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<title>Di Resta: My commitment is to Force India</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Sophomore plays down rumours of post-season move.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:23:56 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hamilton says new McLaren a big improvement on 2009</title>
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<description><![CDATA[VALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton declared the difference between his new McLaren and last year's under-performing car to be "night and day" after testing it for the first time on Tuesday. The 2008 world champion completed 108 laps in the Mercedes-powered MP4-25 in Valencia to end the day third fastest behind Ferrari's Felipe Massa and Sauber's Japanese rookie Kamui Kobayashi.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Massa could be back in an F1 car next week</title>
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<description><![CDATA[LONDON (Reuters) - Recovering Brazilian Felipe Massa could be back behind the wheel of a Formula One car in Italy next week despite a ban on testing during the season, Ferrari said on Tuesday. "It is possible Felipe will drive a Formula One car in the coming days, but it's not been decided exactly when," a spokesman said.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota F1 head says pulling out an option - media</title>
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<description><![CDATA[TOKYO (Reuters) - A senior Toyota executive said that quitting Formula One racing was an option for the car maker, partly in view of the costs involved, Japanese media reported. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:05:05 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hamilton needs more speed in Singapore</title>
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<description><![CDATA[SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton knows he needs to pick up some extra speed for Saturday's Singapore Grand Prix qualifying after a sluggish practice. The Briton posted seventh and ninth in the two sessions and though he suffered no specific problems on the floodlit street circuit, says he must improve somehow.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:00:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Comment: Sporting cheats are ruining it for everyone</title>
<link>http://sport.stv.tv/world-sport/123679-sporting-cheats-are-ruining-it-for-everyone/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The cheats are doing worse than merely cheating the public, says Neil Drysdale. They are cheating themselves, their sport and the whole idea of fair play.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:55:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sir Jackie Stewart: F1 cheating scandal will cripple us</title>
<link>http://sport.stv.tv/formula-1/123660-sir-jackie-stewart-f1-cheating-scandal-will-cripple-us/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The legendary Sir Jackie Stewart slams the "self-destructive" behaviour of the sport.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:12:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Briatore departs Renault over race fix charge</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Flavio Briatore has left his post as boss of Renault after the Formula 1 team decided not to contest charges of fixing the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:16:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hamilton spreads hope at homeless World Cup</title>
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<description><![CDATA[MILAN (Reuters) - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton told players at soccer's homeless World Cup on Thursday that his own humble background should make them realise that anything is possible in sport. The 24-year-old Briton, the first black driver to win the world championship when he triumphed in his McLaren last year, grew up on a working class council estate and his parents divorced when he was two.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Badoer says it would be absurd to replace him now</title>
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<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Struggling Ferrari stand-in Luca Badoer says it would be 'absurd' for the Formula One champions to replace him ahead of his home grand prix at Monza next week. Badoer, 38, has qualified and crossed the line last in the two races he has started as replacement for injured Brazilian Felipe Massa.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Force India&apos;s success raises expectations in India</title>
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<description><![CDATA[CHENNAI, India (Reuters) - Force India's first podium finish at the Belgian grand prix has raised expectation in the country of more consistent performances and of having an Indian driver on board the two-year-old team. Italian driver Giancarlo Fisichella finished second on Sunday to log the Indian team's first points in F1, triggering wild celebrations in the country of 1.1 billion people starved of sporting success.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:24:24 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Raikkonen wins at Spa while Button crashes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (Reuters) - Kimi Raikkonen won the Belgian Grand Prix for Ferrari's first success of the season on Sunday after Formula One championship leader Jenson Button crashed out on the opening lap. Italian Giancarlo Fisichella finished as runner-up, 0.9 of a second behind the Finn, to give his stunned Force India team their first points in 30 starts after taking their first pole position the day before.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:36:09 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Button crashes out of Belgian GP</title>
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<description><![CDATA[SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (Reuters) - Formula One championship leader Jenson Button failed to score for the first time this season after crashing out on the first lap of the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday. The Brawn GP driver, winner of six of the season's first seven races, had already suffered his worst qualifying of the year with 14th place on the grid.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:33:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Spa interested in alternating with Nuerburgring</title>
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<description><![CDATA[SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (Reuters) - Belgian Grand Prix organisers have suggested alternating with Germany's Nuerburgring circuit to limit their losses from hosting the Formula One race. Etienne Davignon, president of the Spa Grand Prix, told reporters on Sunday that this year's race was expected to make a loss of around 3 million euros (2.6 million pounds) and its future was under review.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:33:15 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Red Bull to strike back against Button</title>
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<description><![CDATA[LONDON (Reuters) - Red Bull's Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel have an immediate chance to hit back at Formula One leader Jenson Button in Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix after drawing a blank in Spain last weekend. The fast and flowing Spa-Francorchamps circuit is a complete contrast to Valencia, with sweeping corners and far cooler temperatures, and the Red Bull duo should feel much more in their element.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dream comes true for patient Badoer</title>
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<description><![CDATA[VALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) - There will be no consoling the fans who had hoped to witness Michael Schumacher's comeback this weekend but, even without the Ferrari great, Formula One will still see an astonishing return. A decade on from his last appearance on the starting grid, and still without a point after 49 starts for various now-defunct teams, Luca Badoer can look forward to Sunday's European Grand Prix as the first Italian to race for Ferrari in 15 years.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:32:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Grosjean replaces Piquet at Renault F1 team</title>
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<description><![CDATA[LONDON (Reuters) - Frenchman Romain Grosjean will race for Renault from this weekend's European Grand Prix in Valencia, the Formula One team said Tuesday. Grosjean replaces Brazilian Nelson Piquet, who failed to score a point in the first 10 races of the season, alongside Spaniard Fernando Alonso.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:57:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Badoer ready for Ferrari challenge</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ROME (Reuters) - Italian Luca Badoer is up to the challenge after being handed a race drive by Ferrari when Michael Schumacher cancelled plans for a temporary return to Formula One, he said Tuesday. Seven-times world champion Schumacher was due to replace the injured Felipe Massa but had to pull out with a neck problem, handing a golden opportunity to the team's experienced test driver.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:42:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Schumacher&apos;s return stalls through injury</title>
<link>http://sport.stv.tv/formula-1/115193-schumacher-pulls-plug-on-formula-one-return/</link>
<description><![CDATA[BERLIN (Reuters) - Seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher has cancelled plans for a temporary return to Formula One with Ferrari because of fitness concerns. The 40-year-old was due to replace the injured Felipe Massa but with a neck injury sustained in a motorcycle accident earlier this year still causing him pain during testing, Ferrari have given the seat to experienced test driver Luca Badoer.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Schumacher tests Ferrari ahead of comeback</title>
<link>http://sport.stv.tv/formula-1/112987-schumacher-tests-ferrari-in-first-step-of-comeback/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ROME (Reuters) - Michael Schumacher returned to the wheel of a Formula One car Friday when he tested a 2007 Ferrari in the first step of his comeback. The seven-times world champion is poised to fill in for injured Ferrari driver Felipe Massa at the European Grand Prix in Valencia on August 23 and will continue to race until the Brazilian is able to return.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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