July 2012
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July 2012 Formula 1 News Headlines
31 July: Maldonado plays down 'mistakes' - Comments
31 July: Button not ready to help Hamilton - Comments
31 July: Anthony Hamilton suing di Resta over firing - Comments
31 July: Lotus 'definitely' eyes same drivers for 2013 - Comments
31 July: Rossi hails Ferrari's 2012 recovery - Comments
31 July: Technical reshuffle at Mercedes - Comments
31 July: Schumacher mistakes 'shouldn't happen' - Danner - Comments
30 July: No Schumacher contract announcement at Spa - Haug - Comments
30 July: 'Many problems' at Toro Rosso also last year - Alguersuari - Comments
30 July: Mid-season points gap 'not enough for title' - Alonso - Comments
30 July: Father urges McLaren 'loyalty' for son Hamilton - Comments
30 July: Winning structure still in place at Lotus - Villadelprat - Comments
30 July: Teammate feud brewing at Marussia - report - Comments
30 July: Schumacher parked in wrong grid slot - Comments
30 July: 'Frank Williams happy' with Senna's progress - Comments
30 July: Boullier urges Raikkonen to stay at Lotus - Comments
30 July: 'Raikkonen back to Ferrari' rumours swirl in Hungary - Comments
30 July: Hamilton wins on a happy birthday for Alonso - Comments
29 July: F1 drivers on notice about cutting corners - Comments
29 July: Button not denying contact with Ferrari - Comments
29 July: Teammate says McLaren stay 'right thing' for Hamilton - Comments
29 July: Manager admits Sutil visited Ferrari headquarters - Comments
29 July: Ecclestone drops more hints about 2013 calendar - Comments
29 July: Horner denies latest 'parc ferme cheat' claims - Comments
28 July: Ecclestone to buy Nurburgring 'possible' - boss - Comments
28 July: 2014 F1 engine supplier 'Pure' hits roadblock - Comments
28 July: Alonso 'calmer' than 'aggressive' Schumacher - Hamashima - Comments
28 July: Bottas staking claim on 2013 Williams seat - Comments
28 July: F1 drivers criticise Pirelli's wet tyres - Comments
28 July: Petrov could leave Caterham after 2012 - manager - Comments
28 July: Red Bull denies losing pace due to 'engine maps' saga - Comments
28 July: Hamilton denies 'not focused' after paparazzi reports - Comments
27 July: Ecclestone returns to F1 paddock - Comments
27 July: Grosjean not upset about 'super DRS' snub - Comments
27 July: FIA denies anti-Red Bull 'conspiracy' - Comments
27 July: Renault defends pushing F1 rules to limit with Red Bull - Comments
27 July: Ferrari lets 2013 Massa contract 'option' expire - Comments
27 July: Hulkenberg 'can imagine' Force India stay - Comments
27 July: De la Rosa looks set to stay at HRT - Comments
27 July: Ecclestone denies fearing Hockenheim arrest - Comments
27 July: McLaren duo admits 'urgent' Alonso chase - Comments
27 July: Hamilton hits back after Dennis' contract jibe - Comments
27 July: F1's tired circus looks ahead to long break - Comments
27 July: Ferrari has best car in 2012 - Vettel - Comments
27 July: Red Bull drivers play down rule tweak effect - Comments
27 July: Vettel denies calling Hamilton 'stupid' - Comments
26 July: Ecclestone could buy embattled Nurburgring - Comments
26 July: De Villota leaves hospital in Spain - Comments
26 July: Dennis 'pretty sure' Hamilton to stay - Comments
26 July: Marussia to conclude de Villota crash caused by 'mistakes' - Comments
26 July: Teams make winter test plans for mid-March 2013 opener - Comments
26 July: Sauber slams 'Friday parc ferme' proposal - Comments
26 July: VW source rejects Sauber tie-up rumours - Comments
26 July: Marko criticises rule-changing and Red Bull's rivals - Comments
26 July: Nurburgring management eyes F1 rescue plan - Comments
26 July: FIA closes Red Bull 'engine maps' loophole - Comments
25 July: German spectators losing interest in F1 - Comments
25 July: Grosjean hopes to keep Lotus seat in 2013 - Comments
25 July: World champions admire 2012 favourite Alonso - Comments
25 July: Red Bull must change engine maps for Hungary - Comments
25 July: Raikkonen crashes after Hockenheim race - Comments
25 July: Vettel penalty like 'death for chicken stealing' - Comments
25 July: Whitmarsh urges Mercedes to sign Concorde - Comments
25 July: F1 teams gearing up to shut down - Comments
24 July: Wolff to assist team boss Frank Williams - Comments
24 July: Nurburgring 'not annoyed' by Ecclestone snub - Comments
24 July: 'Realistic' Sauber targets F1 giant Mercedes - Comments
24 July: Marko accuses FIA of passing rule 'double standard' - Comments
24 July: F1 awaits Red Bull rule clarification for Hungary - Comments
24 July: Millionaire Alonso 'a bargain' for Ferrari - Comments
23 July: Technical bosses meet to discuss Red Bull rules saga - Comments
23 July: Whiting admits Vettel penalty 'very hard' - Comments
23 July: Ecclestone's motor home in Germany, Ecclestone not - Comments
23 July: Hamilton hopes Kovalainen gets fast car for 2013 - Comments
23 July: Red Bull saga - track spat or high-stakes politics? - Comments
23 July: Vettel loses podium after Button pass - Comments
23 July: Controversy haunts Red Bull as Alonso strolls away - Comments
22 July: Grosjean's father explains why Swiss-born son is French - Comments
22 July: Sauber fuels rumours of VW tie-up - Comments
22 July: F1 'undoubtedly better' than my era - Hakkinen - Comments
22 July: Now Button doubts McLaren's smooth-nose approach - Comments
22 July: Domenicali plays down 'normal' Webber talks - Comments
22 July: No German arrest as Ecclestone skips Hockenheim - Comments
22 July: Vettel plays down anger after Webber incident - Comments
22 July: Hembery defends Pirelli after latest criticism - Comments
22 July: De Villota thanks fans in hand-written note - Comments
21 July: Ascanelli to Ferrari, Key to Toro Rosso? - Comments
21 July: Red Bull next to debut double-DRS - report - Comments
21 July: Tost fuels Ascanelli exit rumours - Comments
21 July: Ecclestone sets deadline for Nurburgring rescue - Comments
21 July: Schu 'benefitted most' from last tyre war - Hembery - Comments
21 July: Kovalainen 'smiled' at Ferrari, Sauber rumours - Comments
21 July: Stewart, Coulthard, advise Hamilton to stay - Comments
20 July: Lotus using 'double DRS' at Hockenheim - Comments
20 July: No 'shouting' as McLaren push to end slump - Button - Comments
20 July: McLaren switch would be 'abnormal' - Hamilton - Comments
20 July: 20 races again in 2013 - Ecclestone - Comments
20 July: Ecclestone set for Mercedes talks at Hockenheim - Comments
20 July: Salo warns Kovalainen about Sauber switch - Comments
20 July: Mateschitz not worried about Vettel's Ferrari link - Comments
20 July: No sign of Ecclestone yet as prosecutors race on - Comments
20 July: Haug 'sure' of Nurburgring solution - Comments
20 July: Carlos Gracia criticises Marussia after de Villota crash - Comments
20 July: Lotus owner Lopez happy with current driver lineup - Comments
20 July: Ferrari needs 'better number two' than Massa - Salo - Comments
20 July: Grosjean turns down Stewart 'coach' offer - Comments
20 July: Di Resta admits 'crucial' decision looming - Comments
19 July: Ferrari, Mercedes set for September test at Magny Cours - Comments
19 July: No 'shining eyes for Ferrari' - Hulkenberg - Comments
19 July: GP2 leader Razia eyeing Red Bull test - Comments
19 July: Susie Wolff still on track after de Villota crash - Comments
19 July: Tyre war would mean 'decent tyres' in F1 - Schumacher - Comments
19 July: Bottas 'ready' for F1 seat now - Comments
19 July: Ultra-safe F1 'a shame' - Moss - Comments
19 July: Sam Michael thinks 2-second pitstops possible - Comments
19 July: Mercedes, FIA, yet to agree new Concorde - reports - Comments
19 July: Whitmarsh not commenting on Coca-Cola reports - Comments
19 July: No summer deadline for new Hamilton deal - Whitmarsh - Comments
19 July: Alonso also F1's personal sponsor king - report - Comments
19 July: Ecclestone vows to 'do everything' to help Nurburgring - Comments
19 July: Good form will 'ensure' Ferrari future - Massa - Comments
18 July: Ecclestone deal could save F1's Nurburgring race - Comments
18 July: De Villota family not commenting on Marussia statement - Comments
18 July: Kovalainen, Alguersuari eye 2013 Sauber seat - Comments
18 July: Todt wants Michelin back in F1 - report - Comments
18 July: Haug plays down Vettel-to-Mercedes likelihood - Comments
18 July: Ecclestone's rules plan could hit legal roadblock - Comments
18 July: Man faces jail after Ecclestone blackmail - Comments
18 July: Vettel insists Webber not Red Bull favourite - Comments
18 July: Ecclestone 'interested' in F1 Olympic stadium plans - Comments
18 July: Nurburgring set for F1 race demise - Comments
18 July: New boss says 2014 Russian GP plans on track - Comments
18 July: Hamilton admits guarding emotions in 2012 - Comments
18 July: Marussia undecided over second driver for 2013 - Comments
18 July: Marussia undecided over engine for future - Comments
17 July: Mansell thinks Schumacher could stay in 2013 - Comments
17 July: Ferrari only 15th most valuable sports team - Comments
17 July: Grosjean, Maldonado the crash-kings of 2012 - report - Comments
17 July: F1 in 2012 better than Schumacher days - Ecclestone - Comments
17 July: Massa insists 'no reason' to leave Ferrari - Comments
17 July: 'No Ferrari overalls' in wardrobe yet - Vettel - Comments
17 July: Duo eyes milestone, Vettel eyes first July win - Comments
17 July: Karthikeyan happy to stay at HRT - Comments
17 July: Caterham moves into former Super Aguri factory - Comments
16 July: Hamilton looks to sort future in August break - Comments
16 July: No car problem before de Villota crash - Marussia - Comments
16 July: No 'time pressure' for 2013 driver decision - Sauber - Comments
16 July: Success 'not automatic' after F1 breakthrough - Rosberg - Comments
16 July: Fewer tyre pitstops in 2012 - analysis - Comments
16 July: Research shows world's biggest companies involved in F1 - Comments
16 July: Ecclestone confirms Monza GP going ahead - Comments
16 July: Williams denies Hill to be team boss - Comments
16 July: Senna accepts trophy amid F1 exit rumours - Comments
16 July: Liuzzi hints at F1 plans for 'two or three months' - Comments
16 July: Stepney autobiography set for 2012 release - Comments
16 July: Rene Arnoux tips first F1 wins for Grosjean - Comments
16 July: McLaren must bounce back 'immediately' - Prost - Comments
16 July: FIA clarifies defensive driving rules - Comments
16 July: Moscow enjoys F1 spotlight on spare weekend - Comments
13 July: 'Step nose' fix not mandatory for 2013 - report - Comments
13 July: Alonso third in cycling time trial - Comments
13 July: Schumacher to stay in 2013 - Brawn says 'why not?' - Comments
12 July: Button linked with new management for di Resta - Comments
12 July: Webber admits 2012 title challenge influenced Ferrari snub - Comments
12 July: FIA to reform driver penalty system - report - Comments
12 July: Mallya hints race seat likely for Bianchi - Comments
12 July: FIA wants to examine de Villota's helmet - Comments
12 July: 'No hurry' to decide Massa's fate - Ferrari - Comments
12 July: 'Potent' driver pairing works for Red Bull - Webber - Comments
11 July: F1 close to Concorde Agreement deal now - Ecclestone - Comments
11 July: Three teams ready for Silverstone test - Comments
11 July: Boss keeping job after Silverstone chaos - Comments
11 July: Sources insist Coke eyeing McLaren sponsor deal - Comments
11 July: Whiting hints 'stepped noses' to go in 2013 - Comments
11 July: Quick Webber decision to stop rumours - Marko - Comments
11 July: Webber upped form with performance 'coach' - Horner - Comments
11 July: Red Bull, Alonso best so far in 2012 - Marko - Comments
11 July: Ecclestone says Singapore staying on calendar - Comments
11 July: Webber signs with Red Bull for 2013 - Comments
10 July: Red Bull to decide driver lineup 'in August' - Marko - Comments
10 July: De Villota could return to Spain this week - Comments
10 July: Hamilton 'ready' for Lotus amid McLaren crisis - Comments
10 July: Webber expects equal status for 2012 battle - Comments
10 July: Still no new Singapore GP deal - Comments
09 July: Sauber 'has no future' with current drivers - Benoit - Comments
09 July: Bright future for Silverstone winner Webber - Comments
09 July: Ticket refunds could cost Silverstone millions - Comments
09 July: Hamilton tells McLaren to rethink car design - Comments
09 July: De Villota no longer in intensive care - sister - Comments
09 July: Spa agrees new three-year grand prix deal - Comments
09 July: McLaren eyes Coca-Cola title sponsorship - Comments
09 July: Schumacher can stay on grid 'forever' - Ecclestone - Comments
09 July: De Villota awake and 'talking to family' - boss - Comments
09 July: No Olympic dream for F1 drivers - Rogge - Comments
09 July: Webber bites chunk out of Alonso's title lead - Comments
08 July: Whiting says de Villota crash 'one in five million' - Comments
08 July: Paddock crowns Alonso greatest current driver - Comments
08 July: Hamilton insists no 'emotion' in McLaren talks - Comments
08 July: Grosjean 'has been faster' in quali - Raikkonen - Comments
08 July: Sauber keeps backing away from retirement plan - Comments
08 July: Ecclestone tells friends to skip Silverstone - Comments
08 July: Williams finally drops Senna-logo car tribute - Comments
08 July: Webber admits Red Bull stay wisest choice - Comments
08 July: Ecclestone defends Silverstone amid weather chaos - Comments
07 July: Schumacher not playing 'contract poker' - Haug - Comments
07 July: HRT confirms Silverstone test going ahead - Comments
07 July: London GP fanfare now just muted buzz - Comments
07 July: Grosjean 'happy' to shape up against Raikkonen - Comments
07 July: Weather chaos spoils British grand prix - Comments
07 July: Lotus owner Genii to spend big on football - Comments
07 July: Boss Booth denies Marussia negligent in de Villota crash - Comments
07 July: Horner offers Buemi same job for 2013 - Comments
07 July: Webber hints Ferrari move still possible - Comments
06 July: Finger-pointing at Sam Michael premature - Whitmarsh - Comments
06 July: Vergne insists even Vettel struggled at Toro Rosso - Comments
06 July: Schumacher rejects six-week deadline for 2013 decision - Comments
06 July: Hamilton 'ready' to end uncertainty over future - Comments
06 July: Silverstone braced for soaking grand prix - Comments
06 July: 'Greedy' di Resta admits eye on better team - Comments
06 July: Renault reverts to 2011 alternators after failures - Comments
06 July: Vettel denies safety car conspiracy theory - Comments
06 July: FIA admits Alonso and Hamilton escaped Valencia sanctions - Comments
06 July: Senna admits he must 'do well' to stay at Williams - Comments
06 July: Chance of new Ferrari deal 'better' now - Massa - Comments
06 July: De Villota still 'critical' after test crash - Comments
05 July: Horner denies claims he could replace Ecclestone - Comments
05 July: Rosberg says Mercedes 'very close' to title challenge - Comments
05 July: Whitmarsh not worried Hamilton spat to turn 'toxic' - Comments
05 July: F1 title would have made paddock life easier - Massa - Comments
05 July: Italy GP 'not in danger' over Monza asphalt crisis - Comments
05 July: Gribkowsky appeals F1 corruption verdict - Comments
05 July: Schumacher has 'unilateral option' to extend contract - Comments
05 July: Promoter confirms Rome grand prix idea dead - Comments
05 July: Di Resta spokesman confirms Hamilton split - Comments
05 July: De Villota loses eye in F1 crash - Comments
04 July: F1 winner Ickx tips Schumacher to stay in 2013 - Comments
04 July: Red Bull dominance in doubt for Silverstone - Comments
04 July: Skull surgery for de Villota after Marussia crash - Comments
04 July: Gracia calls for 'prudence and respect' for de Villota - Comments
04 July: Massa almost back to his best now - Smedley - Comments
04 July: 2013 Schumacher decision due within weeks - Brawn - Comments
04 July: Hembery hits back at Pirelli quality doubts - Comments
04 July: Vergne sure 'things will get better' - Comments
04 July: Raikkonen used to 'really good steering' in F1 - Comments
04 July: Haug slams young driver test uncertainty - Comments
04 July: Horner denies Vettel has Ferrari contract - Comments
04 July: Di Resta splits with manager Hamilton - report - Comments
04 July: Marussia says de Villota 'conscious' - Comments
03 July: De Villota suffers 'severe face and head injuries' - Comments
03 July: Maria de Villota fighting for life after F1 crash - Comments
03 July: F1 in Bahrain 'a good decision' says Prost - Comments
03 July: Sauber and Williams could shine at Silverstone - Comments
03 July: Sutil still pushing for F1 comeback - Comments
03 July: Buemi hoping for Friday practice drive this year - Comments
03 July: Kovalainen deserves another top team chance - Brundle - Comments
03 July: Alonso eyes F1 team ownership after driving career - Comments
03 July: 'New' Hamilton to carry Olympic torch - Comments
03 July: Webber to favour Red Bull in 2013 team talks - Comments
02 July: 'Serious differences' in tyre quality in 2012 - Marko - Comments
02 July: Boss Sala hints HRT to keep Cosworth for 2013 - Comments
02 July: FIA extends 2013 cost rules deadline to July - reports - Comments
02 July: Promoter confirms Spa race alternation idea off - Comments
02 July: Unlucky Button aims to end Silverstone 'jinx' - Comments
02 July: FIA tells Vettel to mind his manners - report - Comments
02 July: F1 'not corrupt', defiant Ecclestone insists - Comments
02 July: Hamilton to negotiate with McLaren over trophies - Comments
02 July: McLaren's Vodafone backing in doubt - report - Comments