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Provisional 2010 F1 schedule leaked
A provisional, 18-race calendar for the 2010 Formula 1 World Championship has been leaked - with Canada returning to the schedule but Australia losing its curtain-raising slot to Bahrain.

Race legend Frank Gardner passes away.
Australian motorsport legend, and sometime F1 racer, Frank Gardner passed away at his Gold Coast home on Saturday, ending a long-time battle with illness. He was 78.

Red Bull highlights Eau Rouge incline.
Red Bull has used one of its extreme sports stars to illustrate just how steep the infamous Eau Rouge section of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit really is.

McLaren won't 'kid themselves' about Spa chances
Jonathan Neale has insisted that McLaren-Mercedes is under no false illusions at Spa-Francorchamps ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix this weekend, well aware that the race is likely to signal the end of the squad's current purple patch of form.
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Legendary commentator Walker to feature in Roary the Racing Car
It has been announced that legendary Formula 1 commentator Murray Walker is to lend his voice to well-loved children's television programme Roary the Racing Car .

Sochi next for Renault Roadshow
The Renault F1 team has announced that Sochi, Russia will be the latest stop on its 2009 Roadshow calendar. Romain Grosjean and demo driver Adam Khan have been slated to drive the team's F1 cars in the Russian city on Friday September 18.
Prodrive AND Epsilon Euskadi to be granted 2010 F1 slots?
It is being rumoured within the Formula 1 paddock that both Prodrive and Epsilon Euskadi could be granted slots on the 2010 starting grid, depending upon the fate of BMW-Sauber.

F1 rivals defend Badoer's 'good job' in 'impossible' circumstances
Luca Badoer's Formula 1 rivals have leapt to the beleaguered Italian's defence in the wake of the barrage of criticism he has received for his performance in Valencia so far this weekend - contending that he has 'done a good job' in what is an 'impossible' situation.
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Howett drops hint Trulli's Toyota days are numbered
Jarno Trulli's five-year association with Toyota looks to be drawing to a close if the admission of John Howett is anything to go by, as the big-budget Japanese manufacturer's motorsport president suggested 'there is a very strong probability' of the experienced Italian's contract with the team n
REVEALED: Post-qualifying car weights in Valencia
The post-qualifying fuel weights ahead of the European Grand Prix this weekend suggest that Sebastian Vettel should be worried, that Rubens Barrichello is arguably in the box seat - and that Jenson Button could just be about to get his faltering championship challenge back on-track under the Span

Badoer: With two days' testing, it would have been a different story
Luca Badoer contended that had he only been able to test for a couple of days ahead of his F1 return in this weekend's European Grand Prix in Valencia, he would not be starting the race from the very back row of the grid.
Kovalainen admits enthusiasm got the better of him
Heikki Kovalainen admitted to having 'pushed just a little too hard' at the end of qualifying for the European Grand Prix in Valencia - as a tiny twitch cost the him what would likely have been his second career F1 pole position.
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Badoer fined four times for pit-lane speeding in practice
Luca Badoer was caught speeding in the Valencia pit-lane four times on Friday during the opening two free practice sessions for the 2009 European Grand Prix, it has been revealed - as the Italian proved to be quicker in the pits than out on the track.
Tost: I didn't sack Bourdais by text message
Scuderia Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost has hit back at accusations that he informed S?bastien Bourdais that he no longer had a drive with a team by text message - and explained that the Frenchman's performances had simply failed to meet expectations.

Badoer: Massa's seat is mine until he returns
F1 returnee Luca Badoer has shrugged off suggestions that he will be swiftly ejected from the cockpit of Felipe Massa's Ferrari should he fail to perform - arguing that the drive is his for as long as the Brazilian remains out of action.

Alonso chasing front row as Grosjean impresses on debut
Double F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso shrugged off an embarrassing coming-together with BMW-Sauber rival Nick Heidfeld to delight his home fans with the fastest time at the end of the opening day of practice for this weekend's European Grand Prix in Valencia - as new rookie team-mate Romain Gr
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Red Bull extends Vettel contract to 2011
Red Bull Racing has announced that it has extended Sebastian Vettel's contract until the end of the 2011 Formula 1 World Championship campaign - with an option on the highly-rated German's services for 2012.

FIA explains how Renault averted Valencia ban
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF APPEAL (I.C.A.) of the FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE L'AUTOMOBILE
Heidfeld: I'm fast, experienced and motivated - and I deserve to stay in F1
Nick Heidfeld has set out his stall to potential future F1 employers by reminding the paddock that - as he is set to be left without a drive following BMW's withdrawal at the end of the 2009 campaign - he still has a lot to offer at the highest level.

Singapore readies for second grand prix
Preparations for this year's Singapore Grand Prix are now well underway, with construction of the revised pit-lane entry and exit routes now complete, along with more than 60 per cent of the installation of lighting structures.
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Massa '85/90% recovered', targeting Brazil return
Though paddock speculation has linked him to a comeback in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in just under a month's time, Ferrari star Felipe Massa has said that a more realistic aim may be to return to the F1 starting grid for his home race at Interlagos in October.

Domenicali vistis Massa.
Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali has backed up recent positive reports regarding Felipe Massa's recuperation from the head injuries sustained in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Massa poised for Monza return?
As unlikely as it may have seemed just a couple of weeks ago, the Formula One rumour mill is already suggesting that Felipe Massa could be poised to make an emotional return to the cockpit in front of Ferrari's loyal tifosi at the Italian Grand Prix.

Prost backs Schumacher U-turn
Multiple world champion Alain Prost has poured oil on the waters of Michael Schumacher's decision not to return to Formula One at next weekend's European Grand Prix, suspecting that the German's neck injury might have been the tip of a bigger fitness iceberg.
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