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Sebastian Vettel reaches first 'match point' of 2012 title
Depending on who he spoke to after Sunday's Abu Dhabi grand prix, Fernando Alonso insisted his glass was either "half full" or "completely full". Whichever, the Spaniard's publi...

05 Nov 2012 16:13
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Rosberg thankful to escape unhurt after crash with Karthikeyan
Nico Rosberg said he was thankful both he and HRTs Narain Karthikeyan emerged unscathed from a lap eight accident that saw both exit the Abu Grand Prix in spectacular fashion....

05 Nov 2012 14:48
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Anthony Hamilton tips Lewis to win title for Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton's father and former manager Anthony has tipped his son to win the title for Mercedes within three years. After six years, 20 wins and a title, McLaren careerist a...

05 Nov 2012 13:51
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Bernie Ecclestone to pay budget cap whistle-blowers
Bernie Ecclestone has an innovative idea to police his F1 budget cap. Some top teams are not keen on the proposal to cap their total annual spend to US $250 million, but the spo...

05 Nov 2012 12:14
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Bruno Senna denies worrying about F1 future
Bruno Senna has denied his concerns about the future are contributing to a loss of form towards the end of the 2012 season. Although finishing eighth in Abu Dhabi, the Brazilian...

05 Nov 2012 11:36
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Ferrari asked FIA question about Red Bull Racing RB8
Ferrari this week asked a question to the FIA about championship contender Red Bull's car, according to the Spanish sports daily AS. The report said Ferrari, whose Fernando Alon...

05 Nov 2012 10:37
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Comeback 'iceman' planning long party after win
Kimi Raikkonen returned to the winner's circle in Abu Dhabi in his inimitable style. Once derided for being robotic and shy, the 2007 world champion is now widely loved for bein...

05 Nov 2012 09:58
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Vettel's lead down to 10 points after Abu Dhabi thriller
Sebastian Vettel picked up the pieces of a devastating Saturday in Abu Dhabi by carving through the field to finish Sunday's spectacular grand prix in third place. Given his pit...

05 Nov 2012 08:45
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Prost plays down chances of 2013 Paul Ricard GP
Alain Prost has warned there is no guarantee France will return to the F1 calendar in 2013. The four-time world champion has agreed to join Paul Ricard's race bid as an advisor,...

04 Nov 2012 13:41
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Vettel's form grinds to a halt in Abu Dhabi
Sebastian Vettel's run of superb form came to a grinding halt in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Crucially, the championship leader is ahead of his title rival Fernando Alonso on the gri...

03 Nov 2012 17:08
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Contenders line up for Force India seat
The contenders are lining at the door to fill Force India's vacancy for 2013. With Nico Hulkenberg switching to Sauber, there are plenty of suitors for the seat alongside Paul d...

03 Nov 2012 16:40
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Murdoch set for F1 meetings in Abu Dhabi
Media mogul James Murdoch is in Abu Dhabi for talks with formula one chiefs, the Mirror newspaper reports. The report said figures from top teams McLaren, Ferrari, Red Bull and ...

03 Nov 2012 16:31
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Mercedes to give F1 team budget boost in 2013
Ahead of Lewis Hamilton's arrival, Mercedes is reportedly preparing to boost the budget of its formula one team by many millions. Bild newspaper said that after slumping in 2...

03 Nov 2012 11:29
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FP2: Ferrari no match for Red Bull on first day in Abu Dhabi
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel rose to the top of the pile as dusk fell in Abu Dhabi on Friday afternoon, but the world champion ended FP2 only 0.168s ahead of FP1 pacesetter Lewis...

02 Nov 2012 16:26
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Technical trouble is Alonso's last hope - Lauda
Fernando Alonso's last hope to rescue his flagging championship charge in 2012 is a spate of technical problems for Red Bull. That is the view of F1 great Niki Lauda, who told G...

02 Nov 2012 16:08
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Mark Webber calls for better drug testing in F1
Mark Webber has called on F1's governing body to step up its drug testing, after a motorcycle racer was banned. Fellow Australian Anthony West, who races in the second-tier Moto...

02 Nov 2012 14:29
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Max Chilton's sponsors ready to fund 2013 debut
Max Chilton is on the cusp of securing a deal to make his formula one debut next year. The GP2 driver and Briton will on Friday drive Marussia's 2012 car during initial practice...

02 Nov 2012 13:39
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FP1: McLaren off to an impressive start in Abu Dhabi
McLaren got their Abu Dhabi campaign off to a dramatic start with the two fastest times on Friday, as Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button dominated Practice One. Hamilton began ...

02 Nov 2012 12:08
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Lewis Hamilton not worried about Mercedes slump
Lewis Hamilton insists he is not worried Mercedes' performance slump could slide into 2013. Despite the Brackley based team's Shanghai breakthrough and Michael Schumacher's Mona...

02 Nov 2012 11:47
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Red Bull Racing can clinch teams' title in Abu Dhabi
With two races still to run after this weekend in Abu Dhabi, Red Bull is on the cusp of imminently wrapping up the 2012 constructors' championship. The teams' title, which could...

02 Nov 2012 10:13
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Kimi Raikkonen happy with one-year contracts
Kimi Raikkonen has admitted he is happy to take his return to F1 one step at a time. The 2007 world champion returned to the sport in 2012 after a two-year rallying foray, and h...

02 Nov 2012 09:37
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Ferrari concentrates on improving DRS for qualifying
Ferrari is focused on improving the rear wing of its 2012 car, as Fernando Alonso pushes to rescue his dwindling championship challenge to Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel.Germany's ...

02 Nov 2012 08:39
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Boullier: "Romain Grosjean deserves Lotus seat"
Lotus looks set to complete its 2013 driver lineup with Romain Grosjean. The team this week confirmed officially that Kimi Raikkonen is staying next year, but the announcement m...

01 Nov 2012 16:19
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Prost leads talks with Ecclestone on behalf of Paul Ricard
Paul Ricard has recruited Alain Prost to lead the talks with Bernie Ecclestone about reviving the French grand prix in 2013. Media sources RMC Sport and L'Equipe said the four-t...

01 Nov 2012 15:36
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Alguersuari offers 'notebook of secrets' to 2013 team
Jaime Alguersuari hopes his "little notebook" can help him mount a return to the formula one grid for 2013. Spain's El Confidencial publication said the former Toro Rosso driver...

01 Nov 2012 14:23
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Abu Dhabi 2012 preview quotes: Williams
Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer: "The Yas Marina Circuit layout of long straights and relatively tight corners puts a lot of energy into the brake system and with reasona...

01 Nov 2012 13:35
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Marussia in talks with investors after recording big loss
Marussia is in "talks with potential investors" after recording a $79 million loss last year, the business journalist Christian Sylt reports. Writing in the Guardian, Sylt quote...

01 Nov 2012 12:14
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Video: A lap around Yas Marina Circuit with Alonso
Abu Dhabi will play host for the eightteenth Grand Prix of this season. As preview for that race a video of a lap around the Yas Marina Circuit with Fernando Alonso. Orde...

01 Nov 2012 11:58
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Kovalainen still waiting for Caterham's driver decision
Caterham boss Tony Fernandes has admitted he "cannot discount going down the pay-driver route" for 2013, according to a report in the Guardian. That would be bad news for Heikki...

01 Nov 2012 11:07
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CVC Capital puts F1 float on hold until 2014
F1's plans to float on the stock exchange look set to sit idle on the grid for some time. Writing in the Telegraph, business journalist Christian Sylt said the sport's owner CVC...

01 Nov 2012 09:49
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Toro Rosso continues with Ricciardo and Vergne for 2013
Scuderia Toro Rosso is pleased to confirm that it will continue with its current driver line-up of Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne for the 2013 Formula 1 season. It will b...

01 Nov 2012 08:47
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Experts doubt 2012 title to go down to the wire
Bruno Senna hopes the battle between Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel for the 2012 title goes down to the wire in his native Brazil next month. But he doubts it. "I hope it ...

31 Oct 2012 16:36
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Jorge Lorenzo to make Race of Champions debut in Bangkok
Fresh from sealing the MotoGP world championship last weekend, Jorge Lorenzo is joining the growing list of motor sport legends heading to the Race Of Champions at Bangkok's Raj...

31 Oct 2012 15:57
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Fernando Alonso says Ferrari row reports 'not true'
Fernando Alonso has dismissed as "not true" reports in the Italian press of a post-qualifying row with Ferrari team members in India last weekend. La Stampa newspaper claimed th...

31 Oct 2012 15:17
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Abu Dhabi 2012 preview quotes: Red Bull Racing
Sebastian Vettel: "In just three years, the race has grown to be one of the highlights of the season. Starting at dusk and finishing in the dark makes it something unique and im...

31 Oct 2012 13:35
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Pirelli's Hembery doubts 'tyre war' to return to F1
Paul Hembery doubts Pirelli will be fighting in formula one against a rival tyre manufacturer any time soon. It was rumoured in India last weekend that the Italian supplier's Br...

31 Oct 2012 12:14
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Raikkonen not ruling out return to Ferrari, McLaren
Although committing to Lotus for another season, Kimi Raikkonen is not ruling out a return to his former teams McLaren or Ferrari in the future. The 2007 world champion has been...

31 Oct 2012 11:22
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Sauber confirms Nico Hulkenberg as driver for 2013
Nico Hülkenberg has been confirmed as one of the two team drivers for the Sauber F1 Team in season 2013. The 25-year-old German won the GP2 Series in 2009, made his Formula One...

31 Oct 2012 10:48
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Abu Dhabi 2012 preview quotes: Caterham F1 Team
Continuing the development of the CT01, which has further updates planned for each of the remaining 2012 races, Caterham F1 Team will launch a number of technical updates at the...

31 Oct 2012 10:07
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Vettel-Ferrari rumour 'to upset Red Bull' - Marko
The 'Vettel to Ferrari' story that emerged with renewed vigour in recent days was planted to disrupt Red Bull, Dr Helmut Marko has suggested. Runaway championship leader Sebasti...

31 Oct 2012 08:39
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Red Bull still counting on Webber's team spirit
With Mark Webber a massive 73 points behind his teammate but so far refusing to play a subordinate role to Sebastian Vettel, the 'team orders' issue remains a pertinent one as R...

30 Oct 2012 16:26
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Force India needs fast driver, not pay-driver - Szafnauer
Force India has added fuel to speculation it is considering Sebastien Buemi or Adrian Sutil to replace the Sauber-bound Nico Hulkenberg in 2013. Officially, the Silverstone base...

30 Oct 2012 15:30
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Abu Dhabi 2012 preview quotes: Mercedes
Michael Schumacher: "Abu Dhabi is one of the races I look forward to travelling to. The facilities there are state of the art, very modern and very attractive. The timing of the...

30 Oct 2012 15:06
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Rubens Barrichello refusing to rule out F1 return
Rubens Barrichello is refusing to give up on his formula one career. After 19 consecutive seasons on the grid, the Brazilian veteran finally bowed out at the end of last year, w...

30 Oct 2012 13:45
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Abu Dhabi 2012 preview quotes: Pirelli
The P Zero White medium tyre and the P Zero Yellow soft tyre have been nominated for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend, which follows straight off the back of the Indian Gra...

30 Oct 2012 12:14
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Alonso in India furious at technical director Fry - report
Fernando Alonso almost lost his temper ahead of last Sunday's Indian grand prix, the Italian newspaper La Stampa reports.The newspaper said the Spaniard was furious after the Ma...

30 Oct 2012 11:16
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Keep politics out of F1 Narain Karthikeyan
Narain Karthikeyan has explained why he did not respond to the Ferrari flag controversy at the weekend by flying the colours of India's navy. Ferrari irked Indian nationals and ...

30 Oct 2012 10:27
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Abu Dhabi 2012 preview quotes: HRT F1 Team
With the Indian Grand Prix just finished, the teams head west for the third to last race of the season in Abu Dhabi. Narain Karthikeyan will race for the first time at the Yas M...

30 Oct 2012 09:35
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Lauda insists Brawn's job as team boss not endangered
Niki Lauda has now started his new job at Mercedes, insisting his presence does not endanger the Brackley based team's current boss, Ross Brawn. Officially, the Austrian great's...

30 Oct 2012 08:50
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Paul Ricard continues negotiations with Ecclestone
Paul Ricard will hold more talks with Bernie Ecclestone over France's potential return to the F1 calendar in 2013. After the circuit's boss Stephane Clair last week indicated a ...

29 Oct 2012 16:20
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Sutil in the running to replace Hulkenberg in 2013 - Mallya
Vijay Mallya on Monday suggested former Force India driver Adrian Sutil is a possible contender to replace Nico Hulkenberg in 2013. But Mallya, the Silverstone based team's co-o...

29 Oct 2012 15:37
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Abu Dhabi 2012 preview quotes: Sauber
The Sauber F1 Team wants to put the disappointment of the Indian Grand Prix behind it as soon as possible and is already busy packing up its 25 tons of airfreight to send it ove...

29 Oct 2012 14:59
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Kimi Raikkonen confirmed at Lotus for next year
Lotus F1 Team is pleased to announce that Kimi Räikkönen will continue to drive for the team in 2013. Kimi, who currently stands in third position in the FIA Formula 1 World D...

29 Oct 2012 13:52
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Lotus F1 Team to sell to 'Malaysian' - rumour
There are paddock rumours that F1 team Lotus' owner Genii may soon be sold. The German language Speed Week said it has heard that the likely buyer is from Malaysia. In 2010 and ...

29 Oct 2012 12:15
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Schumacher to keep Mercedes W03 for collection
After contesting his 309th and final grand prix in Brazil late next month, Michael Schumacher will keep his 'Silberpfeil'. Bild am Sonntag newspaper said Mercedes will give the ...

29 Oct 2012 11:48
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Mark Webber apologised after press conference snub
Mark Webber walked out of the official FIA press conference after Sunday's Indian grand prix. The incident occurred at the tail end of the media formalities at the Buddh circuit...

29 Oct 2012 10:35
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Vettel's title lead grows after victory in India
Fernando Alonso's points deficit to runaway leader Sebastian Vettel on Sunday grew from 5 to 13, as the German won his fourth consecutive grand prix in the now-dominant Red Bull...

29 Oct 2012 08:34
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Ecclestone now concedes V6s arriving in 2014
Bernie Ecclestone has all but conceded that F1 will say goodbye to its familiar V8 engines late next year. The F1 chief executive is worried about the tamer tones of the turbo V...

28 Oct 2012 16:14
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Force India not speculating on exit Hulkenberg
Almost the entire F1 paddock seems to believe that Force India is on the hunt for a new driver. Nico Hulkenberg is not commenting, but it is widely believed that he has signed u...

27 Oct 2012 13:45
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Schumacher with injured knee in India
Michael Schumacher is sporting a big graze and a bandage on his left knee and shin in the paddock ahead of this weekend's Indian grand prix. He said he was injured playing so...

27 Oct 2012 13:34
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Heikki Kovalainen facing Caterham axe to pay-driver
Heikki Kovalainen has admitted it is possible he will lose his Caterham seat at the end of the season. Although the Finn is highly regarded by the Tony Fernandes-led team, Cater...

26 Oct 2012 14:37
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McLaren pushing ahead with MP4-27 development
Even with Lewis Hamilton admitting his 2012 drivers' title push is probably over, McLaren has vowed to press ahead with the development of its current car. "Realistically we are...

26 Oct 2012 13:57
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FP2: Red Bull Racing rules opening day in India
Red Bull began to tighten their grip on the Indian Grand Prix on Friday afternoon, as Sebastian Vettel finished FP2 at the Buddh International Circuit 0.118s clear of team mate ...

26 Oct 2012 13:10
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Nurburgring still hopeful for German GP agreement
A decision about where next year's German grand prix will take place is imminent, according to the SID news agency. The Nurburgring is provisionally scheduled to host the countr...

26 Oct 2012 11:26
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Ecclestone annoyed by worsening bribery scandal
Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed reports that BayernLB - claiming the damages amid the Gerhard Gribkowsky bribery scandal - has asked him to pay $400 million. "I did not respond,...

26 Oct 2012 10:42
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Webber 'will not pull over' for anyone in India
Red Bull's Mark Webber has denied he would pull over for his championship-leading teammate Sebastian if he is leading the Indian grand prix on Sunday. Reports have suggested the...

26 Oct 2012 09:58
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FP1: Sebastian Vettel continues good form in India
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel emerged fastest from a gripping first practice session here at the Buddh International Circuit on Friday morning, as the advantage went back and fort...

26 Oct 2012 08:57
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Paul Ricard to replace New Jersey '90pc' sure
Paul Ricard boss Stephane Clair says there is a "90 per cent" chance the French circuit will host a grand prix in 2013. He suggested to Le Figaro that the country is first in li...

26 Oct 2012 08:52
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Gutierrez replaces unwell Perez for FP1 in India
Due to the fact Sauber F1 Team race driver Sergio Pérez (Mexico, 22) is unwell, the Sauber F1 Team has decided to let its reserve driver Esteban Gutiérrez (Mexico, 21) jump in...

26 Oct 2012 06:28
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Perez's cold could open door for Gutierrez in India

Sergio Perez's participation in the Indian grand prix is in doubt, after the Mexican failed to appear for his media commitments at the Buddh circuit on Thursday. His team, Saube...

25 Oct 2012 16:59
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