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Ferrari start work on new F1 factory base
Ferrari have begun work on a new factory building at their Maranello headquarters in Italy that will be home to their Formula One team. “The first excavations have indeed begun of the foundations of the building that will house the offices of the...
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Mark Webber will play supporting role – Marko
Red Bull Racing’s outspoken advisor Helmut Marko has indicated Mark Webber will be expected to play a supporting role to Sebastian Vettel as the German bids to make it four world titles in a row in 2013. Australian Webber won im-pressively in Monaco...
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Stupid errors must stop, says Grosjean
French Formula One driver Romain Grosjean said he would repay the Lotus team’s faith in him by cutting out the reckless mistakes that cast a shadow over a largely successful season for him in 2012. Lotus, who finished an impressive fourth in the...
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Thailand now aiming for F1 race in 2015
Thailand expects to host a floodlit F1 Grand Prix in Bang-kok in 2015 after plans were pushed back a year, the governor of the national sports authority said yesterday. “An F1 race is likely to take place here in early 2015 instead of in 2014 in our...
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Ferrari prefer Vettel to Hamilton – Montezemolo
Triple Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel would be Ferrari’s first choice should they ever need to replace Fernando Alonso, president Luca di Montezemolo has said. The Red Bull driver has been repeatedly linked to Ferrari this season, with...
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No concerns for Vettel about Brazil overtake
Sebastian Vettel never had any doubts over the validity of his 2012 drivers’ title, despite the debate that briefly raged regarding his overtake of Jean-Eric Vergne at the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver’s third consecutive...
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Kobayashi ends bid for 2013 drive
Kamui Kobayashi has conceded defeat in his battle to secure a seat on the F1 grid in 2013. The Japanese driver was left without a berth after Sauber elected to go with Nico Hulkenberg and Esteban Gutierrez as their drivers for next...
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Lotus F1 team retain Grosjean
The Lotus Formula One team will have an unchanged line-up next season after they announced that French driver Romain Grosjean will retain his place alongside 2007 champion Kimi Raikkonen. The confirmation came a day after Grosjean won the Race of...
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Germany’s Sutil ready for 2013 Formula 1 return
Adrian Sutil (picture) does not believe his criminal record will prevent him making a return to Formula One in 2013. The German has been linked with a return to Force India, having sat out the 2012 season after the team chose to replace him with...
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Teams vote for Alonso over Vettel
Formula One team principals have voted Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso their driver of the year, despite Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel becoming the sport’s youngest triple world champion at 25. A poll of all the team heads carried out by Britain’s Autosport...
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Ecclestone expects 19 races in 2013 F1 championship
Formula One looks likely to have 19 races next year despite organisers tweaking the calendar to create space for a 20th round in Europe, commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone said yesterday. Speaking to Austria’s Kleine Zeitung newspaper, the...
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Hopefully I will be better for it - Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton told The Times today that whether or not changing teams from McLaren to Mercedes next season will be a step forwards or backwards, “it is a part of growing”. In a one-on-one interview this afternoon at Paqpalli Ghall-Istrina, Hamilton...
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‘Button is my biggest rival’
Ahead of his visit to Malta tomorrow, 2008 F1 world champion LEWIS HAMILTON answered questions from Patrick Cooke via e-mail. Which is your favourite F1 circuit? Monaco is my no.1 because it’s a very special circuit, rich in history. Although you’re...
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Formula One season overtaken by statistics
Formula One statistics from the 2012 season revealed there were 1,139 overtaking manoeuvres and 957 pitstops during the 20 Grands Prix this season, according to statistics revealed this week by Italian tyre manufacturers Pirelli. The fewest number...
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F1 car arrives in Malta
The Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 car has arrived in Malta and can be viewed at the Mercedes Benz showroom in Lija today, tomorrow and on Thursday from 8am to 8pm. The 2008 World Champion and Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton will...
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Vettel’s show in downtown Graz
F1 champion Sebastian Vettel drives his racing car during a promotional event in the Austrian city of Graz, yesterday. Some 25,000 spectators gathered in downtown Graz to see Vettel driving his Red Bull and signing autographs. Vettel became the...
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Ecclestone blasts Vettel controversy as a ‘joke’
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone blasted the controversy surrounding world champion Sebastian Vettel’s Brazilian Grand Prix overtaking manoeuvre as a “joke”. Ferrari had contacted Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, concerning the move by...
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Vettel cleared in overtaking controversy
Sebastian Vettel’s fears over potentially losing his third Formula One world title to an on-track infringement have been dismissed by the FIA. Four days after an enthralling title fight concluded with Sunday’s dramatic Brazilian GP, motor sport’s...
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Senna proud of record despite getting the axe
Bruno Senna said he was proud of being the most consistent points scorer for Williams this season when reacting to the team’s announcement that he was losing his seat for 2013. The Brazilian, who finished 16th in the drivers’ championship with 31...
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Vettel committed to Red Bull
Sebastian Vettel has dampened speculation he is set to jump ship from Red Bull and join Ferrari in 2014 by saying he is “extremely committed” to the team who helped him claim a third consecutive Formula One title on Sunday. The exact nature of...
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