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F1: 2013 Concorde rumours ‘not true’ insists Ferrari

Ferrari chiefs have denied reports the famous Italian team has already inked a new Concorde Agreement with Bernie Ecclestone.
In the wake of Ferrari and also Red Bull’s departure from the FOTA alliance, it was rumoured the top teams must have secretly…

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F1: Madonna di Campiglio – Ferrari gearing up for 2012 season

During Ferrari’s annual Vrooom days, a Press Ski Meeting organized at Madonna di Campiglio, a ski resort in the Italian Dolomites, it was time for Ferrari Team Principal Stefano Domenicali and Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo to look back at th…

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F1: Top teams have signed new Concorde Agreement – reports

More media reports claim Ferrari and Red Bull, and probably also Sauber, have already inked separate new Concorde Agreements with F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone.
The rumour was first reported by Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport just after Christma…

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F1: Teams may already have new Concorde deals – report

Ferrari and Red Bull may already have inked separate new Concorde Agreements with F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone.

Montezemolo denies new Concorde deal
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The rumour follows the top teams’ recent split from the association FOTA.
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F1: Horner talks peace ahead of Monday FOTA meeting

Red Bull has not ruled out patching up its off-track quarrel with rival formula one teams.
The reigning and back-to-back world champions have pulled out of the F1 teams’ alliance FOTA, essentially over the debate about the gentleman’s cost-limiting ‘r…

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F1: Analysis – will more F1 teams quit FOTA group?

With up to five of F1′s twelve teams no longer members, the future of the FOTA alliance is on shaky ground.
HRT pulled out at the start of the year, with team boss Colin Kolles chiding the Geneva-based association for being “just a name and not really…

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F1: FOTA unity was always doomed – Ecclestone

FOTA is failing due to the competitiveness of the Formula One teams, according to Bernie Ecclestone.
The teams’ alliance is reeling from the high profile loss of top teams Red Bull and Ferrari, due mainly to the disagreement about the cost-cutting res…

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F1: Ferrari and Red Bull quit teams group FOTA

Ferrari and Red Bull have pulled out of the formula one teams association FOTA.

Red Bull and Ferrari leave FOTA
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Both the top teams separately confirmed the news, with a FOTA spokeswoman saying: “We are trying to arrange a meeting to…

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F1: Ferrari leaves FOTA

Ferrari has informed FOTA President Martin Whitmarsh that it is leaving the organisation made up of the teams competing in the Formula 1 World Championship.

Ferrari leaves FOTA
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It was a difficult decision and a great deal of thought…

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