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Sutil beats Bianchi to Force India seat

Written By kolimtiga on Kamis, 28 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Jonathan Noble Wednesday, February 27th 2013, 21:48 GMT

Adrian Sutil is set to be confirmed on Thursday as Force India's second driver, as the final pre-season Formula 1 test gets underway at Barcelona

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Jaafar gets Mercedes F1 demo chance

By Pablo Elizalde Thursday, February 28th 2013, 10:35 GMT

British Formula 3 runner-up Jazeman Jaafar will make his debut at the wheel of a Formula 1 car when he drives a Mercedes during an exhibition run in Kuala Lumpur

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Pirelli warns time running out for deal

By Dieter Rencken and Pablo Elizalde Thursday, February 28th 2013, 11:49 GMT

Pirelli boss Paul Hembery believes time is running out for Formula 1 to reach a new deal with the Italian tyre manufacturer

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Renault vows not to neglect 2013

Written By kolimtiga on Rabu, 27 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Jonathan Noble and Dieter Rencken Tuesday, February 26th 2013, 12:50 GMT

Renault has promised its customer teams that it will not ease off in its efforts with the V8 engines this year, despite the huge work being put in to the new 2014 Formula 1 power units

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Wolff targets Williams F1 reserve role

By Edd Straw and Aleksandra Jurczak Tuesday, February 26th 2013, 17:07 GMT

Susie Wolff is planning to get a Super Licence so she can become Williams's official Formula 1 reserve driver

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McLaren 'not culpable' over Lowe exit

Wednesday, February 27th 2013, 10:14 GMT

McLaren should not be held culpable for the departure of technical director Paddy Lowe according to the team's managing director Jonathan Neale

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Renault unveils first V6 turbo images

Written By kolimtiga on Selasa, 26 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Jonathan Noble Monday, February 25th 2013, 19:32 GMT

Renault has unveiled the first images of the new V6 turbo engine that it believes will help attract fans back to Formula 1

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Ecclestone wants long Melbourne deal

By Sam Tremayne Tuesday, February 26th 2013, 10:13 GMT

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone insists he is willing to extend Melbourne's grand prix contract for the long term

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Lauda insists Lowe no threat to Brawn

By Jonathan Noble Tuesday, February 26th 2013, 10:25 GMT

Ross Brawn's immediate future as team principal at Mercedes is not in doubt, insists its chairman Niki Lauda, despite Paddy Lowe planned to switch from McLaren

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Barcelona Formula 1 test summary

Written By kolimtiga on Senin, 25 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Matt Beer Saturday, February 23rd 2013, 13:50 GMT

Sergio Perez came away from his second test as a McLaren Formula 1 driver with the fastest time of the week at Barcelona.

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Massa: Final test crucial for Ferrari

By Matt Beer Monday, February 25th 2013, 10:09 GMT

Felipe Massa sees the final Barcelona Formula 1 test this week as a crucial moment for Ferrari as it looks set to go right down to the wire with its definitive Melbourne car package.

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Williams in best shape yet - Maldonado

By Matt Beer Monday, February 25th 2013, 11:18 GMT

Pastor Maldonado says he and Williams are in the best shape they have been since they starting working together in Formula 1.

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Hamilton stays on top as test ends

Written By kolimtiga on Minggu, 24 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Sam Tremayne Friday, February 22nd 2013, 16:06 GMT

Lewis Hamilton went fastest for Mercedes on a rain-hit final day of this week's test at Barcelona

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Webber: Red Bull working at its best

By Edd Straw Friday, February 22nd 2013, 18:29 GMT

Mark Webber believes his Red Bull team is operating better than ever based on what he has seen so far in testing this year.

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Barcelona Formula 1 test summary

By Matt Beer Saturday, February 23rd 2013, 13:50 GMT

Sergio Perez came away from his second test as a McLaren Formula 1 driver with the fastest time of the week at Barcelona.

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Bottas welcomes pitstop practice

Written By kolimtiga on Sabtu, 23 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Edd Straw Friday, February 22nd 2013, 14:45 GMT

Valtteri Bottas believes that his rain-disrupted final morning of running in the Barcelona test allowed him to improve his pitstop skills.

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Hamilton stays on top as test ends

By Sam Tremayne Friday, February 22nd 2013, 16:06 GMT

Lewis Hamilton went fastest for Mercedes on a rain-hit final day of this week's test at Barcelona

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Webber: Red Bull working at its best

By Edd Straw Friday, February 22nd 2013, 18:29 GMT

Mark Webber believes his Red Bull team is operating better than ever based on what he has seen so far in testing this year.

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Button: 2013 tyres easier to understand

Written By kolimtiga on Jumat, 22 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Matt Beer Friday, February 22nd 2013, 10:33 GMT

Jenson Button is certain the 2013 Pirelli Formula 1 tyres will offer a fair playing field despite their high degradation.

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Hulkenberg impressed by Lotus

By Sam Tremayne Friday, February 22nd 2013, 11:25 GMT

Nico Hulkenberg admits he was impressed by the consistency and duration of Romain Grosjean's Thursday race simulation at Barcelona.

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Hamilton tops rain-hit final morning

By Matt Beer Friday, February 22nd 2013, 12:01 GMT

Lewis Hamilton capitalised on the break between rain showers to set the fastest time on the final morning of the Barcelona test week.

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Ferrari keen on 2014 engine customers

Written By kolimtiga on Kamis, 21 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Matt Beer and Edd Straw Thursday, February 21st 2013, 08:34 GMT

Ferrari has admitted that it is important to have a third team running its engine when the new 1.6-litre turbocharged V6 engines are introduced next year

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Di Resta would welcome Sutil, Bianchi

By Sam Tremayne Thursday, February 21st 2013, 09:41 GMT

Paul di Resta insists he has no concerns about the identity of his Force India team-mate for the 2013 Formula 1 campaign.

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Alonso sets early day-three pace

By Matt Beer Thursday, February 21st 2013, 12:01 GMT

Fernando Alonso led the way on Thursday morning in Barcelona Formula 1 winter testing.

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Red Bull ignoring rivals' test pace

Written By kolimtiga on Rabu, 20 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Sam Tremayne Tuesday, February 19th 2013, 18:48 GMT

Sebastian Vettel insists Red Bull is not wasting any time worrying about the progress of rival Formula 1 teams and has confidence in its own development plans

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Maldonado hails new Williams

By Edd Straw and Glenn Freeman Tuesday, February 19th 2013, 19:13 GMT

The new Williams FW35 is a big improvement on its Formula 1 predecessor according to the team's lead driver Pastor Maldonado

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Alguersuari unlikely to race outside F1

By Edd Straw Wednesday, February 20th 2013, 09:58 GMT

Jaime Alguersuari is unlikely to race outside Formula 1 this season after failing to secure a return to the grand prix grid.

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Force India confirms Sutil test drive

Written By kolimtiga on Selasa, 19 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Pablo Elizalde Monday, February 18th 2013, 15:55 GMT

Adrian Sutil will drive for Force India at this week's Barcelona Formula 1 test, as he vies with Jules Bianchi for the second race seat

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Vandoorne joins McLaren programme

By Jamie O'Leary Monday, February 18th 2013, 20:08 GMT

Formula Renault 3.5 rookie Stoffel Vandoorne has joined McLaren's Young Driver Programme

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Williams launches the FW35 in Spain

By Matt Beer Tuesday, February 19th 2013, 07:36 GMT

Williams became the final team to unveil its 2013 Formula 1 car when the FW35 was launched ahead of the second winter test on Tuesday morning.

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Webber backs new DRS restrictions

Written By kolimtiga on Senin, 18 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Glenn Freeman and Matt Beer Sunday, February 17th 2013, 15:55 GMT

Mark Webber has welcomed the adjustment to DRS regulations for the 2013 Formula 1 season, saying drivers had long felt the system's free use in practice was pointless

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Caterham: Change of line-up is healthy

By Jonathan Noble and Matt Beer Monday, February 18th 2013, 10:05 GMT

Caterham chief Cyril Abiteboul believes a fresh start with the team's driver line-up is healthy, despite Charles Pic and Giedo van der Garde lacking predecessors Heikki Kovalainen and Vitaly Petrov's experience.

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Red Bull assures Webber over equality

Monday, February 18th 2013, 11:06 GMT

Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz has assured Mark Webber that he will be given the same opportunities as Sebastian Vettel to win this year's Formula 1 world championship

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Sixth not beyond Toro Rosso's reach

Written By kolimtiga on Minggu, 17 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Edd Straw and Pablo Elizalde Friday, February 15th 2013, 13:10 GMT

Toro Rosso technical director James Key believes the team could challenge for sixth place in the standings this year, although he admits it is a big ask

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Rosberg denies Mercedes destabilised

By Glenn Freeman and Matt Beer Saturday, February 16th 2013, 12:45 GMT

Nico Rosberg is confident the late changes to Mercedes' management structure ahead of the 2013 Formula 1 season will not destabilise the team in any way

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Alguersuari frustrated to lose F1 chance

By Matt Beer Saturday, February 16th 2013, 13:42 GMT

Jaime Alguersuari remains committed to securing a Formula 1 return despite losing a 2013 deal he believed was secure

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Williams does not see Bottas as a rookie

Written By kolimtiga on Sabtu, 16 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Edd Straw Thursday, February 14th 2013, 15:26 GMT

Valtteri Bottas is effectively not a rookie driver heading into his debut season racing in Formula 1, according to Williams chief race engineer Xevi Pujolar.

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F1 constructor rules 'should be eased'

By Jonathan Noble and Edd Straw Friday, February 15th 2013, 11:43 GMT

Caterham team principal Cyril Abiteboul believes Formula 1 must consider easing the criteria that teams must meet in order to qualify as a constructor

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Sixth not beyond Toro Rosso's reach

By Edd Straw and Pablo Elizalde Friday, February 15th 2013, 13:10 GMT

Toro Rosso technical director James Key believes the team could challenge for sixth place in the standings this year, although he admits it is a big ask

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New rules 'risky' for top teams - Horner

Written By kolimtiga on Jumat, 15 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Jonathan Noble Thursday, February 14th 2013, 13:50 GMT

Red Bull boss Christian Horner admits there is a chance that one of Formula 1's current frontrunning teams could make a hash of the 2014 rules and end up stuck in the midfield

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Williams does not see Bottas as a rookie

By Edd Straw Thursday, February 14th 2013, 15:26 GMT

Valtteri Bottas is effectively not a rookie driver heading into his debut season racing in Formula 1, according to Williams chief race engineer Xevi Pujolar.

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F1 constructor rules 'should be eased'

By Jonathan Noble and Edd Straw Friday, February 15th 2013, 11:43 GMT

Caterham team principal Cyril Abiteboul believes Formula 1 must consider easing the criteria that teams must meet in order to qualify as a constructor

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Vergne positive over new Toro Rosso

Written By kolimtiga on Kamis, 14 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Sam Tremayne and Stephen D'Albiac Wednesday, February 13th 2013, 11:10 GMT

Jean-Eric Vergne is confident that Toro Rosso has made a step forward but insists it will take time for the STR8 to show its potential.

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Wolff: No room for failure

Wednesday, February 13th 2013, 13:13 GMT

Toto Wolff accepts that he has no margin for failure in his new role as Mercedes motorsport boss even though he only joined the company at the start of the year.

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Gutierrez: Hulkenberg a great reference

By Sam Tremayne and Stephen D'Albiac Wednesday, February 13th 2013, 15:18 GMT

Sauber rookie Esteban Gutierrez believes partnering Nico Hulkenberg in 2013 will be massively beneficial for his own development as a grand prix driver.

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Pirelli reveals early tyre choices

Written By kolimtiga on Rabu, 13 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Sam Tremayne Wednesday, February 13th 2013, 09:06 GMT

Pirelli has announced the tyre compounds it will take to the first four races of the 2013 Formula 1 season.

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Glock: Marussia to struggle with rookies

By Jamie O'Leary Wednesday, February 13th 2013, 09:39 GMT

Timo Glock believes that his former team Marussia faces a tough task to move up the Formula 1 order with an all-rookie line-up this year.

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Vergne positive over new Toro Rosso

By Sam Tremayne and Stephen D'Albiac Wednesday, February 13th 2013, 11:10 GMT

Jean-Eric Vergne is confident that Toro Rosso has made a step forward but insists it will take time for the STR8 to show its potential.

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New Williams passes final crash test

Written By kolimtiga on Selasa, 12 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Edd Straw Monday, February 11th 2013, 15:38 GMT

The new Williams-Renault FW35 has passed the final crash test ahead of its track debut at next week's Barcelona test.

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Whitmarsh: F1's era of excess is over

By Jonathan Noble Tuesday, February 12th 2013, 10:55 GMT

Formula 1's days of 'excess' with glittering car reveals, huge motorhomes and big buck salaries are over, reckons McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh

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De la Rosa willing to extend GPDA role

By Jonathan Noble Tuesday, February 12th 2013, 11:04 GMT

Pedro de la Rosa is willing to stay on as chairman of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) for this year, now that he has switched to a development role with Ferrari

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Mercedes impressed by Hamilton

Written By kolimtiga on Senin, 11 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Jonathan Noble Monday, February 11th 2013, 10:23 GMT

Lewis Hamilton has already proven to Mercedes that he has the off-track skills and attitude to match his obvious speed, says team boss Ross Brawn.

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Raikkonen encouraged by Lotus form

By Sam Tremayne Monday, February 11th 2013, 10:36 GMT

Kimi Raikkonen is confident that Lotus can continue its strong opening to the 2013 season when Formula 1 travels to Barcelona in little more than one week.

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Byrne assisting Ferrari with 2014 car

By Edd Straw Monday, February 11th 2013, 11:42 GMT

Former Ferrari chief designer Rory Byrne is playing an active role in work on the team's 2014 Formula 1 car.

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De la Rosa says test was key for Ferrari

Written By kolimtiga on Minggu, 10 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Edd Straw Friday, February 8th 2013, 18:11 GMT

Ferrari's final day of running in the Jerez test was vital for accelerating its simulator programme, despite the team missing out on three-and-a-half hours of running after a gearbox problem.

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Raikkonen: Feeling with car improving

By Sam Tremayne Friday, February 8th 2013, 18:23 GMT

Kimi Raikkonen says his feeling and comfort in Lotus's E21 improved during a day in which he also topped the timesheets for the Enstone-based squad.

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Mixed emotions for de la Rosa

By Edd Straw Friday, February 8th 2013, 19:12 GMT

Pedro de la Rosa admitted that his Ferrari debut was a day of mixed emotions after fearing that he would not be able to do more than a few laps.

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De la Rosa says test was key for Ferrari

Written By kolimtiga on Sabtu, 09 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Edd Straw Friday, February 8th 2013, 18:11 GMT

Ferrari's final day of running in the Jerez test was vital for accelerating its simulator programme, despite the team missing out on three-and-a-half hours of running after a gearbox problem.

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Raikkonen: Feeling with car improving

By Sam Tremayne Friday, February 8th 2013, 18:23 GMT

Kimi Raikkonen says his feeling and comfort in Lotus's E21 improved during a day in which he also topped the timesheets for the Enstone-based squad.

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Mixed emotions for de la Rosa

By Edd Straw Friday, February 8th 2013, 19:12 GMT

Pedro de la Rosa admitted that his Ferrari debut was a day of mixed emotions after fearing that he would not be able to do more than a few laps.

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Raikkonen: Lotus pace encouraging

Written By kolimtiga on Jumat, 08 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Jonathan Noble Thursday, February 7th 2013, 18:00 GMT

Kimi Raikkonen believes Lotus is already in better shape than it was last year after completing his first day of running in the new E21

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Pic: Renault gives Caterham edge

By Glenn Freeman Thursday, February 7th 2013, 18:32 GMT

Charles Pic believes that Caterham's Renault engine and KERS is its biggest advantage over rival team Marussia.

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Marussia has fixed 2012 issues - Chilton

By George East Friday, February 8th 2013, 11:42 GMT

Max Chilton is encouraged by the performance of his Marussia team's new Formula 1 car, despite limited running in Jerez

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Hulkenberg upbeat about Sauber form

Written By kolimtiga on Kamis, 07 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Edd Straw Thursday, February 7th 2013, 10:47 GMT

Nico Hulkenberg expects Sauber to be in the competitive mix this season after describing the laptimes as being "like qualifying" at times during testing.

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Red Bull: No car will dominate in 2013

By Jonathan Noble Thursday, February 7th 2013, 11:29 GMT

Red Bull thinks it unlikely that a single Formula 1 team will dominate this season - as it expects a repeat of last year's fluctuating form.

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Lotus sure it has all it takes to win

By Jonathan Noble Thursday, February 7th 2013, 11:45 GMT

Lotus has everything it needs to be fighting at the front of the field in Formula 1 this year, reckons its technical director James Allison.

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Vergne not worried about losing drive

Written By kolimtiga on Rabu, 06 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Jonathan Noble Wednesday, February 6th 2013, 09:56 GMT

Jean-Eric Verge says he has no concerns about his Toro Rosso job security if he does not make a good step forward in the 2013 Formula 1 season

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Hamilton crashes on Mercedes debut

By Jonathan Noble Wednesday, February 6th 2013, 10:36 GMT

Lewis Hamilton's first proper day of Formula 1 testing with Mercedes got off to a bad start on Wednesday when he crashed the team's new W04

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Brake issue caused Hamilton crash

By Jonathan Noble Wednesday, February 6th 2013, 10:50 GMT

Lewis Hamilton's accident on his first day of Formula 1 testing for Mercedes was caused by rear brake problems, his team has confirmed

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Caterham: No plans for vanity panel

Written By kolimtiga on Selasa, 05 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Jonathan Noble Tuesday, February 5th 2013, 09:40 GMT

Caterham has no plans to hide the stepped nose on its CT03 with a vanity panel, as the team questions whether other teams will keep with their launch designs.

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Brawn denies F1 faces imminent crisis

By Jonathan Noble Tuesday, February 5th 2013, 10:43 GMT

Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn has played down fears that the current financial difficulties Formula 1 is facing are a sign of impending crisis.

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Toro Rosso planning switch to Renault

By Jonathan Noble Tuesday, February 5th 2013, 11:31 GMT

Toro Rosso is planning to make the switch to Renault engines next season, although it has not signed a deal with the French car manufacturer yet.

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New RB9 keeps low profile at launch

Written By kolimtiga on Senin, 04 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Matt Beer Sunday, February 3rd 2013, 16:50 GMT

You couldn't say that Red Bull technical genius Adrian Newey resented being at the launch of RB9 - his demeanour was plenty breezy enough - but he did seem somewhat bemused at the whole concept of a pre-season unveiling.

To him, the idea of revealing a brand new car in February has become as anachronistic as grooved tyres and profligate testing.

"What's really changed Formula 1 over the last 10 or more years is the rate of development through the year.

"It used to be that if you came out with a dominant car at the start of the year, as long as you were reliable it would win the championship," explained Newey, a man with plenty of experience of delivering winter bombshells to rivals.

"That's not the case anymore. It really is a case of continual development. Where you've got stable regulations, you can almost picture a new car as another evolution for another race.

"It just happens that this time we've had two months between races rather than two weeks."

The glitz of Red Bull's pre-launch hospitality was certainly at odds with the coyness of its actual unveiling.

From between-the-lines scouring and facial expression monitoring, you could deduce that Newey found the benefit/drawbacks quandary of DRS-boosting devices fascinatingly irksome, that Christian Horner could've done without Helmut Marko's latest verbal grenade in the direction of Mark Webber, that team status questions still niggled Webber, that Sebastian Vettel didn't fancy a Fernando Alonso-esque winter lie-in but didn't think his arch-rival would miss much at Jerez, and that the late-2012 development push really had taken so much out of Red Bull that it feared a lacklustre start to 2013.

Dynamite revelations were few and far apart, unless you counted Sebastian Vettel responding to a curiously worded question about his "plans for world domination" with "I know I'm German, but I didn't say I wanted that..." Three world titles have not dulled Vettel's talent for glint-eyed mischief...

Yet the centre of attention - the RB9 - kept a low profile.

Photography in the unveiling area was banned, and wi-fi limited to reporters' own intrepid dongles.

You could squint at the RB9 from a distance, but the covers were swiftly pulled back across as the press conference drew to a close. And Red Bull bucked the trend for online launch broadcasts too.

Infiniti's enhanced role as title sponsor got plenty of exposure, which was ultimately the point of the event from Red Bull's perspective.

But, Newey reckoned, it wasn't as if his team was being any more secretive than its peers.

"The other teams have only made limited-view pictures available - rather like we're presenting today," said Newey with a touch of his lead driver's impishness.

"It's easy to make big styling or feature changes, but whether that really brings much lap time benefit or not is another matter.

"Often it's the small details that aren't very clear to a faraway camera that are most significant."

And those details have to be spotted in the pitlanes of tests or grands prix. They certainly weren't going to be flaunted to the world at a mere car launch.

Red Bull RB9 - full coverage:

New RB9 keeps low profile at launch
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Horner: No doubts about Webber's talent
Red Bull open to passive DRS concept
Newey: RB9 an evolutionary car
Red Bull launches its 2013 car


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Ascanelli joins Brembo as tech chief

By Matt Beer Monday, February 4th 2013, 10:39 GMT

Giorgio Ascanelli, Toro Rosso, 2011Former Toro Rosso technical head Giorgio Ascanelli has joined Formula 1 brake supplier Brembo.

Ascanelli will become the firm's new chief technical officer.

The Italian ran Toro Rosso's design team from 2007 to '12, when he parted company with the squad in the summer.

Ex-Sauber man James Key was subsequently announced as Ascanelli's replacement.


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Mercedes' new W04 makes debut

By Pablo Elizalde Monday, February 4th 2013, 10:41 GMT

Mercedes W04

The Mercedes team unveiled on Monday morning the car with which it will compete in during the 2013 season Formula 1 season.

The W04 took to the Jerez circuit for the first time for a few early laps ahead of its official launch in the afternoon.

Mercedes had a disappointing 2012 season despite scoring its first win since its return to F1, with Nico Rosberg winning the Chinese Grand Prix.

From then on its season went downhill and it endured a five-race point-less streak near the end of the year.

Rosberg will be partnered by Lewis Hamilton this season, the Briton joining the Brackley-based squad after spending all his F1 career so far at McLaren.

Hamilton replaces seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, who retired from the sport at the end of 2012.

After Monday's maiden run, the W04 will begin proper testing from Tuesday at Jerez.

2013 pre-season dates

  Car launches    Team          Date 
Lotus January 28
McLaren January 31
Ferrari February 1
Force India February 1
Sauber February 2
Red Bull February 3
Mercedes February 4
Toro Rosso February 4
Caterham February 5
Marussia February 5
Williams February 19 Testing
  Venue         Date 
Jerez 5-8 February
Barcelona 19-22 February
Barcelona 28 February-3 March

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Sauber reveals its 2013 F1 design

Written By kolimtiga on Minggu, 03 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Matt Beer Saturday, February 2nd 2013, 11:08 GMT

Sauber C32

Sauber revealed its 2013 Formula 1 contender, the C32, in an event at its Hinwil headquarters in Switzerland on Saturday morning.

The team enjoyed one of the most successful seasons in its history in 2012, as it claimed four podium finishes and finished sixth in the constructors' championship.

Team boss Monisha Kaltenborn said that given last year's results, Sauber wanted to build on the previous car's strong points rather than starting afresh.

"I'm very excited, but also a little tense," she said. "The aim is very clear and simple: we want to continue to improve ourselves.

"The Sauber C32 is based on its predecessor, which was a very competitive car.

"It had a lot of strengths and some weaknesses, and our engineers have worked to build on those strengths and eliminate the weaknesses."

The car has an all-new, largely grey, livery and runs a smooth nose as well as notably small sidepods.

Sauber also has an all-new driver line-up for 2013, with ex-Force India man Nico Hulkenberg and promoted test driver Esteban Gutierrez replacing Sergio Perez and Kamui Kobayashi.

2013 pre-season dates

  Car launches    Team          Date 
Lotus January 28
McLaren January 31
Ferrari February 1
Force India February 1
Sauber February 2
Red Bull February 3
Mercedes February 4
Toro Rosso February 4
Caterham February 5
Marussia February 5
Williams February 19 Testing
  Venue         Date 
Jerez 5-8 February
Barcelona 19-22 February
Barcelona 28 February-3 March

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Perez crash inspired Sauber sidepods

By Andrew van Leeuwen and Edd Straw Saturday, February 2nd 2013, 13:35 GMT

Sauber C32 launchThe new Sauber C32's aggressive narrow sidepod packaging was inspired by Sergio Perez's accident in qualifying for the 2011 Monaco Grand Prix.

Chief designer Matt Morris revealed at Saturday's launch of Sauber's 2013 Formula 1 car that Perez's side-on impact with the wall at the chicane at just over 60mph made the team realise that it was possible to reduce the width of the sidepods by almost 50 per cent.

Despite such a drastic reduction in the size of the sidepods, Morris is certain the Sauber has not over-reached itself with the design, even though it took a long time to make the packaging possible.

"Checo had quite a bad accident in Monaco a few years ago and when we got the car back and we saw the sidepod all squashed in, we thought 'I wonder if we could do that?'" said Morris.

"The sidepods are a bold move, a bold design, but we are pretty confident.

"One of the huge challenges for us is in packaging all of the radiators and boxes. Like most things in Switzerland, we got it just in time!"

In addition to the aggressively-packaged sidepods, Sauber has also made some major changes to the braking system, which were tested but never raced last year, as well as lightening the chassis.

Other features, particularly at the front end of the car and the exhaust, are evolutions of the 2012 Sauber.

"We have a whole new braking system that we were developing last year," said Morris.

Sauber C32 launch"In terms of the chassis, this is an area we've spent a lot of time and effort on to save weight. We've made some savings without compromising safety.

"The exhaust is not massively different to what we finished with last year, we just further enhanced it.

"The front wing is predominantly a carry-over from last year.

"One of the small regulation changes is an additional legality check on the front wing, so we've had to spend a lot of time changing the structure of the wing to be sure we pass that.

"That's something we spent a lot of time over the winter developing."

Morris added that Sauber planned to experiment with the passive DRS concept during pre-season testing.

"Passive DRS is allowed, so this is an area that we're looking at developing through the course of winter testing," he said.

Sauber C32 - full coverage:

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Sauber not chasing new engine supplier


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Sauber not chasing new engine supplier

By Andrew van Leeuwen and Matt Beer Saturday, February 2nd 2013, 13:51 GMT

Monisha Kaltenborn and Peter SauberSauber is not talking to any manufacturers other than Ferrari about a 2014 engine supply, but admits it has not secured a deal for Formula 1's new technical era.

With some details of next year's turbocharged V6 engines still to be finalised, Sauber team boss Monisha Kaltenborn said her team was in limbo regarding its future power source.

"It's a very interesting situation for customer teams at the moment. There is so much, as we understand, that is not clear at the moment, so it's very difficult to engage into these kinds of talks," she said.

"For us, we have had a partnership with Ferrari for more than 10 years, so that's the natural link for us to go.

"But they also have difficulties, because nothing has been clarified down to the last detail.

"It's extremely challenging, and a fear we have as a private team is to make sure we don't have any disadvantage compared to the manufacturer teams.

"It comes down to finding the engine, knowing the technical details of it and knowing what impact it has on our design."

She dismissed suggestions that Sauber might be looking at a switch to Mercedes engines.

"Just to be very clear on this, we are not talking to anyone else, unlike what was reported," Kaltenborn insisted.

Sauber C32 - full coverage:

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McLaren: No concerns over qualifying

Written By kolimtiga on Sabtu, 02 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Jonathan Noble Friday, February 1st 2013, 16:26 GMT

McLaren: No concerns over qualifyingMcLaren insists it has no concerns about its drivers Jenson Button and Sergio Perez struggling to get the best out of its car in qualifying this year.

Both Button and Perez are widely perceived to be easy on their tyres, a trait that is valuable for looking after high degrading rubber in races but is not so good for switching on performance over a single lap in qualifying.

The issue may well become a factor for the team this year, but its sporting director Sam Michael says the outfit is relaxed about the situation right now.

"I don't think it is a massive concern at all," said Michael. "Jenson got on top of it [the tyres] last year and we don't really know where Checo [Perez] is until he drives the car.

"But it is not like he was a poor qualifier, because he was close to his team-mate all the time at the last team he was at.

"And, to be honest, the most important thing is what happens on Sunday, isn't it? That is where you get points. Although at the same time we want to be on pole position and run at the front.

"We don't know what will happen until we get into the race season. The change of tyre specs [for 2013] is probably significant, but is one that should help both of our guys."

Pirelli is being more aggressive with its compound choices for this year, and changes in construction should make the operating window for its products wider than it was last year.

Michael believes that teams will be far better prepared for the challenges of dealing with this year's tyres than they were this time last season.

"I think the teams that did understand it last year will know what to look for this time," he said. "I am not sure that if you came in fresh or used winter data only you would get much - because the temperature and loadings are completely different.

"However, the understanding that teams developed during last season will be more important when you rock up in Melbourne."

PirelliMcLaren director of engineering Tim Goss was encouraged, however, that construction changes to the tyres do appear to suit the McLaren car philosophy.

"We tested the construction on the Friday in Brazil, as did most of the teams, and our car responded very well to the construction change," he said.

"So we know that as far as construction is concerned, then it is not an issue with our car.

"The compounds are the big unknown. We know what they have done with the data they have supplied us, in terms of compound stiffness, and what they are doing to the working range.

"But in truth we are going to have to learn about them over the next few weeks."


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Bianchi had been set to stay as reserve

By Ben Anderson and Glenn Freeman Friday, February 1st 2013, 17:37 GMT

Jules Bianchi Force India has admitted that it had planned to run Jules Bianchi as its reserve driver for two years before considering him for a Formula 1 race drive.

The Silverstone-based team launched its 2013 VJM06 on Friday, with only lead driver Paul di Resta in attendance.

Bianchi, who drove for Force India in free practice on nine grand prix weekends in 2012, is one of several drivers in contention for the second race seat, with Adrian Sutil and Bruno Senna both considered leading contenders as well.

Speaking at the launch of the new car, Force India deputy team principal Bob Fernley told AUTOSPORT that the departure of Nico Hulkenberg had disrupted the team's long-term driver plans.

"The idea of the Nico/Paul partnership not continuing into 2013 wasn't our plan," said Fernley. "Obviously it slightly de-railed our programme.

"If we'd had an ideal world we'd have liked to run Jules for two years as a third driver.

"Is Jules ready to go into a primary seat? Yes, he is. Absolutely. But we've just got to make sure we tick all the boxes now."

Fernley said that having two drivers on board for the first test of pre-season at Jerez next week was not as important as getting a revised long-term plan in place with its line-up.

"We have all these long-term plans and we want to make sure the decisions we take are the right ones," he said.

"And we don't have to rush those decisions. Today [at the launch], a lot of the talk is about why we don't have other drivers here.

"Well, the key objective today is to launch the VJM06 and two new partners with our programme. We only needed one driver to do that.

"When we go to Jerez, there's no better person to do all the baseline work and get the car ready for Barcelona, than Paul.

"Paul will be the key focus for Jerez. After that, the shareholders will be ready I think to announce the three-driver line-up, which will see us into 2013 and hopefully longer term."

No shootout

Fernley dismissed the idea of holding an on-track evaluation of the various candidates for the 2013 line-up.

"We've got a number of people pooled that we want to look at for the primary drive, and a couple of people that we want to look at for the third driver programme," he said.

"We don't need to evaluate the people we're looking at - we'll make the decision and they'll go straight into the programme.

"As long as the baseline work is done and we can bring the second and third driver in for Barcelona [on February 19], they're going to be competitive straight away."


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Sauber reveals its 2013 F1 design

By Matt Beer Saturday, February 2nd 2013, 11:08 GMT

Sauber C32

Sauber revealed its 2013 Formula 1 contender, the C32, in an event at its Hinwil headquarters in Switzerland on Saturday morning.

The team enjoyed one of the most successful seasons in its history in 2012, as it claimed four podium finishes and finished sixth in the constructors' championship.

Team boss Monisha Kaltenborn said that given last year's results, Sauber wanted to build on the previous car's strong points rather than starting afresh.

"I'm very excited, but also a little tense," she said. "The aim is very clear and simple: we want to continue to improve ourselves.

"The Sauber C32 is based on its predecessor, which was a very competitive car.

"It had a lot of strengths and some weaknesses, and our engineers have worked to build on those strengths and eliminate the weaknesses."

The car has an all-new, largely grey, livery and runs a smooth nose as well as notably small sidepods.

Sauber also has an all-new driver line-up for 2013, with ex-Force India man Nico Hulkenberg and promoted test driver Esteban Gutierrez replacing Sergio Perez and Kamui Kobayashi.

2013 pre-season dates

  Car launches    Team          Date 
Lotus January 28
McLaren January 31
Ferrari February 1
Force India February 1
Sauber February 2
Red Bull February 3
Mercedes February 4
Toro Rosso February 4
Caterham February 5
Marussia February 5
Williams February 19 Testing
  Venue         Date 
Jerez 5-8 February
Barcelona 19-22 February
Barcelona 28 February-3 March

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Ferrari presents the F138 in Maranello

Written By kolimtiga on Jumat, 01 Februari 2013 | 19.03

By Pablo Elizalde Friday, February 1st 2013, 09:45 GMT

Ferrari F138

Ferrari has presented its F138, the car with which the Italian squad hopes to return to championship glory in the 2013 Formula 1 season.

The car, whose name is a combination of the current year and a tribute to the V8 engines that will be used for the last time this season, is the 59th grand prix single-seater produced by the Maranello-based squad.

The F138 has been developed in the Toyota windtunnel in Cologne following Ferrari's decision to shut down its own unit in order to upgrade it.

Ferrari described the F138 as an 'evolution' of the F2012, with pullrod suspension retained at the front and rear.

It has however made changes at the rear of the car to allow the exhaust layout to be changed. The air intake above the cockpit and the sidepod intakes have also been revised to boost the car's aerodynamics.

The car is the product of two distinct design groups: one group working on the F138, the other on the team's 2014 car.

Ferrari is seeking to hit the ground running with its new car after a dismal performance by its predecessor when it made its testing debut last year.

Despite that, the historic Italian outfit managed to stay in the championship fight until the end of the year, with Spaniard Fernando Alonso losing out to Red Bull rival Sebastian Vettel in the final race of the season in Brazil.

"The key objective that we must have is of immediately delivering a competitive car to our drivers," team boss Stefano Domenicali acknowledged.

"Unfortunately in recent years we have at the beginning of the winter unfortunately not been able to be right on top of what we are doing.

"We have tried to look at our organisation to be much more effective in the preparations over the coming week."

Two-time world champion Alonso will be partnered by Felipe Massa again this year after the Brazilian secured a one-year contract extension thanks to his resurgence in the second half of the season.

Massa will be tasked with driving the F138 for the first time next Tuesday at Jerez.

2013 pre-season dates

  Car launches    Team          Date 
Lotus January 28
McLaren January 31
Ferrari February 1
Force India February 1
Sauber February 2
Red Bull February 3
Mercedes February 4
Toro Rosso February 4
Caterham February 5
Marussia February 5
Williams February 19 Testing
  Venue         Date 
Jerez 5-8 February
Barcelona 19-22 February
Barcelona 28 February-3 March

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New Force India VJM06 unveiled

By Pablo Elizalde Friday, February 1st 2013, 10:55 GMT

Force India VJM06

Force India launched its 2013 car on Friday morning, becoming the fourth Formula 1 team to unveil its single-seater for the upcoming season.

The Silverstone-based squad finished the 2012 season seventh in the constructors' championship, but was one of the strongest teams towards the end of the year, with Nico Hulkenberg fighting for victory in the Brazilian Grand Prix.

"I've pushed the guys quite hard in areas that's outside their comfort zone," said technical director Andrew Green. "It is under the skin, you can't see it from here: rear suspension, front suspension, aerodynamics have all been pushed hard.

"I think the guys have done a really good job over the winter and the car is a step improvement from last year. The car should be a lot more consistent, should be a lot easier to drive. We're looking forward to Jerez to see whether it does what it says on the tin."

Hulkenberg has moved to Sauber for 2013, and Force India is yet to announce who will partner Scot Paul di Resta during the upcoming season.

Frenchman Jules Bianchi had been strongly linked with the drive, but the Frenchman was in Maranello during the launch of the new Ferrari F138.

The new VJM06 car will be powered by Mercedes engines for the fifth consecutive season and it will take to the track today at Silverstone before it starts testing at Jerez next week.

"I'm eager to feel what the car is all about. We're giving it a short test today to get a bit of an idea," said di Resta, who admitted it was hard to make predictions for 2013.

"I think it's difficult to set yourself targets, especially at this point. It's consistency and working the momentum to carry over from last year.

"That's the focus, to have a car that gets into Q3 and put ourselves into strong positions."

2013 pre-season dates

  Car launches    Team          Date 
Lotus January 28
McLaren January 31
Ferrari February 1
Force India February 1
Sauber February 2
Red Bull February 3
Mercedes February 4
Toro Rosso February 4
Caterham February 5
Marussia February 5
Williams February 19 Testing
  Venue         Date 
Jerez 5-8 February
Barcelona 19-22 February
Barcelona 28 February-3 March

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Alonso sure missing test right decision

By Jonathan Noble Friday, February 1st 2013, 10:57 GMT

Fernando AlonsoFernando Alonso has no doubts that his decision to skip the first Formula 1 pre-season test will pay off.

The Spaniard will not drive Ferrari's new F138 until the second test at Barcelona, with Felipe Massa and Pedro de la Rosa being the only drivers running at Jerez next week.

Alonso wants to use the time to get himself in peak physical shape ahead of a championship that he expects will be much tighter at the front than 2012 was.

"I will follow the tests with great interest and all the information that comes back from Jerez I will be looking at," said Alonso at the launch of Ferrari's new car in Maranello on Friday.

"In the next few weeks I will certainly be concentrating on preparing for the championship. I was busy [with the team] in December and January, and up until a week ago we were involved in activities.

"So, it is right to step back and prepare a bit so I am 100 per cent from Australia to Brazil. We are lucky in this team to have a real good level of trust between us. We trust each other explicitly. We have an extended team; we are not just one person..."

Alonso's consistency in 2012 helped him fight for the championship until the final round in Brazil, as the victories were shared between six different teams in a wide-open campaign.

But he thinks that with fewer technical rule changes this winter to shake things up, the forthcoming campaign will be different.

"I think it will be very difficult to repeat what we saw last year, with seven winners in the first seven races, I think that really was a one-off," Alonso said.

"With the new rules F1 was more different. In the second half of the season, with things more stabilised, the top teams emerged. Those that had won in the last few years, they came through.

"I think there will be two or three teams that will practically win all the races, and we have to be one of those teams."


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