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Glock's nightmare form is back
In June, we reported that the highly-rated German was at war with the team's 2012 car -- outpaced by rookie teammate Charles Pic and certain something was fundamentally wrong wi...

02 Aug 2012 08:25
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Helmut Marko: "Jealousy fuels Red Bull controversies"
The paddock noise about Red Bull 'cheating' is fuelled by jealousy, the team's Dr Helmut Marko has claimed. So far in 2012, the reigning champions have been at the centre of mos...

01 Aug 2012 10:21
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Domenicali hints Ferrari seeking 'number 2' driver
Stefano Domenicali has warned that Ferrari is only on the market for a number two driver. With the 2013 option on Felipe Massa's contract running out last week, a large number ...

01 Aug 2012 08:36
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De Villota walks into Spanish eye clinic
A Spanish publication has spotted a walking and apparently well Maria de Villota entering an outpatient clinic in Spain this week. After 17 days in a UK hospital, and several mo...

01 Aug 2012 08:27
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Winning structure still in place at Lotus - Villadelprat
Joan Villadelprat is full of praise for Lotus, a team he says still has the blood of Benetton and Renault flowing in its veins. Spaniard Villadelprat, who was team manager at th...

31 Jul 2012 16:33
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Valentino Rossi hails Ferrari's 2012 recovery
Valentino Rossi has used Ferrari as an example of an Italian racing team that managed to emerge from a deep crisis. Increasingly frustrated with his MotoGP outfit Ducati's lack ...

31 Jul 2012 15:59
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Pirelli announces first three nominations for second half of 2012
Pirelli has announced the first three tyre nominations for the second half of the 2012 season in Belgium, Italy and Singapore. At Spa, the home of the Belgian Grand Prix, the P ...

31 Jul 2012 14:43
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Jenson Button not ready to help Hamilton
Jenson Button insists he is not ready to fall in line behind his teammate Lewis Hamilton's championship bid. In Hungary, Felipe Massa - who is pushing to stay at Ferrari next ye...

31 Jul 2012 13:22
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No Schumacher contract announcement at Spa - Haug
Norbert Haug has played down expectations Michael Schumacher's plans beyond the 2012 season will be discussed and decided during the month-long August break. With the seven time...

31 Jul 2012 12:13
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Lotus 'definitely' eyes same drivers for 2013
Eric Boullier has revealed he "definitely" plans to keep not just Kimi Raikkonen at Lotus in 2013, but also the Finn's impressive rookie teammate Romain Grosjean. The Enstone ba...

31 Jul 2012 11:20
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Anthony Hamilton suing di Resta over firing
Paul di Resta's recent split with his former manager Anthony Hamilton is heading to the courts, the Telegraph has revealed. The British newspaper said Hamilton, who is McLaren d...

31 Jul 2012 10:36
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Pastor Maldonado plays down 'mistakes'
Pastor Maldonado insists it is not fair if he is gaining a reputation as a 'crash driver'. Sauber's Sergio Perez was furious with the Venezuelan after their clash at Silverstone...

31 Jul 2012 09:53
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Technical reshuffle at Mercedes with signing of Mike Elliot
Mercedes has started a process of restructuring its technical team, Italy's Autosprint reports. The report said the Brackley based team's aerodynamics chief John Owen is moving ...

31 Jul 2012 09:10
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'Frank Williams happy' with Senna's progress
Bruno Senna was feeling confident about the future after Sunday's Hungarian grand prix. Surrounded by burgeoning paddock rumours the Williams shareholder Toto Wolff-managed Valt...

30 Jul 2012 16:30
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'Many problems' at Toro Rosso also last year - Alguersuari
Half a season into 2012, Jaime Alguersuari has aimed fire at his former team Toro Rosso. The Red Bull-owned squad controversially dumped its established race drivers Alguersuari...

30 Jul 2012 15:54
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Petrov could leave Caterham after 2012 - manager
Vitaly Petrov's manager has revealed she is in talks with three teams about the 2013 season. After Renault (now Lotus) dropped him at the end of last season, Russian Petrov move...

30 Jul 2012 15:10
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Michael Schumacher parked in wrong grid slot
Reuters news agency described Michael Schumacher's Hungarian grand prix as a "comedy of errors". And two of the errors were committed by the 43-year-old even before the race sta...

30 Jul 2012 13:44
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Teammate feud brewing at Marussia - report
A feud is brewing at the back of the grid. Germany's SID news agency said Marussia's driver duo Timo Glock and Charles Pic are not getting along. The report said rookie Frenc...

30 Jul 2012 12:51
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Bottas staking claim on 2013 Williams seat
Valtteri Bottas is staking his claim on a race seat at Williams in 2013. The Finn, who is the British team's reserve and morning practice driver, was marginally faster than Will...

30 Jul 2012 12:12
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F1 drivers criticise Pirelli's wet tyres
A trio of formula one drivers have criticised the performance of Pirelli's rain tyres. Seven time world champion Michael Schumacher on Friday suffered his second crash in wet co...

30 Jul 2012 11:31
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2014 F1 engine supplier 'Pure' hits roadblock
Craig Pollock's 'Pure' company has paused its operations, the German website motorsport-total and journalists Dieter Rencken and Stefan Ziegler have revealed. Pollock, formerly ...

30 Jul 2012 10:49
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'Raikkonen back to Ferrari' rumours swirl in Hungary
As he pushed for victory on Sunday, rumours Kimi Raikkonen is back on Ferrari's radar continued to swirl and flourish in the Hungaroring paddock. The rumour was given life by te...

30 Jul 2012 10:05
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Hamilton wins on a happy birthday for Alonso
Lewis Hamilton dominated the Hungarian grand prix weekend from start to finish. But Sunday was still a very happy 31st birthday for runaway championship leader Fernando Alonso, ...

30 Jul 2012 08:26
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Pedro de la Rosa looks set to stay at HRT
Pedro de la Rosa's stint with the HRT team looks set to continue beyond 2012. The Spanish backmarker HRT's new management, led by former grand prix driver Luis Perez Sala, convi...

27 Jul 2012 17:08
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FP2: Hamilton puts McLaren on top again in Hungary
A heavy shower with 42 minutes of the second free practice session still to run ended an entertaining battle for supremacy at the Hungaroring on Friday afternoon. But though the...

27 Jul 2012 16:42
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Nico Hulkenberg 'can imagine' Force India stay
Nico Hulkenberg on Thursday admitted he is not certain if he will still be racing a Force India in 2013. After serving a season as the Silverstone based team's reserve last year...

27 Jul 2012 15:40
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FIA denies anti-Red Bull Racing 'conspiracy'
The FIA has denied there is an anti-Red Bull "conspiracy" at play in 2012. In the few days between Hockenheim and Hungary, Dr Helmut Marko's grumbling about the 'engine mapping'...

27 Jul 2012 14:58
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Ferrari lets 2013 Massa contract 'option' expire
Ferrari has allowed a contract 'option' on Felipe Massa's services for the 2013 season to expire, according to Italy's Autosprint magazine. Amid the Brazilian's early struggles ...

27 Jul 2012 13:33
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FP1: McLaren kicks off strong in Hungary
No one came within half a second of the McLarens in the first free practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton posted the fastest time with Jenson Button on P2. Champi...

27 Jul 2012 12:14
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Ecclestone could buy embattled Nurburgring
Bernie Ecclestone is looking into buying the embattled Nurburgring, Die Rheinpfalz newspaper reported on Thursday. Citing an interview with F1's chief executive, the report said...

27 Jul 2012 11:10
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Red Bull drivers play down rule tweak effect
Red Bull's drivers on Thursday played down the impact of the 'engine mapping' rule clarification. Following the 'legal traction control' and exhaust engine blowing controversy a...

27 Jul 2012 09:15
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Ron Dennis 'pretty sure' Hamilton to stay
Ron Dennis on Thursday said he is "pretty sure" Lewis Hamilton will stay at McLaren in 2013. But the company's executive chairman, who as team boss in 2007 brought the former wo...

27 Jul 2012 08:44
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Volkswagen source rejects Sauber tie-up rumours
A source at Volkswagen has rejected speculation the German car giant could team up with Sauber in formula one. Peter Sauber fuelled the Hockenheim paddock rumours when he confir...

26 Jul 2012 17:00
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Hungary 2012 preview quotes: Force India
Dr Vijay Mallya (team principal), give us your verdict on the first half of the season? Mallya: I've said many times already that this is the best start we have ever had to a...

26 Jul 2012 15:55
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Marko criticises rule-changing and Red Bull's rivals
Helmut Marko is critical not only of the moves to change the engine mapping rules mid-season, but also of rival teams who lobbied the FIA and then refused to own up at a meeting...

26 Jul 2012 14:41
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Nurburgring management eyes F1 rescue plan
The operators of the Nurburgring are considering buying the embattled circuit. The development comes after the German grand prix host last week commenced an insolvency process, ...

26 Jul 2012 13:36
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De Villota released from hospital without 'neurological deficit'
The Spanish driver Maria de Villota (32) has been admitted to the La Paz Universitary Hospital in Madrid on 20 July, coming from Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, UK where sh...

26 Jul 2012 12:49
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Sauber slams 'Friday parc ferme' proposal
Sauber has rejected claims that expanding F1's 'parc ferme' rule could drive down costs. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports that one cost-cutting suggestion from a top team ...

26 Jul 2012 11:58
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Teams make winter test plans for mid-March 2013 opener
F1 teams are already making plans for winter testing. Auto Motor und Sport reports that provisional plans are already being made for the teams to reveal and test their 2013 cars...

26 Jul 2012 10:17
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Video: A lap around the Hungaroring with Felipe Massa
The Hungaroring will play host for the next race of this season. As preview for the Hungarian Grand Prix a video of a lap around the Budapest circuit with Felipe Massa. ...

26 Jul 2012 09:38
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FIA closes Red Bull 'engine maps' loophole
As expected, the FIA on Wednesday issued a rule clarification in the wake of the Red Bull 'engine maps' controversy at Hockenheim. The governing body's technical boss Jo Bauer s...

26 Jul 2012 08:25
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Hungary 2012 preview quotes: Red Bull Racing
Mark Webber: "The Hungaroring is a good little venue and weve had some good races there in the past. Obviously overtaking has not been easy on that circuit, but it will be int...

25 Jul 2012 16:38
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Dean Stoneman to fine-tune Williams simulator in Qatar
Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with talented racing driver Dean Stoneman to work together to fine-tune the advanced s...

25 Jul 2012 15:27
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World champions admire 2012 favourite Alonso
A swathe of world champions have backed Fernando Alonso to collect his third drivers' title in 2012. Writing in Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport, veteran correspondent Pino Allie...

25 Jul 2012 14:58
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Hungary 2012 preview quotes: McLaren
Jenson Button: "The result in Germany puts us right back in the hunt. In that situation, there's nothing better than a back-to-back weekender: you return to the cockpit almost b...

25 Jul 2012 13:44
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Grosjean hopes to keep Lotus seat in 2013
Romain Grosjean has admitted he hopes to keep his Lotus seat in 2013. Despite a few too many incidents, the Swiss-born rookie Frenchman has been a revelation of this season, esp...

25 Jul 2012 12:10
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German spectators losing interest in F1
German journalist Michael Schmidt has expressed concern about the half-empty grandstands at Hockenheim last weekend. In Auto Motor und Sport, he said he was "surprised" by the "...

25 Jul 2012 11:25
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Whitmarsh urges Mercedes to sign Concorde
Martin Whitmarsh has urged Mercedes to finally sign the new Concorde Agreement. Despite Bernie Ecclestone's earlier intimations to the contrary, it emerged at Hockenheim that Me...

25 Jul 2012 11:05
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Vettel penalty like 'death for chicken stealing'
Red Bull has stepped up its attack on the FIA after Sunday's German grand prix. After stewards demoted Sebastian Vettel from second to fifth place for his late-race pass on Jens...

25 Jul 2012 10:39
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F1 teams gearing up to shut down
Formula one teams are gearing up to shut down their factories. At some point between midnight after Sunday's Hungarian grand prix, and the resumption of action at of September's...

25 Jul 2012 09:58
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Hungary 2012 preview quotes: Marussia F1 Team
Round 11 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship sees the Marussia F1 Team heading deeper into Europe to Hungary for the last race before the sports summer break. The venue fo...

24 Jul 2012 16:30
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Marko accuses FIA of passing rule 'double standard'
Dr Helmut Marko has accused the FIA of sometimes using a "double standard" when it comes to dishing out penalties. Sebastian Vettel on Sunday was demoted from second at the flag...

24 Jul 2012 15:19
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Millionaire Alonso 'a bargain' for Ferrari
Fernando Alonso is F1's highest paid driver, and he's worth every penny. That is the view of Brazilian correspondent Livio Oricchio, who said after Hockenheim that the Spaniard'...

24 Jul 2012 14:56
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Toto Wolff becomes executive director at Williams
Today it has been announced that Toto Wolff will become an executive director of Williams Grand Prix Holdings PLC with immediate effect, stepping up his role within the company ...

24 Jul 2012 13:22
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Hungary 2012 preview quotes: Mercedes
Michael Schumacher: "The race in Hungary is the last before the summer break and also marks the beginning of the second half of the season - which means it is time for a half-ti...

24 Jul 2012 12:13
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Nurburgring 'not annoyed' by Ecclestone snub
Nurburgring officials might be forgiven for feeling "annoyed" after being stood up at the weekend by Bernie Ecclestone. Despite the Nurburgring entering an insolvency process, b...

24 Jul 2012 11:21
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'Realistic' Sauber targets F1 giant Mercedes
Sauber has set its sights on chasing down Mercedes. Team boss Peter Sauber, however, admitted the task will be no mean feat. With half of the 2012 season now gone, the Hinwil ba...

24 Jul 2012 10:42
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Charlie Whiting admits Vettel penalty 'very hard'
Charlie Whiting, the highest ranking FIA official at grands prix, has admitted the penalty levied against Sebastian Vettel on Sunday was harsh. Reigning world champion Vettel wa...

24 Jul 2012 09:35
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Hungary 2012 preview quotes: Sauber
After a strong race in Hockenheim, where the Sauber F1 Team scored its best result of the season so far by getting 20 World Championship points for Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio P�...

24 Jul 2012 08:28
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Ecclestone's motor home in Germany, Ecclestone not
Bernie Ecclestone's familiar paddock motor home with its blacked-out windows was in the Hockenheim paddock, but the F1 chief executive did not show. The Hamburger Abendblatt new...

23 Jul 2012 16:20
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Hungary 2012 preview quotes: Pirelli
After two wet weekends in Britain and Germany, Pirelli is expecting a dry and warm weekend at the Hungaroring: the first circuit to be opened behind the former Iron Curtain in 1...

23 Jul 2012 15:37
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Maria de Villota thanks fans in hand-written note
Injured Marussia test driver Maria de Villota has hand-written a note of thanks to her supporters. News of the short letter, which was hand-written in Spanish and published by s...

23 Jul 2012 14:47
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Ascanelli to Ferrari, Key to Toro Rosso?
After leaving Faenza, and holidaying in Rimini, Giorgio Ascanelli's next stop could be Maranello. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport is reporting that the veteran engineer, official...

23 Jul 2012 14:02
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Hungary 2012 preview quotes: HRT F1 Team
With the tenth race of the calendar completed in Hockenheim, and the halfway stage of the season surpassed, the Formula 1 World Championship heads to Hungary immediately. With n...

23 Jul 2012 12:14
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Sauber fuels rumours of VW tie-up
Peter Sauber at Hockenheim said just enough to kindle speculation the Swiss team could team up with German car giant Volkswagen. When told there are rumours of a possible tie-up...

23 Jul 2012 11:59
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Hungary 2012 preview quotes: Caterham F1 Team
Heikki Kovalainen: "I had my first Formula One win in 2008 in Hungary so it's always good to come back to the Hungaroring. It's fair to say I have some pretty good memories from...

23 Jul 2012 10:28
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Sebastian Vettel loses podium after Button pass
Stewards demoted Sebastian Vettel from second to fifth after ruling his late-race pass on Jenson Button at Hockenheim was illegal. Hot on the heels of Sunday's other controversy...

23 Jul 2012 09:45
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Controversy haunts Red Bull as Alonso strolls away
Before and then after Sunday's German grand prix, controversy haunted Red Bull. But it was Ferrari's Fernando Alonso who continued to stroll away at the head of the world champi...

23 Jul 2012 08:33
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Red Bull next to debut double-DRS
Red Bull could be the next team with a 'double DRS' on board, the Spanish sports newspaper AS reports. After it emerged the car driven by Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen was fitted with a...

21 Jul 2012 12:42
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Free Cap at Fan Fashion - Red Bull Racing merchandise

Fan Fashion has a great promotion for the Red Bull Racing fan this month. Order a mens or ladies Red Bull Racing jacket and you receive a team cap for free! Free shipping within...

21 Jul 2012 12:41
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