03.2009
2009 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
Jenson Button led the Brawn GP team to victory in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix today, achieving his second Grand Prix win and capping a stunning debut race weekend for the British-based team. Team-mate Rubens Barrichello br
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29.03.2009
Australian Grand Prix - Race Round-UpSunday 29 March 2009 Jarno Trulli (Car 9, Chassis TF109-04)Grid: Started from the pit lane due to penaltyProvisional Race Classification: 12th (+26.604)*Pit Stop Laps:
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29.03.2009
The Force India Formula One Team has been awarded 9th and 11th positions in today's Australian Grand Prix following the Stewards of the Meeting's decision to hand Jarno Trulli (Toyota) a 25-second penalty for overtaking under the final safety car period of the race.The decision demotes Trulli to 12th position, thereby moving Adrian Sutil to 9th and Giancarlo Fisichella to 11th overa
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29.03.2009
Vettel + Kubica + Trulli = 3 pointsBecause Jarno Trulli received a penalty after the race, our Sebastiens, Buemi and Bourdais each move up one place to seventh and eighth respectively, which means our points tally from this race is now 3 points.
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29.03.2009
2009 FORMULA 1 ING AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX1 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 58 1:34:15.784 1 10 2 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 58 +0.8 secs 2 8 3 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 58 +2.9 secs 18 6 4 10 Timo Glock Toyota 58 +4.4 secs 19 5 5 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 58 +4.8 secs 10 4 6 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 58 +5.7
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29.03.2009
Toyota’s Jarno Trulli has lost his third place in Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix after stewards penalized him for passing under the safety car in the closing laps.Trulli ran off road near the end of the race, thus losing a place to McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton, but then repassed the world champion once he had rejoined the circuit.The Italian was given a 10-
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29.03.2009
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel has been handed a 10-place grid penalty for next weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix following an incident in Sunday’s Australian race. Vettel collided with BMW Sauber’s Robert Kubica during the latter stages in Melbourne as the Polish driver attempted to overtake him.Following a post-race investigation, stewards decided to penalise the
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29.03.2009
Bridgestone Potenza slick tyres made their grand prix return in the Australian Grand Prix where Jenson Button made the perfect debut for the Brawn GP team by using a medium-medium-super soft tyre strategy to win the first race of the season run to Formula One’s exciting new reg
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29.03.2009
2009 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
LEWIS HAMILTONStarted: 18th &n
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29.03.2009
2009 Australian Grand Prix
Adrian Sutil (car 20, VJM02/03):10th: 1:34:22.119Giancarlo Fisichella (car 21, VJM02/01):12th: 1:34:23.158Th
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29.03.2009
2009 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX VETTEL + KUBICA = 1 POINT
Sebastien Buemi(STR4-01)Pos. 8th"First race first point, so I'm very happy. Maybe we had a bit of luck with the accidents, but ev
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29.03.2009
AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX – RACE
Melbourne, Australia58 LAPS, 307.574 kms / 191.110 milesWeather: SunnyAir 20 - 220C, Track 23 – 310CPOS DRIVER TEAM Time / Gap (Fastest Lap) Grid1 J Button
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29.03.2009
AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX - RACE
Car 14, MARK WEBBER, (Finish Position 13th Start Position: 8th)"That was frustrating at my home race. I was so disappointed to drive round with a damaged car. I wanted a good result for
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29.03.2009
Despite his eternally youthful good looks that defy both his age and experience, it really is 10 years since Vodafone McLaren Mercedes test driver Pedro de la Rosa made his Formula 1 debut – at the 1999 Australian Grand Prix.At the wheel of an Arrows A20 fitted
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29.03.2009
2009 FORMULA 1 ING AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX1 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 58 Winner 1 10 2 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 58 +0.8 secs 2 8 3 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 58 +1.6 secs 20 6 4 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 58 +2.9 secs 18 5 5 10 Timo Glock Toyota 58 +4.4 secs 19 4 6 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 58 +4.8 secs 10 3 7 16
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28.03.2009
AUSTRALIAN GRAND-PRIX STATEMENTThe AT&T Williams team confirmed that following today’s qualifying session, it submitted protests against two competitor teams under the 2009 Technical Regulations.After further detailed consideration, Williams has withdrawn both protests in the interests of the sport.Williams recognises the p
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28.03.2009
Toyota Motorsport has been informed that the rear wing of the TF109 has been found to demonstrate "extreme flexibility" by the Australian Grand Prix stewards.The design has passed our own internal test procedures which are designed to reproduce twice the proscribed official load tests. In light of this decision it is clear we must review these procedures to ensure there is no repeat
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28.03.2009
GP Australien 2009Fernando Alonso: „Voriges Jahr auch nach vorn gearbeitet“Der zweifache Weltmeister ist mit dem Verlauf des Qualifyings in Melbourne alles andere
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28.03.2009
28. März 2009 – GP Australien, der Samstag
Im Qualifying zum Australien-Grand Prix erreichten Fernando Alonso und Nelson Piquet heute die Startplätze 12 und 17.3. Freies TrainingFern
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28.03.2009
2009 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX MELBOURNE
QUALIFYINGThe Brawn GP team locked out the front row of the grid today in qualifying for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.On the day in which t
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28.03.2009
AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING SATURDAY 28 MARCH, 2009Melbourne, Australia5.303kms / 3.295 milesWeather: SunnyAir: 24 - 250C, Track: 29 - 330CPOS DRIVER TEAM Q1 Q2 Q31 J Button Brawn GP
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28.03.2009
2009 Australian Grand Prix
Adrian Sutil (car 20, VJM02/03):FP3: 14th 1:27.062 (12 laps)Q1: 19th 1:26.742 (9 laps)Giancarlo Fisichella (car 21, VJM02/01):FP1:
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28.03.2009
Australian Grand Prix - Qualifying Round-UpSaturday 28 March 2009Jarno Trulli (Car 9, Chassis TF109-04)3rd Practice: 2nd, 1m 25.811s (+0.003s), 19 laps1st Qualifying: 14th, 1m 26.194s (+1.188s), 7 laps
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28.03.2009
Australian Grand-Prix 2009
HEIKKI KOVALAINEN (14th)P3 programmeThe afternoon’s final practice session was spent fine-tuning set-up ahead of qualifying. Heikki completed two timed runs (5
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28.03.2009
AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING
Car 15 SEBASTIAN VETTEL, Position 3rdIt's been a difficult two days leading up to qualifying. I only had the pleasure of completing one lap in the&n
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28.03.2009
*101 things to do with last year's F1 bodyworkNo 1 Scaring swimmers in MelbourneSebastien Buemi (STR4-01)"I have to say I found the pace at which qualifying happens rather quick! You go out, you come back, you change tyres, you go out again. You need to stay relaxed. I think we did quite a good job
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28.03.2009
Formula One World Championship, Rd 1, Australian Grand Prix, Qualifying Day, Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, 28 March 2009 Timo Glock (GER) Toyota TF109. Formula One World Championship, Rd 1, Australian Grand Prix, Qualifying Day, Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, 28 March 2009The Toyotas of Timo Glock will start Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix from the
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28.03.2009
Bridgestone’s super soft tyre provided Jenson Button with the grip he needed to get pole position for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne as the Brawn GP team made its grand prix qualifying debut in perfect fashion. Button took pole with a lap
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28.03.2009
2009 FORMULA 1 ING AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 1 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 1:25.211 1:24.855 1:26.202 19 2 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1:25.006 1:24.783 1:26.505 21 3 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:25.938 1:25.121 1:26.830 21
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28.03.2009
2009 FORMULA 1 ING AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
1 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:25.808 21 2 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:25.811 0.003 19 3 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 1:25.981 0.173 20 4 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:26.020 0.212 17
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28.03.2009
For the first time in twelve seasons, Bridgestone Potenza slick racing tyres graced a Formula One car at a grand prix as the 2009 season got underway in Melbourne, Australia for the ING Australian Grand Prix. AT&T Williams driver Nico Rosberg was the fastest man in both of t
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27.03.2009
AIR & TRACK TEMP 18 - 190C/ 25 - 330C 180C/25 0CWEATHER Sunny Sunny
TOP 3N Rosberg: 1:26.687K Nakajima: 1:26.736K Raikk’n: 1:26.750
N Rosberg: 1:26.053R Barrichello: 1:26.157J Trulli 1:26.350N ROSBERG 1:26.687 (1st) 19 LAPS 1:26.053 (1st) 36 LAPS Chassis FW31/03 Engine H450K NAKAJIMA 1:2
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27.03.2009
2009 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX MELBOURNE 27 MARCHExactly three weeks after the Brawn GP team ran the BGP 001 for the first time, the car made its competitive debut today at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne on the opening day of the Australian Grand Prix weekend. Drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello took to the track with their helmets liveried in the t
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27.03.2009
Australian Grand Prix -Friday 27 March 2009Jarno Trulli (Car 9, Chassis TF109-04)1st Practice: 12th, 1m 28.142s (+1.455s), 21 laps2nd Practice: 3rd, 1m 26.350s (+0.297s), 42 lapsTimo Glock (Car 10, Chassis TF109-03)1st Practice: 8th, 1m 27.710s (+1.023s), 24 laps2nd Practice: 6th
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27.03.2009
2009 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice
Adrian Sutil (car 20, VJM02/03):FP1: 9th 1:27.993 (20 laps)FP2: 9th 1:27.040 (29 laps)Giancarlo Fisichella (car 21, VJM02/01):FP1: 14th 1:28.603 (16 laps)FP2: 13th 1:27.282 (32 laps)The Force Ind
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27.03.2009
2009 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX – FREE PRACTICE ANALYSISToday’s run programme targeted the following objectives: aero and mechanical set-up work, prime and option tyre evaluation, tyre degradation analysis over a long stint.HEIKKI KOVALAINENP1 programme“Although the track was very green and slippery,
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27.03.2009
2009 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX - FRIDAY 27/03/09Sebastien Bourdais(STR4-02)"It was good that we had a trouble free day and were able to get on with our work, even if we knew we were not going to be quick enough, as we are lacking some
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27.03.2009
Car 14 MARK WEBBER, 1st Practice P17 2nd Practice P4"It's great to be back in Australia. I'm proud of the Australian GP; they put on an excellent show here for everyone and it's good for the local people. They've had a tough few months recently with the fires, so I hope they enjoy the weekend.
My day today was a bit hit and miss to be honest, as we had a
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