The new McLaren had serious issues during testing, but with Hamilton finishing second, and Button unlucky to only finish sixth, it would seem that the two British drivers will be able to fight for the Championship after all.

Hamilton had a fairly straight forward race to finish second. Button, however, had a poor start and a drive through penalty to contend with. Nevertheless, McLaren will be delighted with the results, although there is clearly a long way to go to catch Sebastian Vettel’s Red Bull.

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“This one is the first Toro Rosso fully developed by the team without relying on Red Bull, because with last year’s car there were things in common with the previous one,” 20-year-old Alguersuari told El Mundo newspaper.

“The truth is that it is going well, I think better than last year, but we still don’t know the true potential. It seems fast, but we don’t know exactly where we are until Australia.”

The season starts in Australia on March 27.

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McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button have struggled with their new car, with pace and reliability being a problem.

However, Alonso expects them to come our fighting at the season opener in Melbourne and possible challenger for a win.

“They’re better than they look,” the Spaniard told El Pais, “Winter testing doesn’t explain anything.

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Rossi, a former world champion, is still recovering from having surgery on the problem. The trouble started after a crash last April and affected his 2010 campaign.

Rossi could only manage the 13th quickest time in Qatar and crashed out for the second day in a row.

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The new Mercedes in it’s basic form performed poorly, being almost a second of the early testing pace. But the first update worked wonders, allowing the car to set the fastest times of the week. Brawn, however, is still not certain if the team had completely closed the gap.

“Whether we have done enough or not is difficult to say,” Brawn told Frankfurter Allgemeine. “It was hard to keep calm, and I was constantly reminding the team to stick to the plan. In situations like that, it’s tempting to react and waste resources.”

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Hamilton, who had been managed by his father Anthony since he was a child, has been looking for a new manager since last year.

“It was important I took my time to make this decision as it had to be right for my career and my long-term future,” said Hamilton, 26.

“I felt Simon and his team shared my ambitions for the long term.”

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At testing in Barcelona Massa completed 132 laps, the equivalent of a double race, and said Ferrari’s latest upgrade was a clear improvement.

Webber was third for world champions Red Bull, 0.374 off the pace.

Webber told reporters: “I think Ferrari are strong. I think we’re going OK and the rest is hard to say.”

Asked about Webber’s comments, Massa responded: “First of all they are a team that won last year and second they are very quick here.” Massa added ” I hope Mark Webber is right (that Ferrari are strong).”

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It was another blow for Webber after the team blamed him for the collision with Vettel in Turkey – even though most pundits deemed the crash the German’s fault – but he responded in the best possible way. Webber got a better start on the race, and kept the inside line, while Vettel was unable to even salvage second place as Lewis Hamilton of McLaren held a tight line just behind the Australian.

In fact, Vettel went off the track and punctured his tyre in the process – meaning he had to come in for an early pit stop from the back of the field. Webber meanwhile dominated throughout, despite a possible banana skin when the safety car tightened the field, and it will be interesting to see what happens should a similar situation arise with car parts in the next race. Hamilton drove wonderfully to retain second place, while Jenson Button also did excellently to salvage ten places from fourteenth – narrowly missing out on the podium to Nico Rosberg of Mercedes.

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While the difficult Bridge corner has been cut out, more pleasingly the run to Luffield and Woodcote – the most pointless area of the track – has also been discarded. Silverstone now offers a more balanced circuit that rewards both cornering at speed and more technical driving, and could well turn out to be the most dramatic race of the season.

With Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull up against McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button – while Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa at Ferrari should never be written off – it promises to be a fiercely competitive race. This will be especially true if perennial dark horse Robert Kubica at Renault challenges, and Mercedes get their act together and provide Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher with the car their pedigree deserves.

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Practice will begin on Friday at Silverstone, with both McLarens expected to test the blown rear diffuser, and it could have a significant positive impact on performance and lap time.

Still, the race looks ideal for the high speed cornering of the Red Bulls of Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel, while the results of Ferrari drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa in Valencia should not be taken to heart – before the infamous safety car incident, Alonso in particular looked very competitive indeed.

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Although 1996 World Champion Damon Hill has predicted the British Grand Prix is where Hamilton and Button’s relationship will fall apart, this is the kind of rivalry that the two McLaren drivers envisage continuing – and their fierce competition between them has pushed each to perform to their best. Indeed, it could well be the reason that Hamilton and Button are first and second in the drivers’ championship respectively – a mere six points between them.

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Thankfully for the McLaren driver, the decision was so tight that it took 17 laps’ time to resolve it – partially because stewards were preoccupied with the aftermath of Mark Webber’s 190mph crash. Hamilton eventually suffered the standard drive-through penalty but was able to keep his place, but the unfortunate facet from a spectator’s point of view was that his punishment prevented the battle between the McLaren and the brilliant but notoriously unstable Red Bull of Sebastian Vettel. Had Hamilton not hesitated as he was coming out of the pit lane, he would have easily passed the line before the safety car – and thus avoided his penalty altogether.

Alonso’s luck came after the race. Although he was unlucky in the safety car incident and finished in eighth, his post-race comments of a “manipulated” Grand Prix could well have been punished by the FIA for bringing the sport into disrepute. He was fortunate to get away with it.

Although their remarks after the race brought back memories of their old rivalry when McLaren team-mates, Alonso and Hamilton have now made up having messaged each other online. It remains to be seen what will happen should they find themselves alongside each other in the next race though.

It all makes for an exciting F1 battle at Silverstone between July 9th – 11th 2010, and British Grand Prix tickets are on sale now. SeeTickets has weekend tickets available from £130.

With McLaren due a major upgrade in time for the race, and both their drivers of Hamilton and Jenson Button heading the top of the Championship, there could well be a home winner on the cards.

The European Grand Prix in Valencia, Spain also ought to be well suited to the McLaren car, and both Hamilton and Button should be confident. In the first practice session this morning it was Nico Rosberg of Mercedes who scored the fastest time, but the McLaren drivers were close behind. Hamilton was just 0.164 seconds behind Rosberg in second place, with Button a close third.

Following the race in Spain, F1 fans will get to see the newly designed Silverstone circuit for the first time at the British Grand Prix, between July 9th – 11th 2010.

British F1 Grand Prix tickets are available now, and though the track is believed to play more into the hands of the Red Bull cars of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber, Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes and Renault have all replicated their blown rear end and ought to be well in contention for the race in Donington in July.

Nineteen points separate the top five drivers, and with 25 points awarded for a victory this is the finest of margins. Suddenly the British Grand Prix at the newly worked Silverstone looks a hugely enticing prospect.

Many have argued that the circuit will be perfectly suited to Red Bull’s RB6, but with their reliability issues and further improvements to come from their rivals at McLaren and Ferrari, it really is anybody’s guess who will win.

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Although their Red Bull rivals Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel collided prior to their victory, there was still clear evidence that McLaren had narrowed the gap between Red Bull and themselves, and seem to be improving in every F1 race.

Despite the race being just over a month away in this engrossing season, British Grand Prix tickets are still on sale.

For Friday’s practice sessions, general admission Silverstone tickets are on sale from £192, rising to £999 for the optimum position in gold Block A of the pit straight.

By Saturday, practice is over. British Grand Prix qualification tickets are on sale from £390 for a General Admission roaming pass, which will give you the chance to see who will make it to pole position for the next day’s race.

Race day British Grand Prix tickets on Sunday 11th July are available from £170.50 for General Admission tickets. These are from reputable Ticketmaster subsidiary GetMeIn, who provide a FanGuard 100% money back guarantee. Prices rise to £2199 for VIP packages lasting the whole weekend, which includes champagne all day on Saturday and Sunday with a view from a paddock by the pit lane.

The Silverstone circuit has been redeveloped for the 2010 event, and is set to add an unpredictable element to proceedings.

In addition, rule changes have been implemented for this season to encourage overtaking and more exciting races, and there are at least eight men in contention for the title.

Both British drivers are amongst those eight, and one of the 2008 and 2009 champions will hope to win again in 2010.

Silverstone organisers now hope that they have corrected this issue, with a string of alterations that have included lengthening the track by some 0.472 miles to give it a total length of 3.666 miles. The famous Abbey corner is no longer a chicane but a slalom first to the right then left, which is followed by a section of complex meanders. Drivers have been fulsome in their praise, and the 2010 race looks set to be even more exciting than ever before, while as ever at Silverstone, the atmosphere will be second to none.

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Last year, Silverstone became extremely close to losing the British GP to Donington Park, however, the latter’s financial situation saw F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone instead sign a new deal with Silverstone.

The Northamptonshire track has subsequently undergone several changes, including the building of a new in-field circuit, which cost £5million and will be used for this year’s British GP.

Damon Hill now believes that the track is one of the “world’s greatest,” and with a strong British contingent in Lewis Hamilton and the in-form Jenson Button, it is sure to provide an exciting race.

British Grand Prix tickets are available to compare and buy here at Tixdaq.com, and race day general admission tickets are currently available for as little as £170. Alternatively, motor racing fans can buy three-day tickets for £245, giving them the opportunity to see the whole of the weekend’s action, witnessing the excitement of qualifying and all the practice rounds, as well as the race itself.

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After a disappointing season last year, Ferrari look to bounce back with the signing of Fernando Alonso to replace Finn Kimi Räikkönen, who has departed to take part in the World Rally Championship. Alonso will join Brazilian Felipe Massa in the Ferrari hotseat, and it is strongly rumoured that their car is the fastest in the field. However, it is unknown for sure because there is suspicion that many of the carmakers have deliberately overfilled their fuel tanks in order to mask performance.

Qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix will begin on March 13th, with practice the day before, and it is only then that the potential of each of these teams will be unleashed.

Meanwhile, tickets for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone are available now, with the season shaping up to be a classic already. British fans will be hoping for a McLaren 1-2, with the last two world champions Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button both hailing from these shores.

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The news that Silverstone has signed a deal to continue to be the venue for the British Grand Prix has sparked excitement amongst motorsport fans.

The Northamptonshire circuit had been ditched by Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone in favour of Donnington Park but the after the latter experienced financial difficulties, Silverstone was finally awarded a 17 year contract to host the event after intense negotiations.

Since tickets went on sale over 6,500 were snapped up in just 24 hours with the £1.2m in revenue already justifying the decision to host the race at a circuit that has become the home of British motor racing.

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This weekend, the Formula 1 season reaches Bahrain. Qualifying for the 2009 F1 Bahrain begins tomorrow and Jenson Button will be looking to extend his lead at the top of the Formula 1 drivers’ championship.  Jenson Button is currently sitting in first place and his Brawn-Mercedes team mate, Rubens Barrichello, is in second place.

Last season’s champion, Lewis Hamilton, will be looking to improve on his shaky start to the season. Lewis Hamilton is currently lying in tenth place in the F1 drivers’ championship.

The 2008 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix was won by Felipe Massa for the Ferrari . Fellow Ferrari driver, Kimi Räikkönen, was second in the otherand BMW-Sauber driver Robert Kubica finished in third place.

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Red Bull racing's Sebastian Vettel celebrates victory in Shanghai

The efforts of Red Bull denied championship leader Jenson Button a third successive victory as the Briton finished third with team-mate Brawn GP Rubens Barrichello fourth.

There was joy for McLaren as they put their recent troubles behind them with fifth place for Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton in sixth.

Toyota’s Timo Glock took seventh place while Toro Rosso rookie Sebastien Buemi completed a superb performance to claim eighth place.

Fernando Alonso, who had started second on the grid in his Renault, was ninth while Ferraris Kimi Raikkonen completed the top 10.

British Formuala One fans will be looking forward to seeing this year’s highly competitive championship as it comes to Britain this summer. The Britsh Formula one Grand Prix at Silverstone is due to take place on the weekend of the June 19 – 21. Tickets for the Britsh Formula one Grand Prix at Silverstone are still available to compare from £97.

Formula One governing body the FIA has decreed that Brawn GP’s championship leading car is in accordance with newly introduced rules.

Brawn GP driver Jensen Button has won both races this season. This then sparked complaints that the Brawn GP team and rivals Toyota and Williams used an illegal diffuser.

But following eight hours of strongly worded evidence the International Court of Appeal ruled that the cars “comply with the applicable regulations”.

All three teams are free to race in the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.

British Formual One fans will be excited by the news as they gear up to see the British Team and Driver lead the championship as their homcoming race edges close. The Britsh Formula one Grand Prix at Silverstone is due to take place on the weekend of the june 19 – 21. Tickets for the Britsh Formula one Grand Prix at Silverstone are still available to comapare from £99.

There is now one Grand Prix remaining that takes place in Massa’s native Brazil on 2nd November. Providing Hamilton finishes in front of the Brazilian, he will claim the World Championship. In fact, providing Massa finishes outside the top 5, Hamilton is all but guaranteed the title.

British F1 fans will be keen to see their hero in action next season when the circuit reaches Silverstone.  The race is scheduled to take place on 21st June and tickets are already listed online with prices starting at £165.

There is now one Grand Prix remaining that takes place in Massa’s native Brazil on 2nd November. Providing Hamilton finishes in front of the Brazilian, he will claim the World Championship. In fact, providing Massa finishes outside the top 5, Hamilton is all but guaranteed the title.

British F1 fans will be keen to see their hero in action next season when the circuit reaches Silverstone.  The race is scheduled to take place on 21st June and tickets are already listed online with prices starting at £165.