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Formula 1 December 2011 News Archive

F1 The top 20 F1 stories of 2011
F1 Tony Dodgins' 2012 Formula 1 almanac
F1 Williams legend Patrick Head calls time on stellar career
F1 Paul di Resta confident Force India can break into top five F1 constructors
F1 The story behind Button's greatest season
F1 AUTOSPORT.com's F1 season poll
F1 Adrian Newey says Red Bull Racing can still improve in 2012 F1 season
F1 In the magazine: Motorsport in 2011
F1 The secrets of Formula 1 pitstops
F1 Robert Kubica's absence a bigger blow to Renault in 2011 than exhaust issue, says Eric Boullier
F1 The Battle for F1: behind the scenes of 2011
F1 Renault's season of false dawns
F1 Toro Rosso's Daniel Ricciardo admits he will have to raise his aggressive level for first full Formula 1 season
F1 Memories of the year: Montreal madness
F1 Drag Reduction System: Did it work?
F1 Why exhaust blowing was a game changer in 2011
F1 Damon Hill reckons Raikkonen has "a couple more world F1 championships" in him
F1 Karun Chandhok wants to continue F1 third driver role but aims to twin it with a campaign in the World Endurace Championship
F1 How it all went wrong for Williams
F1 Williams chairman Adam Parr believes F1 team has learned vital lessons through its difficult 2011 campaign
F1 Memories of 2011: Testing reveals all
F1 How Pirelli spiced up F1 2011
F1 Trulli says Caterham is ready to score its maiden F1 points finish in 2012
F1 Vettel's dominant season in numbers
F1 F1's rookies rate their seasons
F1 Is Vettel now better than Senna?
F1 Nico Hulkenberg is confident Force India can score points from the outset of 2012
F1 Luca Di Montezemolo warns F1 against forsaking European races
F1 Stefano Domenicali insists Ferrari remains committed to F1 cost cuts
F1 Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo backs Felipe Massa to rediscover title-winning form in 2012
F1 Ferrari pushing for increase in F1 testing limit, so as not to stifle opportunities for young drivers
F1 Memories of the year: After Dune delight
F1 Jenson Button thinks 2012 F1 season will be his best chance yet to beat Red Bull
F1 BBC director general Mark Thompson defends shared F1 coverage move
F1 Nico Hulkenberg 'relieved' to secure Force India F1 drive
F1 Kimi Raikkonen adamant he is as fast as he was before leaving F1
F1 Q & A with Luis Perez-Sala
F1 New HRT team principal Luis Perez-Sala aware F1 progress will take time
F1 The F1 team principals' top ten drivers
F1 Lewis Hamilton's rollercoaster year
F1 Fernando Alonso welcomes Kimi Raikkonen's return to Formula 1
F1 Nico Hulkenberg says understanding tyres will be key to strong F1 start in 2012
F1 Fernando Alonso says Ferrari pushing to produce a 'dominant' car for 2012
F1 Q & A with Romain Grosjean
F1 Why de la Rosa has faith in HRT
F1 Memories of the year: Fun at the Daytona 24 Hours
F1 Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo says team is poised for resurgence
F1 Q & A with HRT boss Luis Perez-Sala
F1 New HRT boss Luis Perez-Sala admits team will take a step back before it progresses
F1 How Ricciardo earned his big chance
F1 Nico Hulkenberg joins Paul di Resta in Force India's 2012 Formula 1 driver line-up
F1 Ferrari boss Domenicali confident of 'no surprises' with 2012 F1 car
F1 Mike Coughlan says Williams has right ingredients to produce successful F1 car
F1 Jean-Eric Vergne says STR team-mate Daniel Ricciardo will have early edge
F1 Q & A with Jean-Eric Vergne
F1 Q & A with Toro Rosso's Franz Tost
F1 Q & A with Daniel Ricciardo
F1 Daniel Ricciardo says securing Toro Rosso drive a "big relief"
F1 Why F1 drivers keep getting younger
F1 HRT appoints former F1 driver Luis Perez-Sala as team boss
F1 Jaime Alguersuari 'very surprised' by Toro Rosso decision to dump him for 2012
F1 Ricciardo, Vergne to race for Toro Rosso in 2012 Formula 1 season
F1 Caterham reveals Formula 1 team logo
F1 Eric Boullier says signing no pay drivers shows Lotus Renault's ambition
F1 Formula 1 teams continue push to save RRA
F1 Pedro de la Rosa says HRT move not a step back, but expects huge challenge
F1 Di Resta: Making waves in Formula 1
F1 Team Lotus boss Tony Fernandes says Formula 1 must promote itself better
F1 Bruno Senna would accept third-driver role to stay in Formula 1 in 2012
F1 Mark Webber expects no problems to adapt to 2012 Formula 1 tyres
F1 Lotus accepts Kimi Raikkonen will need time in Formula 1 comeback
F1 Lotus says Renault choosing Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean for 2012 and dropping Vitaly Petrov is a statement of intent
F1 Lotus Renault team boss Eric Boullier says Romain Grosjean proved he deserved second chance in Formula 1
F1 HRT denies Caterham rumour and insists it will build its own 2012 Formula 1 car
F1 Why Grosjean deserves his second chance
F1 Q & A with Sauber's Sergio Perez
F1 Sauber's Sergio Perez admits long recovery from Monaco crash surprised him
F1 Bernie Ecclestone says Lewis Hamilton's choice of management is a 'disaster'
F1 Drivers targeted for Mark Webber Tasmania Challenge
F1 Sebastian Vettel already focused on making 2012 Formula 1 campaign even better
F1 Mark Webber says results not age will decide his Formula 1 future
F1 Christian Horner insists Red Bull Racing still committed to cost controls despite FOTA exit
F1 Red Bull Racing sure of making first 2012 test with new car
F1 Bernie Ecclestone hopes Bahrain Grand Prix goes ahead but still watching political situation
F1 Sebastian Vettel collects Formula 1 champion's trophy at FIA Gala
F1 Why FOTA may have a future after all
F1 Romain Grosjean ready to take on Kimi Raikkonen at Lotus Renault in 2012
F1 Romain Grosjean joins Kimi Raikkonen at Lotus Renault for 2012
F1 Mercedes poised to give 2014 Formula 1 engine first dyno test
F1 Fernando Alonso certain he will succeed at Ferrari
F1 Team Lotus confirms ex-McLaren aero man John Iley will join in 2012
F1 Sauber also confirms FOTA exit, Scuderia Toro Rosso could follow
F1 Nico Rosberg says he is sure Mercedes can produce a race winning car in 2012
F1 Martin Brundle says Sky's F1 coverage will be under pressure from the outset of 2012
F1 Austin circuit construction set to go ahead after Ecclestone deal
F1 FIA announces new sporting rules for 2012 Formula 1 season
F1 FIA confirms unchanged, 20-race 2012 calendar
F1 Virgin Racing team principal John Booth is upbeat about the progress his outfit can make in 2012
F1 Charles Pic believes move to F1 is made harder by prospect of just six days pre-season testing
F1 Daniel Ricciardo has admitted there is a chance he could race for Caterham in 2012
F1 Kamui Kobayashi says diffuser rule changes hurt Sauber in second half of 2011
F1 Q & A with Kamui Kobayashi
F1 Peter Gethin, winner of the 1971 Italian Grand Prix, dies aged 71
F1 FOTA members to meet on Tuesday following Red Bull and Ferrari exits
F1 Senna movie producers set sights on BAFTA
F1 How Vettel lit up the AUTOSPORT Awards
F1 Mercedes adds AMG moniker to Formula 1 team name
F1 Mark Webber says 2012 will be very different, expects very strong season
F1 Q & A with Sebastian Vettel
F1 Sebastian Vettel expects tougher 2012 season after dominant 2011 campaign
F1 David Coulthard says Kimi Raikkonen will return to Formula 1 stronger than ever before
F1 Jenson Button: 'Lewis Hamilton didn't fade, I improved' in McLaren team battle
F1 Romain Grosjean: Chance to partner Kimi Raikkonen makes 2012 Lotus Renault seat even more alluring
F1 Kimi Raikkonen will prove his critics wrong, insists Lotus Renault team owner Gerard Lopez
F1 Vitaly Petrov keen to stay on at Renault to race alongside Kimi Raikkonen
F1 Ferrari confirms departure from the Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA)
F1 Sutil says it is absurd he does not have a drive for 2012 after strong season
F1 Ferrari and Red Bull Racing withdraw from FOTA
F1 Williams confirms Maldonado for 2012, with Bottas staying on as a reserve
F1 Renault promises to be more conservative with 2012 car
F1 Mexican Grand Prix return 'a no-brainer', says Carlos Slim Domit
F1 Vettel says Raikkonen may need time to be competitive when he returns to F1