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Great Britain 2012 preview quotes: Marussia F1 Team
Round 9 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship sees the Marussia F1 Team making its shortest journey of the season, to Silverstone for the British Grand Prix, which takes place...

02 Jul 2012 08:49
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Great Britain 2012 preview quotes: Red Bull Racing
Mark Webber: "I'm really looking forward to the British Grand Prix and racing in front of a sell-out crowd thats passionate about F1. Many of them will be there to cheer on th...

29 Jun 2012 16:43
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Great Britain 2012 preview quotes: Mercedes
Michael Schumacher: "Racing in Silverstone is a special moment every year. It's quite simply the home of motorsport and I'm always amazed by the knowledge and enthusiasm of the ...

29 Jun 2012 16:08
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Great Britain 2012 preview quotes: Caterham F1 Team
Heikki Kovalainen: "Silverstone is a great track to race at, both because it's one of our two home races and because it's a proper driver's track. Even with the changes that hav...

29 Jun 2012 14:55
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Politics making life 'difficult' for Red Bull - Marko
Dr Helmut Marko insists life in the F1 paddock for Red Bull has become "really difficult" in recent times. The energy drink owned team has dominated the sport recent and is the ...

29 Jun 2012 14:08
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Great Britain 2012 preview quotes: HRT F1 Team
Formula 1 is coming back home as Silverstone is where it all began in 1950 when the first race in the history of the World Championship took place. This circuit has hosted every...

29 Jun 2012 13:39
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Team dithering means F1 cost-cutting at risk - report
The prospect of radical cost-cutting in formula one is hanging in the balance, as Jean Todt's end-of-June deadline looms and formula one teams dither. That is the claim of Germa...

29 Jun 2012 12:14
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Peter Sauber rethinking retirement plans
Peter Sauber has backtracked slightly, having set the scene for his retirement. The Swiss team's founder and boss has said numerous times over the last couple of years that "I d...

29 Jun 2012 11:37
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McLaren considers Ferrari pull-rod for 2013 car
McLaren is considering following Ferrari's lead and introducing innovative pull-rod front suspension for its 2013 car. That is the claim of the Spanish sports daily Marca, citin...

29 Jun 2012 10:52
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Mayor flags 'air and noise' hurdles for London GP
London mayor Boris Johnson on Thursday could not guarantee the British capital will be able to host Bernie Ecclestone's race. F1 chief executive Ecclestone has said he is prepar...

29 Jun 2012 10:15
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Timo Glock expects Silverstone return
Timo Glock on Thursday said he expects to be "totally fit" for next weekend's British grand prix. The German had to sit out last weekend's Valencia race with an intestinal infec...

28 Jun 2012 15:56
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Gazzetta journalist tips Vettel for Ferrari in 2014
Yet another top F1 journalist thinks Sebastian Vettel could be headed to Ferrari in 2014. Red Bull's reigning world champion, who has a contract for 2013 but escape clauses for ...

28 Jun 2012 13:47
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Ecclestone offers to pay for London grand prix
Bernie Ecclestone is gearing up on Thursday to launch a bid for a grand prix on the streets of London. The plans are reportedly separate to a McLaren sponsor event that imagines...

28 Jun 2012 12:15
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Pirelli hopes Alguersuari makes 2013 return
Pirelli's Paul Hembery is confident Jaime Alguersuari will be back on the grid soon. After losing Red Bull's backing and his Toro Rosso seat at the end of last season, the now 2...

28 Jun 2012 11:51
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Spa alternation plans 'no longer on agenda'
Spa-Francorchamps is no longer part of the proposal to revive the French grand prix. Prior to ex president Nicolas Sarkozy losing the general election, plans to alternate a sing...

28 Jun 2012 10:27
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Frank Williams back in charge after Parr exit
Sir Frank Williams has revealed he is back at the helm at his famous British F1 team. Although still the major shareholder and team principal, the now 70-year-old had taken a st...

28 Jun 2012 09:42
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Ecclestone calm as bribery scandal closes in
The judge who sentenced corrupt F1 banker Gerhard Gribkowsky on Wednesday described Bernie Ecclestone as the "driving force" of the $44 million bribery. Condemning Gribkowsky to...

28 Jun 2012 08:34
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Valencia hosted second most passes of 2012
Written off beforehand as a 'boring' race, Valencia in fact hosted a frenzy of overtaking manoeuvres last Sunday. Before the race, Jenson Button and Mark Webber wrote off their ...

27 Jun 2012 16:54
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Pollock's Pure offers best price for 2014 engine
Customer engines will be much more expensive in 2014. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports that, for example, Sauber currently spends EUR 8 million on its Ferrari engine, and ...

27 Jun 2012 16:29
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Journalists at odds over Vettel-to-Ferrari reports
Respected journalists are at odds over whether Sebastian Vettel is headed to Ferrari. Major British newspapers recently claimed the Red Bull driver has inked an agreement to swi...

27 Jun 2012 16:00
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Red Bull calls for 'DRS under yellows' clarification
Red Bull has called for a clarification about how the DRS overtaking system can be used whilst yellow flags are being waved. The stewards conducted a three-hour investigation af...

27 Jun 2012 14:43
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F1 success 'just didn't happen for me' - Piquet
Having left F1 in shame three years ago, Nelson Piquet jr hopes his time has finally arrived. As the son of a triple world champion, the Brazilian entered formula one with high ...

27 Jun 2012 14:00
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F1 split over customer car proposal
Formula one is split over a new proposal to allow 'customer cars' on the grid. The idea is being powered chiefly by Ferrari and Bernie Ecclestone, and marketed as a way to cut c...

27 Jun 2012 12:52
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FIA inspected Red Bull suspension after Valencia
The legality of Red Bull's RB8 could come under the spotlight yet again. Italy's Autosprint is reporting that Mark Webber's car only narrowly passed post-race scrutineering at V...

27 Jun 2012 11:27
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Vergne to pay own fine after Valencia crash
Jean-Eric Vergne will have to dig into his own pockets after Valencia. The rookie Frenchman was given a ten-position grid drop for Silverstone after oddly jinking before crashin...

27 Jun 2012 10:38
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Jenson Button not writing off title chances yet
Jenson Button is refusing to write off his chances of winning the 2012 title. Since becoming the first race winner of the season, the McLaren driver entered a performance slump ...

27 Jun 2012 09:21
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Mercedes could quit F1 over bribery scandal
F1's bribery scandal could cost the sport the involvement of German carmaker Mercedes. Mercedes, with its own Brackley based works team and also a major engine supplier, is watc...

27 Jun 2012 08:45
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Renault working to fix alternator headache
Valencia flagged a major headache for F1 engine supplier Renault. Not only did Lotus' Romain Grosjean break down with a failed alternator, so too did Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel...

26 Jun 2012 16:33
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F1 race sharing 'only option' for Valencia
Valencia is unlikely to return to the F1 calendar unless Barcelona and Bernie Ecclestone agree to annually alternate the Spanish grand prix starting next year. That is the claim...

26 Jun 2012 15:46
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Schumacher future still unclear after podium
Even the end of a 2000-day podium drought is not enough to curb the speculation about Michael Schumacher's future. Although it was powered in part by Sebastian Vettel and Lewis ...

26 Jun 2012 14:38
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Red Bull step 'could be decisive' - Alguersuari
After seven unpredictable and tightly-contested grands prix, Valencia last weekend reminded many F1 analysts of a dominant past. On the concrete-lined streets, where Sebastian V...

26 Jun 2012 12:12
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Shame victory chance slipped for Grosjean - Tambay
Romain Grosjean on Sunday lost his chance to become F1's eighth different winner. The Frenchman was running comfortably behind eventual winner Fernando Alonso at Valencia when h...

26 Jun 2012 11:14
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Italian television reports Vettel to Ferrari in 2014
Reports that Sebastian Vettel is headed to Ferrari are back in the headlines. Italian television Mediaset's Italia1 channel, and the authoritative journalist Giorgio Terruzzi, c...

26 Jun 2012 10:43
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Hamilton should have avoided Maldonado crash - boss
Lewis Hamilton should have known better before going wheel-to-wheel with Pastor Maldonado in the dying stages of Sunday's European grand prix. That is the view of the McLaren dr...

26 Jun 2012 09:52
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Massa takes step towards 2013 contract
Felipe Massa has received strong backing from Ferrari despite a bad race for the Brazilian on Sunday. The 31-year-old struggled so markedly early this season that some believed ...

26 Jun 2012 08:49
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Talks on to organise Spanish race alternation - Valencia
Valencia president Alberto Fabra on Sunday sounded confident the Spanish port city will return to the F1 calendar in the future. Amid Spain's harsh economic crisis and the stron...

25 Jun 2012 16:50
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Europe 2012 Sunday quotes: Caterham F1 Team
Heikki Kovalainen: "My start wasn't the best I've had this year but I was keeping pace with Webber and Ricciardo for the first few laps. Unfortunately we had a KERS issue early ...

25 Jun 2012 16:01
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Red Bull admits safety car conspiracy theory
Dr Helmut Marko has confirmed Red Bull's suspicion that the safety car was called onto the Valencia circuit on Sunday to aid 'the show'. After retiring from a comfortable lead w...

25 Jun 2012 14:58
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Europe 2012 Sunday quotes: HRT F1 Team
The European Grand Prix which took place today at the Valencia Street Circuit left us one of the most exciting and action-packed races of the season so far. It was also positive...

25 Jun 2012 13:26
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F1 considering tyre blanket ban
F1 is considering a ban on tyre-warming blankets, the German language publication Motorsport Magazin reports. Journalist Kerstin Hasenbichler reported from Valencia that the pot...

25 Jun 2012 12:58
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New Jersey 'definitely' off for 2013 - Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone has, for a third time, questioned the viability of next year's scheduled New Jersey street race. Organisers have consistently sounded puzzled by the F1 chief e...

25 Jun 2012 12:14
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Sam Michael under fire amid McLaren problems
Sam Michael is in the spotlight as McLaren continues to struggle in the pits in 2012. Williams' former technical director had to leave Williams at the end of last year as the be...

25 Jun 2012 11:09
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Europe 2012 Sunday quotes: Lotus F1 Team
Kimi Räikkönen: "Second place is okay but the win is what I really wanted. We didnt quite have the pace for it today. I got a good start but I was blocked by Pastor (Maldona...

25 Jun 2012 10:42
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Michael Schumacher keeps podium after stewards inquiry
Michael Schumacher has kept hold of his first podium in over 2000 days, following a stewards' inquiry in Valencia late on Sunday. Red Bull had pressed the case that the Mercedes...

25 Jun 2012 09:42
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Emotional Alonso speeds into clear title lead
Bitterly disappointed on Saturday, Luca di Montezemolo chose the wrong moment to return to Italy. The imperious Ferrari president, on a rare paddock visit, was visibly upset aft...

25 Jun 2012 08:26
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Susie Wolff to test Williams next week
Susie Wolff is gearing up for her first Williams test next week. She revealed to Austrian broadcaster ORF that she is scheduled to drive the Renault-powered FW34 in a straight-l...

22 Jun 2012 18:47
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Europe 2012 Friday quotes: Scuderia Toro Rosso
Daniel Ricciardo: "The track was quite dirty in the morning session, with some litter on it, blown across by the strong wind, but it cleared up as the afternoon went on. The win...

22 Jun 2012 16:58
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Europe 2012 Friday quotes: Caterham F1 Team
Heikki Kovalainen: "A pretty good Friday for me, with both sessions going to plan. In FP2 we ran a new version of the front wing and the initial feel it gave was good - it's too...

22 Jun 2012 16:54
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Thailand could be F1's next night race
If Thailand joins the F1 calendar in 2014, the southeast Asian country's grand prix could be staged under lights, it has emerged. Thailand made its intentions clear recently by ...

22 Jun 2012 16:18
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FP2: Vettel and Red Bull on their way to a hattrick in Valencia
Sebastian Vettel has continued the good form of Red Bull Racing in Valencia. The Austrian outfit has won the last two races in the Spanish city and looks on the way to a hattric...

22 Jun 2012 15:41
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London Olympic stadium F1 race news 'strange' - source
Britain could be set to secure a second grand prix, after the Daily Telegraph reported on Friday that plans are afoot to host a race in and around London's Olympic stadium. The ...

22 Jun 2012 14:45
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Felipe Massa not ruling out return to Sauber
Felipe Massa has not ruled out returning to Sauber next year if he is forced to leave Ferrari. Brazilian Massa, now 31, made his debut with the Swiss team in 2002 and then retur...

22 Jun 2012 12:13
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FP1: Maldonado and Williams feel at home in Spain
After two slightly dissappointing Grands Prix Williams is back in Spain, where it won earlier this year in Barcelona. And they seem to feel at home in Spain, as Pastor Maldonado...

22 Jun 2012 11:46
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Kimi Raikkonen denies Lotus rift
Kimi Raikkonen has hit back at reports he is out of favour at Lotus. The 2007 world champion's return to formula one this year initially went smoothly, but he has struggled more...

22 Jun 2012 10:51
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Rivals suggest Cosworth set to quit F1
Cosworth could be set to exit formula one. Currently, with F1's existing V8 formula facing its final season in 2013, there are four engine suppliers on the grid -- Ferrari, Merc...

22 Jun 2012 09:35
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Bottas' girlfriend to swim at Olympics
Valtteri Bottas was feeling proud on Thursday. The Nordic website simma.ru reports that Emilia Pikkarainen, who is Williams reserve driver Bottas' 19-year-old girlfriend, has qu...

22 Jun 2012 08:53
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Ferrari now working on three F1 cars - report
Even Ferrari's huge resources are being tested in 2012, as the famous Italian team reportedly works on three different cars simultaneously. That is the claim of the Spanish spor...

21 Jun 2012 16:52
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Valencia looks set to race off F1 calendar
If this weekend's Valencia street race is the Spanish city's last, the cries of disappointment will be barely heard. Instead, the opposition to the race has been shrill in the b...

21 Jun 2012 15:42
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Mexico 'working on' 2013 GP return - Slim
Mexico is not quite ready to confirm the country's return to the formula one calendar, key figure Carlos Slim has revealed. We reported a month ago that the Hermanos Rodriguez c...

21 Jun 2012 14:41
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Massa 'smiles' as brighter future looms
Ferrari, and even Bernie Ecclestone, have publicly backed Felipe Massa as the calls for his scalp get quieter after the Brazilian's recent boost of form. Prior to Monaco, where ...

21 Jun 2012 13:57
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McLaren confident Button slump to end now
McLaren sounds confident it has solved the issue that risks derailing Jenson Button's 2012 title bid. The 2009 world champion admitted he was "confused and very lost" after the ...

21 Jun 2012 12:12
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Mercedes strengthens Schumacher's team for Valencia
Mercedes has beefed up Michael Schumacher's support team for Valencia, as the team bids to end his shocking run of reliability. Whilst Nico Rosberg has finished every race so fa...

21 Jun 2012 11:37
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Pirelli wants to stay in F1 beyond 2013
Pirelli has indicated its desire to stay in formula one beyond its current contract. The sport's controversial sole tyre supplier returned to F1 at the beginning of last year, h...

21 Jun 2012 10:49
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Domenicali fuels Vettel-to-Ferrari rumours
Team boss Stefano Domenicali has heaped fuel on speculation Sebastian Vettel could be headed to Ferrari. While Red Bull's back-to-back champion recently denied reports he has si...

21 Jun 2012 10:23
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Video: A lap onboard around Valencia with Felipe Massa
Valencia will play host for the eight Grand Prix of this season. As preview for that race a video of a lap around the circuit through the streets of the Spanish city with Felipe...

21 Jun 2012 09:48
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Gribkowsky admits accepting Ecclestone bribes
Former F1 banker Gerhard Gribkowsky on Wednesday finally admitted he received millions in bribes from the sport's chief executive Bernie Ecclestone. The news from Germany follow...

21 Jun 2012 08:51
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No 'emotion' in talks over 2013 deal - Schumacher
Mercedes has tweaked the design of its rear wing 'DRS' system following Michael Schumacher's latest technical glitch in Canada. Team boss Ross Brawn revealed that the redesign w...

20 Jun 2012 16:35
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Schumacher, Raikkonen could be F1's eighth winner
Michael Schumacher did not become F1's seventh winner of 2012 in Canada, but his boss Ross Brawn is hoping Valencia is a case of 'lucky eight' for the seven time world champion....

20 Jun 2012 15:01
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Emanuele Pirro as extra steward at European GP
Emanuele Pirro will assist the team of FIA Stewards in Valencia this weekend. During a motor sport career that has spanned almost 40 years, Emanuele Pirro has achieved a huge am...

20 Jun 2012 13:48
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Europe 2012 preview quotes: Force India

Team principal Vijay Mallya: "Looking back on Canada it's fair to say that we have mixed emotions. We were disappointed with the overall outcome, but take the positives from kno...

20 Jun 2012 11:39
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