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RED BULL   –  1-Sebastian Vettel (Germany), 2-Mark Webber (Australia)

It appears that the 2010 champions will again be the team to beat with the RB7 drawing admiring looks in testing. What McLaren wouldn’t give to have design guru Adrian Newey back. Vettel, 23, is unlikely to drop as many points as last year when he nevertheless emerged as champion. Webber continues to defy expectation.

MCLAREN   -  3-Lewis Hamilton (GB), 4-Jenson Button (GB)

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The ORECA Peugeot squad beat the factory cars to claim victory in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.

ORECA’s first-generation 908 HDi driven by Nicolas Lapierre, Loic Duval and Olivier Panis came out on top in a three-way battle through the final hours of the opening round of the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup.

Duval crossed the line   …  More

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Peugeot is running 1-2 in the Mobil 1 Twelve Sebring 12 Hours at one-quarter distance, although the lead keeps changing hands with all the frontrunners on slightly different pit strategies.

The No. 7 Peugeot had the advantage after three hours, with Anthony Davidson holding a 23-second cushion over Stephane Sarrazin after the latter’s recent pit stop. Davidson’s next stop is due soon   …  Pictures & More

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The 2011 GT1 World Championship grid has been completed with the announcement that four Corvettes will be in the field, run under the DKR Engineering and Exim Bank Team China banners, bringing the entry up to 20 cars.

A series of team pull-outs at the end of the 2010 season had led to a busy winter of rearranging to ensure that a full grid could be provided for 2011. Under World GT1 rules, each   …  More

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