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Archive for August, 2009

Button “amazed” at Brawn speed

Written by Red Andy on 05 August 2009

Okehampton, Wednesday: F1 world championship leader Jenson Button says he is “amazed” that his boss, Brawn GP team principal Ross Brawn, was caught driving at over 100mph on a public road near Okehampton, Devon, this weekend. The 54-year-old ex-Ferrari employee was 30mph over the speed limit when he was caught, but Button’s [Read More]

Millionaire outpaces Schumacher in test

Written by Red Andy on 03 August 2009

Mugello, Monday: Times released from Michael Schumacher’s F1 test at Mugello indicate that an elderly Italian millionaire set faster times at the circuit than the seven-time world champion himself. Schumacher was testing Ferrari’s 2007 car as part of the team’s F1 Clienti programme, which allows astoundingly rich people to buy [Read More]

“Obscene” Webber stamps recalled

Written by Red Andy on 01 August 2009

Canberra, Saturday: The Australian postal service has been forced to recall hundreds of commemorative stamps issued to celebrate Mark Webber’s first Formula One victory, after they were found to contain an obscene phrase. The postage stamps, which depicted Webber’s Red Bull Racing car crossing the finish line at the Nurburgring, were [Read More]

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