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News - 3 September 2010

FIA probes undetected Massa grid error

3 September - 12:50 - ITV-F1

The FIA aims to find out how Felipe Massa was able to overshoot his grid slot without detection in the Belgian GP.

Lotus teenager aiming for the top

3 September - 12:32 - BBC Formula One

Lotus test driver Nabil Jeffri, 16, predicts he will become an F1 world champion in the future.

Yamamoto set to keep HRT seat

3 September - 12:25 - ITV-F1

Team boss Colin Kolles sees "no reason" to change Hispania's current driver line-up.

Schu fears 'challenging' Monza for Merc

3 September - 11:00 - ITV-F1

Michael Schumacher expects Mercedes GP's straightline speed deficit to make the Italian GP a tough one.

Friday's F1 gossip column

3 September - 12:57 - BBC Formula One

The FIA is investigating how Felipe Massa was able to start the Belgian Grand Prix ahead of his grid slot, plus other news

News - 2 September 2010

Button denies braking early at Spa

2 September - 17:21 - ITV-F1

Jenson rebuts Horner's claim that he caught Vettel out by braking earlier than normal for Bus Stop.

Williams confident over RBS replacement

2 September - 15:41 - ITV-F1

Frank Williams optimistic his team will land a "pretty big" sponsor to replace outgoing RBS.

Pick your classic Italian Grand Prix

2 September - 13:32 - BBC Formula One

Tell us which is your favourite of five great races at Monza

Pirelli 'hugely encouraged' by latest test

2 September - 11:37 - ITV-F1

Italian firm says it's ahead of schedule with tyre development after second test at Ricard.

Teenager Jeffri becomes youngest tester

2 September - 11:13 - ITV-F1

Lotus made 16-year-old Malaysian youngest ever test driver in straightline aero test.

Thursday's F1 gossip column

2 September - 14:19 - BBC Formula One

Lewis Hamilton targets Monza win, Felipe Massa says pressure is on Ferrari, plus other news

Formula 1 sponsors form alliance

2 September - 10:10 - BBC Formula One

Formula 1's corporate sponsors have launched a new association to better represent their interests to the sport's governing officials.

News - 1 September 2010

Poor Monza would hit morale – Alonso

1 September - 18:13 - ITV-F1

Spaniard admits Ferrari's home race "very important" to title hopes after Spa troubles.

Horner unfazed by Monza floor tests

1 September - 17:32 - ITV-F1

Red Bull boss claims second stage of FIA's flexi-wing clampdown will affect rivals more.

Design for US GP circuit unveiled

1 September - 16:55 - BBC Formula One

The design for the Texas circuit which will stage the United States Grand Prix in 2012 is revealed.

Austin set to copy famous F1 corners

1 September - 12:44 - ITV-F1

Plans for the new US GP circuit emerge, with the design set to pay homage to sections of Silverstone and Istanbul.

Rosberg doubts more Merc podiums

1 September - 11:46 - ITV-F1

Nico fears Mercedes will struggle to make the podium again on pure pace alone in 2010.

Alonso not giving up on title yet

1 September - 11:45 - BBC Formula One

Fernando Alonso is confident he can still win the F1 title for Ferrari despite losing ground in the championship.

Tuesday's F1 gossip column

1 September - 10:46 - BBC Formula One

Vettel "surprised" by Button's braking say Red Bull, plus other news

News - 31 August 2010

Good weekend, bad weekend

31 August - 15:33 - ITV-F1

We pick the figures who leave Spa on a high, and those who have their tails between their legs.

RBR: Monza will be our weakest track

31 August - 13:22 - ITV-F1

Horner expects team to struggle at Monza, but thinks it can still keep points loss to a minimum.

Domenicali: We must explain pace loss

31 August - 11:58 - ITV-F1

Ferrari boss says team must "understand immediately" why its pace disappeared at Spa.

Wednesday's F1 gossip column

31 August - 09:57 - BBC Formula One

Red Bull defend their wings but did they cause Sebastian Vettel crash? Rome keen on grand prix, plus other news

News - 30 August 2010

Vettel's errors 'rule out title'

30 August - 17:35 - BBC Formula One

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel makes too many errors to be in contention for the title, according to McLaren rival Jenson Button.

Belgian GP datafile

30 August - 16:40 - ITV-F1

We tell the story of each of the grid's 24 drivers' Spa weekends and bring you the key stats that go with them.

I'm still in the title hunt, insists Alonso

30 August - 15:22 - ITV-F1

Spaniard says "disappointing" non-score at Spa hasn't snuffed out his title chances.

Horner: Vettel was simply caught out

30 August - 14:41 - ITV-F1

RBR boss says Vettel wasn't impetuous, but just got caught out by how early Button braked.

Monday's F1 gossip column

30 August - 13:28 - BBC Formula One

Organisers say the Korean Grand Prix will take place, plus other news

Vettel is too error-prone – Whitmarsh

30 August - 12:55 - ITV-F1

McLaren boss reckons Vettel makes too many mistakes at the expense of other drivers.

Title race still open - Hamilton

30 August - 10:54 - BBC Formula One

Lewis Hamilton believes title fight remains wide open despite himself and Mark Webber pulling clear at the top of the standings.

News - 29 August 2010

Ferrari got it right, says Massa

29 August - 19:10 - ITV-F1

Felipe was happy to make it home in fourth for Ferrari given challenges posed by race.

Schumacher satisfied with 14-place gain

29 August - 19:05 - ITV-F1

Michael says seventh was the best he could have hoped for without "even crazier" weather.

Liuzzi gets 10th after Alguersuari penalty

29 August - 18:48 - ITV-F1

STR's Alguersuari handed 20s time penalty for cutting Bus Stop during late battle with Liuzzi.

James Allen's verdict

29 August - 18:31 - ITV-F1

James says the title chase is narrowing to a two-horse race between Hamilton and Webber after Spa thriller.

Red Bull 'may have to prioritise'

29 August - 18:13 - BBC Formula One

Mark Webber says Red Bull may soon have to start backing his world title bid ahead of team-mate Sebastian Vettel.

Sutil delighted to equal season best

29 August - 18:00 - ITV-F1

Adrian Sutil was thrilled after matching his best result of the year with fifth at Spa.

Rubens apologetic after Bus Stop smash

29 August - 17:59 - ITV-F1

Rubens Barrichello sorry his 300th race ended on opening lap after slipping up on wet patch.

Rueful Vettel sorry for Button crash

29 August - 17:00 - ITV-F1

German apologises for ending Button's race after his passing attempt went badly wrong.

Button: This is a massive blow

29 August - 16:55 - ITV-F1

Jenson says "strange" Vettel move that took him out of race has badly dented his title ambitions.

Button blames 'confused' Vettel

29 August - 16:40 - BBC Formula One

Jenson Button blames a "confused" Sebastian Vettel for the crash which took him out of the Belgian Grand Prix.

Steering wheel tweaks distracted Kubica

29 August - 16:17 - ITV-F1

Third-placed Kubica says he was focusing on set-up changes when he overshot pit box.

Webber happy to avoid Spa chaos

29 August - 15:50 - ITV-F1

Aussie believes second place was an important result for his title challenge given it would've been easy to falter at Spa.

Hamilton hails 'phenomenal' win

29 August - 15:20 - BBC Formula One

Lewis Hamilton rates winning the incident-packed Belgian GP as one of the best of his 14 Grand Prix victories.

Belgian GP result

29 August - 14:36 - ITV-F1

See how it all finished after a dramatic 44-lap rain-affected race at Spa.

Belgian GP as it happened

29 August - 14:05 - BBC Formula One

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton wins the Belgian GP ahead of Red Bull's Mark Webber while Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso fail to finish.

Hamilton wins Belgian Grand Prix

29 August - 13:36 - BBC Formula One

Lewis Hamilton storms to victory in the Belgian Grand Prix after an incident-packed race at Spa-Francorchamps.

Sunday's F1 gossip column

29 August - 11:27 - BBC Formula One

Lewis Hamilton denies asking for money for signing helmet, plus other news

News - 28 August 2010

Schumacher ready to profit from rain

28 August - 20:41 - ITV-F1

Michael was not disappointed with qualifying and says "anything can happen" if it rains.

Sauber duo rue switch to slicks

28 August - 18:06 - ITV-F1

Kobayashi and de la Rosa blame premature switch to slicks after spinning out of Q1.

Glock demoted five places for HRT block

28 August - 17:53 - ITV-F1

Timo Glock loses advantage of making Q2 after stewards rule he unfairly blocked Yamamoto.

Kovalainen wants more mixed weather

28 August - 17:34 - ITV-F1

Heikki Kovalainen feels Lotus is in good shape if rain falls on race day after he made Q2.

Sutil predicts ‘lots of overtaking’

28 August - 17:13 - ITV-F1

Adrian Sutil thinks there will be plenty of opportunities to move up from eighth on the grid.

Barrichello praises team for turnaround

28 August - 16:58 - ITV-F1

Veteran "delighted" to qualify seventh for 300th GP after struggling for set-up in final practice.

Massa: I could have been in top three

28 August - 16:30 - ITV-F1

Felipe Massa felt he could have qualified several places higher by avoiding damp patches.

Kubica relieved fuel glitch wasn’t costly

28 August - 16:15 - ITV-F1

Pole feared fuel pick-up problem would cost him heavily, but stellar first Q3 lap kept him third.

Mistakes cost me pole shot, says Vettel

28 August - 16:14 - ITV-F1

German title hopeful blamed scrappy final lap for his failure to at least join Webber on front row.

Button: Plenty to play for from fifth

28 August - 15:53 - ITV-F1

Jenson expected more than fifth, but feels he's right in the mix if there's more rain in race.

Kubica aims to upset contenders

28 August - 15:44 - BBC Formula One

Robert Kubica has warned Formula 1's frontrunners that his revamped Renault could prove a threat in changeable conditions at the Belgian Grand Prix

Alonso unfazed by poor grid position

28 August - 15:37 - ITV-F1

Ferrari man hurt by hard tyres in quali but thinks rain will help him mount a charge in the race.

Alonso rues Ferrari tyre strategy

28 August - 15:19 - BBC Formula One

Fernando Alonso blames Ferrari's failure to maximise the potential of their car during Belgian Grand Prix qualifying on the wrong tyre strategy.

Hamilton happy to be back up front

28 August - 15:12 - ITV-F1

Lewis Hamilton was more than content to take a front-row place at Spa, even if he admits pole was probably on.

Webber pleased to seal pole early

28 August - 15:10 - ITV-F1

Spa pole winner was relieved to get a super-quick lap in before rain returned at end of Q3.

Webber seizes Belgian GP pole

28 August - 14:18 - ITV-F1

Points leader Mark Webber scored yet another pole for Red Bull, but Lewis Hamilton well placed on front-row at Spa.

Webber takes pole for Belgian GP

28 August - 13:55 - BBC Formula One

Championship leader Mark Webber starts the Belgian Grand Prix from pole position after a rain-affected qualifying session in Spa.

Belgian GP grid

28 August - 13:48 - ITV-F1

Check out the starting order for round 13 of the season at Spa-Francorchamps.

Qualifying times

28 August - 13:41 - ITV-F1

See how the three-part qualifying for the Belgian GP played out on the timesheets.

Webber edges Hamilton in final practice

28 August - 11:06 - ITV-F1

Mark Webber showed RBR's Spa hand for the first time in dry before rain truncated session.

Webber fastest in final practice

28 August - 10:15 - BBC Formula One

Red Bull's Mark Webber sets the fastest time in final practice for the Belgian Grand Prix.

Saturday's F1 gossip column

28 August - 09:16 - BBC Formula One

Mercedes' Norbert Haug admits desire to work with Red Bull, plus other news

Belgian GP qualifying as it happened

28 August - 13:35 - BBC Formula One

Red Bull's Mark Webber qualifies on pole for the Belgian Grand Prix, with McLaren's Lewis Hamilton joining him on the front row.

News - 27 August 2010

2011 is now Mercedes priority – Brawn

27 August - 18:38 - ITV-F1

Ross Brawn says Mercedes has already made 2011 its priority and won't develop W01 much more.

De la Rosa eyes middle sector gains

27 August - 18:24 - ITV-F1

Spanish driver says Sauber must improve in testing second sector to build on top-10 times.

James Allen's Friday form guide

27 August - 18:18 - ITV-F1

As ever, Mother Nature looks set to play a key role at Spa. James Allen reckons we're in for a special weekend.

Renault F-duct gets thumbs-up

27 August - 18:06 - ITV-F1

Team pleased with performance of its new F-duct and plans to keep it on R30 all weekend.

Massa buoyant despite Alonso pace

27 August - 17:53 - ITV-F1

Felipe shares general Ferrari optimism over Spa prospects despite trailing team-mate in practice.

Sutil thinks points, not podium, realistic

27 August - 17:31 - ITV-F1

German again plays down Force India's hopes of another Spa upset despite strong Friday.

Rosberg: Friday rain set us back

27 August - 17:25 - ITV-F1

Merc GP star says rain made it hard to evaluate new parts, and is unhappy with balance.

Optimistic Webber brushes off slow time

27 August - 16:46 - ITV-F1

Mark Webber believes he and Red Bull enjoyed a positive first day despite finishing lowly 18th.

Button expects 'messy' qualifying

27 August - 16:37 - ITV-F1

Jenson Button expects qualifying to be hard to get right if wet conditions persist at Spa.

Alonso unconcerned by weather

27 August - 16:26 - ITV-F1

Spaniard not worried what the weather has in store as his Ferrari is strong in all conditions.

Hamilton says early feelings 'positive'

27 August - 16:19 - ITV-F1

Lewis Hamilton is sure the MP4-25 is more suited to Spa, but admits weather made detailed Friday assessment tough.

Ferrari, RBR wings tested post-practice

27 August - 16:03 - ITV-F1

Ferrari and Red Bull among the teams selected for the FIA's new wing tests on Friday.

Practice 2: Alonso maintains advantage

27 August - 14:46 - ITV-F1

Fernando Alonso completed a promising first day back on track for Ferrari as he set the pace again at drying Spa.

Free practice times

27 August - 11:06 - ITV-F1

See who is making the early running at Spa in practice for the Belgian Grand Prix.

Practice 1: Alonso tames heavy rain

27 August - 10:53 - ITV-F1

Fernando Alonso set the first practice pace in typically inclement Spa weather.

Alonso sets Belgian practice pace

27 August - 15:49 - BBC Formula One

Fernando Alonso posts the fastest lap times in Friday's two practice sessions at Spa.

Friday's F1 gossip column

27 August - 08:42 - BBC Formula One

Red Bull do not expect to be hindered by a flexible bodywork clampdown, plus other news

Belgian GP practice as it happened

27 August - 13:48 - BBC Formula One

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso sets the fastest time in practice for the Belgian GP.