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Oliver Rowland Awarded with F1 McLaren test

Oliver Rowland will have a Formula One test with McLaren after collecting a coveted award previously won by the likes of Jenson Button and David Coulthard.

Oliver Rowland McLaren Formula One

The 19-year-old won the Autosport British Racing Drivers’ Club award, which also includes £100,000 in prize money and full membership of the BRDC.

Rowland was runner-up in the Formula Renault UK race series in 2011.

The winner was announced after evaluation in Formula 2, HWA Mercedes-Benz DTM and McLaren MP4-12C GT3 cars at Silverstone, and Rowland said that it had been far from a smooth year.

“I don’t know what to say,” Oliver Rowland said. “It’s been a difficult year for me. I lost someone very close to me in [karting guru] Martin Hines, who passed away this year. He’s helped me for six or seven years. I’ve had lots to learn this year in my first year of Formula Renault. I have learned a lot and now I’m here. I just can’t believe it.”

The award is backed by McLaren, motorsport magazine Autosport and the BRDC. It was set up in 1989 to acknowledge young racing drivers from the UK.

Meanwhile Germany’s Sebastian Vettel, a double world champion after winning his second successive Formula 1 title with Red Bull this year, was named as International Racing Driver of the Year.

Force India F1 driver Di Resta was named Rookie of the Year.

Kimi Raikkonen Returns to F1 2012 with Renault

Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen will return to Formula 1 next season after signing a two-year deal with Renault, who will become Lotus in 2012.

Kimi Raikkonen - F1 2012 - Lotus Renault

The 32-year-old left F1 at the end of 2009 to pursue a career in rallying.

The Finn was strongly linked with a move to Williams just a few week ago, but Renault have pounced for his signature after it was confirmed that Robert Kubica will miss the start of next season due to the injuries he sustained during a rallying accident earlier this year.

“My hunger for F1 has recently become overwhelming,” said Raikkonen. “It was an easy choice to return with Lotus Renault GP.”

The Finn, who won the title in 2007 with Ferrari, added: “I have been impressed by the scope of the team’s ambition. Now I’m looking forward to playing an important role in pushing the team to the very front of the grid.

“My time in the World Rally Championship has been a useful stage in my career as a driver.”

Kimi made his Formula One debut back in 2001 with Sauber. He then spent five seasons with McLaren, from 2002 to 2006, winning nine Grands Prix and twice finishing runner-up in the drivers’ championship. He moved to Ferrari for 2007.

Team owner Gerard Lopez said the high-profile signing of Raikkonen was one of several steps the squad are taking to return to the front of F1, adding that he is delighted to have captured the services of a world champion.

“All year long, we kept saying that our team was at the start of a brand new cycle. Backstage we’ve been working hard to build the foundations of a successful structure and to ensure that we would soon be able to fight at the highest level,” he said.

Raikkonen’s return to F1 means there will be six World Champions on the grid next year as the Finn will line up next to Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel.

Australian Grand Prix 2010 Full Results

# Driver Team Grid Fastest lap Race time Points
1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 4 1:29.291 1:33:36.531 25
2 Robert Kubica Renault 9 1:29.570 +00:12.034 18
3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 5 1:29.537 +00:14.488 15
4 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 3 1:29.707 +00:16.304 12
5 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 6 1:28.489 +00:16.683 10
6 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 11 1:28.506 +00:29.989 8
7 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 13 1:29.685 +00:59.847 6
8 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 8 1:29.210 +01:00.536 4
9 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 2 1:28.358 +01:07.319 2
10 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 7 1:29.185 +01:09.391 1
11 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 17 1:29.713 +01:11.301
12 Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber-Cosworth 14 1:30.587 +01:14.084
13 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 19 1:33.638 lapped
14 Karun Chandhok Hispania-Cosworth 24 1:35.045 lapped
15 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 21 1:34.230 retired, 41 laps
16 Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 22 1:36.607 retired, 26 laps
17 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1 1:31.556 retired, 25 laps
18 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 10 1:43.223 retired, 9 laps
19 Vitaly Petrov Renault 18 1:43.132 retired, 9 laps
20 Bruno Senna Hispania-Cosworth 23 2:27.276 retired, 4 laps
21 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 12 crash, 1 laps
22 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 15 crash, 1 laps
23 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Cosworth 16 crash, 1 laps
24 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 20 retired, 0 laps

Italian Grand Prix to Stay at Monza until 2010

Fans enjoy the Italian Grand Prix at Monza

Fans enjoy the Italian Grand Prix at Monza

Bernie Ecclesone and Monza’s managers have signed a new deal which will keep the Italian Grand Prix at Monza until at least 2016.

The current contract was due to expire in 2012 and terms for a 4 year extension were agreed.

Much like Silverstone, Monza’s future seemed uncertain especially with recent talks about a new race Formula 1 Grand Prix race in Rome.

The deal is very important for the thousands of Ferrari fans who see the legendary track is their home.

Last year’s race was dominated by Brown GP and won by Rubens Barrichello.

Although the 2010 race at Monza is a few months away, Ferrari look very sharp this season and a home one-two will be a dream come true for Alonso and Massa.

Vettel on pole in Bahrain

Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel will start the first race of 2010 from pole after edging the Ferraris in Bahrain.

Sebastian Vettel, Redbull - Pole Position Bahrain GP 2010

Sebastian Vettel, Redbull - Pole Position Bahrain GP 2010


Vettel set a fastest time of 1 minute, 54.101 seconds on Saturday to edge Ferrari pair Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso, who have both triumphed previously at the desert track.

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren will start fourth, ahead of Nico Rosberg of Mercedes and Red Bull driver Mark Webber.

Seven-time champion Schumacher, racing for the first time in three years, was 1.423 seconds off Vettel’s pace to start ahead of defending champion Jenson Button, who was eighth for McLaren.

Bahrain Grand Prix 2010, Qualifying Results

# Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:55.029 1:53.883 1:54.101
2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:55.313 1:54.331 1:54.242
3 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:54.612 1:54.172 1:54.608
4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:55.341 1:54.707 1:55.217
5 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:55.463 1:54.682 1:55.241
6 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:55.298 1:54.318 1:55.284
7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:55.593 1:55.105 1:55.524
8 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:55.715 1:55.168 1:55.672
9 Robert Kubica Renault 1:55.511 1:54.963 1:55.885
10 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:55.213 1:54.996 1:56.309
11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Toyota 1:55.969 1:55.330  
12 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:55.628 1:55.653  
13 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Toyota 1:56.375 1:55.857  
14 Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber 1:56.428 1:56.237  
15 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:56.189 1:56.265  
16 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber 1:56.541 1:56.270  
17 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:56.167 1:56.619  
18 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:57.071    
19 Timo Glock Virgin Racing 1:59.728    
20 Jarno Trulli Lotus F1 1:59.852    
21 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus F1 2:00.313    
22 Lucas di Grassi Virgin Racing 2:00.587    
23 Bruno Senna Hispania Racing F1 2:03.240    
24 Karun Chandhok Hispania Racing F1 2:04.904    


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