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High demand for tickets for first US GP in Austin
Tickets for the first US grand prix in Austin later this year appear to be selling exceedingly well. The local American Statesman newspaper is reporting that the Circuit of the ...

18 Jun 2012 10:57
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F1 pundit Davidson in hospital after Le Mans crash
F1 television pundit Anthony Davidson is in hospital after a huge airborne crash during the fabled Le Mans 24 hour race. The 33-year-old former Super Aguri driver, whilst at the...

18 Jun 2012 10:11
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New F1 owner ups stake by $500m
One of F1's new owners has bought even more of the sport, it has emerged. Amid expectations last month that the Singapore floatation was going ahead, the US based asset managers...

18 Jun 2012 09:48
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Ecclestone delighted with 'historic' 2012 season
Bernie Ecclestone has declared himself delighted with the 2012 season so far. So far, the unpredictable races - with an unprecedented seven different drivers winning the opening...

16 Jun 2012 12:49
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FIA reveals cost-cutting talks with F1 teams
F1's governing body on Friday confirmed it is in talks with the teams about cutting costs. The vast majority of the teams - even big-spender Ferrari - recently wrote to FIA pres...

15 Jun 2012 20:11
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Webber insists no contact with Ferrari
Mark Webber has denied he has had any contact with Ferrari about filling Felipe Massa's seat next year. Nevertheless, F1's rumour mill continues to find fuel. "Every man and his...

15 Jun 2012 17:32
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Report reveals McLaren tyre temperature trick
McLaren is the inventor of a clever system that is helping Lewis Hamilton at the front of the F1 field at present. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, with the collaboration of reno...

15 Jun 2012 11:11
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Ferrari admits keeping close eye on Perez
Ferrari has made clear it is keeping a close eye on Sergio Perez's progress. The Mexican seemed at the very front of the queue for struggling Felipe Massa's seat recently, until...

15 Jun 2012 10:47
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Italian authorities probing Monza safety
Local authorities are investigating organisers of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Last month, the World Superbike races at the fabled circuit were cut short due to rain and ens...

15 Jun 2012 10:18
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Ecclestone approves plan to move Interlagos pits
Bernie Ecclestone has approved plans to radically upgrade the Interlagos circuit, scene of the annual Brazilian grand prix in Sao Paulo. O Estado de S.Paulo newspaper reports th...

15 Jun 2012 09:19
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Thailand eyes 2014 Grand Prix debut
Thailand is on track to secure a round of the 2014 world championship. The southeast Asian country made its intentions clear recently by successfully bidding to host this year's...

15 Jun 2012 09:05
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Marko hints Hamilton doesn't 'fit' at Red Bull
Helmut Marko has played down the likelihood Lewis Hamilton might switch to Red Bull in 2013. Hamilton's long-term McLaren contract is due to expire, but it was expected that the...

14 Jun 2012 16:51
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Peter Sauber: "Performance fell short of our capability"
Last Sunday in Canada, Sergio Pérez captured the second podium place of the season for the Sauber F1 Team. Team Principal Peter Sauber talks about this extraordinary race, an e...

14 Jun 2012 15:31
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Valencia chief backs Spanish alternation scheme
Valencia race chief Gonzalo Gobert has confirmed moves are afoot to host the European grand prix street race only once every two years. It emerged recently that the regional gov...

14 Jun 2012 13:29
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Villeneuve thinks Lotus might 'drop' Raikkonen
Kimi Raikkonen's seat at Lotus might not be secure, according to 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve. Villeneuve, whilst attending last weekend's Canadian grand prix at the M...

14 Jun 2012 12:12
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Marko hints Webber staying at Red Bull
Mark Webber appears headed for a new Red Bull contract. The Australian, who signed only a one-year deal prior to the 2012 season, has been linked with a move to Ferrari. "That's...

14 Jun 2012 11:03
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Caterham targets Toro Rosso and Williams
Caterham is targeting a major step forward for next month's British grand prix. The former Team Lotus outfit has been disappointed so far in 2012 to have failed to step regularl...

14 Jun 2012 10:28
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New 'customer cars' idea dead - report
A new 'customer car' plan for F1's future is dead in the water, Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports. Bernie Ecclestone revealed recently that he is planning to allow small te...

14 Jun 2012 08:53
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Bruno Senna wins the 2012 Lorenzo Bandini trophy
Williams F1 Team driver Bruno Senna is to be the recipient of the 2012 Lorenzo Bandini Trophy, and will receive his award at a ceremony in the Italian town of Brisighella on Sun...

13 Jun 2012 16:03
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Ferrari targets pole with Valencia upgrade
Ferrari has set its sights on pole position in Valencia next weekend. Since struggling to get out of Q1 early this season, the famous Italian team invested heavily in the F2012 ...

13 Jun 2012 14:56
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25 F1 drivers to tackle Le Mans this weekend
More than 25 drivers with formula one experience will be on the grid at this weekend's 80th running of the fabled 24 hour Le Mans race. Near the front, in the premier LMP1 proto...

13 Jun 2012 14:14
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Peter Sauber: "C31 best car in our history"
The Ferrari-powered C31 is the best car in Sauber's long history, according to team founder, boss and majority owner Peter Sauber. The Swiss team made its grand prix debut with ...

13 Jun 2012 13:43
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Montreal close to new long-term F1 deal - Ecclestone
Montreal is on the verge of securing a new long-term contract to host formula one until at least 2024, the Quebec newspaper La Presse reports. It had already emerged that Bernie...

13 Jun 2012 12:16
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Whiting happy after Austin circuit inspection
Charlie Whiting sounded happy after inspecting Austin's new formula one circuit early this week. The FIA's race director, who is also in charge of homologating the venues ahead ...

13 Jun 2012 11:09
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Valencia sells less than 40,000 F1 tickets
Valencia has sold less than 40,000 tickets ahead of next weekend's European grand prix. El Pais newspaper reports that, of the street circuit's deliberately reduced capacity of ...

13 Jun 2012 10:23
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F1 must react to European crisis - Montezemolo
F1 must acknowledge Europe's financial crisis and cut costs urgently. That is the call of Luca di Montezemolo, president of Ferrari, the largest of the four formula one teams th...

13 Jun 2012 09:54
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Sebastian Vettel swears on Letterman
Sebastian Vettel's appearance on an iconic American talkshow went awry this week when David Letterman started talking about 'DRS'. Letterman, the Indianapolis-born motor racing ...

13 Jun 2012 09:21
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Analysis - 2012 'lottery' set to end now?
Seven so far, so why not eight? The world of formula one on Monday was contemplating the likelihood that a once-predictable sport has now become a race-by-race quest for all new...

12 Jun 2012 17:00
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Michael Schumacher keeps faith in Mercedes team
Michael Schumacher doesn't blame his Mercedes team for his retirement in the Canadian Grand Prix. The seven times world champion retired in Montreal for the fifth time this year...

12 Jun 2012 15:46
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Title already slipping away for some - Alonso
With only just over a third of the season now in the past, Fernando Alonso thinks the championship is already slipping away from some drivers. The Ferrari driver lost his bid fo...

12 Jun 2012 14:35
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Italy split after Ferrari's failed bid for victory
Ferrari has defended itself amid claims its race strategy in Canada on Sunday was "suicidal". Despite the Maranello team stepping forward again in performance terms, the Italian...

12 Jun 2012 12:14
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HRT ready to leave Marussia at back of grid
HRT could finally be on the cusp of speeding off the final row of the formula one grid. Clearly the slowest team in F1 since its 2010 debut, the Spanish backmarkers' Pedro de la...

12 Jun 2012 11:16
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No doubts about 2013 New York race - promoter
The promoter of F1's New York street race has scoffed at reports the event may not take place as scheduled in 2013. On Monday, a day after North America's only current grand pri...

12 Jun 2012 10:01
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Dennis hints money at heart of new Hamilton deal
Ron Dennis has hinted the hold-up regarding a new contract for Lewis Hamilton is a disagreement about money. The Montreal winner and new championship leader's existing long-term...

12 Jun 2012 09:05
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Villadelprat slams Red Bull cheating 'witch hunt'
Joan Villadelprat has slammed the anti-Red Bull "witch hunt" that is casting the reigning world champions as F1 cheats. Recently, the energy drink owned team has been told not o...

11 Jun 2012 16:10
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Button 'very lost' as title hopes lose grip in 2012
Former championship favourite Jenson Button is being swallowed up by F1's fascinating 2012 season. The first winner this year, Briton Button's form has been sliding recently and...

11 Jun 2012 14:51
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Vettel signs up for Race of Champions in Thailand
Reigning Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel has become the first driver to sign up as the Race Of Champions celebrates its 25th year of competition in 2012. ROC organiser...

11 Jun 2012 13:36
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Montreal promoter 'relieved' after stressful event
Race promoter Francois Dumontier admitted he was relieved after the Canadian grand prix was run without incident on Sunday. The protesting university students and a heavy police...

11 Jun 2012 12:14
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Brawn no longer strategy 'super brain'
In his Ferrari era, Ross Brawn was hailed as F1's 'super brain'; the strategic mastermind behind Michael Schumacher's most memorable wins. The duo are together again at Mercedes...

11 Jun 2012 11:46
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Pic duo could be next brothers on F1 grid
Artur Pic is hoping to join his brother on the formula one grid. F1's last sibling duo was Michael and Ralf Schumacher, who shared the grid for almost a decade until 2006. The n...

11 Jun 2012 10:59
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FIA to inspect Austin track this week
F1's governing body will inspect the new formula one track in Austin, Texas, this week. The Circuit of the Americas, scheduled to host its inaugural US grand prix in November, i...

11 Jun 2012 09:48
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Hamilton takes title lead as seventh winner of 2012
Lewis Hamilton took the lead of the world championship on Sunday by winning his first race of the 2012 season in Canada. The Briton becomes the seventh different winner of the y...

11 Jun 2012 08:46
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Hamilton admits contemplating McLaren move
Lewis Hamilton has admitted he has thought about leaving McLaren at the end of the season. But the 2008 world champion also indicated he is likely to stay put. 27-year-old Hamil...

08 Jun 2012 16:29
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Schumacher: "2012 title 'possible' for Rosberg"
Michael Schumacher thinks his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg is a contender for the 2012 world championship. "I said before the season that it is too early for the title for us,...

08 Jun 2012 14:47
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Webber admits other teams 'interested' for 2013
Mark Webber has admitted his return to form in 2012 has triggered the interest of rival F1 teams. The Australian struggled alongside reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel las...

08 Jun 2012 12:14
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Romain Grosjean denies 'crash-prone' charge
The word 'Grosjean' still ignites emotion in the Sauber garage. Sergio Perez was furious with the Frenchman after a collision in Barcelona, and then Kamui Kobayashi had to retir...

08 Jun 2012 11:03
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Police arrest protesters at Ecclestone event
Protesters attempted to disrupt an event attended by Bernie Ecclestone on Thursday. The F1 chief executive - as well as other F1 dignitaries including 1997 world champion Jacque...

08 Jun 2012 10:16
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Montreal upgrades for Ferrari, Williams and McLaren
Lots of new and shiny upgrades could be seen in the Montreal paddock on Thursday. Spanish sports daily Marca said the new exhaust on Ferrari's car is a refined version of what t...

08 Jun 2012 09:33
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Webber angry at 'illegal' Bull barb
Mark Webber on Thursday bristled when a reporter suggested he won the recent Monaco grand prix with an "illegal" car. "I'm happy to be called lots of things," said the plain-spe...

08 Jun 2012 08:28
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Neale: "McLaren form not decisive for Hamilton's future"
Admitting McLaren wants to keep Lewis Hamilton beyond 2012, managing director Jonathan Neale on Thursday played down claims the team's loss of form and repeated errors could con...

07 Jun 2012 16:43
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Ecclestone inks split broadcasting deal for Italy
Bernie Ecclestone has inked a television deal for Italy that mirrors the controversial split-broadcasting arrangement in Britain. For 2012, the F1 chief executive ended free-to-...

07 Jun 2012 15:09
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Brawn 'optimistic' over Ecclestone row solution
Ross Brawn has revealed he feels "optimistic" Mercedes will reach a deal with Bernie Ecclestone for the new Concorde Agreement. Earlier, the German carmaker had threatened to qu...

07 Jun 2012 14:32
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Rosberg 'assuming' Schumacher to stay in 2013
Nico Rosberg on Thursday revealed he expects Michael Schumacher will still be his Mercedes teammate in 2013. German Rosberg is already signed up beyond this season, but the unce...

07 Jun 2012 12:11
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Spanish hosts agree GP share scheme through 2019
Spain's formula one race hosts have finally agreed to annually alternate a single grand prix date. Spanish sports newspapers Marca and Diario Sport said the respective organiser...

07 Jun 2012 11:45
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No Montreal sellout amid F1 disruption threats
Threats to disrupt this weekend's Canadian grand prix will affect attendance, promoter Francois Dumontier has revealed. "They said they wanted to disrupt the grand prix," Dumont...

07 Jun 2012 10:26
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Brawn hints Mercedes wants Schumacher to stay
Ross Brawn has given the clearest sign yet that Mercedes would like to keep Michael Schumacher on board beyond his 2012 contract. It has been an odd season so far for the 43-yea...

07 Jun 2012 09:41
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Video: A lap around Montreal onboard with Liuzzi
The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve will play host for the seventh event of this season, the Canadian Grand Prix. As preview for this race a lap around that track onboard with Vitanto...

07 Jun 2012 08:37
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Hungary GP promoter Tamas Frank dead at 65
A cloud has moved above the future of the Hungarian grand prix. Tamas Frank, a Hungarian businessman and the driving force behind race promoter Hungaroring Sport Zrt, was found ...

06 Jun 2012 15:30
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Vettel: "Red Bull floor ruling is what it is"
Sebastian Vettel has played down suggestions Red Bull's title hopes have been struck a blow. Following the reported complaints of rival top teams Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes, ...

06 Jun 2012 14:43
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F1's American future speeding ahead
F1's new future in America moved up a gear this week. We reported on Tuesday that reigning and back-to-back world champion Sebastian Vettel will appear on David Letterman's icon...

06 Jun 2012 14:16
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New minister says 'no agreement' for French GP return
New French sports minister Valerie Fourneyron declared on Tuesday "no formal agreement" exists that will see the country host a grand prix next year. Before former president Nic...

06 Jun 2012 12:15
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More surgery as Kubica's F1 return bid continues
Robert Kubica underwent surgery on Tuesday as the former BMW and Renault driver continues his bid to return to formula one. Reports recently suggested the 27-year-old Pole, who ...

06 Jun 2012 11:51
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Ferrari denies Alonso paid EUR 30 million
Ferrari has denied claims it pays Fernando Alonso a cool EUR 30 million per season. A French publication called Business Book GP 2012 had claimed the Spaniard is easily F1's hig...

06 Jun 2012 10:54
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Grand prix circuits create union to influence F1 rules
Formula one's circuits have created a union designed to give them a greater say on the future of the sport, according to business journalist Christian Sylt. He revealed in the I...

06 Jun 2012 10:18
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Massa to use Monaco setup in Canada
Although the complete opposite of Monaco, Felipe Massa on Tuesday was bound for Canada with his mind still firmly on the famous Principality. Trapped in a worsening slump since ...

05 Jun 2012 17:12
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Timo Glock back in the game after season slump
Still at the back of the grid, Timo Glock is nonetheless heading towards the middle of the 2012 season in a better mood. Earlier this year, still struggling for the third consec...

05 Jun 2012 16:21
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Canada 2012 preview quotes: Williams
Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer: "On the back of a mixed weekend in Monaco the whole team is looking to demonstrate further improvement in Montreal, with the aim of getti...

05 Jun 2012 15:29
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Canada 2012 preview quotes: Force India
Vijay Mallya, team principal: "Six races into the season and we have 28 points a very strong start to the year. Both drivers are delivering what we expect of them and were ...

05 Jun 2012 14:58
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McLaren plays down 'wild' Hamilton quit rumours
McLaren moved to play down rumours Lewis Hamilton might quit the team even before his contract expires at the end of this year. Reports late last week said that despite McLaren ...

05 Jun 2012 12:13
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Felipe Massa admits Ferrari future unclear

Felipe Massa has revealed he understands well that his results in the second half of the 2012 season will decide his future. After a shot of better form for the Brazilian in Mon...

05 Jun 2012 11:25
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