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Uproar Continues over Ferrari’s Team Orders at Hockenheim

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The general consensus seems to be that Ferrari made a hash of it by dispensing team orders that weren’t, to listen to Maranello tell the take, really team orders at all.  In a post race press conference, however, team boss Stefano Domenicali’s attempted to explain the Scuderia’s point of view.
When asked why Alonso’s pass of [...]

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Alonso Wins in Controversial Hockenheim Finish, and Ferrari Fined $100,000 for Team Orders

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In a controversial finish, Ferrari came home first and second in today’s race at Hockenheim, with Fernando Alonso taking winner’s honors, and Felipe Massa taking points as runner up.  But it wasn’t exactly a happy ending, as evinced by the rather dour faces in the Ferrari garage at race’s end.
Even the normally jubilant Alonso, who [...]

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Norbert Haug Backs Schumi’s Title Challenge for 2011

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Mercedes sports honcho Norbert Haug has come out defiantly against many of the paddock skeptics who have written off Michael Schumacher’s comeback effort as a disaster.  While acknowledging that Schumacher has struggled at the start, Haug insists that Schumacher is taking the long view, and is far from throwing in the towel.
As Haug told Kicker [...]

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Alonso to Rivals: ‘We Will Win the Championship’

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Ferrari ace Fernando Alonso still contends that he will win this year’s drivers’ title, in spite of the fact that he currently sits 47 points behind title chase leader Lewis Hamilton.  On the face of it, this seems like a brash claim as the Ferraris of Alonso and team mate Felipe Massa have not been [...]

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Vettel Wins European Grand Prix, Webber Flips

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Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel proved once again that he’s a leading contender for this year’s Formula 1 top honors.  He led the grand prix at Valencia from pole, and controlled the race virtually from red lights to checkers.  He was joined on the podium by the McLaren duo of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, who [...]

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Vettel Takes Pole in Valencia, Webber Lines Up Second

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Qualifying for the European Grand Prix today, in Valencia, offered a few surprises, but little drama.  The Red Bull boys, Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber, captured the front row of the starting grid again, proving that their qualifying dominance this year is more the rule than the exception. Vettel has a appeared rather sour-faced at [...]

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Hamilton Wins in Montreal, with Button Runner-up

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McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton scored his second victory in a row today in Montreal, with team mate Jenson Button as runner-up, also for the second time in as many races.  If that sounds like the beginning of a routine, the race was anything but.  The Canadian event was action-packed from turn one, with enough overtaking and [...]

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Hamilton Snags Pole for Canadian Grand Prix

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Lewis Hamilton again showed that he seems to know the quickest way around the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.  Hamilton won his first pole and his first race here in his debut F1 season in 2007.  On Saturday, he managed to outpace the pole-dominant Red Bulls, as well as his team mate, Jenson Button, who said of [...]

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Mark Webber Inks a One-Year Extension with Red Bull

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Red Bull Racing has confirmed that Australian driver Mark Webber has extended his contract with the team by another year, which will see him wearing Red Bull livery at least through 2011.  There had been moderate speculation earlier this season that Red Bull might draft ex-F1 ace Kimi Raikonnen from his current slot in the [...]

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Red Bull Aims to Extend Vettel’s Contract Through 2015

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Red Bull boss Christian Horner has hinted that the team would like to tie up their younger charger, Sebastian Vettel, to a long-term deal that would extend past his current contract, which runs through the 2012 season.  According to reports, Red Bull would like to tack an additional three years onto the deal, which would [...]

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