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F1: No ‘pecking order’ as tyres dominate 2012

Mar.27 (GMM) Even two races into the 2012 season, it is pointless to draw up a ‘pecking order’.

Indeed, the picture in the media is muddled.

With Ferrari in deep trouble until the Sepang downpour, Fernando Alonso’s surprise win was therefore a &quot…

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F1: Ferrari says Red Bull ‘half a second ahead’

Mar.16 (GMM) Pat Fry, Ferrari’s technical director, thinks Red Bull remains clearly ahead of the F1 field.
There is lots of talk that the reigning champion team is now closely matched by McLaren, with a big chasing group nipping at the heels headed by…

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F1: Briatore blasts F1 ‘show’

Mar.12 (GMM) Flavio Briatore has hit out at formula one by suggesting “any top driver” would have won last year’s title with the 2011 Red Bull.
“It’s only a real show now when it rains,” the former Renault team boss told Italy’s Sky Sport 24.
Briatore…

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F1: Red Bull not yet a great team – de la Rosa

Mar.12 (GMM) Red Bull is not yet one of F1′s ‘big two’ teams, according to Pedro de la Rosa.

Pedro de la Rossa
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The HRT driver admits his own Spanish employer is the “worst” in the field at present, but at the other end of the grid, …

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F1: Vettel, Alonso cautious on 2012 title prospects

Feb.24 (GMM) F1 grandees Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso have refused to predict they will be in the running for this year’s world title.

Fernando Alonso, Scuderia Ferrari
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An early analysis of the winter test running in Spain m…

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F1: Three teams modify 2012 pre-season programmes

Feb.24 (GMM) With one group test and three weeks until Melbourne, Ferrari, Red Bull and Lotus have modified their pre-season programme.

Kimi Raikkonen, Team Lotus Renault GP
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According to widespread media reports, and confirmed by th…

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F1: Suspicions linger after Newey’s ‘cooling slot’ claim

Feb.17 (GMM) Two authoritative sources have admitted they doubt Adrian Newey was telling the whole truth about the air inlet in the ‘step’ nose of Red Bull’s 2012 car.
Designer Newey, the pioneer of the now-banned blown diffuser solutions seen through…

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F1: Whiting says 2012 exhaust layouts ‘legal’

Feb.9 (GMM) Charlie Whiting has given the 2012 cars at the Jerez test this week an early clean bill of health.
It was reported the FIA’s technical delegate decided to attend the opening test of the 2012 pre-season amid speculation the teams may have o…

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F1: Ferrari not ruling out Ferrari future for Newey

Stefano Domenicali has hinted Adrian Newey might be targeted for a role at Ferrari — but the marque’s president Luca di Montezemolo sounds less keen.
Ferrari team boss Domenicali was asked if Red Bull’s highly respected designer Newey, whose cars hav…

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