Formula One has the kind of glitz and glamour that most other sports can only dream of, with pretty faces a fixture of the paddock. Here’s the WAGS (wives and girlfriends) grid for 2010: Jenson Button: WAG factor: Last year Button split with longtime girlfriend Florence Brudenell-Bruce. “Flee (her nickname) is gorgeous but Jenson couldn’t be tamed,” a ‘friend’ said. Before Brudenell-Bruce, Button had a two-year relationship with 2003 Fame Academy singer Louise Griffiths. Now he is dating model Jessica Michibata who, speaks fluent English, has a Japanese mother and a half-Spanish, half-Italian father. Lewis Hamilton: WAG factor: The defending world dates pop star Nicole Scherzinger, lead singer of The Pussycat Dolls who  … Details & Pictures
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Michael Schumacher’s comeback performance has earned him a nickname he hasn’t seen very often in his native Germany: “Creeping Schumi.â€
That was the mass-circulation Bild daily’s front-page headline Monday after the seven-time champion finished sixth on his Formula One comeback in Bahrain. It asked: “How long will Schumi be trailing behind?â€
“Thanks to the Schumacher comeback, Germany was back in a Formula One rush,†commentator Matthias Bruegelmann wrote. “But the hangover is heavy,†he added … Details
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McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh believes Formula 1 needs to consider immediate rules tweaks to spice up the spectacle after new rules failed to deliver an exciting race in Bahrain. Whitmarsh admitted that the opening race of the season at Sakhir had lacked excitement as the sport adapted to the new regulations, including a ban on refueling. Most of the front-runners stopped just once and many drivers, including Michael Schumacher, reported that it was difficult to follow rivals closely and therefore overtake.
Whitmarsh told the BBC that something needed to be done to change the dynamic of the racing – perhaps by … Details
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Fernando Alonso got his Ferrari career off to a glorious start by leading teammate Felipe Massa to a comfortable 1-2 sweep in the Bahrain Grand Prix – but only after Sebastian Vettel’s Red Bull lost power while leading.Â
The German still managed to limp to the flag in fourth, with Lewis Hamilton benefiting from his problem to get on the podium for McLaren … Details
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