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Toro Rosso are expected to launch their 2012 car at the first pre-season test, which will get underway at the Spanish circuit of Jerez on February 7. The TR7 completed the FIA’s crash test programme on Wednesday. “Having previously passed various static crash tests, today, our new car, the TR7, passed all remaining FIA crash tests,” said the team on their website. “These are compulsory for all cars that will compete in the Formula 1 World Championship and this year they were even more stringent, as the sport’s governing body continues to pursue safety as one of its main aims [...]

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After changing its name to Caterham following the long dispute over the Lotus name, the team that used to be Team Lotus, has also announced that it is moving out of its factory in Norfolk to a site in Leafield, which is closer to the rest of the F1 factory bases in England. “We propose moving the F1 and GP2 teams to the new site in or around August 2012, giving us ample time to build up the infrastructure required to house all the critical elements of both teams, and propose moving Caterham Cars into a new, bespoke development and [...]

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Caterham look set to be the first team to unveil their 2012 car – and in a rather novel fashion. The CT01 will be the cover star on the February edition of F1 Racing magazine, which goes on sale next Thursday, January 26. There will be further pictures inside the magazine, and the team will also be posting shots on their official Facebook and Twitter pages. The CT01 is the third F1 machine produced by the Norfolk-based team, and the first since they changed their name from Team Lotus to Caterham over the winter. Having finished a strong tenth in [...]

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There’s no doubting the 2011 season was a bitter pill for Williams to swallow. Ninth in the standings after scoring five points was their worst-ever campaign. But rather than going to ground, the British team are intent on making amends to their steadfast fans and fighting their way back up the order. As a result, changes have been afoot at their Oxfordshire base for some time, with a new engine courtesy of Renault, a revised technical team and – most recently – a new driver in Bruno Senna just some of the alterations underway. And chief operations engineer Mark Gillan [...]

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Bruno Senna has joined the Williams team, where his uncle Ayrton Senna raced in his last year, in 1994. It is Bruno’s third season in F1, and he appears ecstatic about joining his uncle’s old team. Ayrton died in a racing accident at Williams in 1994 at the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola, Italy. MySportNews іѕ a sports news digest publication that compiles real time, on demand sports news, articles, аnd resources. This article was distributed by Syndicated Sports news wire and aggregation service, For more Formula 1 news see: Senna Joins Senna’s Old Team.

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Reigning world champions Red Bull will unveil their 2012 challenger, the RB8, in an online presentation on February 6. The car will then make its official track debut at the opening pre-season test, which will take place at the Spanish circuit of Jerez from February 7-10. The Renault-powered machine, penned under the leadership of Red Bull chief technical officer Adrian Newey, will be raced this season by the team’s unchanged driver line-up of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber. Vettel proved untouchable in the RB8-s 2011 predecessor, scoring 11 wins and 15 pole positions in total, whilst Webber claimed three poles [...]

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Reigning world champions Red Bull will unveil their 2012 challenger, the RB8, in an online presentation on February 6. The car will then make its official track debut at the opening pre-season test, which will take place at the Spanish circuit of Jerez from February 7-10. The Renault-powered machine, penned under the leadership of Red Bull chief technical officer Adrian Newey, will be raced this season by the team’s unchanged driver line-up of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber. Vettel proved untouchable in the RB8-s 2011 predecessor, scoring 11 wins and 15 pole positions in total, whilst Webber claimed three poles [...]

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Autosport today has reported that it has learned that the FIA has decided to leave the Drag Reduction System the same in 2012 as it was in 2011. The DRS was one of things that contributed to more exciting racing in 2011 as it permitted cars to overtake more easily, when drivers were able to move their car’s rear wing in a DRS zone if they were within a second of car ahead. This helped in some places, but made little difference in others – like Monaco, and even Australia. While the FIA will not change the rule, they will [...]

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