Fernando Alonso pleaded ignorance on Thursday when asked about an erupting controversy between Felipe Massa and the Spanish press.
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The FIA has made obsolete the position of a formula one veteran while Jean Todt says he has no intention of trying to emulate Max Mosley in retaining the FIA presidency for many years.
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Ralf Schumacher fell heavily whilst skiing in Austria last month, according to the Cologne publication Express. It is reported that the 34-year-old German, who is vying to return to formula one this year, had to undergo surgery on his right shoulder in the wake of the January 18 crash in the state of Vorarlberg.
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Four teams look to be in the hunt for the 2010 world championship, Michael Schumacher predicted after last week's Jerez test. When the four-day session at the often damp Spanish circuit ended, the German had set just the eighth quickest lap time of all -- albeit ahead of his Mercedes GP teammate Nico Rosberg.
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Dallara owner and boss Gian Paolo Dallara has confirmed the Italian constructor is pushing ahead with its F1 plans for 2010. The Parma based outfit, famous for its F3 chassis as well as for its involvement in the Indycar, GP2 and other junior series, was commissioned by the new Spanish entrant Campos to pen its 2010 car.
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Lotus has put on hold plans to relocate in the near future to Malaysia. When the new team's official entry was confirmed last September, the FIA said Lotus' plan was to be based at the Sepang circuit.
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The F1 Commission last week confirmed that extending the gap between first and second places in 2010 to 7 points is to "further encourage the race to win". But Sauber driver and Grand Prix Drivers' Association chairman de la Rosa said according to Spain's El Pais newspaper: "Changing the scoring system will not change anything, because the drivers always want to win."
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Red Bull figures on Wednesday said they were flattered that so many rival cars now resemble the Milton Keynes-designed single seater. After the RB5 finished the 2009 season as the dominant car, many new contenders have hit the test tracks this winter resembling features of the Red Bull.
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On the last of four days of testing at Jerez on Saturday, the new Virgin team finally began putting some representative laps on the board. It has been a torrid first ever test for the new British team, having grappled with a front wing failure and faced criticism that choosing to pen the VR-01 without a wind tunnel was not a wise idea.
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The Lotus F1 team launched its Mike Gascoyne-designed, Cosworth-powered Formula 1 car Friday afternoon in London.
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For a third day in a row, rain disturbed the test programme of the Formula 1 teams, forcing them to run in full rain trim.
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French tire manufacturer Michelin is in talks with the FIA about a possible return to formula one.
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Nico Hulkenberg has admitted that returning engine supplier Cosworth's V8 unit feels "better" and "stronger" than the Toyota power plant.
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Adrian Newey has waded into the debate about Virgin's decision to design its 2010 car without using a wind tunnel.
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Nick Heidfeld says he will use the experience of his new reserve driver role in order to mount a later return to the formula one grid.
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Japanese rookie Kamui Kobayashi put a lightweight Sauber in first place at the very end of the second day of official Formula 1 testing at Jerez, Spain.
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Michael Schumacher's manager Willi Weber has expressed concern about a website featuring the famous seven time world champion's name.
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Renault F1 Team is delighted to announce a renewal agreement with Processia Solutions, a long time official supplier of the team. Processia Solutions, based in Laval, Canada, specializes in the implementation of PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) solutions and in advanced software development.
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Bernie Ecclestone and Jose Ramon Carabante have joined forces to rescue the Campos team, Spain's Diario AS newspaper reports.
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Concerns about Bridgestone's new intermediate tyre were raised after the opening day of the Jerez test on Wednesday.
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