Last updated: August 12, 2011

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Grand Prix Driver Profiles 2011

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McLaren race to England's rescue

McLaren

ENGLAND'S bid to win a second World Cup has been given a pitlane push by British Formula One team McLaren.

Hamilton keeps Ferrari door open

Lewis Hamilton

MCLAREN'S Lewis Hamilton has refused to rule out a future move to Formula One giants Ferrari.

Left high and dry

Mark Webber

I ROLLED the dice in Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix and it didn't pay off.

More woes for Red Bull in Hungary

Mark Webber

MARK Webber blamed himself, but Sebastian Vettel demanded improvements after more frustration for Red Bull in Hungary.

Webber to retire in 2012?

Webber thumb

A KEY member of the Red Bull Racing team has claimed Australian Mark Webber will "probably retire in 2012".

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Galleries

Monaco F1 Grand Prix

Monaco F1 GP

Catch the action on and off the track from one of the world's most prestigious motorsport events

Vettel crashes in Turkey

Vettel

Sebastian Vettel was unharmed after crashing his Red Bull car during a rainy first practice session for the Turkish Grand Prix.

Australian F1 GP - raceday

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The colour, the faces and all the action from pit lane and the track as Sebastian Vettel reigned supreme at Albert Park.

Lexus Celebrity Challenge

Celebrity race

Take a glimpse at some of Australia's celebrities as they battled their way around Albert Park in a Lexus hybrid.

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Driver Standings

Driver Team Pts
1 Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull 234
2 Mark Webber (AUS) Red Bull 149
3 Lewis Hamilton (GBR) McLaren 146
4 Fernando Alonso (ESP) Ferrari 145
5 Jenson Button (GBR) McLaren 134
6 Felipe Massa (BRA) Ferrari 70
7 Nico Rosberg (GER) Mercedes 48
8 Nick Heidfeld (GER) Renault 34
9 Vitaly Petrov (RUS) Renault 32
10 Michael Schumacher (GER) Mercedes 32
11 Kamui Kobayashi (JPN) Sauber 27
12 Adrian Sutil (GER) Force India 18
13 Sebastien Buemi (SUI) Toro Rosso 12
14 Jaime Alguersuari (ESP) Toro Rosso 10
15 Sergio Perez (MEX) Sauber 8
16 Paul di Resta (GBR) Force India 8
17 Rubens Barrichello (BRA) Williams 4
18 Pedro de la Rosa (ESP) Sauber 0
19 Jarno Trulli (ITA) Lotus 0
20 Vitantonio Liuzzi (ITA) HRT F1 0
21 Pastor Maldonado (VEN) Williams 0
22 Jerome d'Ambrosio (BEL) Virgin 0
23 Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) Lotus 0
24 Timo Glock (GER) Virgin 0
25 Narain Karthikeyan (IND) HRT F1 0
26 Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) HRT F1 0
27 Karun Chandhok (IND) Lotus 0

Team Standings

Team Pts
1 Red Bull 383
2 McLaren 280
3 Ferrari 215
4 Mercedes 80
5 Renault 66
6 Sauber 35
7 Force India 26
8 Toro Rosso 22
9 Williams 4
10 Lotus 0
11 HRT F1 0
12 Virgin 0
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2011 Australian Grand Prix
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