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Toro Rosso present the STR7 in Jerez pit lane |
2012-02-07 02:05:00 |
| Toro Rosso followed in the footsteps of Sauber and unveiled the car with which they will contest the 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship at Jerez on Monday afternoon. The Ferrari-engined STR7 will make its on-track debut on Tuesday morning, when this week's opening pre-season test gets underway at the Spanish track.
The Italian team's 2012-spec line-up, Australian Daniel Ricciardo and Frenchman Jules-Eric Vergne, were in attendance at the pit-lane launch. Toro Rosso hope the new car - and new signings - will help them establish a firmer foothold in the midfield, after they finished eighth in the 2011 standings.
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Revolution meets evolution: Sauber take wraps off the C31 |
2012-02-06 19:15:00 |
| Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Perez unveiled the new Sauber in Jerez on Monday. The Ferrari-engined C31 will take to the Spanish track later in the day for some promotional filming, ahead of the start of the first multi-team test of the winter on Tuesday.
We're aiming to start the new season as strongly as we did in 2011, but then also to maintain this level of performance throughout the year, explained Peter Sauber
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Kimi Raikkonen Q&A: I've missed F1 |
2012-02-06 03:51:00 |
| 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen makes his Formula One race return with Lotus this March, when he will grace the grid for the first time since his Abu Dhabi outing with Ferrari at the end of 2009. Following the launch of his new team's 2012 car, the E20, the Finn discusses his comeback and the year ahead
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VIDEO: Ferrari duo buoyed by new car |
2012-02-03 22:59:40 |
| Speaking at the launch of Ferrari's new car for 2012, Felipe Massa says he is confident the team can achieve success with the "aggressive" F2012 and win their first drivers' title since 2007.
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Ferrari confident aggressive approach will yield results |
2012-02-03 20:28:00 |
| After spending the last few seasons playing catch-up to Red Bull and McLaren, Ferrari were under pressure to pull something special out of the bag for 2012. And after revolutionising the way they approach the design of their cars, the Italian team are certain the newly-launched F2012 is capable of returning them to their championship-winning heydays.
The Scuderia endured a miserable 2011, winning just one race and finishing the year 275 points behind eventual champions Red Bull and 122 behind long-time rivals McLaren. After much reflection, Ferrari decided their recent disappointments had been largely caused by their too-conventional design approach and have opted to be much more aggressive this year.
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Force India take wraps off the VJM05 |
2012-02-03 18:54:00 |
| Sharing the media spotlight with Ferrari, Force India unveiled their 2012 car in the pit lane at Silverstone on Friday morning. The team, who are based just down the road from the UK track, hope the VJM05 will prove quick enough to push them firmly into the midfield following their excellent progress in 2011, which saw them take sixth in the constructors' standings.
We have set our sights on challenging for fifth place, explained team principal Dr Vijay Mallya. To do so we will need to begin the new campaign by delivering the kind of form we showed in the second half of 2011. I believe this is a realistic goal and that we have the talent and determination to realise these ambitions.
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Ferrari present the F2012 |
2012-02-03 18:30:00 |
| After being forced to cancel their planned launch ceremony due to snow, Ferrari presented their 2012 car to the world via the internet on Friday. The F2012 will make its testing debut at Jerez in Spain next week.
As predicted, the Scuderia's new machine uses a stepped-nose design to meet new regulations on front chassis height and practically every area of the car has been fundamentally revised from its 2011 predecessor.
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Ferrari present the F2012 online |
2012-02-03 18:30:00 |
| After being forced to cancel their planned launch ceremony due to snow, Ferrari presented their 2012 car to the world via the internet on Friday. The F2012 will make its testing debut at Jerez in Spain next week.
As predicted, the Scuderia's new machine uses a stepped-nose design to meet new regulations on front chassis height and practically every area of the car has been fundamentally revised from its 2011 predecessor.
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All systems go - launch season gets serious |
2012-01-31 19:51:00 |
| Caterham were first out of the blocks last week with their CT01, but this week the 2012 launch season begins in earnest, with McLaren, Ferrari and Force India all set to take the wraps off their new machines.
McLaren will unveil the MP4-27 at their Woking base on Wednesday, while Friday will see Ferrari reveal their new challenger at Fiorano and Force India do the same at Silverstone. Lotus, Sauber, Toro Rosso and Red Bull will also launch their cars before the first pre-season test gets underway at Jerez in Spain next Tuesday (February 7).
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Bianchi joins Force India as 2012 reserve |
2012-01-27 22:56:00 |
| Force India have signed 2011 Ferrari tester Jules Bianchi as their 2012 reserve driver. The 22-year-old Frenchman, a former F3 Euro champion, will participate in at least nine Friday practice sessions for the team this year
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Alonso and Massa head to training camp ahead of Ferrari launch |
2012-01-26 01:35:00 |
| While Ferrari's engineers put the finishing touches to the Italian team's 2012 car ahead of its launch and test debut next month, drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa will be intensifying their own preparations at a pre-season training camp in the Canary Islands.
Alonso and Massa spent Tuesday at the Italian's team base in Maranello having seat fitting in the new Ferrari and meeting team principal Stefano Domenicali and other engineers to discuss the car's development. They will now jet off to the island of Lanzarote for a spot of physical training, alongside Ferrari young drivers Jules Bianchi and Davide Rigon.
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Reactive ride height outlawed for 2012 |
2012-01-23 18:53:00 |
| The FIA has banned the much-talked-about reactive ride-height systems that were understand to be under development for 2012 by teams including Lotus, Mercedes and Ferrari. Formula One's governing body informed all teams last week that it considered the technology in breach of regulations.
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VIDEO: Alonso calls for Ferrari aggression |
2012-01-13 04:16:29 |
| Fernando Alonso calls on his Ferrari team to be more aggressive and have "a little bit more determination to get everything right" ahead of the 2012 season, having managed just one win in 2011 - the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
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Ferrari vow to bounce back in 2012 |
2012-01-13 01:45:00 |
| They have gathered in the Dolomites to meet and greet the media and sample some winter sports, but away from the slopes Ferrari are using their annual 'Wrooom' ski event to analyse their disappointing 2011 season and outline their strategy for this year's campaign.
The Italian team struggled to match both Red Bull and McLaren in 2011 and, although driver Fernando Alonso claimed a well-deserved victory at Silverstone, they eventually finished a distant third in the constructors' stakes. They are therefore determined to achieve much more in 2012.
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Ferrari confirm February 3 launch for new car |
2012-01-11 19:45:00 |
| Ferrari's 2012 car will make its public debut early next month, the Italian team have confirmed. The new machine, the name of which has yet to be revealed, will be presented to the media at the Fiorano circuit near Maranello on February 3.
Its predecessor, the 150° Italia, brought Ferrari relatively limited success in 2011
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Ferrari recruit Bridgestone man Hamashima |
2012-01-11 19:22:00 |
| Ferrari have signed Hirohide Hamashima, formerly Bridgestone's director of motorsport tyre development, to their technical line-up for the forthcoming season in a bid to improve the interaction between the team's new car and Pirelli's 2012 tyres, an area in which they struggled last year
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Alonso and Massa take to the slopes at Ferrari ski event |
2012-01-11 18:25:00 |
| Ferrari drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa have journeyed to the Madonna di Campiglio ski resort in Northern Italy for the Italian team's annual pre-season media gathering. Massa and Alonso arrived on Tuesday and enjoyed a spot of skiing in the Dolomites before the opening dinner.
Moto GP stars Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden, Ferrari team prinicpal Stefano Domenicali and Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo will also make appearances at the 'Wrooom' event. Over the coming days those in attendance will hit the slopes to participate in a number of winter sport activities and answer questions from the assembled media.
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Felipe Massa |
2012-01-04 06:27:33 |
| A profile of Ferrari's Brazilian driver, Felipe Massa, who played second-fiddle to Fernando Alonso in 2011.
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Ferrari drivers hard at work at training camp |
2012-01-01 01:25:00 |
| Over the last few days, Ferrari's driver line-up have been sweating away at a special fitness camp in the Canary Islands. Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa and Ferrari young drivers Jules Bianchi and Davide Rigon were all in attendance at the camp, which was held on the island of Lanzarote.
As well as working out at the gym, the four drivers tackled a variety of activities including mountain biking, football, tennis and canoeing.
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February launch for 2012 Sauber |
2011-12-16 22:43:00 |
| Sauber have become the first of the 12 Formula One teams to officially confirm a launch date for their 2012 car. The wraps will come off the Ferrari-powered C31 at Jerez on February 6, the day before the start of the first pre-season test at the Spanish circuit.
The C31 will be raced next season by the Swiss squad's unchanged driver line-up of Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Perez, as they look to improve on their seventh-place finish in the 2011 constructors' championship
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Weekend wins for Alguersuari, Button, Schumacher, Vettel |
2011-12-05 18:33:00 |
| The 2011 Formula One season may be complete, but that didn't stop at least four F1 drivers picking some much-prized silverware over the weekend, with Jaime Alguersuari, Jenson Button, Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel all on the winners' list.
Toro Rosso driver Alguersuari triumphed in the annual charity karting race organised by Ferrari's Felipe Massa in his homeland of Brazil
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RRA was doomed - Ecclestone |
2011-12-05 18:17:20 |
| Bernie Ecclestone believes that the Resource Restriction Agreement (RRA) was doomed from the start, after Ferrari and Red Bull quit the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA)
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Ferrari and Red Bull resign from FOTA |
2011-12-02 23:45:22 |
| Ferrari has confirmed it has resigned from the Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA) in the midst of a row over the Resource Restriction Agreement (RRA) and, according to a report on Autosport.com, Red Bull has left too
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Alonso pleased with 'perfection' |
2011-11-28 06:02:43 |
| Fernando Alonso said that Ferrari "did everything to perfection" during the Brazilian Grand Prix and that his fourth place was down to the strong performance of other teams
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Car 'difficult to drive' for Massa |
2011-11-27 04:28:46 |
| Felipe Massa said that he could not find the right balance on his Ferrari during qualifying and that the car was "difficult to drive" as he was only able to secure seventh on the grid for his home grand prix
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Friday analysis - McLaren head four-team tussle |
2011-11-26 06:17:00 |
| It was a normal Friday by F1 standards, as teams focused on tyre evaluation, and short- and long-run work, with the difference that Pirelli gave each driver two sets of developmental 2012 hard tyres to try as well. McLaren led the way, but with Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes breathing down their necks
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Practice Two - Hamilton pips Vettel at Interlagos |
2011-11-26 03:16:00 |
| Lewis Hamilton's rehabilitation continued in Brazil on Friday afternoon as he topped the second free practice session, but it was a close-run thing as the top eight drivers - from McLaren, Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes - were bracketed by just 0.480s.
Hamilton lapped his McLaren in 1m 13.392s, 0.167s ahead of Sebastian Vettel on 1m 13.559s and 0.195s up on the latter's Red Bull team mate Mark Webber, who recorded 1m 13.587s
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Practice One - Webber fastest for Red Bull at Interlagos |
2011-11-25 22:53:00 |
| Seven-tenths of a second separated the top six drivers after Friday morning's first practice session at Interlagos. Mark Webber set the pace for Red Bull with 1m 13.811s, but he was only 0.014s ahead of Jenson Button, who posted 1m 13.825s, and 0.150s ahead of Lewis Hamilton, who lapped in 1m 13.961s in the second McLaren. Hamilton aborted a final effort to go quicker.
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel just failed to break into the 1m 13s with 1m 14.025s, leaving the top four just 0.214s apart, while the Ferraris had a mixed day. On his 100th appearance for them, Felipe Massa was fifth on 1m 14.507s, with Fernando Alonso sixth on 1m 14.541s. The Spaniard took a long while to get going, then stopped near the end after slowing in Turn One with similar engine troubles to those he experienced in India.
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FIA Thursday press conference - Brazil |
2011-11-25 02:10:00 |
| Drivers - Rubens Barrichello (Williams), Jenson Button (McLaren), Felipe Massa (Ferrari), Daniel Ricciardo (HRT), Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) and Bruno Senna (Renault).
Q: Bruno, I think, first of all, you've had a pretty busy time since Abu Dhabi because you came straight here?
Bruno Senna: Yeah, well, to be honest last week I took [off] to rest and to get acclimatised as
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Brazil preview - intense Interlagos hosts fight for final spoils |
2011-11-24 19:37:00 |
| Back in 2009 Red Bull's Mark Webber dominated the Brazilian Grand Prix and would dearly love to close out a winless 2011 season with a repeat victory, as he bids to overhaul McLaren's Jenson Button and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso for second overall.
Brazil is one of the best races of the year, the Australian says. It's a track which reminds me of Brands Hatch and the Formula Ford racing there because it's a like a bowl in terms of the atmosphere. The Brazilian people love their motorsport and are extremely passionate about it, obviously off the back of Piquet, Senna, Fittipaldi and Rubens Barrichello - they've had some really great drivers.
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Brazil preview quotes - FIA, Ferrari, Force India, Pirelli & more |
2011-11-23 20:11:00 |
| After the hi-tech modernity of Abu Dhabi, the paddock heads back to one of the classic venues for the final round of the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship and Sao Paulo's Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace at Interlagos. It's been the venue for plenty of drama over the years, and don't expect this season to be any different. The teams and drivers explain what makes it so special
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Brazil preview quotes - Ferrari, Force India, Pirelli, Williams & more |
2011-11-22 19:11:00 |
| After the hi-tech modernity of Abu Dhabi, the paddock heads back to one of the classic venues for the final round of the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship and Sao Paulo's Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace at Interlagos. It's been the venue for plenty of drama over the years, and don't expect this season to be any different. The teams and drivers explain what makes it so special
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Yas Marina day three - Vergne makes it a hat trick |
2011-11-17 22:18:00 |
| Jean-Eric Vergne completed a clean sweep at Yas Marina on Thursday as he again topped the times for Red Bull in the final day of this week's Abu Dhabi young driver test. Vergne was the only man to better 1m 40s as he improved significantly on his Wednesday best with a 1m 38.917s.
Mercedes' Sam Bird took over from Ferrari's Jules Bianchi as Vergne's closest rival, the Briton splitting the two Frenchmen with a lap of 1m 40.897s. Bianchi finished just over half a second down on Bird, just ahead of McLaren's Oliver Turvey
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Young Italian F3 drivers sample Ferrari at Vallelunga |
2011-11-16 23:32:00 |
| Jules Bianchi may be hard at work in Abu Dhabi for Ferrari but he hasn't been the only young driver in action for the team this week. Over in Italy, Sergio Campana and Michael Lewis both had the chance to drive a 2009-spec F60 at the Vallelunga circuit on Tuesday as a reward for their success in this season's Italian Formula Three championship.
Italian Campana won the series, whilst Canadian Lewis secured the best rookie title after clinching three wins and a further three podiums. Campana ended the day fastest, clocking a best time of 1m 20.600 after covering 43 laps. Lewis posted a best time of 1m 21.040s after his 45 laps.
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Yas Marina day two - Vergne still top for Red Bull |
2011-11-16 22:15:00 |
| Jean-Eric Vergne continued to dominate the timesheets for Red Bull as this week's young driver test continued at Yas Marina on Wednesday. Vergne's lap of 1m 40.188s in the RB7 was fractionally slower that his Tuesday best, but was still enough to put him a tenth clear of fellow Frenchman Jules Bianchi for Ferrari
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Yas Marina day one - Vergne sets young driver pace |
2011-11-15 22:18:00 |
| Jean-Eric Vergne led the times at Yas Marina on Tuesday for Red Bull, as this week's three-day young driver test got underway at the Abu Dhabi circuit. Vergne, who finished second in this year's Formula Renault 3.5 series, clocked a best time of 1m 40.011s in the RB7 to finish over ninth tenths of a second ahead of Jules Bianchi in the Ferrari.
Reigning Formula Renault 3.5 champion Robert Wickens was third for Renault, ahead of Swiss driver Fabio Leimer, who made his Formula One debut for Sauber. Fifth fastest was McLaren tester Gary Paffett, whilst 20 year-old British GP2 driver Max Chilton was sixth for Force India.
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Hamilton wins in Abu Dhabi |
2011-11-14 20:40:37 |
| McLaren's Lewis Hamilton wins the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from Ferrari's Fernando Alonso as Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel retires following a first-lap puncture.
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FIA post-race press conference - Abu Dhabi |
2011-11-14 02:59:00 |
| 1 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren); 2 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari); 3 - Jenson Button (McLaren)
Q: Lewis, describe your feelings after this win. It is one for you mum, hey?
Lewis Hamilton: Yeah, absolutely. It's my mum's birthday this weekend and it is great to be able to win while she's here. I feel fantastic. I think it was one of my best races. I said that to myself as I slowed down
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Race - Hamilton victorious after early Vettel exit |
2011-11-14 00:21:00 |
| All weekend there were signs that Lewis Hamilton's mojo was coming back, and a dominant victory in Abu Dhabi was just what the McLaren driver needed. In celebration, he dedicated it to his mother Carmen, whose birthday it was.
He was helped immeasurably as Sebastian Vettel spun into retirement in the second corner as his right-rear tyre came off the rim of his Red Bull, but it wasn't an easy run to the flag as Ferrari's Fernando Alonso grabbed second place from McLaren's Jenson Button on the opening lap and thereafter kept him honest.
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