January 4th, 2012 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in Mark Webber will be the first at the wheel of Red Bull‘s 2012 car, the Adrian Newey-inked RB8. While Mercedes does not intend to get its new single seater up and running until the second winter test, most top teams will roll out their 2012 contenders at Jerez. When that Spanish test gets running on [...]
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Abu Dhabi GP qualifying press conference
Participating in Saturday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix press conference are: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) and Jenson Button (McLaren): Q: Sebastian, you equalled Nigel Mansell’s record of 14 poles in a season today, congratulations, but you had to dig pretty deep to get this one? Sebastian Vettel: “Oh yes, especially after yesterday where to [...]
Vettel To Retire After Red Bull Contract Expires?
Sebastian Vettel has refused to rule out hanging up his Formula One helmet long before his thirtieth birthday. As a 21-year-old rookie three years ago, the German became F1′s youngest ever Grand Prix winner at Monza at the wheel of a Toro Rosso. Now, he is cruising to his second consecutive title, having signed up [...]
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Below are the most up-to-date news tidbits in the world of Formula 1: Lotus Name Dispute ‘Embarrassing’ – Trulli: Jarno Trulli has denounced as “embarrassing” the F1 naming dispute between his employer and the carmaker Lotus. The lack of an official or amicable resolution before the start of the 2011 season means the Italian 36-year-old [...]
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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: Mercedes ‘Not Dropping’ 2010 Car – Brawn: Mercedes is still working on its current car but has started to design the W01′s successor, team boss Ross Brawn has revealed. Michael Schumacher, who is 75 points behind the championship leader Lewis Hamilton, said in Canada that his [...]
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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: A Second Gearbox Problem For Red Bull On Sunday: Red Bull suffered two gearbox problems in Canada on Sunday. With McLaren now leading both the drivers’ and constructors’ championships with victory at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, it has emerged that Sebastian Vettel struggled to the checkered [...]
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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: Horner Hints Red Bull Considering 2011 Engine Supply: Christian Horner has indicated there is no guarantee that Red Bull will still be powered by Renault engines beyond 2010. The team principal is quoted by Italy’s Autosprint as saying he is happy with the relationship between Red [...]
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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: Rosberg Not Disappointed With New Car Switch: Nico Rosberg insists he is not disappointed with the reversion to the newer long-wheelbase Mercedes car for the forthcoming Turkish Grand Prix. After Michael Schumacher struggled with the original short-wheelbase car earlier in 2010, he was the team’s pacesetter [...]
