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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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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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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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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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Sauber denies Mercedes V6 turbo engine deal for 2014
Sauber has denied reports it has penned an agreement with Mercedes to replace its engine deal with Ferrari for the 2014 season and beyond. French sources have claimed Force Indi...

17 Jan 2013 09:48
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Steve Nielsen moves from Caterham to Toro Rosso
Just over a year after switching from Renault to Caterham, Steve Nielsen will now become Toro Rosso's new sporting director, the Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat reports. Briton ...

17 Jan 2013 09:04
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Ferrari wants F1 role for Jules Bianchi
Ferrari on Wednesday admitted it is trying to find a place in formula one for Jules Bianchi. We reported this week that 23-year-old Frenchman Bianchi, Force India's reserve in 2...

16 Jan 2013 17:07
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Sergio Perez hits back at Di Resta's pay-driver jibe
Sergio Perez has hit back at Paul di Resta. This week, Force India driver di Resta revealed he had talks with McLaren when the British team was contemplating Lewis Hamilton's 20...

16 Jan 2013 15:33
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Ferrari signs Pedro de la Rosa as test driver
Ferrari has signed Pedro de la Rosa as a development driver, it emerged from the team's annual winter media event at ski resort Madonna di Campiglio on Wednesday. F1's offic...

16 Jan 2013 13:42
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Heikki Kovalainen plays down Gascoyne's criticism
Heikki Kovalainen has rejected Caterham technical boss Mike Gascoyne's criticism. Gascoyne, former F1 stalwart and now the technical boss of the entire Caterham Group, said this...

16 Jan 2013 12:57
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Mercedes must push for 2014 title Daimler chairman
Dieter Zetsche, the chairman of the German marque's parent Daimler, says Mercedes must be pushing for the world championship by 2014. Admitting that the appointments of Lewis Ha...

16 Jan 2013 10:57
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Daniel Ricciardo to debut 2013 Toro Rosso at Jerez
Daniel Ricciardo has revealed he will be giving Toro Rosso's new car its track debut on the first day of winter testing next month. While sister team and reigning champion Red B...

16 Jan 2013 08:36
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Tester Paffett puzzled by Hamilton's team switch to Mercedes
Long-time McLaren test driver Gary Paffett says Lewis Hamilton's decision to switch to Mercedes is puzzling. Throughout Briton Hamilton's six-year racing tenure with McLaren, co...

15 Jan 2013 16:24
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Sergio Perez asking McLaren for De la Rosa return - report
Sergio Perez has asked McLaren to team up once again with its former long-time test and reserve driver, Pedro de la Rosa. That is the claim of the Spanish newspaper El Mundo, re...

15 Jan 2013 12:40
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Giorgio Ascanelli set for F1 return, not with Ferrari - report
Giorgio Ascanelli, the well-known F1 engineer who last year left his post as Toro Rosso's technical director, is set to return to the sport. But Autosprint, the Italian magazine...

15 Jan 2013 11:12
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Lotus F1 Team welcomes Henri-Lloyd as new partner
On the occasion of the London Boat Show, Lotus F1 Team welcomes a new partnership with respected British clothing manufacturer, Henri-Lloyd. The relationship will see Lotus F1 T...

15 Jan 2013 09:29
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Lack of 'respect' harmed Heikki Kovalainen - Gascoyne
Heikki Kovalainen harmed his chances of staying in formula one beyond 2012 by demonstrating a lack of "respect" to Caterham. That is the claim of Mike Gascoyne, the team's forme...

14 Jan 2013 16:54
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Sauber renews partnership with loyal sponsor Certina
The Swiss sports watch brand Certina is to continue as a Premium Partner of the Sauber F1 Team, taking forward a longstanding and intensive partnership. The Certina lettering wi...

14 Jan 2013 16:36
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Petrov's manager not confident of 2013 Caterham deal
Following reports he was the favourite to secure the other Caterham race seat, Vitaly Petrov's manager actually sounds far from optimistic. German reports had suggested the Russ...

14 Jan 2013 15:36
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F1 experts say Jenson Button new McLaren 'number 1'
Jenson Button has de-facto 'number 1' status at McLaren this year. That is the view of F1 experts and former drivers Martin Brundle and Sir Jackie Stewart, despite team boss Mar...

14 Jan 2013 12:12
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Force India teammate delay surprises Paul di Resta
Paul di Resta has admitted he is surprised Force India is taking so long to decide his 2013 teammate. Already openly disappointed to have missed out on a move to a bigger team, ...

14 Jan 2013 11:20
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F1's future V6 engines sound 'sweet' - Mercedes
The sound of F1's future is not as loud, but nonetheless "sweet". That is the claim of Mercedes' formula one engine boss Andy Cowell, as he welcomed reporters to the German marq...

14 Jan 2013 10:06
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Martin Brundle tips Hamilton to win race in 2013
Former F1 driver Martin Brundle expects Lewis Hamilton to win a race for Mercedes this year. But the 53-year-old, who like Hamilton is a former McLaren driver, admitted he would...

14 Jan 2013 08:42
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Sergio Perez starts work in McLaren simulator
Sergio Perez on Wednesday revealed he has already started work at the wheel of McLaren's sophisticated driver simulator. But the Mexican warned that he will have no impact on th...

11 Jan 2013 16:38
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Williams gives Valtteri Bottas time to reach full potential
Williams will give Valtteri Bottas at least half a season to get up to speed. After a full season of preparation as the famous British team's reserve driver last year, practisin...

11 Jan 2013 14:56
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Ferrari adds Martin Bester as aero specialist to F1 ranks
Ferrari has added a Briton to its ranks. Acknowledging its aerodynamic weaknesses, the fabled Italian team last year signed well-known F1 aerodynamicist Loic Bigois to switch fr...

11 Jan 2013 12:47
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Red Bull Racing to launch RB9 two days before Jerez test
Red Bull has announced that this year's single seater, the RB9, will be unveiled on 3 February. With the 'launch' set to take place at the team's Milton Keynes (UK) headquarters...

11 Jan 2013 10:55
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No Formula 1 agreement for 'Fanvision' in 2013
A system allowing trackside spectators and on-site reporters to access video, audio and data with a bespoke handheld device will not be available at grands prix in 2013. Fanvisi...

11 Jan 2013 08:43
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Kimi Raikkonen 'learns nothing' in simulators
Kimi Raikkonen has clarified his aversion to sophisticated formula one simulator technology, insisting he simply "learns nothing" at the computerised wheel. An avowed fan of ido...

10 Jan 2013 13:34
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Marc Gene inks new Ferrari test driver deal
Marc Gene has signed up for yet another year as a Ferrari test driver. Although now spearheading the F1 role with an Audi sports cars endurance seat, Gene has inked a new one-ye...

10 Jan 2013 10:23
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Kobayashi can return to F1 in 2014 Sergio Perez
Sergio Perez believes his 2012 teammate Kamui Kobayashi can return to formula one next year. Japanese Kobayashi, who in the same 2012 Sauber scored 60 points last year compared ...

10 Jan 2013 09:02
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F1 calendar for 2013 finally taking shape

The shape of the 2013 calendar continues to become clearer. The signs grow ever stronger that the Nurburgring will host the German grand prix, while the scheduled 20-race calend...

09 Jan 2013 17:23
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