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Force India not about to pull out of Bahrain GP
Force India deputy boss Bob Fernley has dismissed reports the Silverstone based team could pull out of the controversial Bahrain grand prix. Two members of the team were allowed...

20 Apr 2012 08:47
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Caterham joins line-up for Bavaria City Racing Dublin
Caterham F1 Team, are the latest team from the FIA Formula One World Championship to be confirmed for Bavaria City Racing Dublin which takes place in the heart of the capital on...

19 Apr 2012 17:47
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Mercedes could lose support of major shareholder Aabar
Mercedes GP could be set to lose a major shareholder. Citing informed sources, the German 'Manager Magazin' reports that the Abu Dhabi investment vehicle Aabar is in talks to en...

19 Apr 2012 16:34
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Ferrari boosts aerodynamic department with Agathangelou
Ferrari has bolstered its aerodynamic team by hiring a former Red Bull team member. Italy's Omnicorse, and Marca in Spain, are reporting that Briton Ben Agathangelou has been si...

19 Apr 2012 15:25
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Ecclestone favours customer cars over budget cap
Bernie Ecclestone has revealed he does not support moves to install a budget cap in F1. "It wouldn't work," the sport's chief executive Bernie Ecclestone told Germany's Auto Mot...

19 Apr 2012 14:39
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Force India team member leaves Bahrain after incident
A member of the Force India team is returning to Europe following a firebomb attack in Bahrain. The BBC reports that an incident occurred near a Force India hire car as members ...

19 Apr 2012 13:57
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Bahrain 2012 preview quotes: Force India
Team principal Vijay Mallya: "The Chinese Grand Prix was certainly an entertaining race and it showed once again that we have one of the most competitive grids in the history of...

19 Apr 2012 12:14
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Porsche Supercup team and journalist next to pull out of Bahrain
A support-race team and a respected journalist have become the next to pull out of this weekend's highly controversial Bahrain grand prix. The Porsche Supercup team MRS said its...

19 Apr 2012 11:48
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New York insists first race is on for 2013
Organisers of the New York street race have hit back at Bernie Ecclestone's claim the inaugural 2013 date might be delayed a year. The F1 chief executive had announced a race on...

19 Apr 2012 10:39
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Ecclestone and Mercedes in conflict over Concorde Agreement
Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed he is still at loggerheads with Mercedes over the new Concorde Agreement. The German carmaker's team is the big missing name, after F1 chief exec...

19 Apr 2012 09:41
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'Sauber new sponsor teaser for AT&T or Abramovich'
Sauber's 'teaser' has done the trick, triggering paddock speculation about its forthcoming major backer. Last weekend in China, off the back of Sergio Perez's recent push for vi...

19 Apr 2012 08:52
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Ecclestone working on idea for Grand Slams in F1
Bernie Ecclestone's latest proposal is that F1's most important races become a tennis-like 'Grand Slam'. Insisting that the calendar will probably not expand much beyond 20 race...

18 Apr 2012 16:49
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Ricciardo seeking positives to take away from China
After a frustrating outing in Shanghai, Scuderia Toro Rosso's Daniel Ricciardo looks for a silver lining to take away from China. Ricciardo: "Well, we're in Bahrain. We left ...

18 Apr 2012 16:17
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New York troubles could be good for Austin
Apparent troubles for New York's inaugural grand prix could be good news for Texas, according to reports in the United States. Bernie Ecclestone said on Tuesday that the race sc...

18 Apr 2012 15:57
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Bahrain 2012 preview quotes: Mercedes
Michael Schumacher: "Having experienced a race such as China gives everybody in the team a big push, and we certainly will give our optimum to repeat our performance in the next...

18 Apr 2012 14:57
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Bahrain 2012 preview quotes: Williams
Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer: "Having held the race on the longer endurance course layout in 2010, the 2012 race has now reverted back to the 5.412km long, 57 lap Gran...

18 Apr 2012 13:42
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Bahrain 2012 preview quotes: Red Bull Racing
Mark Webber: "We haven't been to the circuit for two years and the last time we raced on the current track layout was in 2009. We also havent been there with Pirelli tyres or ...

18 Apr 2012 12:15
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Brawn: "Long way to go until decision on Schumacher's future"
Mercedes will decide later this season if Michael Schumacher's contract will be extended beyond 2012. The current three year deal, which began when the seven time world champion...

18 Apr 2012 11:26
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Bahrain 2012 preview quotes: Marussia F1 Team
This weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix, coming just a week after the last race in China, marks the end of the first phase of long haul races of the 2012 season. Here in Sakhir, with ...

18 Apr 2012 09:59
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Marko: "Technical changes deliberately introduced against Red Bull"
Dr Helmut Marko has aimed fire at F1's new rules for 2012, claiming they were devised "deliberately" to end the era of Red Bull dominance. "We no longer have the superiority ...

18 Apr 2012 09:17
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Ferrari setting the pace in 2012 with pitstops
Ferrari does not have a leading car so far in 2012, but when it comes to pitstops, the famous Italian team is setting the pace. That is the finding of the Spanish sports daily M...

18 Apr 2012 08:39
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F1 journalists file detailed report of protests in Bahrain
Two F1 journalists tried their hands at war reporting after touching down in Bahrain ahead of this weekend's controversial grand prix. "I had a duty as an experienced journalist...

17 Apr 2012 17:06
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Rosberg: "Being fast in every qualifying is our trump card"
Mercedes' rivals must now count the German team as a serious contender, Nico Rosberg has said after winning his first grand prix in China last weekend. Shanghai was also the sce...

17 Apr 2012 16:33
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Ferrari looking to build on strong tradition in Bahrain
If tradition was worth a few tenths in performance terms, then the Bahrain Grand Prix could be the scene for a step up in the quality of what the F2012 can deliver. There have b...

17 Apr 2012 15:46
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China 2012 among best races in F1 history
Statistically, the Chinese grand prix raced straight into the history books as one of the most exciting formula one events of all time. "For me, we are having some of the best r...

17 Apr 2012 14:47
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Bahrain 2012 preview quotes: Pirelli
Bahrain will be one of just three circuits that Pirelli is yet to visit in competition this year, but unlike Hockenheim in Germany and the United States Grand Prix, the Italian ...

17 Apr 2012 13:59
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Grosjean not feeling relieved after first points finish in F1
Romain Grosjean insists he is not feeling "relieved" after the Chinese grand prix. The Frenchman, who returned to F1 this year after an abortive start to his career in 2009, sho...

17 Apr 2012 12:08
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Ferrari eyes big step forward for Spanish GP
Ferrari is looking ahead to Barcelona next month, as the famous Italian team plans to begin putting a difficult start to the 2012 season behind it. Test driver Marc Gene, who is...

17 Apr 2012 11:15
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Raikkonen: "Podium should be possible for Bahrain"
After a weekend which came agonisingly close to producing a real result for Kimi in China, the Finn puts the past behind him and looks ahead to his next opportunity for glory at...

17 Apr 2012 10:22
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Lewis Hamilton hints at longer stay at McLaren
Lewis Hamilton has hinted again that he sees his future with McLaren. Just prior to the new season, the 2008 world champion indicated he would like to renew his deal with the Wo...

17 Apr 2012 09:34
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GP3: Alice Powell moves up to GP3 with Status GP
Rising British female racer Alice Powell has signed to join Status Grand Prix for her graduation to the GP3 Series in 2012. The 19-year-old is moving up to the Formula One suppo...

17 Apr 2012 09:01
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Wolff prefers background over role as teamboss at Williams
Toto Wolff is not Williams' new team boss. With co-founder Patrick Head and chairman Adam Parr both now gone and Sir Frank Williams stepping down from his own board, it is notab...

17 Apr 2012 08:40
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FIA president Todt comments on green light for Bahrain GP
Jean Todt has broken his long and conspicuous silence over the Bahrain controversy. Until now, the ultra-low-profile FIA president had been reluctant to speak on the issue, desp...

16 Apr 2012 16:45
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Fernando Alonso doesn't fancy his chances for Bahrain
Despite winning in Malaysia last month, Fernando Alonso is expecting a miserable weekend in Bahrain. On the back of his surprise Sepang victory, the Spaniard qualified and finis...

16 Apr 2012 16:10
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Bahrain 2012 preview quotes: Caterham F1 Team
Heikki Kovalainen: "Bahrain is another one of the typical modern circuits. It doesn't have any really challenging corners and you can push hard for most of the lap, particularly...

16 Apr 2012 14:52
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Haug: "Mercedes is in fact a small team with a small budget"
Norbert Haug said he is proud Mercedes has reached the top of formula one in a short space of time and with a small budget. The German carmaker's works team is often lumped toge...

16 Apr 2012 14:27
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Bahrain 2012 preview quotes: HRT F1 Team
Its back-to-back races for the second consecutive time this season with the Championship stopping off in Bahrain. This will be the last event held far away from home before th...

16 Apr 2012 13:40
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Alguersuari unsure of chances for race seat for 2013
Jaime Alguersuari has admitted he is not sure if he will be able to return to formula one in 2013. After his ousting at Toro Rosso, the young Spaniard is keeping up appearances ...

16 Apr 2012 12:48
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Italian journalist slams Massa as waste of petrol
An Italian journalist has admitted he is more than unimpressed with Felipe Massa's apparent progress in China. Already before the Chinese grand prix, La Stampa correspondent Ste...

16 Apr 2012 12:15
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Bahrain 2012 preview quotes: Sauber
After the FIA confirmed that the Formula One Grand Prix of Bahrain will take place as planned next weekend, 20th to 22nd April, the Sauber F1 Team is busy getting its freight pa...

16 Apr 2012 11:43
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Lotus open to the idea of a budget cap in Formula 1
Lotus has become the second team to announce it would be happy to operate within a budget cap. A few years ago, former FIA president Max Mosley's push for teams to be confined t...

16 Apr 2012 10:52
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IRL: Power fends off Pagenaud for win in Long Beach
Will Power, who started the 38th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach in Row 6 because of a penalty assessed ton all 11 Chevrolet-powered cars for unapproved engine changes, overcame...

16 Apr 2012 10:05
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Rosberg claims first victory in sensational China GP
How ironic was it that in a race that depended on tyre wear and strategy, it should all come right for Mercedes and Nico Rosberg as the young German scored his maiden Grand Prix...

16 Apr 2012 08:39
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China 2012 Friday quotes: Pirelli
Mercedes driver Michael Schumacher used the Pirelli P Zero Yellow soft tyre, which has been nominated together with the P Zero White medium tyre, to set the fastest time of the ...

13 Apr 2012 15:01
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China 2012 Friday quotes: Scuderia Toro Rosso
Daniel Ricciardo: "FP1 was partly wasted because of the weather, the damp track meaning we only got a handful of clean laps. But the afternoon was better and I was happy with th...

13 Apr 2012 14:57
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China 2012 Friday quotes: Marussia F1 Team
An otherwise very constructive day of solid progress for the Marussia F1 Team unfortunately ended on a slightly less positive note this afternoon when Timo Glocks MR01 ended u...

13 Apr 2012 14:36
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China 2012 Friday quotes: Lotus F1 Team
Kimi Raikkonen: "It's not often that you have a perfect car on Friday and there are certain things we have to improve. To be honest, it doesn't matter if you are the slowest car...

13 Apr 2012 14:09
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China 2012 Friday quotes: McLaren
Lewis Hamilton: "It's been a great day it stayed dry in the afternoon so we successfully got through our run programme. We're still working away to improve the set-up, but th...

13 Apr 2012 13:47
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China 2012 Friday quotes: HRT F1 Team
The third event of the season got underway today with the first day of free practice sessions at the Shanghai International Circuit (5.451km). The conditions were complicated in...

13 Apr 2012 13:12
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China 2012 Friday quotes: Caterham F1 Team
Giedo van der Garde: "That wasnt the easiest first FP1 session for me with the team but Im pleased with the job I did and have had good feedback from the engineers, so I don...

13 Apr 2012 12:09
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Lotus F1 Team targets carbon neutrality in 2012
Lotus F1 Team reiterates its commitment to minimising its environmental impact with measures to reduce and offset its carbon emissions. Through commitment from existing partner ...

13 Apr 2012 11:21
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Sauber set to announce big new sponsor in next few weeks
After Sergio Perez's surprise push for victory in Malaysia three weeks ago, things are looking bright on the Sauber balance-sheet. The small Swiss team announced in Shanghai tha...

13 Apr 2012 10:42
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FP2: Schumacher and Mercedes on top after first day in China
Michael Schumacher realised the best time on the first day of the weekend in Shanghai. The Mercedes driver was in the second practice the only man to dive under 1:36 with a 1:35...

13 Apr 2012 09:32
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Kovalainen ignores advice to leave Caterham as soon as possible
Heikki Kovalainen has dismissed advice he should quit Caterham as soon as possible. Fellow Finn Mika Salo, a former Ferrari and Toyota driver, told the broadcaster MTV3 he t...

13 Apr 2012 08:55
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GP3: Mitch Evans sets the pace again at test in Silverstone
The final pre-season test concluded in Silverstone today before the GP3 Series heads to Barcelona next month to kick start the 2012 season. The session got underway under dark c...

13 Apr 2012 08:19
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FP1: Hamilton first with big gap to Rosberg in second
Lewis Hamilton has posted the fastest time in first free practice for the Chinese GP. The McLaren driver realised his 1:37.106 in the dying seconds of the session on a drying ci...

13 Apr 2012 05:53
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FIA confirms Bahrain GP will go ahead as planned
The FIA is the governing body of motor sport and therefore of Formula One. As such, it sets the seasons calendars following the proposal of the Commercial Rights Holder (CRH) ...

13 Apr 2012 05:07
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Lotus' protest against Mercedes F-duct declined
The FIA has thrown out Lotus' official protest against Mercedes' so-called 'double-DRS' innovation. Despite the governing body having consistently declared the system legal in A...

13 Apr 2012 04:28
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Massa: "Working very hard to move in the right direction"
Overcast skies greeted Felipe Massa when he arrived at the Shanghai circuit mid-morning today, a few hours before facing the media in the Scuderia Ferrari hospitality area, whic...

12 Apr 2012 17:11
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F2: Matheo Tuscher steps up to Formula 2 in 2012
Swiss racer Mathéo Tuscher will take his place on the 2012 Formula Two grid this weekend at Silverstone, stepping up to the series after securing last year's Formula Pilota Chi...

12 Apr 2012 16:37
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Sauber bans Perez's father from attending races
Sauber has banned Sergio Perez's father from attending grands prix, the Swiss newspaper Blick revealed on Wednesday. The report said the Mexican's dad Antonio - himself a former...

12 Apr 2012 15:57
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Daimler shareholder pushes Mercedes to quit F1
A Daimler shareholder has called on the German car giant to pull its works Mercedes team out of formula one. Fund manager Ingo Speich, of the Daimler shareholder Union Investmen...

12 Apr 2012 15:28
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GP3: William Buller completes Carlin line-up for 2012
Northern Irishman William Buller will race alongside already confirmed drivers Alex Brundle and Antonio Felix da Costa in the support series GP3 at European Formula 1 events thi...

12 Apr 2012 15:02
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Red Bull Racing puts Webber and Vettel on different set-ups
Red Bull will split in two directions this weekend in China, as the defending champions seek to return to the pace. After a less than satisfying start to the 2012 season for the...

12 Apr 2012 14:47
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Alonso: "Some small improvements, but nothing big for China"
This afternoon, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso joined five of his fellow drivers in the FIA press conference at the Shanghai circuit that hosts this Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix. The ...

12 Apr 2012 13:56
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Lotus lodges official protest against Mercedes' F-duct
Rumours were confirmed that Lotus F1 Team has lodged an official protest against Mercedes' 'double-DRS' system. "That's spiced up the weekend before we even get going," Briti...

12 Apr 2012 13:20
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FIA insists Bahrain GP is still on for next week
In the Shanghai paddock on Thursday, the message was clear: next week's Bahrain grand prix is still on. Bernie Ecclestone said in China that the only ones who could cancel the S...

12 Apr 2012 12:16
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Sauber renews deal to promote 'Visit Mexico' again this year
Just as colourful as the country it represents is the logo 'Visit Mexico', which from now on will again travel with the Sauber F1 Team around the world. The North American count...

12 Apr 2012 11:08
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Lewis Hamilton to get grid penalty for gearbox change
Lewis Hamilton's perfect qualifying score in 2012 is over. It has emerged that the highest the McLaren driver can start Sunday's Chinese grand prix is sixth, due a five-place gr...

12 Apr 2012 10:47
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F2: Dino Zamparelli joins Formula 2 grid for 2012

British driver Dino Zamparelli has confirmed his place on the grid for the 2012 FIA Formula Two Championship. The BRDC Rising Star has proven himself to be one of his country's ...

12 Apr 2012 10:17
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