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Saturday news briefs from Barcelona

Mon, 11 May 2009, 12:30
May 9 (GMM) Championship leader Jenson Button was fined for speeding on the roads of Dubai following his Bahrain grand…

‘Winner takes all’ tale was mistake – FIA

Mon, 11 May 2009, 12:30
May 9 (GMM) A spokeswoman for the FIA insists the ‘winner takes all’ rule was added to the 2010 regulations…

Another American team eyeing F1 – Ecclestone

Mon, 11 May 2009, 12:30
May 9 (GMM) A second American team is hoping to field a budget capped formula one team next year, Bernie…

Raikkonen considering future in F1

Mon, 11 May 2009, 12:30
May 9 (GMM) Kimi Raikkonen has admitted that he may not stay in formula one beyond the expiry of his…

Button takes pole at the death in Spain

Mon, 11 May 2009, 12:30
May 9 (GMM) Ross Brawn on Friday likened today’s F1 designers to Swiss watchmakers, and in the dying seconds of…

Toyota threatens to quit, Mercedes committed

Mon, 11 May 2009, 12:30
May 9 (GMM) News fluttered around the Barcelona paddock after qualifying that Toyota is threatening to quit formula one over…

Heidfeld didn’t block me – Kovalainen

Mon, 11 May 2009, 12:30
May 9 (GMM) After failing to emerge from the fight for the bottom five grid positions in qualifying, Heikki Kovalainen…

Vettel reassures Button after qualifying

Mon, 11 May 2009, 12:30
May 9 (GMM) After qualifying, Sebastian Vettel reassured pole sitter Jenson Button that the Briton is favourite to win the…

Rivals praise Ferrari’s step forwards

Mon, 11 May 2009, 12:30
May 9 (GMM) Ferrari may have admitted to a “stupid” and “serious” error regarding Kimi Raikkonen’s qualifying strategy, but the…

Vettel carrying more fuel than Brawns

Mon, 11 May 2009, 12:30
May 9 (GMM) Sebastian Vettel’s jovial post-qualifying mind games were revealed on Saturday evening, after the FIA published the actual…