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After his difficulties in Monaco last weekend, McLaren 's 2009 world champion Jenson Button will be hoping for a more pleasurable experience in Dublin as he showcases his talent and the extraordinary performance of modern F1 machinery.

A week down the line and Tony Fernandes is still buzzing over Caterham's Monaco result, which saw Heikki Kovalainen bag their best finish, a P13.

Jenson Button blamed a combination of bad luck early on and a poor qualifying performance for a dismal afternoon at the Monaco Grand Prix.

With the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve's challenging layout and Montreal’s knowledgeable fans, the Canadian round is a real favourite of the Formula One drivers and their teams.

Heikki Kovalainen has tipped Fernando Alonso to win the topsy-turvy 2012 championship.

A season that started so well has turned into a bit of a nightmare for Jenson Button as he is struggling to keep up with the frontrunners.

Caterham got their 2012 season back on track as Heikki Kovalainen secured a brilliant 13th finish in Monaco to return the Hingham outfit to Formula One's top 10.

It's been a preseason of change at CNN-sponsored Caterham, with the team being rebranded after competing under the Lotus name for the past two years.

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Photograph: Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA McLaren , whose season has been stuck in reverse gear since their opening win in Australia two months ago, had another wretched day on Sunday when Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button ended the Monaco Grand Prix in frustration.

Russian Formula One driver Vitaly Petrov was left disappointed after a first-corner collision and electrical problems stopped him taking advantage of a strong start to the Monaco Grand Prix, he said Sunday.

Lotus’s Romain Grosjean and Mercedes’ Michael Schumacher on their first-lap collision; Toro Rosso’s Jean-Eric Vergne on opting to take a gamble and switch to intermediate tyres; Felipe Massa on bouncing back from his recent frustrations to claim his best finish of the season so far; and Red Bull’s Mark Webber on taking his ... (more)

Heikki Kovalainen - 18th "That was a good session for me. I've had a good balance all weekend and I went into this session knowing I could push.

Michael Schumacher took the first pole position of his comeback but will start the Monaco Grand Prix from sixth on the grid.

By PaddockTalk.com Staff Writers Somewhere somebody is singing "rain, rain, go away" as 2012 Formula One qualifying for round six is underway for the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix is underway with no sign of the highly probable rain forecasted.

Nico Rosberg set the pace in final practice in Monaco, a session that saw the top four separated by 0.051s and F1's newest race winner crash out.

MONACO:A McLaren's Jenson Button set the pace in practice for the Monaco Grand Prix yesterday after morning sunshine gave way to afternoon showers.A A A Button, a winner around the treacherous metal-ringed street circuit in his 2009 title season with Brawn GP, skimmed the barriers and roared past the luxury yachts bobbing in the harbour with a ... (more)

The 2010 new boys have yet to realise their long-term goal of joining Formula One's midfield in their short existence, an aim that would make point-scoring a real possibility.

Russian Helicopters comprises five helicopter production facilities, two design bureaus, a spare parts production and repair facility and an aftersales service branch responsible for maintenance and repair in Russia and all over the world Weather FP1: Dry, sunny, air temp 22A - 23A , track temp 28A - 33A FP2: Overcast , rain air temp 23A , track ... (more)

The Pirelli P Zero Red supersoft, specifically designed for tight and twisty street circuits such as Monaco, made its 2012 debut today in the Principality with Jenson Button setting the fastest time during the second practice session.