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Q&A with HRT's Narain Karthikeyan |
2012-02-03 23:11:00 |
| This time last year Narain Karthikeyan was looking ahead to a full season of Formula One competition with HRT. In the end he made eight Grand Prix starts. Now, after weeks of uncertainty, he is again relishing the prospect of racing for the Spanish team, having been confirmed as 2012 team mate to Pedro de la Rosa on Friday
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Karthikeyan completes HRT's 2012 line-up |
2012-02-03 18:06:00 |
| Narain Karthikeyan will partner Pedro de la Rosa in HRT's line-up for the 2012 season. Karthikeyan competed at the first eight 2011 Grands Prix for the Spanish team, before stepping aside for Red Bull protege Daniel Ricciardo, but made a one-off race return at his home Grand Prix in India in October.
It has taken a lot of hard work to make this happen but I am absolutely elated to feature on the 2012 grid with HRT F1 Team, said the Chennai-born driver. I was pleased with our strong performance at the Indian Grand Prix, in front of my passionate home fans and I look forward to building on this result in 2012. I have been training hard since the end of 2011, ensuring I was ready for the rigours of F1 if an opportunity arose.
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Karthikeyan gets HRT drive |
2012-02-03 14:39:00 |
Indian Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan will join Pedro de la Rosa to complete the HRT line-up for the 2012 Formula One World Championship. This will be the 35-year-old Chennai-born driver's second season with the team.
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Improvement key for HRT |
2012-01-26 17:21:40 |
| Pedro de la Rosa says that HRT is aiming to improve on a race by race basis in 2012 with the overall goal of finishing tenth in the championship
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Liuzzi 'still tied' to HRT |
2012-01-16 23:26:16 |
| Tonio Liuzzi says that he is "still tied to HRT" but admits the situation within the team is "very vague" and that he doesn't know if he will drive for it in 2012
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Alguersuari rules out HRT |
2012-01-09 00:24:22 |
| Jaime Alguersuari has put an end to speculation linking him to a drive with HRT in 2012 by "definitely ruling out" a switch to the team for next season according to sports daily AS
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Q&A with HRT's Luis Perez-Sala |
2011-12-20 05:30:00 |
| HRT's newly-appointed team principal, former F1 driver Luis Perez-Sala, shares his feelings, hopes and objectives following the official announcement of his role. It comes as the Spanish squad prepare for their third season in Formula One racing, a season that will mark many new beginnings for them, with new staff, new drivers and a new base
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Perez-Sala steps up to become HRT team principal |
2011-12-15 19:28:00 |
| Former Formula One driver Luis Perez-Sala has replaced Colin Kolles as HRT's team principal. Perez-Sala, who joined the Spanish team in July as a sporting advisor, made 26 Grand Prix starts for Minardi from 1988-89.
This naming is an honour but also a great responsibility, said the Spaniard. I joined the team as an advisor to the new owners and to contribute with my experience in any possible way. We had to establish a base from which to grow slowly and we are now seeing the first rewards of that work. But we mustn't lose our perspective and be aware that assuming responsibilities such as designing the car or moving the headquarters to Spain are huge tasks and we still have a lot of work ahead.
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HRT and Kolles part ways for 2012 |
2011-12-14 23:26:00 |
| HRT team principal Colin Kolles is to leave his post on Thursday after coming to an agreement with the Spanish squad to end their cooperation. The former Force India boss has been in charge since HRT joined the grid at the start of 2010.
This is due to the new direction that the team has taken and the decision of the new management to move the team headquarters to Spain, explained an official statement from HRT
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Lotus thrilled with 10th in constructors' standings |
2011-11-29 01:08:00 |
| Lotus left Brazil with their heads held high after claiming 10th place in the constructors' standings for a second year running. Drivers Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli finished Sunday's Interlagos race in 16th and 18th respectively, which was enough to place the team ahead of fellow 2010 newcomers HRT and Virgin.
Almost tears for me! said team principal Tony Fernandes. I am absolutely overjoyed
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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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HRT to field Charouz on Friday in Brazil |
2011-11-24 23:53:00 |
| Czech driver Jan Charouz will be in action for HRT this weekend in Brazil. Charouz, who drove for the Spanish team and Renault at last week's young-driver test in Abu Dhabi, will take to the track in Vitantonio Liuzzi's F111 for Friday's opening practice session.
It's a great feeling to be taking part in a Formula One free practice session, he said. I will be driving for HRT F1 Team once again after testing with them last Wednesday in Abu Dhabi and obtaining my superlicence which allows me to take part in the first practice session at the Brazilian Grand Prix. I am really happy to have this opportunity and would like to thank my father for his great support.
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HRT to field Charouz on Friday in Sao Paulo |
2011-11-24 23:53:00 |
| Czech driver Jan Charouz will be in action for HRT this weekend in Brazil. Charouz, who drove for the Spanish team and Renault at last week's young-driver test in Abu Dhabi, will take to the track in Vitantonio Liuzzi's F111 for Friday's opening practice session.
It's a great feeling to be taking part in a Formula One free practice session, he said. I will be driving for HRT F1 Team once again after testing with them last Wednesday in Abu Dhabi and obtaining my superlicence which allows me to take part in the first practice session at the Brazilian Grand Prix. I am really happy to have this opportunity and would like to thank my father for his great support.
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Q&A with HRT CEO Saul Ruiz de Marco |
2011-11-23 21:09:00 |
| Formula One is an extremely competitive and complicated world and so it has not been an easy journey since Thesan Capital, with Saul Ruiz de Marcos at the fore, took control of HRT team in July. But with hard work and order and a group of people including sports advisor (and former F1 driver) Luis Perez-Sala, the new project is beginning to materialise. The recent announcement of the extension of the team's collaboration with Williams and the signing of Pedro de la Rosa are the first visible results of this hard work, as Ruiz de Marcos explains
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Pedro de la Rosa Q&A: Fronting Spanish team an honour |
2011-11-23 18:24:00 |
| Following Monday's announcement that Pedro de la Rosa has signed a two-year contract to race for HRT from 2012, the Barcelona-born driver talks about his decision to join the Spanish team and what he expects them to achieve when he returns to the grid next season
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De la Rosa lands 2012 race drive with HRT |
2011-11-22 00:15:00 |
| Pedro de la Rosa is to leave his current position as McLaren test driver and return to the grid next season with the HRT team. De la Rosa, 40, is a veteran of 85 Grand Prix starts and last raced with Sauber at this year's Canadian round.
The Spaniard, who last completed a full season of Formula One competition in 2002 with Jaguar, will join HRT in January on a two-year contract.
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Brazil preview quotes - Lotus, Sauber, HRT & Mercedes |
2011-11-18 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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Brazil preview quotes - McLaren, Lotus, Sauber, HRT & more |
2011-11-18 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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Dani Clos Q&A: I'm taking a lot of positives from this test |
2011-11-16 18:35:00 |
| Just two days after competing in the final GP2 race of 2011 in Abu Dhabi, Dani Clos was back on track at Yas Marina, testing for HRT and becoming the first-ever Spaniard to drive for a Spanish Formula One team. And after completing 68 laps in the F111, 23 year-old Clos was happy with his progress...
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FIA Friday press conference - Abu Dhabi |
2011-11-12 04:14:00 |
| Team representatives - John Booth (Virgin), Ross Brawn (Mercedes), Stefano Domenicali (Ferrari), Saul Ruiz de Marcos (HRT), Frank Williams (Williams), Martin Whitmarsh (McLaren).
Q: A first question for all of you. To go back to your Geneva meeting and the talk about third cars. There seemed to be a certain amount of difference between teams about third cars
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FIA Thursday press conference - Abu Dhabi |
2011-11-10 23:48:00 |
| Drivers - Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso), Paul di Resta (Force India), Timo Glock (Virgin), Heikki Kovalainen (Team Lotus), Vitantonio Liuzzi (HRT) and Vitaly Petrov (Renault).
Q: Tonio, one or two changes in the team. Have you seen differences within the team and how the team has reacted?
Vitantonio Liuzzi:
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Clos to run with HRT at Abu Dhabi test |
2011-11-07 20:20:00 |
| Spanish GP2 driver Dani Clos will join HRT's ranks for the young driver test which takes place at the Yas Marina Circuit next week, following the 2011 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The 23 year-old from Barcelona will race in the GP2 Final over the Grand Prix weekend before getting the chance to take another step towards Formula One in the November 15-17 session
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Abu Dhabi preview quotes - McLaren HRT, Sauber & more |
2011-11-05 01:40:00 |
| The Formula One paddock heads west again next weekend for the 2011 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the penultimate round of the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship. With its spectacular setting and unique twilight race, the Yas Marina Circuit is one of the most popular on the calendar, as the teams and drivers explain
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Formula One Fantasy - HRT's Daniel Ricciardo |
2011-11-05 01:30:00 |
| This time last year Daniel Ricciardo was preparing to star at the end-of-season young driver test in Abu Dhabi for Red Bull. Twelve months on and he's not only completed eight Friday practice sessions for Toro Rosso, he's raced for HRT at the last nine Grands Prix.
It's been a pretty phenomenal rise through the ranks for the young Australian, but he still has plenty of boxes to tick on his ultimate wish list of F1 dreams
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Abu Dhabi preview quotes - HRT, Sauber, Mercedes & more |
2011-11-04 19:40:00 |
| The Formula One paddock heads west again next weekend for the 2011 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the penultimate round of the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship. With its spectacular setting and unique twilight race, the Yas Marina Circuit is one of the most popular on the calendar, as the teams and drivers explain
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HRT extend technical collaboration with Williams |
2011-11-04 00:19:00 |
| HRT have announced that they have renewed their existing deal with Williams for the supply of gearboxes until the end of the 2012 season.
The new agreement will also see closer technical collaboration between the two teams, with Williams providing the Spanish squad with KERS and its associated technology for the first time.
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Karthikeyan penalised for impeding Schumacher |
2011-10-29 20:31:00 |
| HRT's Narain Karthikeyan has been handed a five-place grid penalty by the Indian stewards for impeding Mercedes' Michael Schumacher during Saturday's qualifying session for the New Delhi race.
After reviewing the evidence, the stewards decided Karthikeyan had blocked Schumacher during Q1. Despite the incident, the German managed to make it through to Q2 and eventually qualified in 12th. Karthikeyan, meanwhile, qualified in 21st.
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FIA Thursday press conference - India |
2011-10-27 21:43:00 |
| Drivers - Rubens Barrichello (Williams), Narain Karthikeyan (HRT), Felipe Massa (Ferrari), Michael Schumacher (Mercedes), Jarno Trulli (Team Lotus), Adrian Sutil (Force India)
Q: First of all your impressions of India. Adrian, I know you have been here a few times and you've been here probably a whole week now.
Adrian Sutil: Yes, so I know this country. Quite good job on the circuit really. I went around the circuit this morning and it all looked finished
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India preview - a new dawn near New Delhi |
2011-10-27 08:55:00 |
| It has one of F1's longest straights, a big corner like Istanbul Park's, goes up and down in places, and has a 62 percent capacity for DRS in qualifying that mirrors Spa-Francorchamps. Small wonder that the inaugural Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit outside New Delhi has everyone very excited this weekend.
Narain Karthikeyan, who will take over Tonio Liuzzi's HRT for the weekend, expects a great home race
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India preview quotes - Williams, Virgin, Pirelli, HRT & more |
2011-10-24 21:34:00 |
| If there's one thing the Formula One paddock loves, it's a challenge, and the inaugural India race is set to be one of the biggest challenges of the season. Newly built, the Buddh International Circuit is a real unknown quantity. And while all will have studied the circuit map and sampled it on a simulator, they are yet to experience the New Delhi track for real. The drivers and team personnel reveal their preparations
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Karthikeyan: India will be a surreal experience |
2011-10-24 18:13:00 |
| This weekend's 2011 Formula 1 Airtel Grand Prix of India will be a particularly special occasion for HRT's Narain Karthikeyan, who will become the first Indian to race in front of his home fans.
Karthikeyan, who became India's first F1 driver back in 2005, will have the honour of taking part in his country's inaugural Grand Prix as he enjoys a one-off return to HRT's race line-up, taking over Vitantonio Liuzzi's car to partner Daniel Ricciardo for the New Delhi event
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India preview quotes - Pirelli, HRT, Red Bull, Sauber & more |
2011-10-24 17:34:00 |
| If there's one thing the Formula One paddock loves, it's a challenge, and the inaugural India race is set to be one of the biggest challenges of the season. Newly-built, the Buddh International Circuit is a real unknown quantity. And while all will have studied the circuit map and sampled it on a simulator, they are yet to experience the New Delhi track for real. The drivers and team personnel reveal their preparations
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A Delhi first as Ricciardo and Red Bull race the Rajpath |
2011-10-03 23:11:00 |
| With less than a month to go before India's inaugural Grand Prix, a crowd of 60,000 thrilled to the sights and sounds of Formula One on Saturday as Red Bull brought their showcar to the country's capital city of New Delhi.
Red Bull Junior driver and current HRT racer Daniel Ricciardo had the privilege of powering down the iconic Rajpath, the ceremonial boulevard for the Republic of India, at speeds of over 300 km/h
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Japan preview quotes - McLaren, Sauber, HRT & Mercedes |
2011-09-30 20:08:00 |
| Ask a Formula One driver to name his favourite tracks and chances are Suzuka will get more mentions than almost any other circuit. Its mixture of gradient, high-speed turns and technical corner combinations make for one of the sport's ultimate challenges - and one that gives a huge sense of satisfaction if you get it right. And with Japan still recovering from a devastating earthquake and tsunami earlier this year, the teams are especially eager to return and show their support
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Karthikeyan to get Friday outing at Suzuka |
2011-09-30 19:16:00 |
| HRT's Narain Karthikeyan's preparations for his India race return will continue next weekend when he gets another Friday practice outing, this time at Suzuka ahead of the 2011 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix. It follows his recent Friday appearance in Singapore.
Karthikeyan competed in the first eight rounds of 2011 for HRT before standing aside for Red Bull protege Daniel Ricciardo
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Red Bull to speed down Delhi's Rajpath |
2011-09-29 23:35:00 |
| Just days after McLaren's Lewis Hamilton brought Bangalore to a standstill, Red Bull have announced they too will take to the streets in India for a demonstration run ahead of the country's inaugural Grand Prix next month. Never content to be low key, Red Bull's event will take place on Delhi's famous Rajpath on Saturday.
The team's protege - and current HRT driver - Daniel Ricciardo will be behind the wheel on the one-kilometre stretch. Regarded as one of India's most important roads, the Rajpath is a ceremonial boulevard running from Rashtrapati Bhavan through the India Gate to the National Stadium and is annually hosts the country's Republic Day parade.
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FIA Thursday press conference - Singapore |
2011-09-22 23:46:00 |
| Drivers - Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso), Timo Glock (Virgin), Sergio Perez (Sauber), Daniel Ricciardo (HRT), Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) and Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull).
Q: Timo, this is probably a circuit that you quite like giving that you finished second here in 2009.
Timo Glock: Yeah, definitely. It is one of the best
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Karthikeyan to race in India for HRT |
2011-09-17 21:41:00 |
| HRT have announced that Narain Karthikeyan will compete in his inaugural home race, the 2011 Formula 1 Airtel Grand Prix of India, next month. It will be Karthikeyan's first race drive for the team since standing aside for Daniel Ricciardo following June's European round.
In preparation for his return, Karthikeyan will also be back in the cockpit during Friday's first practice session at next weekend's 2011 Formula 1 Singtel Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit
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Formula One Fantasy - HRT's Vitantonio Liuzzi |
2011-09-16 22:30:00 |
| At 31, Vitantonio Liuzzi still has plenty he'd like to achieve in Formula One racing, including scoring HRT's first world championship points, finishing on the podium for the first time and competing for the world championship.
But above and beyond his own career ambitions, Liuzzi has a pretty defined wish list, including teaming up with Fernando Alonso to drive a JPS Lotus around Imola and dining out with Nigel Mansell, Adrian Newey, Colin Kolles and Gilles Villeneuve
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Singapore preview quotes - McLaren, Mercedes, HRT & more |
2011-09-16 17:36:00 |
| It may be one of the calendar's more recent additions, but the Singapore event isn't short on fans in the Formula One ranks. Not only does it present the unique challenge of being a night race, the track itself tests everyone to their limit too. The drivers and senior team members look ahead to the Marina Bay race and discuss their prospects
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Liuzzi handed five-place grid penalty for Singapore |
2011-09-12 00:33:00 |
| HRT's Vitantonio Liuzzi has been penalised by the Italian race stewards following his accident at the start of Sunday's Monza race. Liuzzi receives a five-place grid penalty for the next round in Singapore.
He lost control of his car going into Turn One, before sliding on the grass and back on to the track at the chicane. Nico Rosberg's Mercedes, Vitaly Petrov's Renault and Liuzzi's own HRT all had to retire on the spot. After a post-race investigation, the stewards decided the Italian driver was at fault for the accident.
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FIA Thursday press conference - Italy |
2011-09-09 01:09:00 |
| Drivers - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber) Vitantonio Liuzzi (HRT), Felipe Massa (Ferrari), Jarno Trulli (Team Lotus) and Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing).
Q: Jarno, good person to start with because you've said your home race doesn't mean that much to you
Jarno Trulli: Yeah, it's true. It's always been like that. It's nice to be in Italy but I actually don't
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Italy preview quotes - Virgin, Williams, Lotus, HRT & more |
2011-09-05 20:13:00 |
| With average speeds of 250 km/h and top speeds of 340km/h, Monza is the quickest circuit on the calendar, as well as one of the oldest. Also home to Ferrari superfans - the Tifosi - the track isn't short on atmosphere either. Drivers and team members explain why they love Monza and discuss their prospects...
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Italy preview quotes - HRT, McLaren, Sauber, Red Bull & more |
2011-09-02 20:13:00 |
| With average speeds of 250 km/h and top speeds of 340km/h, Monza is the quickest circuit on the calendar, as well as one of the oldest. Also home to Ferrari superfans - the Tifosi - the track isn't short on atmosphere either. Drivers and team members explain why they love Monza and discuss their prospects...
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Italy preview quotes - Lotus, HRT, McLaren, Sauber & more |
2011-09-02 20:13:00 |
| With average speeds of 250 km/h and top speeds of 340km/h, Monza is the quickest circuit on the calendar, as well as one of the oldest. Also home to Ferrari superfans - the Tifosi - the track isn't short on atmosphere either. Drivers and team members explain why they love Monza and discuss their prospects...
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Senna to replace Heidfeld at Renault for Spa & Monza - updated |
2011-08-26 05:55:00 |
| Bruno Senna will make his F1 race return in Belgium this weekend, replacing Nick Heidfeld to partner Vitaly Petrov at Renault. It will be Senna's first Grand Prix start since his final appearance for HRT in Abu Dhabi last November.
Renault drafted Heidfeld in at the start of their 2011 campaign as stand-in for the injured Robert Kubica. His future with the team now looks uncertain and further details are expected to be confirmed on Thursday
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Senna to replace Heidfeld at Renault for Spa |
2011-08-25 05:55:00 |
| Bruno Senna will make his F1 race return in Belgium this weekend, replacing Nick Heidfeld to partner Vitaly Petrov at Renault. It will be Senna's first Grand Prix start since his final appearance for HRT in Abu Dhabi last November.
Renault drafted Heidfeld in at the start of their 2011 campaign as stand-in for the injured Robert Kubica. His future with the team now looks uncertain and further details are expected to be confirmed on Thursday
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Belgium preview quotes - Virgin, Williams, Mercedes, HRT & more |
2011-08-23 16:31:00 |
| Refreshed from their extended summer break, the teams are preparing to let battle resume next weekend at the 2011 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix. The venue is one of the calendar's true classics, Spa-Francorchamps.
Nestled deep in the Ardennes forest, it is also the calendar's longest, at over seven kilometres. With epic corners such as Pouhon and Eau Rouge, it's no wonder the drivers are itching to get behind the wheel
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Belgium preview quotes - Williams, Mercedes, HRT, Pirelli & more |
2011-08-22 19:31:00 |
| Refreshed from their extended summer break, the teams are preparing to let battle resume next weekend at the 2011 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix. The venue is one of the calendar's true classics, Spa-Francorchamps.
Nestled deep in the Ardennes forest, it is also the calendar's longest, at over seven kilometres. With epic corners such as Pouhon and Eau Rouge, it's no wonder the drivers are itching to get behind the wheel
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Belgium preview quotes - HRT, Pirelli, Lotus, McLaren & more |
2011-08-22 17:31:00 |
| Refreshed from their extended summer break, the teams are preparing to let battle resume next weekend at the 2011 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix. The venue is one of the calendar's true classics, Spa-Francorchamps.
Nestled deep in the Ardennes forest, it is also the calendar's longest, at over seven kilometres. With epic corners such as Pouhon and Eau Rouge, it's no wonder the drivers are itching to get behind the wheel
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