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13 Jul

Webber will re-sign for Red Bull, says team owner

LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) - Australian Mark Webber will re-sign for Formula One champions Red Bull, team owner Dietrich Mateschitz was quoted as saying on Wednesday. The Austrian energy drink billionaire told autosport.com that there were no doubts about the 34-year-old despite the driver ignoring team orders at last weekend's British Grand Prix. "Mark Webber will re-sign with us," Mateschitz…

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30 Jun

HRT confirm Ricciardo for Silverstone

LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - Australian Daniel Ricciardo will race for Hispania (HRT) at next week's British Grand Prix, the Formula One team said on Thursday. Hispania said in a statement that…

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30 Jun

UPDATE 1-Ricciardo to replace Karthikeyan at HRT

* Ricciardo to make F1 race debut at Silverstone * Karthikeyan moved aside by HRT (Adds statement, quotes) By Alan Baldwin LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - Formula One tail-enders Hispania (HRT) gave…

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30 Jun

New engines will still sound like F1, says FIA

LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - New V6 turbo engines due to be introduced in 2014 will still sound like proper Formula One units, the sport's governing body said on Thursday. Moving to…

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29 Jun

Vettel can cement a Red Bull era, says Ecclestone

By Alan Baldwin LONDON, June 29 (Reuters) - Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull may be heading for an era of Formula One dominance akin to Michael Schumacher's with Ferrari in the previous…

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29 Jun

F1 governing body approves new V6 engine for 2014

LONDON, June 29 (Reuters) - Formula One's governing body has formally approved plans to introduce a new V6 1.6 litre turbo engine from the start of the 2014 season. The International Automobile…

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29 Jun

Tyre choice makes Alonso's task tougher

By Alan Baldwin LONDON, June 29 (Reuters) - Ferrari's Fernando Alonso added another challenge to an already long list on Wednesday after Pirelli announced a tyre choice that could hit his chances…

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28 Jun

Williams make more technical appointments

LONDON, June 28 (Reuters) - Williams announced two more key technical appointments on Tuesday with Jason Somerville returning to the team as head of aerodynamics and ex-McLaren man Mark Gillan arriving as…

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27 Jun

Hamilton says he will never give up

By Alan Baldwin VALENCIA, Spain, June 27 (Reuters) - McLaren's Lewis Hamilton came out fighting on Monday, a day after he gloomily declared the Formula One title battle almost over, and promised…

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27 Jun

Webber picking up the pace again

By Alan Baldwin VALENCIA, Spain, June 27 (Reuters) - Mark Webber has sent out a warning to Red Bull's rivals that he is getting back up to speed after putting in his…

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