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Raikkonen coy on 2012 season aims

Raikkonen coy on 2012 season aims

New Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen has muttered a series of platitudes about his ambitions for the 2012 Formula One season, his first since returning to the grid, suggesting that he and the team will simply do the best job they can throughout the year.

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Findia sign Bianchi as 2012 third driver

Findia sign Bianchi as 2012 third driver

Ferrari junior driver Jules Bianchi has been signed by the Force India team to be their third driver for the length of the 2012 Formula One season, with the Frenchman set to drive for the team in Friday practice throughout the year.

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Caterham hoping CT01 makes their point

The sheets are off Caterham's new 2012 car, and after the terrified shock over the look of the thing calms down, the team will be hoping that the CT01 can finally deliver them into the points-paying places, says The Ear.

Marussia car delay 'a shame' says Glock

Marussia driver Timo Glock has admitted that it is a "shame" that the Russian team is facing delays with their new car, after the backmarkers confirmed that their new MR01 car would not be launched until the third and final pre-season test.

DLR confident new HRT will be ready

Pedro de la Rosa has said that the HRT team are putting in a "superhuman effort" to develop their new car, and says that their latest challenger will be ready for the second pre-season test, despite talk of delays in the Spanish team's plans.

Fernandes: We must score a point in 2012

Caterham team principal Tony Fernandes has said that breaking their point-less streak in Formula One "has to be" their main aim for the 2012 season, after the team took the wraps off their new CT01 challenger this week.

Six of the Best...Kimi Raikkonen moments

With The People's Kimi having set off on his voyage back to the Formula One grid this week with his special extra test for the Lotus squad, Patronise F1 takes a look back at six standout moments from Raikkonen's first stint in F1.

 

Marussia car delay 'a shame' says Glock

Marussia car delay 'a shame' says Glock

Marussia driver Timo Glock has admitted that it is a "shame" that the Russian team is facing delays with their new car, after the backmarkers confirmed that their new MR01 car would not be launched until the third and final pre-season test.

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Caterham hoping CT01 makes their point

Caterham hoping CT01 makes their point

The sheets are off Caterham's new 2012 car, and after the terrified shock over the look of the thing calms down, the team will be hoping that the CT01 can finally deliver them into the points-paying places, says The Ear.

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GP3 Series confirms 2012 calendar

GP3 Series confirms 2012 calendar

Organisers of the Formula One-supporting GP3 Series have finally confirmed their full eight-round 2012 calendar, a schedule that includes a support slot at the Monaco Grand Prix weekend in Monte Carlo for the first time.

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Patty's 2010 F1 Season Review

Patty's 2010 F1 Season Review

After the carnage, chaos and confusion of F1's closest-ever championship race, Patronise F1's team of writers take a somewhat wry and massively confused look back at every silly moment of the 2010 Formula One season.

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The Foot's 2011 Patty Awards

The Foot's 2011 Patty Awards

The Foot, abiding by the motto of 'better late than never', becomes the final member of Patty's time-conscious writing staff to dust off his end-of-season awards, and pick his star performers from the 2011 Formula One season.

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Six of the Best...Kimi Raikkonen moments

Six of the Best...Kimi Raikkonen moments

With The People's Kimi having set off on his voyage back to the Formula One grid this week with his special extra test for the Lotus squad, Patronise F1 takes a look back at six standout moments from Raikkonen's first stint in F1.

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Speed Trap #8

Speed Trap #8

The latest edition of The Spleen's always-hilarious Speed Trap feature on Patronise F1 takes a look at the hidden troubles associated with trying to choose sides on the ongoing Lotus versus Lotus name-changing debate. 

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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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Features and Comment

 

Point Scoring?

The Ear looks at Caterham's dubious-looking new car.

 

Kimi's Greatest Hits

Patty picks out six standout moments from Kimi's F1 career so far.

 

End of the Lion

The loss of Peugeot is a huge blow for the FIA's new sportscar championship.

 

Paying Customers

The Head on the state of Williams and their new signing.

 

Patty's Season Review

Patty's bumper 2011 F1 season review is handily summarised here.

 

The March of Ide

The Head remembers the brief career of the might of Yuji Ide.