Archives of Year: 2012 - Page 5

Force India to announce second F1 driver this week

Force India is set to announce the identity of Paul di Resta's 2013 teammate. The Indian news service IANS said that although the official...

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10 Dec 2012

All pre-seseason F1 winter tests will be held in Spain

There will be three pre-season tests prior to the 2013 season, reportedly all in Spain. Peter Sauber revealed last week that the Swiss team's...

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10 Dec 2012

Parr confirms Ecclestone pushed F1 exit

Former Williams chairman Adam Parr has confirmed it was Bernie Ecclestone who pushed him to leave formula one. Earlier this year, Briton Parr -...

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10 Dec 2012

Helmut Marko: Red Bull Ring can host 2013 F1 race

The chances Austria could return to the F1 calendar in 2013 are rising. With the Turkish government ruling out state support for Istanbul Park's...

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10 Dec 2012

Ecclestone: Schumacher should not have made F1 return

Bernie Ecclestone has admitted he wishes Michael Schumacher never returned from retirement. Now, after an unsuccessful three-year comeback with Mercedes, the great German is...

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10 Dec 2012

Mark Webber had final leg operation in Australia

Mark Webber has had successful leg surgery in his native Australia. Just ahead of the 2009 season, the now 36-year-old badly broke his leg...

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10 Dec 2012

Red Bull Boss: Toro Rosso must improve F1 results

Toro Rosso must improve, its owner Dietrich Mateschitz has revealed. The Faenza based team, formerly Minardi, is the second team owned by energy drink...

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10 Dec 2012

Ecclestone wants F1 sponsor deal with vodka brand

With the Rolex deal freshly under his belt, Bernie Ecclestone has revealed that a vodka label and a mobile phone operator could be the...

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10 Dec 2012

Robert Kubica: No F1 return for now

Robert Kubica has admitted he will not be returning to formula one any time "soon". With Lotus apparently dithering over a new deal for...

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10 Dec 2012

F1 Safety Car Mercedes history by Bernd Maylander

For the first time in history a season final F1 race was finished by the F1 Safety Car. Bernd Mayländer, official Formula One Safety...

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9 Dec 2012

Merry Christmas message in Kimi Räikkönen Style!

He may have been a few thousand miles away at the FIA Gala, but Kimi made sure the team received a special message at...

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8 Dec 2012

Merry Christmas, Kimi Räikkönen Style!

He may have been a few thousand miles away at the FIA Gala, but Kimi made sure the team received a special message at...

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7 Dec 2012

Adrian Newey: Late 2013 Red Bull Racing F1 car RB9 not a problem

Red Bull Racing designer Adrian Newey has confirmed reports the successor to his title-winning RB8 single seater will be launched slightly late next year....

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7 Dec 2012

Austria sees changes grow as Turkey's 2013 F1 GP hopes fade

As Turkey's hopes fade, it looks increasingly possible that Austria will return to the F1 calendar in 2013. This week, at Bernie Ecclestone's request,...

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7 Dec 2012

Mark Webber: Team knows I can beat Vettel

Mark Webber is preparing to beat his teammate in 2013 F1 season. But Webber's teammate is none other than Sebastian Vettel, the triple consecutive...

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7 Dec 2012

Sauber CEO has no ambition for Ecclestone's job

Sauber team boss Monisha Kaltenborn has denied reports she could eventually replace Bernie Ecclestone. India-born Austrian Kaltenborn, 41, was initially just a lawyer for...

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7 Dec 2012

Formula 2 adventure ends in 2012

Formula 2 will not be run and won next year. The FIA series' operator Motorsport Vision, headed by former F1 driver and commentator Jonathan...

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7 Dec 2012

Meet Susie Wolff Williams F1 Team Development Driver

We hear from Williams F1 Team Development Driver Susie Wolff as she takes the FW33 for a spin around the famous Silverstone circuit...

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6 Dec 2012

Government decides 2013 return of Turkish F1 Grand Prix on Friday

Turkey is set to return to the formula one calendar, the government-linked Turkish news agency Anadolu Ajansi reported on Thursday. The report said "everything...

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6 Dec 2012

Meet Susie Wolff, the Williams F1 Team Development Driver

We hear from Williams F1 Team Development Driver Susie Wolff as she takes the FW33 for a spin around the famous Silverstone circuit...

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6 Dec 2012

Analysis: McLaren had fastest car of 2012 F1 season

McLaren fielded the consistently fastest car in 2012, an analysis has shown. According to the German language Speed Week, although Red Bull and Ferrari...

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6 Dec 2012

Vettel excuses himself & fans for Bruno Senna criticism

Sebastian Vettel has distanced himself from a barrage of criticism directed at Bruno Senna after the recent 2012 championship finale in Brazil. It was...

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6 Dec 2012

Sebastian Vettel: Red Bull Racing can be mythical too

Red Bull Racing is "well on the way" to achieving the same sort of "mythical status" as fellow grandee F1 teams like Ferrari. That...

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6 Dec 2012

Michael Schumacher criticism also from Flavio Briatore

Flavio Briatore has joined Luca di Montezemolo in criticising the way Michael Schumacher ended his formula one career recently in Brazil. Despite winning five...

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6 Dec 2012

London F1 Grand Prix at Olympic stadium update

Plans to stage a grand prix in and around London's Olympic stadium have all but collapsed. Earlier this year, a company called Intelligent Transport...

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6 Dec 2012

2013 F1 calendar gets reserve date for another European race

A new date on F1's 2013 calendar has been reserved for "another European" grand prix, the FIA revealed after its Istanbul meeting of the...

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6 Dec 2012

Rolex contracted as official F1 timekeeper

Luxury watchmaker Rolex has signed up as F1's official timekeeper. F1's official website said the "major" deal is a "long-term" one. "This is an...

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5 Dec 2012

What a finish! Caterham F1 Team's Brazilian Grand Prix

Caterham F1 Team reclaimed 10th place in the Formula 1 constructors' championship in the closing laps of the final race of the 2012 season....

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5 Dec 2012

Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas get to know eachother ahead of the 2013 F1 season

Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas will be driving for Williams F1 Team in 2013. In this video, they get to know a bit more...

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5 Dec 2012

Scuderia Ferrari Racing News n.20 (ENG)

At the end of the F1 Championship we're reliving the stages of an intense season with an analysis from Scuderia Ferrari Technical Director Pat...

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5 Dec 2012