December 2012
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December 2012 Formula 1 News Headlines
31 December: 'Impossible' to keep HRT going - boss Sala - Comments
31 December: F1 'will get used to' V6 engine sounds - Whiting - Comments
31 December: Brabham name could return to F1 - Comments
31 December: Ecclestone admits scandal could cost him F1 job - Comments
28 December: No official penalties for Alonso in 2012 - Comments
28 December: Grosjean wanted first win 'at all costs' - Comments
28 December: Two more 2013 cars pass FIA crash tests - Comments
28 December: DRS clampdown 'sensible' - Raikkonen - Comments
28 December: Sources say Petrov to keep Caterham seat - Comments
28 December: No DTM for Zanardi, Barrichello to stock car - Comments
27 December: 2012's top three deserve equal praise - Hulkenberg - Comments
27 December: Sauber hopes Hulkenberg takes leadership role - Comments
27 December: Nurburgring to host 2013 German race - spokesman - Comments
27 December: Maldonado marries in Venezuela - Comments
27 December: Ferrari to develop 2013 car in Cologne - Comments
27 December: Valsecchi hoping to be Lotus reserve - Comments
27 December: Ferrari rules out F1 return for Schumacher - Comments
27 December: News agencies vote Vettel top Euro athlete - Comments
27 December: Ferrari says Red Bull give 'best parts' to Vettel - Comments
27 December: Conspirator Symonds to return to paddock in 2013 - Comments
27 December: De la Rosa not expecting McLaren return - Comments
27 December: Petrov waiting for Caterham's call - manager - Comments
21 December: Ecclestone says Hamilton chasing Mercedes cash - Comments
21 December: Inexperience no problem for Sauber - Hulkenberg - Comments
21 December: 'Continuity' helped Grosjean keep job - boss - Comments
21 December: Ecclestone should quit over corruption charges - Montezemolo - Comments
21 December: McLaren to launch MP4-28 on January 31 - Comments
21 December: Thailand set to join 2015 calendar - Comments
20 December: Vettel next in line for 'number 1' Ferrari seat - Montezemolo - Comments
20 December: Valencia surprised as Barcelona scraps alternation plans - Comments
19 December: Barcelona pulls pin on Valencia alternation plans - Comments
19 December: Vettel 'not bothered' some think Alonso better - Comments
19 December: Kubica to contest European rally series in 2013 - reports - Comments
19 December: Uncertainty over 2013 seat 'unpleasant' - Grosjean - Comments
19 December: Haug admits Mercedes defeats led to F1 departure - Comments
19 December: FIA feared F1 to be too slow in 2014 - report - Comments
19 December: Razia 'surprised' by Marussia's Chilton deal - Comments
19 December: 2013 Pirelli tyres could shake up pecking order - Hembery - Comments
19 December: Alesi retires from motor racing - Comments
19 December: Bianchi has 'real chance' of Force India seat - manager - Comments
18 December: Marussia confirms Chilton for 2013 - Comments
18 December: Horner - I would have ousted Massa - Comments
18 December: Sacked F1 doctor admits fury at FIA - Comments
18 December: Caterham 'close' to completing 2013 lineup - Comments
18 December: Schumacher flags possibility of 'small belly' - Comments
18 December: 'Top' man Gillan leaves Williams - report - Comments
18 December: Kobayashi aims for F1 return in 2014 - Comments
18 December: Lauda re-thinking Mercedes' Christmas holiday plans - Comments
18 December: Webber coped better with early-season RB8 - Vettel - Comments
18 December: Berger could be candidate to replace Haug - report - Comments
18 December: FIA 'nervous' about F1's return to Bahrain - report - Comments
18 December: 'Problem child' Grosjean keeps Lotus seat - Comments
17 December: Conviction no barrier to 2013 return - Sutil - Comments
17 December: Marussia co-owner confirms Max Chilton for 2013 - Comments
17 December: F1 career 'on track' says Grosjean - Comments
17 December: Mercedes failure Brawn's fault, not Haug's - Stuck - Comments
17 December: Mercedes 'too late' to poach boss Horner - Marko - Comments
17 December: Hamilton has started work at Mercedes - Comments
17 December: Haug felt responsible for Mercedes failure - Lauda - Comments
17 December: Sutil admits 'good chance' of Force India return - Comments
14 December: Gutierrez admits 'not 100pc ready' for F1 debut - Comments
14 December: Austria 'has everything' for 2013 F1 return - Berger - Comments
14 December: Journalist says Buemi could be Ferrari tester - Comments
14 December: Valsecchi next in line for Grosjean's seat - report - Comments
14 December: Designer Coughlan defends Williams' Maldonado - Comments
14 December: Button warns Rosberg to fear Hamilton's speed - Comments
14 December: Haug denies Lauda pushed for F1 axe - Comments
14 December: Team bosses vote Alonso best driver of 2012 - Comments
14 December: Ecclestone wants F1 to shed one more team - Comments
14 December: Haug to leave Mercedes - Comments
13 December: Bianchi set to secure Force India seat - report - Comments
13 December: Todt - not up to me to revive French GP - Comments
13 December: Sauber declares 2012 car 'ready' to test - Comments
13 December: Schumacher could race again 'in two years' - Todt - Comments
13 December: Nurburgring and Hockenheim in running for 2013 race - Comments
13 December: Ferrari must push the rules to beat Red Bull - Alonso - Comments
13 December: Vettel will not forget Ferrari's behaviour - Marko - Comments
12 December: Red Bull 'worried' before 2012 season - Newey - Comments
12 December: Di Resta hoping for top team switch in 2014 - Comments
12 December: 20-race F1 calendar 'on the limit' - Webber - Comments
12 December: Jaguar scraps $1m Williams supercar - Comments
12 December: Frijns could split F1 with DTM in 2013 - Comments
12 December: Todt plays down Ecclestone-Ferrari spat - Comments
12 December: 2013 calendar could drop to 19 races - Ecclestone - Comments
11 December: New Concorde deals could be 'unlawful' - Parr - Comments
11 December: Barrichello 'torn' between Indy and stock car for 2013 - Comments
11 December: Supporter Ramirez admits Perez a 'child' - Comments
11 December: Sutil still 'negotiating' with Force India - Comments
11 December: Too early to say di Resta slump a 'pattern' - Szafnauer - Comments
11 December: Unpaid supplier says HRT in liquidation - Comments
10 December: Lotus to announce title sponsorship deal - Comments
10 December: Kubica rules out F1 return for now - Comments
10 December: Ecclestone eyes vodka brand for F1 sponsor deal - Comments
10 December: Toro Rosso must improve - Mateschitz - Comments
10 December: Parr confirms Ecclestone triggered F1 exit - Comments
10 December: Spain to host all three winter tests - Comments
10 December: Force India to announce driver this week - Comments
10 December: Webber has leg surgery in Australia - Comments
10 December: Vettel, Raikkonen, break the rules in Turkey - Comments
10 December: Red Bull Ring can host 2013 race - Marko - Comments
10 December: Schumacher should not have returned - Ecclestone - Comments
07 December: Kaltenborn not eyeing Ecclestone's top job - Comments
07 December: Webber - Red Bull 'knows' I can beat Vettel - Comments
07 December: Late 2013 Red Bull 'not a problem' - Newey - Comments
07 December: No Formula 2 in 2013 - Comments
07 December: Austria steps up as Turkey's 2013 hopes fade - Comments
06 December: PM to decide Turkey's F1 return on Friday - Comments
06 December: McLaren had fastest car of 2012 - analysis - Comments
06 December: No London grand prix at Olympic stadium - Comments
06 December: Briatore joins Montezemolo in Schumacher criticism - Comments
06 December: Vettel frowns upon fans' Bruno Senna abuse - Comments
06 December: Red Bull can be Ferrari-like 'myth' too - Vettel - Comments
06 December: F1 reserves 2013 date for another European race - Comments
05 December: Rolex becomes F1's official timekeeper - Comments
05 December: Zanardi, Alguersuari, Senna linked with DTM move - Comments
05 December: Marussia not offered 2013 Concorde Agreement deal - Comments
05 December: Qinghua in talks with Caterham, Marussia - report - Comments
05 December: Backer says Bottas not like other pay-drivers - Comments
05 December: Newey 'a little late' with 2013 Red Bull - Comments
05 December: Ecclestone confirms Turkey GP revival effort - Comments
04 December: Pirelli wants 'medium-term' F1 stay - Comments
04 December: Adam Parr could be next to sue Ecclestone - report - Comments
04 December: FIA completing push for more F1 revenue - report - Comments
04 December: Marko on Austria GP return - 'never say never' - Comments
04 December: Valencia hoping for F1 return in 2014 - Comments
04 December: Van der Garde waiting for Caterham's decision - Comments
04 December: Montezemolo, Ecclestone 'will be friends again' - Briatore - Comments
03 December: Ease of Vettel's titles 'abnormal' - Gene - Comments
03 December: Vettel wants F1 return for Austria - Comments
03 December: Cuquerella hints HRT adventure definitely over - Comments
03 December: Alonso counts himself among greatest ever drivers - Comments
03 December: Montezemolo hits out at Ecclestone, Schumacher - Comments
03 December: Nurburgring 'confident' of 2013 German GP - Comments
03 December: Alonso 'has problems' when he loses - Marko - Comments
03 December: 'Vettel always wins' in Newey cars - Marko - Comments
03 December: Perez had 'taste' of McLaren-like pressure in 2012 - Comments
03 December: Buemi eyes Force India, Lotus seats for 2013 - Comments
03 December: Sauber looks ahead to first test of 2013 - Comments
02 December: HRT not on FIA's 2013 entry list - Comments
01 December: F1 could return to Turkey - Comments