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Pirelli Selected as Sole Formula 1 Tire Supplier

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Pirelli has been selected as the official tire supplier for Formula 1.  The new deal with Pirelli is for three years.
The FIA had been dragging its heels in making a decision on this, to the extent that the top F1 teams, who  have already begun planning next year’s cars, have had to use data from [...]

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Fans and Teams Say the Show Was Boring, Bernie Says Be Patient

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Bernie Ecclestone is making an effort to instill calm in the troops.  Amidst a unanimous clamor that the season-opener in Bahrain was exceptional only in the level of tedium it produced, Ecclestone has encouraged teams and fans alike to reserve judgment.
In the aftermath of Sunday’s race, McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh called for an immediate change [...]

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Tentative Lineup at Jerez Test This Week

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The tentative line-up for this week’s test at Jerez has been released.  As has been the usual practice for teams thus far, they’ll be following a rotational pattern, rather than having drivers overlap on the same day, for the most part.  There are a couple of exceptions, but for the most part, the drivers will [...]

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More Rain Forecast for This Week’s Test at Jerez

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In another illustration of why a severely restricted pre-season test window is ineffective in Formula 1, rain is predicted for the four-day test meeting at Jerez this week.  This means that at least two of only four allowed pre-season tests will be rain-soaked.  While this will give the teams an opportunity to experiment with wet [...]

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Raikkonen Says a WRC Crown Would Mean More Than His F1 Title

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Kimi Raikkonen, in a pronounced case of sour grapes, has said that winning a World Rally Championship title would now mean more to him than his Formula 1 crown.  As reported in Autosport, the Finn went on to say, “I’m just starting out and I can sense what a long journey it would be to [...]

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New Win-Weighted Points System Approved for 2010

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The FIA has agreed to implement a new points system for Formula 1 in 2010.  The new scheme will award points to the top 10 finishers, respectively, in the following increments: 25-20-15-10-8-6-5-3-2-1.
This replaces a system that was put in place in 2003, largely as a countermeasure to prevent the kind of drama-deflating dominance that Michael [...]

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Button and Brawn Still at Loggerheads

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It seems that Ross Brawn and Jenson Button are still at loggerheads in their contract negoations for 2010.  As has been well publicized, both Button and his team mate Rubens Barrichello took steep pay cuts in 2009 to help ensure the survival of the team.  Apparently, this was done with the understanding that their former [...]

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Alonso Drives a Ferrari at Maranello

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Fernando Alonso paid a visit to the Ferrari Formula 1 team headquarters in Maranello on Friday.  It was his first official visit in his capacity as a driver for the Scuderia.  He arrived at the factory at 8.00 am, and began his day by meeting with team principal Stefano Domenicali.  Alonso then met with Ferrari [...]

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Toyota Quits Formula 1

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Following a meeting today of its board of directors, Toyota has announced a withdrawal from Formula 1 with immediate effect.  As reported in The Guardian, Toyota president Akio Toyoda said in an official press conference, “Based on the current economic environment, we realize we have no choice but to withdraw. This has been a very [...]

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The Return of Formula 1 Privateers

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During the past decade, Formula 1 has become increasingly dominated by the world’s largest car manufacturers.  Major car companies have always played a part in Formula 1, to one degree or another, but during the opening decade of this millennium we have seen the manufacturers’ impact grow to the point where they seriously considered banding [...]

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