NEW TEAMS WILL NOT BE COMPETITIVE

Lola owner Martin Birrane, whose company was passed over as one of the new teams to join Formula 1 in 2010, believes that the technical capabilities of the aspirants did not play a big enough part in the evaluation process.

Birrane fears that the applicants that were chosen could struggle because they lack the technical infrastructure of Lola. Campos Meta, Manor Grand Prix and US F1 were granted the three new grid slots in June, with Lotus F1 Racing also being granted an entry after BMW Sauber could not commit to signing the Concorde Agreement.

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2009 FERRARI WORLD FINALS

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PICTURE OF THE DAY

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NEWS OF THE DAY: BRAWN GP = McLAREN GP

Mercedes-Benz has announced that it has taken over the Brawn Formula 1 team and re-named it Mercedes Grand Prix after buying a 75.1 per cent stake in the squad.

The German car giant will retain its role as McLaren's engine supplier until at least 2015, but will sell its 40 per cent stake in the squad back to the team over the next two years.

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2009 ABU DHABI GP: RACE IN HI RESOLUTION PICTURES

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2009 ABU DHABI GP: VETTEL WINS INAUGURAL RACE

Sebastian Vettel makes it a hat-trick of wins for Red Bull!

The young German cements runner-up spot in the drivers' series with a commanding win, having easily dispatched the challenge from Hamilton as the McLaren driver battle brake issues.

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Yas Marina, United Arab Emirates;
55 laps; 305.470km;
Weather: Dry.

Classified:

Pos  Driver        Team                      Time
1.  Vettel        Red Bull-Renault      (B)  1h34:03.314
2.  Webber        Red Bull-Renault      (B)  +    17.857
3.  Button        Brawn-Mercedes        (B)  +    18.467
4.  Barrichello   Brawn-Mercedes        (B)  +    22.735
5.  Heidfeld      BMW Sauber            (B)  +    26.253
6.  Kobayashi     Toyota                (B)  +    28.343
7.  Trulli        Toyota                (B)  +    34.366
8.  Buemi         Toro Rosso-Ferrari    (B)  +    41.294
9.  Rosberg       Williams-Toyota       (B)  +    45.941
10. Kubica        BMW Sauber            (B)  +    48.180
11. Kovalainen    McLaren-Mercedes      (B)  +    52.798
12. Raikkonen     Ferrari               (B)  +    54.317
13. Nakajima      Williams-Toyota       (B)  +    59.839
14. Alonso        Renault               (B)  +  1:09.687
15. Liuzzi        Force India-Mercedes  (B)  +  1:34.450
16. Grosjean      Renault               (B)  +     1 lap
17. Fisichella    Ferrari               (B)  +     1 lap
18. Sutil         Force India-Mercedes  (B)  +     1 lap

Fastest lap: Vettel, 1:40.279

Not classified/retirements:

Driver        Team                      On lap
Hamilton      McLaren-Mercedes      (B)    21
Alguersuari   Toro Rosso-Ferrari    (B)    19

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