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The 2006 Formula One season is finally over and by and large it was a good one. There were close fought battles for both titles and it was never certain which way it was going to go, there were some great races and some not-so-great controversies...

Fernando Alonso took Renault's third consecutive victory of the season in an exciting and chaotic Australian Grand Prix, where the drama and incidents lasted from start to finish, literally. McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen kept out of trouble to come...

Renault's Fernando Alonso put in a near perfect flying lap at just the right moment to claim pole position for the British Grand Prix, setting a best time of 1:20.253. Alonso edged out Ferrari's Michael Schumacher for the front of the grid and the...

BMW Sauber's new third driver Sebastian Vettel impressed on his F1 debut when he clocked the fastest time of Friday's practice sessions for the Turkish Grand Prix. The German youngster set a best of 1:28.091 in the afternoon, just over two tenths...

Renault's Fernando Alonso was once again at the top of the times in Saturday morning's final practice session for the Monaco Grand Prix, a blinding 1:13.823 the best of the weekend so far. Michael Schumacher's Ferrari was two tenths off for second...

Renault proved its pace from the morning practice session when Fernando Alonso took pole position in qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix with a best time of 1:14.942. Teammate Giancarlo Fisichella was a couple of tenths behind in second to make...

Ferrari remained at the top of the Barcelona test times on June 1st as Michael Schumacher took over from teammate Felipe Massa to post the best of the day. The German clocked 1:13.469 to top the list of the 17 drivers at work and worked on tyres...

Where exactly Kimi Raikkonen will be next year has been a hotly debated topic for quite some time now, perhaps even since the end of last year when McLaren announced it had signed Fernando Alonso for 2007. The pairing of Raikkonen and Alonso might...

McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen took his second consecutive pole position in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix with a best time of 1:19.599. The Finn was three tenths quicker than Ferrari's Felipe Massa, who will line up alongside, and Honda's...

Despite constant badgering from the media about Ferrari's impending announcement, Michael Schumacher has made it clear that his attention will firmly be on track at this weekend's Italian Grad Prix. Ferrari is due to reveal its 2007 driver line up...

Honda third driver Anthony Davidson kicked off the US Grand Prix weekend at Indianapolis with the fastest time in the first practice session, 1:12.083. Ferrari's Michael Schumacher only did one flying lap but it was enough for second quickest,...

Ferrari carried through the pace of the morning's practice session to qualifying for the US Grand Prix and made it an all red front row at Indianapolis. Michael Schumacher clocked 1:10.832 for pole and Felipe Massa will line up alongside him in ...

The home crowds had something to cheer about in qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix when Felipe Massa put his Ferrari on pole position at Interlagos. Massa clocked 1:10.680 for the front of the grid and McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen will line up ...

The third day of testing at Monza was another busy one with once again 20 drivers from all 11 teams at work. Felipe Massa was back at the top of the times with a best of 1:21.101 and Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher was fourth fastest. Tyre...

As had long been expected, Ferrari confirmed on September 10th that it has signed Kimi Raikkonen in a three-year deal. The announcement came along with confirmation that Michael Schumacher will retire at the end of this season. Raikkonen will be...

The new Super Aguri team confirmed on February 15th that its race drivers for the 2006 season will be Takuma Sato and Yuji Ide. Sato, who previously raced for BAR, has long since been expected to take one of the seats while Ide debuts in Formula...

Unsurprisingly it was the third drivers who made the running in the first practice session for the British Grand Prix, with the Williams of Alex Wurz setting the best time of 1:21.946. Honda's Anthony Davidson was just half a tenth behind in...

Unsurprisingly, on the heels of the announcement that Juan Pablo Montoya will leave Formula One at the end of this season and race NASCAR in 2007, the Colombian has stepped down from his McLaren race seat, effective immediately. Montoya will be ...

For quite some time there have been questions about the future of Juan Pablo Montoya in Formula One and the answer came on July 9th. The Colombian will leave the F1 circus after this season and return to American racing in 2007, this time in the...

Testing wound up at Barcelona on February 24th with Renault's Fernando Alonso the fastest of the 10 drivers working at the Spanish circuit. The world champion set a best time of 1:14.085 and teammate Giancarlo Fisichella was third quickest.

There was no change at the top of the time sheet after Friday's second practice for the Chinese Grand Prix, with Alex Wurz still at the top. The Williams third driver set a best of 1:35.539, less than half a tenth up on his fastest in the morning.

After China it seemed that the title battle had swung firmly in Michael Schumacher's favour but in Japan the advantage went back to Renault's Fernando Alonso. The defending champion regained the top of the standings with victory at Suzuka when ...