An improvement in Red Bull Racing's testing pace can be explained by the absence this week of a sheet obscuring the rear of the car, the team says.
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Red Bull explain leap forward
Williams PR worker tested for Hulkenberg
A PR agent working for Williams took to the Jerez circuit last week while Nico Hulkenberg updated his Twitter profile, The Runoff Area can reveal.
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Critics slam Raikkonen’s attitude
WRC officials have criticised Kimi Raikkonen's attitude on the recent Rally of Sweden, where rumours suggested that the Finn might actually have been spotted enjoying himself.
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USF1 to compete electronically
USF1 will compete for at least the first three races of 2010 on the Nintendo Wii, subject to FIA approval, it was revealed today.
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Fans hit out at Virgin name
In an astonishingly (almost) pun-free development, F1 fans have criticised Virgin F1's choice of name, claiming that the team is undeserving of carrying such a title.
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On Twitter
- God, Schumacher is a prima donna, isn't he? Plenty of scope for "long face" jokes today. #f1 #forsure
- New team is for 2011 obviously, not 2010. Slap rule still applies though. #f1
- FIA to pick new team for 2010. As before, anyone who says "Prodrive" gets slapped right in the face. #f1
- *Gasp* 1,000 Tweets? That's 140,000 characters of potential motorsports-related hilarity I'll never get back.
- Jacques Villeneuve on @5livef1? What's all that "aboat"? I was expecting a phone call.... #f1
