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The second practice session on Friday lacked the action from the opening outing on the Sakhir International Circuit this morning, as most of the competitors focused on long stints to simulate race conditions. Under the circumstances, it was Mercedes GP's Nico ...
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Another Formula One season has gotten under way this weekend and Rubens Barrichello doesn't seem to change the way he looks at the sport. Most of you might remember that the majority of the recent F1 seasons started with the Brazilian veteran telling the media that ...
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We're not sure what Flavio Briatore's plans for the future are, but what we can bet on is that the 59-year old Italian will never return to Formula One in the future. And that's because the Italian himself admitted it when recently asked if he is considering an F1 ...
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Former McLaren Mercedes F1 Team boss Ron Dennis decided to keep his word and came to Bahrain to join his team at the start of a brand new campaign in Formula One. As revealed a few months ago, Dennis plans to visit his former F1 team a few more times this season, being ...
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Ecclestone Blames US F1 for Ruining Stefan GP's EntryF1Bernie Ecclestone was a fan of the newly established Stefan GP team from the get go, as the Formula One supremo constantly lobbied for the Serbian outfit throughout the media in recent months. However, when the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) met a couple of weeks ago, they decided not to hand Zoran Setfanovic's team an entry into the 2010 championship, despite the fact that they had already shipped their cars and equipment to Bahrain. Additionally, the FIA decided to keep US F1 out of the sport also, as the North American team failed to secure the necessary funds to compete in the series this year. And, according to Ecclestone, the Charlotte-based organization could be regarded as the main party responsible for Stefan GP's failure to make it to the 2010 grid. The F1 boss made ... >> Read more |
Former 4-time Formula One champion Alain Prost will be part of the stewards' panel for the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend. The Frenchman will therefore watch closely the decision-making process within the panel in case a racing incident will arise ...
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The first practice session of the 2010 Formula One season has ended, and the first blow came from Force India Mercedes' driver Adrian Sutil. The German surprised everyone by setting the fastest time in P1, managing to end the first one and a half hour of action ...
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Renault has finally secured an official partner for the 2010 and 2011 Formula One seasons. After several sponsors left the boat last year as a consequence of the crash-gate in which the French manufacturer was involved, the new Genii Capital-controlled outfit ...
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Although Red Bull Racing and Ferrari don't seem to care too much whether McLaren's aerodynamic tricks are given the all clear by the FIA or not – the ruling body ruled them as legal after the Thursday scrutinizing process in Bahrain – it seems the danger of ...
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Following the International Automobile Federation (FIA) approving McLaren's aerodynamic features implemented on the MP4-25 during the course of Thursday, the Woking based team's boss Martin Whitmarsh is convinced that the rival team will copy them in the near ...
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McLaren Mercedes can leave their alternative bodywork in the garage for the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend, as it has emerged that the International Automobile Federation (FIA) approved their controversial rear wing design for the race.
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Although one can hardly believe this, a 30-year old racer was named the Breakthrough Sportsman of the Year during this year's Laureus Awards. Obviously, we're talking about the reigning Formula One champion Jenson Button, who last year clinched his first title in ...
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Brazilian driver Bruno Senna insisted that he has no problem with the criticism showed by several F1 drivers and teams regarding the slower pace the new teams will show during the early stages of the 2010 season.
Coming to Bahrain without a single mile of ...
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Jacques Villeneuve may not have secured a Formula One racing spot for the 2010 season, but that doesn't mean he won't be present in Bahrain for the season opening round this weekend. It seems the Canadian driver will exchange the cockpit seat with the commentary ...
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The 2013 Rome GP will not affect in any way the presence of Monza on the scene of the Great Circus. This was made very clear by the very mayor of the Italian capital Gianni Alemanno, who insisted that he will find a way to make a deal with the Monza officials in ...
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The fact that all the new teams – Virgin, Lotus and HRT F1 – have been granted an entry into the 2010 Formula One Championship under budget cap expectations is starting to show. The cars they have managed to develop over the winter are clearly not as ...
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Only a couple of days before the start of the new season, Renault F1 Team received another boost (financially speaking) by signing a new partner. We're talking about German company MOV'IT, a worldwide player in high-performance brake systems for sports, racing and ...
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Michael Schumacher is yet to get comfortable with the Mercedes W01, despite the 7 or 8 days of testing during the month of February. According to both the team's boss Ross Brawn and Schumacher's little brother Ralf, it seems that Nico Rosberg finds it more natural ...
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To say that Ferrari had a miserable start of a season in 2009 would be an understatement. The Scuderia scored its first points in the championship at the end of Round 4, in Bahrain, which is where the 2010 season gets off later this week. However, as compared to ...
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BBC pundit Eddie Jordan – formerly a team owner inside the Formula One Championship – said that Michael Schumacher must be “out of his mind” to return to the sport that turned him into a 7-time world champion. Speaking his mind about ...
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