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Lewis Hamilton was happy with finishing fifth on his Mercedes debut

F1: Kimi Raikkonen victory at the Australian Grand Prix brings promise of thrilling campaign

'Easy' triumph for dark horse but all is not well at McLaren as Button admits new car struggles

Tony Fernandes said his aim was to establish QPR in Premier League

Losses and debts pile up at Loftus Road as free-spending QPR count the cost

Chairman Fernandes spent £25m on players in his first season to leave club owing £89m

Vettel begins his title celebrations

F1 highlights: best of 2012

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Mark Hughes: The QPR manager did not oversee training yesterday

Mark Hughes clings on to his job after talks at QPR

Rumours swept the internet that the Welshman had been sacked

Kimi Raikkonen confident of more success at Lotus

Kimi Raikkonen is confident he will not be a one-win wonder at Lotus.

Romain Grosjean: The Lotus driver has already caused two crashes this season

Romain Grosjean expects to retain Lotus position

Romain Grosjean sees no reason why he will not be partnering Kimi Raikkonen for a second season at Lotus next year.

car industry

The scale of the problems facing Lotus Cars was laid bare yesterday with information showing that its new Malaysian owner is facing legal action from a number of suppliers over non-payment of debts – said to total £23m – and has asked the Inland Revenue to delay tax payments to conserve critical cash flow.

Malaysian owners of Lotus Cars face threats of legal action from unpaid suppliers while losses run into millions

Lotus has mountain to climb as debts pile up

Malaysian owners face threats of legal action from unpaid suppliers while losses run into millions

Romain Grosjean: The Lotus driver has already caused two crashes this season

'Dangerous' Grosjean has not learnt from his past crashes, claim Red Bull

Team principal Horner adds to criticism of 'first-lap nutcase' after Lotus man hits Webber

Lotus boss: I was sacked to pave way for sell-off

The sacked boss of Lotus has argued that he lost his job as the car maker's new Malaysian owners sought to sell the business.

Hamilton: 'This win shows it is all still to play for'

Lewis Hamilton was feeling particularly patriotic after his own spectacular goldrush in Hungary yesterday. "It does feel extra special to win here after the recent Olympics [opening] ceremony. I'm rooting for all our teams and wishing them the best, and I can't wait to watch it all on TV. Having the Olympics back in the UK is great for Great Britain, which is why I carried the flag on my helmet today. And now I feel like I've done my part even though we're not there."

James Calado with F1 legend Damon Hill

Calado has the formula for success

Briton is modest but Silverstone will prove his worth

Sacked chief executive Dany Bahar

It's the end of the road for dashing chief executive who lived the Lotus life

Company sacks boss over claims he gave away sports cars, reports Margareta Pagano

Lotus chief executive Dany Bahar suspended

Dany Bahar, the multi-millionaire head of struggling Lotus Cars, has been suspended from his role as chief executive officer of the Norwich-based automotive group over his alleged "conduct".

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