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New team joins Formula One field
An 11th team will take the green flag when the 2006 Formula One season opens on March 12 in Bahrain. The team, Super Aguri F1, will bring the field to 22 cars, the most since 2002. Former Formula One driver Aguri Suzuki heads the squad, which ...
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F1 champ Alonso signs with McLaren for 2007
Fernando Alonso, the 2005 Formula One champion, announced that he would drive for a new team, McLaren-Mercedes, starting in 2007. Alonso, the youngest F1 champion in history at age 24, used seven wins to amass 133 points for Renault ...
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Michelin to leave F1 after 2006
Ferrand, France (My Sportsbook) - Following a controversial 2005 Formula One season, tire manufacturer Michelin has announced that it will leave the series at the end of the 2006 season. The move will leave Bridgestone as the sole tire ...
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Albers signs with Midland F1 team
Dutch driver Christian Albers was named as driver for one of the two positions on the new Midland Formula One team. The 26-year-old Albers earned four points for Minardi in 2005 but the team was sold to Red Bull. Midland has yet to nam...
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F1 to change qualifying rules for 2006
During Monday's F1 Commission meeting in London, the FIA approved changes to both the qualifying system and one-tire rule. Qualifying will now take place in three stages. After the first 15-minute session, the bottom five cars will be e...
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Alonso caps season with win at Shanghai
Newly crowned series champion Fernando Alonso won Formula One's 2005 finale at the Shanghai International Circuit. The No.5 Renault crossed the finish line 4.015 seconds ahead of runner-up Kimi Raikkonen. The victory was the Spaniard's se...
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Alonso leads front row sweep at Shanghai
Newly crowned series champion Fernando Alonso captured the pole for Formula One's 2005 finale at the Shanghai International Circuit. The No.5 Renault circled the 3.387-mile road course in one minute, 34.080 seconds to beat his teammate...
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Schumacher earns F1 pole in Japan
Under extremely wet and worsening conditions Ralf Schumacher captured the pole for Sunday afternoon's Japanese Grand Prix Formula One race at the 3.608-mile, 17-turn Suzuka International Racing Course. The No.17 Toyota completed one lap i...
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Alonso wins pole at Interlagos
Fernando Alonso put himself in perfect position to clinch the 2005 Formula One driver's championship by winning the pole for Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix. The No.5 Renault driver completed a circuit of the 2.677-mile Autodromo Jose Carlos...
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IMS agrees to hold 2006 U.S.G.P.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has decided that it will go forward with plans to host the 2006 Formula One United States Grand Prix. Following this year's event in which just six of 20 cars started the race, it was believed that the Speedway...
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Montoya, McLaren sweep front row at Spa
Juan Montoya outpaced his teammate and both Renaults to take the pole for Sunday's Belgium Grand Prix. The No.10 McLaren circled the historic 4.333-mile road course in one minute, 46.391 seconds. The pole victory was Montoya's first of the sea...
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