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Jerez day one - Raikkonen leads the way for Lotus |
2012-02-08 01:10:00 |
| He may have been away from the sport for the last two seasons but that didn't stop 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen from topping the timesheets, as this year's opening test got underway in Jerez on Tuesday. Raikkonen clocked a best time of 1m 19.670s at the Spanish circuit in the new Lotus E20.
Paul di Resta was second in Force India's 2012 car, the VJM05, ahead of Nico Rosberg, who was third in the 2011-spec Mercedes. Rosberg's team mate Michael Schumacher was also in action in the MGP W02 during the day and took the sixth slot. The team focused on testing Pirelli's 2012 tyres.
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McLaren deny new engine deal |
2012-01-30 23:27:00 |
McLaren have played down contacts with Formula One's planned new engine maker Pure amid lingering speculation about the Mercedes-powered team's future supplier.
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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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Nico Rosberg |
2012-01-04 06:38:06 |
| A profile of the German F1 driver, Nico Rosberg, who outshone Mercedes veteran Michael Schumacher in 2011.
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Mercedes to test new turbo engine |
2011-12-08 23:01:00 |
Mercedes-Benz is set to run its 2014 turbocharged Formula 1 engine on a dyno test bed imminently according to reports, as technical chiefs played down concerns the new power units will not sound great.
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Mercedes set to race with AMG banner from 2012 |
2011-12-05 20:02:00 |
| Mercedes have announced that they intend to compete under the full name of 'Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team' from the 2012 season onwards. AMG is the performance brand of Mercedes-Benz cars, and has been involved with Formula One for 15 years, supplying the official F1 safety and medical cars since 1996.
Mercedes have also confirmed that their 2012 car, currently under development at the team's UK factory in Brackley and code-named the F1 W03, will make its track debut
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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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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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McLaren not expecting radical shift from Pirelli in 2012 |
2011-11-23 23:11:00 |
| Official tyre supplier Pirelli have made no secret of their plans to push forward the development of their rubber ahead of the 2012 season. But McLaren are confident there won't be sweeping compound changes and instead expect the Italian firm to build on their excellent debut season with solid progress.
We have all really enjoyed the racing this year where we had tyres that the drivers had to be quite cautious with or at least occasionally trade outright pace for longevity, explained McLaren managing director Jonathan Neale in a Vodafone McLaren Mercedes phone-in. That has added a dynamic to the challenge for the drivers.
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McLaren's Jonathan Neale on Hamilton, Honda, Michael & more |
2011-11-23 21:30:00 |
| Ahead of this weekend's season-ending Formula 1 Grande Premio Petrobras Do Brasil 2011, the McLaren team's Managing Director Jonathan Neale, speaking in a Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Phone-In, talks about Lewis Hamilton's Abu Dhabi triumph, rumours of a renewed alliance with Honda, Red Bull's 'catchability' in 2012, and Sam Michael's first weekend with his new Woking colleagues
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Pass Masters - overtaking in 2011 analysed |
2011-11-22 20:44:00 |
| Following the arrival of DRS and Pirelli tyres, overtaking has been a frequent topic of discussion this season. With nearly 1500 passes over the last 18 races, the level of overtaking has certainly climbed, but the debate about the merits of the rule changes continues.
As we approach the season finale in Brazil this weekend, Mercedes have compiled some facts and figures to help you make an assessment
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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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Bird pleased with performance |
2011-11-18 02:01:05 |
| Sam Bird said that he was "very happy" with his performance for Mercedes in the Young Driver Test in Abu Dhabi after setting the third fastest time of the week
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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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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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Nico Rosberg Q&A: Staying is logical - Mercedes are going places |
2011-11-11 01:54:00 |
| After signing a multi-year extension to his contract with Mercedes, Nico Rosberg is in a positive frame of mind. It's not surprising, given that with technical heavyweights Geoff Willis and Aldo Costa joining their ranks, the German team are plotting a successful future. Rosberg discusses his decision and his hopes for next season and beyond
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Rosberg extends contract with Mercedes |
2011-11-10 18:15:00 |
| Mercedes announced on Thursday that Nico Rosberg has signed a new multi-year contract extension which will include 2013 and beyond. It means the German team will enjoy stability in its driver line-up for a third consecutive season as Rosberg's team mate Michael Schumacher will also be driving next season.
"I am very excited to have extended my contract with the team, said the 26 year-old. To win in a Silver Arrow will be one of the highlights of my life so far, and I greatly enjoy helping to lead our team in our quest to become the best in Formula One.
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Q&A with McLaren's Martin Whitmarsh |
2011-11-09 21:42:00 |
| With just two races left of what has been a thrilling season, it will come as no surprise that the paddock's attention is increasingly turning towards 2012 and beyond, with talk about regulations and more dominating the build-up to this weekend's 2011 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. In a Vodafone McLaren Mercedes phone in on Wednesday, McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh discussed resource restrictions, third cars, aerodynamics, young driver tests and Jenson Button's recent success
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Racing against the clock - 2011 pit stops analysed |
2011-11-08 19:41:00 |
| The combination of DRS and Pirelli tyres has made 2011 a bumper year for the sport, but not just in terms of on-track passing manoeuvres. The characteristics of the Pirelli tyres, designed to improve the racing, have also seen the total number of pit stops rise steeply - so far, there have been an average of 58 stops per race.
Slick pit work has always been important in Formula One racing, but the frequency with which the pit crews have been in action this year has brought both speed and consistency to the fore. Mercedes explain more
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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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Race - Vettel eases to inaugural Indian victory |
2011-10-30 20:42:00 |
| Sebastian Vettel won the 2011 Formula 1 Airtel Grand Prix of India, but it might as well have been a replay of his victory in Korea a fortnight ago as he simply ran away and hid and left Jenson Button to chase him from a distance.
Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber were even further behind while yet another clash with Felipe Massa left a bitterly disappointed Lewis Hamilton to a seventh-place finish in the McLaren behind the Mercedes duo of Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg.
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Rosberg hails 'step forward' |
2011-10-29 20:59:42 |
| Nico Rosberg said that Mercedes had made a step forward after he qualified seventh on the grid for the Indian Grand Prix and said that but for an incident in Q1 and at the end of Q3, he could have been even higher
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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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Exclusive Q&A with Mercedes' Nico Rosberg |
2011-10-29 03:19:00 |
| As he approaches the end of his second season with Mercedes, still chasing the elusive first win he was so sure the team could bring him, Nico Rosberg talks with Formula1.com about his past, present and future with the famous German marque
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Pre-India analysis - drivers ready to relish voyage of discovery |
2011-10-28 13:18:00 |
| The Buddh International Circuit, home of the inaugural Indian Grand Prix has thus far met with strong approval ahead of Friday morning's first practice session.
Mercedes' Michael Schumacher led the praise when he said: I think they have done a very nice job here. It looks very interesting. Just seen the safety car running around and saw the elevation change, some blind spots, so quite a bit of a challenge for us with high and low speed corners, good overtaking, so a good mixture of all that we like to enjoy ourselves on so I look forward to drive the car. That's the real feeling. That's the only thing that really tells you how you feel about it.
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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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Into the not-so unknown - Mercedes on simulating new circuits |
2011-10-25 22:46:00 |
| The Formula One drivers will only turn a wheel for the first time at the Buddh International Circuit on Friday morning. But although those practice laps will mark the beginning of a new learning process, the teams and drivers are far from starting from zero when they actually take to the track.
Preparations for the race have been underway for nearly a year - and by race day, around one million simulations of the race will already have been completed. Mercedes explain more
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India preview quotes - Sauber, McLaren & Mercedes on New Delhi |
2011-10-21 18:34:00 |
| 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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India preview quotes - Red Bull, Sauber, McLaren & Mercedes |
2011-10-21 18:34:00 |
| 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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Petrov handed five-place grid penalty for India |
2011-10-16 18:45:00 |
| Renault's Vitaly Petrov has been punished by the Korean stewards for his collision with the Mercedes of Michael Schumacher during the Yeongam race on Sunday. Petrov receives a reprimand and a five-place grid penalty for the next round in India.
After investigating, the stewards decided the Russian driver was at fault for the accident, which occurred on the approach to Turn Three on Lap 17. Although Petrov was able to make it back to the pits he subsequently retired. The damage to the rear of Schumacher's Mercedes was similarly terminal.
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Final practice - McLaren dominate in the dry too |
2011-10-15 12:40:00 |
| McLaren continued to dominate proceedings in Korea on Saturday morning in the first dry session of the weekend. Jenson Button was fastest, three-tenths up on team mate Lewis Hamilton, with their nearest rival, Red Bull's Mark Webber, a further half a second adrift.
The Ferraris of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa were fourth and fifth, followed by Mercedes' Michael Schumacher and Renault's Vitaly Petrov
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FIA Friday press conference - Korea |
2011-10-14 20:00:00 |
| Team Principals - John Booth (Virgin Racing), Ross Brawn (Mercedes GP), Paul Hembery (Pirelli), Christian Horner (Red Bull), Martin Whitmarsh (McLaren).
Q: Paul, can you tell us what is the thinking about the tyre choice here and in India as well?
Paul Hembery: Here we have come with the soft and super soft. From the information that we saw it is a track that needs compound grip
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Practice One - Schumacher tops rain-hit session |
2011-10-14 11:51:00 |
| Mercedes' Michael Schumacher upstaged Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel in a super-wet opening practice session on Friday morning in Korea - and just got away with a very off-course moment coming into the pits at the end of the session.
For the first 40 minutes nothing much happened as the rain fell and everyone waited, but then McLaren's Lewis Hamilton did a handful of laps and set the pace with 2m 03.391s before coming back into the pits. That time would stand up as seventh best overall.
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Mercedes 'well inside' the RRA limit |
2011-10-13 17:21:00 |
Mercedes GP has rubbished talk that it is on the verge of breaking Formula 1's Resource Restriction Agreement, ahead of talks in Korea this weekend to end unease about spending limits.
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McLaren: We are 100 percent behind Hamilton |
2011-10-12 22:10:00 |
| The last few weeks have been amongst the toughest of Lewis Hamilton's career. Not only has he seen another championship chance slip away, he's been overshadowed by McLaren team mate Jenson Button and found himself scolded by fellow drivers and harangued on the back pages by the press. It's not surprising then that much of a Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Phone-In with managing director Jonathan Neale on Wednesday was dedicated to Hamilton's recent troubles
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FIA press conference schedule - Korea |
2011-10-12 17:38:00 |
| Newly-crowned world champion Sebastian Vettel will be among six drivers facing the media on Thursday, whilst Pirelli's Paul Hembery joins team principals from Virgin, Mercedes, Red Bull and McLaren to answer questions on Friday. The line-up in full
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Track evolution - the change from green to mean |
2011-10-11 19:04:00 |
| In 2010, the Korea International Circuit registered the greatest decrease in lap times between first practice and qualifying as the circuit rubbered-in, with the pole time 5.302 seconds faster than the quickest time in practice one, compared to an average dry weather improvement of around 2.5 seconds.
That's typical for a new circuit on which the cars are running for the first time, and also strongly characteristic of little-used street circuits. But what exactly happens during the processing of 'rubbering-in'? Mercedes explain more...
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Track evolution - the change from green to mean in Korea |
2011-10-11 19:04:00 |
| In 2010, the Korea International Circuit registered the greatest decrease in lap times between first practice and qualifying as the circuit rubbered-in, with the pole time 5.302 seconds faster than the quickest time in practice one, compared to an average dry weather improvement of around 2.5 seconds.
That's typical for a new circuit on which the cars are running for the first time, and also strongly characteristic of little-used street circuits. But what exactly happens during the processing of 'rubbering-in'? Mercedes explain more...
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Korea preview quotes - Mercedes & Sauber on Yeongam |
2011-10-10 19:13:00 |
| After the excitement of Suzuka, the paddock barely has time to catch its breath as it heads straight to Yeongam for this weekend's 2011 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix. It's only the race's second year on the calendar and after the torrential rain of last season's inaugural event, the teams and drivers will be hoping for some drier conditions in which to sample the challenging 5.615 km Korea International Circuit
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Kobayashi to start from seventh after grid reshuffle |
2011-10-08 19:53:00 |
| Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi will start the Japanese race from seventh after the FIA released the provisional grid for Sunday's event at Suzuka. Along with Mercedes' Michael Schumacher and Renault duo Bruno Senna and Vitaly Petrov, Kobayashi didn't set a time during Q3 and was originally classified in tenth.
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Lewis Hamilton Q&A: The car feels fantastic |
2011-10-08 18:20:00 |
| After wrangling with Red Bull's Mark Webber and Mercedes' Michael Schumacher at the last corner, McLaren's Lewis Hamilton missed out on completing a final flying lap. But however disappointed he may be feeling, Hamilton is determined to remain focused on Sunday's race, and with the MP4-26 feeling great to drive, he's positive
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McLaren: Button crucial to team's future development |
2011-10-05 19:52:00 |
| McLaren's new deal with Jenson Button will play a key role in ensuring the success of the team's cars in the coming seasons, particularly with the approach of an all-new engine formula for 2014. That is the view of McLaren's technical director Paddy Lowe.
Having a good driver with good feedback is essential still in Formula One, said Lowe, speaking in a Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Phone-In. Even though these days we have far more tools to work with offline
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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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Willis and Costa to boost Mercedes technical team |
2011-09-30 17:55:00 |
| In a bid to further strengthen their technical line-up, Mercedes have announced that former Red Bull technical director Geoff Willis will join the team next month, with ex-Ferrari technical director Aldo Costa coming on board in December.
Willis will become Mercedes' technology director, heading up the team's aerodynamics, vehicle dynamics, control systems and simulation functions, while Costa's role will be that of engineering director
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Rosberg bemoans tyre degradation |
2011-09-26 02:49:51 |
| Nico Rosberg believes his Mercedes was fast enough to snatch sixth place at the Singapore Grand Prix but missed out due to tyre degradation and the timing of the safety car
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Mercedes, Virgin get curfew back |
2011-09-25 17:41:00 |
Mercedes GP and Virgin Racing have also won back one of their four allowed curfew exemptions, after the FIA decided that the staff who entered the track early on Saturday were not involved directly with the car.
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Teams fall foul of F1 curfew rules |
2011-09-24 19:42:00 |
Red Bull Racing, Virgin and Mercedes GP fell foul of Formula One's curfew regulations on Friday night after marketing personnel from the teams entered the Singapore track.
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FIA Friday press conference - Singapore |
2011-09-24 05:13:00 |
| Team representatives - Riad Asmat (Team Lotus), Jean Francois Caubet (Renault Sport F1), Robert Fernley (Force India), Norbert Haug (Mercedes), Gerard Lopez (Lotus Renault), Sam Michael (Williams).
Q: Bob, first of all, what happened to Paul di Resta today?
Robert Fernley: We had a problem with the brakes, the machining of the brakes and the hydraulics. Paul has a lot of steel, he'll bounce back tomorrow
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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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McLaren committed to Mercedes power for 2014 |
2011-09-21 22:36:00 |
| With a new engine formula to be introduced in 2014, teams' choice of engine supplier have come into sharper focus in recent weeks, with Red Bull signing an enhanced agreement with Renault and Ferrari already professing to be hard at work on their new, fuel efficient 1.6L V6-turbo power unit.
In light of the changes, questions had been asked of the future of McLaren's partnership with engine supplier Mercedes
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FIA press conference schedule - Singapore |
2011-09-21 20:28:00 |
| Championship leader Sebastian Vettel joins five of his fellow drivers to answer questions on Thursday, whilst on Friday Lotus CEO Riad Asmat and Mercedes' Norbert Haug take to the stage. The line-up in full
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Game changer - Singapore & the safety car |
2011-09-21 18:04:00 |
| When it comes to planning race strategy, a key component is factoring in the probability of a safety-car deployment. This is dependent on factors such as circuit layout, the ease of clearing an incident and predicted weather conditions.
In Singapore, these factors come together to produce something close to a perfect storm: the safety car has appeared a total of five times in the three races held there since 2008. That means that the silver Mercedes SLS AMG is almost certain to make an appearance this coming weekend
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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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Ross Brawn Q&A: 2012 already our top priority |
2011-09-14 19:59:00 |
| Things have been looking up for Mercedes at recent races, with Michael Schumacher scoring fifth-place finishes at the last two rounds in Belgium and Italy.
But while this improvement in results is very welcome, team principal Ross Brawn wants more - much more. With race victories and championships very much on their list of targets, the team have already switched their focus to next year so they can develop the very best successor to this year's hit-and-miss MGP W02. Speaking exclusively to Formula1.com, Brawn explains more
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Sam Michael to join McLaren as sporting director |
2011-09-13 20:19:00 |
| Sam Michael will join McLaren as sporting director from 2012 onwards, it was announced on Tuesday. Michael resigned from his current post as Williams' technical director in May and his last race with the British team will be the forthcoming Singapore event later this month.
I'm extremely excited to be joining Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, said Michael. Being a racer my whole life, I know that McLaren is one of the all-time greats of Formula One. I already know and respect many of the team's senior technical management figures, and becoming a member of that excellent working unit was one of the prime attractions of this new position.
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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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Practice Two - Vettel bests Hamilton by a whisker |
2011-09-09 22:59:00 |
| Sebastian Vettel just beat Lewis Hamilton to the fastest time in the second practice session at Monza on Friday afternoon, lapping his Red Bull 0.036s ahead of the Briton's McLaren.
Nobody got close to Hamilton's 1m 23.865s from this morning, but Vettel managed 1m 24.010s to Hamilton's 1m 24.046s. Then Michael Schumacher sprang a surprise with third quickest time of 1m 24.347s for Mercedes, which at one stage was fastest.
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KERS - the secret success story of 2011 |
2011-09-07 17:20:00 |
| Amid the attention attracted this year by both DRS and the performance characteristics of the Pirelli tyres, the return of KERS has been somewhat swamped in the public eye.
Yet there's a firm case to suggest that it, too, has played its own crucial role in enabling the significant increase in overtaking for 2011, with the system being variously used to boost drivers into the DRS zone (ie less than one second behind the car in front), during the overtaking manoeuvre itself, or even to defend against a car behind with DRS in operation. While no hard data exists on this point, anecdotal evidence suggests KERS plays a role in nearly every overtaking manoeuvre for cars equipped with the system - as well as providing a valuable area of cutting-edge research into electronics and battery technology; in fact, exactly what the philosophy of Formula One racing has always been about. Mercedes explain more
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KERS - the secret success story of 2011 |
2011-09-07 17:20:00 |
| Amid the attention attracted this year by both DRS and the performance characteristics of the Pirelli tyres, the return of KERS has been somewhat swamped in the public eye.
Yet there's a firm case to suggest that it, too, has played its own crucial role in enabling the significant increase in overtaking for 2011, with the system being variously used to boost drivers into the DRS zone (ie less than one second behind the car in front), during the overtaking manoeuvre itself, or even to defend against a car behind with DRS in operation. While no hard data exists on this point, anecdotal evidence suggests KERS plays a role in nearly every overtaking manoeuvre for cars equipped with the system - as well as providing a valuable area of cutting-edge research into electronics and battery technology; in fact, exactly what the philosophy of Formula One racing has always been about. Mercedes explain more
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