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Alonso: "Unpredictable F1 became strange in Spain"
F1's unpredictable season became simply "strange" in Barcelona, Fernando Alonso said after finishing second on Sunday behind Pastor Maldonado. Once derided as a mere pay-driver,...

14 May 2012 14:53
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Scuderia Toro Rosso and Trilux enter partnership
Scuderia Toro Rosso is pleased to welcome Trilux as a Technology Supplier to the team. Trilux is a company pioneering lighting technology and is supplying lighting at the team...

14 May 2012 13:23
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Barcelona still hoping for annual F1 presence
Organisers of the Spanish grand prix in Barcelona are clinging to the idea the race can continue to be an annual presence on the F1 calendar. Bernie Ecclestone said last weekend...

14 May 2012 12:12
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Michael Schumacher punished after Senna crash
Michael Schumacher will start next Sunday's Monaco grand prix five places lower than he qualifies. Despite the furious seven time world champion moaning "idiot" on the radio aft...

14 May 2012 11:08
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Ecclestone says Mercedes deal '80 per cent' done
Bernie Ecclestone claims he is close to reaching an agreement with Mercedes over the future of the German marque's involvement in formula one. The parties have been at loggerhea...

14 May 2012 10:43
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McLaren to join Red Bull teams at test in Abu Dhabi
A third team has decided to join Red Bull in Abu Dhabi for the young drivers' test. Due to the calendar congestion at the end of this season, and also to cut costs, most teams h...

14 May 2012 09:59
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F1 personnel injured in huge Williams fire
The drama stepped up a notch even after the chequered flag in Barcelona. A couple of hours after Williams' first win since 2004, something exploded in the British team's garage,...

14 May 2012 09:13
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Maldonado wins, Alonso and Vettel lead title
F1's astonishing season continues to live up to the hype, as a fifth driver and constructor on Sunday won the fifth grand prix of 2012. Not only is the victory Pastor Maldonado'...

14 May 2012 08:38
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No rolling heads as Ferrari tackles new crisis
Stefano Domenicali has ruled out responding to Ferrari's latest crisis with the old 'rolling heads' technique. One perception in the paddock is that the fabled Italian team, und...

11 May 2012 16:13
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FP2: Button goes quickest despite massive understeer
Jenson Button ended the first day in Barcelona on top. The McLaren driver suffered from severe understeer, but it didn't bother him too much as he posted a 1:23.399 as fastest t...

11 May 2012 15:45
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Karthikeyan admits frustration with HRT situation
Narain Karthikeyan has played down reports he could lose his seat at HRT because of a lack of sponsorship. An Indian newspaper this week said the 35-year-old is a million euros ...

11 May 2012 14:43
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Kimi Raikkonen not ruling out Spain victory
Kimi Raikkonen is not ruling out victory in Barcelona this weekend. If he does succeed on Sunday, the Finn will become the fifth different driver, driving for a fifth different ...

11 May 2012 12:15
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FP1: Alonso shows sign of improvement at Ferrari
Fernando Alonso has realised the fastest time in first free practice for the Spanish Grand Prix. An encouring result for the two times world champion and his team, because they'...

11 May 2012 11:46
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Caterham to use aviation technology from Rockwell Collins
Rockwell Collins aviation technology will soon enter the world of Formula 1 racing under a strategic agreement with Caterham F1 Team, announced today. Under the terms of ...

11 May 2012 10:57
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Volkswagen has no room to think about F1 at the moment
Volkswagen, the German carmaking giant, has played down suggestions it could launch a formula one project some time soon. "There are always rumours about Volkswagen and formula ...

11 May 2012 09:22
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Spain to host tense drivers' meeting on Friday
A tension has crept into F1 drivers' relationships, as they look ahead to a fiery meeting at the Barcelona circuit on Friday. Fernando Alonso had given the first hints about the...

11 May 2012 09:06
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Heikki Kovalainen: "Caterham car is just too slow"
Heikki Kovalainen has admitted some disappointment about Caterham's progress in 2012. In its third season of formula one, and despite being clearly more impressive than its dire...

11 May 2012 08:40
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Illness sidelines Ross Brawn in Barcelona
Illness has sidelined Ross Brawn ahead of this weekend's Spanish grand prix. The Mercedes team will instead be led at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya by acting principal Bob Be...

10 May 2012 16:40
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Bernie Ecclestone quotes high price to Magny Cours
Magny Cours is still in the race to host France's return to formula one. But according to RMC, the race's former host - having run the French grand prix between 1991 and 2008 - ...

10 May 2012 16:36
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Mercedes and Starwood Hotels and Resorts enter partnership
The Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team is delighted to confirm a new relationship with Starwood Hotels and Resorts, who become an official Team Partner with effect from the ...

10 May 2012 14:33
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Narain Karthikeyan not guaranteed full season at HRT
Narain Karthikeyan is not guaranteed his HRT seat for the whole of the 2012 season. Following what the reporter referred to as a 'chat' with the Indian driver, the Times of Indi...

10 May 2012 12:58
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Red Bull Racing create Eyewear collection with Pachleitner
Red Bull Racing has joined forces with the Michael Pachleitner Group to create a Red Bull Racing Eyewear collection, which will be available in 70 countries from the 2012 Spanis...

10 May 2012 12:00
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Now di Resta linked with Massa's Ferrari seat
Paul di Resta has emerged as the latest candidate to possibly succeed struggling Felipe Massa at Ferrari. Britain's Mirror newspaper said the famous Maranello based team has "ma...

10 May 2012 11:40
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Montreal must improve track or lose F1 race
Montreal has been warned to spend around $15 million on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve or risk losing the Canadian grand prix. La Presse reports that Bernie Ecclestone has said o...

10 May 2012 11:11
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Kyocera Document Solutions new supplier for HRT F1 Team
HRT Formula 1 Team incorporates Kyocera Document Solutions as its Official Supplier through a collaboration agreement for the 2012 season. The Spanish team will count on Kyocera...

10 May 2012 10:05
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Video: A lap onboard around Barcelona with Fernando Alonso
The next Grand Prix is upon us and will be held at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. As preview for the Spaniash Grand Prix a video of a lap onboard with Ferrari driver Fernand...

10 May 2012 09:28
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McLaren reacts after pitstop problems
McLaren has made changes to its pit crew and processes, following recurring problems at recent grands prix. Team boss Martin Whitmarsh launched a full internal investigation aft...

10 May 2012 08:34
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De Villota hoping for a chance in a Friday practice this year
Maria de Villota is not ruling out appearing during a Friday morning practice session some time in 2012. The 32-year-old Spaniard made international headlines in March when she ...

09 May 2012 16:08
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McLaren set to race new higher nose in Spain
McLaren looks set to run a higher nose this weekend in Spain. Last week, at the very end of the Mugello test, test driver Oliver Turvey debuted a new front wing that featured a ...

09 May 2012 15:37
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Spain 2012 preview quotes: Williams
Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer: "On the back of a busy Mugello test we are looking forward to the Barcelona race. As the first race back in Europe this is traditionally...

09 May 2012 14:52
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Alonso: "Mutual respect between drivers less than in the past"
Fernando Alonso: "On the subject of excitement, yesterday was a special day at Maranello. It was the thirtieth anniversary of the death of Gilles Villeneuve and Ferrari chose to...

09 May 2012 13:49
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Abu Dhabi criticises young driver test shakeup
The boss of Abu Dhabi's F1 circuit has criticised plans to run the young driver test at Silverstone later this year. Originally, the young driver test was scheduled to take plac...

09 May 2012 12:12
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Spain 2012 preview quotes: Marussia F1 Team
The Spanish Grand Prix, Round 5 of the 2012 Formula One World Championship, heralds the start of the sports European season, when everything seems to move up a gear. The Ch...

09 May 2012 11:49
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Ferrari men know Spain is crucial for title bid
Ferrari's title tilt could hinge on the competitiveness of the updated F2012 this weekend in Barcelona. "What I want is to have a competitive car in Barcelona," insisted the fam...

09 May 2012 09:27
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Dani Clos will drive first practice in Spain for HRT
Spanish driver Dani Clos will step into the F112 for the first time on Friday to take part in the first free practice session of the Spanish Grand Prix which will take place at ...

09 May 2012 08:55
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Brawn: "Setup key to pace in new Pirelli era"
Getting the setup right is a challenge teams are grappling with in 2012. So far this season, four different cars have won the four grands prix, with Pirelli's difficult tyres cr...

08 May 2012 16:45
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Carbonell joins HRT F1 Team as partner
Carbonell and HRT Formula 1 Team have signed a collaboration deal through which the leading olive oil brand will have its image present on the drivers overalls, whilst also fo...

08 May 2012 13:39
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Mercedes teams up with IWC Schaffhausen for 2013
The Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team is pleased to announce a new partnership with IWC Schaffhausen, with the Swiss watch manufacturer becoming the Official Engineering Pa...

08 May 2012 12:16
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Schumacher world's second-richest sportsman
Michael Schumacher has been pipped at the post in the race to be the world's richest sportsman. According to the Sunday Times' annual listings, the seven time world champion's (...

08 May 2012 11:57
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Le Mans: Ishiura withdraws from Toyota with back problems
Toyota Racing regrets to announce that Hiroaki Ishiura is unable to take his place in the driver line-up of the #8 TS030 HYBRID at the Le Mans 24 Hours due to a back complaint. ...

08 May 2012 11:09
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Webber hits back at Petrov's Mugello jibe
Mark Webber has hit out at F1 rival Vitaly Petrov. Last week, as the sport tested at Mugello, Russian driver Petrov suggested the high speed Ferrari-owned layout is too dangerou...

08 May 2012 10:20
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Shareholders to vote on Mercedes' F1 exit
Mercedes' continued participation in formula one could be put to a shareholders' vote at the end of the year. That is the claim of the respected French commentator Jean-Louis Mo...

08 May 2012 09:43
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McLaren tested higher nose at Mugello
McLaren tested a higher front nose at the Mugello test last week. Backmarker Marussia aside, the famous British team is the only team in 2012 to have resisted the temptation of ...

08 May 2012 08:48
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Only Red Bull teams stick with Abu Dhabi test plans
Red Bull's two teams look set to test alone in Abu Dhabi later this season. Until recently, the now-traditional young drivers' test - giving inexperienced drivers the chance to ...

07 May 2012 16:46
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Spain 2012 preview quotes: Pirelli
For the first time this year, Pirelli has nominated the combination of P Zero Silver hard tyres and P Zero Yellow soft tyres, at the Circuit de Catalunya that will host the Span...

07 May 2012 16:15
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Spain 2012 preview quotes: Mercedes
Michael Schumacher: "After completing our testing programme in Mugello, we are now heading to the start of the European season in Barcelona next week. The positive thing about t...

07 May 2012 15:20
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HRT F1 Team welcomes Cristalbox as new sponsor
The Spanish windscreen repair and replacement company and HRT Formula 1 Team have signed a collaboration deal for Cristalbox to become a new sponsor of the Spanish outfit for 20...

07 May 2012 14:28
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Spain 2012 preview quotes: Force India
Vijay Mallya, team principal: "We may be approaching the fifth race of season, but it's still difficult to get a true read on the relative competitiveness of all the teams. Each...

07 May 2012 13:49
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New boss says F1 must consider future after Ecclestone
Food giant Nestle's boss has confirmed he is set to enter the world of formula one. Austrian businessman Peter Brabeck-Letmathe confirmed to Kleine Zeitung newspaper that he has...

07 May 2012 13:06
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Spain 2012 preview quotes: Red Bull Racing
Sebastian Vettel: "Of all the current GP tracks, Barcelona is the one that we know the most because we have done so much testing there in recent years. That said, the knowledge ...

07 May 2012 11:24
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Barrichello still clinging on to F1 dream
Rubens Barrichello is still refusing to give up on his formula one career. After a record-setting 19 consecutive seasons on the grid, the 39-year-old Brazilian lost his Williams...

07 May 2012 10:48
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Mercedes conducts F1 quit study
Mercedes is "on the verge" of quitting formula one. That is the alarming claim of the London newspaper The Times, in an article written by its authoritative F1 correspondent Kev...

07 May 2012 09:51
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Spain 2012 preview quotes: Caterham F1 Team
Alexander Rossi (replacing Heikki Kovalainen in FP1): "I am looking forward to getting back into the F1 car in Spain and I want to thank the team for the chance to run in FP1 in...

07 May 2012 09:08
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Sainz jr on track for Toro Rosso future
Carlos Sainz jr is on course for a future in formula one. The 17-year-old Spaniard is the son of Carlos Sainz, the former two-time world rally champion. Sainz jr, however, has p...

07 May 2012 08:37
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Spain 2012 preview quotes: Sauber
The Sauber F1 Team is looking forward to the first European round of the 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship, which will be the Santander Spanish Grand Prix on the Circuit d...

04 May 2012 16:29
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Spain 2012 preview quotes: HRT F1 Team
With the first stage of the season completed in distant lands, its time for Formula 1 to head much closer to home with the first European event of the Championship taking plac...

04 May 2012 14:55
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Father Alguersuari: "Axe by Toro Rosso unfair and incomprehensible"
Jaime Alguersuari's father has slammed Red Bull's decision to axe his son. Jaime Alguersuari snr said the decision by Dr Helmut Marko to oust the young Spaniard after a strong s...

04 May 2012 13:52
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Ferrari getting ready to equip F2012 with F-duct
Ferrari might be gearing up to incorporate a 'double-DRS' setup aboard its improving F2012 car. If true, the famous Italian team would be the first team to successfully emulate ...

04 May 2012 12:13
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Caterham boss Fernandes rues lack of Malaysian support
Tony Fernandes has admitted he would have liked corporate Malaysia to have backed his formula one team. The Malaysian entrepreneur founded a UK based start-up team in 2010, call...

04 May 2012 11:45
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Michael Schumacher visited Pirelli at Mugello
Michael Schumacher paid a visit to the Pirelli motorhome at Mugello. The seven time world champion was heavily critical of the Italian supplier's 2012 tyres recently in Bahrain,...

04 May 2012 10:28
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Sergio Perez treated after 'acrid' smoke incident
Sergio Perez had to be treated at Mugello on Thursday following a smoky incident. Blick newspaper reports that, early on the final day of the rare in-season test, "acrid black s...

04 May 2012 09:50
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Vitaly Petrov critical of safety at Mugello track
Vitaly Petrov on Thursday dealt a blow to Mugello's ambitions to join the F1 calendar. The Russian, who drives for Caterham, said the Ferrari owned circuit in beautiful Tuscany ...

04 May 2012 08:38
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Mark Webber full of praise for Lotus F1 Team
F1 is slowly adjusting to the sport's new reality. Although still with a winning car, Red Bull's utter dominance is undoubtedly over. Not just that, the Pirelli tyre situation, ...

03 May 2012 14:32
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Barcelona determined to host Spanish GP in 2013
Barcelona has opened the door to alternating its grand prix with F1's other Spanish host Valencia. But the Circuit de Catalunya organisers, set to run the Spanish grand prix nex...

03 May 2012 12:15
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Vergne: "Experienced teammate would have made it easier"
Jean-Eric Vergne has admitted his F1 debut would be easier if he was sharing the Toro Rosso garage with an experienced driver. Instead, the French rookie made his grand prix deb...

03 May 2012 11:48
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Mercedes wants to continue with Rosberg and Schumacher
Mercedes appears in no mind to change its driver lineup any time soon. Breakthrough China GP winner Nico Rosberg admitted this week that he could imagine staying with the German...

03 May 2012 10:43
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Mugello eyes spot on F1 race calendar
Mugello, the Ferrari owned circuit near Florence, has set its sights on hosting a grand prix. As the high speed circuit hosts this week's rare in-season formula one test, circui...

03 May 2012 10:00
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Billionaires line up to push Sauber on
Sauber has the swagger of a team of the future. The Hinwil based team struggled for survival in the wake of owner BMW's shock withdrawal in late 2009. "We've been through a quit...

03 May 2012 09:37
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Pirelli: "We built the tyres the way we were asked to"
An obvious tension was evident at Mugello when Pirelli's Paul Hembery was asked about Michael Schumacher. The seven time world champion had slammed F1's official supplier after ...

02 May 2012 16:52
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Nico Rosberg could commit F1 career to Mercedes

F1's newest winner has admitted he has no plans to leave his team. After more than a century of grands prix, Nico Rosberg finally broke through with his first race win recently ...

02 May 2012 16:16
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