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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
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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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‘F1 Media’ Articles

New F1 game to feature post-race penalties

Written by Red Andy on 24 June 2009

Warwick, Wednesday: Developers of the latest set of Formula One video games have today revealed that an element of realism will be added to their newest releases by introducing the concept of post-race penalties into their game. Codemasters, who won the official FOM contract to produce F1 games in 2008, announced that F1 2009, scheduled for [Read More]

Hamilton Sr. offers advice to John Button

Written by Red Andy on 23 May 2009

Monte Carlo, Saturday: Anthony Hamilton, father, manager and parasitic hanger-on to world champion Lewis Hamilton, has today offered pointers to John Button, father of current world championship leader Jenson, on where he feels the former rallycross driver is going wrong in dealing with the extreme pressure of being the parent of a racing [Read More]

Milestones enraged at Briatore

Written by Red Andy on 22 April 2009

Enstone, Wednesday: The Renault Formula One team’s factory has today been blockaded by an angry horde of milestones, enraged at Flavio Briatore’s slanderous comments about them over the weekend. The Renault boss described world championship leader Jenson Button as a paracarro, which is Italian slang for the milestones found at the side [Read More]

Beeb to revise Brundle’s grid walk

Written by Red Andy on 29 March 2009

London, Sunday: New British Formula One broadcasters the BBC have announced a change in the format of a part of their pre-race show, to take effect from the Malaysian Grand Prix next weekend. Commentator Martin Brundle’s grid walk, which takes place about fifteen minutes before the start of each Grand Prix, has been a firm favourite [Read More]

FIA now “too ridiculous” to parody

Written by Red Andy on 18 March 2009

The Internet, Wednesday: Motorsport satire sites across cyberspace have been plunged into turmoil today with the revelation that the new-for-2009 Formula One rule changes announced by the FIA yesterday cannot be made any more ridiculous than they already are. The job of entertaining motorsport fans by parodying serious news stories has become more [Read More]

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