The race has come under threat after Ecclestone pushed the cost of sanctioning the race to nearly £26million, doubling the current cost.

It seemed at though Turkish officials would be unwilling to meet such a demand, with Istanbul mayor Kadir Topbas quoted by the Zaman newspaper as saying: “It was not a profitable event. Serious finances are needed in order for this system to work. Unfortunately there was a problem. Turkish people didn’t give the races recognition.”

However, Ecclestone still believes a deal can be made.

“The race brings a huge amount of people, trade and publicity to the city,” Ecclestone told the Daily Express

“I am a bit disappointed and I hope we can work out a deal.”

The 2011 Turkish Grand Prix is the next on the calendar and will take place on Sunday, May 8.

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Rumours have suggested the Ferrari supremo may leave the company to pursue a new career. When interviewed by La Gazzetta dello Sport, di Montezemolo said: “Me in politics? Yes, with Alonso as prime minister.

“I would have him because he has the strongest character and is optimistic but also a realist.”

Montezemolo then went on to name an entire cabinet of worthy drivers.

“Vettel, who is smart and fast, Rosberg for being able to hold off Schumacher, Perez for his talent and Hamilton, a great champion,” he said.

The biggest news however was the absence of Felipe Massa from the dream cabinet. Massa’s contract with Ferrari runs out at the end of the season.

Three F1 legends were also mentioned: “Lauda, who was able to never pay for anything, not even a drink, Schumacher never gave up, and before he died Senna told me that his dream was to win a world championship with Ferrari.”

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The 26-year-old Russian, who recorded a podium finish in Melbourne three weeks ago, told The Independent: “there are a lot of lies written about me.”

“I am never thinking about this,” urged Petrov. “If someone says this, I say, ‘Shut up – I don’t want to listen to this!’ I know what I am doing and I know that it was difficult for people to believe in me, but my team believed. I don’t want people to think that we are here just because of money. My father wanted to blow all the money the family has and the business, but after a few races in F1 you can see that I am not here just because of money.”

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After coming second in Sepang on Sunday, Button now heads to next Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix as Sebastian Vettel’s closest challenger.

Button’s team-mate Lewis Hamilton is third overall, so both McLaren’s will be desperate to not allow Vettel run away with the championship.

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Horner told Sportsweek that he expects the advantage to be with different teams at different tracks.

Asked if the season was going to be a Red Bull walkover, Horner said: “I totally doubt that will be the case.

“We know Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso will be hugely competitive at forthcoming races.”

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Alonso told Ferrari’s website that his poor start, which saw him fall to ninth, was the main reason he only achieved fourth place.

“If I’d not found myself ninth I’d have been able to fight to the end for the lower steps of the podium,” he said.

“It’s important to prepare well for the next two, which are back-to-back.”

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Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the Australian Grand Prix with ease, but the McLaren team did much better than expected.

Button told BBC Sport: “Clearly, the Red Bulls are quick. But we’re a lot closer on race pace than this time last year. I think Ferrari will be very strong too. It’s looking like a continuation of the battle we saw last year.”

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The Virgin Racing star had the operation before the Australian Grand Prix, which he completed, but it is expected that the high speeds and humidity of Sepang will cause him problems.

However, the German told Eurosport that Malaysia “Shouldn’t be a problem,” and he was confident ahead of the race.

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Although Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel won Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix by 22 seconds, Button believes McLaren are in a very strong position, whether the statistics support him or not.

“Clearly, the Red Bulls are quick, Sebastian’s pole lap showed everyone that,” he told his official website. “But, on race pace, it would look as if we’re already a lot closer at this stage of the season than we were last year. I know you can say that Red Bull weren’t using KERS Hybrid, which puts a couple of tenths in your pocket, but I don’t think it’s as clear-cut as you might have believed on Saturday evening.

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Winter testing suggested the best McLaren could hope for would be to contend in the midfield, however, the Woking outfit finished in second and sixth places at Albert Park on Sunday.

“Robert followed the race like a child follows his favourite Disney cartoon,” manager Daniele Morelli, who watched the race with Kubica along with the Pole’s girlfriend Edyta, told La Stampa newspaper.

“He wanted to congratulate Petrov for a superb performance in both qualifying and the race,” said Morelli.

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Hamilton will fly home from Malaysia this weekend, before returning for the Grand Prix at Sepang the week after.

The 2008 World Champion will watch his brother Nicolas take part in the Renault Clio Cup, where their father Anthony will also be present.

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Team principal Christian Horner explained that the longer straights at Sepang will favour those with KERS.

“We plan to have it on the car for Malaysia,” Horner told Autosport.

“The KERS effect here [in Australia] is less, as the run to the first corner is shorter. So that is our main exposure, which is why we didn’t want you guys to tell the rest of the world that we didn’t have it.

“In Malaysia there is a relatively long run to the first turn, and we will be keen to get it on the car as soon as possible.”

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Barrichello, who was trying to fight his way through the field after running wide early on, was unable to use the rear wing to aid overtaking on the pit straight, according to team manager Dickie Stanford.

“Something in the race control system was wrong,” Stanford told Auto Motor und Sport. “Barrichello couldn’t use his rear wing on the home straight even though a few times he was close enough to the car in front. It was (mistakenly) programmed for the second sector.”

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Webber said his post-race debrief lasted a lot longer than normal following his fifth place finish, but engineers are still looking for answers as to why he struggled.

“We found a few pointers in the data but we’ll need to strip the car down before drawing any conclusions,” Webber said in his column in the Daily Telegraph. “Only then will we know whether something was broken, or whether there was something fundamentally wrong with the car.

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Button claimed that Massa forced him to leave the track, but officials disagreed and Button received a drive through penalty.

“It was a good fight, no?” Massa told Eurosport. “I was holding my position and he was not able to pass me.

“He tried many times and I was able to stay there many times. Then, when he passed me, he passed me in a not allowed situation. He had to give me back the position or they penalised him, which was the case.”

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“The start was not particularly great,” Hamilton told Eurosport, “I really got a lot of wheel spin and lost quite a bit of ground to Sebastian. There was nothing I could do, just try to keep my position. Fortunately, with the KERS, I was able to hold second and, from then, on it was quite a smooth race.”

The revelation that Sebastian Vettel beat Hamilton by 22 seconds without the use of KERS shows that the pack still has a lot of work to do to catch the defending champion.

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Pirelli’s tyres had been predicted to wear out severely, with some saying four pit stops may be needed. However, this was not the case. Sauber driver Sergio Perez even made it through with just one stop.

“The most important thing to be said is that every result this weekend, whether positive or negative, has a common cause: the Pirelli tyres,” Trulli wrote in a column for Repubblica.

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Despite finishing 12th, the Scot was elevated to 10th after the two Saubers were disqualified.

“This is a mega result for me and the team,” said the 24-year-old.

“It is exactly what we set out to achieve and I am delighted to have scored my first point in my debut race.”

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The new McLaren had serious issues during testing, but with Hamilton finishing second, and Button unlucky to only finish sixth, it would seem that the two British drivers will be able to fight for the Championship after all.

Hamilton had a fairly straight forward race to finish second. Button, however, had a poor start and a drive through penalty to contend with. Nevertheless, McLaren will be delighted with the results, although there is clearly a long way to go to catch Sebastian Vettel’s Red Bull.

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The state of emergency will overlap a May deadline which would mean that the race is definitely off. But F1′s governing body insists the developments have not immediately changed the situation as far as the FIA is concerned.

“There were many people involved in making that (deadline) decision and for now the (World Motor Sport) Council will respect the deadline,” an FIA spokesmen said.

“There is an obligation to that.

“But clearly the situation is fluid,” the spokesman added. “We’re adapting to information day by day, because of what is now happening we will react when it is the right moment.”

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“This one is the first Toro Rosso fully developed by the team without relying on Red Bull, because with last year’s car there were things in common with the previous one,” 20-year-old Alguersuari told El Mundo newspaper.

“The truth is that it is going well, I think better than last year, but we still don’t know the true potential. It seems fast, but we don’t know exactly where we are until Australia.”

The season starts in Australia on March 27.

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McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button have struggled with their new car, with pace and reliability being a problem.

However, Alonso expects them to come our fighting at the season opener in Melbourne and possible challenger for a win.

“They’re better than they look,” the Spaniard told El Pais, “Winter testing doesn’t explain anything.

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Rossi, a former world champion, is still recovering from having surgery on the problem. The trouble started after a crash last April and affected his 2010 campaign.

Rossi could only manage the 13th quickest time in Qatar and crashed out for the second day in a row.

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The new Mercedes in it’s basic form performed poorly, being almost a second of the early testing pace. But the first update worked wonders, allowing the car to set the fastest times of the week. Brawn, however, is still not certain if the team had completely closed the gap.

“Whether we have done enough or not is difficult to say,” Brawn told Frankfurter Allgemeine. “It was hard to keep calm, and I was constantly reminding the team to stick to the plan. In situations like that, it’s tempting to react and waste resources.”

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Hamilton, who had been managed by his father Anthony since he was a child, has been looking for a new manager since last year.

“It was important I took my time to make this decision as it had to be right for my career and my long-term future,” said Hamilton, 26.

“I felt Simon and his team shared my ambitions for the long term.”

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McLaren have struggled for pace and reliability in testing and will hope that that fortunes change in race conditions when tactics will play a larger role.

Hamilton told etyres.co.uk: “In the first few races, you can imagine that everyone is going to be confused with the pit-stops. Eventually, it will settle down and everyone will get used to it – maybe three pit-stops will be common – but, for now, we don’t really know. It could be two, it could be four, it could be five… who knows?”

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One of three new teams last year, Lotus initially looked good, but failed to really trouble the established teams in 2010.

Lotus were four seconds behind Red Bull in 2010,” Williams driver and grand prix veteran Barrichello told O Estado de S.Paulo newspaper.

“They seem to have improved two seconds for this year.”

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At testing in Barcelona Massa completed 132 laps, the equivalent of a double race, and said Ferrari’s latest upgrade was a clear improvement.

Webber was third for world champions Red Bull, 0.374 off the pace.

Webber told reporters: “I think Ferrari are strong. I think we’re going OK and the rest is hard to say.”

Asked about Webber’s comments, Massa responded: “First of all they are a team that won last year and second they are very quick here.” Massa added ” I hope Mark Webber is right (that Ferrari are strong).”

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It was another blow for Webber after the team blamed him for the collision with Vettel in Turkey – even though most pundits deemed the crash the German’s fault – but he responded in the best possible way. Webber got a better start on the race, and kept the inside line, while Vettel was unable to even salvage second place as Lewis Hamilton of McLaren held a tight line just behind the Australian.

In fact, Vettel went off the track and punctured his tyre in the process – meaning he had to come in for an early pit stop from the back of the field. Webber meanwhile dominated throughout, despite a possible banana skin when the safety car tightened the field, and it will be interesting to see what happens should a similar situation arise with car parts in the next race. Hamilton drove wonderfully to retain second place, while Jenson Button also did excellently to salvage ten places from fourteenth – narrowly missing out on the podium to Nico Rosberg of Mercedes.

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While the difficult Bridge corner has been cut out, more pleasingly the run to Luffield and Woodcote – the most pointless area of the track – has also been discarded. Silverstone now offers a more balanced circuit that rewards both cornering at speed and more technical driving, and could well turn out to be the most dramatic race of the season.

With Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull up against McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button – while Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa at Ferrari should never be written off – it promises to be a fiercely competitive race. This will be especially true if perennial dark horse Robert Kubica at Renault challenges, and Mercedes get their act together and provide Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher with the car their pedigree deserves.

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Practice will begin on Friday at Silverstone, with both McLarens expected to test the blown rear diffuser, and it could have a significant positive impact on performance and lap time.

Still, the race looks ideal for the high speed cornering of the Red Bulls of Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel, while the results of Ferrari drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa in Valencia should not be taken to heart – before the infamous safety car incident, Alonso in particular looked very competitive indeed.

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Although 1996 World Champion Damon Hill has predicted the British Grand Prix is where Hamilton and Button’s relationship will fall apart, this is the kind of rivalry that the two McLaren drivers envisage continuing – and their fierce competition between them has pushed each to perform to their best. Indeed, it could well be the reason that Hamilton and Button are first and second in the drivers’ championship respectively – a mere six points between them.

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Thankfully for the McLaren driver, the decision was so tight that it took 17 laps’ time to resolve it – partially because stewards were preoccupied with the aftermath of Mark Webber’s 190mph crash. Hamilton eventually suffered the standard drive-through penalty but was able to keep his place, but the unfortunate facet from a spectator’s point of view was that his punishment prevented the battle between the McLaren and the brilliant but notoriously unstable Red Bull of Sebastian Vettel. Had Hamilton not hesitated as he was coming out of the pit lane, he would have easily passed the line before the safety car – and thus avoided his penalty altogether.

Alonso’s luck came after the race. Although he was unlucky in the safety car incident and finished in eighth, his post-race comments of a “manipulated” Grand Prix could well have been punished by the FIA for bringing the sport into disrepute. He was fortunate to get away with it.

Although their remarks after the race brought back memories of their old rivalry when McLaren team-mates, Alonso and Hamilton have now made up having messaged each other online. It remains to be seen what will happen should they find themselves alongside each other in the next race though.

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With McLaren due a major upgrade in time for the race, and both their drivers of Hamilton and Jenson Button heading the top of the Championship, there could well be a home winner on the cards.

The European Grand Prix in Valencia, Spain also ought to be well suited to the McLaren car, and both Hamilton and Button should be confident. In the first practice session this morning it was Nico Rosberg of Mercedes who scored the fastest time, but the McLaren drivers were close behind. Hamilton was just 0.164 seconds behind Rosberg in second place, with Button a close third.

Following the race in Spain, F1 fans will get to see the newly designed Silverstone circuit for the first time at the British Grand Prix, between July 9th – 11th 2010.

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Nineteen points separate the top five drivers, and with 25 points awarded for a victory this is the finest of margins. Suddenly the British Grand Prix at the newly worked Silverstone looks a hugely enticing prospect.

Many have argued that the circuit will be perfectly suited to Red Bull’s RB6, but with their reliability issues and further improvements to come from their rivals at McLaren and Ferrari, it really is anybody’s guess who will win.

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Although their Red Bull rivals Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel collided prior to their victory, there was still clear evidence that McLaren had narrowed the gap between Red Bull and themselves, and seem to be improving in every F1 race.

Despite the race being just over a month away in this engrossing season, British Grand Prix tickets are still on sale.

For Friday’s practice sessions, general admission Silverstone tickets are on sale from £192, rising to £999 for the optimum position in gold Block A of the pit straight.

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The Silverstone circuit has been redeveloped for the 2010 event, and is set to add an unpredictable element to proceedings.

In addition, rule changes have been implemented for this season to encourage overtaking and more exciting races, and there are at least eight men in contention for the title.

Both British drivers are amongst those eight, and one of the 2008 and 2009 champions will hope to win again in 2010.

Silverstone organisers now hope that they have corrected this issue, with a string of alterations that have included lengthening the track by some 0.472 miles to give it a total length of 3.666 miles. The famous Abbey corner is no longer a chicane but a slalom first to the right then left, which is followed by a section of complex meanders. Drivers have been fulsome in their praise, and the 2010 race looks set to be even more exciting than ever before, while as ever at Silverstone, the atmosphere will be second to none.

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McLaren’s new aerodynamic package has aided both of their drivers with particularly Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button recorded the two fastest lap times.

The Mercedes changes also appear to be a success with veteran Michael Schumacher a very close third.

Coming in fourth and fifth were Red Bull duo Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel respectively who will hope to continue their impressive record in qualifying on Saturday.

The Spanish Grand Prix is a hugely difficult track to overtake on, and has been won by the driver on pole in each of the last nine seasons, so teams will be leaving it all out on the track in Q1, Q2 and Q3.

After Catalunya, the iconic Monaco Grand Prix is next on the calendar just a week after the Spanish Grand Prix. Teams will hope the tweeks they have introduced for this weekend will prove worthwhile ahead of the most glamorous race of the F1 season

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Last year, Silverstone became extremely close to losing the British GP to Donington Park, however, the latter’s financial situation saw F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone instead sign a new deal with Silverstone.

The Northamptonshire track has subsequently undergone several changes, including the building of a new in-field circuit, which cost £5million and will be used for this year’s British GP.

Damon Hill now believes that the track is one of the “world’s greatest,” and with a strong British contingent in Lewis Hamilton and the in-form Jenson Button, it is sure to provide an exciting race.

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After a disappointing season last year, Ferrari look to bounce back with the signing of Fernando Alonso to replace Finn Kimi Räikkönen, who has departed to take part in the World Rally Championship. Alonso will join Brazilian Felipe Massa in the Ferrari hotseat, and it is strongly rumoured that their car is the fastest in the field. However, it is unknown for sure because there is suspicion that many of the carmakers have deliberately overfilled their fuel tanks in order to mask performance.

Qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix will begin on March 13th, with practice the day before, and it is only then that the potential of each of these teams will be unleashed.

Meanwhile, tickets for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone are available now, with the season shaping up to be a classic already. British fans will be hoping for a McLaren 1-2, with the last two world champions Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button both hailing from these shores.

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The news that Silverstone has signed a deal to continue to be the venue for the British Grand Prix has sparked excitement amongst motorsport fans.

The Northamptonshire circuit had been ditched by Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone in favour of Donnington Park but the after the latter experienced financial difficulties, Silverstone was finally awarded a 17 year contract to host the event after intense negotiations.

Since tickets went on sale over 6,500 were snapped up in just 24 hours with the £1.2m in revenue already justifying the decision to host the race at a circuit that has become the home of British motor racing.

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According to the concert promoter, Flash Entertainment, Beyonce and Aerosmith have been booked for the first ever concert at a Formula 1 race. Beyonce is set to open the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on October 29 and Aerosmith will bring the event to a close three days later on Sunday November 1.

This is set to be the first Grand Prix to take place in Abu Dhabi and a number of other special events have  been planned to celebrate including a live performance by Timbaland and outdoor film screenings.

The Beyonce performance at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix comes midway through her forthcoming ‘I am Sasha Fierce..’ tour. Beyonce follows the F1 show with visits to Russia, Egypt and Greece. Shortly after, the Beyonce tour arrives in the UK.

The UK leg of the 2009 Beyonce tour kicks off on November 11 at Liverpool Echo Arena. Beyonce is also set to perform live in concert at a number of the UK’s top venues including London O2 Arena (November 14 & 16), Manchester Evening News Arena (November 18) and Nottingham Trent FM Arena (November 20) The Beyonce tour draws to a close at Belfast Odyssey Arena on November 24.

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This weekend, the Formula 1 season reaches Bahrain. Qualifying for the 2009 F1 Bahrain begins tomorrow and Jenson Button will be looking to extend his lead at the top of the Formula 1 drivers’ championship.  Jenson Button is currently sitting in first place and his Brawn-Mercedes team mate, Rubens Barrichello, is in second place.

Last season’s champion, Lewis Hamilton, will be looking to improve on his shaky start to the season. Lewis Hamilton is currently lying in tenth place in the F1 drivers’ championship.

The 2008 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix was won by Felipe Massa for the Ferrari . Fellow Ferrari driver, Kimi Räikkönen, was second in the otherand BMW-Sauber driver Robert Kubica finished in third place.

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The efforts of Red Bull denied championship leader Jenson Button a third successive victory as the Briton finished third with team-mate Brawn GP Rubens Barrichello fourth.

There was joy for McLaren as they put their recent troubles behind them with fifth place for Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton in sixth.

Toyota’s Timo Glock took seventh place while Toro Rosso rookie Sebastien Buemi completed a superb performance to claim eighth place.

Fernando Alonso, who had started second on the grid in his Renault, was ninth while Ferraris Kimi Raikkonen completed the top 10.

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Formula One governing body the FIA has decreed that Brawn GP’s championship leading car is in accordance with newly introduced rules.

Brawn GP driver Jensen Button has won both races this season. This then sparked complaints that the Brawn GP team and rivals Toyota and Williams used an illegal diffuser.

But following eight hours of strongly worded evidence the International Court of Appeal ruled that the cars “comply with the applicable regulations”.

All three teams are free to race in the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.

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There is now one Grand Prix remaining that takes place in Massa’s native Brazil on 2nd November. Providing Hamilton finishes in front of the Brazilian, he will claim the World Championship. In fact, providing Massa finishes outside the top 5, Hamilton is all but guaranteed the title.

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There is now one Grand Prix remaining that takes place in Massa’s native Brazil on 2nd November. Providing Hamilton finishes in front of the Brazilian, he will claim the World Championship. In fact, providing Massa finishes outside the top 5, Hamilton is all but guaranteed the title.

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