Malaysian and Chinese Grand Prix

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This weekend's Turkish Grand Prix promises much action as we reach Europe for the first time in 2011.

The Vettel vs. Hamilton battle has been a great spectacle but it's too early to rule out Alonso, Button, Webber or Massa - and maybe even the Renault pilots.

We have an outright winner for the Chinese race - congratulations to Len. A Minikit will be on its way shortly.

We had a tie-break for the Malaysian Grand Prix - timrees and markdillon on 453. The tie-break question was: In the age of chivalry what year did Peter Collins lend his car to Fangio to allow him to win the world championship instead of himself? A: 1956 congratulations to markdillon (just by 1 year ;) ). An ASAP Card Game will be on its way shortly.

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