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England's Jenson Button is feeling positive heading into the season-opener in Melbourne this weekend. The Frome star, who starts his tenth season in 2009, finished fifth in second practice at Albert Park.
Our sixth stop on the Formula One calendar for 2009 takes us to the Monaco Grand Prix. Part of the championship since its inauguration in 1950, last year's event saw Lewis Hamilton reign supreme on a wet day in the principality.
Five teams, including World Champions Ferrari, have threatened to leave Formula One at the end of the season unless a reforming of the FIA's budget cap system takes place. FOTA will be meeting with the governing body at Heathrow on Friday to discuss the matter.
2009 marks the 40th year since the debut of the Williams team in Formula One. Founder Sir Frank Williams travelled to Amsterdam to talk of his memories of the Dutch Grand Prix plus his all-time Number 1 Williams driver.
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After just one race of 2010, Ferrari has already equalled its total victory sum of last year. In the aftermath of a controlled 1-2 result in Bahrain, Team Principal Stefano Domenicali has every reason to be happy.
Michael Schumacher is adopting a cautious approach in Bahrain as he enters his first F1 race weekend since Brazil 2006. However, behind only team-mate Nico Rosberg and the McLaren of Lewis Hamilton, the German finished in the top three in practice on Friday.
Friday's first practice session in Bahrain is the time pre-season hype stops and concentration begins as 12 teams take to the track. There are less rule changes to talk about than last year although a mix of 5 rookies, 11 race winners and 4 Champions will ensure total drama over the course of 19 races.
Bahrain plays host to the opening race of the Formula 1 season for the second time this year, having first done so in 2006. As the 2010 campaign begins, significant circuit changes see the desert race decrease its lap numbers from 57 to 49.