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Dennis rules out Hamilton switch for `06.
McLaren-Mercedes boss Ron Dennis has ruled out any chance of putting Lewis Hamilton into a race seat before the end of the season after almost confirming speculation that Pedro de la Rosa is likely to remain in the drive for the final four races of the year.
Massa claims maiden F1 pole.
Felipe Massa claimed his first Formula One pole position after heading Ferrari team-mate Michael Schumacher in qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul Park.
Schumacher rues qualifying mistakes.
Although a series of scrappy laps prevented him from taking his fifth pole position of the year, Michael Schumacher admitted he would not have been able to usurp Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa from his first pole position in the Turkish Grand Prix anyway.
Top five starting position for Heidfeld.
Having delivered BMW Sauber their best result of third place in Hungary, Nick Heidfeld will start the Turkish Grand Prix in their highest position yet after qualifying sixth fastest, a position that becomes fifth when Ralf Schumacher serves his ten-place grid penalty.
Teams give backing to mass damper ban.
Several team principals have given their cautious backing to the decision passed by the FIA over the use of mass dampers, a situation that came to a head this week when Renault were forced to remove theirs.
Williams happy with driver choice for `07.
Frank Williams has admitted that promoting Williams test driver Alex Wurz into a race seat is a 'risk', but at the same time insisted he was ultimately happy with his decision.
Superb debut for Vettel in Turkey.
It looks as though Mario Theissen may have stumbled across another precocious young talent after Sebastian Vettel defied his lack of experience in an F1 car and of the Istanbul Park circuit to top the second practice session of the day in Turkey.
Vettel thrilled with superb debut.
He has never been to the Istanbul Park circuit and he has only driven the BMW Sauber once before, but Sebastian Vettel showed what a potential talent he is after stunning onlookers with the fastest time in practice for the Turkish Grand Prix.
Alonso and Doornbos come to blows again.
Having been penalised for his incident with Robert Doornbos in Hungary, Fernando Alonso was criticised again by Dutchman for a second incident concerning the two in practice for the Turkish Grand Prix.
Coulthard admits Klien was too young.
David Coulthard has admitted that Christian Klien may have been too young to compete in Formula One, the Scot speaking as the Austrian struggles to find a drive for 2007 in light of being replaced by Mark Webber at Red Bull Racing.
Honda partner with Turkish GP sponsors.
Fresh from its win last time out in Hungary, Honda has announced a partnership with Turkish Grand Prix title sponsor Petrol Ofisi for this weekends race in Istanbul.
Mass damper use illegal, says Court of Appeal.
The International Court of Appeal has ruled against the use of the 'mass damper' in the FIA Formula One World Championship. The Court of Appeal met this week on Tuesday after the FIA appealed against the decision of its own stewards at the German Grand Prix on July 30.
Aero updates to boost Midland.
Midland MF1 chief race and test engineer, Dominic Harlow has revealed that the Silverstone-based squad will introduce some 'important' aerodynamic updates at the Turkish GP this coming weekend.
Vettel to assume BMW testing duties.
BMW Sauber will field a third car at the Turkish Grand Prix after confirming Sebastian Vettel has successfully received the necessary superlicence to conduct testing for the team in Friday practice.
Eighth time in third Midland car for Mondini.
Giorgio Mondini will be back in action for Midland MF1 Racing at the Turkish Grand Prix this weekend, the Swiss driver once again getting the nod to drive the third car in Friday practice.
Blundell`s view: Turkish Grand Prix.
Hi folks... We are into the last quarter of the season now and things look quite exciting in a number of ways.
Zonta lowers own Laguna Seca mark.
Having sneaked the overall lap record at the Laguna Seca Raceway on the first day of the Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races, Ricardo Zonta went on to rubber stamp his name in the circuit's history books by lowering his own mark on his second attempt.
Zonta sets new track record at Laguna Seca.
Panasonic Toyota Racing driver Ricardo Zonta easily set a new track record on his second flying lap at the 11-turn, 2.238 mile Laguna Seca Raceway on Friday with a 1m 07:587s lap - at 119.206 mph.
Indianapolis confirms June date.
It has been confirmed that the United States Grand Prix will return to Indianapolis for 2007 for mid-June date, but its single-year deal is likely to raise speculation that next year's race could be the last.
Renault to put case at Court of Appeal.
Renault F1 has confirmed that it will participate in the Court of Appeal hearing designed to clear up the mass damper 'situation' on 22 August, but insists that it will abide by whatever decision that judging panel hands down.
Goodwood Revival list unveiled.
A bevy of Formula One stars from the past and present will be making an appearance at September's Goodwood Revival, reliving the days of the Goodwood Motor Circuit which - along with Silverstone - was Britain's leading racing venue during its active years between 1948 and 1966.
Webber predicting top five for Red Bull in `07.
Mark Webber has predicted that Red Bull can get amongst the best teams in Formula One from as early as 2007 when the Australian joins David Coulthard in the burgeoning team next season.
Webber joins Coulthard at RBR.
To no-one's great surprise, Red Bull Racing has confirmed that David Coulthard will be retained for 2007, and paired with former Minardi, Jaguar and Williams pilot Mark Webber, who quit the Grove team in the build-up to last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.
Michelin dominate on route to 101st win.
Michelin enjoyed a return to prominence in the Hungarian Grand Prix, with a resounding top five lockout after their wet weather tyres performed much better than those on their Bridgestone-shod rivals.