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03/11/2010 10:20 AM
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03/11/2010 08:46 AM
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De la Rosa doubting Sauber tyre advantage |
Pedro de la Rosa is unsure that, as suggested by F1 tyre manufacturer Bridgestone, the Sauber team may have an advantage in terms of overall grip levels this weekend; pre-season analysis conducted by the Japanese company suggests that the cars of de la Rosa and Kamui Kobayashi preserve their tyres better than any other although the Spaniard believes that performances will vary in Bahrain.
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03/11/2010 08:26 AM
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Alonso: Championship attack a year-long task |
Fernando Alonso has total confidence in the Ferrari team as he arrives in Bahrain for the first race of the new season. The Spaniard is yet to cross the finish line first since doing so for Renault in Japan two seasons ago but is sure about who his main rivals are and that he is now fully settled into the Ferrari team.
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03/11/2010 06:25 AM
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Qatar hoping to host F1 race |
With Bernie Ecclestone having confirmed a Grand Prix on the streets of Italian capital city Rome for 2013, the Formula 1 commercial rights holder has also said that the calendar will be increasing in length to a record 20 races in coming years, with Qatar hoping to add its name to the list.
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03/11/2010 06:11 AM
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Ross Brawn collects OBE from Queen |
Mercedes GP Team Principal Ross Brawn made the unique journey to Buckingham Palace on Wednesday in order to be awarded with his Order of the British Empire (OBE) award following his team's success last year.
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03/11/2010 05:52 AM
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Fittipaldi: Schumacher motivated to win |
Emerson Fittipaldi is confident that Michael Schumacher's abilities to win Formula 1 races will not have faded as the 7-time World Champion makes his return to the sport at the Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend. The Brazilian believes that motivation is a greater factor towards victory than age.
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03/11/2010 05:07 AM
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Photos: Thursday at Sakhir |
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03/11/2010 04:47 AM
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LG links up with Cosworth |
LG, the official Technology Partner of Formula 1, has increased its commitment to the sport by moving into a partnership with Cosworth. The Northampton-based company returns to F1 this year following a break of three years and in doing so parners the Williams , Lotus, Hispania and Virgin teams.
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03/11/2010 04:05 AM
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Button and Brawn win Laureus awards |
Brawn GP title winners Jenson Button and Ross Brawn have been announced as winners of prestigious Laureus Awards, which they were shortlisted for a month ago. Seven gongs are handed out in all to a selection of sporting personalities.
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03/11/2010 03:53 AM
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Virgin problems fixed, says Wirth |
Virgin Racing Technical Director Nick Wirth is confident that his car's downfalls from winter testing have been corrected as the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix nears ever closer. The new team encountered a number of problems in Spain last month, including a front wing breakage and several hydraulic-related issues.
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03/11/2010 03:39 AM
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Villeneuve joins BBC radio team |
Having missed out on a chance to rejoin the Formula 1 grid this year, 1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve will be present in Bahrain over the weekend in order to contribute to the commentary for BBC Radio 5 live.
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03/10/2010 10:00 PM
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Cosworth makes return to F1 grid |
Like Michael Schumacher, Cosworth returns to Formula 1 following a 3-year break this season as it supplies the sport's three news teams as well as Williams, which it last worked with for a solitary campaign in 2006.
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03/10/2010 11:35 AM
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Glock: We're as ready as we can be |
Despite regretting several low points from over the course of the team's first winter of pre-season testing, Timo Glock is highly pleased with the efforts of Virgin Racing as the squad carrying the name of Sir Richard Branson's worldwide brand makes Formula 1 history by running the first all-CFD-designed car in the sport.
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03/10/2010 11:24 AM
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Bahrain 'high point' in di Grassi career |
Lucas di Grassi looks forward to introducing Virgin to Formula 1 this weekend as the team formerly known as Manor lines up for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Having been part of Renault's young driver development programme early in the last decade, Lucas also looks forward to racing alongside Timo Glock.
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03/10/2010 10:03 AM
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Horner sizes up opposition |
Like all in the Sakhir paddock, Christian Horner thoroughly looks forward to discovering how the much-awaited 2010 season will pan out, with chapter one commencing in the Bahraini desert this weekend. With Red Bull Racing having finished as runners-up in both title fights last year, its Team Principal looks forward to the exciting challenge which lies ahead.
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03/10/2010 06:15 AM
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Round 1: Bahrain |
This weekend sees Bahrain host the opening round of the Formula One World Championship for the second time, having first done so when Fernando Alonso's Renault edged ahead of Michael Schumacher's Ferrari to win in 2006. This year, the Spaniard is driving for the German's former team as the 7-time World Champion makes his racing comeback with Mercedes-Benz.
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03/10/2010 05:35 AM
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Nakajima determined to return |
Kazuki Nakajima has vowed not to give up on his Formula 1 chances for the future after being left on the sidelines prior to the start of the upcoming season. The former Williams driver had hoped to compete with Serbian hopefuls Stefan Grand Prix although - despite a failure to enter from US F1 - the Belgrade-based squad was not granted a spot on the grid.
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03/10/2010 05:23 AM
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Bridgestone prepares for final F1 season |
Having entered Formula 1 at the start of the 1997 season, Bridgestone will bow out of the sport at the end of the upcoming campaign after announcing that it will no longer continue as the sport's sole tyre supplier, a role it has held since the departure of Michelin at the end of 2006.
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