BMW-Sauber has a buyer for its Hinwil based team, should the FIA grant it the thirteenth spot on the 2010 formula one grid. That is the claim of the Swiss newspaper Sonntagsblick, although team founder and minor shareholder Peter Sauber was giving nothing away at Monza when he said: "The negotiations are at a crucial stage. I can't say anything."
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At last, Denny Hamlin won before his home crowd, dominating the 400 lap race taking the lead on lap four and leading a race-high 298 laps easily keeping ahead of second-place Kurt Busch. Hamlin's best and only real challenger, Jeff Gordon, was sent up the track on a late race restart by Clint Bowyer, but recovered to finish third while Mark Martin was fourth.
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Lewis Hamilton admitted he made a mistake after crashing heavily out of a sure podium place on the last lap of Sunday's Italian grand prix. The reigning world champion had just set the fastest first sector of the entire race in pursuit of Brawn's Jenson Button, but lost the rear of his McLaren on the exit of the first Lesmo curve.
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Nico Hulkenberg on Sunday secured the 2009 GP2 championship with one round to spare. The young German, who is Williams' test driver and tipped for a race seat next season, finished the Monza sprint race third, enough to secure the necessary points advantage over his title rival Vitaly Petrov.
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The 2009 championship has become effectively a race between teammates, after the Brawns finished one-two at Monza and their title rivals at Red Bull had a poor Italian grand prix. "The man sat next to me here is obviously my big rival for the title now," said second placed Jenson Button, referring to his lead over winner Rubens Barrichello that shrank by 2 points to 14 on Sunday.
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Olivier Panis and Nicolas Lapierre gave team Oreca's first LMS win today at Silverstone, while Aston Martin drivers Charouz/Enge/Mücke clinched title.
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DEARBORN, Mich., - Some automotive enthusiasts express their love for cars by purchasing new wheels for their ride, while others simply collect toy model replicas. Not 24-year-old Daniel Verlarde, a longtime Mustang fanatic who decided to express his love permanently - by getting a new custom Mustang pony logo tattooed on his body.
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Stuttgart. Stuttgart. Today, September 12, 2009, the Panamera of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart is officially release on the German market. Effective immediately, demonstration cars will be on display at authorized dealers in Germany; fixed purchase agreements with delivery promises and dates can then be signed.
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The world's biggest-ever single day gathering of smart owners is today. It is set to be a very memorable occasion for enthusiasts of the iconic brand, and a particularly colourful affair too.
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The all-new Jaguar XJ will take Knightsbridge by storm this autumn with the opening of a unique luxury viewing room at the Berkeley hotel.
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The Chevrolet Cavalier was a common, affordable and simple car that found a home in countless driveways across the continent. Alongside its mechanical twin the Pontiac Sunfire, the Cavalier enjoyed a long and successful life before it was replaced by the Cobalt in 2005.
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Lewis Hamilton took pole position at Monza, but an hour after qualifying it had already emerged that he will make an extra pitstop in the Italian grand prix. The FIA will confirm the news with the official race-start fuel weights later on Saturday afternoon, but it is certain that the reigning world champion headed into Q3 with a two-stop race strategy.
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F1 drivers on Saturday were warned about jumping over the new kerbs at Monza. Even though the kerbs were modified ahead of this year's Italian grand prix to prevent kerb-cutting, race director Charlie Whiting found the need to issue a caution to all teams on qualifying day.
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Max Mosley on Saturday dismissed as "fantasy" Ferrari and other FOTA members' desire to field three cars per team next year. Sir Frank Williams has already indicated that he will veto the suggestion, and the FIA president at Monza confirmed that the newly-signed Concorde Agreement does not include the possibility of three cars.
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If Jenson Button was not already feeling the pressure of his diminishing points lead, he should not read Christian Horner's latest comments. With Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber both in the fight to hunt down the Brawn driver for the championship, the Red Bull team boss likened Button's situation to a soccer player about to blow an important match with a penalty shot.
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In the hours before his debut qualifying session for Ferrari, Giancarlo Fisichella crashed half-way through the Saturday morning practice session at Monza.
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Both BMW-Sauber drivers retired from qualifying at Monza with the same failures in their fresh V8 engines, the team revealed on Saturday. First Nick Heidfeld and then Robert Kubica had to park their cars during the Q2 session, on the same day mechanics fitted new BMW engines for the high speed demands of the Autodromo Nazionale.
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F1 drivers on Saturday were warned about jumping over the new kerbs at Monza. Even though the kerbs were modified ahead of this year's Italian grand prix to prevent kerb-cutting, race director Charlie Whiting found the need to issue a caution to all teams on qualifying day.
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Brawn is still yet to decide whether to change Rubens Barrichello's Spa-specification gearbox ahead of the Italian grand prix. Despite having some concerns about the unit after the oil leak and fire at the end of the Spa race two weeks ago, it successfully got the Brazilian through third practice and qualifying at high-speed Monza on Saturday.
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Kyle Busch's teammate, Denny Hamlin says he'd help his teammate, but, not for a victory. Tonight's Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway will determine the final qualifiers for NASCAR's playoffs the Chase to the Sprint Cup. Multi-car teams raise the question, how far will a driver go to help a teammate?
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