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On the plus side: Sky taking over F1 means that we'll get much more team radio. #hacking 08:14:48 AM July 29, 2011 from TweetDeck
Classic poor timing from F1 re: Sky deal. I'm sure they will announce the F1 show will be presented by Andy Coulson. 07:34:20 AM July 29, 2011 from TweetDeck
Jenson Button complaining about something other than "MASSIVE FRONT LOCKING." It's a start I suppose. #f1 12:38:59 PM June 24, 2011 from TweetDeck
I like how FOM tells us it's a thermal image, just in case we were wondering if anyone had slipped LSD into our coffee. #f1 11:50:18 AM May 07, 2011 from TweetDeck
Fiat involved in #F1 takeover? Talk about conflict of interest! It'd be like a standard ECU being built by one of the teams ... oh wait ... 03:50:46 PM May 04, 2011 from TweetDeck

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‘FIA’ Articles

Renault accuse Ferrari of theft

Written by Red Andy on 26 March 2010

Fernando Alonso stands accused of stealing Renault information when he left their team for Ferrari, with the French squad claiming up to six-tenths of a second has gone missing from their factory. [Read More]

FIA clarifies “missing races” rule

Written by Red Andy on 11 February 2010

The FIA has issued a clarification of the rules of Formula One after it was reported that teams may be allowed to miss up to three races each season. [Read More]

Superstitious Schumacher appeals to FIA

Written by Red Andy on 22 January 2010

A superstitious Michael Schumacher has asked the FIA to allow him to win all the races in 2010, as he believes that not doing so would bring bad luck. [Read More]

Large Hadron Collider to be used in crash testing

Written by Red Andy on 28 December 2009

Geneva, Monday: The FIA have unveiled new plans for the structural impact testing of Formula One cars, as revised safety regulations mean that prospective entrants to the F1 world championship will need to pass ever-more stringent crash tests to be allowed to compete. In a brand new approach to impact testing, which was previously done on [Read More]

FIA acknowledge poll, crown Raikkonen

Written by Red Andy on 01 December 2009

Paris, Tuesday: After reading the results of an Internet poll, the FIA have decided to take the unprecedented step of awarding Kimi Raikkonen the 2009 Formula One world championship. The poll, on a popular Formula One fansite, asked fans to name their “Driver of the Year” for 2009. Raikkonen won an easy victory, gathering nearly three [Read More]

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