China pole boosts Alonso's title hopes
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World champion Fernando Alonso boosted his Formula One title chances on Saturday by seizing pole position on an all-Renault front row at a rain-swept Chinese Grand Prix.
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Formula One's new post-Schumacher era opens in Australia next week, with Spaniard Fernando Alonso chasing a place among the true giants of the sport.
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SUZUKA, Japan  - Ferrari's Michael Schumacher put Renault's Fernando Alonso on red alert after lapping nearly two seconds faster than his title rival in Saturday's final Japanese Grand Prix practice.
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SHANGHAI : Rubens Barrichello claimed pole position for Ferrari in Sunday&#39;s inaugural Chinese Grand Prix, but teammate Michael Schumacher will start from the back after spectacularly spinning his car.
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Ferrariâs Brazilian driver delighted his supporters with a pole position at his home race. At Renault, things seem low-key but the team is optimistic.
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Renault&#39;s Jarno Trulli claimed pole position for Sunday&#39;s Belgian Grand Prix as weather conditions played into his hands in qualifying on Saturday.
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KUALA LUMPUR -- Japan&#39;s Makoto Tamada took provisional pole position for Sunday&#39;s Malaysian Grand Prix after lapping inside the track record in Friday&#39;s first qualifying.
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Brazilian driver Rubens Barrichello powers his Ferrari on the first turn as he leads the pack in the first ever Chinese F1 Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit Sunday Sept.
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China is hosting its first Formula One Grand Prix on a gleaming new $240 million circuit in Shanghai.
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Next weekend's inaugural Chinese Grand  Prix could be the most significant race in the history of  Formula One.
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Fernando Alonso is not letting his teamâs involvement in a spy scandal get in the way of his quest to win a third straight Formula One title. Alonso, who drives for McLaren, clinched the pole position yesterday in qualifying for todayâs Italian Grand Prix in Monza.Alonso circled the 3.6-mile circuit in 1 minute 21.997 seconds for his second pole of the season â on the same day that Italian news media reported that he submitted evidence relating to the Ferrari spy scandal to Formula Oneâs governing body, F.I.A.The World Motor Sport Council has scheduled a hearing on the spying case for Thursday after FIA said new evidence had emerged. If found guilty of obtaining the confidential information, McLaren could face a two-year ban. McLaren and Ferrari are embroiled in a dispute over alleged espionage and attempted sabotage, after technical data about Ferrariâs cars turned up in the possession of McLarenâs chief designer.
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Japan&#39;s Makoto Tamada claimed the first pole position of his career after a dramatic final qualifying session for Sunday&#39;s Portugal Grand Prix.
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Fernando Alonso aims to stretch his two-point lead over Michael Schumacher in the title race.
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Rubens Barrichello won the pole Saturday for Sunday&#39;s Grand Prix of China Formula One race. The Ferrari driver circled the 3.387-mile, 14-turn Shanghai International Circuit in one minute, 34.
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Formula One breaks new ground this weekend with the first-ever Chinese Grand Prix - and there is plenty to talk about besides the state-of-the-art Shanghai International Circuit.
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THE race may be on only this Sunday, but already, Shanghai is in high gear for Formula One. For one thing, the organisers of the first-ever Chinese Grand Prix had no problem filling the seats in their enormous stands.
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SUZUKA, Japan  - Ferrari's Michael Schumacher moved closer to a record eighth Formula One crown on Saturday after eclipsing Renault rival Fernando Alonso in Japanese Grand Prix qualifying.