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Vettel admits spin was a result of pushing too hard

Sebastian Vettel admitted he was pushing too hard when he spun out of the second practice session for the Malaysian Grand Prix




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Vettel snatches 14th pole of the season

Sebastian Vettel took his 14th pole position of the season as he edged out the McLarens with the final lap of qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix




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Hamilton wins as Vettel retires in Abu Dhabi

Lewis Hamilton won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from Fernando Alonso as pole-sitter Sebastian Vettel retired on the first lap




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Vergne comfortably quickest at Young Driver Test

Jean-Eric Vergne set the quickest time of the first morning of the Young Driver Test in Abu Dhabi




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Young Driver Test line-up

A list of who is driving for which teams and when during the Young Driver Test in Abu Dhabi




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D'Ambrosio eyes F1 future

Jerome d'Ambrosio insists that has Formula One career is not over after Virgin announced that it will replace him with Charles Pic for the 2012 season




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Prost: Mercedes dominance 'part of the game'

Four-time world champion Alain Prost says he does not understand the complaints about Mercedes' domination after Australia as he says it is "part of the game"




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Rosberg: Tyres a huge challenge

Nico Rosberg thinks the perfect strategy in Malaysia will involve getting as much out of one stint on the option tyre as possible during Sunday's race




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Alonso praises Ferrari strategy

Fernando Alonso praised his team and the car after coming from the back of the field to finish fourth at the Australian Grand Prix




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Webber apologises for Hamilton crash

Mark Webber has apologised for crashing into Lewis Hamilton in the closing stages of the Australian Grand Prix




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Barrichello impresses Williams' Sam Michael

Williams' technical director Sam Michael has said he is impressed with Rubens Barrichello after working alongside the Brazilian veteran for his first two races of the season




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Alonso dismisses Schumacher claims as 'nonsense'

Fernando Alonso has revealed that Michael Schumacher suspected he deliberately held up the German during qualifying in Melbourne




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Hamilton makes peace with McLaren

Lewis Hamilton admitted he "understood" the pit-stop strategy which left him fuming in the closing stages of the Australian Grand Prix




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Australian Grand Prix records big losses

This year's Australian Grand Prix cost taxpayers almost $10 million more than the previous Melbourne race




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Vettel clarifies 'strange' Alonso crash comments

Sebastian Vettel has clarified the widely reported comments he made after Fernando Alonso's crash on the final day of the second Barcelona test




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Driver reaction from the Japanese Grand Prix

Driver and team reaction after the Japanese Grand Prix




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Vettel dedicates victory to team after 'incredible day'

Sebastian Vettel said that he had fallen in love with the Suzuka circuit after winning the Japanese Grand Prix for the second time




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Button rues tyre strategy

Jenson Button admitted McLaren got its tyre strategy wrong after he finished fourth, one place ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton, at the Japanese Grand Prix




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Massa blames ill fortune for disappointing Sunday

Felipe Massa refused to take the blame for his move on the opening lap that led to his retirement, instead blaming bad luck




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Testing from Jerez - As it happened

Follow live action from the third day of testing in Jerez




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Nasr quickest as McLaren-Honda makes limited progress

The third day of pre-season testing in Jerez saw Sauber's Felipe Nasr at the top of the timesheets, while McLaren made limited progress with its new Honda-powered MP4-30 and Red Bull were delayed by a lengthily Renault engine change




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Raikkonen tops final day, slow progress for McLaren

Kimi Raikkonen put Ferrari at the top of the Jerez timesheets for the third day in four as the first week of pre-season testing came to a close on Wednesday




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Sainz blames high wind for test-ending accident

Toro Rosso rookie Carlos Sainz Jr blamed high winds for the crash he suffered late on Sunday in Barcelona and said it spoiled his most encouraging day of testing so far




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Verstappen: F1 debut feels natural despite age

Max Verstappen says his early elevation to Formula One feels perfectly normal after he received some pearls of wisdom ahead of his debut from some of the sport's most experienced drivers




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Mixed emotions for Toro Rosso rookies in qualifying

Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz called his first qualifying session a "dream" after finishing eighth, but 17-year-old team-mate Max Verstappen was left rueing a mistake which cost him a place in Q3 in Australia




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Verstappen: Brakes cost me better than sixth

Seventeen-year-old Max Verstappen will start his second Formula One race from sixth on the grid but admitted it could have been even better without a brake issue in Malaysia




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Webber dominates from start to finish

Mark Webber completed a start-to-finish victory in the Monaco Grand Prix, his second win in succession, to go joint top in the drivers' championship with team-mate Sebastian Vettel




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'One of my greatest days' - Webber

Mark Webber said his win in the Monaco Grand Prix was "one of the greatest days" of his life.




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Trulli apologises for Chandhok shunt

Jarno Trulli has apologised to Karun Chandhok after taking him out the Monaco Grand Prix within seven laps of the chequered flag




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Mercedes appeals Schumacher penalty

Mercedes will appeal the stewards' decision to penalise Michael Schumacher for overtaking Fernando Alonso at the final corner of the Monaco Grand Prix




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Alonso rues Saturday morning crash

Fernando Alonso was left wondering what might have been after fighting through the field from last to sixth at the Monaco Grand Prix




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Williams investigating crashes

Williams will launch a full investigation into the causes of its two crashes at the Monaco Grand Prix




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Mercedes ponders Schumacher appeal

Mercedes has not decided whether to proceed with its appeal against the decision of the stewards at the Monaco Grand Prix




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FIA confirms it will review safety car rules

A change to the safety car rule that caught out Michael Schumacher at the Monaco Grand Prix should be in place for the European Grand Prix




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Rosberg thanks team for result

Nico Rosberg thanked the hard work of his Mercedes team after securing its first ever podium finish




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Button rues early pit gamble

Jenson Button said his gamble to pit early to change to Prime tyres during the early stages of the race cost him a better result




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Vettel survives stewards' enquiry

Sebastian Vettel came out of a post-race stewards' enquiry unpunished after winning Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix




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Ferrari rues disaster weekend

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali has warned his team that its performance at the Malaysian Grand Prix was not worthy of a championship-winning outfit




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Virgin achieves first race finish

Nick Wirth, Virgin Racing Technical Director, said that Lucas di Grassi's 14th place finish at the Malaysian Grand Prix was great reward for everyone involved with the team




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Boullier happy with 'another great result'

Renault team principal Eric Boullier hailed Robert Kubica's fourth place finish at the Malaysian Grand Prix as 'another great result' for the team




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Lotus taking positives

Heikki Kovalainen says the Malaysian Grand Prix was a positive race for the team as both cars made it to the finish line, albeit in 17th and 18th positions




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Button working flat-out to resolve handling problems

Jenson Button has flown back to Woking to work in McLaren's simulator in the hope of resolving some of the set-up problems he experienced at the Malaysian Grand Prix




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FIA clarifies position on adjustable ride heights

The FIA has clarified the rules on adjusting ride heights between qualifying and the race, after paddock rumours suggested Red Bull was running a self-altering system




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Emirates Airline reports 21% increase in full-year profit; sees coming year severely impacted by coronavirus pandemic

The Emirates Airline and Group chairman does not see air travel returning to normal for at least another 18 months.




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Coronavirus live updates: India infection cases top 60,000

India's health minister said the country is carrying out 95,000 tests per day.




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Tesla files complaint in federal court claiming 'no rational basis' for factory shutdown

Tesla alleged in a lawsuit that California's Alameda County, where the automaker has a factory, went against state rules and "created a legal quagmire."




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Tesla prepared to move out of California amid fight over factory shutdown, Musk tweets

Tesla had wanted to start production again in Fremont, California, on Friday afternoon, but officials said the company did not have authorization to break shelter-in-place rules. The plant is where the company makes vehicles for Europe and North America.




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Thousands attend Belarus military parade despite pandemic – video

Thousands of people, including elderly veterans of the second world war, turned out for Belarus’s Victory Day parade despite the coronavirus epidemic. Images from the parade showed large crowds as the country’s leader, Alexander Lukashenko, boasted of holding the only parade in the former Soviet Union to mark the defeat of Nazi Germany

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George Christensen revives diplomatic spat with threat to summons Chinese ambassador

Coalition backbencher wants to know why ambassador threatened a trade boycott after Australia called for international inquiry into coronavirus

Diplomatic tensions between Australia and China may be reignited with an extraordinary threat by a Coalition backbencher to summons the Chinese ambassador to answer questions from a parliamentary committee.

While the attempt to compel the ambassador to appear at a hearing in Canberra is almost certain to fail because of diplomatic immunity, the push interrupts a pause in public sparring between the two governments over the response to Covid-19.

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South Korea takes first cautious steps into a post-Covid world

Some bars and restaurants are open – with distancing – and schools are starting back, but the country isn’t taking freedom for granted

On a recent evening in Seoul, colleagues and students sat around plastic tables outside restaurants, their chatter interrupted only by the filling of tiny glasses with soju spirit.

They had something to celebrate. Last week, South Korea, once the hardest-hit country outside China, took a cautious first step into a post-coronavirus world, less than four months since it reported its first case.

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