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Red Bull reveals new RB8
Red Bull Racing launches the new RB8 as it seeks to secure F1 championship honours for the third straight year (Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:52:39 GMT)

Vettel: F1 2012 will be 'very, very tight'
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel has predicted that the battle for honours will be a lot closer this season. (Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:22:47 GMT)

Horner: Red Bull determined to add to success
Christian Horner says Red Bull is keen to add to its past success as the RB8 is launched (Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:42:25 GMT)

Webber to 'take each race as it comes'
Red Bull Racing's Mark Webber has said he is looking forward to F1 2012 and trying to put a 'tricky' 2011 in the past. (Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:16:16 GMT)

Newey: Rule changes 'frustrating'
Adrian Newey says changes to the technical regulations in F1 have been 'frustrating' (Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:44:24 GMT)

Toro Rosso joins launch party
Scuderia Toro Rosso has completed a busy day of launches after unveiling the STR7 at Jerez in Spain. (Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:04:05 GMT)

Kobayashi: Filming laps with C31 went 'smoothly'
Kamui Kobayashi put the first few laps on the brand new Sauber C31-Ferrari this afternoon at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit in Spain. (Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:33:59 GMT)

Raikkonen completes first laps with new Lotus
Kimi Raikkonen completed the first laps with the Lotus F1 Team's 2012 challenger, the E20, this afternoon at Jerez in Spain. (Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:04:10 GMT)

Sauber C31 breaks cover
The Sauber F1 Team launched its new car for F1 2012 today with Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Perez unveiling the C31 at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit in Spain. (Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:26:56 GMT)

Sauber: Key relationship strained 'for some time'
Sauber CEO Monisha Kaltenborn says the relationship with now former technical director James Key had been strained 'for some time' (Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:49:20 GMT)

Boullier: It's going to take time
Eric Boullier says it will take Lotus time to become championship contenders in F1 (Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:00:01 GMT)

Kobayashi aims for regular points
Kamui Kobayashi aims for regular points in his third season with Sauber (Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:30:09 GMT)

McLaren reveals dummy exhausts
McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh says dummy exhausts were fitted to the MP4-27 for its launch (Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:37:23 GMT)

Sauber opts for a 'radical evolution' with C31
Sauber have described the new C31 as a 'radical evolution' following the cars launch today at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit in Spain. (Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:08:50 GMT)

Perez keen to take step up
Sergio Perez aims to make progress during his second season in F1 (Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:58:16 GMT)

Allison explains stepped nose design
James Allison explains why teams have elected to go with a stepped nose design for the 2012 F1 season (Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:48:03 GMT)

Alguersuari confirms no F1 role
Jaime Alguersuari confirms he won't have a role in F1 during the 2012 season (Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:37:33 GMT)

Kovalainen to kick off Jerez test for Caterham
The Caterham F1 team has confirmed that Heikki Kovalainen will get the first run in the new CT01 this week. (Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:12:44 GMT)

Technical director leaves HRT
HRT confirms technical director Jacky Eeckelaert is to leave the team (Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:27:20 GMT)

Lotus launches new E20
Lotus launches the new E20 in an online broadcast from its Enstone base (Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:18:20 GMT)

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NASCAR news

Patrick secures Daytona 500 place
Danica Patrick's place in the Daytona 500 is secured after deal between Stewart-Haas Racing and Tommy Baldwin Racing (Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:44:37 GMT)

In brief: JGR blazes; Martin tweets; Mayfield appeals
Joe Gibbs Racing is briefly evacuated after a machine shop fire; NASCAR gets serious about its online future; and Jeremy Mayfield is back in the appeals court. (Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:01:31 GMT)

Hornish gets full 2012 Nationwide season at Penske
Sam Hornish Jr. is back in full-time NASCAR competition, with Penske Racing announcing a full-season deal for the former Indy 500 winner to race in Nationwide in 2012. (Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:11:54 GMT)

Series calls time on secret fines
NASCAR organisers have announce that they are to put an end to their heavily criticised policy of handing down 'secret fines' to drivers and teams. (Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:57:04 GMT)

JJ Yeley wins place with new Cup team
JJ Yeley has signed up to drive for the new Robinson-Blakeney Racing team, while Richard Childress Racing will field Elliott Sadler and Brendan Gaughan in five early Cup races. (Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:04:31 GMT)

Bayne reveals illness diagnosis
The 2011 Daytona 500 winner, Trevor Bayne, has revealed the diagnosis that doctors have given him for the illness that sidelined him from racing for two months. (Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:32:24 GMT)

Kurt Busch 'owes new chance to Sabates'
Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing co-owner Felix Sabates has revealed that he played a key role putting together the deal that kept Kurt Busch in Sprint Cup in 2011. (Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:26:16 GMT)

Ganassi admits EGR must do better in 2012
Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing team boss Chip Ganassi has admitted that the team's 2011 Sprint Cup season had been "just pathetic", but says improvement is on the way. (Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:26:21 GMT)

Ford unveils 2013 Sprint Cup car
Ford Racing have unveiled the Ford Fusion Sprint Cup car for the 2013 season, which boasts a bold new look heralding a move away from the current Car of Tomorrow. (Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:23:06 GMT)

'I have to change', says Kyle Busch
Kyle Busch has admitted that he needs to change his approach to racing in 2012 if he wants to still have a job at the end of the season. (Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:19:27 GMT)

No Indy 500 for Danica in 2012
Danica Patrick has confirmed that she's no longer attempting to fit in a one-off return to IndyCar in the 2012 Indianapolis 500 now that she's switched to NASCAR. (Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:58:15 GMT)

Busch brothers team up for Nationwide
Kyle Busch has hired his brother Kurt to co-drive the #54 Kyle Busch Motorsports Nationwide Series car in 2012, their first racing collaboration in over a decade. (Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:22:16 GMT)

Two new teams join Sprint Cup championship
Sprint Cup will gain two new teams in 2012, with newcomers Robinson-Blakeney Racing and Truck Series team Turn One Racing both announcing Cup programs. (Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:09:05 GMT)

Euro Racecar Series gets Touring status
The Euro Racecar Series has been granted NASCAR Touring Series status, making it the official 'feeder series' for European stockcar drivers aiming for Sprint Cup and Nationwide. (Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:31:18 GMT)

Ragan finds a Front Row seat at last
David Ragan has finally landed a race seat for 2012, and will be driving the #34 Front Row Motorsports Ford with David Gilliland as his team mate. (Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:08:12 GMT)

Daytona - Test times - January 14
The last day of pre-season practice at Daytona International Speedway for the NASCAR Sprint Cup teams saw lower speeds, and a crash for Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:36:02 GMT)

Multi-team radio communications banned
NASCAR has introduced a ban on direct radio communications between drivers of different teams, as a further measure to reduce two-car tandem racing. (Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:32:37 GMT)

Daytona - Test times - January 13
The second day of Sprint Cup testing at Daytona International Speedway saw speeds climb to over 200mph as drivers were asked to try pack racing. (Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:01 GMT)

Daytona - Test times - January 12
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2012 season is officially underway, with the first of three days of testing taking place at Daytona International Speedway. (Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:01 GMT)

Teams set for Daytona testing from Thursday
NASCAR Sprint Cup teams and drivers are heading to Daytona International Speedway for three days of testing with new rules and equipment for 2012. (Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:48:26 GMT)

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