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  • AustinGP

    Austin GP Layout Unveiled

    The organisers of the U.S. Grand Prix, due to take place in Austin, Texas in 2012, have today revealed the layout of the new, custom-built track, which pays homage to some of the most popular and traditional circuits on the F1 calendar. The Herman Tilke-designed track will...

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  • Hamilton celebrates on the podium - Photo Credit: McLaren

    Belgian Grand Prix 2010: Race Report

    If, and it remains a massive if, Lewis Hamilton wins the F1 title this year, then his first Belgian Grand Prix win should be counted as a massive step on the road towards the glory. In a typically chaotic Spa race the 2008 champion gave...

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  • SPA

    F1 Live: Belgian Grand Prix 2010 – Practice 1

    Join the TCF team for live commentary on the first practice session of the Belgian Grand Prix

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  • Buemi - Photo credit: Red Bull

    Belgian Grand Prix 2010: Thursday Press Conference

    DRIVERS: Sébastien BUEMI (Toro Rosso), Pedro de la ROSA (Sauber), Lewis HAMILTON (McLaren), Michael SCHUMACHER (Mercedes), Sebastian VETTEL (Red Bull) Q: Gentlemen, first of all, what did you do during the break? Pedro, with the family I guess? Pedro de la ROSA: Yes, it has...

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  • Vettel

    Vettel And Webber Look Forward To Tough Spa Battle

    Red Bull drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber head in to the Belgian Grand Prix with the mental upperhand after securing a victory and third place in the Hungarian Grand Prix just before the summer break which sees all teams shut down for 2 weeks....

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  • FIF1

    Force India Ordered To Pay Aerolab Compensation

    Force India have been issued with an order demanding payment to former partner company Aerolab by a court in London. The team are compelled to pay 1,074,730, plus a further 8% in damages, over unpaid fees for service rendered by Aerolab to Force India. Force...

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  • Adrian Newey - Photo credit: Red Bull

    Adrian Newey Admitted To Hospital After Ginetta Crash

    Adrian Newey was admitted to hospital after an accident in the G50 race at Snetterton saw a heavy impact between Tony Hughes and his car. Newey’s race weekend ended after Julien Draper outbraked himself sliding in to the back of Newey’s guest car, the following  Tony Hughes...

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  • Williams at Hungary

    Williams Reflect On Hungarian Grand Prix

    After a double points finish for Williams at last weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, technical director Sam Michael has been reflecting on the improvements of the FW32 since the lacklustre results that characterised the beginning of their season. “We are definitely making progress with the car,...

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  • Toro Rosso - Photo Credit: Clive Mason/Getty Images

    Toro Rosso fail to score in Hungary

    Toro Rosso left the Hungaroring without scoring any points after Sebastien Buemi struggled to overtake and Jaime Alguersuari exited proceeding in a billowing smoke. Buemi had complaints about the aggressiveness of Michael Schumacher – he and Rubens Barrichello could form some sort of support group...

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  • Tonio Liuzzi, Force India

    Force India looking forward after disappointing time in Hungary

    Force India go into the summer break having retained sixth spot in the constructors’ championship despite failing to score any points for the second race running. Adrian Sutil was the innocent victim of a accident when, pitting under the safety car, he was hit by...

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  • Sauber at the Hungaroring

    Double Points Finish For Sauber In Hungary

    Sauber celebrated their 300th grand prix with a double points finish after Pedro de la Rosa came home seventh at the Hungaroring and Kamui Kobayashi followed in ninth. “I am extremely happy and I am especially happy for the team who deserved a good result...

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  • Rubens Barrichello narrowly avoided a massive accident at Hungary.

    Williams Happy With Double-Points Finish In Hungary

    Williams had much to celebrate at the Hungarian Grand Prix: Nico Hulkenberg finished sixth, his best ever F1 result; Rubens Barrichello squeezed past an aggressive Michael Schumacher to secure tenth, and a double points finish for the team; most importantly, a member of the Williams...

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  • Red Bull celebrate 100 Grand Prix

    Red Bull Celebrate A Century Of Grand Prix

    Red Bull Racing celebrated their 100th grand prix with a one-three finish in Hungary as Mark Webber claimed his fourth victory of the season at the 150th race of his career. Sebastian Vettel was on course to take the victory in Budapest but picked up...

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  • Lotus performed well at Hungary

    Lotus Enjoy ‘Really Good Result’ In Hungary

    On a hot day in Hungary Lotus Racing enjoyed an excellent result as Heikki Kovalainen finished the grand prix fourteenth, just ahead of teammate Jarno Trulli. The Anglo/Malaysian outfit head into the summer break consolidating their position as best of the new teams. “A great...

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  • Mark Webber on his way to winning the Hungarian Grand Prix - Photo credit: Red Bull

    FIA To Increase Front Wing Flex Test

    The FIA has announce that it will bring in further tests to rule out any further controversy surrounding the flexible front wing. Following complaints from various teams about the Red Bull and Ferrari wins the FIA wrote to teams after the Hungarian Grand Prix announcing...

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  • Mark Webber - Photo Credit: Mark Thompson/Getty Images

    Hungarian Grand Prix 2010: Race Report

    Mark Webber won his fourth race of the 2010 season in Hungary today and will lead the driver’s championship as F1 heads into its summer break. Red Bull will take also top the constructor’s standings as Sebastian Vettel finished in third, behind the Ferrari of...

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  • Sebastien Vettel

    As It Happened: Hungarian Grand Prix 2010

    F1 Live: Hungarian Grand Prix 2010 Tweet

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  • Force India

    Force India expect tough Hungarian GP

    It was another disappointing qualifying session for Force India today in Hungary as they again failed to get either car into the pole position shoot-out. However, the result was better than the disastrous showing in Hockenheim last week: Adrian Sutil was only two tenths off...

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  • Williams qualifying - Photo Credit: Charles Coates/LAT Photographic

    Williams pleased with first two sessions at Hungaroring

    Williams finished Friday in Hungary eighth and twelfth fastest as they tested completed the aero testing thwarted by rain last in weekend in Hockenheim, and concentrated on preparing for the event here in Budapest. Nico Hulkenberg was faster than Rubens Barrichello as the team compared...

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  • Lotus qualifying

    Lotus disappointed to be out-qualified by Glock in Hungary

    Lotus Racing claimed P20 and P21 on the Hungarian Grand Prix grid today with Jarno Trulli out-qualifying teammate Heikki Kovalainen. The team, however, were disappointed with the fact that both drivers will start behind the Virgin Racing driver Timo Glock. Heikki Kovalainen missed some crucial...

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  • Toro Rosso - Photo Credit: Clive Mason/Getty Images

    Toro Rosso pair reach limit of their cars in qualifying

    Toro Rosso got both drivers over the hurdle of Q1 in qualifying today as Sebastien Buemi claimed fifteenth spot on the Hungarian Grand Prix grid ahead of teammate Jaime Alguersuari, who will start tomorrow’s race from seventeenth. “I would say the car worked well and...

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  • Sebastian Vettel - Photo Credit: Paul Gilham/Getty Images

    Ravenous Vettel feasts on pole position in Hungary

    Sebastian Vettel took pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix in a qualifying session completely dominated by his Red Bull team. During qualifying it looked as though Mark Webber would push his Red Bull teammate to pole position but Vettel topped the timesheets by eight...

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  • bridgestone - Photo Credit: Peter Fox/Getty Images

    Bridgestone think super soft compound could be favoured race tyre

    Bridgestone expect the track at the Hungaroring to improve over the weekend and think that the super soft compound could become the most favoured – even on race day. Sebastian Vettel set his fastest time on the super soft tyre this afternoon as the teams...

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  • Lotus push Trulli's car back in to the garage

    Hydraulics Issue Hamper Lotus’ Friday In Budapest

    Heikki Kovalainen was hit by hydraulics problems this afternoon in Hungary, but overall Lotus had a productive day of practice in Budapest. The team completed 88 laps in total and Jarno Trulli finished the day nearly a second faster than the nearest Virgin Racing driver...

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  • Sauber

    Sauber Show Good Pace In Friday practice

    It was a reasonable start to the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend for Sauber who – after celebrating 40 years of Sauber motorsport last weekend in Germany – compete in their 300th grand prix here. Both Pedro de la Rosa and Kamui Kobayashi were quite happy...

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  • Red Bull practice a pitstop

    Red Bull Dominate Friday Practice

    Red Bull look like the fastest team in Hungary this weekend, with Sebastian Vettel topping the timesheets in both Friday sessions and Mark Webber second in the morning and third in the afternoon. Vettel was nearly half a second faster than second place man Fernando...

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  • Paul di Resta - Force India

    Force India Test Blown Diffuser

    Force India didn’t show good pace relative to their rivals in Friday practice at Hungary – finishing the day with Adrian Sutil sixteenth fastest and Tonio Liuzzi eighteenth – but they spent much of their day evaluating a new blown diffuser. Today my main goal...

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  • Jaime Alguersuari  - Toro Rosso

    Toro Rosso use Friday in Hungary to test new components

    Toro Rosso had a trouble-free day of practice at the Hungaroring today as the team tested new parts. “It was a useful day, as we tested many elements and got a lot of information to analyse,” said Jaime Alguersuari, who finished the day fifteenth fastest....

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    Cypher Group withdraw 2011 F1 application

    The Cypher Group today announced that it has officially withdrawn its application to become the 13th team in the 2011 Formula 1 championship. The team say that they have not raised sufficient money from sponsorship for them to compete next year, but remain committed to...

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  • Sebastian Vettel

    Hungarian Grand Prix 2010: Free Practice 2 Times

    Vettel dominates Free Practice 2 for the Hungarian Grand Prix 2010.

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