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Ricciardo happy to settle for fourth on grid

Daniel Ricciardo thinks Red Bull can be happy with a spot on the second row on the grid in Malaysia after struggling at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix




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Raikkonen confident he can adapt to Pirellis

Kimi Raikkonen is confident he will be able to adapt quickly to the Pirelli tyres when he makes his comeback with Renault next season




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Sutil has 'more than one option' for 2012

Adrian Sutil says he has more than one option for a race seat on 2012 as he looks to get a deal signed before the end of the year




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Raikkonen 'very important' for Renault

Lotus Renault owner Gerard Lopez says that Kimi Raikkonen's acquisition is "one of the very important steps" to make the team more competitive




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Petrov hopes to remain at Renault

Vitaly Petrov says that he wants to remain at Renault and partner Kimi Raikkonen next season, despite doubts over his future




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Grosjean gets second Renault seat

Lotus Renault has announced that Romain Grosjean will drive alongside Kimi Raikkonen next season




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Lopez enjoys 'buzz' around team

Lotus Renault owner Gerard Lopez is excited that the recent driver announcements have created "a real buzz" around the team




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Senna confident for 2012 despite narrowing options

Bruno Senna is not sure where he will end up in 2012 but is confident he will be in a better position at the start of next season than he was at the start of this year




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Raikkonen escapes injury after snowmobile accident

Kimi Raikkonen has escaped with just a sore wrist after an accident in a snowmobile race in Austria on Saturday




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Boullier targets title tilt in three years

Renault team principal Eric Boullier is targeting race victories in the next three years and fourth place in the championship next season




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Bahar defends Renault approach

Dany Bahar, chief executive of the Lotus Group, has defended Renault's approach to its drivers after Kimi Raikkonen hurt his wrist in a skidoo accident




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Senna open to reserve driver role in 2012

Bruno Senna would accept a seat as a third driver in 2012 as long as it allowed him track time on Fridays




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Grosjean eager to develop car

Romain Grosjean is eager to help develop the new Renault car ahead of his first full Formula One pre-season




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'The order could be shaken up in 2012' - Raikkonen

Kimi Raikkonen is confident he has lost none of his speed since he last raced in Formula One in 2009 and reckons there could be a few surprises when he makes his return next year




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Jarno Trulli slams 'less committed' pay drivers

Jarno Trulli has hit out at the growing influence of so-called 'pay drivers' in Formula One, accusing them of being 'less committed'




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Raikkonen ignoring comeback critics

Kimi Raikkonen says that any negative comments about his return to Formula One have "no effect" on him




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Raikkonen to test R30 in January

Lotus (formerly Renault) has confirmed that Kimi Raikkonen will drive one of its R30's in January to reacquaint himself with a Formula One car




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Raikkonen needs time to acclimatise, says Watson

Former grand prix winner John Watson says that Kimi Raikkonen will need time to familiarise himself with the new technicalities of the sport when he returns to drive for Lotus Renault for the 2012 season




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FIA bans reactive ride height for 2012

The reactive suspension system pioneered by Lotus for the 2012 system has been banned for the new season, according to reports




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Renault to decide on 2014 customer teams in September

Renault has set a September deadline in deciding how many customer teams the engine manufacturer will supply from 2014 onwards




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Renault open to team ownership return

Renault says it is open to the idea of taking over an existing team on the grid, though no firm decisions have been made over its future in Formula One




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Liuzzi optimistic despite crash

Tonio Liuzzi is optimistic he can still have a good race despite crashing out of qualifying for the German Grand Prix




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Kubica happy with seventh

Robert Kubica said he was happy to be seventh on the grid for the German Grand Prix as he did not expect to be any higher




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Massa eyes big points haul

Felipe Massa hopes that Ferrari's run of bad luck will come to an end at the German Grand Prix after he qualified third on the grid behind team-mate Fernando Alonso




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Massa frustrated by events

Felipe Massa was clearly an angry man in the post race press conference after insinuating that team orders cost him victory in the German Grand Prix




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Vettel surprised at poor start

Sebastian Vettel admitted he was surprised to see the Ferraris catapult past him at the start of the German Grand Prix as the home favourite eventually finished back in third




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Ferrari to face FIA over Hockenheim

Ferrari's team principal and team manager have been summoned by the stewards after they appeared to implement team orders at the German Grand Prix




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Alonso plays down team orders row

German Grand Prix winner Fernando Alonso has played down the furore surrounding the possibility of Ferrari using team orders to rig Sunday's race result




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Driver reaction after the German Grand Prix

Driver and team reaction after the controversial German Grand Prix




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McLaren must work 'very quickly' - Lewis

Lewis Hamilton admitted that his McLaren team must work 'very quickly' to turn things around after finishing well off the pace of the Ferrari duo and Sebastian Vettel on Sunday




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Kubica 'best of the rest'

Robert Kubica continued his impressive season for Renault after finishing as the 'best of the rest' behind the big three teams at the German Grand Prix




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Damage limitation for Mercedes

Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher admitted there was not much more they could have done after a frustrating German Grand Prix saw them finish in 8th and 9th respectively on home soil




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'I'll be back', insists Webber

Mark Webber vowed to continue his fight for a first drivers' title after a disappointing German Grand Prix saw him finish an unaccustomed sixth




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FIA declares Red Bull and Ferrari front wings legal

The FIA's Jo Bauer on Sunday eased a burgeoning controversy about flexible front wings




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Force India draws a line under Hockenheim

Force India is ready to "draw a line" under its disastrous German Grand Prix after a pit stop mix up saw its drivers finish 16th and 17th




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Schumacher sympathises with Ferrari

Michael Schumacher has sympathised with Ferrari's decision to implement team orders at the German Grand Prix




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Massa focused on Hungary

Despite all the controversy at last weekend's German Grand Prix, Felipe Massa insists he is entirely focused on the upcoming race at the Hungaroring




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FIA set Ferrari hearing date

The FIA's World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) will consider Ferrari's team orders breach on 8 September




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Lauda expects Ferrari 'pasting'

Former three-time world champion Niki Lauda believes Ferrari will "get a pasting" when they face the sport's governing body next month over allegations of race fixing




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No further punishment for Ferrari in team orders scandal

Ferrari has avoided further punishment for its actions at the 2010 German Grand Prix, after appearing in front of the FIA's World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) in Paris on Wednesday




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Radio message meant to motivate Massa - Ferrari

Ferrari said that the radio message issued to Felipe Massa during the German Grand Prix was merely meant to motivate the Brazilian to drive faster himself




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Honda running 'very conservative' due to higher temps

Honda is running its engines on "very conservative" settings at the first race of the season in Australia for fear of damaging one of its four power units per car




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Alonso returns to McLaren simulator

Fernando Alonso will return to the McLaren simulator on Wednesday as he closes in on a return to the cockpit ahead of the Malaysian Grand Prix




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Alonso 'recalls heavy steering' before winter crash

McLaren has revealed Fernando Alonso recalls a sense of "heavy" steering moments before his testing crash in Barcelona




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Alonso: I feel ready to go in Sepang

Fernando Alonso says he feels fit and ready to race this weekend as he closes in on a comeback at the Malaysian Grand Prix




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MP4-30 exceeds Alonso's expectations

Fernando Alonso said the McLaren felt much better than he expected during his first run in the MP4-30 since pre-season testing




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McLaren won't be getting knocked out in Q1 for long - Alonso

Fernando Alonso is confident McLaren will not be getting knocked out of Q1 for long this season despite his first qualifying session with McLaren leaving him 18th on the grid at the Malaysian Grand Prix




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Broken roll-bar to blame for Vettel's Q3 woes

Red Bull has identified a broken roll-bar as the reason for Sebastian Vettel's lack of pace during Q3 in Turkey




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Barrichello and di Grassi unhappy with Cosworth engine

Both Rubens Barrichello and Lucas di Grassi have complained about a lack of power from their Cosworth engines




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Driver reaction after Turkish Grand Prix

All the driver's reaction after the Turkish Grand Prix