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16-year-old Malaysian becomes youngest ever F1 tester
2010-09-01 17:00:00
The Imperial War Museum runway at Duxford played host to the youngest ever test driver in F1 history today, with 16-year-old Nabil Jeffri seeing his dream come true as he conducted a day of aero testing for Lotus Racing.
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Design for US GP circuit unveiled
2010-09-01 16:55:53
The design for the Texas circuit which will stage the United States Grand Prix in 2012 is revealed.
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Hayden hoping for large points haul in Italy
2010-09-01 15:00:00
Nicky Hayden is yet to finish in the top ten at the San Marino Grand Prix, with last year’s race having been typical of his 2009 campaign as he became the first retirement. However, this weekend the Ducati rider continues his battle for third overall in the championship.
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Wing flex debate takes a new twist
2010-09-01 14:23:00
The debate over the front wing on the RB6 has taken a new twist as on-board video suggests this could have contributed to Sebastian Vettel's collision with Jenson Button in the Belgian Grand Prix.
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Rahal to race at Kentucky with SFR
2010-09-01 13:28:00
Graham Rahal will join this weekend’s round of the IndyCar Series at Sparta courtesy of a one-off outing with Sarah Fisher Racing (SFR), it has been confirmed less than two days after the team owner contacted the 21-year-old.
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Mansell features in car insurance advert
2010-09-01 13:11:00
This week has seen Nigel Mansell return to a regular slot on the screens of British televisions, although this doesn’t refer to the 1992 World Champion’s periodic contributions to the BBC’s Formula 1 coverage.
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Vettel must learn to handle media, says Coulthard
2010-09-01 12:31:00
Despite this year’s DTM participation, David Coulthard has become a part of Formula 1’s media since retiring as a driver at the end of the 2008 season. Having experienced numerous positive and negative aspects of the press in his time as a competitor, the Scot now believes that former team-mate Sebastian Vettel must learn in a similar way.
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Hellmund unveils Austin track layout
2010-09-01 12:15:00
Tavo Hellmund, the man behind the proposed Grand Prix in Austin, has unveiled the track layout, confirming that the circuit borrows from some of fans favourite F1 tracks.
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Alonso not giving up on title yet
2010-09-01 11:45:36
Fernando Alonso is confident he can still win the F1 title for Ferrari despite losing ground in the championship.
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Drivers versus Big Brother in Italian football match
2010-09-01 11:20:00
Italian motorsport and football fans will be coming together next week as a selection of Formula 1 and GP2 racing drivers, past and present, face members from the house of popular reality television programme ‘Grande Fratello’ (Big Brother).
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Zanella aims for top eight at Brands
2010-09-01 10:56:00
Having made his Formula 3 Euro Series comeback at the Nürburgring on the first full weekend of August, Christopher Zanella is looking for a strong Race 1 result in order to benefit from the reversed grid situation for Race 2 as the championship makes it way to Brands Hatch this weekend.
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All is not lost insists Alonso
2010-09-01 10:13:00
Fernando Alonso looks back at a disappointing Belgian Grand Prix and ahead to Monza, his first race there a Ferrari driver.
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Could Calder Park steal the Australian Grand Prix?
2010-09-01 09:51:00
Former racer turned circuit promoter Bob Jane has announced plans to develop the Calder Park circuit in Melbourne into a Formula One standard facility.
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‘No denying it, Monza is very important’ – Alonso
2010-09-01 09:51:00
Fernando Alonso admits that next weekend’s Italian Grand Prix at Monza is likely to be make-or-break in his quest for the 2010 world title, having failed to score in Belgium on Sunday. The Champion of 2005 and 2006 now lies 41 points behind new leader Lewis Hamilton with six races remaining.
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Pantano preparing for Paul Ricard tyre test
2010-09-01 09:38:00
2008 GP2 Champion Giorgio Pantano continues to play a significant role in the ongoing development programme of next year’s car, which will be a brand-new machine and is set to run for three seasons.
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Johannes Theobald prepares for home F2 debut
2010-09-01 09:02:00
Germany’s Johannes Theobald will make his first outing in Formula 2 this weekend, doing so as the championship heads to his home country and the Oschersleben circuit. The 23-year-old already has family connections in the series, as brother Julian has competed at the past two events.
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DRR confirms Tracy for Kentucky and Motegi
2010-09-01 08:44:00
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing has confirmed that Canada’s Paul Tracy will be competing with the outfit for the upcoming IndyCar Series rounds at the Kentucky Speedway and the Japanese meeting at Motegi.
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Another nice move by Webber
2010-09-01 08:40:00
Rather than taking time out or preparing for next week's all-important Italian Grand Prix, championship hopeful Mark Webber will be back on track next Tuesday raising money for a fellow driver.
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Webber supporting injured Van der Drift in fundraiser
2010-09-01 08:27:00
Red Bull Racing’s Mark Webber is running a fundraising campaign in order to ease the recovery of New Zealander’s Chris Van der Drift, who was injured in a heavy accident in a Superleague Formula event at Brands Hatch a month ago.
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Di Grassi becomes shareholder of Addax GP3 team
2010-09-01 07:36:00
It has been confirmed that Virgin Racing Formula 1 driver Lucas di Grassi is now a minority shareholder of the Addax GP3 team, which this season has been running a line-up consisting of Britain’s Oliver Oakes alongside current drivers Felipe Guimarães of Brazil, Mirko Bortolotti of Italy and Pablo Sanchez López of Mexico.
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All calm for Lorenzo as Misano looms
2010-09-01 06:00:00
World Championship leader Jorge Lorenzo, despite being fractionally caught by Dani Pedrosa at Indianapolis, heads into this weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix with a highly comfortable points margin of 67 over his compatriot with seven races to go in the 2010 season. The Yamaha rider now expects more of the same in Italy.
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Force India: Our pit-stops must improve
2010-09-01 03:00:00
Force India Team Manager Andy Stevenson has clearly stated that his team’s mechanics must improve the speed of their pit-stops, having reviewed the services for Adrian Sutil and Vitantonio Liuzzi in Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix.
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Dovizioso aiming for Misano rostrum
2010-09-01 00:00:00
Following Sunday's Indianapolis Grand Prix, third-placed championship man Andrea Dovizioso remains engaged in a tantalising five-way tussle for the position, as he now aims for a podium result in this weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix.
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