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# Formula One 2011: Team-by-team guide
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## Who is who and what to expect in the 2011 Formula One season.
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![Formula One, 2011: Team by Team guide: Red Bull][1]
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The one to beat: Red Bull's RB7 has drawn much praise in testing Photo: AFP
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[![Tom Cary][2]][3]
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By [Tom Cary][4] 4:00PM GMT 19 Mar 2011
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[Follow Tom Cary on Twitter][5]
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[Comments][6]
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**[RED BULL ][7]**
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**1-Sebastian Vettel (Germany), 2-Mark Webber (Australia) **
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It appears that the 2010 champions will again be the team to beat with the RB7
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drawing admiring looks in testing. What McLaren wouldn't give to have design
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guru Adrian Newey back. Vettel, 23, is unlikely to drop as many points as last
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year when he nevertheless emerged as champion. Webber continues to defy
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expectation.
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**[MCLAREN ][8]**
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**3-Lewis Hamilton (GB), 4-Jenson Button (GB) **
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## Related Articles
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* [Schumacher: Red Bull in driving seat][9]
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11 Mar 2011
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* [Schumacher eyes top step of podium][10]
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01 Feb 2011
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* [Hamilton defiant amid the gloom][11]
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12 Mar 2011
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McLaren have suffered a torrid pre-season, with the MP4-26 labelled "a mess"
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by former driver Martin Brundle. It has not even completed a race distance
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yet. But write them off at your peril. McLaren have pedigree when it comes to
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catching up and Hamilton, in particular, can drive around problems. A switch
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of rubber could suit Button too.
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**[FERRARI ][12]**
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**5-Fernando Alonso (Spain), 6-Felipe Massa (Brazil) **
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Ferrari have completed more laps in testing than any other team and sound
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pretty confident. Alonso is generally considered the most complete driver on
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the grid. And with the team-orders ban scrapped, he could be favoured earlier
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than ever. Englishman Pat Fry has come in to oversee strategy following the
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Abu Dhabi debacle.
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**[MERCEDES ][13]**
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**7-Michael Schumacher (Germany), 8-Nico Rosberg (Germany) **
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The dark horses. No one was talking about Mercedes as contenders until
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Barcelona last week when the W02 suddenly showed some pace. Schumacher now
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says he is confident he can "fight for wins". He'll have to beat Rosberg to do
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that. With the strongest engine-KERS combination and Ross Brawn at the helm,
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could be interesting.
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**[RENAULT ][14]**
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**9-Nick Heidfeld (Germany), 10-Vitaly Petrov (Russia) **
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Robert Kubica's horrific rally crash has cast a shadow over the team. The
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Pole's career may be over, never mind his season. His absence has given
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'Quick' Nick Heidfeld another shot in F1. The car looks decent, with an
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innovative exhaust, but the team could hit problems if sponsor Group Lotus
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loses its High Court battle with Team Lotus.
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**[WILLIAMS ][15]**
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**11-Rubens Barrichello (Brazil), 12-Pastor Maldonado (Venezuela) **
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Now a publicly-floated company, Williams have this year designed the smallest
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gearbox in the team's history. Will it stand up to the bump and grind of race
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day? If they can stay reliable then in Barrichello they have the most
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experienced driver in the history of the sport. Maldonado brings Venezuelan
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oil money.
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**[FORCE INDIA ][16]**
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**14-Adrian Sutil (Germany), 15-Paul di Resta (GB) **
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There are high hopes for F1's 'third Brit', Di Resta. His manager, Lewis
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Hamilton's father Anthony, reckons the Scot is pretty special and he's not
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alone in that. Di Resta will do well to beat the quick but temperamental Sutil
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in his rookie year. However, there are doubts as to the team's long-term
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future.
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**[SAUBER][17]
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16-Kamui Kobayashi (Japan), 17-Sergio Perez (Mexico) **
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Kobayashi was one of the stars of 2010, livening up the midfield no end.
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However, he now finds himself the senior driver in the team after just one
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season with Perez making his bow. Perez is the first Mexican in F1 since ex-
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Lotus and Brabham driver Hector Rebaque in 1981. With new backers, Sauber are
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looking sound.
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**[TORO ROSSO ][18]**
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**18-Sebastien Buemi (Switzerland), 19-Jaime Alguersuari (Spain) **
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Perhaps the biggest surprise of pre-season was Toro Rosso's form. Now
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designing their chassis independently from Red Bull, they appear to have done
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a good job this year and will hope to be challenging Sauber and Force India at
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the very least. Buemi and Alguersuari now more experienced. Regular points
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scorers.
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**[TEAM LOTUS ][19]**
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**20-Jarno Trulli (Italy), 21-Heikki Kovalainen (Finland) **
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On track things are progressing well. The best of the new teams last year and
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almost certainly the best again this season. They are now looking to take on
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the likes of Sauber and Force India with a Red Bull gearbox and Renault
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engine. The High Court case with Group Lotus, which begins tomorrow, is a
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distraction though.
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**[HRT][20]
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22-Narain Karthikeyan (India), 23-Vitantonio Liuzzi (Italy) **
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How Colin Kolles keeps this team going is remarkable. They haven't even turned
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a wheel in winter testing while Karthikeyan last raced in F1 in 2005. Liuzzi
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is quick, if erratic, but can expect to be back among the tail-enders if he
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finishes. The car should be quicker than last year's, but that is not saying
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much.
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**[VIRGIN RACING ][21]**
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**24-Timo Glock (Germany), 25-Jerome d'Ambrosio (Belgium)**
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An interesting team. Bernie Ecclestone clearly doesn't have much time for Sir
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Richard 'nickel-and-dime' Branson. But with new Russian backing from sportscar
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maker Marussia, Virgin are on a sounder financial footing. The car is still
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all-digitally designed. Glock has experience, d'Ambrosio is on a steep
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learning curve.
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**WHAT'S NEW IN 2011?**
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**Drivers: **There are a clutch of new faces on the grid this year, including
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a third Briton in the shape of Paul di Resta (Force India). The Scotsman, 24,
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famously beat Sebastian Vettel when they raced together in F3. Pastor
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Maldonado (Williams), Sergio Perez (Sauber) and Jerome d'Ambrosio (Virgin) are
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the other rookies.
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**Cars: **By far the biggest change to the cars sees the introduction of
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Pirelli tyres in place of Bridgestone. They wear fast so expect two or three
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stops per race. Also, we have KERS energy boost systems back for first time
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since 2009 and driver-adjustable rear wings, which can only be deployed at
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certain moments. Controversy guaranteed.
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**Team Orders:** After the furore over Ferrari's use of team orders at
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Hockenheim last year, the ban has been controversially lifted. But don't
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expect blatant manipulation -- at least not from the word go. 'Bringing the
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sport into disrepute' is still forbidden and ordering a driver aside in the
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first race would surely constitute that?
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**Races: **The Indian Grand Prix, scheduled for Oct 30, is the only new race
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for 2011. Another Hermann Tilke creation (surprise, surprise) in Greater
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Noida, 50kms from New Delhi. Also of note circuit-wise is the new pits and
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paddock complex at Silverstone, which sees the start-finish straight move its
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location altogether.
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**107 per cent rule**: Minnows beware. During Q1, any driver who fails to set
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a lap time within 107 per cent of the fastest time will not be allowed to
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start the race. However, in exceptional circumstances, which could include a
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driver setting a suitable time during practice, the stewards may permit the
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car to start.
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**Curfew**: Mechanics will be delighted with a new six-hour curfew which has
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been brought in to stop teams pulling 'all-nighters' over a GP weekend. Now
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they can go boozing instead. However, each team is allowed four jokers per
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season. For instance, to patch up a car which has been totally written off.
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## [Formula One][27]
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* ### [Sport »][28]
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* ### [Motorsport »][29]
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* ### [Lewis Hamilton »][30]
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* ### [Ferrari »][12]
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* ### [McLaren »][8]
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### [Red Bull rule in Turkey][32]
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[![Formula One 2011: drivers' and constructors' world championships standings
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- Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton][33] ][34]
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### [F1 2011: standings][34]
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### [F1 2011: full race schedule][36]
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