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Wu Chia-ching
22 July 2010 1:43 PM | No CommentsWu Chia-ching is a professional pool player. He is nicknamed the “Taisun” (“Little Genius”).
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Johnny Archer
22 July 2010 1:42 PM | No CommentsJohnny Archer (born 12 November 1968 in Waycross, Georgia) is an American professional pool player. He is nicknamed “the Scorpion” (his zodiac sign is Scorpio, and one of his sponsors is Scorpion Cues). On June 8, 2009, Johnny Archer was nominated to be inducted into...
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F1 Archive
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European Grand Prix : Sebastian Vettel beats Lewis Hamilton
Posted on June 27, 2010 | No CommentsRed Bull’s Sebastian Vettel beat McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton to win the European Grand Prix in Valencia. World championship leader Hamilton bounced back from a drive-through penalty, but German Vettel proved equal to the challenge. -
Williams thrown out by F1 teams’ association for breaking rank
Posted on May 27, 2009 | No CommentsWilliams was yesterday kicked out of the Formula One Teams Association (Fota) for breaking ranks to become the first organisation to file an official entry for the 2010 world championship before deadline – with two more teams set to follow suit. Brawn GP and the... -
Superb Button steals Monaco pole
Posted on May 24, 2009 | No CommentsJenson Button landed his fourth pole position of the season after a dramatic Monaco Grand Prix qualifying session. The Brawn GP driver came through late to pip Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen with a time of one minute 14.902 seconds. Disaster struck for McLaren’s world champion Lewis... -
Formula One teams begin testing in Spain
Posted on November 18, 2008 | No CommentsBrazilian Bruno Senna, nephew of the late triple world champion Ayrton, made his test debut for Honda in a new-look Formula One at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya on Monday. With cars running on slick tires and using very different-looking rear wings in preparation for next... -
Hamilton sets record straight ahead of China
Posted on October 15, 2008 | No CommentsSHANGHAI, China (AP) — Lewis Hamilton has refuted allegations of arrogance as the pressure grows on the championship leader heading into the penultimate race of the 2008 Formula One season this weekend. Hamilton leads Ferrari’s Felipe Massa by five points going into the Chinese Grand... -
Alonso’s future remains unclear
Posted on October 6, 2008 | No CommentsSingapore – Fernando Alonso remains non-committal on his future with Renault despite posting his first victory in a year at the Singapore Grand Prix. The two-time world champion Spaniard has yet to finalise his plans for 2009, but he is known to be biding his... -
Raikkonen expected to deliver
Posted on October 6, 2008 | No CommentsParis – Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo expects reigning world champion Kimi Raikkonen to drive like a champion in the remaining races and help Ferrari to take the title. “I’m sure Kimi has understood this moment,” said di Montezemolo after the Singapore Grand Prix when... -
Formula 1 test for F2 winner
Posted on October 4, 2008 | No CommentsLondon – The winner of next year’s new Formula Two series will be guaranteed a Formula One test drive with Williams, organiser Jonathan Palmer has announced. “In partnership with Williams F1, we are establishing a formula leading directly to Formula One with an outstanding new... -
F1 not immune to credit crunch
Posted on September 28, 2008 | No CommentsSINGAPORE – The glamorous and money-fuelled world of Formula One is not immune to the global financial crisis but it is adapting to the tougher times, leading figures in the sport say. Many backers of the world’s richest sport are banks and other big conglomerates... -
Thumbs up to Singapore track
Posted on September 25, 2008 | No CommentsSINGAPORE’S street circuit for this weekend’s inaugural nighttime Formula One grand prix received the green light from a host of drivers on Thursday. Championship leader Lewis Hamilton and McLaren teammate Heikki Kovalainen along with Red Bull’s David Coulthard and Mark Webber all endorsed the city-state’s...
