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Jerez day one - Raikkonen leads the way for Lotus 08 Feb 2012

He may have been away from the sport for the last two seasons but that didn’t stop 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen from topping the timesheets, as this year’s opening test got underway in Jerez on Tuesday. Raikkonen clocked a best time of 1m 19.670s at the Spanish circuit in the new Lotus E20.

Paul di Resta was second in Force India’s 2012 car, the VJM05, ahead of Nico Rosberg, who was third in the 2011-spec Mercedes....»

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Race winner Mark Webber (AUS) Red Bull Racing. Formula One World Championship, Rd 19, Brazilian Grand Prix, Race, Interlagos, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, 27 November 2011
Brazil 2011 - race edit
Race winner Lewis Hamilton (GBR) McLaren celebrates on the podium. Formula One World Championship, Rd 18, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Race, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Sunday, 13 November 2011
Abu Dhabi 2011 - race edit
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's Felipe Massa collide during FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO PETROBRAS DO BRASIL 2011
India 2011 - race edit

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FIA Flag. Formula One World Championship, Rd 18, Brazilian Grand Prix, Qualifying Day, Interlagos, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, 1 November 2008

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WHO'S WHO - 2012 TEAM & DRIVER LINE-UPS

(L to R): Lewis Hamilton (GBR) McLaren; Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull Racing; Mark Webber (AUS) Red Bull Racing and Fernando Alonso (ESP) Ferrari at the drivers start of season photograph. Formula One World Championship, Rd 1, Australian Grand Prix, Race Day, Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, 27 March 2011

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Race Tickets Live Timing Video - 2011 Race Edit Video - 2011 Onboard Lap Circuit Map Destination Guide Event Timetable

LAST RACE

Brazil
01 M.Webber 1:32:17.464
02 S.Vettel +16.9 secs
03 J.Button +27.6 secs
Fastest Lap
M.Webber 1:15.324
Pole Position
S.Vettel 1:11.918
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 13:40:00
Dark clouds loom over Interlagos with the race moments away
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 13:54:00
With a changeable forecast, teams will have different set-ups in mind
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 13:59:00
The mechanics clear the grid
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 14:03:00
Vettel gets away well, and Alonso jumps Hamilton for fourth
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 14:11:00
Button has a train of Alonso and Hamilton forming behind him
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 14:17:00
Senna and Schumacher come together through the Senna S, leaving the Mercedes with a puncture
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 14:18:00
Alonso eventually gets past Button
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 14:23:00
Button comes in for his first stop
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 14:24:00
Alonso and Hamilton follow Button in for stops a lap later
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 14:26:00
Vettel, leading the race, is told his car has a gearbox problem
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 14:30:00
Rosberg takes ninth from Alguersuari
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 14:33:00
Problems for Glock as one of his wheels is not secured as he leaves the pits
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 14:33:00
The lack of wheel leaves the Virgin stranded at the side of the track
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 14:41:00
Vettel, whose gearbox problem is worsening, loses first place to Webber
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 14:44:00
Button makes a daring move and changes to the harder tyre with 34 laps to go
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 14:53:00
Button surges past Massa into fourth
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 14:57:00
Brace yourselves! Hamilton comes up on the back of Massa...
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 15:05:00
Having emerged from his third stop still behind Massa, Hamilton's gearbox gives out
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 15:08:00
Sutil muscles past Rosberg to take seventh
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 15:13:00
Perez takes 13th from Barrichello
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 15:18:00
Race leader Webber makes his final stop
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 15:22:00
Button hares up on the back of Alonso
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 15:23:00
At the second attempt, Button takes third place using DRS
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 15:33:00
Barrichello moves up on Massa to unlap himself
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 15:35:00
Webber wins the 2011 Brazilian race
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 15:39:00
Webber is congratulated by second-placed team mate Vettel
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 15:37:00
Third-placed Button walks back to the paddock having stopped at Turn One after the flag
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 15:40:00
Massa treats the Brazilian fans to a post-race display!
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 15:46:00
The top three in the 2011 championship stand on the podium
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 15:40:00
Is this the last we will see of this man? Barrichello salutes his home fans at the end of his 19th season

2011 DRIVER STANDINGS

01 Sebastian Vettel 392
02 Jenson Button 270
03 Mark Webber 258
04 Fernando Alonso 257
05 Lewis Hamilton 227
06 Felipe Massa 118
07 Nico Rosberg 89
08 Michael Schumacher 76
09 Adrian Sutil 42
10 Vitaly Petrov 37
11 Nick Heidfeld 34
12 Kamui Kobayashi 30
13 Paul di Resta 27
14 Jaime Alguersuari 26
15 Sebastien Buemi 15
16 Sergio Perez 14
17 Rubens Barrichello 4
18 Bruno Senna 2

2011 TEAM STANDINGS

01 RBR-Renault 650
02 McLaren-Mercedes 497
03 Ferrari 375
04 Mercedes 165
05 Renault 73
06 Force India-Mercedes 69
07 Sauber-Ferrari 44
08 STR-Ferrari 41
09 Williams-Cosworth 5
10 Lotus-Renault 0