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Pirelli to test harder tyre at Silverstone
Pirelli is preparing to test a harder-compound tyre, as criticism of the 2012 'lottery' fires up. The dilemma for F1's tyre supplier is that it was specifically asked to spice u...

31 May 2012 08:42
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Video: Sauber shows inside of a Formula 1 car
For the last two years the Sauber F1 Team mechanics have been using their downtime to slice a Formula One racing car lengthwise down the middle with the precision of true crafts...

30 May 2012 16:01
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Kovalainen tips Alonso to win 2012 title
Heikki Kovalainen has tipped Fernando Alonso to win the topsy-turvy 2012 championship. Alonso is just one of the six race winners after the opening six races of the season, but ...

30 May 2012 14:51
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Sauber hits out at error-prone Grosjean
Romain Grosjean would not be the most welcome face in the Sauber motor home. Recently after the Spanish grand prix, Swiss newspaper Blick quoted Sergio Perez as cursing "f***ing...

30 May 2012 12:37
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Ecclestone blames KERS 'thing' for Williams fire
Bernie Ecclestone has admitted he is no fan of KERS. Although investigations of the cause are ongoing, the F1 chief executive blamed the recent garage fire suffered by Williams ...

30 May 2012 11:59
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Monaco 'a fresh start' for struggling Massa
Felipe Massa moved to rescue his crumbling career with a strong performance in Monaco. Already on notice even before the 2012 opener began, the struggling Brazilian has had a ni...

30 May 2012 11:28
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Mexico set for return on F1 calendar in 2013
F1 is returning to Mexico in 2013, according to a report in a Spanish sports newspaper. Marca reports that the race will take place at the Hermanos Rodriguez circuit in Mexico C...

30 May 2012 10:14
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Le Mans: Sarrazin replaces Ishiura at Toyota
Toyota Racing can confirm that Stéphane Sarrazin will drive its #8 TS030 Hybrid at the Le Mans 24 Hours. The Frenchman, 36, replaces Hiroaki Ishiura, who withdrew from the race...

30 May 2012 09:33
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Former Williams title sponsor moves to Red Bull
Williams' former title sponsor At-and-T has switched allegiance to reigning world champions Red Bull. The American multinational telecom became Williams' naming backer in 2007, ...

30 May 2012 08:24
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Ferrari staff sent home after earthquake
Ferrari's F1 staff were sent home on Tuesday, following the latest earthquake in the Emilia-Romagna region. We reported earlier this month that the team's Maranello headquarters...

29 May 2012 16:51
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Mercedes not ruling out team orders
With Michael Schumacher succumbing to yet more bad luck, Mercedes is not ruling out team orders. The seven time world champion's pole celebrations in Monaco became just sixth on...

29 May 2012 15:27
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Lucrative P13 'best feeling' for Caterham chief
Sunday's Monaco grand prix was potentially a lucrative result for the Caterham team. With actual points still a distant goal for the three backmarker teams, Caterham, Marussia a...

29 May 2012 13:39
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Hamilton and Button warn McLaren to fix backwards slide
Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button winced late on Sunday whilst maintaining the 'win together, lose together' mantra after yet another bad weekend for McLaren. "We still came away...

29 May 2012 12:14
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Monaco 'train' no 2012 thriller
Amid the fascinating 2012 season, Monaco was not a statistical thriller. DRS, the unusually competitive 2012 field and the mystifying Pirelli tyres have so far combined to deliv...

29 May 2012 11:45
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Webber and Vettel at centre of Ferrari rumours
Australia's last world champion Alan Jones has urged Mark Webber to join Ferrari. After the Red Bull driver won his second Monaco grand prix last weekend, his team boss Christia...

29 May 2012 11:21
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Alguersuari not denying Force India rumour
Jaime Alguersuari has refused to confirm or deny speculation he might be first in line should Force India have a driver vacancy for 2013. El Mundo Deportivo, a Spanish newspaper...

29 May 2012 09:47
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No protest but Red Bull floor still on F1 radar
Talk of a post-race protest faded in the Monaco rain late on Sunday, as Mark Webber's race win was formalised by the governing FIA. It had been reported that Red Bull's top riva...

29 May 2012 09:09
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Formula 1 merchandise 2012
Fan Fashion has a wide range of Formula 1 merchandise for the racing fan including caps, t-shirts, jackets and a lot more. Special promotion for visitors of F1Today.net: ...

26 May 2012 15:35
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Force India wants to keep di Resta in 2013
Vijay Mallya on Thursday admitted he would like to keep the same driver lineup for his Force India team in 2013. There has been speculation that Paul di Resta has caught the eye...

25 May 2012 16:32
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Monaco 2012 Thursday quotes: HRT F1 Team
The legendary Monaco Grand Prix got underway today with the first two free practice sessions which took place in very different conditions. The sun shone in the morning and both...

25 May 2012 16:03
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Bangkok to host Race of Champions this year
The Race Of Champions will celebrate its 25th year of competition at Bangkoks Rajamangala Stadium in December, 2012. The Thai venue has beaten off a wide range of contenders f...

25 May 2012 15:08
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Button says Lotus car to beat in Monaco
McLaren's Jenson Button has named Lotus as the team to beat in Monaco. After Romain Grosjean was second fastest in both practice sessions on Thursday, Button's teammate Lewis Ha...

25 May 2012 14:26
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Monaco 2012 Thursday quotes: Scuderia Toro Rosso
Jean-Eric Vergne: "This was my first time here in a Formula 1 car and I really enjoyed myself. Because I did not go particularly well round Monaco in the World Series last year,...

25 May 2012 13:50
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Ferrari signs new aero boss Loic Bigois
Ferrari has signed a well-known F1 aerodynamicist to run its Maranello wind tunnel. That is the claim of the authoritative Italian publication Autosprint, who first reported the...

25 May 2012 12:13
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Lotus says no to Raikkonen's rally request
Lotus has refused Kimi Raikkonen permission to contest this year's Rally Finland. The Finn, who returned to formula one in 2012 after two years in world rallying, admitted this ...

25 May 2012 11:11
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Monaco 2012 Thursday quotes: Lotus F1 Team
Kimi Raikkonen: "It's good to be back in Monaco even if we missed some running today. The steering wasn't to my liking so the team changed it for me. It's something you change f...

25 May 2012 09:39
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Backer says no doubts about 2012 Austin GP
The key backer of the scheduled 2012 US grand prix insists he remains committed to the Circuit of the Americas project. Construction in Austin, Texas, has continued amid raging ...

25 May 2012 08:58
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Student protests threaten 2012 Canada GP
Angry students could threaten next month's Canadian grand prix. Protests in Montreal, regarding planned university tuition fee increases, have been turning increasingly ugly and...

25 May 2012 08:24
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Monaco 2012 Thursday quotes: Caterham F1 Team
Heikki Kovalainen: "This morning's session went pretty well. We tried a new suspension part early on that felt pretty good, and then we ran through a normal FP1 session on the p...

24 May 2012 16:18
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FP2: Button profits from supersofts in dry first fifteen minutes
Jenson Button has posted the fastest time in the second free practice for the Monaco Grand Prix. The McLaren driver used his supersofts in the first ten minutes and after fiftee...

24 May 2012 15:31
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Lotus F1 Team welcomes Avanade as new partner
Lotus F1 Team unveils a new partnership with Avanade in a three-year deal with branding to appear on the E20 from the Monaco Grand Prix onwards. Business technology solutions an...

24 May 2012 14:53
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Schumacher's future a hot topic in Monaco
Michael Schumacher's future is a hot topic in the Monte Carlo paddock. A multiple winner in the Principality, the seven time world champion's comeback career has been far less g...

24 May 2012 14:28
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McLaren wants to halve Hamilton's salary
Money could be at the heart of the delay in Lewis Hamilton's re-signing with the McLaren team. Until now, the British team has indicated it wants the 2008 world champion to stay...

24 May 2012 13:36
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Vergne wearing Indy 500 rookie Alesi's helmet
Jean-Eric Vergne will race formula one veteran Jean Alesi's helmet design this weekend in Monaco. It is Vergne's tribute to his French countryman as former Ferrari and Sauber dr...

24 May 2012 12:17
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Formula 1 merchandise 2012
Fan Fashion has a wide range of Formula 1 merchandise for the racing fan including caps, t-shirts, jackets and a lot more. Special promotion for visitors of F1Today.net: ...

24 May 2012 11:47
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FP1: Fernando Alonso fast, lost session for Kimi Raikkonen
Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso has set the fastest time in first free practice for the Monaco Grand Prix. He was four tenths quicker than Romain Grosjean. His teammate Kimi Raik...

24 May 2012 11:39
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Kovalainen admits disappointment with Caterham progress
Heikki Kovalainen has admitted he is disappointed with Caterham's 2012 season so far. It is rumoured that the Finn may now have raised his profile sufficiently, after disappoint...

24 May 2012 11:03
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Raikkonen asks Lotus for rally Finland permission
Kimi Raikkonen has revealed he would like to contest August's rally of Finland. F1's 2007 world champion returned from world rallying to grand prix racing this year. "Of course ...

24 May 2012 10:22
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F1 ready to spin Monaco roulette wheel
Fernando Alonso's special golden and casino-themed Monaco helmet features some very telling words -- 'Bet on red'. In the scarcely believable 2012 season so far, the Spaniard ha...

24 May 2012 09:34
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Static electricity may have caused Williams fire
It is believed static electricity could have sparked Williams' garage fire two weeks ago in Barcelona. Even in the Monte Carlo paddock, the huge Spanish blaze was still a hot to...

24 May 2012 08:52
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Marussia F1 Team thinking seriously about KERS
Marussia needs a KERS system to catch up with its direct rivals. That is the admission of team boss John Booth, who told the Russian website championat.com that he is looking in...

23 May 2012 17:25
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Amid Mercedes rumours, di Resta eyes 'great car'
Paul di Resta has hinted he would leap at the chance to replace Michael Schumacher at Mercedes. The German marque's Brackley based chief executive Nick Fry this week earmarked i...

23 May 2012 16:58
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FIA joined by OMP Racing as official supplier
The Fédération Internationale de lAutomobile (FIA) and OMP Racing have signed an agreement whereby the Italian company is to become the Official Supplier of the FIA for Ra...

23 May 2012 14:48
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HRT confirms Ma Qing Hua for Young Driver Tests
In only a month and half's time, Chinese driver Ma Qing Hua will enjoy his first opportunity to step into a Formula 1 car and will do so at the wheel of the F112 at the legendar...

23 May 2012 13:59
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Heikki Kovalainen wants midfield push for Caterham
Heikki Kovalainen is looking for Caterham to move into the midfield, according to his new management company. Having handled his own career in the wake of Flavio Briatore's demi...

23 May 2012 12:14
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Valencia slashes seats at loss-making F1 race
Valencia has once again reduced the capacity of its street circuit ahead of next month's European grand prix. After a 112,771 spectator sellout for the inaugural event in 2008, ...

23 May 2012 11:50
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Red Bull Racing launches App for iPad and iPhone
Red Bull Racing will be bringing a range of F1 knowledge, driver facts and insider information direct to your phone from 23 May to coincide with the most prestigious Grand Prix ...

23 May 2012 11:12
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Brawn returns to paddock, praising Michael Schumacher
Ross Brawn should be firing on all cylinders as he returns to the pitwall in Monaco this weekend. Mercedes' team principal sat out the recent Spanish grand prix due to illness, ...

23 May 2012 10:36
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Italian finance police raid Monza
There is trouble afoot at Monza, the scene of the famous and historic Italian grand prix. On Tuesday morning, Italy's finance police the Guardia di Finanza entered the Autodromo...

23 May 2012 08:30
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Monaco 2012 preview quotes: Force India
Team principal Vijay Mallya: "The Monaco Grand Prix has always been a personal favourite of mine. It's a wonderful venue to experience Formula One and nowhere else comes close t...

22 May 2012 17:03
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Senna to race 'Barcelona fire car' at Monaco
The F1 car photographed amid the charred remains of Williams' burnt-out garage in Barcelona will be back in action this weekend at Monaco. We reported last week that an initial ...

22 May 2012 16:26
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Monaco 2012 preview quotes: Marussia F1 Team
Every race in the Championship is critical, but the Monaco Grand Prix is the one that has the X-Factor. It is without doubt the most celebrated and prestigious race on the calen...

22 May 2012 15:53
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CVC sells some of F1 stake for 1.6 billion dollar
Even ahead of F1's Singapore floatation, the sport has some new owners. Reuters, the specialist financial market news agency, said US-based asset managers Waddell and Reed, Blac...

22 May 2012 15:08
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Video: A lap onboard around Monaco with Sebastian Vettel
Monaco will play host for the sixth Grand Prix of this season. As preview for that race a video of a lap around the winding circuit through the streets of the principality with ...

22 May 2012 13:24
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Valencia pushing ahead with F1 alternation idea
Valencia is pushing ahead with the idea it will from now on annually alternate a single grand prix race date with Barcelona. Bernie Ecclestone recently confirmed speculation tha...

22 May 2012 11:55
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Nick Heidfeld not giving up on F1 career
Nick Heidfeld insists he has not yet called time on his formula one career. Never a race winner, the now 35-year-old was a highly respected F1 regular dating back to 2000, scori...

22 May 2012 10:58
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Monaco 2012 preview quotes: Pirelli
The softest compound in Pirellis Formula One range the P Zero Red supersoft makes its first appearance of the year at the famed Monaco Grand Prix circuit: the slowest, t...

22 May 2012 10:16
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Lotus teams up with Linkin Park for Monaco GP
Lotus F1 Team and Linkin Park have joined forces for the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix to create 'Linkin Park GP' bringing together the adrenaline of Formula 1 and the passion of ro...

22 May 2012 09:04
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New sports minister doubts 2013 French GP
France's new sports minister has confirmed there is some doubt the country will return to the formula one calendar next year. Bernie Ecclestone announced recently that, with a F...

22 May 2012 08:49
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Mercedes keeps an eye on Di Resta as alternative for Schumacher
Paul di Resta is at the front of the queue should Mercedes need to replace Michael Schumacher. That was the claim on Monday of Nick Fry, the chief executive of the German carmak...

21 May 2012 16:46
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F1's Singapore float going ahead
F1's stock market floatation appears to be racing ahead. That is the claim of the financial news agency Bloomberg, despite earlier speculation the Singapore listing might be del...

21 May 2012 15:24
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McLaren renews deal with sponsor Hilton HHonors
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes is proud to extend another of its successful and long-lived relationships, renewing its Corporate Partnership with Hilton Worldwide. Beginning in 2005,...

21 May 2012 14:48
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Force India joined by KEF as official supplier
Sahara Force India is delighted to announce that KEF, one of the most technologically advanced HI-FI manufacturers in the world, has joined the team as an official factory suppl...

21 May 2012 13:54
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Pirelli reveals tyre compound choices up to Silverstone
Pirelli has nominated the P Zero slick compounds that will be used for the forthcoming races in Montreal, Valencia and Silverstone. For the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, the ...

21 May 2012 13:22
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Small teams push for V6 rules delay
Many teams are reportedly pushing the FIA to delay the introduction of F1's new engine regulations. All-new turbo V6 rules are currently scheduled to debut in 2014, but Germany'...

21 May 2012 12:49
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Monaco 2012 preview quotes: HRT F1 Team
The Formula 1 World Championship arrives at one of the most special dates on the calendar because the history, glamour and originality that surround the Monaco Grand Prix make t...

21 May 2012 12:06
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Monaco 2012 preview quotes: Red Bull Racing
Sebastian Vettel: "It's something special to race in Monaco; it's tight and there's no room for error. It's rough and, as it's a street circuit, the road surface is uneven so yo...

21 May 2012 10:25
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Felipe Massa insists he feels supported by Ferrari
Felipe Massa has played down reports he is at risk of losing his Ferrari seat soon, insisting he feels fully supported by Ferrari. The Brazilian has struggled at the wheel of Fe...

21 May 2012 08:50
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HRT officially opens its new headquarters in Madrid
The day has come for HRT Formula 1 Team to officially open its doors to the new headquarters at the Caja Mágica in Madrid. Team Principal, Luis Pérez-Sala, and drivers Pedro d...

18 May 2012 17:10
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Monaco 2012 preview quotes: Mercedes

Michael Schumacher: "Monaco is just a circuit of its own very unique character. In a way, you could look at it with a big portion of irony with regards to the contradiction that...

18 May 2012 16:48
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