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Monaco Preview – who will rule the Principality?

admin — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:50:00 +0000

Will Monaco, the sixth round of the 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship, see the sixth different winner in a gripping season? And, if so, who will it be? McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton, who is overdue for a win?

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Cracking the (bar)code – Pirelli on tyre tracking

admin — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:12:00 +0000

Pirelli bring around 1800 tyres to each Grand Prix, but the destiny of these tyres is mapped out long before they arrive at the circuit. The tyres for each race are made in a specific production run before the Grand Prix

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Montezemolo: Championship in Ferrari’s hands

admin — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:31:00 +0000

Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo has told the company’s Formula One team that each and every member must deliver if they are to stand any chance of winning the 2012 world championship. Ferrari have experienced mixed fortunes in the first part of the year. Fernando Alonso has taken one victory and shares the lead in the driver standings

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A Monaco story – when Nico met Mika

admin — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:32:00 +0000

It’s a scene that happens hundreds of thousands of times a day around the world: two people meet in a lift, greet each other and begin to chat about work and life. The twist in this particular story, though, is that the elevator is in Monte-Carlo; the two men are resident in the same apartment building; and both have written important chapters in Mercedes’ Formula One history

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Pastor Maldonado Q&A: Williams improving fast

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:15:00 +0000

Following his victory at the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, Williams driver Pastor Maldonado gives his thoughts on his first win in Formula One, his prospects for the upcoming Monaco round, and the 2012 season so far

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Monaco preview quotes – Caterham on Monte Carlo

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:48:00 +0000

The Monaco race may be one of the most glamorous and historic events on the Formula One calendar but that’s not why the drivers love it so. The real draw for them is in the challenge of the Monte Carlo circuit’s twists and turns, which rewards the brave and punishes the tiniest of mistakes. They and their teams explain why they can’t wait to get started on Thursday

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Monaco preview quotes – Caterham on Monte Carlo

Felipe’s Ferrari future – is Massa really on borrowed time?

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:35:00 +0000

It may have only been a short line near the bottom of an article about the Spanish race, but the words published earlier this week on Ferrari’s official website must have hit home to Felipe Massa and his legion of fans. Everyone, he more than anyone, is expecting a change of gear starting right away, it read.

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Felipe’s Ferrari future – is Massa really on borrowed time?

Kamui Kobayashi Q&A: Top four the Monaco target

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:20:00 +0000

At the Spanish Grand Prix last Sunday Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi equalled the best race result of his Formula One career. The Japanese driver came fifth at the Circuit de Catalunya, just as he did in Monaco last year.

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Kamui Kobayashi Q&A: Top four the Monaco target

Sauber CEO Kaltenborn handed stake in team

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:00:00 +0000

Team principal and president of the board of directors Peter Sauber has transferred a third of the stake in the Sauber Group to CEO Monisha Kaltenborn.

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Mark Gillan Q&A: Williams must continue to deliver

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:19:00 +0000

Williams are back.