Daniel Ricciardo says he is hoping to pull off "a bit of a miracle" in Monaco after being encouraged by Pastor Maldonado's victory in the Spanish Grand Prix read more »

Ricciardo hopes for Monaco 'miracle'
http://en.espnf1.com/tororosso/motorsport/story/78866.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
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Video: McLaren's Martin Whitmarsh Encouraged By Practice - Spanish GP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K45nAeZIQ1I
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McLaren Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh was encouraged by the team's first two practice sessions at the Santander Spanish Grand Prix, but admits there is still work to be... read more »
Alonso: First impressions are positive
http://www.planetf1.com/driver/3213/7749717/Alonso-First-impressions-are-positive
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Fernando Alonso is encouraged after Ferrari's wind tunnel findings translated into on-track performance in Friday's Barcelona practices... read more »
Fernandes encouraged by early Caterham form
http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05941
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Caterham team owner and principal Tony Fernandes says he's encouraged by his teams early form in the opening four races of the season. Despite sitting behind Marussia in... read more »
Fernandes 'encouraged' by Caterham start
http://www.crash.net/f1/news/179476/1/fernandes_encouraged_by_caterham_start.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
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Tony Fernandes says he is encouraged by the way in which Caterham has started the 2012 F1 season read more »
Marussia progress leaves Glock in positive mood
http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/278128/marussia-progress-leaves-glock-in-positive-mood/
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Following the heavy rain of Tuesday, which very much hampered Charles Pic’s only full day of testing at Mugello, Timo Glock was left with a lot to do when he... read more »
Kobayashi encouraged by updates
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/99285
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Kamui Kobayashi thinks Sauber has reason to feel encouraged by the updates it brought to the Mugello test - even though the first day was effectively a washout. read more »
Bahrain GP: Practice notes - Lotus
http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=46103
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The key for this weekend's race will be making the tyres work in the heat and we're encouraged by our pace using both tyres with both cars on high fuel today. read more »
Glock believes gap is closing
http://www.crash.net/f1/news/178774/1/glock_believes_gap_is_closing.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
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F1 veteran Timo Glock says that he is encouraged by the progress Marussia Racung has made relative to its rivals over the opening through rounds of 2012. read more »
Force India encouraged by pace
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98870
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Force India should be encouraged by its Chinese Grand Prix performance, despite failing to score a point at Shanghai, according to deputy team boss Robert Fernley. read more »
'Trouble-free day' for Schumacher
http://en.espnf1.com/china/motorsport/story/75548.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
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Michael Schumacher was encouraged by a "trouble-free day" for Mercedes after setting the fastest time of Friday practice for the Chinese Grand Prix read more »
Raikkonen encouraged by Lotus start
http://www.crash.net/f1/news/178284/1/raikkonen_encouraged_by_lotus_start.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
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Kimi Raikkonen says he is encouraged by the performance shown by Lotus in the first two rounds of F1 2012 - with confidence high that the E20 can be a front-runner read more »
Domenicali's relief at step in the right direction
http://www.crash.net/f1/news/177929/1/domenicalis_relief_at_step_in_the_right_direction.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
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Stefano Domenicali was cautiously encouraged after qualifying in Sepang, which saw Fernando Alonso up to ninth and Felipa Massa in 12th on the grid. read more »
Webber encouraged by recovery drive
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98195
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Mark Webber says his recovery to fourth place in the Australian Grand Prix gives him confidence that Red Bull is in good shape this year, despite losing out to McLaren in the... read more »
Williams encouraged despite Melbourne accidents
http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/276063/williams-encouraged-despite-melbourne-accidents/
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Williams was buoyed by its much-improved pace in the Australian Grand Prix, with both Pastor Maldonado and Bruno Senna having demonstrated strong capabilities over the race... read more »
Webber hails 'good comeback' by Red Bull
http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/276016/webber-hails-good-comeback-by-red-bull/
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After a below average qualifying session on Saturday afternoon, Mark Webber was encouraged by the progress he was able to make during the Australian Grand Prix. The Australian,... read more »
Kobayashi encouraged after 'promising' tests
http://www.planetf1.com/driver/3213/7583671/Kobayashi-encouraged-after-promising-tests
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Kamui Kobayashi is looking to become a regular in the top ten this season, starting with next weekend's Australian Grand Prix... read more »
Vergne encouraged by low-speed grip
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97782
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Jean-Eric Vergne has been encouraged with the in-roads Scuderia Toro Rosso is making on the low-speed grip of its new car in Barcelona read more »
Schumi left feeling 'positive'
http://www.planetf1.com/driver/3213/7540630/Schumi-left-feeling-positive-
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Michael Schumacher is encouraged by the progress made by Mercedes as he wrapped up his running at the Circuit de Catalunya... read more »
Hulkenberg encouraged by early form
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97639
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Nico Hulkenberg says the adaptability of Force India's VJM05 added to his feeling of optimism after topping the timesheets following the second day of pre-season testing... 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 tally of... read more »
Mercedes duo encouraged by new car
http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/274816/mercedes-duo-encouraged-by-new-car/
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Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg were full of optimism for Mercedes’ new F1 W03 as it was uncovered in Barcelona on Tuesday morning. Last week, both drivers... read more »
Petrov encouraged by Caterham ambition
http://en.espnf1.com/caterham/motorsport/story/70584.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
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Vitaly Petrov says that he likes Caterham's ambition after joining the team for the 2012 season read more »
Lotus encouraged by Jerez test form
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97524
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Lotus technical director James Allison says that his team was happy to run the most laps of anybody in the first pre-season Formula 1 test at Jerez last week. read more »
Sauber: Promising signs from C31
http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/274547/sauber-promising-signs-from-c31/
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Sauber has been left encouraged by the performance of its car following the first pre-season test at Jerez, describing on-track results in the Andalusian region of Spain as... read more »
Monte Carlo, Monaco
27th of May 2012
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 61 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | 61 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | 53 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | 49 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | 48 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | 45 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | 41 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | 35 |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado | 29 |
| 10 | Sergio Perez | 22 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 109 |
| 2 | McLaren-Mercedes | 98 |
| 3 | Lotus-Renault | 84 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 63 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 43 |
| 6 | Williams-Renault | 43 |
| 7 | Sauber-Ferrari | 41 |
| 8 | Force India-Mercedes | 18 |
| 9 | STR-Ferrari | 6 |
| 10 | Marussia-Cosworth | 0 |

