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Tributes pour in for late F1 doctor Sid Watkins
Tributes are pouring in as the world of formula one grapples with the loss of Professor Sid Watkins, who has died aged 84. F1's medical delegate between 1978 and 2004, the Briti...

13 Sep 2012 14:48
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Singapore 2012 preview quotes: HRT F1 Team
With the European part of the season completed the Formula 1 World Championship heads east for a swing of five Asian races that begins with the Singapore Grand Prix on the weeke...

13 Sep 2012 12:15
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Ferrari using foot-activated 'DRS' pedal
Ferrari is using a clever foot-activated switch to trigger the drag-shedding 'DRS' system in 2012, it has emerged. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport said drivers for most other tea...

13 Sep 2012 10:28
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Ecclestone happy with sound of V6 engine - report
Bernie Ecclestone is now happier with the prospect of F1's V6 engine rules switch. Until now, the F1 chief executive's main worry has been that the new 1.6 litre turbo units wil...

13 Sep 2012 09:45
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Perez not ready for Ferrari switch - Montezemolo
Luca di Montezemolo has dealt a knockout blow to speculation Sergio Perez could be set to replace Felipe Massa at Ferrari next year. After his second place at Monza last Sunday,...

12 Sep 2012 16:47
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Axed Red Bull reserve Hartley re-emerges at Mercedes
Former Red Bull test driver Brendon Hartley has re-emerged in the Mercedes camp. The now 22-year-old was dumped by the energy drink company after serving in 2010 as joint F1 res...

12 Sep 2012 16:01
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Video: Behind the scenes with RBR Show Car Team
The Red Bull Racing Show Car Team has been travelling the globe since the Team began in 2005. But whats it like behind the scenes of a show? This weekend the Team travels ...

12 Sep 2012 15:30
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Pirelli nominates tyres for Japan, Korea and India
Pirelli has announced the tyre nominations for Japan, Korea and India: rounds 15 to 17 of this years FIA Formula One World Championship in October. In Japan, drivers will use ...

12 Sep 2012 14:16
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Horner doubts Hamilton to leave McLaren
Christian Horner, Red Bull's team boss, has revealed he thinks Lewis Hamilton will probably stay at McLaren in 2013. The F1 grapevine is currently alight with speculation the 20...

12 Sep 2012 12:31
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Mercedes tests 'triple DRS' at Magny Cours
Mercedes gave its new 'triple DRS' system a second outing at Magny Cours on Tuesday. During the recent Belgian grand prix weekend, we reported that the German squad had upped th...

12 Sep 2012 12:08
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Lauda - triple title feat now unlikely for Vettel
Niki Lauda thinks Sebastian Vettel can start to wind down his hopes of winning an ultra-rare third consecutive drivers' title in 2012. Only two F1 greats have won three or more ...

12 Sep 2012 10:16
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Heidfeld 'not yet' ready to give up on F1
Nick Heidfeld insists he is "not yet" ready to move on from formula one. The veteran German contested more than 180 grands prix over a decade, but last year lost his Renault (Lo...

12 Sep 2012 08:45
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Sergio Perez at Ferrari this week
After his second place at Monza, all eyes are on Sergio Perez's next move. So the rumour-mongers will have a field day to learn that Sauber's Mexican will be at Maranello this w...

11 Sep 2012 17:03
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Pirelli presents prize to GP3 winner
This years GP3 winner, Mitch Evans, was presented with a 200,000 Euro prize fund by Pirelli at the end of season gala in Milan last Sunday night. The prize fund will go to...

11 Sep 2012 15:22
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Miller Welders to supply Sahara Force India with equipment
Sahara Force India Formula One Team is delighted to announce that Miller Electric Manufacturing Company, part of ITW Welding Products, has joined the team as an official factory...

11 Sep 2012 15:07
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McLaren 'Plan B' shaping up amid Hamilton saga
Martin Whitmarsh left Monza insisting McLaren has "no plan B" in the event Lewis Hamilton jumps ship for 2013. But that's not according to the latest media speculation, which is...

11 Sep 2012 14:03
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'Stealthy' Raikkonen keeps title tilt at full speed
Stefano Domenicali has identified former Ferrari champion Kimi Raikkonen as a real threat for the 2012 title. It is Ferrari's new number 1, Fernando Alonso, who is comfortably l...

11 Sep 2012 13:16
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Vettel hopes for more speed at slower tracks
Sebastian Vettel is expecting to get back in the game next time out in Singapore. The reigning world champion is now 39 points behind Ferrari's Fernando Alonso after the Spa-Mon...

11 Sep 2012 11:40
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Williams reveals 'one-off' Ecclestone payment
Williams has provided an interesting insight into the sport's Concorde Agreement negotiations so far. Most teams have now signed up with Bernie Ecclestone for 2013 and beyond; t...

11 Sep 2012 09:42
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Razia, Bianchi and Gonzalez to test for Force India
Jules Bianchi, Luiz Razia and Rodolfo Gonzalez will test for Sahara Force India at the upcoming young driver test session in Magny-Cours, France. Bianchi is the teams third dr...

11 Sep 2012 09:00
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Santander extends sponsorship deal with Ferrari
The Spanish bank Santander has extended its sponsorship deal with Ferrari through 2017. Fernando Alonso's Ferrari deal also runs for several more years. To mark the Santander ex...

10 Sep 2012 15:51
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Another alternator problem hurts Vettel
Christian Horner has confirmed that yet another alternator failure caused Sebastian Vettel to retire from Sunday's Italian grand prix. Having lost his charge for victory in Vale...

10 Sep 2012 15:31
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Ferrari rumours fire again after Perez podium
Even suffering an illness all weekend at Monza, Sergio Perez still managed a performance that prompted podium-interviewer Niki Lauda to offer a rare dip of his famous cap. "I ta...

10 Sep 2012 13:21
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Massa succumbs to team orders, Button still fighting
Felipe Massa and Jenson Button will take vastly different approaches to the remaining races of 2012. Button admitted after retiring from Sunday's Italian grand prix that his...

10 Sep 2012 12:53
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Kovalainen to Lotus in 2013?
With Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa and Michael Schumacher corking up the driver market, the notorious 'silly season' just keeps getting sillier at Monza. Almost every possible pe...

10 Sep 2012 11:10
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Hamilton wins but Alonso extends points lead
He didn't see the chequered flag first, but Fernando Alonso was the big winner on Sunday. In front of Ferrari's adoring Tifosi at historic Monza, the Spaniard managed to extend ...

10 Sep 2012 11:03
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Vergne fine after pain of Monza flier
Jean-Eric Vergne is unhurt after Sunday's incident at Monza. Toro Rosso is investigating why the French rookie's Ferrari-powered car suddenly veered out of control at the end of...

10 Sep 2012 10:50
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Lopez: "Raikkonen locked into 2013 contract now"
Lotus team owner Gerard Lopez has moved to silence the persistent rumours about Kimi Raikkonen's future. Recently, the impressive F1 returnee and Finn was linked with a switch n...

10 Sep 2012 09:08
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Hamilton not learning anything from teammate Button
Lewis Hamilton has denied he has learned anything from Jenson Button during their three seasons together at McLaren. With the British team locked in negotiations over a new cont...

09 Sep 2012 13:39
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Robert Kubica: "Road was leading to Ferrari"
Robert Kubica has dropped a big hint that, were it not for the sad events of early 2011, he might now be Fernando Alonso's Ferrari teammate. This weekend, more than 18 months af...

09 Sep 2012 12:57
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Peter Sauber: "Grosjean did not apologise, that's a lie"
Peter Sauber has slammed as a "lie" suggestions Romain Grosjean and Lotus apologised for last weekend's Belgian grand prix crash. Fernando Alonso, who narrowly escaped injury wh...

09 Sep 2012 10:51
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Todt reveals Alonso's 2000 betrayal
Jean Todt has revealed he did not attempt to sign Fernando Alonso during his time as Ferrari boss due to an earlier betrayal. The Frenchman, who is now the FIA president, reigne...

08 Sep 2012 11:32
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No grid penalty for Alonso after failures
Tifosi favourite Fernando Alonso will not have to move five places down Sunday's Italian grand prix grid. Some broadcasters on Friday said there was a risk the Spaniard, who end...

08 Sep 2012 10:44
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Whitmarsh: "Hamilton rumours out of proportion"
The Monza paddock is wall-to-wall with rumours about Lewis Hamilton's future, but McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh on Friday insisted he remains calm. "Media like that sort of spec...

08 Sep 2012 10:04
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Kubica set for Italian rally return
Robert Kubica is set to make his return to competition this weekend. Polish sources the Warsaw Business Journal and the news agency Polska Agencja Prasowa report that the former...

07 Sep 2012 14:45
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FIA putting a lid on aggressive drivers
Romain Grosjean may not be racing this weekend, but his name was still triggering a lot of conversation at Monza on Thursday. Lotus' Frenchman is serving a one-race ban for the ...

07 Sep 2012 13:20
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Ferrari and Red Bull Racing chasing McLaren for Monza win
McLaren, Red Bull or Ferrari? Who is going to win Sunday's Italian grand prix. "Well, for sure it's not going to be easy," said championship leader and Ferrari driver Fernando A...

07 Sep 2012 11:22
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No grid penalty for Schumacher after Spa gearbox problem
Michael Schumacher can breathe easy, having worried after last week's Belgian grand prix that he would have to take a five-place grid drop at Monza. Knowing that unscheduled gea...

07 Sep 2012 10:12
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Rumours about future Hamilton dominate in Monza paddock
The Monza paddock is abuzz with rumours, and in the hottest seats are Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher. Whether Hamilton stays put, and whether Schumacher retires, has many...

07 Sep 2012 09:07
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Whitmarsh: "No plan B when Hamilton would leave"
Martin Whitmarsh has rejected claims McLaren is now frantically looking around for a new teammate for Jenson Button. Stories are circulating widely that Lewis Hamilton could be ...

06 Sep 2012 15:49
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Scuderia Toro Rosso confirms James Key as new technical director
Toro Rosso on Thursday confirmed reports former Sauber and Force India man James Key started work as technical director earlier this week. The news follows the Red Bull-owned te...

06 Sep 2012 13:44
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Mika Salo: "Closed cockpit idea ridiculous"
Former F1 driver Mika Salo has slammed suggestions F1 should put a roof over the drivers' heads. The calls for better cockpit protection follow the terrifying first-corner crash...

06 Sep 2012 13:14
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Button doesn't enjoy Monza podium
It is perhaps the most feted podium on the F1 calendar, but Briton Jenson Button doesn't enjoy standing on it. In McLaren's official pre-race preview of the Italian grand prix, ...

06 Sep 2012 12:29
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Raikkonen enjoying 'storybook' F1 comeback
One pundit has changed his mind about Kimi Raikkonen's return to F1. "Before it happened, I was actually very sceptical when he decided to return to formula one," said former gr...

06 Sep 2012 12:25
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Domenicali: "Massa needs many more good results"
Felipe Massa must continue his race-by-race quest for a new Ferrari contract, boss Stefano Domenicali has suggested. After F1's five-week summer break, he went into the Belgian ...

06 Sep 2012 10:43
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McLaren says Hamilton-to-Mercedes claims untrue
Rumours about Lewis Hamilton's future have exploded. F1 team owner turned television pundit Eddie Jordan told the BBC he understands the 2008 world champion is on the verge of q...

06 Sep 2012 10:14
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Toro Rosso finally confirms Ascanelli exit
Toro Rosso has finally confirmed reports Giorgio Ascanelli has permanently left his post as technical director. We reported last weekend that his likely successor, former Sauber...

06 Sep 2012 09:19
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Alonso says Ferrari career could stretch into 2017
Fernando Alonso has admitted he could stay at Ferrari beyond his 36th birthday. The former double world champion, in his third year with the Italian marque and leading the world...

05 Sep 2012 15:37
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Webber not worried after dropping to third in title chase
Mark Webber insists he is not too worried despite falling from second to third in the drivers' world championship at Spa last weekend. The Australian was Fernando Alonso's close...

05 Sep 2012 14:45
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Alonso: "F1 must not axe standing-starts"
Fernando Alonso has rejected claims F1 should consider abandoning its standing-starts in the wake of last Sunday's Belgian grand prix. The Spaniard was lucky to escape serious i...

05 Sep 2012 13:44
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FIA wants to hike top teams' F1 entry fees
F1's governing body wants to increase dramatically the entry fees of the sport's top teams. Germany's motorsport-magazin.com reports that the new regime could come into force ne...

05 Sep 2012 13:04
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Whitmarsh: "No wedge between McLaren and Hamilton"
McLaren has denied rumours the British team and Lewis Hamilton are falling out of love. Amid reportedly intense negotiations over the 2008 world champion's new contract, the par...

05 Sep 2012 12:21
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Grosjean apologised to Alonso by text message
Romain Grosjean has said sorry to Fernando Alonso. "He apologised in an SMS," the Ferrari driver, whose hands and head were narrowly missed by Frenchman Grosjean's flying Lotus ...

05 Sep 2012 11:49
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Hulkenberg, Sutil eyeing Ferrari seat of Massa
A pair of Germans are in the running to replace Felipe Massa at Ferrari in 2013, the major Bild-Zeitung daily reports. The newspaper said the Maranello based team has now almos...

05 Sep 2012 10:27
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Glock wants to solve issues with teammate Pic
Marussia teammates Timo Glock and Charles Pic are still far from the best of friends. We reported in July that the pair are not getting along, after the experienced German Glock...

05 Sep 2012 09:35
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Magny Cours wants spot on F1 calendar in 2013
Magny Cours has lodged an application to be considered for F1's 2013 calendar. French language sources RMC, L'Equipe and AFP said the application was given to the country's sanc...

05 Sep 2012 09:18
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Lotus picks d'Ambrosio for Monza
Belgian Jerome d'Ambrosio will contest this weekend's Italian grand prix in the place of Romain Grosjean. There was speculation Lotus might overlook its official reserve driver ...

04 Sep 2012 16:12
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Open cockpit action inevitable after Spa crash
Sunday's terrifying first-corner crash at Spa Francorchamps has reopened the debate about whether the sport's days of open cockpits are numbered. Paddy Lowe, McLaren's technical...

04 Sep 2012 14:35
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Alonso: " Big lead over Hamilton is good news"
Fernando Alonso has singled out Lewis Hamilton as a greater threat to his title chances than Sebastian Vettel. Being smashed out of Sunday's Belgian grand prix by Romain Grosjea...

04 Sep 2012 12:40
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Button disappointed Hamilton revealed McLaren secrets
Jenson Button has revealed he is "disappointed" Lewis Hamilton gave away McLaren secrets last weekend at Spa. In trying to show his million Twitter followers why he was so much ...

04 Sep 2012 11:36
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Four drivers lining up for Grosjean's Monza seat
At least four drivers could be in the running to race the banned Romain Grosjean's black and gold Lotus at Monza this weekend. F1 veteran turned Indycar driver Rubens Barrichell...

04 Sep 2012 10:49
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Lotus will not race double-DRS device at Monza
Lotus' double DRS-inspired "device" will remain on the back-burner for yet another grand prix. The Enstone based team wanted to qualify and race the device at Spa last weekend, ...

04 Sep 2012 09:54
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Bottas needs to find more sponsors for 2013 seat
Valtteri Bottas has admitted that a flood of sponsorship would boost his chances of debuting for Williams in 2013. Earlier reports from Finland said the British team's 22-year-o...

04 Sep 2012 09:21
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Kovalainen: "Caterham's progress in 2012 not great"
The likelihood Heikki Kovalainen will stay at Caterham in 2013 was dealt a blow at Spa, when the Finn admitted to being disappointed about the team's progress this year. As is u...

03 Sep 2012 16:38
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Schumacher plays down Ecclestone retire comments
Michael Schumacher on Sunday played down Bernie Ecclestone's suggestion the Mercedes driver is set to return to retirement. "I'm sorry that he's leaving us not being a winner (w...

03 Sep 2012 14:31
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D'Ambrosio on pole for Monza race seat
Jerome d'Ambrosio is on pole position to replace the banned Romain Grosjean at Monza. The FIA has banned Frenchman Grosjean for one race after causing the crash that ended champ...

03 Sep 2012 12:43
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Massa begins quest for new contract at Spa
Felipe Massa has begun a race-by-race quest for a new Ferrari contract. After F1's five-week summer break, he went into the Belgian grand prix acknowledging that the remaining r...

03 Sep 2012 10:53
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Horner: "Rival teams to study Hamilton telemetry"
McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has hinted Lewis Hamilton is lucky to avoid an internal punishment as the result of the 'Twittergate' affair. The 2008 world champion is believed t...

03 Sep 2012 09:36
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Grosjean banned for Monza after Spa crash
Romain Grosjean will sit out this weekend's Italian grand prix at Monza, after Lotus decided not to appeal the Frenchman's one-race ban for causing the first corner crash at Spa...

03 Sep 2012 09:35
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Engineer claims some breached August shutdown pact

An unnamed engineer has alleged that some teams broke the 'gentleman's agreement' governing the factory shutdowns during F1's recent August break. As per an unofficial cost-cutt...

02 Sep 2012 13:20
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