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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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Lotus drivers safe, Vergne and Kobayashi not - report
Lotus' driver duo looks set to survive beyond the 2012 season, but Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne and Kamui Kobayashi at Sauber could be in trouble. At Lotus, Romain Grosjean has...

20 Jun 2012 10:15
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Europe 2012 preview quotes: Williams
Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer: "Following the last two sets of race results we are keen to continue to demonstrate our team's improvement and ensure both cars come home...

20 Jun 2012 09:58
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Ex F1 driver Tomas Enge fails another drug test
Tomas Enge, the only F1 driver to have ever failed a drugs test, has been suspended from racing. The now 35-year-old Czech, who in 2002 was stripped of his international Formula...

20 Jun 2012 08:44
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F1 fans without tickets as agency folds
Some F1 fans are enduring a very unhappy buildup to the forthcoming grands prix at Valencia and Silverstone. The well-known British broadcaster James Allen revealed on his blog ...

19 Jun 2012 17:05
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Europe 2012 preview quotes: Pirelli
The third consecutive street circuit on this years Formula One calendar, the Grand Prix of Europe, contains the highest number of corners of any track all year (25) and is lik...

19 Jun 2012 14:37
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Williams KERS won Le Mans with Audi
Ferrari was a Le Mans winner at the weekend, but so too was Williams. In the top GT category of the fabled 24 hour race, former grand prix winner Giancarlo Fisichella was one of...

19 Jun 2012 13:41
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F1 teams could fold if costs not reduced - Todt
Jean Todt has admitted he is worried formula one teams could collapse if costs are not reduced. After the FIA's meeting of its World Motor Sport Council last Friday, a media sta...

19 Jun 2012 12:12
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Europe 2012 preview quotes: Caterham F1 Team
Heikki Kovalainen: "Next up it's the European Grand Prix in Valencia. The track isn't my favourite one of the season but it's another great city to go to and another venue that ...

19 Jun 2012 11:27
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Europe 2012 preview quotes: Marussia F1 Team
Round 8 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship sees the Marussia F1 Team making its second Spanish pitstop in the space of a month, this time for the European Grand Prix in Val...

19 Jun 2012 10:37
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Sochi eyes Olympic stadium for Russian GP
Organisers of the first Russian grand prix are tipped to incorporate the 2014 Winter Olympics stadium into the formula one circuit. The coastal city Sochi is scheduled to host n...

19 Jun 2012 09:58
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Rosberg says Mercedes 'fastest car' in 2012
Nico Rosberg sounds very confident ahead of this weekend's European grand prix on the streets of Valencia. The breakthrough Shanghai winner, who also finished second recently at...

19 Jun 2012 09:26
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New minister admits French GP desirable
France's new sports minister sounds keen to see the country return to the F1 calendar. The previous administration, led by ex president Nicolas Sarcozy, pushed hard to line up P...

19 Jun 2012 08:33
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Europe 2012 preview quotes: Mercedes
Michael Schumacher: "Our entire focus is now on the race in Valencia, and I am sure that everybody's motivation is even stronger because the weekend in Canada didn't go as well ...

18 Jun 2012 16:30
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Jenson Button hits back at 'whinging' criticism
Jenson Button has hit back at claims he complains too much when at the wheel of his grand prix car. The 2009 world champion is currently suffering one of the lowest periods in h...

18 Jun 2012 15:45
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Europe 2012 preview quotes: Sauber
It is with a lot of enthusiasm that the Sauber F1 Team will head to the European Grand Prix as the Sauber C31-Ferrari has proven to be a fast car on various different kinds of c...

18 Jun 2012 14:54
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Qualifying key to victory for Lotus - Grosjean
Victory will be within Lotus' grasp if the Enstone based team can improve its qualifying pace. Romain Grosjean finished within sight of Lewis Hamilton in Canada earlier this mon...

18 Jun 2012 13:23
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Europe 2012 preview quotes: Red Bull Racing
Sebastian Vettel: "In Valencia, we drive an average of more than 200kph, which means it's one of the fastest street circuits in Formula One. Overtaking is possible, but only wit...

18 Jun 2012 12:36
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'Customer cars' still possible for 2013 - report
The 'customer car' issue in formula one might not be dead yet. Just before last week's meeting of the World Motor Sport Council in Paris, it emerged that proposals to allow big ...

18 Jun 2012 12:07
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Europe 2012 preview quotes: HRT F1 Team
After a brief stop in Canada the Formula 1 World Championship returns to the old continent for the European Grand Prix. This will be the second and final time that HRT Formula 1...

18 Jun 2012 11:32
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High demand for tickets for first US GP in Austin
Tickets for the first US grand prix in Austin later this year appear to be selling exceedingly well. The local American Statesman newspaper is reporting that the Circuit of the ...

18 Jun 2012 10:57
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F1 pundit Davidson in hospital after Le Mans crash
F1 television pundit Anthony Davidson is in hospital after a huge airborne crash during the fabled Le Mans 24 hour race. The 33-year-old former Super Aguri driver, whilst at the...

18 Jun 2012 10:11
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New F1 owner ups stake by $500m
One of F1's new owners has bought even more of the sport, it has emerged. Amid expectations last month that the Singapore floatation was going ahead, the US based asset managers...

18 Jun 2012 09:48
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Ecclestone delighted with 'historic' 2012 season
Bernie Ecclestone has declared himself delighted with the 2012 season so far. So far, the unpredictable races - with an unprecedented seven different drivers winning the opening...

16 Jun 2012 12:49
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FIA reveals cost-cutting talks with F1 teams
F1's governing body on Friday confirmed it is in talks with the teams about cutting costs. The vast majority of the teams - even big-spender Ferrari - recently wrote to FIA pres...

15 Jun 2012 20:11
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Webber insists no contact with Ferrari
Mark Webber has denied he has had any contact with Ferrari about filling Felipe Massa's seat next year. Nevertheless, F1's rumour mill continues to find fuel. "Every man and his...

15 Jun 2012 17:32
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Report reveals McLaren tyre temperature trick
McLaren is the inventor of a clever system that is helping Lewis Hamilton at the front of the F1 field at present. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, with the collaboration of reno...

15 Jun 2012 11:11
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Ferrari admits keeping close eye on Perez
Ferrari has made clear it is keeping a close eye on Sergio Perez's progress. The Mexican seemed at the very front of the queue for struggling Felipe Massa's seat recently, until...

15 Jun 2012 10:47
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Italian authorities probing Monza safety
Local authorities are investigating organisers of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Last month, the World Superbike races at the fabled circuit were cut short due to rain and ens...

15 Jun 2012 10:18
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Ecclestone approves plan to move Interlagos pits
Bernie Ecclestone has approved plans to radically upgrade the Interlagos circuit, scene of the annual Brazilian grand prix in Sao Paulo. O Estado de S.Paulo newspaper reports th...

15 Jun 2012 09:19
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Thailand eyes 2014 Grand Prix debut
Thailand is on track to secure a round of the 2014 world championship. The southeast Asian country made its intentions clear recently by successfully bidding to host this year's...

15 Jun 2012 09:05
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Marko hints Hamilton doesn't 'fit' at Red Bull
Helmut Marko has played down the likelihood Lewis Hamilton might switch to Red Bull in 2013. Hamilton's long-term McLaren contract is due to expire, but it was expected that the...

14 Jun 2012 16:51
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Peter Sauber: "Performance fell short of our capability"
Last Sunday in Canada, Sergio Pérez captured the second podium place of the season for the Sauber F1 Team. Team Principal Peter Sauber talks about this extraordinary race, an e...

14 Jun 2012 15:31
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Valencia chief backs Spanish alternation scheme
Valencia race chief Gonzalo Gobert has confirmed moves are afoot to host the European grand prix street race only once every two years. It emerged recently that the regional gov...

14 Jun 2012 13:29
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Villeneuve thinks Lotus might 'drop' Raikkonen
Kimi Raikkonen's seat at Lotus might not be secure, according to 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve. Villeneuve, whilst attending last weekend's Canadian grand prix at the M...

14 Jun 2012 12:12
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Marko hints Webber staying at Red Bull
Mark Webber appears headed for a new Red Bull contract. The Australian, who signed only a one-year deal prior to the 2012 season, has been linked with a move to Ferrari. "That's...

14 Jun 2012 11:03
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Caterham targets Toro Rosso and Williams
Caterham is targeting a major step forward for next month's British grand prix. The former Team Lotus outfit has been disappointed so far in 2012 to have failed to step regularl...

14 Jun 2012 10:28
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New 'customer cars' idea dead - report
A new 'customer car' plan for F1's future is dead in the water, Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports. Bernie Ecclestone revealed recently that he is planning to allow small te...

14 Jun 2012 08:53
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Bruno Senna wins the 2012 Lorenzo Bandini trophy
Williams F1 Team driver Bruno Senna is to be the recipient of the 2012 Lorenzo Bandini Trophy, and will receive his award at a ceremony in the Italian town of Brisighella on Sun...

13 Jun 2012 16:03
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Ferrari targets pole with Valencia upgrade
Ferrari has set its sights on pole position in Valencia next weekend. Since struggling to get out of Q1 early this season, the famous Italian team invested heavily in the F2012 ...

13 Jun 2012 14:56
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25 F1 drivers to tackle Le Mans this weekend
More than 25 drivers with formula one experience will be on the grid at this weekend's 80th running of the fabled 24 hour Le Mans race. Near the front, in the premier LMP1 proto...

13 Jun 2012 14:14
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Peter Sauber: "C31 best car in our history"
The Ferrari-powered C31 is the best car in Sauber's long history, according to team founder, boss and majority owner Peter Sauber. The Swiss team made its grand prix debut with ...

13 Jun 2012 13:43
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Montreal close to new long-term F1 deal - Ecclestone
Montreal is on the verge of securing a new long-term contract to host formula one until at least 2024, the Quebec newspaper La Presse reports. It had already emerged that Bernie...

13 Jun 2012 12:16
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Whiting happy after Austin circuit inspection
Charlie Whiting sounded happy after inspecting Austin's new formula one circuit early this week. The FIA's race director, who is also in charge of homologating the venues ahead ...

13 Jun 2012 11:09
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Valencia sells less than 40,000 F1 tickets
Valencia has sold less than 40,000 tickets ahead of next weekend's European grand prix. El Pais newspaper reports that, of the street circuit's deliberately reduced capacity of ...

13 Jun 2012 10:23
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F1 must react to European crisis - Montezemolo
F1 must acknowledge Europe's financial crisis and cut costs urgently. That is the call of Luca di Montezemolo, president of Ferrari, the largest of the four formula one teams th...

13 Jun 2012 09:54
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Sebastian Vettel swears on Letterman
Sebastian Vettel's appearance on an iconic American talkshow went awry this week when David Letterman started talking about 'DRS'. Letterman, the Indianapolis-born motor racing ...

13 Jun 2012 09:21
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Analysis - 2012 'lottery' set to end now?
Seven so far, so why not eight? The world of formula one on Monday was contemplating the likelihood that a once-predictable sport has now become a race-by-race quest for all new...

12 Jun 2012 17:00
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Michael Schumacher keeps faith in Mercedes team
Michael Schumacher doesn't blame his Mercedes team for his retirement in the Canadian Grand Prix. The seven times world champion retired in Montreal for the fifth time this year...

12 Jun 2012 15:46
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Title already slipping away for some - Alonso
With only just over a third of the season now in the past, Fernando Alonso thinks the championship is already slipping away from some drivers. The Ferrari driver lost his bid fo...

12 Jun 2012 14:35
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Italy split after Ferrari's failed bid for victory
Ferrari has defended itself amid claims its race strategy in Canada on Sunday was "suicidal". Despite the Maranello team stepping forward again in performance terms, the Italian...

12 Jun 2012 12:14
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HRT ready to leave Marussia at back of grid
HRT could finally be on the cusp of speeding off the final row of the formula one grid. Clearly the slowest team in F1 since its 2010 debut, the Spanish backmarkers' Pedro de la...

12 Jun 2012 11:16
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No doubts about 2013 New York race - promoter
The promoter of F1's New York street race has scoffed at reports the event may not take place as scheduled in 2013. On Monday, a day after North America's only current grand pri...

12 Jun 2012 10:01
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Dennis hints money at heart of new Hamilton deal
Ron Dennis has hinted the hold-up regarding a new contract for Lewis Hamilton is a disagreement about money. The Montreal winner and new championship leader's existing long-term...

12 Jun 2012 09:05
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Villadelprat slams Red Bull cheating 'witch hunt'
Joan Villadelprat has slammed the anti-Red Bull "witch hunt" that is casting the reigning world champions as F1 cheats. Recently, the energy drink owned team has been told not o...

11 Jun 2012 16:10
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Button 'very lost' as title hopes lose grip in 2012
Former championship favourite Jenson Button is being swallowed up by F1's fascinating 2012 season. The first winner this year, Briton Button's form has been sliding recently and...

11 Jun 2012 14:51
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Vettel signs up for Race of Champions in Thailand
Reigning Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel has become the first driver to sign up as the Race Of Champions celebrates its 25th year of competition in 2012. ROC organiser...

11 Jun 2012 13:36
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Montreal promoter 'relieved' after stressful event
Race promoter Francois Dumontier admitted he was relieved after the Canadian grand prix was run without incident on Sunday. The protesting university students and a heavy police...

11 Jun 2012 12:14
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Brawn no longer strategy 'super brain'
In his Ferrari era, Ross Brawn was hailed as F1's 'super brain'; the strategic mastermind behind Michael Schumacher's most memorable wins. The duo are together again at Mercedes...

11 Jun 2012 11:46
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Pic duo could be next brothers on F1 grid
Artur Pic is hoping to join his brother on the formula one grid. F1's last sibling duo was Michael and Ralf Schumacher, who shared the grid for almost a decade until 2006. The n...

11 Jun 2012 10:59
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FIA to inspect Austin track this week
F1's governing body will inspect the new formula one track in Austin, Texas, this week. The Circuit of the Americas, scheduled to host its inaugural US grand prix in November, i...

11 Jun 2012 09:48
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Hamilton takes title lead as seventh winner of 2012
Lewis Hamilton took the lead of the world championship on Sunday by winning his first race of the 2012 season in Canada. The Briton becomes the seventh different winner of the y...

11 Jun 2012 08:46
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Hamilton admits contemplating McLaren move
Lewis Hamilton has admitted he has thought about leaving McLaren at the end of the season. But the 2008 world champion also indicated he is likely to stay put. 27-year-old Hamil...

08 Jun 2012 16:29
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Schumacher: "2012 title 'possible' for Rosberg"
Michael Schumacher thinks his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg is a contender for the 2012 world championship. "I said before the season that it is too early for the title for us,...

08 Jun 2012 14:47
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Webber admits other teams 'interested' for 2013
Mark Webber has admitted his return to form in 2012 has triggered the interest of rival F1 teams. The Australian struggled alongside reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel las...

08 Jun 2012 12:14
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Romain Grosjean denies 'crash-prone' charge
The word 'Grosjean' still ignites emotion in the Sauber garage. Sergio Perez was furious with the Frenchman after a collision in Barcelona, and then Kamui Kobayashi had to retir...

08 Jun 2012 11:03
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Police arrest protesters at Ecclestone event
Protesters attempted to disrupt an event attended by Bernie Ecclestone on Thursday. The F1 chief executive - as well as other F1 dignitaries including 1997 world champion Jacque...

08 Jun 2012 10:16
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Montreal upgrades for Ferrari, Williams and McLaren
Lots of new and shiny upgrades could be seen in the Montreal paddock on Thursday. Spanish sports daily Marca said the new exhaust on Ferrari's car is a refined version of what t...

08 Jun 2012 09:33
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Webber angry at 'illegal' Bull barb
Mark Webber on Thursday bristled when a reporter suggested he won the recent Monaco grand prix with an "illegal" car. "I'm happy to be called lots of things," said the plain-spe...

08 Jun 2012 08:28
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Neale: "McLaren form not decisive for Hamilton's future"

Admitting McLaren wants to keep Lewis Hamilton beyond 2012, managing director Jonathan Neale on Thursday played down claims the team's loss of form and repeated errors could con...

07 Jun 2012 16:43
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