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McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh denies they have something up their sleeve

Rumours fly as McLaren try late launch

The team principal at McLaren, Martin Whitmarsh, is hoping to avoid any embarrassment when his team's new car makes its debut next month.

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Alonso: New rules are bad news for drivers

Friday, 14 January 2011

Jack Pitt-Brooke: Ferrari drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa yesterday expressed their fears that competing in Formula One was becoming less about driving skill and more about button-pushing.

Alonso expects Schumacher to be F1 title threat

Thursday, 13 January 2011

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso reckons Michael Schumacher could be his biggest threat in the 2011 Formula One season despite the German's struggles on his comeback with Mercedes last year.

Rossi's recovery is behind schedule

Wednesday, 12 January 2011

Valentino Rossi, welcomed like a messiah on his first official outing as a Ducati rider yesterday, disappointed his hordes of fans by saying he will not be 100 per cent fit for the start of the MotoGP season.

Ferrari make changes following Alonso failure

Wednesday, 5 January 2011

Chris Dyer has been replaced as Ferrari's head of race track engineering by Pat Fry following Fernando Alonso's failure to win the 2010 Formula One world championship.

Formula One: The moments of 2010

Friday, 31 December 2010

With 2010 drawing to a close, we asked our sport correspondents to cast their minds back over the last 12 months in their specialist fields to recount their moment of the year.

Lotus-Renault retain Petrov

Thursday, 23 December 2010

Despite earning 27 points to team-mate Robert Kubica's 136 last season Russia's first grand prix driver, Vitaly Petrov, has signed a two-year contract extension at Lotus-Renault that will take him to the end of the 2012 season.

Sebastian Vettel: 'This year has been a tough lesson ... but what a sweet finish'

Tuesday, 21 December 2010

German tells David Tremayne about his regret at letting team-mate Webber win in Hungary but hopes his world title is first of many.

McLaren back in GT after 12-year gap

Saturday, 18 December 2010

McLaren are to return to sportscar racing next season after more than a decade's absence. The Woking-based outfit's main target is 2012 when they aim to run in the European FIA GT3 series with racing cars based on their new road-going model currently in production, the MP4-12C.

Webber expecting equal status with Vettel

Friday, 17 December 2010

Red Bull driver Mark Webber says he is confident he will receive equal treatment from the team next season despite teammate Sebastian Vettel having won the 2010 Formula One drivers' title.

Ferrari cast doubt on Rome Grand Prix

Thursday, 16 December 2010

Ferrari have cast doubt on the prospects of a Rome Grand Prix by saying Italy, whose Monza circuit is one of Formula One's great venues, can only ever host one race a year.

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