F1
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Vettel drive in Abu Dhabi lauded by Red Bull boss
Red Bull team chief Christian Horner heaped praise on defending champion Sebastian Vettel yesterday in the wake of the German’s dazzling drive from the back of the field to finish third in Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. As his rivals pointed to the...
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Raikkonen wins as Vettel clings on to title lead
Kimi Raikkonen claimed his first win for three yearsyesterday as Sebastian Vettel clung on to his championshiplead by finishing third in a dramatic Abu Dhabi GP. The 33-year-old Kimi Raikkonen, who returned to Formula One this season after a...
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Hamilton seals pole
A supremely-dominant Lewis Hamilton crushed all his rivals yesterday as he set up a Red Bull party-wrecking race in today’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix by taking his sixth pole position of the season while a fuel issue saw season leader Sebastian Vettel...
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Teams face entry fee hike for 2013
Formula One teams face a stiff hike in entry fees for next year’s championship with the winning constructor having to pay $6,000 for every point scored this season as well as a basic charge of $500,000. The FIA spelled out the new fee structure in...
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Vettel and Hamilton set the pace in Abu Dhabi
Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel set the practice pace yesterday ahead of an Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that could bring him a fifth win in a row and speed Red Bull to the constructors’ title. The German lapped the floodlit Yas Marina...
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McLaren bid to put brakes on Red Bull
The McLaren team go into this weekend’s unique ‘day-night’ Abu Dhabi Grand Prix believing they can prevent the runaway Red Bull express from clinching the constructors’ world championship with two races to go. McLaren sporting director Sam Michael...
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Hulkenberg to leave Force India for Sauber
Force India’s German driver Nico Hulkenberg will race for Sauber next year, the Swiss-based Formula One team announced yesterday. The team have yet to confirm their second driver, with Mexican Sergio Perez leaving for McLaren to replace Lewis...
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Ferrari admit Red Bull quicker
Ferrari team chief Stefano Domenicali admitted that title-chasing Spaniard Fernando Alonso does not have the fastest car as he urged a concerted push for victory in the season’s final three Formula One races. Speaking after Sebastian Vettel’s fourth...
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We need three perfect races – Horner
Red Bull need three “perfect” race weekends to ensure a third straight drivers’ and constructors’ world championship double after Sebastian Vettel’s victory in India, says team chief Christian Horner. Germany’s Vettel, winner of the title in 2010...
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Vettel takes fourth straight win
Sebastian Vettel moved within sight of becoming the youngest triple world champion in Formula One history yesterday when he cruised to his fourth consecutive victory with an outstanding, dominant triumph in the Indian Grand Prix. The 25-year-old...
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Vettel extends winning streak
Sebastian Vettel won the grand prix of India today to strengthen his grip on securing a third successive world title. Vettel led the Indian Grand Prix from lights to chequered flag to open up a 13-point lead over Fernando Alonso with three races...
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Vettel fastest in Red Bull lockout
Defending world champion Sebastian Vettel completed a third successive Red Bull front row lockout yesterday when he took pole position for today’s Indian Grand Prix ahead of his team-mate Mark Webber. The 25-year-old German, who is seeking to become...
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Updated: Vettel powers to pole in India
Sebastian Vettel continued his dominance of the Indian Grand Prix weekend by securing the 35th pole position of his Formula One career. After winning the last three races to take up the lead in the world title battle, Vettel is on course to extend...
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Vettel laps fast times
Sebastian Vettel picked up where he left off yesterday by lapping fastest in free practice for an Indian Grand Prix that could bring the Formula One championship leader a fourth win in a row. Red Bull’s 25-year-old German, who leads Ferrari’s...
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Ecclestone open to two races in India
India can hope to host two F1 races within the next decade but the country faces plenty of competition on a crowded calendar, according to the sport’s supremo Bernie Ecclestone. In a conversation ranging from sacred cows on India’s roads to Lewis...
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Vettel cool on treble bid
Sebastian Vettel’s Asian hot streak has put him in the driving seat for a historichat-trick of Formula One world titles – but the Red Bull ace is playing down theprospect in India this weekend. Three straight wins in Singapore, Japan and South...
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No plans to ease up, say Mercedes
Mercedes have insisted they do not plan to ease off in the final four races of the Formula One season to concentrate on the arrival of Lewis Hamilton next year to replace Michael Schumacher. Schumacher established himself as the most successful...
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New Jersey race to be postponed
Next year’s inaugural Grand Prix of America in New Jersey will be postponed to 2014 because local organisers need more time to prepare, Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone told Reuters yesterday. “They’ve run out of time,” said...
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Massa to stay at Ferrari for 2013
Felipe Massa will stay at Ferrari for the 2013 season in an unchanged line-up with Fernando Alonso, the Italian Formula One team said in a statement yesterday. The Brazilian has struggled for form in recent years but has agreed a one-year extension...
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Title is Vettel’s to lose after seizing the lead
Reigning champion Sebastian Vettel heads into the last four races of the season knowing the momentum is with him, and his fate in his own hands, after a commanding win in South Korea. The Red Bull driver secured a third win on the trot on Sunday and...
