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F1 Launch: First pictures of the Lotus E21
Lotus have launched their contender for the 2013 season. Shown live from Enstone, drivers Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean removed the sheet from the Lotus E21 to reveal a b...

28 Jan 2013 20:40
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28 Jan 2013 19:55
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Losing tenth crucial to F1 exit Timo Glock
Losing tenth place in the constructors' championship at the final hurdle last year was a major reason for Timo Glock's shock departure. Asked by speed-academy.de to outline when...

28 Jan 2013 17:04
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Williams gives Susie Wolff more responsibilities in 2013
The Williams F1 Team is pleased to confirm that Development Driver Susie Wolff will be continuing her role with the team during the 2013 season. Susie joined the Williams F1...

28 Jan 2013 16:50
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Scuderia Toro Rosso better than Sauber in some areas - Key
James Key, Toro Rosso's new technical boss, says the Faenza based team is "superior" to Sauber in some ways. Briton Key moved to Red Bull's second team late last year, replacing...

28 Jan 2013 14:53
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Italian governing body questions new Monza boss
A spat has emerged between Italy's motor racing sanctioning body, and the Italian grand prix venue Monza. The existing head of the circuit's operator Sias, Enrico Ferrari, has s...

28 Jan 2013 12:15
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Lotus F1 Team joins forces with Alpinestars
Lotus F1 Team will partner with Alpinestars as the world's premier performance motorsport apparel and footwear company extends its involvement in Formula 1 by signing a multi-ye...

28 Jan 2013 11:02
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GP3: Niederhauser confirmed at Jenzer Motorsport for 2013
Jenzer Motorsport has announced that Patric Niederhauser will contest the 2013 GP3 Series with them. The young Swiss, after winning races and podium places last year, will be ta...

28 Jan 2013 09:54
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Ferrari to hide 'step' in nose on its new car - report
Ferrari will hide the 'step' in the nose of its 2013 car, it has emerged. The FIA has allowed teams to install a "structurally irrelevant" laminate over the unseemly step for th...

28 Jan 2013 08:39
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Bernie Ecclestone turns down offer from the Nürburgring
According to reports, Bernie Ecclestone has ended negotiations with the Nürburgring, after hopes of the German track hosting a Formula 1 Grand Prix in 2013. Mr. Ecclestone...

27 Jan 2013 22:27
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Lotus to retain James Allison for 2013
Ferrari, McLaren, and Mercedes have all expressed their interest to have the Lotus technical director on board in 2013. However, the British designer has said he wishes to stay ...

27 Jan 2013 22:18
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F1 Launches: McLaren reveal sneek-peek video of MP4-28
McLaren have released a short video showing what the new car looks like under a sheet. McLaren will be hoping that they can take their 9th Constructor's Championship Title and t...

27 Jan 2013 16:43
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Bernie Ecclestone: "We don't need the Concorde Agreement"
The Concorde Agreement is a contract between the FIA, the Formula 1 teams and the Formula 1 Administration. The Concorde Agreement gives the details on how the teams race, and h...

27 Jan 2013 12:47
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F1 circus to party in Portugal?
When the FIA released the 2013 Formula 1 Calendar, one Grand Prix weekend was left unconfirmed. A few tracks have been linked with this Grand Prix weekend such as the Turkish Gr...

26 Jan 2013 18:02
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GP2: Jake Rosenzweig completes line-up Barwa Addax for 2013
American driver Jake Rosenzweig will be official driver for the Barwa Addax Team for the 2013 season after having signed for the Spanish team and teamed up with Rio Haryanto. ...

26 Jan 2013 16:52
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Secret team boss meeting in Maranello
Christian Horner was not at Maranello recently to discuss his or Adrian Newey's possible switch to Ferrari. When the Red Bull team boss was spotted at Ferrari's fabled headquart...

26 Jan 2013 13:36
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Pirelli wants 2014 Formula 1 deal by April
Pirelli wants a new F1 deal to be signed and sealed within three months. That is the claim of Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, referring to the Italian marque's expiring three-ye...

25 Jan 2013 16:54
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Bernie Ecclestone backs Mercedes shakeup
Bernie Ecclestone has backed the changes taking place at Mercedes. Earlier, beleaguered team boss Ross Brawn played down claims the F1 chief executive may be playing a role in t...

25 Jan 2013 16:22
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GP3: Status GP recruits Swede Jimmy Eriksson for 2013
Status Grand Prix has recruited highly-rated Swedish racer Jimmy Eriksson for the 2013 GP3 Series season. Eriksson, who will be 22 years old in March, joins the Silverstone-base...

25 Jan 2013 15:03
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DTM: Glock signs BMW deal, Kubica happy after Mercedes debut
Former Marussia driver Timo Glock has agreed a three-year contract to race in Germany's DTM touring car series with BMW. That is the claim of Sport Bild, reporting that the deal...

25 Jan 2013 13:27
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Lotus F1 Team yet to sign Honeywell title deal
Lotus is yet to sign a title sponsorship deal with Honeywell, the American technology giant. Last month, it emerged that the Enstone based team was close to a $30 million per ye...

25 Jan 2013 12:07
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Mercedes offered Paddy Lowe a million euros - report
Mercedes has offered Paddy Lowe a million euros per year to switch from McLaren, the major German newspaper Bild claims. None other than Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn on Thursda...

25 Jan 2013 11:29
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Portugal in running for 2013 race Bernie Ecclestone
Portugal has emerged as a candidate to stage the vacant twentieth race date on the 2013 calendar, and France is also in the running. That's what Bernie Ecclestone said in an int...

25 Jan 2013 10:12
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Ferrari's Fernando Alonso to skip Jerez test
Fernando Alonso will not drive Ferrari's 2013 car until the second test of the pre-season, the Italian team has announced. Maranello based Ferrari said it will be Felipe Massa a...

25 Jan 2013 08:47
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Lowe saga rolls on Allison from Lotus to McLaren?
The strong rumours of a McLaren versus Mercedes struggle for the services of top engineer Paddy Lowe continued to develop on Thursday. The latest behind-the-scenes rumbling is t...

24 Jan 2013 16:50
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Melbourne gov't 'shouldn't complain' about F1 deal - Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone has hit back at the latest controversy surrounding the cost of Melbourne's annual grand prix. After reportedly seeing secret documents, local media this week r...

24 Jan 2013 15:22
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McLaren 'working hard' to stop Paddy Lowe from leaving
McLaren is reportedly "working hard" to prevent Paddy Lowe from switching to Mercedes. Citing sources, Spain's El Confidencial said team boss Martin Whitmarsh and supremo Ron De...

24 Jan 2013 13:56
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Sebastien Buemi aims to end F1 reserve 'torture' in 2014
Sebastien Buemi has admitted a sports car programme in 2013 is some compensation for having to watch every grand prix from the reserve bench. "Yes, it's terrible," the Swiss sai...

24 Jan 2013 12:13
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24 Jan 2013 12:00
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F1 dream over, Valencia street circuit in decline
Valencia's F1 foray is apparently over, with a Spanish newspaper reporting that the street circuit is now falling into disrepair. The chances the former European grand prix venu...

24 Jan 2013 11:33
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Robert Kubica on 'slow' road back to F1
Robert Kubica insists his dream to return to formula one is on track. It has emerged that the former BMW and Renault driver will test Mercedes' DTM car at Valencia this week. Bu...

24 Jan 2013 10:27
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Lotus to launch 2013 car online on January 28
Lotus will launch its 2013 car on Monday. The team said the black E21 "will be the first" single seater on this year's grid to be seen publicly, with an online launch set for...

24 Jan 2013 09:00
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Report - Red Bull Racing's Horner visited Ferrari
Rumours Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner recently visited Maranello emerged on Wednesday. The German website motorsport-total.com reported leaks about the Briton's secret F...

23 Jan 2013 16:18
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Pirelli launches 2013 Formula 1 tyre range
Pirelli begins the 2013 Formula One season with a completely revolutionised P Zero range for dry weather and Cinturato range for wet weather. These new tyres have been developed...

23 Jan 2013 15:28
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Red Bull owner not ruling out Austria GP return
Dietrich Mateschitz, the billionaire owner of the energy drink Red Bull, is not ruling out a future on the F1 calendar for his native Austria. Earlier, the former Austrian grand...

23 Jan 2013 14:39
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'Financial crisis' threatens Formula 1 - reports
Talented drivers are proving the victims of a financial crisis in formula one, according to media reports. Major newspapers like Germany's Bild, and specialist outlets including...

23 Jan 2013 12:10
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Bernie Ecclestone doing his 'best' to save German GP
Bernie Ecclestone has not given up on F1's scheduled return to the Nurburgring in 2013. The financially-embattled venue is scheduled to host the July race, but it is also possib...

23 Jan 2013 10:51
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Mark Webber to give 2013 Red Bull track debut
Mark Webber will give Red Bull's 2013 car, the RB9, its track debut at Jerez early next month. Although his teammate Sebastian Vettel has won the past three drivers' titles for ...

23 Jan 2013 08:25
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Force India welcomes Speedy Services as supplier
Sahara Force India is pleased to announce Speedy Services as an official team supplier as part of a multi-year agreement. Speedy is the leading provider of equipment and support...

22 Jan 2013 19:38
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Buemi to continue as reserve driver for Red Bull Racing
Red Bull Racing has confirmed that Sébastien Buemi will continue his relationship with Red Bull and Red Bull Racing and remain as the team's test and reserve driver for 2013. T...

22 Jan 2013 19:20
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Wolff plays down rumours about Lowe, Brawn and Fry
Toto Wolff on Tuesday played down speculation he has wooed Paddy Lowe to Mercedes to replace team boss Ross Brawn. Speaking to British reporters, Mercedes' new executive directo...

22 Jan 2013 14:55
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GP3: David Fumanelli joins Trident Racing for 2013
Trident is proud to announce David Fumanelli as a new driver for the 2013 GP3 Series season. The 20-year-old racer, one of the most talented Italian drivers in the business, wil...

22 Jan 2013 13:26
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Timo Glock to BMW, no Marussia move for Vitaly Petrov
BMW has refused to comment on speculation Timo Glock could rescue his racing career with a seat in the German touring car series DTM. Marussia announced on Monday that, despite ...

22 Jan 2013 12:10
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Paddy Lowe to follow Hamilton to Mercedes - report
McLaren could be set to lose its technical director. Germany's Sport Bild is reporting that Paddy Lowe, who has been with the Woking based team for twenty years, is following Le...

22 Jan 2013 09:54
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Mexico has 'plans ready' for return on F1 calendar for 2014
Mexico is planning to be on next year's F1 calendar. Jose Abed, Mexico's representative at F1's governing FIA, has been quoted as saying the venue for the 2014 race will be the ...

22 Jan 2013 08:38
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New season will be as close as 2012 Ferrari boss
Ferrari is expecting another closely-fought world championship contest in 2013. Last year, no fewer than six separate teams won grands prix - a rarity in formula one - and for 2...

21 Jan 2013 16:35
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Mercedes strengthen its Formula 1 team with Toto Wolff
Daimler AG plans to reorganize its Formula 1 activities. In this context, Daimler has signed a letter of intent with Austrian investor and motorsport manager Toto Wolff, accordi...

21 Jan 2013 15:05
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Caterham opens first test at Jerez with launch CT03
Caterham F1 Team has confirmed that its 2013 race car, the CT03, will be unveiled on 5th February 2013 at 0845 in the pitlane of the Circuito de Jerez in Spain. 5th February...

21 Jan 2013 13:31
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Force India to launch new car without complete driver pairing
Force India has confirmed reports it will not be making a driver announcement prior to the launch of the 2013 car early next month. It has been reported Adrian Sutil and Jules B...

21 Jan 2013 12:14
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Valtteri Bottas not worried about Williams' 2013 car delay
Valtteri Bottas insists Williams' late launch for its 2013 car is not a worry. Ahead of the 22-year-old Finnish rookie's March debut, it emerged that the famous British team wil...

21 Jan 2013 11:50
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Official: Timo Glock and Marussia part ways
The Marussia F1 Team and its race driver Timo Glock have, by mutual consent, agreed to part company with immediate effect. The 30 year old German has been with the Team since it...

21 Jan 2013 11:00
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Williams' Toto Wolff to succeed Haug at Mercedes
Toto Wolff, the Williams shareholder who manages Valtteri Bottas and only last July became an executive director, is leaving the Oxfordshire based team. The mass-circulation Ger...

21 Jan 2013 10:11
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Timo Glock to leave Marussia for DTM - reports
Timo Glock looks set to leave Marussia, and probably formula one. After leaving Toyota in the wake of the Japanese giant's F1 exit, the now 30-year-old German has been Marussia'...

21 Jan 2013 08:44
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Webber loses race engineer to Lotus
Mark Webber has lost his race engineer to Lotus. Ciaron Pilbeam will be in charge to lead the race engineers of Lotus and work together with Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean. ...

19 Jan 2013 15:24
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Force India hits back at crisis reports
Force India has hit back at claims co-owner Vijay Mallya's reported financial problems could sink the Silverstone based team. Citing sources, the Italiaracing magazine had said ...

19 Jan 2013 15:12
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Ferrari to evolve pull-rod suspension for 2013
Ferrari is sticking with its novel 'pull-rod' front suspension layout for 2013, technical director Pat Fry has confirmed. Last year, the Italian team stunned its rivals by reviv...

19 Jan 2013 15:01
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Last-minute ban spoiled Red Bull Racing's 2012 start - Newey
Adrian Newey has confirmed reports an eleventh-hour ban by the FIA was a serious setback to Red Bull's 2012 preparations. It emerged in recent days that, just as the reigning ch...

18 Jan 2013 16:41
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Felipe Massa not worried about growing 'Alonso factor' at Ferrari
Felipe Massa insists he is not worried about the apparently ever-greater influence wrought by his teammate Fernando Alonso at Ferrari. Brazilian Massa hit such a low-point in hi...

18 Jan 2013 15:26
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Long-term Caterham deal due to 'performance' Charles Pic
Charles Pic has joined Sergio Perez in hitting back at the perception a growing number on the formula one grid can be best described as 'pay drivers'. Some believe drivers like ...

18 Jan 2013 14:37
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Force India 'could collapse' amid Mallya crisis - report
Force India "is in crisis" and it is possible the Silverstone based team "could collapse". That is the claim of the Italiaracing magazine, who correctly reported some years ago ...

18 Jan 2013 12:15
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GP2: Rene Binder joins Venezuela GP Lazarus for 2013
Austrian racer Rene Binder (born in 1992) has signed with the Italian team Venezuela GP Lazarus for the 2013 GP2 Series. Since his debut in Spa 2012, Binder, despite his young a...

18 Jan 2013 11:30
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New Williams FW35 not ready for first test at Jerez
The Williams F1 Team will present its 2013 car, the Williams Renault FW35, on Tuesday 19 February at the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona in Spain. The car will be rolled out of ...

18 Jan 2013 10:58
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FIA names Roberts as F1 doctor Hartstein's successor
The FIA has finally named a successor for F1's departed doctor Gary Hartstein. We reported last week that, with American Hartstein's contract not renewed for 2013, the F1 govern...

18 Jan 2013 08:40
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DTM: Robert Kubica to test Mercedes C class - report
Robert Kubica is set to test a Mercedes DTM car, Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports. It was believed the Pole, who has been recovering from horrific injuries sustained in an...

17 Jan 2013 16:38
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Rosberg, not Hamilton, to perform shakedown new Mercedes
Nico Rosberg, not team newcomer Lewis Hamilton, will give Mercedes' 2013 single seater - the W04 - its track debut at Jerez early next month. The German squad announced on Thurs...

17 Jan 2013 16:02
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Alonso toughest Ferrari teammate of all Felipe Massa
Felipe Massa on Thursday admitted Fernando Alonso has been his toughest Ferrari teammate. Since becoming the Maranello team's race driver in 2006, the Brazilian has been paired ...

17 Jan 2013 15:19
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Mark Webber loses his race engineer to Lotus
Mark Webber will have a new race engineer this season. Media reports said the Australian's long-time regular engineer, Ciaron Pilbeam, is switching to Lotus. Red Bull is repl...

17 Jan 2013 14:46
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Mercedes and Scuderia Toro Rosso to launch at Jerez
Two F1 teams on Thursday announced forthcoming car launch dates for their respective 2013 cars. Both Mercedes and Toro Rosso announced separately that their new single seater...

17 Jan 2013 13:40
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Lucas di Grassi waiting for Pirelli decision
Lucas di Grassi has admitted his future depends in part on Pirelli. Since losing his race seat after a single season at Virgin (now Marussia) in 2010, the Brazilian has been a k...

17 Jan 2013 12:17
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Nico Rosberg faster than Sebastian Vettel - Perez

Nico Rosberg is the "fastest German" in formula one, according to new McLaren driver Sergio Perez. Mexican Perez, who has switched from his 2012 employer Sauber, told Sport Bild...

17 Jan 2013 11:36
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