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Image:Fernando_Alonso_2006_Canada.jpg The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter
Year II · Issue 1 · January 1, 2009 – February 2, 2009

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{{Start-Class|category=Category:Start-Class Formula One articles|Start}}

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{{Stub-Class|category=Category:Stub-Class Formula One articles|Stub}}

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  • New Featured Lists --
  • List of Formula One Grand Prix winners
  • Good Article Reassessments --
  • Gilles Villeneuve
  • Lewis Hamilton
  • Mario Andretti
  • Mark Webber
  • Michael Schumacher
  • New articles --
  • Ferrari F60
  • McLaren MP4-24
  • List of motorsport terminology
  • Toyota TF109
  • Renault R29
  • Williams FW31
  • BMW Sauber F1.09
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  • Article requests: Erich Zakowski, Daniele Coronna, Hans Fouche, Chris Radage, Giorgio Stirano, Steve Tarrant, Dave Ryan,
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    Images

    Below is the selected F1 Picture (found here) which is chosen monthly. The picture has to be one uploaded that month and only from the current season.

    ;It is exclusive to the Newsletter. REMEMBER, YOU CAN VOTE.

    File:MossLotusClimax19610806.jpg driving his Rob Walker-entered Lotus to victory at the 1961 German Grand Prix.]]

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    {{center|Article of the month - List of Formula One Grand Prix winners, new Featured List}}

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    Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. The F1 world championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held usually on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets. The most famous Grand Prix is the Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo. The results of each race are combined to determine two annual Championships, one for drivers and one for constructors.

    Michael Schumacher holds the record for the most Grand Prix victories, having won 91 times. Alain Prost, is second with 51 wins, and Ayrton Senna is third, with 41 wins. Michael Schumacher holds the distinction of having the longest time between his first win and his last. He won his first Grand Prix in {{F1|1992}} at the Belgian Grand Prix, and his last in {{F1|2006}} at the Chinese Grand Prix, a gap that spans 14 years, 1 month and 1 day. The youngest winner of a Grand Prix is Sebastian Vettel, who was 21 years, 73 days old when he won the 2008 Italian Grand Prix. Luigi Fagioli is the oldest winner of a Formula One Grand Prix; he was 53 years and 22 days old when he won the 1951 French Grand Prix.

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    {{center|2009 Teams and Races}}

    {{center|From 2009 Formula One season}}

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    2009 Teams

    ! Team

    ! Constructor

    ! Drivers

    ! Car

    |{{flagicon|UK}} Vodafone McLaren Mercedes

    | McLaren

    |{{flagicon|UK}} Lewis Hamilton

    |McLaren MP4-24

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    |{{flagicon|Finland}} Heikki Kovalainen

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    | {{flagicon|Italy}} Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro

    | Ferrari

    | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Felipe Massa

    | Ferrari F60

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    |{{flagicon|Finland}} Kimi Räikkönen

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    | {{flagicon|Germany}} BMW Sauber F1 Team

    | BMW Sauber

    | {{flagicon|Poland}} Robert Kubica

    | BMW Sauber F1.09

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    | {{flagicon|Germany}} Nick Heidfeld

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    | {{flagicon|France}} ING Renault F1 Team

    | Renault

    | {{flagicon|Spain}} Fernando Alonso

    | Renault R29

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    | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Nelson Piquet, Jr.

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    | {{flagicon|Japan}} Panasonic Toyota Racing

    | Toyota

    | {{flagicon|Italy}} Jarno Trulli

    | Toyota TF109

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    | {{flagicon|Germany}} Timo Glock

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    | {{flagicon|Italy}} Scuderia Toro Rosso

    | Toro Rosso

    | {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Sébastien Buemi

    | Toro Rosso STR4

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    | {{flagicon|Austria}} Red Bull Racing

    | Red Bull

    | {{flagicon|Australia}} Mark Webber

    | Red Bull RB5

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    | {{flagicon|Germany}} Sebastian Vettel

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    | {{flagicon|UK}} AT&T Williams F1 Team

    | Williams

    | {{flagicon|Germany}} Nico Rosberg

    | Williams FW31

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    | {{flagicon|Japan}} Kazuki Nakajima

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    | {{flagicon|Japan}} Honda Racing F1 Team*

    | Honda*

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Jenson Button

    | Honda RA109*

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    | {{flagicon|}} TBA

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    | {{flagicon|India}} Force India F1 Team

    | Force India

    | {{flagicon|Germany}} Adrian Sutil

    | Force India VJM02

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    | {{flagicon|Italy}} Giancarlo Fisichella

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    *Honda Motors Ltd. have pulled out but are hoping for potential buyers

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    2009 Grands Prix

    ! Grand Prix

    ! Circuit

    ! Last Winner

    ! Date

    | {{flagicon|Australia}} ING Australian Grand Prix

    | Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Lewis Hamilton

    | 29 March

    | {{flagicon|Malaysia}} Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix

    | Sepang International Circuit

    | {{flagicon|Finland}} Kimi Räikkönen

    | 5 April

    | {{flagicon|China}} Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix

    | Shanghai International Circuit

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Lewis Hamilton

    | 19 April

    | {{flagicon|Bahrain}} Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix

    | Bahrain International Circuit

    | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Felipe Massa

    | 26 April

    | {{flagicon|Spain}} Gran Premio de España Telefónica

    | Circuit de Catalunya

    | {{flagicon|Finland}} Kimi Räikkönen

    | 10 May

    | {{flagicon|Monaco}} Grand Prix de Monaco

    | Circuit de Monaco

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Lewis Hamilton

    | 24 May

    | {{flagicon|Turkey}} Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix

    | Istanbul Park

    | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Felipe Massa

    | 7 June

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Santander British Grand Prix

    | Silverstone Circuit

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Lewis Hamilton

    | 21 June

    | {{flagicon|Germany}} Großer Preis von Deutschland

    | Nürburgring

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Lewis Hamilton

    | 12 July

    | {{flagicon|Hungary}} Magyar Nagydij

    | Hungaroring

    | {{flagicon|Finland}} Heikki Kovalainen

    | 26 July

    | {{flagicon|Europe}} Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe

    | Valencia Street Circuit

    | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Felipe Massa

    | 23 August

    | {{flagicon|Belgium}} ING Belgian Grand Prix

    | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

    | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Felipe Massa

    | 30 August

    | {{flagicon|Italy}} Gran Premio Santander d'Italia

    | Autodromo Nazionale Monza

    | {{flagicon|Germany}} Sebastian Vettel

    | 13 September

    | {{flagicon|Singapore}} SingTel Singapore Grand Prix

    | Marina Bay Street Circuit

    | {{flagicon|Spain}} Fernando Alonso

    | 27 September

    | {{flagicon|Japan}} Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix

    | Suzuka Circuit

    | {{flagicon|Spain}} Fernando Alonso

    | 4 October

    | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Grande Prêmio do Brasil

    | Autódromo José Carlos Pace

    | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Felipe Massa

    | 18 October

    | {{flagicon|UAE}} Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

    | Yas Marina Circuit

    | Inaugural Race

    | 1 November

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