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Sauber confirm Koba for 2011 season

Sauber confirm Koba for 2011 season

The Sauber team have announced that they will keep Kamui Kobayashi in one of the team's race seats for the 2011 Formula One season, after the Japanese driver impressed the squad during his first full season in the sport.

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Drivers may not attend hearing - report

Drivers may not attend hearing - report

Contrary to earlier speculation, a new report from the UK Daily Telegraph newspaper has now claimed that neither of Ferrari's race driver will attend the team's World Motor Sport Council hearing on Wednesday in person.

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Ordergate verdict will be decisive for title

The World Motor Sport Council verdict on the contentious Ordergate issue will end up having a huge impact on the 2010 championship battle, not only for Ferrari themselves, but for Red Bull Racing and McLaren as well.

Tilke promises 'edgier' tracks in future

Renowned Formula One track fiddler Hermann Tilke has said that he will make sure future Tilkedromes will go "much more to the edge" in terms of their designs, building on the design of the new American grand prix track.

Bridgestone announce final tyre choices

The Bridgestone tyre company has announced their final tyre choices for the four closing events of the 2010 F1 season, returning to some more conservative choices after earlier aggressive efforts to 'spice up' the Formula One show.

Kubby confident as Renault fret on F-duct

Renault driver Robert Kubica says that there is "no reason" why the French team cannot be competitive at the Italian Grand Prix this weekend, though the team themselves are yet to make a decision on whether to run their F-duct at Monza.

Chanders sure Korean track will be ready

HRT driver Karun Chandhok has said that the Korean International Circuit is on course to be ready for the inaugural South Korean GP in October, after the Indian driver conducted a demo run in a Red Bull at the track on Saturday.

 

Sauber confirm Koba for 2011 season

Sauber confirm Koba for 2011 season

The Sauber team have announced that they will keep Kamui Kobayashi in one of the team's race seats for the 2011 Formula One season, after the Japanese driver impressed the squad during his first full season in the sport.

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Ordergate verdict will be decisive for title

Ordergate verdict will be decisive for title

The World Motor Sport Council verdict on the contentious Ordergate issue will end up having a huge impact on the 2010 championship battle, not only for Ferrari themselves, but for Red Bull Racing and McLaren as well.

More:

GP2 Series - Spa Report

GP2 Series - Spa Report

Both the GP2 and the GP3 Series titles could feasibly have been wrapped up at the Spa-Francorchamps weekend, but in the end neither of them were after an action-packed race weekend of rain-affected carnage and chaos.

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Patty's 2009 F1 Season Review

Patty's 2009 F1 Season Review

The Patronise F1 writing team takes a look back at the whole mad story that was Formula One's 2009 season, taking an overly-wry look at every twist, turn and WMSC court appearance that made it such a bizarre year of on- and off-track action.

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Majestic Hamilton win buries Spa demons

Majestic Hamilton win buries Spa demons

Lewis Hamilton took a famous victory today in a race made hugely interesting by changeable conditions. He was chased home by Mark Webber and Robert Kubica, while the other championship contenders each had crashy moments and didn't score.

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2011 Silly Season Report #5

2011 Silly Season Report #5

The relative tedium of the 2011 silly season continues to rumble ever onwards, with a smattering of minimal speculation peppering the door of the Formula One rumour mill over the remaining few seats on next season's grid.

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Speed Trap #6

Speed Trap #6

The latest Speed Trap features some exclusive footage from one of Mercedes GP's more tense meetings at their Brackley headquarters, where people are struggling to believe in a certain someone's ability to perform.

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2008 in Review - Driver Ratings

2008 in Review - Driver Ratings

It has been a year of performances of some description. Some good, some indifferent, and some downright awful. And that was just the title contenders. Lets give a run down of the drivers, and assign ratings to them for no reason other than to inspire debate.

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Features and Comment

 

Taking Orders

The Ear talks about why this week's WMSC hearing will influence the title fight.

 

The Rumour Mill

A summary of the latest 2011 rumours, most of which seem to involve Sauber..

 

American Idol

The Head casts an eye over the initial reaction to Tilke's new US track.

 

Patty's Belgium Review

Patty tries to describe the action from a hectic Spa race in less than 40,000 words.

 

Entering the Run-In

The Ear takes a look at what factors might decide the 2010 championship battle.

 

Career Moves

Ickle's Pirelli move puts him back in the frame for the 2011 grid.