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    Motorsports: Race Recap: 2013 Chinese Grand Prix a test of tires, carnage and a fight for second [spoilers]
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    Formula One fans and commentators have spent the three weeks since the Malaysian Grand Prix discussing two things more than any other: that pass, and tires. Sebastian Vettel spent days giving his tongue an Olympic workout on the verbal gymnastics parallel bars before finally admitting he passed ...

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    Official: Sauber's C32 Formula One car rolls out
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    Sauber Motorsports F1 has launched the most radical of this season's Formula One cars to date, its C32 getting a partially stepped nose, exceptionally narrow sidepods and a wasp-waisted rear end. Lotus F1's technical director said he expected other teams to stick with the stepped nose, but ...

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    Report: Michael Schumacher retiring from F1 again, 'might be forever'
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    Seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher said this morning that he will retire at the end of the current season. Just last week, Mercedes-Benz announced that Lewis Hamilton would be replacing Schumacher for the 2013 F1 season. Schumacher didn't completely quell the rumors of his ...

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    Rumormill: Volkswagen planning to enter F1 in 2015
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    For three years we have ridden the high seas when it comes to Volkswagen's reported entry into Formula One. In 2009, the German juggernaut's interest was piqued by the idea of supplying engines when the new regulations mandated 1.6-liter turbocharged V6s in 2014. By the end of 2010, it was said ...

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    Video: Sauber cuts F1 car in half to show us what's inside
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    Looking at the outside of a Formula One race car is all well and fine, but apart from its aerodynamic elements, it really doesn't tell you very much about how it works. The secrets, as with a great many things, are hidden inside. And that's not a place many F1 teams – hard as they've worked ...

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    Rumormill: Did Ferrari order Sergio Perez to back off of Fernando Alonso in Malaysia?
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    If you were watching the Malaysian Grand Prix early Sunday morning, you may have picked up on something that seemed a little fishy. Sergio Perez, who's only in his second year on the Formula One grid having debuted with Sauber just last season, was way up in second place, ahead of proven race ...

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    Official: Sauber stays hungry in F1 with new C31
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    Hunger is palpable in Formula One racing. The teams at the front are hungry for wins, while the teams at the back are hungry to claw their way up the field. But Sauber is just starving. The Switzerland-based privateer team owned and operated by Peter Sauber has been struggling to find financial ...

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    Rumormill: Murdoch's News Corp considering Formula 1 takeover
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    You've probably heard the old saying that the best way to make a small fortune in Formula One racing is to start with a big fortune. The Telegraph in the UK is reporting that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. may be looking to put that saying to the test, as the media empire is reportedly engaged in ...

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    Sauber unveils new C30 Ferrari-powered F1 challenger
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    2011 Sauber-Ferrari C30 – Click above for high-res image gallery
    Divorce can be particularly difficult on the children. Sauber found that out the hard way when BMW picked up and left at the end of 2009, leaving the team to fend for itself. With the Bavarian automaker's support, the Sauber ...

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    Sauber engineers also ambushed in Brazil
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    Jenson Button wasn't the only member of Bernie Ecclestone's traveling Formula One circus victimized by Sao Paolo's rampant criminal element yesterday. Sauber Motorsport says that three of its engineers were also robbed after leaving the Interlagos circuit last night around 8pm. While stopped at a ...

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    Sauber F1 goes Mexican with Carlos Slim and new drivers
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    The dream of having an American team in Formula One may be dead, but that doesn't mean our friends South of the Border can't take a stab at it. A couple of years ago, Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim was tied to potentially buying out Honda's F1 team when the Japanese automaker was preparing to ...

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    Williams, Sauber give emerging talents their shot at the big leagues
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    A growing array of F1 teams have been developing young driver programs over the past few years. BMW ranked high among them while competing in the top-tier racing series, but in its absence, the teams it partnered with have picked up the proverbial mantle. Williams Grand Prix, which ran with BMW ...

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    Heidfeld in, de la Rosa out at Sauber F1
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    Mid-season driver changes don't happen often in Formula One, but they do happen occasionally. And the Sauber team – formerly owned by BMW – has done exactly that. After the bulk of a season of lackluster performance, the Swiss team has announced that it is removing Pedro de la Rosa ...

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    McLaren, Sauber move to sever ties with Mercedes, BMW
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    For the past several years – even more in the case of McLaren – Germany's automakers have been known around the Formula One paddock by their association with two of the sport's most established racing teams. But for the 2010 season, both Mercedes-Benz and BMW have dissolved their ...

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    Sauber launches a sober C29 for the 2010 F1 season
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    2010 BMW Sauber C29 – Click above for high-res image gallery
    There's no easy way to design and build a new F1 car, but the road to Valencia has been longer for the Sauber team than its competition. The team quite nearly missed the chance to race this year after BMW withdrew its support and ...

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    2010 F1 grid nears the finish line as Sauber signs McLaren veteran Pedro de la Rosa
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    Pedro de la Rosa (right) signs with Peter Sauber (left) – Click above for high-res image gallery
    With the countdown winding down until the 2010 Formula One season's opening round in Bahrain, the roster of drivers competing for top honors is drawing near completion with the announcement ...

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    Is the other Schumacher pondering a F1 comeback too?
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    Ralf Schumacher entered Formula One six years after his brother Michael, with the same Jordan team that introduced his sibling to the grid. That's about where the similarities end. After an 11-year career with Williams, Jordan, and Toyota, Ralf retired in 2007 and ended up in the DTM series. He ...

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    FIA gives Sauber the green light to fill Toyota's slot
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    After months in limbo, the FIA has released a short statement to announce that it has approved the Sauber F1 team – formerly owned by BMW – to fill Toyota's vacant spot on the grid for next year's F1 championship. The announcement puts an end to a long period of uncertainty for the ...

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    BMW reaches agreement to sell F1 team back to founder Peter Sauber
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    The future of Sauber F1 looks a little more secure. After BMW's announcement earlier this year that it would withdraw from its involvement in Formula one at the end of the 2009, the automaker has reached a deal to sell the team back to eponymous founder Peter Sauber. The new deal comes just ...

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    Lotus back in F1, BMW Sauber gets new ownership
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    Lotus F1 racer - Click above for high-res image gallery
    Two major announcements came hot on the heels of one another on Tuesday that seem set to shake up the always turbulent Formula 1 series even further in 2010. First, Team Lotus will indeed be back on the starting grid next year to contest the ...

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