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Motor Racing - Formula One 2012
Sebastian Vettel secured last year's F1 crown without having to get into second gear!
This season promises to be a much closer affair with at least five drivers in with a great chance of winning the F1 Driver's Championship. Can you pick the winner?
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Driver
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Points
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Sporting Index
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Spreadex
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Lewis Hamilton
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63
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30 - 33
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30- 33
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Sebastian Vettel
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73
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30 - 33
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30 - 33
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Fernando Alonso
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76
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30 - 33
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28 - 31
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Jensen Button
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45
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14 - 17
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14 - 17
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Kimi Raikkonen
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51
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13 - 16
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13 - 16
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Mark Webber
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73
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16 - 19
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15 - 18
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Nico Rosberg
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51
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11 - 14
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10 - 13
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Michael Schumacher
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2
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1 - 3
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1 - 3
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Romain Grosjean
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35
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5 - 7
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6 - 8
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Sergio Perez
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22
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0.5 - 2
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1 - 3
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Pastor Maldonado
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29
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1 - 3
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1 - 3
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Felipe Massa
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10
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0 - 0.5
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0 - 0.5
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Bruno Senna
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15
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0 - 0.5
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0 - 0.5
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Kamui Kobayashi
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19
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0.5 - 2
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1 - 3
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Paul Di Resta
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21
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0 - 0.5
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0 - 0.5
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Nico Hulkenberg
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7
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0 - 0.5
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0 - 0.5
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Timo Glock
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0
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0 - 0.5
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0 - 0.5
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Vitaly Petrov
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0
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0 - 0.5
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0 - 0.5
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Pedro de la Rosa
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0
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0 - 0.5
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0 - 0.5
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Sporting Index, Extrabet & Spreadex Spread Guides:
1st Place = 60pts, 2nd = 40, 3rd = 30, 4th = 20, 5th = 10, 6th = 5pts
Driver's Title Update (27/5/12) Monaco GP
Mark Webber controlled the race from start to finish and although there was a line of cars behind at the chequered flag, he never looked like being passed.
Here's a quick reminder of how the market leaders fared:
Hamilton -poor strategy and bad tyre management saw him finish in fifth.
Vettel -never really in the shake-up, but picked up some valuable points in fourth.
Webber-drove beautifully on a tight circuit to remind his critics of his talents.
Alonso -like Vettel, he managed his tyres and his pit stops were exemplary. Third.
Button -finished down in sixteenth, having been lapped. Seems to have lost his way.
Rosberg -an excellent second place behind Webber, but never looked like passing him.
Canadian GP 8 - 10 June. Race Start 1pm UK time Sun 10th June (Sky Sports).
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Driver
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Manufacturer
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Canadian GP '11 Finish Positions
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Sporting Index Race Index
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Vettel
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Red Bull-Renault
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1st
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38 - 40
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Alonso
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Ferrari
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3rd
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28 - 30
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Hamilton
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McLaren-Merc
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4th
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29 - 31
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Webber
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Red Bull-Renault
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2nd
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25 - 27
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Button
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McLaren-Merc
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5th
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25 - 27
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Massa
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Ferrari
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15rd
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14 - 16
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Rosberg
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Mercedes GP
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6th
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11 - 13
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Schumacher
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Mercedes GP
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7th
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8 - 10
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Petrov
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Force India-Merc
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16th
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3 - 4
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Kobayashi
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Sauber
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10th
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2 - 3
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Senna
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Renault
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20th
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2 - 3
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Alguesuari
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Toro Rsso-Fer
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11th
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2 - 3
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Sutil
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Force India-Merc
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12th
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2 - 3
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Perez
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Sauber
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N/A
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2 - 3
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Barrichello
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Willms-Csworth
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14th
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1.5 - 2.5
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di Resta
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Force India-Merc
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N/A
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2 - 3
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Buemi
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Toro Rsso-Fer
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13th
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2 - 3
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Liuzzi
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Hispania-Cos
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Ret
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0 - 0.5
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Trulli
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Lotus Renault
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19th
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0 - 0.5
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Sporting Index Grand Prix Scoring Guide:1st 60pts, 2nd 40pts, 3rd 30pts,
4th 25 pts, 5th 20pts, 6th 15pts, 7th 10 pts, 8th 5pts, 9th 3pts, 10th 1pt.
You can see the qualifying on Sky Sports at 11am on Saturday afternoon
- and the race itself at 1pm on Sunday afternoon
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