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Button: It's been a long time since I saw the team smile...
Jenson Button was effusive in his praise for his Brawn GP team after scorching to pole position for this weekend's Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne - admitting that he had forgotten what it felt like to see smiles in the garage and describing the result as absolute vindication for everyone havi
Branson admits Virgin name could replace Brawn GP
Richard Branson has admitted that his Virgin Group's sponsorship of Brawn GP in Formula 1 could ultimately materialise in his ultra-successful global brand taking over the team's name.
Brawn GP to make 275 staff redundant
Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello may have sensationally locked out the front row of the starting grid for this weekend's season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne and Richard Branson's Virgin Group may have come on-board as a significant sponsor, but the honeymoon could already be ove
Button: Brawn GP performance only the tip of the iceberg
It may only be three weeks since the Brawn GP BGP 001 first took to the test track at Silverstone, but both Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello featured right up at the sharp end of proceedings in practice for this weekend's curtain-raising Australian Grand Prix - and the British star reckons th
Anderson: Barrichello still has the talent to win
Rubens Barrichello still possesses the necessary talent and drive to succeed in Formula 1, reckons Gary Anderson - with the esteemed former designer confident that Brawn GP made the right choice in electing to retain the Brazilian's services in 2009 rather than promoting his young countryman Brun
Anderson: Brawn GP form highlights Honda's 'harsh decision'
Gary Anderson contends that the scintillating pre-season testing form displayed by Brawn GP - and the fact that the Brackley-based outfit is being widely tipped as favourite for glory in the curtain-raising Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne this weekend - only serves to highlight how 'harsh' a d
Alonso salary slashed by 30 per cent at Renault
Much as Jenson Button did to help ensure that Brawn GP made the starting grid in Formula 1 in 2009, it has emerged that Renault duo Fernando Alonso and Nelsinho Piquet have both accepted a reduction in salary ahead of the forthcoming campaign.
Ecclestone: F1 teams threatened Melbourne boycott
McLaren-Mercedes and Renault threatened to organise a boycott of the Australian Grand Prix, Bernie Ecclestone has revealed - but the Formula 1 supremo warned the teams that 'if they come in here with a gun and hold it to my head, they had better be sure they can f***ing pull the trigger'.
Button tops odds as Webber predicts open race.
Mark Webber has claimed that as many as ten different drivers could be in contention to win this weekend's season-opening Australian Grand Prix, but the bookmakers have installed an unexpected favourite ahead of the Melbourne event.
Anderson: Kovalainen is as good as Hamilton
"You could flip a coin between [Heikki] Kovalainen and [Lewis] Hamilton; they both could win races on a given day" - that is the expert view of Gary Anderson, who reckons that regardless of McLaren-Mercedes' struggles, the team's assumed 'number two' could be set to give the reigning Formula 1 Wo
Massa: Brawn GP Ferrari's 'main opponent' in 2009
Felipe Massa has gone on record as saying that Brawn GP will be Ferrari's 'main opponent' in Formula 1 in 2009 - as Fernando Alonso predicted that it will be too close to call between all the teams in the curtain-raising Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne this coming weekend.
Superlicences to cost less from 2010.
Motorsport's governing body has revealed that Formula One drivers will be required to pay less for the right to perform at the highest level from next season, removing one potential flashpoint that threatened the undermine the impending 2009 campaign.
Ecclestone suggests McLaren have been sandbagging
Bernie Ecclestone has hinted that in his opinion McLaren-Mercedes are not quite as far off the pace heading into the 2009 curtain-raising Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne this coming weekend as they would have their rivals believe.
Bulgaria eyeing spot on F1 calendar
Bulgaria is moving closer to securing a spot on the Formula 1 calendar, with officials rumoured to be preparing a firm bid by next week.
Mosley admits capped teams could be disadvantaged
Max Mosley has all-but admitted that the new 'optional' budget cap to be available to Formula 1 teams from next year onwards may disadvantage those competitors that choose to sign up to it, as 'highly-organised, unlimited-expenditure teams are perhaps likely to do a better job of going racing'.
Jean Todt leaves Ferrari
Jean Todt has ended his long-standing relationship with Ferrari by stepping down from his post-racing position on the Italian marque's board of directors with immediate effect.
Brawn name change ratified by FIA
Brawn GP has been granted permission for its name change to become official by the FIA. The team, which has been born from the ashes of the Honda Racing F1 team, revealed its new name earlier this month after the takeover led by Ross Brawn was confirmed.
'Optional' ?30 million budget cap for F1 teams from 2010
There will be an 'option' for Formula 1 teams to adhere to a strict budget cap of ?30 million as of next year - but no official requirement for them to do so, the FIA has announced following the World Motor Sport Council reunion in Paris today (Tuesday).
Most race wins will decide 2009 F1 World Championship
The driver with the most race wins to his name will be crowned 2009 Formula 1 World Champion, it has been announced, after the FIA revealed its definitive list of cost-cutting and interest-enhancing measures to be implemented during the forthcoming campaign.
Williams: 2009 our best opportunity in a decade
Sir Frank Williams believes 2009 represents his team's best opportunity in a decade to re-establish itself amongst Formula 1's front-runners - and in the wake of the sport's sweeping rule changes and cost-cutting initiatives, he is hopeful of being 'close to the top three' when the competitive ac
Yvelines gets nod as future home of French GP
France has finally decided upon a circuit with which it hopes to re-attract the attention of Formula 1, after falling off the calendar this year for the first time in more than half a century.
Haug admits: McLaren are 'far too slow'
Norbert Haug has confirmed what many paddock observers have suspected since pre-season Formula 1 testing got underway ahead of the forthcoming 2009 campaign - expected title challengers McLaren-Mercedes are simply 'far too slow'.
Heidfeld reveals quickest F1 team-mate - and it's not Kimi...
Nick Heidfeld has revealed the driver he believes to have been his quickest team-mate over his nine years in Formula 1 - and it isn't who you might perhaps expect.
Barrichello: 'Culture difference' and language barrier Honda's downfall
Rubens Barrichello has suggested that a 'culture difference' and language barrier were the key elements separating Honda from success in Formula 1 in recent years - as he revealed his hopes that Brawn GP will turn out to be something of a hybrid of what he found at Ferrari and Stewart Grand Prix.