Will Gray
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/ 27 October 2005

Nineteen-race formula-one calendar approved

Formula one’s team chiefs breathed a collective sigh of relief on Wednesday when the FIA announced next season’s grand-prix calendar will be fixed at 19 races. The sport’s organisers have come under criticism for creating a punishing schedule this year after the calendar was packed with the highest number of races to date run in one season.

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/ 25 October 2005

New knockout plan for formula one

Formula one will introduce a new qualifying format and revert to tyre changes for the start of next season after a positive meeting of the Formula One Commission in London on Monday. A spokesperson for the sport’s governing body, the FIA, confirmed that a knockout proposal is set to be introduced for qualifying.

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/ 9 October 2005

Raikkonen: ‘It’s one of my best wins’

Kimi Raikkonen produced a stunning performance to race through the field and secure his seventh win of the year in the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka on Sunday. The Finn started from 17th on the grid after a rain-affected qualifying and snatched the lead from Italian Renault driver Giancarlo Fisichella on the final lap of the race.

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/ 6 October 2005

Alonso predicts Schumacher comeback

New world champion Fernando Alonso insisted on Thursday that seven-time title winner Michael Schumacher can make a comeback next season despite his nightmare year in 2005. Schumacher saw his five-year reign dramatically concluded this season after his Ferrari team slumped behind Alonso’s Renault team and current championship runner-up Kimi Raikkonen’s McLaren outfit.

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/ 24 September 2005

Sato hopes for Formula One reprieve

Japanese driver Takuma Sato said here on Friday that he still hopes to be racing in Formula One in 2006 after being dropped by BAR-Honda for next season. BAR confirmed earlier this week that Briton Jenson Button and Brazilian Rubens Barrichello will be their race drivers for 2006 and that Sato would have to drop down to a third driver or leave the team.

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/ 24 August 2005

Formula one chases circuit mix

Formula one’s debut visit to Turkey last weekend left those involved in the grand prix circus seeking a mix of new tracks and classic circuits on the calendars of the future. The recently created Istanbul Park circuit proved popular with drivers as well as teams, with many hailing it as the perfect mix of top racing track design and high-tech facilities.

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/ 30 July 2005

Schumi secures first pole position of season

World champion Michael Schumacher secured his first pole position of the season in Budapest on Saturday when he set a stunning pace in qualifying for Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Schumacher secured the morale-boosting top spot after seeing a marked improvement in his Ferrari machine this weekend.

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/ 10 July 2005

Montoya wins despite pressure

Juan Pablo Montoya soaked up the pressure of championship leader Fernando Alonso to secure victory in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday and claim his first success for the McLaren team. The McLaren driver beat home series leader Alonso of Spain in a Renault, while Finn Kimi Raikkonen was third.

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/ 30 May 2005

Raikkonen crash raises safety concerns

The spectacular crash suffered by McLaren’s world championship challenger Kimi Raikkonen in the European Grand Prix has sparked safety concerns over the tyres used in formula one. New rules have stopped teams from changing tyres during the race unless they are deemed to be in dangerous condition.

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/ 18 May 2005

Monaco ready for clash of the racing stars

The star-studded Monaco paddock will be home to Darth Vader and the Star Wars cast for this weekend’s grand prix, but with the field wide open, there is no need for gimmicks to guarantee excitement in the sport’s flagship race. There are plenty of contenders for one of the biggest prizes of the season.