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Brad's Formula 1 Blog April 2009 Archive

By Brad Spurgeon, About.com Guide to Formula 1

McLaren Receives Suspended Sentence

Wednesday April 29, 2009
The World Motor Sport Council of the FIA decided not to make too big a deal out of the McLaren Mercedes "lying" affair at the Australian Grand Prix. Remember? ... Read More

The Heat of the Action in Bahrain

Sunday April 26, 2009
From the comfort of our armchairs in air conditioned rooms around the world, or in the cool media center at the race venues, it is easy to forget what gruelling ... Read More

F1 Discord Brings Great Season

Saturday April 25, 2009
Today's atypical results in qualifying in Bahrain with the two Toyotas leading the way, show once again what a wonderful and unpredictable season we have going for us. And ... Read More

Salary Cuts at Renault

Friday April 24, 2009
I've been following the efforts by the FIA and Formula 1 teams to reduce their costs with a fairly sceptical eye. How much of it, I always wondered, was ... Read More

Drivers Not Surprised About Red Bull Speed

Thursday April 23, 2009
The drivers in the FIA press conference in Bahrain today were queried about if they were surprised to see the sudden emergence of Red Bull as a race winner and ... Read More

Sutil's F1 Luck

Sunday April 19, 2009
While Sebastian Vettel at the Chinese Grand Prix today repeated his exploit of scoring pole and winning the race through the rain, Adrian Sutil unfortunately, found himself repeating his rainy ... Read More

Remarkable Qualifying in China

Saturday April 18, 2009
The qualifying session at the Chinese Grand Prix today showed that the tables are beginning to turn already in Formula 1. For the first time this season, it was ... Read More

Button - Briatore Bash in China

Friday April 17, 2009
With the Brawn car of Jenson Button back again at the top of the time sheets in Shanghai today, a little brawl has broken out between the Brit and Briatore. Profuse ... Read More

Diffuser Teams Legal

Wednesday April 15, 2009
It is time for F1 fans to celebrate: The FIA's International Court of Appeal today announced that it has rejected the appeal against the stewards' decision regarding the ... Read More

Force India Podcasts

Sunday April 12, 2009
The Force India team is the latest to put up podcasts on its web site after races. Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil discussed the race in Malaysia on the ... Read More

Liuzzi Sets Pole - in A1

Saturday April 11, 2009
On the short break between Formula 1 races, with the series picking up in China next weekend and then in Bahrain the week after that, the Force India team's third ... Read More

The Hamilton Controversy Revisited

Friday April 10, 2009
Adam Cooper, the journalist at Autosport who inadvertently set off the whole Lewis Hamilton "lying" affair has written an extensive account of the affair for Autosport.com. I highly recommend ... Read More

Views on the Malaysian Grand Prix Deluge

Sunday April 5, 2009
In the dark, with rain lashing down, and lakes gathering on the track, the race was called to a stop today after only an hour. And there was almost ... Read More

Close Times in Malaysia

Sunday April 5, 2009
An amazing qualifying at the Malaysian Grand Prix today with yet another pole position scored by Jenson Button in a Brawn car has made it look as if there is ... Read More

A Ferrari Day in Malaysia

Friday April 3, 2009
While the whole paddock in Malaysia seemed to focus on the story of Lewis Hamilton telling the media that he had indeed not told the truth to the stewards in ... Read More

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