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F2: Axcil Jefferies makes F2 debut at the Nűrburgring
Axcil Jefferies has today (Thursday) confirmed he will join the 2012 FIA Formula Two Championship line up, beginning with rounds five and six this weekend at the Nűrburgrin...

24 May 2012 11:57
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Formula 1 merchandise 2012
Fan Fashion has a wide range of Formula 1 merchandise for the racing fan including caps, t-shirts, jackets and a lot more. Special promotion for visitors of F1Today.net: ...

24 May 2012 11:47
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FP1: Fernando Alonso fast, lost session for Kimi Raikkonen
Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso has set the fastest time in first free practice for the Monaco Grand Prix. He was four tenths quicker than Romain Grosjean. His teammate Kimi Raik...

24 May 2012 11:39
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Kovalainen admits disappointment with Caterham progress
Heikki Kovalainen has admitted he is disappointed with Caterham's 2012 season so far. It is rumoured that the Finn may now have raised his profile sufficiently, after disappoint...

24 May 2012 11:03
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Raikkonen asks Lotus for rally Finland permission
Kimi Raikkonen has revealed he would like to contest August's rally of Finland. F1's 2007 world champion returned from world rallying to grand prix racing this year. "Of course ...

24 May 2012 10:22
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F1 ready to spin Monaco roulette wheel
Fernando Alonso's special golden and casino-themed Monaco helmet features some very telling words -- 'Bet on red'. In the scarcely believable 2012 season so far, the Spaniard ha...

24 May 2012 09:34
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Static electricity may have caused Williams fire
It is believed static electricity could have sparked Williams' garage fire two weeks ago in Barcelona. Even in the Monte Carlo paddock, the huge Spanish blaze was still a hot to...

24 May 2012 08:52
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Marussia F1 Team thinking seriously about KERS
Marussia needs a KERS system to catch up with its direct rivals. That is the admission of team boss John Booth, who told the Russian website championat.com that he is looking in...

23 May 2012 17:25
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Amid Mercedes rumours, di Resta eyes 'great car'
Paul di Resta has hinted he would leap at the chance to replace Michael Schumacher at Mercedes. The German marque's Brackley based chief executive Nick Fry this week earmarked i...

23 May 2012 16:58
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FIA joined by OMP Racing as official supplier
The Fédération Internationale de lAutomobile (FIA) and OMP Racing have signed an agreement whereby the Italian company is to become the Official Supplier of the FIA for Ra...

23 May 2012 14:48
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HRT confirms Ma Qing Hua for Young Driver Tests
In only a month and half's time, Chinese driver Ma Qing Hua will enjoy his first opportunity to step into a Formula 1 car and will do so at the wheel of the F112 at the legendar...

23 May 2012 13:59
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Heikki Kovalainen wants midfield push for Caterham
Heikki Kovalainen is looking for Caterham to move into the midfield, according to his new management company. Having handled his own career in the wake of Flavio Briatore's demi...

23 May 2012 12:14
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Valencia slashes seats at loss-making F1 race
Valencia has once again reduced the capacity of its street circuit ahead of next month's European grand prix. After a 112,771 spectator sellout for the inaugural event in 2008, ...

23 May 2012 11:50
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Red Bull Racing launches App for iPad and iPhone
Red Bull Racing will be bringing a range of F1 knowledge, driver facts and insider information direct to your phone from 23 May to coincide with the most prestigious Grand Prix ...

23 May 2012 11:12
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Brawn returns to paddock, praising Michael Schumacher
Ross Brawn should be firing on all cylinders as he returns to the pitwall in Monaco this weekend. Mercedes' team principal sat out the recent Spanish grand prix due to illness, ...

23 May 2012 10:36
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Italian finance police raid Monza
There is trouble afoot at Monza, the scene of the famous and historic Italian grand prix. On Tuesday morning, Italy's finance police the Guardia di Finanza entered the Autodromo...

23 May 2012 08:30
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Monaco 2012 preview quotes: Force India
Team principal Vijay Mallya: "The Monaco Grand Prix has always been a personal favourite of mine. It's a wonderful venue to experience Formula One and nowhere else comes close t...

22 May 2012 17:03
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Senna to race 'Barcelona fire car' at Monaco
The F1 car photographed amid the charred remains of Williams' burnt-out garage in Barcelona will be back in action this weekend at Monaco. We reported last week that an initial ...

22 May 2012 16:26
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Monaco 2012 preview quotes: Marussia F1 Team
Every race in the Championship is critical, but the Monaco Grand Prix is the one that has the X-Factor. It is without doubt the most celebrated and prestigious race on the calen...

22 May 2012 15:53
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CVC sells some of F1 stake for 1.6 billion dollar
Even ahead of F1's Singapore floatation, the sport has some new owners. Reuters, the specialist financial market news agency, said US-based asset managers Waddell and Reed, Blac...

22 May 2012 15:08
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GP2: New tyre rules introduces for Monaco
The Monaco Grand Prix weekend introduces some new tyre regulations for the GP2 series. The Formula One feeder series uses control tyres supplied by Pirelli, with the aim of givi...

22 May 2012 14:33
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Video: A lap onboard around Monaco with Sebastian Vettel
Monaco will play host for the sixth Grand Prix of this season. As preview for that race a video of a lap around the winding circuit through the streets of the principality with ...

22 May 2012 13:24
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Valencia pushing ahead with F1 alternation idea
Valencia is pushing ahead with the idea it will from now on annually alternate a single grand prix race date with Barcelona. Bernie Ecclestone recently confirmed speculation tha...

22 May 2012 11:55
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Nick Heidfeld not giving up on F1 career
Nick Heidfeld insists he has not yet called time on his formula one career. Never a race winner, the now 35-year-old was a highly respected F1 regular dating back to 2000, scori...

22 May 2012 10:58
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Monaco 2012 preview quotes: Pirelli
The softest compound in Pirellis Formula One range the P Zero Red supersoft makes its first appearance of the year at the famed Monaco Grand Prix circuit: the slowest, t...

22 May 2012 10:16
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Lotus teams up with Linkin Park for Monaco GP
Lotus F1 Team and Linkin Park have joined forces for the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix to create 'Linkin Park GP' bringing together the adrenaline of Formula 1 and the passion of ro...

22 May 2012 09:04
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New sports minister doubts 2013 French GP
France's new sports minister has confirmed there is some doubt the country will return to the formula one calendar next year. Bernie Ecclestone announced recently that, with a F...

22 May 2012 08:49
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Mercedes keeps an eye on Di Resta as alternative for Schumacher
Paul di Resta is at the front of the queue should Mercedes need to replace Michael Schumacher. That was the claim on Monday of Nick Fry, the chief executive of the German carmak...

21 May 2012 16:46
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F1's Singapore float going ahead
F1's stock market floatation appears to be racing ahead. That is the claim of the financial news agency Bloomberg, despite earlier speculation the Singapore listing might be del...

21 May 2012 15:24
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McLaren renews deal with sponsor Hilton HHonors
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes is proud to extend another of its successful and long-lived relationships, renewing its Corporate Partnership with Hilton Worldwide. Beginning in 2005,...

21 May 2012 14:48
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Force India joined by KEF as official supplier
Sahara Force India is delighted to announce that KEF, one of the most technologically advanced HI-FI manufacturers in the world, has joined the team as an official factory suppl...

21 May 2012 13:54
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Pirelli reveals tyre compound choices up to Silverstone
Pirelli has nominated the P Zero slick compounds that will be used for the forthcoming races in Montreal, Valencia and Silverstone. For the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, the ...

21 May 2012 13:22
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Small teams push for V6 rules delay
Many teams are reportedly pushing the FIA to delay the introduction of F1's new engine regulations. All-new turbo V6 rules are currently scheduled to debut in 2014, but Germany'...

21 May 2012 12:49
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Monaco 2012 preview quotes: HRT F1 Team
The Formula 1 World Championship arrives at one of the most special dates on the calendar because the history, glamour and originality that surround the Monaco Grand Prix make t...

21 May 2012 12:06
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Monaco 2012 preview quotes: Red Bull Racing
Sebastian Vettel: "It's something special to race in Monaco; it's tight and there's no room for error. It's rough and, as it's a street circuit, the road surface is uneven so yo...

21 May 2012 10:25
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Felipe Massa insists he feels supported by Ferrari
Felipe Massa has played down reports he is at risk of losing his Ferrari seat soon, insisting he feels fully supported by Ferrari. The Brazilian has struggled at the wheel of Fe...

21 May 2012 08:50
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HRT officially opens its new headquarters in Madrid
The day has come for HRT Formula 1 Team to officially open its doors to the new headquarters at the Caja Mágica in Madrid. Team Principal, Luis Pérez-Sala, and drivers Pedro d...

18 May 2012 17:10
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Monaco 2012 preview quotes: Mercedes
Michael Schumacher: "Monaco is just a circuit of its own very unique character. In a way, you could look at it with a big portion of irony with regards to the contradiction that...

18 May 2012 16:48
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Flavio Briatore writing rules for 'GP1' series
Flavio Briatore could be readying to burst back into formula one. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport said the ousted and formerly banned Italian is busily writing regulations for a ...

18 May 2012 16:03
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Monaco 2012 preview quotes: Sauber
Highly motivated and excited, the Sauber F1 Team heads to the most prestigious Grand Prix of the year. The Sauber C31-Ferraris performance has further improved since the intro...

18 May 2012 15:19
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Germans think Schumacher will retire at the end of 2012
More than half of Michael Schumacher's German compatriots think the seven time world champion will return to retirement at the end of this year. After three years of retirement,...

18 May 2012 13:21
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Newey no longer key to success in 'new' F1
Red Bull is lamenting the limited role that can be played in 2012 by F1's aerodynamic genius Adrian Newey. For the past few years, the energy drink owned team has enjoyed its do...

18 May 2012 11:46
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Ferrari say Massa contender for 2013 race seat
Ferrari has played down rumours it is close to immediately ousting Felipe Massa, insisting it is possible the struggling Brazilian will still be in a red car next year. On Twitt...

18 May 2012 11:00
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Caterham announces Russian Helicopters as new partner
Russian Helicopters, one of the global leaders in the helicopter industry, is glad to announce an official partnership with Caterham F1 Team, one of the 12 participants in the F...

18 May 2012 09:54
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Sponsor seeks millions from former F1 driver Doornbos
Robert Doornbos, the former Minardi and Red Bull driver, is being pursued for millions by a former sponsor. The disgruntled backer, Harry Muermans, is demanding the Dutchman pay...

18 May 2012 08:40
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F1 budget cap possible for next season
It is possible formula one teams will be limited to a budget cap in 2013, according to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport. The budget cap idea saw the sport almost implode amid the ...

17 May 2012 12:58
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Pirelli: "We are ready to make qualifying tyres tomorrow"
Pirelli stands ready to supply special 'qualifying tyres' to formula one teams next year. With the emphasis of the sport's spectacle now relying on the complex and heavily degra...

17 May 2012 11:29
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New winner Maldonado looks for Monaco repeat
The oddest element of the 2012 season so far is that the unlikeliest of candidates could now be genuine title contenders. Before the Spanish grand prix weekend, Pastor Maldonado...

17 May 2012 11:10
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Monisha Kaltenborn recieves shares for Sauber Group
In the interests of continuity, Peter Sauber has taken the decision to transfer a third of the stake in the Sauber Group to CEO Monisha Kaltenborn. Sauber, the Team Principal an...

17 May 2012 10:34
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Vettel defends Schumacher after Senna crash
Sebastian Vettel has defended his former mentor Michael Schumacher. The seven time world champion has been roundly criticised since last Sunday's Spanish grand prix, after crash...

16 May 2012 14:43
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Wolff rubbishes Senna axe reports
Toto Wolff has rubbished suggestions Williams might soon replace Bruno Senna with the team's rising reserve driver Valtteri Bottas. Finnish commentator Mika Salo last weekend...

16 May 2012 14:17
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D'Ambrosio linked with Massa's 2012 seat
Jerome d'Ambrosio is the latest name linked with struggling Felipe Massa's Ferrari race seat. While Mark Webber or Sergio Perez are the Maranello team's more likely longer term ...

16 May 2012 09:47
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Alguersuari says 2013 return 100 per cent sure
Jaime Alguersuari has told Spanish publications he is "absolute certain" he will be on the 2013 grid. "This is the best year of my life," he told Mundo Deportivo, referring to 2...

16 May 2012 09:45
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Christian Klien: "Alonso stands out amid 2012 chaos"
Even amid the chaos of the 2012 pecking order, the star performer is obvious. That is the view of former F1 driver Christian Klien, who confirmed to the Austrian news agency APA...

15 May 2012 15:55
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Felipe Massa's F1 career on brink of collapse
Felipe Massa's formula one career is on the brink of collapse. Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali left Barcelona insisting he expects the struggling Brazilian to "fight back starti...

15 May 2012 12:16
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Vettel shrugs at F1's 'crazy' pecking order
Five races in, F1's cleverest brains are still yet to decode the mystery of the bizarre and fascinating 2012 season. As was the case when he utterly dominated last year, Sebasti...

15 May 2012 10:59
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McLaren sure gaffes won't hurt Hamilton talks
Martin Whitmarsh is sure McLaren's recent errors will not affect contract negotiations with Lewis Hamilton. The British team's latest mistake not only cost Lewis Hamilton pole i...

15 May 2012 10:17
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One Williams team member still in hospital in Spain
Following the fire which occurred in the teams garage after the Spanish Grand Prix, Williams F1 can confirm that a further two team members have now been released from hospita...

15 May 2012 09:34
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Sutil resurfaces as Massa axe rumours louden
Rumours that Felipe Massa is now on his last legs at Ferrari are beginning to gain in volume. Team boss Stefano Domenicali fueled the speculation on Sunday by insisting Ferrari ...

15 May 2012 08:42
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Monisha Kaltenborn has big plans for Sauber
Monisha Kaltenborn has revealed she has "very big plans" for Sauber. Named by founder and team principal Peter Sauber as his forthcoming successor, the 41-year-old Indian is in ...

14 May 2012 16:33
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Alonso: "Unpredictable F1 became strange in Spain"
F1's unpredictable season became simply "strange" in Barcelona, Fernando Alonso said after finishing second on Sunday behind Pastor Maldonado. Once derided as a mere pay-driver,...

14 May 2012 14:53
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Scuderia Toro Rosso and Trilux enter partnership
Scuderia Toro Rosso is pleased to welcome Trilux as a Technology Supplier to the team. Trilux is a company pioneering lighting technology and is supplying lighting at the team...

14 May 2012 13:23
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Barcelona still hoping for annual F1 presence
Organisers of the Spanish grand prix in Barcelona are clinging to the idea the race can continue to be an annual presence on the F1 calendar. Bernie Ecclestone said last weekend...

14 May 2012 12:12
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Michael Schumacher punished after Senna crash
Michael Schumacher will start next Sunday's Monaco grand prix five places lower than he qualifies. Despite the furious seven time world champion moaning "idiot" on the radio aft...

14 May 2012 11:08
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Ecclestone says Mercedes deal '80 per cent' done
Bernie Ecclestone claims he is close to reaching an agreement with Mercedes over the future of the German marque's involvement in formula one. The parties have been at loggerhea...

14 May 2012 10:43
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McLaren to join Red Bull teams at test in Abu Dhabi
A third team has decided to join Red Bull in Abu Dhabi for the young drivers' test. Due to the calendar congestion at the end of this season, and also to cut costs, most teams h...

14 May 2012 09:59
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F1 personnel injured in huge Williams fire
The drama stepped up a notch even after the chequered flag in Barcelona. A couple of hours after Williams' first win since 2004, something exploded in the British team's garage,...

14 May 2012 09:13
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Maldonado wins, Alonso and Vettel lead title
F1's astonishing season continues to live up to the hype, as a fifth driver and constructor on Sunday won the fifth grand prix of 2012. Not only is the victory Pastor Maldonado'...

14 May 2012 08:38
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No rolling heads as Ferrari tackles new crisis
Stefano Domenicali has ruled out responding to Ferrari's latest crisis with the old 'rolling heads' technique. One perception in the paddock is that the fabled Italian team, und...

11 May 2012 16:13
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FP2: Button goes quickest despite massive understeer

Jenson Button ended the first day in Barcelona on top. The McLaren driver suffered from severe understeer, but it didn't bother him too much as he posted a 1:23.399 as fastest t...

11 May 2012 15:45
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