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# f1 - Wednesday 26 September, 2012

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Yehaw! Texas F1 grand prix gets the go-ahead

The race, the first Formula One event to be held in the USA since 2007, will take place on 18 November – the penultimate weekend of the 2012 season.

# f1 - Tuesday 25 September, 2012

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McLaren offer Hamilton €15m deal – reports

There’s a new contract on the table for the English driver, according to reports.

# f1 - Sunday 23 September, 2012

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Vettel wins in Singapore as Alonso extends lead

The Red Bull driver took his second Grand Prix of the season while Lewis Hamilton was forced to retire.

# f1 - Saturday 22 September, 2012

Hamilton on pole for Singapore Grand Prix

Pastor Maldonado will join McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton on the front of the grid for Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix.

# f1 - Friday 21 September, 2012

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Vettel lays down Singapore marker

The Red Bull driver set the early pace with a time of one minute and 50.566 seconds, less than a tenth of a second ahead of McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

# f1 - Monday 17 September, 2012

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Formula One: Hamilton ‘happy’ at McLaren

The former world champion acknowledged rumours linking him to the rival Mercedes team, with Michael Schumacher expected to retire at the end of the season.

# f1 - Sunday 16 September, 2012

Formula 1: Hamilton ignoring contract ‘rubbish’

The McLaren driver insists he is only focused on winning the championship as speculation over his future rumbles on.

# f1 - Thursday 13 September, 2012

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F1 stars pay tribute to ‘unsung hero’ Watkins

Watkins helped save the lives of Ferrari’s Didier Pironi at the 1982 German Grand Prix, Jordan’s Rubens Barrichello at Imola in 1994, and McLaren’s Mika Hakkinen at Adelaide in 1995.

# f1 - Wednesday 12 September, 2012

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Webber ‘on fence’ on driver safety

The Australian said the recent accident at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa had brought the matter into the spotlight once again.

# f1 - Friday 7 September, 2012

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Hamilton quickest in second practice at Monza

The McLaren driver bounced back from a tough week to finish ahead of team-mate Jenson Button at the Italian Grand Prix today.

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Old school: Schumacher fastest in Monza practice

The German rolled back the years by clocking 1:25.422. Lewis Hamilton is sixth fastest.

# f1 - Thursday 6 September, 2012

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Hamilton stays coy on reports linking him with Mercedes

The former world champion has not commented on quotes from Eddie Jordan, saying he will replace Michael Schumacher.

# f1 - Wednesday 5 September, 2012

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Eddie Jordan: Hamilton is moving to Mercedes to replace Schumacher

The former team boss says that Hamilton will finally leave McLaren at the end of the season.

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Loyal: Alonso only wants to drive for Ferrari

The Spaniard would love to race beyond 2016, but only if he’s decked out in red.

# f1 - Tuesday 4 September, 2012

Button ‘disappointed’ with Lewis Hamilton over leaked team data

Hamilton posted the tweet after Saturday’s qualifying session for the Belgian GP.

# f1 - Sunday 2 September, 2012

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Schumacher: Reports of my retirement are premature

The German finished a creditable seventh in the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday.

# f1 - Wednesday 22 August, 2012

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McLaren boss confident Hamilton will agree new deal

Team boss Martin Whitmarsh says that contract discussions are “relatively straightforward”.

# f1 - Monday 20 August, 2012

Massa brushes off rumours he’s about to be sacked

The Ferrari driver looks set for a second successive season without a podium finish.

# f1 - Saturday 18 August, 2012

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Speeding fine or fine speeding? Coulthard tears up Lincoln Tunnel

New Jersey to Manhattan in less than a minute for the Scottish driver, who was promoting the 2013 USA Grand Prix.

# f1 - Wednesday 8 August, 2012

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Webber keen for more success

The 35-year-old Red Bull driver trails defending champion Fernando Alonso by 40 points in the 2012 drivers’ championship.

# f1 - Sunday 29 July, 2012

Hamilton wins Hungarian GP

Second victory of the Formula One season for the McLaren man.

# f1 - Saturday 28 July, 2012

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Hamilton takes pole in Hungary

The McLaren driver recorded the fastest time in qualifying, while championship leader Fernando Alonso is back in sixth.

# f1 - Friday 27 July, 2012

Don’t touch that dial… here’s the sport on TV this weekend

With the Olympics underway, there really is no reason to leave your sofa. Except for bathroom visits. And eating. And getting direct sunlight. But that’s it.

# f1 - Sunday 22 July, 2012

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Alonso extends his lead with win at German Grand Prix

The 30-year-old Spaniard beat Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button to seal the victory at Hockenheim.

Update: No action taken against Red Bull

The constructors’ champions had been accused of illegal engine mapping.

# f1 - Saturday 21 July, 2012

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Schumacher admits to brain fade before crash

The 43-year-old lost control of his Mercedes Formula One car during Friday’s second practice session at the Hockenheimring and spun into the tyre barrier.

# f1 - Friday 20 July, 2012

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Button fastest at opening practice in Germany

Hamilton was next best while world championship leader, Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso of Spain, was third quickest.

# f1 - Thursday 19 July, 2012

End of the road for Nurburgring? Famous German track veers towards administration

Sebastian Vettel says it ‘would be an embarrassment’ not to race at the track, which is in danger of going bust.

F1: McLaren expect Hamilton to stay

‘We’ve known Lewis a long time.’ Said an apparently unconcerned Martin Whitmarsh.

# f1 - Tuesday 17 July, 2012

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Massa confident of earning new Ferrari deal

The Brazilian has not been at his best in recent but recently recorded his best result since 2010 at the British Grand Prix.

# f1 - Monday 16 July, 2012

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Unsettled Hamilton to open talks with McLaren next month

The former world champion is worried about the team’s competitiveness,

# f1 - Saturday 14 July, 2012

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Button confident that McLaren can find their way out of the mire

Neither the Briton nor compatriot Lewis Hamilton have finished above eighth in the last two races.

# f1 - Thursday 12 July, 2012

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Maria De Villota’s recovery ‘remarkable’

The Marussia test driver was in critical condition and lost an eye after a crash early this month.

# f1 - Tuesday 10 July, 2012

Mark Webber signs new deal with Red Bull

The extension, which runs throughout next season, comes just two days after the Australian won the British Grand Prix.

# f1 - Monday 9 July, 2012

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Formula One: Title race still wide open, says Domenicali

Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali remains convinced Lotus and McLaren — third and fourth respectively — are still worthy contenders.

# f1 - Sunday 8 July, 2012

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Mark Webber overtakes Alonso to win British Grand Prix

The Australian took his second Silverstone win in three years, and became only the second repeat winner of the season.

# f1 - Saturday 7 July, 2012

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Alonso fastest in final practice for British Grand Prix

The Ferrari driver is the only man to have won more than one race this season.

# f1 - Friday 6 July, 2012

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Hamilton fastest at rain-soaked Silverstone

On a soggy, puddle-strewn circuit at Silverstone, the 27-year-old Briton threw his McLaren around the track in thrilling fashion.

# f1 - Wednesday 4 July, 2012

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Mercedes to consider Schumacher’s future

“We will make a decision this summer,” team chief Ross Brawn says.

# f1 - Tuesday 3 July, 2012

De Villota ‘conscious’ after F1 crash

The accident occurred at Duxford Airfield in Cambridgeshire this morning.