Archives of Year: 2012 - Page 3

Season's Greetings - Nico meets Santa

He's the fastest man in the world, capable of orbiting the earth in a single day - and Nico Hülkenberg met him in Hinwil...

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18 Dec 2012

Romain Grosjean keeps Lotus seat for 2013 F1 season

Lotus has ended an intense period of speculation by announcing Romain Grosjean is staying with the team in 2013. At the same time, former...

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18 Dec 2012

Caterham almost ready with 2013 F1 season lineup

Caterham is almost ready to complete its 2013 driver lineup, new team boss Cyril Abiteboul has revealed. Having fielded Heikki Kovalainen and Vitaly Petrov...

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18 Dec 2012

Schumacher flags possibility of growing small belly

Michael Schumacher has admitted his fitness could slip now that he is returning to retirement. But the great seven time world champion, who after...

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18 Dec 2012

F1 video: A farewell for Lewis

Lewis has demonstrated how far passion and commitment can take you when you have a talent for driving, but we've also had a lot...

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18 Dec 2012

Sebastian Vettel: Mark Webber coped better with early-season RB8 F1 car

Sebastian Vettel has admitted his teammate Mark Webber initially had a better handle of Red Bull's 2012 car. Ultimately, on the way to collecting...

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18 Dec 2012

F1 Report: Gerhard Berger could be candidate to replace Norbert Haug

Gerhard Berger could be a candidate to replace Mercedes-Benz's departing head of motor sport Norbert Haug. That is the claim of the Swiss magazine...

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18 Dec 2012

Christian Horner: I would not have renewed Felipe Massa's F1 contract

Felipe Massa is lucky to have kept his seat at Ferrari. That is the view of Christian Horner, the boss of Ferrari's chief championship...

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18 Dec 2012

'Top' man Gillan leaves Williams - report

Mark Gillan, chief operations engineer, has left Williams. Citing the confirmation of a team spokeswoman, Reuters news agency reports that Gillan - who only...

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18 Dec 2012

Ex-F1 doctor admits angry fury against FIA

Gary Hartstein has admitted his fury at F1's governing body. Last month, the 57-year-old American revealed on Twitter that the Jean Todt-led FIA had...

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18 Dec 2012

Niki Lauda re-thinking Mercedes' Christmas holiday plans

Niki Lauda is looking to tweak the Christmas holiday plans of team staff, as he bids to get Mercedes up to speed for 2013....

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18 Dec 2012

Report: FIA nervous about return Bahrain F1 GP

The FIA is "nervous" ahead of formula one's still-controversial return to Bahrain in 2013. After the 2011 race was cancelled due to civil unrest...

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18 Dec 2012

Kamui Kobayashi aims for F1 return in 2014 season

Kamui Kobayashi has announced he will not be on the F1 grid in 2013. Dropped by Sauber, the exciting Japanese driver had been raising...

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18 Dec 2012

Adrian Sutil: Conviction no barrier for 2013 F1 return

Adrian Sutil insists a criminal conviction for assault last year will not affect his return to formula one. Reportedly close to signing a deal...

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17 Dec 2012

Sutil admits 'good chance' of Force India return

Adrian Sutil has admitted he could complete Force India's 2013 driver lineup. The former team driver, who sat out 2012 in the wake of...

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17 Dec 2012

Hamilton already started new job at Mercedes GP

Lewis Hamilton has already started working at Mercedes. Britain's Sun newspaper said that although the 2008 world champion remains under contract to McLaren for...

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17 Dec 2012

Stuck: Mercedes failure Brawn's responsibility

Mercedes should not pin its failure to succeed as a formula one works team on departing motor sport president Norbert Haug, according to Hans-Joachim...

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17 Dec 2012

Marussia co-owner confirms Max Chilton as 2013 F1 driver

Marussia team owner Nikolai Fomenko has confirmed speculation British rookie Max Chilton will make his formula one debut in 2013. Fomenko, the head of...

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17 Dec 2012

Niki Lauda: Haug felt responsible for Mercedes failure

Norbert Haug fell on his sword due to Mercedes' failure to succeed in its first three years, Niki Lauda has confirmed. Following last week's...

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17 Dec 2012

Helmut Marko: Horner extended F1 contract, Mercedes too late

Red Bull has extended its contract with team boss Christian Horner, the energy drink company's motor sport chief Dr Helmut Marko has claimed. The...

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17 Dec 2012

Romain Grosjean: F1 career is on track

Romain Grosjean insists his formula one career remains "on track". His comments follow a period of intense speculation, amid suggestions Lotus - and sponsor...

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17 Dec 2012

50% Sale on McLaren F1 Merchandise

SALE NOW ON - 50% off Selected McLaren Teamwear and Team Accessories Every year the End of Season Sale is a great success with...

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15 Dec 2012

The Red Bull Racing Story: F1 seasons 2005 untill 2012

Nice F1 video about the achievements of Red Bull Racing since the beginning in 2005 till now. In 2004 they bought the team of...

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15 Dec 2012

The Red Bull Racing Story: 2005-2012

"If it stops now, it's still a lifetime achievement"

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14 Dec 2012

Team principals vote Alonso as best driver of 2012 F1 season

F1 team principals declaring Fernando Alonso the best driver of the 2012 season is "satisfying", Ferrari has admitted. The Spaniard was beaten to the...

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14 Dec 2012

Norbert Haug: Niki Lauda had absolutely nothing with my F1 exit

Norbert Haug has denied Niki Lauda played a decisive role in his departure as Mercedes' motor sport boss. When it was announced on Thursday...

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14 Dec 2012

F1 Report: Valsecchi next in line for Grosjean's F1 seat

Davide Valsecchi has hinted he may be next in line for the vacant Lotus race seat in 2013. The Enstone based team is believed...

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14 Dec 2012

Buemi could become Scuderia Ferrari tester

It is possible Ferrari could poach Sebastien Buemi from Red Bull, the well-connected Swiss correspondent Roger Benoit claims. Benoit, who has written for Blick...

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14 Dec 2012

Great Fernando Alonso F1 interview by Kid Alex

Yesterday Fernando had a special interview by Alex. He got the change to interview F1 ace Fernando Alonso about everything he wanted to know....

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14 Dec 2012

Button warns Rosberg to fear Hamilton's speed

Jenson Button has warned Nico Rosberg to be ready for Lewis Hamilton's speed. After Button was paired with his younger countryman at McLaren between...

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14 Dec 2012