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Piquet Jr Granted Immunity In Crash Gate Charges – Mosley Says Nelson Will Not Be Punished

Nelson Piquet Jr will not be punished as part of the ‘crash-gate’ saga, FIA president Max Mosley has revealed during an interview with Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport. “No,” the Briton said. “We have promised him immunity if he cooperates,” Mosley added, referring to the Brazilian driver’s sworn statement to the FIA about the Singapore …
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Mercedes To Buy Brawn GP – Rosberg To Drive For Brawn in 2010 – Mclaren To Loose Mercedes in 2011

The signs are growing that McLaren and Mercedes-Benz are headed for different futures in Formula One. The companies had already parted in terms of their joint road sports car programmes, and reports have intensified throughout this week that a similar split is looming in terms of their 15-year F1 collaboration. On Wednesday, Auto Motor und …
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FIA To Investigate Claims That Nelson Piquet Jr Was “Ordered” To Crash At Last Year’s Singapore GP – To Hand Alonso The Win

The FIA has confirmed it will investigate claims that Nelson Piquet was ordered to deliberately crash during last year’s Singapore Grand Prix. After the sport’s first ever night race last September, F1-Live reported that it was “ironic” that the Brazilian’s heavy crash brought out the safety car and triggered the strategy chaos that sped his …
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Ferrari Boss Pushes For Third Car Option – ‘Would Rather Race Against Three Mclarens or Renaults Than Two Whatevers’

Ferrari has vowed to “fight” for the right to field a third car for Michael Schumacher. The 40 year-old on Tuesday called off his comeback to replace the injured Felipe Massa due to a neck complaint, but Luca di Montezemolo has not given up hope that the German will be seen again at the wheel …