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FOA announces new Monaco Grand Prix deal');document.write('
Bernard Ecclestone and Michel Boeri met today in London and have agreed to extend the contract between Formula One Administration Limited and Automobile Club de Monaco for a further 10 years.The next Monaco Grand Prix will take place on May 29, 2011...
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Hungary preview quotes - Virgin, Ferrari, Force India, HRT & more');document.write('
Hot on the heels of Hockenheim, the teams head straight to Budapest for this weekend\'s Hungarian Grand Prix, the last race before the Formula One community takes a well-earned summer break. Drivers and senior team personnel discuss their prospects for the Hungaroring…
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FIA press conference schedule - Hungary');document.write('
A year on from his near-fatal accident at the Hungaroring, Felipe Massa is among the drivers facing the media in Thursday\'s conference, while on Friday his Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali will be just one of those fielding the questions…
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Unrepentant Ferrari target Hungarian success');document.write('
They may be racing under the cloud of possible further sanctions from the FIA after their controversial one-two result in Germany, but Ferrari are determined to stay upbeat ahead of this weekend\'s Hungarian race...
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Further details about US F1 race announced ');document.write('
Tavo Hellmund, Managing Partner of Full Throttle Productions LP, has revealed Red McCombs as the primary investor for the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix™ racing project.McCombs, a business and sports legend, is committing financial resources, experience and the business relationships of McCombs Partners to complement Hellmund and his extensive motorsports\' background...
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Yamamoto to race for HRT in Hungary ');document.write('
Sakon Yamamoto will be in action for HRT at this weekend\'s Hungarian Grand Prix. Yamamoto replaced Karun Chandhok at the last round in Germany and he will once again occupy the Indian driver\'s seat to race alongside Bruno Senna in Budapest.“I can\'t wait to go back to the Hungaroring as I know the circuit already very well from my Formula One races with Super Aguri, Spyker F1 and with ART in GP2 series,” said the Japanese driver, who is a veteran of 16 Grands Prix starts.
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Schumacher seeking a fresh start in Hungary');document.write('
For a driver who has scored four German Grand Prix wins during his career, you could imagine a ninth-place finish would be a result to forget. However, Mercedes GP\'s Michael Schumacher is determined to glean as much as he can from his poor Hockenheim outing ahead of this weekend\'s Hungarian event. \"The German Grand Prix last weekend was clearly disappointing for us but we have seen a variety of performances from our team over the past few races,” explained the seven-time world champion. “With this in mind, I will still go to Hungary with a positive feeling. As I said after the last race, we have to remain calm, look into all the details and analyse our performance in order to learn as much as possible from such weekends.
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Soft Pauer launch Timing and Track Positioning App on Android');document.write('
Soft Pauer have announced that its official Formula One™ 2010 Timing and Track Positioning Application is now available from Android Market. The smash hit 5*-rated App has up until now only been available on the Apple platform...
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Ferrari referred to WMSC over team orders');document.write('
Following their controversial one-two result at the German Grand Prix, Ferrari have been fined US$100,000 by the FIA after race stewards deemed they had breached sporting regulations and the case has been referred to the World Motor Sport Council.Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, who had been leading the Hockenheim race, moved aside to allow team mate Fernando Alonso past on Lap 49. A few moments before, Massa\'s race engineer Rob Smedley had told the Brazilian \"Fernando is faster than you. Can you confirm you understood that message?\"
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FIA post-race press conference - Germany');document.write('
1st Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), 1h27m38.864s; 2nd Felipe Massa (Ferrari), 1h27m43.060s; 3rd Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), 1h27m43.985s.Q: Fernando, as the team told you at the end you have indeed been very quick this weekend. Frustration though for much of the race and you said on the team radio at one stage \'this is ridiculous\' but in the end it ended very well for you.Fernando Alonso: Yeah, I think it was a good weekend overall. We did improve the car a lot and immediately from Friday we felt very competitive...
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German Grand Prix - selected team & driver quotes');document.write('
Red Bull\'s Sebastian Vettel on his tricky start from pole position; Toro Rosso\'s Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari on their first-lap collision; Lotus on their disappointing double DNF; and Ferrari\'s Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa on their first one-two since the season opener in Bahrain. All 24 drivers, and senior team personnel, report back on Sunday\'s race…
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Race - Alonso leads Ferrari one-two in Germany');document.write('
Felipe Massa handed Ferrari team mate Fernando Alonso a controversial victory in Sunday\'s German Grand Prix as the red team scored their second one-two of the season and the win they were under so much pressure to achieve before the summer break, beating Sebastian Vettel\'s pole-winning Red Bull into third place.Lewis Hamilton held on to his championship lead as fourth place brought him to 157 points ahead of McLaren team mate Jenson Button, who moved to 143 points after finishing fifth. Red Bull\'s Mark Webber was sixth after a race in which he was held back by an engine problem. He and Vettel are now joint third with 136 points, as Alonso closed up on 123 and Massa climbed to 85.
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FIA post-qualifying press conference - Germany');document.write('
Drivers: 1. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), 1m 13.791s; 2. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), 1m 13.793s; 3. Felipe Massa (Ferrari), 1m 14.290sQ: Sebastian, congratulations. Your third pole in a row. Your first in your home event and by such a small margin as well.Sebastian Vettel: Yeah, it would be interesting to calculate how much it is, two thousands of a second. It was very, very close. All session Fernando was really strong and in general the Ferraris are very competitive here. We
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Qualifying - selected team and driver quotes');document.write('
Force India\'s Vitantonio Liuzzi on his high-speed crash during Q1; Mercedes GP\'s Michael Schumacher on just missing out on taking part in Q3 in front of his home crowd; and Red Bull\'s Sebastian Vettel on clinching pole position. All 24 drivers, and senior team personnel, review Saturday\'s action at Hockenheim…
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Qualifying - Vettel snatches home pole in Germany');document.write('
Ferrari\'s Fernando Alonso led Red Bull\'s Sebastian Vettel in both Q1 and Q2 at Hockenheim, and again after the first runs in Q3, but on his very last run the German stopped the clocks in 1m 13.791s.And when the dust had settled after the Spaniard had completed his second run he came up just two-thousandths of a second short, on 1m 13.793s. There could scarcely have been a more dramatic scene-setter for Sunday\'s German Grand Prix...
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