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2011 Belgian Grand Prix in pictures

2011 Belgian Grand Prix

As we headed into the mid-season break last month it seemed as though Ferrari and McLaren had closed the gap on Red Bull. Combined they had won three races in a row. However, the Belgian Grand Prix showed that Red Bull were having no more of that and managed to score a comfortable 1-2 victory; the team’s tenth Formula One quinella.

In the end Vettel and Webber took the top two places with a reasonable degree of comfort. Not a bad result, really, when you consider their pre-race tyre dramas or that the high speed nature of Spa is not really suited to the RB7.

A special mention to Michael Schumacher, too, who finished a very creditable fifth after starting from last place on the grid. Notably, Nico Rosberg was one place behind in sixth, despite storming to the lead on the first lap.

After the break there’s a further 95 images to help you recapture the vibe.

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2011 Hungarian Grand Prix in pictures

2011 Hungarian Grand Prix

Here’s your picsture gallery from the 2011 Hungarian Grand Prix. As you can see it was big milestone race for Jenson Button and a big congrats to him for winning the race to celebrate.

Best make sure you savour these pics. They’re the last bit of Formula One action you will see for almost four weeks. The next race is at the highly regarded Spa-Francorchamps circuit on 28 August.

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2011 German Grand Prix in pictures

2011 German Grand Prix

We give you over 80 images to help you relive the German Grand Prix. You’ll see race winner Lewis Hamilton shaking hands with former McLaren adversary Fernando Alonso. You’ll also see Fernando welching on his taxi fare with Mark Webber. And, as always, you’ll get access to fantastic high-quality Formula One images at 2000px super image sizing right here on AUSmotive. See you next week after Hungary, where we hope Mark Webber can back up his 2010 success.

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2011 British Grand Prix in pictures

2011 British GP

Here’s the pics from Silverstone. You’ll see plenty of Alonso in his winning Ferrari, plenty of action and plenty of Prince Harry. He gets around a bit, too, spotted at most of the media portals while we were sourcing the pics from the British Grand Prix. He really doesn’t look too much like his dad, does he?

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2011 European Grand Prix in pictures

2011 European Grand Prix

Perhaps the most exciting stat to emerge from the 2011 European Grand Prix is that all 24 starters finished the race. That’s only the fourth time in history this has happened. Indeed, Narain Karthikeyan has his name etched into the record books for being the first ever F1 driver to finish 24th. To help relive this rare occurrence here’s 88 pics, featuring all 24 cars, for you to enjoy.

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2011 Monaco Grand Prix in pictures

2011 Monaco Grand Prix

We figured you have probably seen enough of Sebastian Vettel on the victory dais, so we’ve given the Red Bull Racing images a miss from Monaco. Actually, that’s not true, it looks like the Red Bull media site is having a few technical issues so, for now, we’re missing photos from them and Toro Rosso. It’s shame, because, as usual, there’s some great pics in there. Hopefully we’ll have them for you shortly.

In the meantime, there’s another 62 pics from the Monaco Grand Prix for you after the break. We’d love to hear which one is you think is best. So take your time, have a good look and leave your comment below.

UPDATE 1 June: New pics from RBR and STR have now been added.

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Lotus v Lotus ruling: Everyone wins a prize

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The British High Court has handed down its decision in the Lotus v Lotus stoush and the short version of events is, “Everyone’s a winner!”

At stake was the right for 1Malaysia Team F1 to continue using the Team Lotus name. In 2010 the team was known as Lotus Racing, under a licensing agreement with Group Lotus, owners of the Lotus road car division.

However, the courts have ruled that Lotus Racing was in breach of its agreement with Group Lotus and damages have been awarded to the parent company. Also on the winning side of the ledger for Group Lotus was clarification of its right to use the Lotus name as a single entity in Formula One and for road cars.

Seems pretty straightforward until you learn that Team Lotus has also retained its right to use the Team Lotus brand in F1. So, a decision has been made by the High Court that, really, leaves us with the status quo of two teams both with Lotus in their names. Has anything really changed?

Group Lotus say they will appeal the decision in a bid to stop 1Malaysia Team F1 using the Team Lotus title. Interestingly, it seems Team Lotus is keen to expand on its recent takeover of Caterham Cars with a new brand name of Caterham Team Lotus.

Statements from both parties can be read after the break. You can bet there is still a lot of mileage left in this dispute.

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2011 Spanish Grand Prix in pictures

2011 Spanish Grand Prix

Despite being teased by our own Mark Webber when he scored pole position, the Spanish GP ended up being yet another Sebastian Vettel victory. That’s four from five races for the 2010 champ and history suggests that impressive start is already enough to put Vettel at almost unbackable odds to make it a second world crown.

As usual there’s some great pics from the latest race and there’s a couple of shots where you can see how dramatic the marbles are with the new Pirelli tyres.

We’re already in another Grand Prix week with the classic Monaco GP just a few days away. Can Mark match his unstoppable performance from 2010, or is he fast becoming a broken man with shattered confidence?

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2011 Turkish Grand Prix in pictures

2011 Turkish GP

A little later than usual, here’s your hit of Formula One images from the 2011 Turkish Grand Prix. It was a walk in Istanbul Park for Sebastian Vettel. It was also the origin for the latest, and to date, most fervent, rumours suggesting Michael Schumacher will retire at the end of this season. He is contracted with Mercedes GP until the end of next season. We’ll keep an eye on that one and see how it progresses.

For now, sit back and enjoy 82 of the best images from Turkey. The pics of Nico Rosberg in pit lane illustrating the seating position of an F1 driver is quite interesting.

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2011 Chinese Grand Prix in pictures

2011 Chinese GP

Still buzzing after the excitement of the Chinese Grand Prix? We reckon Lewis Hamilton probably is after he managed break the grip Sebastian Vettel was starting to force on the 2011 Formula One season.

Here’s 90 pics to help you relive all the action.

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2011 Malaysian Grand Prix in pictures

2011 Malaysian GP

Already the 2011 Formula One season is looking like it could be a Sebastian Vettel procession. Thankfully, there’s still another 17 races to go; with any luck someone else will get a look in very soon. This weekend in China, perhaps?

Until then, here’s 78 images from the Malaysian Grand Prix to keep you busy.

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2011 Australian Grand Prix in pictures

2011 Australian Grand Prix

Making a return to AUSmotive in 2011 is our Grand Prix in pictures series. To kick it off here’s 93 images from the Australian Grand Prix to get you back in the mood for what will be a long and, no doubt, intriguing Formula One season.