| By Michele Lostia and Jonathan Noble | Sunday, December 30th 2012, 10:53 GMT |
Daniel Ricciardo says next season will be a crucial one for his career as he bids to prove he has what it takes to land a Red Bull seat for 2014.
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| Sunday, December 30th 2012, 12:15 GMT |
Kimi Raikkonen's Formula 1 comeback was one of the biggest stories of the 2012 season. While the Finn is famous for being monosyllabic, he still came out with plenty of memorable comments over the course of the season.
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| Sunday, December 30th 2012, 14:46 GMT |
Only a handful of Formula 1 world champions have been as closely identified with a single team as Lewis Hamilton was with McLaren, yet this year the Briton announced that he was bidding farewell to the squad that had nurtured him since childhood to take on a new challenge at so-far-unsucessful Mercedes.
Suddenly what had been a frozen driver market was unlocked. McLaren instantly picked Sergio Perez as Hamilton's successor - then saw the Mexican's season nosedive. Hamilton's arrival at Mercedes backed Michael Schumacher into a corner where retirement was the only palatable option. And somehow, amid it all, Felipe Massa kept a Ferrari seat he had seemed certain to lose...
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| Saturday, December 29th 2012, 10:57 GMT |
Being a Formula 1 tyre supplier can be a thankless task. Whereas predecessor Bridgestone was content to remain quietly efficient and under the radar, Pirelli has been determined from the outset to improve F1's spectacle
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| By Jonathan Noble and Pablo Elizalde | Saturday, December 29th 2012, 12:55 GMT |
Romain Grosjean sees no reason why his Lotus team cannot enjoy a much stronger season next year after a promising showing during 2012.
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| Saturday, December 29th 2012, 15:55 GMT |
Michael Schumacher's 2012 Formula 1 season in quotes
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| By Edd Straw and Jonathan Noble | Friday, December 28th 2012, 12:13 GMT |
Jenson Button is confident that McLaren will not be haunted by the failures that cost it the world championship this year - as he targets a full-on title assault in 2013.
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| Friday, December 28th 2012, 13:25 GMT |
Despite finishing only fourth in the Formula 1 drivers' championship, Lewis Hamilton was one of the biggest stories of the 2012 season. Here, in his own words, are his reflections on the campaign.
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| Friday, December 28th 2012, 14:34 GMT |
Formula 1's most serious crash of 2012 was so nearly the championship's first fatality in 18 years. In the apparently innocuous situation of a straightline aero test for Marussia at Duxford airfield, reserve driver Maria de Villota made contact with the lowered rear of a truck, sustaining life-threatening injuries and ultimately losing her right eye
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| Wednesday, December 26th 2012, 20:09 GMT |
Jenson Button's 2012 Formula 1 season started and finished with victories in Australia and Brazil respectively, but in between things didn't go quite as he had hoped
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| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, December 27th 2012, 09:40 GMT |
Formula 1 teams need to be open to the idea of greater co-operation between themselves if they are to make the most of the radical 2014 change in regulations
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| Thursday, December 27th 2012, 15:23 GMT |
Fernando Alonso's 2012 Formula 1 season in quotes
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| By Sam Tremayne and Matt Beer | Wednesday, December 26th 2012, 10:25 GMT |
Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner says the 2012 Formula 1 title chase pushed his staff harder than they had ever been pushed before
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| Wednesday, December 26th 2012, 16:54 GMT |
Organisers of the first Russian Grand Prix have announced that the new Sochi track is firmly on target, with the race control complex in the "final stages" of construction
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| Wednesday, December 26th 2012, 20:09 GMT |
Jenson Button's 2012 Formula 1 season started and finished with victories in Australia and Brazil respectively, but in between things didn't go quite as he had hoped
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| Sunday, December 23rd 2012, 13:29 GMT |
Over Christmas and New Year, AUTOSPORT is revisiting some of 2012's biggest stories and our coverage of them. Number two in the series reflects on the row over the Bahrain Grand Prix...
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| By Jonathan Noble | Monday, December 24th 2012, 14:52 GMT |
Lotus boss Eric Boullier believes his team will deliver a much stronger Formula 1 campaign in 2013, even if it starts the season with a car that is only as quick as last year's
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| By Matt Beer | Tuesday, December 25th 2012, 10:10 GMT |
Jenson Button is sure that McLaren's early-summer slump was more damaging to its 2012 Formula 1 title bid than reliability or pitstop problems
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| By Dieter Rencken and Jonathan Noble | Sunday, December 23rd 2012, 10:09 GMT |
Pirelli is confident that Formula 1 teams are now much better prepared for a move to more aggressive tyre compounds in 2013 than they were at the start of this season.
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| Sunday, December 23rd 2012, 13:29 GMT |
Over Christmas and New Year, AUTOSPORT is revisiting some of 2012's biggest stories and our coverage of them. Number two in the series reflects on the row over the Bahrain Grand Prix...
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| By Jonathan Noble | Monday, December 24th 2012, 14:52 GMT |
Lotus boss Eric Boullier believes his team will deliver a much stronger Formula 1 campaign in 2013, even if it starts the season with a car that is only as quick as last year's
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| By Dieter Rencken and Sam Tremayne | Saturday, December 22nd 2012, 17:31 GMT |
Nico Rosberg is adamant that Mercedes made 'massive' progress across the 2012 Formula 1 season and insists his confidence has not been shaken by its lacklustre finish to its campaign
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| By Dieter Rencken and Jonathan Noble | Sunday, December 23rd 2012, 10:09 GMT |
Pirelli is confident that Formula 1 teams are now much better prepared for a move to more aggressive tyre compounds in 2013 than they were at the start of this season.
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| Sunday, December 23rd 2012, 13:29 GMT |
Over Christmas and New Year, AUTOSPORT is revisiting some of 2012's biggest stories and our coverage of them. Number two in the series reflects on the row over the Bahrain Grand Prix...
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| By Edd Straw | Saturday, December 22nd 2012, 10:36 GMT |
Sebastian Vettel insists that there is still potential for him to improve as a grand prix driver despite winning his third consecutive world championship in 2012
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| Saturday, December 22nd 2012, 15:03 GMT |
Over Christmas and New Year AUTOSPORT will be revisiting some of the biggest stories of the 2012 motorsport season and our coverage of them, starting with Ferrari's miracle title bid...
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| By Dieter Rencken and Sam Tremayne | Saturday, December 22nd 2012, 17:31 GMT |
Nico Rosberg is adamant that Mercedes made 'massive' progress across the 2012 Formula 1 season and insists his confidence has not been shaken by its lacklustre finish to its campaign
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| By Jonathan Noble | Friday, December 21st 2012, 10:40 GMT |
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has suggested that the time has come for new younger management to take over the running of Formula 1.
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| By Dieter Rencken and Matt Beer | Friday, December 21st 2012, 12:53 GMT |
Timo Glock expects Pat Symonds' clearance to return to the Formula 1 paddock in 2013 to be a major boost to Marussia.
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| By Jonathan Noble | Friday, December 21st 2012, 13:11 GMT |
The BBC has announced that former MotoGP presenter Suzi Perry will front its Formula 1 programme next year.
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| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, December 20th 2012, 14:35 GMT |
McLaren is to unveil its 2013 car on January 31, the team announced on Thursday.
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| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, December 20th 2012, 16:35 GMT |
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has no doubts that his team did the right thing in handing Felipe Massa a fresh contract for 2013.
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| By Matt Beer | Thursday, December 20th 2012, 21:52 GMT |
Ferrari has appointed separate design co-ordinators for its 2013 and '14 Formula 1 cars as part of a reorganisation of its technical efforts
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| By Jonathan Noble | Wednesday, December 19th 2012, 13:02 GMT |
Romain Grosjean's acceptance that he needed to change his ways in Formula 1 was a key factor in helping him convince his Lotus chiefs to keep him for next year, AUTOSPORT has learned
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| By Jonathan Noble | Wednesday, December 19th 2012, 15:49 GMT |
Caterham's sporting director Steve Nielsen has resigned from the team, AUTOSPORT has learned.
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| By Pablo Elizalde | Wednesday, December 19th 2012, 17:55 GMT |
Charles Pic does not believe his Caterham team is under pressure to score its first point in the 2013 season as long as it improves over last season's performance.
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| By Jonathan Noble | Tuesday, December 18th 2012, 14:59 GMT |
Force India has become the first team to confirm the launch date of its new car - as the outfit plans to unveil its 2013 challenger on 1 February
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| By Sam Tremayne and Matt Beer | Tuesday, December 18th 2012, 17:03 GMT |
Mark Webber believes Fernando Alonso produced a flawless season in 2012 as he tried to fend off the Australian's Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel for the Formula 1 world championship
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| By Jonathan Noble | Tuesday, December 18th 2012, 17:41 GMT |
Romain Grosjean has issued a personal message of thanks to his Lotus team for having faith in him, as he predicts a regular challenge at the front of the grid for 2013
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| By Matt Beer | Monday, December 17th 2012, 18:35 GMT |
Mark Gillan, one of the architects of Williams's 2012 revival, has left the team.
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| By Pablo Elizalde | Monday, December 17th 2012, 18:07 GMT |
Romain Grosjean will stay on at Lotus for the 2013 Formula 1 season after being confirmed by the team on Monday
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| By Jonathan Noble | Monday, December 17th 2012, 20:46 GMT |
Kamui Kobayashi has conceded his chances of landing a seat in Formula 1 for next season are over.
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| By Sam Tremayne | Sunday, December 16th 2012, 11:31 GMT |
Jenson Button believes Lewis Hamilton's ability and pace could surprise Nico Rosberg when the pair team up at Mercedes next year
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| Sunday, December 16th 2012, 13:14 GMT |
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo believes Felipe Massa's resurgence in the second half of 2012 could have a significant impact on the team's 2013 ambitions
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| By Dieter Rencken and Sam Tremayne | Sunday, December 16th 2012, 14:36 GMT |
The failure of Formula 1's 'new' teams to break into the top 10 over the past three seasons reflects well on the sport according to Marussia boss Graeme Lowdon
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| By Jonathan Noble and Pablo Elizalde | Friday, December 14th 2012, 12:24 GMT |
McLaren sporting director Sam Michael hopes Pirelli does not go too conservative in its 2013 tyres, as he reckons it would hurt the show
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| Saturday, December 15th 2012, 12:49 GMT |
Adrian Newey insists Red Bull is right to push the limits of Formula 1 regulations in order to maximise the performance of its car
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| By Edd Straw | Saturday, December 15th 2012, 14:52 GMT |
Peter Sauber believes that the biggest challenge facing contemporary Formula 1 is the need to cut costs
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| By Jonathan Noble and Pablo Elizalde | Friday, December 14th 2012, 10:36 GMT |
Paul di Resta believes it will take up to two years before Force India's cash boost fully translates into on-track progress
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| By Matt Beer | Friday, December 14th 2012, 11:05 GMT |
Michael Schumacher has declared that Norbert Haug's departure from Mercedes will "tear a massive hole" in both the German firm's motorsport efforts and Formula 1 itself.
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| By Jonathan Noble and Pablo Elizalde | Friday, December 14th 2012, 12:24 GMT |
McLaren sporting director Sam Michael hopes Pirelli does not go too conservative in its 2013 tyres, as he reckons it would hurt the show
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| By Pablo Elizalde | Thursday, December 13th 2012, 13:52 GMT |
Formula 1 would be better off with just 10 teams as long as Ferrari is one of them, according to Bernie Ecclestone
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| By Pablo Elizalde | Thursday, December 13th 2012, 14:48 GMT |
Jenson Button believes Sergio Perez is ready to cope with the extra pressure he will be under when he starts driving for McLaren next year
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| By Edd Straw and Pablo Elizalde | Thursday, December 13th 2012, 17:52 GMT |
Marussia boss Graeme Lowdon expects his team to eliminate the gap to Formula 1's midfield next season
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| By Pablo Elizalde | Wednesday, December 12th 2012, 15:13 GMT |
Bernie Ecclestone says Formula 1 is likely to have only 19 grands prix next year, but admits he is still waiting on a possible return to Turkey
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| By Edd Straw and Pablo Elizalde | Wednesday, December 12th 2012, 16:08 GMT |
Sergio Perez says he is aiming to win the world championship next year when he switches to the McLaren team
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| By Sam Tremayne | Wednesday, December 12th 2012, 17:14 GMT |
Sebastian Vettel admits his string of three consecutive Formula 1 world championships brings its own set of pressures and distractions which could damage his 2013 prospects.
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| By Sam Tremayne and Matt Beer | Tuesday, December 11th 2012, 12:41 GMT |
Mark Webber believes his refusal to settle for top-six finishes was a key factor in his 2012 Formula 1 championship defeat
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| By Edd Straw and Matt Beer | Tuesday, December 11th 2012, 15:06 GMT |
Williams has defended its decision to make Bruno Senna sacrifice practice mileage to Valtteri Bottas, after promoting the Finn to take Senna's place in the race team next season
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| By Jonathan Noble and Matt Beer | Tuesday, December 11th 2012, 16:43 GMT |
Formula 1 teams now have enough tyre expertise to avoid a repeat of 2012's early 'random' results next season, reckons Mercedes boss Ross Brawn
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| By Dieter Rencken and Pablo Elizalde | Monday, December 10th 2012, 15:32 GMT |
Timo Glock believes a bigger budget is key for Marussia if the team is to make a significant step forward in the Formula 1 field
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| By Sam Tremayne | Monday, December 10th 2012, 16:23 GMT |
Lewis Hamilton believes it is still possible for Mercedes to close the gap to the front of the Formula 1 field next year, even if he admits his main focus remains 2014.
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| By Pablo Elizalde | Monday, December 10th 2012, 16:54 GMT |
Nico Hulkenberg feels ready to be the leading driver at the Sauber team next year, in what will be his third full season of racing in F1
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| By Edd Straw | Saturday, December 8th 2012, 09:26 GMT |
Scuderia Toro Rosso owner Dietrich Mateschitz has called on his junior team to raise its game after a disappointing 2012 season.
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| By Gerhard Kuntschik and Jonathan Noble | Sunday, December 9th 2012, 00:31 GMT |
Red Bull is open to the idea of Austria hosting a Formula 1 race next year at its revamped A1 Ring track
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| By Jonathan Noble | Sunday, December 9th 2012, 00:48 GMT |
Sebastian Vettel and his Red Bull team collected their FIA world championship trophies in Turkey on Friday night - with boss Christian Horner adamant his outfit was better this year than it has ever been
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| By Edd Straw | Saturday, December 8th 2012, 09:26 GMT |
Scuderia Toro Rosso owner Dietrich Mateschitz has called on his junior team to raise its game after a disappointing 2012 season.
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| By Gerhard Kuntschik and Jonathan Noble | Sunday, December 9th 2012, 00:31 GMT |
Red Bull is open to the idea of Austria hosting a Formula 1 race next year at its revamped A1 Ring track
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| By Jonathan Noble | Sunday, December 9th 2012, 00:48 GMT |
Sebastian Vettel and his Red Bull team collected their FIA world championship trophies in Turkey on Friday night - with boss Christian Horner adamant his outfit was better this year than it has ever been
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| By Jonathan Noble and Pablo Elizalde | Friday, December 7th 2012, 11:45 GMT |
Romain Grosjean is confident he will be much stronger in the 2013 Formula 1 season if he is given a new deal by his Lotus team
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| By Pablo Elizalde | Friday, December 7th 2012, 12:16 GMT |
Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone believes Michael Schumacher would have been better off not returning to the sport following his first retirement
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| By Jonathan Noble and Pablo Elizalde | Friday, December 7th 2012, 17:06 GMT |
McLaren's sporting director Sam Michael believes the pecking order will not change in the 2013 season, with his team, Red Bull and Ferrari fighting for the titles
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| By Pablo Elizalde | Thursday, December 6th 2012, 11:50 GMT |
Lewis Hamilton says it would be nice to go back to McLaren in the future, as he sees the team as his home.
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| By Edd Straw and Pablo Elizalde | Thursday, December 6th 2012, 16:04 GMT |
Jerome d'Ambrosio says he is still working on securing a Formula 1 race seat in F1 for next year, but the Belgian admits the situation is not easy
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| By Pablo Elizalde | Thursday, December 6th 2012, 12:40 GMT |
Turkish motorsport officials say the return of the country's grand prix to the Formula 1 calendar is now up to the government, after agreeing terms with Bernie Ecclestone
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| By Pablo Elizalde | Wednesday, December 5th 2012, 10:46 GMT |
Luxury watch making brand Rolex will become the official Formula 1 timekeeper from the 2013 season, it was announced on Wednesday
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| By Sam Tremayne and Pablo Elizalde | Wednesday, December 5th 2012, 12:49 GMT |
Red Bull boss Christian Horner is convinced the best is yet to come from Sebastian Vettel despite the German having secured three Formula 1 titles in a row
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| By Sam Tremayne | Wednesday, December 5th 2012, 14:47 GMT |
The 2013 German Grand Prix has been moved forward one week and will now run on the 7th July, the FIA World Motor Sport Council confirmed today.
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| By Jonathan Noble and Sam Tremayne | Tuesday, December 4th 2012, 13:05 GMT |
Kimi Raikkonen is optimistic he and Lotus can be even stronger in next year's Formula 1 world championship
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| Tuesday, December 4th 2012, 14:06 GMT |
Silverstone has announced several improvements to its traffic management and infrastructure in a bid to avoid a repeat of the traffic chaos of this year's British Grand Prix
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| By Michele Lostia and Sam Tremayne | Tuesday, December 4th 2012, 14:52 GMT |
Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone insists he has no plans to slow down and has 'a thousand more ideas' to pursue at the sport's helm
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| By Jonathan Noble and Pablo Elizalde | Monday, December 3rd 2012, 14:51 GMT |
Mercedes boss Ross Brawn is hopeful he can prove Lewis Hamilton wrong and give the Briton a car that is capable of fighting for victories in 2013
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| By Pablo Elizalde | Monday, December 3rd 2012, 16:48 GMT |
Bruno Senna remains hopeful he will be on the Formula 1 grid next season despite having lost his seat at Williams
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| By Pablo Elizalde | Monday, December 3rd 2012, 18:07 GMT |
Maria de Villota has been released from hospital following her latest operation at the end of last month
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| Saturday, December 1st 2012, 18:48 GMT |
The FIA has announced the full 2013 Formula 1 World Championship entry list, reduced to 22 cars following the demise of HRT.
Although several driver names are still 'tba' on the list - believed to be because teams have yet to allocate numbers to each driver - the only remaining vacancies are at Lotus, which is yet to confirm that Romain Grosjean will stay, Force India, Caterham and Marussia.
Paul di Resta is expected to keep one Force India drive, while Marussia will retain Timo Glock and is expected to add Max Chilton.
Sauber has signed Nico Hulkenberg and Esteban Gutierrez. Caterham has one vacancy but has confirmed Charles Pic. Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne stay on at Toro Rosso.
Of the drivers moving teams, McLaren signing Sergio Perez takes #6 behind Jenson Button, and Lewis Hamilton gets #10 at Mercedes.
No. Driver Full team name Chassis/Engine 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing Red Bull-Renault 2 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing Red Bull-Renault 3 Fernando Alonso Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 4 Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 5 Jenson Button Vodafone McLaren Mercedes McLaren-Mercedes 6 Sergio Perez Vodafone McLaren Mercedes McLaren-Mercedes 7 Kimi Raikkonen Lotus F1 Team Lotus-Renault 8 tba Lotus F1 Team Lotus-Renault 9 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team Mercedes 10 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team Mercedes 11 tba Sauber F1 Team Sauber-Ferrari 12 tba Sauber F1 Team Sauber-Ferrari 14 tba Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India-Mercedes 15 tba Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India-Mercedes 16 Pastor Maldonado Williams F1 Team Williams-Renault 17 Valtteri Bottas Williams F1 Team Williams-Renault 18 tba Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso-Ferrari 19 tba Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso-Ferrari 20 tba Caterham F1 Team Caterham-Renault 21 tba Caterham F1 Team Caterham-Renault 22 tba Marussia F1 Team Marussia-Cosworth 23 tba Marussia F1 Team Marussia-Cosworth
| By Matt Beer | Sunday, December 2nd 2012, 17:45 GMT |
Fernando Alonso believes Ferrari was right to question Sebastian Vettel's pass on Jean-Eric Vergne in the Brazilian Grand Prix, despite the controversy it caused.
Several days after Vettel beat Alonso to the 2012 Formula 1 title at Interlagos, Ferrari wrote to the FIA seeking clarification following the emergence of video footage intimating that Vettel passed Vergne under yellow flags.
The FIA declared that the pass took place after a green flag so was legal - an explanation Ferrari accepted.
Although Alonso stayed out of the row, when questioned at the Ferrari World Finals event at Valencia on Sunday he backed his team's decision.
"There were a lot of video clips on the Internet and we knew our fans were asking for an explanation and so it was right for Ferrari to turn to the Federation for a clarification," Alonso said.
"We got a reply and I think everything has now calmed down.
"I did not pay much attention to all the uproar this incident caused, but I felt we owed our fans an answer."
He shrugged off any criticism of himself or Ferrari that the controversy generated.
"Frankly, I'm not that interested in what the opinion is of me in Germany or elsewhere," Alonso said.
"What I know is that people who see me in the streets hug me and call me gladiator or samurai."
| By Matt Beer | Sunday, December 2nd 2012, 17:53 GMT |
Felipe Massa has admitted that the long-running uncertainty over his Ferrari future played a part in his poor early-2012 form.
Although the Brazilian had previously insisted that he had been able to shut out the pressure caused by Ferrari's doubts over his performances, he now accepts it affected his focus.
"In the first half of the year, I was worried about renewing my contract," Massa said at Ferrari's World Finals event at Valencia on Sunday.
"I did not think that Ferrari would really wait right to the end of the summer before deciding on the driver line-up for next year.
"It's true that ever since I've been at Maranello, there have always been rumours about me. Already in my first year there was a list of drivers who were supposed to take my place and it was the same this year, with a lot of names and plenty of speculation.
"At the start, I paid too much attention to these things, but then, in August, I told myself I should only think about racing and having fun and so I began to really drive, to have the right feeling with the car and to drive as quickly as I know how."
Ferrari eventually decided to renew Massa's contract in October.
He enjoyed a stronger end to the year, scoring two podium finishes and outqualifying title-chasing team-mate Fernando Alonso at the last two grands prix.
"Now I feel very strong and the results were there to see in the last nine races, so I am optimistic for the future - mine and Ferrari's," Massa added.
| By David S. de Castro and Pablo Elizalde | Friday, November 30th 2012, 17:23 GMT |
Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali has denied his team's intention was to diminish Sebastian Vettel's championship victory when asking for clarification on the German's pass in the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Ferrari wrote a letter to the FIA asking for clarification on the move after footage from the race appeared to indicate he may have overtaken Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Verne under yellow flag conditions.
The team received the clarification from the FIA and said on Friday that it considered the matter closed.
Domenicali said on Friday it was his team's duty to ask for clarification, but made it clear it was not Ferrari's intention to cast a shadow over Vettel's third title.
"I believe it was the duty of our team to make sure that the championship finishes in the best way possible, for the interest of the championship and for the interest of the team and our drivers," said Domenicali during a press conference in Madrid.
"It was our duty to ask for a clarification to the FIA to understand what was the thing that was circulating on the web, without trying to diminish the victory of the driver who has won the title.
"But with the approach of seeking clarity and trying to understand what was the video that was on television. It was nothing more than that.
"So it was a very rational and very correct approach from Ferrari to make sure that we understood. We have received the clarification from the FIA, so we have taken notice of their position.
The Italian insisted the team has now moved on and is already focusing on giving Fernando Alonso a car to win the title next season.
"As I said, there's nothing to say apart from the fact that we look ahead," he said. "We need to look ahead and these things will give us more spirit to look for the start of next season.
"I believe Fernando deserved this title and we need to make sure that Fernando will be able to win the title next year."
Domenicali also said his team will always do whatever is necessary to ensure everyone abides by the rules.
"I think that there were a lot of polemics, not only this year but also in the past," he added.
"This is part of F1, and not only F1. If we don't as sportsmen follow the principle that the FIA has the duty to make sure that everyone is compliant with the regulations and we don't believe in it, it is better to do another job.
"Of course when we speak about regulations we speak about something that is always on the limit, the limit is very thin and sometimes difficult.
"What I can guarantee looking ahead we will make sure that if we see something we will use our formalities to make sure that our rights are totally protected."
| By Edd Straw | Saturday, December 1st 2012, 17:44 GMT |
The HRT Formula 1 team looks set to officially close down after failing to find a buyer before the FIA's payment deadline for 2013 entries on Friday.
The squad was absent from the 22-car entry list published by the governing body on Saturday.
HRT had been put up for sale by owner Thesan Capital just before the United States Grand Prix.
Attempts were made to find a buyer before the entry deadline. AUTOSPORT understands that Chinese company Chery Automobile among those involved in talks to save HRT.
Sources indicate that the team is now working to pay its creditors and that the plan is for the team to shut down without unpaid debts.
Team representatives declined to comment on the current situation.
HRT was originally launched as Campos Meta by former F1 driver Adrian Campos when the FIA invited new entries for the 2010 season.
But its first reconstitution happened before it even made the grid, as former Jordan/Midland boss Colin Kolles was parachuted in to lead a last-minute rescue when the project hit funding problems.
Kolles saw the renamed Hispania team through to the middle of the 2011 season, when it was bought by Thesan.
It was relocated to a Madrid base in an attempt to revive the Spanish team image that Campos had originally planned, with Luis Perez-Sala installed as team boss.
Designing its own car for the first time after adapting a Dallara-produced chassis in its early years, HRT hinted at progress in 2012 as it briefly closed on Marussia.
But it drifted away at the tail of the field by the end of the year, with its funding problems clearly apparent as tales of parts shortages dominated what turned out to be its final races.
HRT had beaten Marussia to 11th spot in the constructors' championship in its first two years, before falling to last in 2012.
It is the first F1 team to close down since Super Aguri's mid-2008 exit.
| Saturday, December 1st 2012, 18:48 GMT |
The FIA has announced the full 2013 Formula 1 World Championship entry list, reduced to 22 cars following the demise of HRT.
Although several driver names are still 'tba' on the list - believed to be because teams have yet to allocate numbers to each driver - the only remaining vacancies are at Lotus, which is yet to confirm that Romain Grosjean will stay, Force India, Caterham and Marussia.
Paul di Resta is expected to keep one Force India drive, while Marussia will retain Timo Glock and is expected to add Max Chilton.
Sauber has signed Nico Hulkenberg and Esteban Gutierrez. Caterham has one vacancy but has confirmed Charles Pic. Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne stay on at Toro Rosso.
Of the drivers moving teams, McLaren signing Sergio Perez takes #6 behind Jenson Button, and Lewis Hamilton gets #10 at Mercedes.
No. Driver Full team name Chassis/Engine 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing Red Bull-Renault 2 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing Red Bull-Renault 3 Fernando Alonso Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 4 Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 5 Jenson Button Vodafone McLaren Mercedes McLaren-Mercedes 6 Sergio Perez Vodafone McLaren Mercedes McLaren-Mercedes 7 Kimi Raikkonen Lotus F1 Team Lotus-Renault 8 tba Lotus F1 Team Lotus-Renault 9 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team Mercedes 10 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team Mercedes 11 tba Sauber F1 Team Sauber-Ferrari 12 tba Sauber F1 Team Sauber-Ferrari 14 tba Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India-Mercedes 15 tba Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India-Mercedes 16 Pastor Maldonado Williams F1 Team Williams-Renault 17 Valtteri Bottas Williams F1 Team Williams-Renault 18 tba Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso-Ferrari 19 tba Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso-Ferrari 20 tba Caterham F1 Team Caterham-Renault 21 tba Caterham F1 Team Caterham-Renault 22 tba Marussia F1 Team Marussia-Cosworth 23 tba Marussia F1 Team Marussia-Cosworth
| By Pablo Elizalde | Friday, November 30th 2012, 15:49 GMT |
Former grand prix driver JJ Lehto has been freed of all charges for his part in the boat accident that killed a friend in 2010.
Last year, Lehto had been sentenced to two years and four months in prison after a court found he was drunk and speeding on his boat before crashing into a bridge support pillar in Finland in July of 2010.
Lehto, 46, had appealed the sentence, claiming he was not steering the boat, but instead sitting in the back when the accident occurred.
The Finn, who raced in Formula 1 from 1989 and 1994, has now been cleared of all charges.
| By Jonathan Noble and David S. de Castro | Friday, November 30th 2012, 17:23 GMT |
Ferrari is bracing itself for what it believes will be the 'toughest year' in Formula 1 history next season, as teams get ready for new regulations in 2014.
With the outfit determined to make amends for the weaknesses that cost it this year's world championship, Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali says he is under no illusions about the size of the task his outfit is facing if it wants to triumph.
He reckons that the challenge posed by new car and engine rules for 2014 is already immense, and that having to also keep pushing with its 2013 challenger will be tough.
"Next year will maybe be the most difficult year - we are in parallel two projects," said Domenicali during a press conference in Madrid on Friday.
"We need to make sure the 2013 car and team is successful and, on other hand, we have a group of people that need to make sure that with massive change, the car of 2014 will be successful.
"It is an extremely challenging year with a lot of investment, and a lot of opportunities, and I don't deny it will be a very critical year in order to achieve in all the directions the objectives that we want to achieve."
Domenicali has faith that Ferrari has learned valuable lessons this year, where Alonso lost the title by just three points to Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel.
"We know where we need to improve and I believe we have all the tools to make sure we will improve," he said. "Our season has not finished.
"On the Monday after the end of the championship I was back in Maranello to make sure the work around the next project will give a boost. We need to make sure the car is faster than it was at the beginning of this season. On that I have the confidence it will be."
Domenicali also thinks that Ferrari's main focus must be on lifting the performance of its car, because he reckons in other critical areas that team is good enough for championship success.
"We need to be pragmatic and consider that if you want to win you need to have the best car, the best driver, we have that is clear, the best strategy, the best pitstop, the best reliability and the best luck.
"On those six [items], I would say apart from two we had all four. The best car above all at the end of season and the beginning? No. So it is a fact to improve.
"And in terms of luck, I don't like to give the answer because it is quite easy to reply. Next year we need all six elements in our pocket and then I am sure we can succeed in the objective we want to achieve together."
He added: "You never give up. From the emotional point of view, when you receive a hit in the stomach it hurts, but we are good boxers. We stand up and fight again.
"I am convinced on one fact: that this year we had a difficult start for Felipe [Massa], a difficult start to the season, and I saw Felipe grow in a great way in the second half of the season.
"This will be an important element to count on as a team to be more competitive from the beginning of the season."
| By David S. de Castro and Pablo Elizalde | Friday, November 30th 2012, 17:23 GMT |
Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali has denied his team's intention was to diminish Sebastian Vettel's championship victory when asking for clarification on the German's pass in the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Ferrari wrote a letter to the FIA asking for clarification on the move after footage from the race appeared to indicate he may have overtaken Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Verne under yellow flag conditions.
The team received the clarification from the FIA and said on Friday that it considered the matter closed.
Domenicali said on Friday it was his team's duty to ask for clarification, but made it clear it was not Ferrari's intention to cast a shadow over Vettel's third title.
"I believe it was the duty of our team to make sure that the championship finishes in the best way possible, for the interest of the championship and for the interest of the team and our drivers," said Domenicali during a press conference in Madrid.
"It was our duty to ask for a clarification to the FIA to understand what was the thing that was circulating on the web, without trying to diminish the victory of the driver who has won the title.
"But with the approach of seeking clarity and trying to understand what was the video that was on television. It was nothing more than that.
"So it was a very rational and very correct approach from Ferrari to make sure that we understood. We have received the clarification from the FIA, so we have taken notice of their position.
The Italian insisted the team has now moved on and is already focusing on giving Fernando Alonso a car to win the title next season.
"As I said, there's nothing to say apart from the fact that we look ahead," he said. "We need to look ahead and these things will give us more spirit to look for the start of next season.
"I believe Fernando deserved this title and we need to make sure that Fernando will be able to win the title next year."
Domenicali also said his team will always do whatever is necessary to ensure everyone abides by the rules.
"I think that there were a lot of polemics, not only this year but also in the past," he added.
"This is part of F1, and not only F1. If we don't as sportsmen follow the principle that the FIA has the duty to make sure that everyone is compliant with the regulations and we don't believe in it, it is better to do another job.
"Of course when we speak about regulations we speak about something that is always on the limit, the limit is very thin and sometimes difficult.
"What I can guarantee looking ahead we will make sure that if we see something we will use our formalities to make sure that our rights are totally protected."
| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, November 29th 2012, 11:45 GMT |
Exclusive analysis: Why Vettel's pass was legal
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| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, November 29th 2012, 13:01 GMT |
Ferrari wants clarification from the FIA over Sebastian Vettel's overtaking move on Jean-Eric Vergne at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
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| By Pablo Elizalde | Thursday, November 29th 2012, 16:58 GMT |
Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone believes the controversy over Sebastian Vettel's overtaking move in the Brazilian Grand Prix is a "complete joke"
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| By Sam Tremayne | Wednesday, November 28th 2012, 14:22 GMT |
Williams insists new signing Valtteri Bottas will not be given carte blanche and will instead be expected to deliver points finishes in his rookie season.
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| By Pablo Elizalde | Wednesday, November 28th 2012, 17:18 GMT |
Maria de Villota underwent further surgery last week following her dramatic accident during testing for the Marussia team
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| By Sam Tremayne and Pablo Elizalde | Wednesday, November 28th 2012, 18:53 GMT |
Red Bull boss Christian Horner admits he was impressed by the way Sebastian Vettel managed to keep his focus and rise above the 'gamesmanship' of rival teams
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| By Sam Tremayne and Matt Beer | Tuesday, November 27th 2012, 15:24 GMT |
McLaren will be a 'weaker team' after Lewis Hamilton's exit, reckons Red Bull boss Christian Horner
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| By Jonathan Noble | Tuesday, November 27th 2012, 16:11 GMT |
Pirelli hopes that a decision on whether or not it will continue as Formula 1's tyre supplier for 2014 can be made well before next June's deadline
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| By Sam Tremayne and Matt Beer | Tuesday, November 27th 2012, 17:58 GMT |
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has thanked Michael Schumacher for his 'gracious' gesture of handing sixth place to Sebastian Vettel at the end of the Brazilian Grand Prix
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| By Jonathan Noble | Monday, November 26th 2012, 16:59 GMT |
Red Bull believes it can be even stronger in Formula 1 next year as it targets yet more world championship success
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| By Jonathan Noble | Monday, November 26th 2012, 17:08 GMT |
Ferrari is confident that it will be able to provide Fernando Alonso with a car that is capable of winning the Formula 1 championship next year after his near-miss in 2012
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| By Matt Beer | Monday, November 26th 2012, 18:08 GMT |
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo wants his team to undertake a full analysis of its organisation and practices to ensure it does not repeat the poor start that cost it in the 2012 Formula 1 title race.
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| Sunday, November 25th 2012, 21:37 GMT |
Brazil Sunday quotes: Ferrari
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Brazil Sunday quotes: Red Bull
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Red Bull boss Christian Horner labelled the Brazilian Grand Prix as the most stressful race he had experienced in his career.
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| Friday, November 23rd 2012, 20:30 GMT |
Brazil Friday quotes: Lotus
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Ferrari can head into the Brazilian Grand Prix with a level of confidence about its chances of fighting Red Bull wheel-to-wheel after an encouraging opening day of practice, reckons Felipe Massa
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| Friday, November 23rd 2012, 22:15 GMT |
Friday's press conference - Brazil
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Heikki Kovalainen is increasingly pessimistic about his chances of being on the Formula 1 grid next year
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| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, November 22nd 2012, 19:09 GMT |
Mercedes is set to abandon its Coanda-effect exhaust for the final race of the season in a bid to try and get a better understanding of its tyre situation.
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| By Matt Beer | Thursday, November 22nd 2012, 19:34 GMT |
Lewis Hamilton admits that his final race with McLaren in Brazil this weekend could be his last chance to win a grand prix in a while.
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| By Jonathan Noble | Wednesday, November 21st 2012, 13:53 GMT |
Austin circuit boss Bobby Epstein has urged Formula 1 not to let the impetus of a successful United States Grand Prix go to waste if it wants to make a breakthrough in America
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| Wednesday, November 21st 2012, 14:59 GMT |
Brazil preview quotes: Force India
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| By Pablo Elizalde | Wednesday, November 21st 2012, 15:09 GMT |
Force India has been given a boost ahead of the 2013 season with the news of the approval of a £50 million investment programme
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| Tuesday, November 20th 2012, 11:21 GMT |
Brazilian GP: Mercedes preview quotes
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