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Vettel continues to fly at Jerez testing

Vettel remains the man to beat in Jerez testing as the Toro Rosso driver topped the timesheet for the second day in a row. Vettel was the only man to post a time under 1 minute 19, with a quickest lap of 1:18.843.

Mosley wins privacy court case

MaxFIA president Max Mosley has won his privacy action against British newspaper the News of the World. Mosley has been awarded £60,000 in damages and costs of what is believed to be in the region of £1 million.

McLaren sued by former employee

McLaren logoA former McLaren employee has brought legal action against Ron Dennis. According to British newspaper the Daily Telegraph, the 27 year old worked as a private jet steward for Dennis and has claimed that unfounded rumours circulated around the team that he was gay, rumours which led to him being unfairly sacked in September last year. The man is also claiming sexual discrimination and victimisation.

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Safety concerns over KERS

At the next meeting of F1’s Technical Working group, issues surrounding KERS will be discussed.

KERS has caused two dramas in the past week alone – last week, Red Bull had to evacuate it’s factory when a KERS piece started to smoke, and BMW had problems with their KERS at testing yesterday.

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Glock to test on Thursday

Timo Glock has confirmed that he will be testing for Toyota at this Thursday’s test session at Jerez. The Toyota driver was involved in a heavy smash over the weekend when the rear suspension looked to fail on his car at the final corner, just before the start-finish straight. The German careered across the track and crashed into the pit wall.

Vettel flies on first day of testing

On the first day of testing at Jerez, Sebastien Vettel was the man to beat as he topped the timesheets with a 1:19.844. McLaren test driver Gary Paffett was the second quickest man of the day, closely followed by Ferrari test driver Luca Badoer.

Toyota to review Glock crash footage

Toyota president John Howett has said the team will be reviewing footage of Glock’s rescue after he crashed at Hockenheim as they are unsure whether marshals followed the correct procedures.

Webber brands Safety Car rules a joke

Mark Webber has branded this season’s Safety Car rules a joke. Webber believes that Piquet’s podium place at Hockenheim was sheer luck, mainly thanks to the Safety Car rules.

“The safety car threw up a bizarre result and I think the rules are a joke,” Webber explained in his BBC column.

German GP: Lap by lap report

Lewis Hamilton is all set to win a second Grand Prix in a row having secured pole position for the Formula 1 Grosser Preis Santander Von Deutschland yesterday. His McLaren team have been dominant in all official sessions ahead of the race, and look favourite to take victory today around the 4.574km Hockenheim circuit.

German GP: Qualifying Report

McLaren have dominated the practice sessions at Hockenheim this year so many believe they will have a strong qualifying. However Massa, Alonso and Vettel also look to be doing well and could prove to be McLaren’s strongest contenders during qualifying.



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