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Nico Rosberg to drive for Mercedes next season

German Nico Rosberg, 24, will drive for Mercedes GP next season, who have just acquired Brawn GP. Formula One team is still looking for a second driver.

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World champion Jenson Button to team up with Lewis Hamilton at McLaren

Next season, the 2009 world champion Jenson Button will team-up with the 2008 world champion Lewis Hamilton at McLaren to form the first 100% British team since Graham Hill partnered Jim Clark at Lotus in 1968.

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Mercedes buy controlling stake in F1 champions Brawn GP

Mercedes bought a controlling stake in Formula One world champions Brawn GP and pulled out of rival team McLaren on Monday in a move that is likely to see drivers champion Jenson Button move to McLaren next season.

MOTOR RACING

Schumacher, Vettel claim Beijing 'Nations Cup' for Germany

Formula One's Sebastian Vettel and seven-time champion Michael Schumacher helped Germany to a third straight win in the "Nations Cup", edging the British team of newly crowned F1 champion Jenson Button on a chilly night at the Bird's Nest in Beijing.

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Toyota latest to pull out of F1 circuit

Japan's Toyota Motor has ended its relatively unsuccessful stint on the Formula One circuit in a bid to slash costs as the company battles to cope with the fallout from the global recession.

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Barrichello teams up with rookie Nico Hulkenberg next season at Williams

Brazilian veteran Rubens Barrichello (pictured) has quit Brawn GP to join Williams. Next season, he will drive alongside German rookie driver Nico Hulkenberg, 2009 GP2 world champion.

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Credit crisis drives tyre company Bridgestone out of F1

The worst economic crisis in decades and waning enthusiasm for auto-sports has resulted in tyre maker Bridgestone announcing that it will stop supplying tyres to Formula One cars at the end of next season.

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Vettel wins Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Hamilton forced to retire

Germany's Sebastian Vettel won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after outgoing world champion Lewis Hamilton was forced to retire from the race for safety reasons.

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Lewis Hamilton takes pole in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

The outgoing world champion Lewis Hamilton claimed the 17th pole position of his career when he came in first place in a floodlit qualifying session for Sunday's inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.