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Clay Regazzoni (SUI) Ferrari, finished the race in sixth position. Swedish Grand Prix, Rd 7, Anderstorp, Sweden, 13 June 1976.

When Toro Rosso’s new signing Sebastien Buemi takes to the track in Melbourne for March’s 2009 Formula One season opener, he’ll be the 25th Swiss driver to participate in a Grand Prix weekend.

Given that motorsport was banned in the country for much of the 20th century, Switzerland has proved a surprisingly fertile breeding ground for driving...

Nelson Piquet Jr. (BRA) Renault R29 Formula One Testing, Day Two, Autodromo Algarve, Portimao, Portugal, Monday 19 January 2009.

The introduction of Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems, or KERS, is one of the biggest technical challenges of the 2009 season - and also one of the biggest unknowns.

While the basic principles will be shared by all teams’ systems, the specifics could be very different. Understandably, those specifics are closely-guarded secrets, but Renault have been kind...

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