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Red Bull drivers play down rule tweak effect
Red Bull's drivers on Thursday played down the impact of the 'engine mapping' rule clarification. Following the 'legal traction control' and exhaust engine blowing controversy a...

27 Jul 2012 09:15
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Ron Dennis 'pretty sure' Hamilton to stay
Ron Dennis on Thursday said he is "pretty sure" Lewis Hamilton will stay at McLaren in 2013. But the company's executive chairman, who as team boss in 2007 brought the former wo...

27 Jul 2012 08:44
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Volkswagen source rejects Sauber tie-up rumours
A source at Volkswagen has rejected speculation the German car giant could team up with Sauber in formula one. Peter Sauber fuelled the Hockenheim paddock rumours when he confir...

26 Jul 2012 17:00
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Hungary 2012 preview quotes: Force India
Dr Vijay Mallya (team principal), give us your verdict on the first half of the season? Mallya: I've said many times already that this is the best start we have ever had to a...

26 Jul 2012 15:55
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Marko criticises rule-changing and Red Bull's rivals
Helmut Marko is critical not only of the moves to change the engine mapping rules mid-season, but also of rival teams who lobbied the FIA and then refused to own up at a meeting...

26 Jul 2012 14:41
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Nurburgring management eyes F1 rescue plan
The operators of the Nurburgring are considering buying the embattled circuit. The development comes after the German grand prix host last week commenced an insolvency process, ...

26 Jul 2012 13:36
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De Villota released from hospital without 'neurological deficit'
The Spanish driver Maria de Villota (32) has been admitted to the La Paz Universitary Hospital in Madrid on 20 July, coming from Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, UK where sh...

26 Jul 2012 12:49
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Sauber slams 'Friday parc ferme' proposal
Sauber has rejected claims that expanding F1's 'parc ferme' rule could drive down costs. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports that one cost-cutting suggestion from a top team ...

26 Jul 2012 11:58
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Teams make winter test plans for mid-March 2013 opener
F1 teams are already making plans for winter testing. Auto Motor und Sport reports that provisional plans are already being made for the teams to reveal and test their 2013 cars...

26 Jul 2012 10:17
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Video: A lap around the Hungaroring with Felipe Massa
The Hungaroring will play host for the next race of this season. As preview for the Hungarian Grand Prix a video of a lap around the Budapest circuit with Felipe Massa. ...

26 Jul 2012 09:38
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FIA closes Red Bull 'engine maps' loophole
As expected, the FIA on Wednesday issued a rule clarification in the wake of the Red Bull 'engine maps' controversy at Hockenheim. The governing body's technical boss Jo Bauer s...

26 Jul 2012 08:25
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Hungary 2012 preview quotes: Red Bull Racing
Mark Webber: "The Hungaroring is a good little venue and weve had some good races there in the past. Obviously overtaking has not been easy on that circuit, but it will be int...

25 Jul 2012 16:38
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Dean Stoneman to fine-tune Williams simulator in Qatar
Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with talented racing driver Dean Stoneman to work together to fine-tune the advanced s...

25 Jul 2012 15:27
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World champions admire 2012 favourite Alonso
A swathe of world champions have backed Fernando Alonso to collect his third drivers' title in 2012. Writing in Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport, veteran correspondent Pino Allie...

25 Jul 2012 14:58
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Hungary 2012 preview quotes: McLaren
Jenson Button: "The result in Germany puts us right back in the hunt. In that situation, there's nothing better than a back-to-back weekender: you return to the cockpit almost b...

25 Jul 2012 13:44
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Grosjean hopes to keep Lotus seat in 2013
Romain Grosjean has admitted he hopes to keep his Lotus seat in 2013. Despite a few too many incidents, the Swiss-born rookie Frenchman has been a revelation of this season, esp...

25 Jul 2012 12:10
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German spectators losing interest in F1
German journalist Michael Schmidt has expressed concern about the half-empty grandstands at Hockenheim last weekend. In Auto Motor und Sport, he said he was "surprised" by the "...

25 Jul 2012 11:25
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Whitmarsh urges Mercedes to sign Concorde
Martin Whitmarsh has urged Mercedes to finally sign the new Concorde Agreement. Despite Bernie Ecclestone's earlier intimations to the contrary, it emerged at Hockenheim that Me...

25 Jul 2012 11:05
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Vettel penalty like 'death for chicken stealing'
Red Bull has stepped up its attack on the FIA after Sunday's German grand prix. After stewards demoted Sebastian Vettel from second to fifth place for his late-race pass on Jens...

25 Jul 2012 10:39
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F1 teams gearing up to shut down
Formula one teams are gearing up to shut down their factories. At some point between midnight after Sunday's Hungarian grand prix, and the resumption of action at of September's...

25 Jul 2012 09:58
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Hungary 2012 preview quotes: Marussia F1 Team
Round 11 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship sees the Marussia F1 Team heading deeper into Europe to Hungary for the last race before the sports summer break. The venue fo...

24 Jul 2012 16:30
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Marko accuses FIA of passing rule 'double standard'
Dr Helmut Marko has accused the FIA of sometimes using a "double standard" when it comes to dishing out penalties. Sebastian Vettel on Sunday was demoted from second at the flag...

24 Jul 2012 15:19
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Millionaire Alonso 'a bargain' for Ferrari
Fernando Alonso is F1's highest paid driver, and he's worth every penny. That is the view of Brazilian correspondent Livio Oricchio, who said after Hockenheim that the Spaniard'...

24 Jul 2012 14:56
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Toto Wolff becomes executive director at Williams
Today it has been announced that Toto Wolff will become an executive director of Williams Grand Prix Holdings PLC with immediate effect, stepping up his role within the company ...

24 Jul 2012 13:22
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Hungary 2012 preview quotes: Mercedes
Michael Schumacher: "The race in Hungary is the last before the summer break and also marks the beginning of the second half of the season - which means it is time for a half-ti...

24 Jul 2012 12:13
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Nurburgring 'not annoyed' by Ecclestone snub
Nurburgring officials might be forgiven for feeling "annoyed" after being stood up at the weekend by Bernie Ecclestone. Despite the Nurburgring entering an insolvency process, b...

24 Jul 2012 11:21
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'Realistic' Sauber targets F1 giant Mercedes
Sauber has set its sights on chasing down Mercedes. Team boss Peter Sauber, however, admitted the task will be no mean feat. With half of the 2012 season now gone, the Hinwil ba...

24 Jul 2012 10:42
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Charlie Whiting admits Vettel penalty 'very hard'
Charlie Whiting, the highest ranking FIA official at grands prix, has admitted the penalty levied against Sebastian Vettel on Sunday was harsh. Reigning world champion Vettel wa...

24 Jul 2012 09:35
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Hungary 2012 preview quotes: Sauber
After a strong race in Hockenheim, where the Sauber F1 Team scored its best result of the season so far by getting 20 World Championship points for Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio P�...

24 Jul 2012 08:28
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Ecclestone's motor home in Germany, Ecclestone not
Bernie Ecclestone's familiar paddock motor home with its blacked-out windows was in the Hockenheim paddock, but the F1 chief executive did not show. The Hamburger Abendblatt new...

23 Jul 2012 16:20
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Hungary 2012 preview quotes: Pirelli
After two wet weekends in Britain and Germany, Pirelli is expecting a dry and warm weekend at the Hungaroring: the first circuit to be opened behind the former Iron Curtain in 1...

23 Jul 2012 15:37
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Maria de Villota thanks fans in hand-written note
Injured Marussia test driver Maria de Villota has hand-written a note of thanks to her supporters. News of the short letter, which was hand-written in Spanish and published by s...

23 Jul 2012 14:47
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Ascanelli to Ferrari, Key to Toro Rosso?
After leaving Faenza, and holidaying in Rimini, Giorgio Ascanelli's next stop could be Maranello. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport is reporting that the veteran engineer, official...

23 Jul 2012 14:02
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Hungary 2012 preview quotes: HRT F1 Team
With the tenth race of the calendar completed in Hockenheim, and the halfway stage of the season surpassed, the Formula 1 World Championship heads to Hungary immediately. With n...

23 Jul 2012 12:14
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Sauber fuels rumours of VW tie-up
Peter Sauber at Hockenheim said just enough to kindle speculation the Swiss team could team up with German car giant Volkswagen. When told there are rumours of a possible tie-up...

23 Jul 2012 11:59
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Hungary 2012 preview quotes: Caterham F1 Team
Heikki Kovalainen: "I had my first Formula One win in 2008 in Hungary so it's always good to come back to the Hungaroring. It's fair to say I have some pretty good memories from...

23 Jul 2012 10:28
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Sebastian Vettel loses podium after Button pass
Stewards demoted Sebastian Vettel from second to fifth after ruling his late-race pass on Jenson Button at Hockenheim was illegal. Hot on the heels of Sunday's other controversy...

23 Jul 2012 09:45
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Controversy haunts Red Bull as Alonso strolls away
Before and then after Sunday's German grand prix, controversy haunted Red Bull. But it was Ferrari's Fernando Alonso who continued to stroll away at the head of the world champi...

23 Jul 2012 08:33
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Red Bull next to debut double-DRS
Red Bull could be the next team with a 'double DRS' on board, the Spanish sports newspaper AS reports. After it emerged the car driven by Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen was fitted with a...

21 Jul 2012 12:42
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Free Cap at Fan Fashion - Red Bull Racing merchandise
Fan Fashion has a great promotion for the Red Bull Racing fan this month. Order a mens or ladies Red Bull Racing jacket and you receive a team cap for free! Free shipping within...

21 Jul 2012 12:41
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Lotus owner Lopez happy with current driver lineup
Lotus and Kimi Raikkonen are in no mind to end their new partnership. It has been not all smooth sailing since the 2007 world champion returned from rallying to team up with Lot...

20 Jul 2012 16:37
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FP2: Maldonado fastest in between rain showers in Germany
Pastor Maldonado put Williams at the top of the timesheets in a wet, then not so wet, then wet again Practice Two session on Friday afternoon at Hockenheim, taking advantage of ...

20 Jul 2012 16:27
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Ecclestone set for Mercedes talks at Hockenheim
Bernie Ecclestone is the epitome of imprecision on the subject of the Concorde Agreement and Mercedes. The F1 chief executive said recently that there is "total agreement" in th...

20 Jul 2012 14:28
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GP2: Valsecchi goes quickest in free practice in Hockenheim
Davide Valsecchi has got his weekend under way in fine style by topping the timesheets in a rain (and red flag) affected free practice session this morning in Hockenheim, claimi...

20 Jul 2012 13:35
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FP1: Button on top after dry-wet session in Hockenheim
McLaren ended Practice One at Hockenheim on Friday morning in an encouraging first and second places, on a track that was at its best early on before rain affected most of the s...

20 Jul 2012 12:54
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Salo warns Kovalainen about Sauber switch
Mika Salo has warned his countryman Heikki Kovalainen to think twice before switching to Sauber. Finn Kovalainen, at the back of the grid with Caterham for the past three season...

20 Jul 2012 12:11
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McLaren switch would be 'abnormal' - Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton has used the word "abnormal" to describe the prospect of leaving McLaren at the end of 2012. The 2008 world champion is locked in negotiations with the famous Bri...

20 Jul 2012 10:52
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20 races again in 2013 - Bernie Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone has played down reports the calendar could be set to explode in 2013. There have been rumours the F1 chief executive was open to expanding the schedule to no f...

20 Jul 2012 10:15
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No 'shining eyes for Ferrari' - Hulkenberg
One perceived candidate indicated on Thursday he is in fact not in the running for Felipe Massa's 2013 Ferrari seat. It has been rumoured Nico Hulkenberg was among the candidate...

20 Jul 2012 09:01
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Tyre war would mean 'decent tyres' in F1 - Schumacher
With a single neat soundbite, Michael Schumacher on Wednesday renewed his criticism of Pirelli and called for a new tyre war in F1. The German publication Auto Bild this week me...

19 Jul 2012 16:48
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Ferrari, Mercedes set for September test at Magny Cours
Ferrari and Mercedes will test at the former French grand prix venue at Magny Cours in mid September. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport said the circuit is one of no fewer than thr...

19 Jul 2012 16:02
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Sam Michael thinks 2-second pitstops possible
Sam Michael thinks two-second pitstops will be possible before too long. The Australian, ousted as Williams' technical director last year before moving across to McLaren as spor...

19 Jul 2012 15:22
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Ultra-safe F1 'a shame' Stirling Moss
Stirling Moss thinks it is "a shame" formula one is so safe today. "The concept, the whole idea, has changed," the British legend, who started winning grands prix in the middle ...

19 Jul 2012 14:41
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Alonso also F1's personal sponsor king - report
It is no secret that Fernando Alonso's Ferrari contract is the most lucrative in formula one. But the German media and marketing magazine 'WundV' claims that the Spaniard also c...

19 Jul 2012 13:58
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Free Cap at Fan Fashion - Red Bull Racing merchandise
Fan Fashion has a great promotion for the Red Bull Racing fan this month. Order a mens or ladies Red Bull Racing jacket and you receive a team cap for free! Free shipping within...

19 Jul 2012 12:27
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GP2 leader Luiz Razia eyeing Red Bull test
With his career in tatters at the end of last year, the next step for Luiz Razia could be a test for reigning world champions Red Bull. Just 12th at the end of last year's GP2 c...

19 Jul 2012 12:17
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WTCC: Tarquini and Monteiro announced as Honda's WTCC drivers
Honda announced that Italian Gabriele Tarquini and Portuguese Tiago Monteiro will be its works team drivers in the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC). Earlier this year, ...

19 Jul 2012 11:36
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Valtteri Bottas 'ready' for F1 seat now
Valtteri Bottas believes he is ready to race in F1. The 22-year-old Finn, who won the GP3 championship last year, is now focusing entirely on his formula one duties with the fam...

19 Jul 2012 11:13
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GP3: Williamson will race for Status GP this weekend at Hockenheim
Talented Scottish racer Lewis Williamson has joined Status Grand Prix for this weekends GP3 Series races at Hockenheim supporting the German Grand Prix. Williamson, 22, was a ...

19 Jul 2012 10:28
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Video: A lap around the Hockenheimring with Fernando Alonso
The Hockenheimring will play host for the next race of this season. As preview for the German Grand Prix a video of a lap around the Hockenheim circuit with Fernando Alonso. ...

19 Jul 2012 09:49
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Ecclestone deal could save F1's Nurburgring race
Bernie Ecclestone has reportedly offered to waive F1's usual race sanctioning fee in 2013 amid the Nurburgring's deepening financial crisis. State governor Kurt Beck on Wednesda...

19 Jul 2012 08:54
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Haug plays down Vettel-to-Mercedes likelihood
Norbert Haug has indicated that Mercedes is not currently in the running to secure Sebastian Vettel's services. Although the extension of Michael Schumacher's contract appears l...

18 Jul 2012 16:26
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Todt wants Michelin back in F1 - report
A German magazine is reporting that FIA president Jean Todt wants Michelin to consider returning to formula one. Pirelli's three-year contract as the sport's official sole suppl...

18 Jul 2012 15:42
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Nurburgring set for F1 race demise
Dark clouds continue to hang over the Nurburgring. The latest reports in Germany suggest the circuit's management is close to insolvency, raising the prospect that a German gran...

18 Jul 2012 14:56
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New boss says 2014 Russian GP plans on track
The new boss of Sochi's 2014 Russian grand prix project insists the race plans are on track. There has been speculation the event could be delayed until 2015 because the resort ...

18 Jul 2012 13:51
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Germany 2012 preview quotes: Williams
Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer: "On the back of a very successful Young Driver Test event at Silverstone we head off to Hockenheim aiming to get both cars home in the po...

18 Jul 2012 12:11
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Marussia undecided over engine for future
Marussia has not decided which engine to use for F1's new turbo regulations in 2014. The back-of-the-grid team is currently powered by Cosworth, but there is speculation the ind...

18 Jul 2012 11:22
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Kovalainen, Alguersuari eye 2013 Sauber seat
Heikki Kovalainen and Jaime Alguersuari have emerged as possible candidates to move to Sauber next year. Rumours indicate that one of the duo could replace Japanese Kamui Kobaya...

18 Jul 2012 10:48
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Ecclestone 'interested' in F1 Olympic stadium plans
Bernie Ecclestone insists he remains "interested" in plans to stage a grand prix in and around London's Olympic stadium. The proposal was once again making headlines in Britain ...

18 Jul 2012 10:07
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Germany 2012 preview quotes: Caterham F1 Team

Heikki Kovalainen: "Next up it's Hockenheim which will be my hundredth Grand Prix weekend. That's a good milestone to reach and I'm pleased I'll be able to celebrate it with a ...

18 Jul 2012 09:32
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