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Marussia to run only one car

over 10 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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Max Chilton will be Marussia's only representative on the grid in Sochi with the team opting not to run a second driver following Jules Bianchi's accident... read more »

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Kobayashi to make return at Monza

over 10 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

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Kamui Kobayashi will return to the cockpit of the Caterham CT05 for this weekend's Italian Grand Prix, although he will not run in the first practice session with the team... read more »

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Red Bull compromised for race - Ricciardo

over 10 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

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Daniel Ricciardo expects Red Bull to match the pace of its rivals at the Belgian Grand Prix after opting for a low-downforce set-up geared towards the race rather than qualifying read more »

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Vettel profits from Q2 tyre gamble

over 10 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

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Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel reckons a tyre gamble in Q2 aided him during the final shootout session during a wet qualifying hour at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium.... read more »

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Hamilton sorry for Q3 error

over 10 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1031 views )

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton apologised after opting to abandon his final flying lap in Q3. Hamilton held provisional pole in changeable conditions but aborted his last lap... read more »

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Webber 'very close' to quitting in 2012

over 10 years ago

from: Crash.Net

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Mark Webber says he was "very close" to leaving F1 at the end of 2012 before opting for another year ahead of a switch to sportscars read more »

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Mercedes may implement team orders in 2014

over 10 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 892 views )

Mercedes say they may implement team orders later in the season, despite opting not to use them so far in 2014. Mercedes allowed Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg to scrap it out... read more »

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McLaren to 'aggressively develop' MP4-29

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1656 views )

McLaren will begin an "aggressive" development programme over the next few races which they hope will allow them to catch up to Mercedes by the Spanish Grand Prix.... read more »

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Red Bull's rivals heeded FIA advice on fuel flow

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Red Bull's rivals all took notice of the FIA's advice regarding fuel flow during the Australian Grand Prix, but they shared the team's doubts over the accuracy... read more »

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Hamilton: Not risking paid off

over 10 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 815 views )

Lewis Hamilton believes opting not to swap to the intermediate tyres is what gave him the advantage in Saturday's Australian GP qualifying... read more »

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No Force India testers for Bahrain

over 10 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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Force India won't be handing the car to a test driver during the second outing in Bahrain, opting instead to use only the race drivers... read more »

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Lotus move hard to call - Hulkenberg

over 10 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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Nico Hulkenberg believes it is impossible to say whether he made the right choice in opting to move to Force India instead of Lotus... read more »

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Van der Garde: Sauber right choice

over 10 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 781 views )

Giedo van der Garde has insisted he is convinced he has made the right decision for 2014 after opting to swap an F1 race seat with Caterham for the test and reserve role at Sauber. read more »

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Toro Rosso will launch STR9 on January 27th

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 866 views )

Toro Rosso are the seventh team to confirm their 2014 launch plans and have also confirmed they will be at the first test of the season. The STR9 will be launched on the Monday... read more »

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Two little ducks for Button

over 11 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 656 views )

Jenson Button is the latest driver to choose his preferred permanent race number, the McLaren driver opting for 22. read more »

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'Everything is fine at Lotus'

over 11 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 915 views )

Despite opting to sit out the first pre-season test, Eric Boullier insists Lotus' future in Formula One is secure... read more »

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Lotus to replace reserve Valsecchi with Sorensen

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2231 views )

Lotus will reportedly replace its current reserve driver, Davide Valsecchi, for the 2014 season. The 2012 GP2 series champion was promoted to reserve for the 2013 season but... read more »

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Buemi for Red Bull in Bahrain

over 11 years ago

from: SkySports.com/F1

( 763 views )

Red Bull have followed Ferrari's lead in opting against sending their race drivers to next week's Bahrain tyre test, with the World Champions to run reserve driver... read more »

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Raikkonen to miss US and Brazil after opting for surgery

over 11 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 698 views )

Kimi Raikkonen will not take part in the final two races of the 2013 F1 season, after ongoing back pain has resulted in surgery being scheduled for later this... read more »

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Kimi misses final two races

over 11 years ago

from: SkySports.com/F1

( 719 views )

Kimi Raikkonen will skip the final two races of the F1 season after opting to have back surgery. read more »

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Raikkonen to miss final races for surgery

over 11 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 867 views )

Kimi Räikkönen will miss the final two races of the 2013 Formula 1 season, with the Finn opting to undergo a back operation next week. His current Lotus squad... read more »

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Beitske Visser loses Red Bull backing

over 11 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 1393 views )

Beitske Visser is no longer a member of the Red Bull Junior Team, the Austrian firm opting to part ways with the 18-year-old after a mixed ADAC Formel Masters season. read more »

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Vettel reprimanded for post-race donuts

over 11 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 927 views )

Sebastian Vettel has escaped serious penalty for his post-race celebration at the Indian Grand Prix, with the stewards opting to hand the Red Bull driver a reprimand and issue... read more »

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Indian GP: Qualifying notes - Williams

over 11 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 607 views )

We expect to see a number of strategies in the race with team's opting to run the soft tyres at different stages of the race, which will open up more opportunities. read more »

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Grosjean gamble fails in Q1

over 11 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 700 views )

Lotus comes up short after opting to run the harder Pirelli tyres throughout opening qualifying at the Indian Grand Prix.     read more »