With only four races to go, the Formula 1 Championship is wide open, with drivers from several teams vying for the title. Sebastian Vettel has surged ahead in recent weeks for Team Red Bull, with back-to-back victories in Singapore, Japan and Korea, but he’s not across the final finishing line just yet.
Ahead of Sunday’s India Grand Prix, we present this snapshot of the driver tables as they stand today.
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F1: the race for the title
For the first time in the sport’s history, six racing champions will line up on the starting grid of the new F1 season, starting on Sunday.
Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button will all be doing their utmost to stop Sebastian Vettel becoming only the third driver to win three titles sin a row.
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F1: Six champions on grid
As the Formula One F1 season gets ready to kick off in Melbourne, Australia, this Sunday, we offer this race calendar for the full season.
Starting in Melbourne and finishing in Sao Paulo, Brazil, teams and drivers have approximately eight months to prove to the world who has engineered the best cars.
This is a year when the F1 circus has become more global than ever: only 40 per cent of races will take place in Europe, the lowest ever proportion.
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F1: Calendar 2012
Ahead of the new Formula One F1 season, we have a series of illustrative graphics to share with you.
The first is this one, documenting the myriad rule changes for teams and drivers that are designed to have a beneficial impact on safety and sustainability.
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F1: Rule changes 2012
With the new F1 Formula One season underway, we thought this graphic might help race enthusiasts get a handle on what’s new and what’s banned from the circuits this time round.
It highlights the major rule changes, such as the adjustable rear wings and the reintroduction of the contentious KERS, Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems.
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F1: Rule changes 2011
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