The son of 1984 rally champion Stig Blomqvist, Tom, has joined the programme wherein he stands to further advance his motorsport career read more »
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Button will beat Hamilton again, says Moss
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Indexed on February-22-2012 08:45:08 from: F1Pulse.com ( 90 views )
Button will beat Hamilton again, says Moss
Sir Stirling Moss has backed Jenson Button to outperform his McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton again this season
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Mercedes eyes new two-year deal for Schumacher
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Indexed on February-22-2012 06:21:16 from: Motorsport.com ( 62 views )
Mercedes eyes new two-year deal for Schumacher
Mercedes is eyeing a new two-year contract extension for Michael Schumacher, according to the major German newspaper Bild.The seven time world champion, having returned to F1 with the famous German marque in 2010, has not decided whether or not to continue his comeback beyond this season."Bild knows that Mercedes wants to keep him," said the newspaper, after the Brackley based team's new W03 car was launched in Barcelona.The report said Mercedes has decided to offer Schumacher, 43, a new two-year deal through 2014."Before we talk to any other candidate, our first contact will definitely be Michael," confirmed team boss Ross Brawn.Schumacher commented: "I'll decide when the time is right."
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Catalunya F1 test times day two: 22 February 11am
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Indexed on February-22-2012 11:24:05 from: Crash.Net ( 55 views )
Catalunya F1 test times day two: 22 February 11am
Sebastian Vettel stays on top as the second day of F1 testing in Spain gets underway
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Expert thinks Lotus playing down chassis crisis
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Indexed on February-22-2012 06:42:04 from: F1Zone.net ( 55 views )
Expert thinks Lotus playing down chassis crisis
Lotus is grappling with a major problem less than one month before the start of the 2012 season. The former Renault team has sensationally abandoned this week’s Barcelona test and returned to its Enstone headquarters, after an unspecified chassis fault was detected on the new E20 car on Tuesday. “We’ll put the right measures in [...]
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Button presents Brit Award to Rihanna
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Indexed on February-22-2012 10:39:08 from: GPUpdate.net ( 52 views )
Button presents Brit Award to Rihanna
Before travelling to Barcelona, Jenson Button was busy handing out praise for pop superstar Rihanna at Tuesday night’s Brit Awards of 2012.
Button will beat Hamilton again, says Moss
Sir Stirling Moss has backed Jenson Button to outperform his McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton again this season
Sir Stirling Moss has backed Jenson Button to outperform his McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton again this season
Blomqvist joins McLaren’s development programme
http://www.f1pulse.com/news/2012022277/blomqvist-joins-mclarens-development-programme
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Alonso: We are not where we want to be
http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=45623
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Although Fernando Alonso believes Ferrari has much work to do, especially in terms of aerodynamics, the Spaniard remains confident. read more »
Vettel happy with RB8 mileage
http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/274913/vettel-happy-with-rb8-mileage/
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Two time and reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel finished his testing duties at the Circuit de Catalunya on Wednesday. The German was happy with the mileage he pu... read more »
Bottas ready to deliver for Williams
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97636
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Valtteri Bottas feels ready to make a big contribution to the Williams team's race weekends this year, after completing his single day of pre-season testing at Ba... read more »
Ricciardo: Afternoon not to plan
http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/274911/ricciardo-afternoon-not-to-plan/
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Australian Daniel Ricciardo was back for his second day of testing in Barcelona but had a number of problems over the course of the day, including a couple of stoppage... read more »
Rosberg looking forward to second day of testing
http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/274909/rosberg-looking-forward-to-second-day-of-testing/
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Nico Rosberg returned on Wednesday for Mercedes AMG, clocking up 82 laps around the Circuit de Catalunya. The German looks forward to Friday despite Mercedes suffering... read more »
Driver test quotes from Barcelona: Day 2
http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05437
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Red Bull Racing Sebastian Vettel: “I’m happy that we got a lot of laps done. Unfortunately, we had a little bit of a problem, it was small, read more »
Perez: Sauber must build on promise
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97635
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Sergio Perez says Sauber has good reason to optimistic for the opening races of 2012 after labelling the new C31 as a good starting point to work from this season read more »
Ferrari still trying to understand 'complex' F2012 - Alonso
http://en.espnf1.com/ferrari/motorsport/story/71038.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
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Fernando Alonso has admitted Ferrari is still trying to gain a good understanding of its new car, which he has describes as "quite complex" read more »
Hamilton pleased with Barcelona form
http://www.planetf1.com/driver/3213/7538757/Hamilton-pleased-with-Barcelona-form
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Lewis Hamilton is delighted with McLaren's work on the first two days of testing in Barcelona after completing more than 1 000kms... read more »
Perez urges Sauber to develop
http://en.espnf1.com/sauber/motorsport/story/71036.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
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Sergio Perez has urged Sauber to develop the C31 ahead of the first race of the season in Melbourne read more »
Hamilton incredibly encouraged by MP4-27
http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/274908/hamilton-incredibly-encouraged-by-mp4-27/
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Wednesday in Barcelona saw another day in which Lewis Hamilton posted over a century of laps. Clocking up 121 tours of the Spanish venue following Tuesday's ta... read more »
Petrov positive despite issues
http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/274907/petrov-positive-despite-issues/
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Vitaly Petrov got his first taste of the Caterham CT01 at Montmeló on Wednesday after taking over testing duty from team-mate Heikki Kovalainen. Petrov decl... read more »
Alonso: It's too early to judge new car
http://www.planetf1.com/driver/3213/7538735/Alonso-It-s-too-early-to-judge-new-car
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Fernando Alonso acknowledges that Ferrari's new car is "not the fastest" at the moment, but says it is too early to judge exactly where they stand... read more »
McLaren tabs Blomqvist for young driver programme
http://www.crash.net/f1/news/176972/1/mclaren_tabs_blomqvist_for_young_driver_programme.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
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The son of rally ace Stig Blomqvist is the latest rising talent to be picked up by F1 frontrunner McLaren. read more »
A really enjoyable day, says Bottas
http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/274904/a-really-enjoyable-day-says-bottas/
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Valtteri Bottas was finally able to get behind the wheel of the Williams FW34 on Wednesday in Barcelona, following the cancelled shakedown at the beginning of February... read more »
Rosberg explains Mercedes absence
http://en.espnf1.com/mercedes/motorsport/story/71033.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
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Nico Rosberg explained that a transmission oil leak prevented him from running during the final three hours of the second day of testing at Barcelona read more »
Blomqvist joins McLaren development programme
http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05436
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McLaren has announced that 18-year-old Tom Blomqvist has joined their Driver Development Programme. The son of 1984 World Rally Champion Stig Blomqvist has cl... read more »
Positive start for Petrov
http://www.crash.net/f1/news/176971/1/positive_start_for_petrov.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
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Vitaly Petrov declares himself happy with his first day of running with Caterham read more »
Hulkenberg tops timesheets on Day 2
http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=45622
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Force India's Nico Hulkenberg, topped the timesheets at Barcelona today ahead of Sergio Perez, Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso, the four covered by just 0.572s. read more »
Force India pleased with 'faultless' car
http://en.espnf1.com/forceindia/motorsport/story/71031.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
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Force India chief engineer Jakob Andreasen described the VJM05 as running "faultlessly" as the team completed 112 laps on day two at Barcelona read more »
Alonso: 'We are not the fastest, or slowest'
http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05435
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Fernando Alonso claims it is still too early to truly assess Ferrari's pace compared to that of its rivals, Red Bull and McLaren. The Spaniard was read more »
Hamilton confident McLaren will be fast
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97634
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Lewis Hamilton is optimistic McLaren has the pace to fight at the front at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix when the season kicks off next month. read more »
Petrov: I may have adjust my style
http://www.planetf1.com/driver/3213/7538694/Petrov-I-may-have-adjust-my-style
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Vitaly Petrov believes he may have to adjust his driving style if he wants to get the best out of Caterham's car... read more »
McLaren signs up Blomqvist
http://en.espnf1.com/mclaren/motorsport/story/71029.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
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McLaren has signed up Tom Blomqvist - son of 1984 World Rally Champion Stig Blomqvist - to its Driver Development Programme read more »
Melbourne, Australia
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 392 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | 270 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | 258 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | 257 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 227 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | 118 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | 89 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | 76 |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil | 42 |
| 10 | Vitaly Petrov | 37 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
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| 1 | RBR-Renault | 650 |
| 2 | McLaren-Mercedes | 497 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 375 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 165 |
| 5 | Renault | 73 |
| 6 | Force India-Mercedes | 69 |
| 7 | Sauber-Ferrari | 44 |
| 8 | STR-Ferrari | 41 |
| 9 | Williams-Cosworth | 5 |
| 10 | Lotus-Renault | 0 |