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Overview: all test times of the F1 test at Silverstone :

Three days of testing at the Silverstone circuit. Every day we gave you an overview of all lap times of the day, but what is the picture if we combine all the lap times of the three days? Well, you can see it below. :

1. Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull - 1: 32.894 (Friday) *
2. Daniel Ricciardo - Toro Rosso - 1:32.972 (Thursday) *
3. Carlos Sainz Jr. - Toro Rosso - 1:33.016 (Thursday)
4. Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull - 1: 33,187 (Thursday) *
5. Adrian Sutil - Force India - 1:33.242 (Friday) *
6. Nicolas Prost - Lotus - 1:33.256 (Friday)
7. Carlos Sainz Jr -. Red Bull -1: 33,546 (Friday)
8. Davide Valsecchi - Lotus - 1:33.554 (Thursday)
9. Davide Rigon - Ferrari - 1:33.592 (Friday)
10. Kevin Magnussen - McLaren - 1:33.602 (Wednesday)
11. Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:33.624 (Friday) *
12. Jean-Eric Vergne - Toro Rosso - 1:33.647 (Friday) *
13. Paul di Resta - Force India - 1:33.774 (Wednesday) *
14. Antonio Felix Da Costa - Red Bull - 1: 33 821 (Wednesday)
15. Oliver Turvey - McLaren - 1:33.864 (Thursday)
16. James Calado - Force India - 1:33.957 (Thursday)
17. Daniel Juncadella - Williams - 1:34.098 (Wednesday)
18. Pastor Maldonado - Williams - 1:34.116 (Thursday) *
19. Johnny Cecotto - Toro Rosso - 1:34.193 (Wednesday)
20. Nico Hulkenberg - Sauber - 1:34.224 (Thursday) *
21. Robin Frijns - Sauber - 1:34.236 (Wednesday)
22. Gary Paffett - McLaren 1:34.294 - (Friday)
23. Susie Wolff - Williams - 1:35.093 (Friday)
24. Giedo van der Garde - Caterham - 1:35.155 (Friday) *
25. Daniil Kvyat - Toro Rosso - 1:35.281 (Friday)
26. Charles Pic - Caterham - 1:35.576 (Friday) *
27. Kimiya Sato - Sauber - 1:35.642 (Friday)
28. Alexander Rossi - Caterham - 1:35.651 (Wednesday)
29. Will Stevens - Caterham - 1:36.082 (Thursday)
30. Rodolfo Gonzalez - Marussia - 1:36.339 (Friday)
31. Tio Ellinas - Marussia - 1:36.676 (Wednesday)
32. Jules Bianchi - Marussia - 1:36.744 (Friday) *
33. Max Chilton - Marussia -1:38.347 (Wednesday) *

* = Tyre test for Pirelli

Note : Mercedes did not participate in the Young Driver Test because of exclusion by punishing International Tribunal of the FIA !!!

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F1 young driver test: Sebastian Vettel fastest on final day :
Sebastian Vettel topped the final day of the young driver test, setting the fastest time of the three days of running at Silverstone.
The triple world champion took over the Red Bull from junior driver Carlos Sainz Jr for the afternoon, packing in 78 laps while evaluating the new Pirelli tyres which will be used from next weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix onwards. Force India driver Adrian Sutil's fastest time of the morning was good enough to end the day second fastest, three-and-a-half tenths slower than Vettel. Behind him, Lotus development driver Nicolas Prost improved his time in the afternoon to beat Sainz to third fastest. Ferrari simulator driver Davide Rigon took over from Felipe Massa for the afternoon, setting a time fractionally faster than the Brazilian to pip him to fifth place. McLaren's Gary Paffett, who completed only six laps in the morning due to an engine problem, got more work done in the afternoon and ended up eight fastest, just ahead of Williams development driver Susie Wolff. Daniil Kvyat, making his debut for Toro Rosso, completed on 22 laps of running before an off brought his afternoon to an end. "Unfortunately, we lost some time when I made a mistake and ran into the gravel," he said. "I'm not sure what happened, I just felt a lack of grip at the rear from the tyres and had snap oversteer." He ended up 11th fastest, just ahead of Charles Pic, who took the Caterham over from team-mate Giedo van der Garde in the afternoon. Kimya SatoSauber debutant Kimya Sato was 13th fastest ahead of Marussia Rodolfo Gonzalez, whose running was curtailed by an off in the morning. Jules Bianchi took over the car for the afternoon, but the Frenchman also had an early end to his day when he went off between Maggotts and Becketts as a result of a mechanical problem in the right-rear corner of the car. The car was not heavily damaged, but with less than two hours remaining the Marussia team did not have time to get it back out again. Force India driver James Calado also returned to the track, taking over Sutil's car late in the day and completing just five laps.

1. Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull -01:32.894 laps 79
2. Adrian Sutil - Force India F1 - 01:33.242 laps 99
3. Nicolas Prost - Lotus Renault - 01:33.256 laps 63
4. Carlos Sainz Jr. - Red Bull - 01:33.546 laps 35
5. Davide Rigon - Ferrari - 01:33.582 laps 70
6. Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 01:33.624 laps 69
7. Jean-Eric Vergne - Scuderia Toro Rosso - 01:33.647 laps 42
8. Gary Paffett - McLaren - 01:34.924 laps 77
9. Susie Wolff - Williams - 01:35.093 laps 89
10. Giedo van der Garde - Caterham - 01:35.155 laps 65
11. Daniil Kvyat - Scuderia Toro Rosso - 01:35.281 laps 22
12. Charles Pic - Caterham - 01:35.576 laps 60
13. Kimiya Sato - Sauber - 01:35.642 laps 67
14. Rodolfo Gonzalez Marussia 01:36.339 laps 24
15. James Calado Force India F1 01:36.451 laps 6
16. Jules Bianchi Marussia 01:36.744 laps 39

The happiest day of my life, says Sainz Jr. :
Carlos Sainz Jr. completed his first ever miles in a Formula 1 car on Thursday, having been given the opportunity to drive Toro Rosso's STR8 chassis at Silverstone. The 18-year-old Spaniard, who has been a member of the Red Bull junior team since 2010, took over the cockpit from race driver Daniel Ricciardo in the afternoon, finishing the day second on the combined timesheets and within half a tenth of the Australian. "First of all, I want to thank Red Bull and especially Toro Rosso for this opportunity," said GP3 racer Sainz Jr. "When I got out of the car at the end, I went round to every mechanic and said 'thank you for being part of the happiest day of my life!'" "As for my impressions of the car, everything about it was amazing, but if I had to pick on one aspect it would be the car’s agility and the way it can change direction at 300 km/h. I had never experienced that before and it was the most impressive thing." Sainz Jr. is driving RB9 on Friday morning, before triple World Champion Sebastian Vettel brings the three-day gathering to a close with a series of tyre evaluations.

Maldonado: I want to continue at Williams :
Although the team has failed to score a point over the first nine races of the campaign, Pastor Maldonado says he is eager to remain with Williams for the foreseeable future. The Venezuelan made his debut with the Grove-based outfit in 2011 and experienced a challenging year at the wheel of uncompetitive machinery, but improved 2012 form saw him achieve an emotional maiden Formula 1 victory at the Spanish Grand Prix. This season, the squad has fallen back to the tail-end of the midfield, but Maldonado insists he would like to stay onboard and reckons it can return to the front of the grid. "I really want to continue here," explained Maldonado. "It's one of the best places for a young driver to be. For sure, we are not happy with the results of this year. We have struggled quite a lot to improve the car and to be competitive. Everyone knows that. But the team has a great future and great potential so there is no point to change. "When I started to drive for Williams I saw the factory, the cars and the history of the team and it was very important for me to become a part of the team. We achieved one race victory last year and I think if we have achieved one we can go on to achieve two and three and four. We just need to work hard together, the potential is there."
Maldonado is also keen to see the effects of the team's latest technical signing, Pat Symonds, who is taking on his first full role since his ban for the crash-gate scandal. "It's going to be very interesting with Pat here," Maldonado went on to explain. "He's new in the team and we need some time to make everything work together. He's been very successful in the past, so it's quite good. We hope to improve together, to work very hard and before the end of the season to achieve something very good."

Massa not worried over recent form :
Ferrari driver Felipe Massa says he is not worried over his recent run of poor results, stressing that he knows "what I have to do" to prolong his career at the Italian outfit. After a promising start to the year, Massa's season took a turn for the worse in Monaco where he suffered two heavy crashes. The Brazilian has since scored just 12 points, marking his second retirement of the campaign at the recent German Grand Prix. "I know what I have to do," Massa explained to reporters during his appearance at the Silverstone Young Driver Test on Friday. "I'm just concentrating on good results. The pace is there so I'm not worried because, to be honest, I have showed pace in most of the races. We just need to concentrate and try to keep the pace and finish the races. I know that if nothing strange happens to me I will finish in a good position." He added: "I need to improve my consistency – just finish the race, that's the most important thing. But it's not just finishing the race as I have also been unlucky, like here [at Silverstone] in the race with the tyres, and in Bahrain with the tyres." Massa also talked positively about the new tyres Pirelli has introduced, having completed a total of 69 laps during his allocated morning in the F138 chassis. "It's more or less the direction of the last race," he said. "At the last race we had the Kevlar construction, so the tyre is a bit more consistent. The consistency on the long run is a lot better than the race here, so I think the tyres work in the lower temperature. "The consistency and the safety are better. Nothing happened here with the tyres, like the punctures that we were seeing in the race. That's the most important thing."


Mercedes backs Wolff amid negative remarks saga :
Mercedes has thrown its "full confidence" behind Toto Wolff, following reports he made disparaging remarks about his colleagues and bosses. The German magazine Sport Bild this week claimed Wolff, Mercedes' new F1 co-owner and motor sport director, spoke negatively about Dieter Zetsche, Ross Brawn and Niki Lauda during a conversation in February with former HRT boss Colin Kolles.
Mercedes initially declined to comment. But parent Daimler's head of global communications Jorg Howe has now been quoted as saying: "He (Wolff) has our full confidence and will continue his successful work. We know that formula one is a shark tank," Howe told Germany's Sport1. "If you are successful, you will be pelted with mud."

Ricciardo ready for Red Bull despite audition mishap :
At the end of a day billed by some as his audition for a Red Bull seat, Daniel Ricciardo topped the times at the Silverstone test.
But the Australian's best time was actually at the wheel of his usual Toro Rosso, while in the championship-leading RB9 he was slightly slower. The 23-year-old, competing against Kimi Raikkonen for the departing Mark Webber's 2014 drive, also beached the Red Bull in the gravel at one point. "The off was my mistake," Ricciardo said afterwards. "Probably just pushing a bit too hard."
Asked if the pressure of the speculation had got to him, he insisted: "No, it's fun, it's exciting. "I didn't take this day as a duel with Kimi," he insisted. "But I enjoyed it. "I think this test is something for Red Bull to look at, but there's still the rest of the season with Toro Rosso to do, so I'll switch my focus back to that and won't get too caught up in any rumours," Ricciardo added.
"Whatever happens, happens. If I don't get the chance, at least this was a nice little bonus. "If the decision was up to me, I'm ready," he is quoted by Italy's Autosprint. His potential 2014 teammate Sebastian Vettel will be in the same car on Friday, and Ricciardo confirmed he will be "watching the times" with interest. "I hope he won't make me look silly," he laughed. It is expected that, should Ricciardo be called up to replace Webber, Toro Rosso will fill his spot at the Faenza based team next year with 21-year-old Portuguese driver Antonio Felix da Costa. Da Costa also tested for Red Bull on Thursday, and said afterwards: "I got out of the car and said 'I'm ready, I want that'."

Ecclestone troubles not good for F1 :
Bernie Ecclestone insists CVC, the owners of formula one's commercial rights, are "very happy" to keep him in charge of the sport.
That is despite the fact the 82-year-old has been formally charged with bribery by prosecutors in Germany, who allege he blackmailed the now-jailed banker Gerhard Gribkowsky to undersell the rights to CVC. After news of Ecclestone's indictment broke, CVC issued a terse statement saying it will "monitor" the situation. "An oath of loyalty sounds different," the major German newspaper Die Welt surmised. Michael Schmidt, of Auto Motor und Sport, agreed: "It (CVC's statement) does not sound like unconditional support." Additionally, FIA president Jean Todt is quoted as saying: "He (Ecclestone) is employed by CVC, so it's their decision. "The responsibility for the future of formula one is more about CVC than about Bernie," he is also quoted as saying by Neue Zurcher Zeitung. Also monitoring the situation is BayernLB, the Munich bank that Gribkowsky was representing when Ecclestone allegedly bribed him. A spokesman for the bank said: "We are following events closely." In the meantime, Ecclestone's troubles are the big talking point behind closed doors in F1 circles. Bild newspaper correspondent Helmut Uhl wrote: "Team bosses, sponsors, big companies such as Ferrari, Red Bull and their partners are wondering: is Ecclestone still viable as formula one boss?"
The Daily Telegraph's Tom Cary said: "In most sports it would be difficult to imagine a chief executive remaining in power with these sorts of charges swirling about. "But formula one is not most sports -- and Ecclestone is not most men." Indeed, Ecclestone insists he has CVC's backing. "I have heard from them and they are very happy as I am for me to continue to run the business," he is quoted by the Daily Express correspondent Bob McKenzie. "Nothing has changed. Nothing affects how I look after the best interests of F1. No one has said anything to the contrary," added Ecclestone. For now, F1's competing teams are quiet, but the first comment has been made by Sauber team boss Monisha Kaltenborn, according to Neue Zurcher Zeitung newspaper.
"In general," she said, "such headlines are not good for formula one."


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Young Driver Test - Day 2 :

Ricciardo top for Toro Rosso but spins in Red Bull :
All eyes were on Daniel Ricciardo at the second day of the Young Drivers’ Test at Silverstone and he duly set the quickest time of the day. But he did so in his regular Toro Rosso – not the Red Bull he drove in the afternoon as the team evaluate whether to hire him as a replacement for Mark Webber in 2014. Ricciardo spun off seven laps into his run in the RB9 without damaging the car. It was a Toro Rosso one-two at the top of the times sheets as Carlos Sainz Jnr lapped within five hundredths of a second of Ricciardo’s mark. That put him between Ricciardo’s two quickest efforts – he placed third with a lap of 1’33.187 in the RB9. Ricciardo’s spin was the second of the day. Robin Frijns went off at the end of his half-day in the Sauber. He spun into a gravel trap at Luffield while pushing for a quick time and brought out the red flags. Nico Hulkenberg took over the car in the afternoon. Five teams split their running between two drivers during the day. Among them were Williams, who gave Daniel Juncadella some extra seat time after his test yesterday was cut short.

1 Daniel Ricciardo - Toro Rosso-Ferrari STR8 - 1’32.972 laps 48
2 Carlos Sainz Jnr - Toro Rosso-Ferrari STR8 - 1’33.016 + 0.044 laps 39
3 Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull-Renault RB9 - 1’33.187 + 0.215 laps 59
4 Davide Valsecchi - Lotus-Renault E21 - 1’33.554 + 0.582 laps 91
5 Oliver Turvey - McLaren-Mercedes MP4-28 - 1’33.864 + 0.892 laps 97
6 James Calado - Force India-Mercedes VJM06 - 1’33.957 + 0.985 laps 47
7 Antonio Felix da Costa - Red Bull-Renault RB9 - 1’33.958 + 0.986 laps 19
8 Davide Rigon - Ferrari F138 - 1’34.053 + 1.081 laps 97
9 Pastor Maldonado - Williams-Renault FW35 - 1’34.116 + 1.144 laps 71
10 Nico Hulkenberg - Sauber-Ferrari C32 - 1’34.224 + 1.252 laps 52
11 Daniel Juncadella - Williams-Renault FW35 - 1’34.631 + 1.659 laps 33
12 Robin Frijns Sauber-Ferrari C32 - 1’34.731 + 1.759 laps 17
13 Will Stevens Caterham-Renault CT03 - 1’36.082 + 3.110 laps 98
14 Paul di Resta Force - India-Mercedes VJM06 - 1’36.356 + 3.384 laps 41
15 Rodolfo Gonzalez Marussia-Cosworth MR02 - 1’37.949 + 4.977 laps 92

Horner admits Ricciardo test linked to 2014 seat :
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has hinted Daniel Ricciardo's test this week is a 2014 audition as the world champions look to replace the departing Mark Webber. The news is a blow for Australian Ricciardo's similarly 23-year-old Toro Rosso teammate Jean-Eric Vergne, who earlier was also considered in the running for the top seat alongside Sebastian Vettel. Unlike Ricciardo, Frenchman Vergne has not been called up to test the championship-leading RB9 at the Silverstone test. "We're very keen to have a look at Daniel as a prospect for next year," Horner told British broadcaster Sky on Wednesday. "It's a great opportunity for him," he added.
Horner also said 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen is in the running for the seat. Asked if it is now a two-horse race between the Finn, who currently drives for Lotus, and Ricciardo, Horner admitted: "Essentially, probably."

Ex-F1 boss Kolles tried to blackmail Wolff :
Former HRT boss Colin Kolles tried to blackmail Mercedes chief Toto Wolff earlier this year, it has emerged. We reported earlier that a conversation between Austrian Wolff and a then-unnamed former F1 team boss was "secretly recorded" and then threatened to be used against him. Bild newspaper had said Wolff spoke negatively about his own boss, Ross Brawn, colleague Niki Lauda, and also Daimler chairman Dieter Zetsche, whilst divulging details of his clashing co-ownership of the Williams team. A subsequent report by the magazine Sport Bild said Wolff had been taped in mid February this year by former HRT and Force India boss Kolles, in Barcelona. That report said Kolles then threatened to release the details of their explosive conversation unless he paid a sum of money. Reportedly, Wolff and Kolles have settled their dispute with the intervention of F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, while Mercedes has obtained a court order preventing the publication of the details of the conversation. Sport1 said Kolles would not comment, and Mercedes also declined to comment.The German news agency SID said Wolff could not be reached at time of publication.

No trial decision for Ecclestone until September :
The Munich court will wait until mid-September to decide if the Bernie Ecclestone bribery case will be brought to trial. The court decided in May to prosecute F1's chief executive for paying a $44 million bribe amid the sale of the sport to CVC some years ago.
The charges were finally received in English by Ecclestone and his lawyers on Wednesday. The 82-year-old Briton's lawyers said in a statement that they will reply vigorously to the charges, which they say rely heavily on the testimony of jailed German banker Gerhard Gribkowsky. "The main topic of the response will be the changing 'confessions' of Mr Gribkowsky," the statement said.
Ecclestone told the Financial Times on Wednesday: "It will be an interesting case." The court reportedly said a decision about whether to send the charges to trial would probably not be made until mid-September. A court spokesman confirmed those reports, adding that Ecclestone's defense team has until mid-August to submit a response to the charges.

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F1 young driver test: McLaren's Kevin Magnussen tops day one :
Kevin Magnussen ensured McLaren topped the first day of Formula 1's Silverstone young driver test. The Dane had not been a factor at the head of the timesheets until the final 20 minutes, when he bolted on medium tyres and set a 1m33.602s that would prove unmatched for the remainder of the session. While the afternoon did not yield massive improvements, positions changed hands multiple times as drivers found incremental gains . Among them was Paul di Resta, the first of this year's regular drivers to run on Pirelli's new tyres. The Scot took over from morning pacesetter James Calado in the Force India and immediately improved upon the latter's benchmark. He was temporarily demoted to second by Red Bull's Antonio Felix da Costa, who was given a full day of running following a late reshuffle that means Mark Webber will no longer test. Di Resta regained the advantage after a run on Pirelli's hard compound, but his 1m33.774s was eclipsed by Magnussen late on. Da Costa ended the session third, ahead of Calado and Williams's Daniel Juncadella. The Spaniard's morning was disrupted for bodywork repairs, and while a clear afternoon lifted his total to 55 laps, he was still some way short of Magnussen's tally of 100. Johnny Cecotto (Toro Rosso) edged Sauber reserve Robin Frijns in the fight for sixth after his own late improvement. Frijns set his best time early in the afternoon, putting him fourth at the time, but dropped back as Magnussen and then Cecotto found time. Nicolas Prost (Lotus), Davide Rigon (Ferrari) and Alexander Rossi (Caterham) rounded out the top 10. Rossi's day was brought to a close 30 minutes before time due to a mechanical issue.
Marussia locked out the final two spots through Tio Ellinas and Max Chilton, both of whom were more than three seconds off the pace. Chilton's afternoon was severely disrupted by an ECU issue that meant he was only able to get out in the final hour, and only able to complete 25 laps in total - the majority of which he devoted to a late long-run.

1.Kevin Magnussen - McLaren 01:33.602 laps 100
2.Paul di Resta - Force India F1 01:33.774 laps 58
3.Antonio Felix da Costa - Red Bull 01:33.821 laps 82
4.James Calado - Force India F1 01:33.986 laps 27
5.Daniel Juncadella - Williams 01:34.098 laps 55
6.Johnny Cecotto Jr. - Scuderia Toro Rosso 01:34.193 laps 75
7.Robin Frijns - Sauber 01:34.236 laps 72
8.Nicolas Prost - Lotus Renault 01:34.810 laps 72
9.Davide Rigon - Ferrari 01:34.874 laps 76
10.Alexander Rossi - Caterham 01:35.651 laps 69
11.Tio Ellinas - Marussia 01:36.676 laps 36
12.Max Chilton - Marussia 01:38.347 laps 27

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Ecclestone says he is being charged in bribery case :
Bernie Ecclestone has told the Financial Times he faces charges in the investigation into whether he bribed German banker Gerhard Gribkowsky. Gribkowsky was sentenced to serve eight-and-a-half years in jail last year. He abandoned an appeal against the conviction in May. Now Ecclestone says his lawyers “have received an indictment. It’s being translated into English.”
Ecclestone added: “We are defending it properly. It will be an interesting case. It’s a pity it’s happened.” Gribkowsky was arrested in January 2011 and Ecclestone later admitted making a payment to him. “I was asked to appear and I appeared,” said Ecclestone earlier this month. “Anything I said at the trial was the truth so I have no reason to believe or expect that anything could be turned against me.”

No Red Bull test for Webber after FIA “clarification” :
Red Bull have dropped Mark Webber from their test schedule at Silverstone following a “clarification” from the FIA.
The team originally planned to run both their race drivers plus Daniel Ricciardo and two young drivers at the test.
However they have altered their plans “following a clarification of the permitted programmes from Pirelli and the FIA for this week’s Silverstone test”. As a consequence, Ricciardo is now running in the slow originally designated for Webber, while Antonio Felix da Costa will do a full day’s running today. The plan for Friday is unaffected:

Wednesday 17th July
Antonio Felix Da Costa
Thursday 18th July
Morning: Antonio Felix Da Costa
Afternoon: Daniel Ricciardo
Friday 19th July
Morning: Carlos Sainz Jnr
Afternoon: Sebastian Vettel

Lotus scrap plan to run Raikkonen at test :
Lotus have decided not to run Kimi Raikkonen at this week’s Young Driver Test as originally planned. Instead of running Raikkonen on Friday Nicolas Prost will have another run in the car. Trackside operations director Alan Permane said: “Once details of what race drivers were allowed to do here became apparent, we would have only been able to conduct a very limited programme with Kimi. “If we were to run him, it would compromise the other development work we want to do with the car here.
“By running Nico again we’ll be able to build on the work already carried out and hopefully be in the best position to develop the E21 ahead of Budapest, whilst also conducting the necessary tyre testing for Pirelli.” Red Bull have also scaled back the programme for their race drivers and will not run Mark Webber at the test.

Wolff secretly recorded amid F1 war :
An explosive conversation with Mercedes director and Williams co-owner Toto Wolff was "secretly recorded" by a former F1 team boss. That is the claim of the German newspaper Bild. Correspondent Nicola Pohl reports that the phone call was then transcribed and threatened to be used against the 41-year-old Austrian. She said the story is the latest chapter in a 'war' that has broken out in the paddock, following Mercedes' ascendance to the very top of the F1 pecking order, and the 'test-gate' scandal.
In the taped conversation, Wolff is thought to have spoken negatively about not only his F1 boss, Ross Brawn, but also the Daimler chairman Dieter Zetsche. He also reportedly spoke about the details of his Williams shareholding and his clashing duties at Mercedes, and his 'complicated' cooperation with Niki Lauda.

Caterham focusing on 2014 development :
Caterham is already focusing on 2014, current race driver Giedo van der Garde has revealed. According to the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, the Dutchman is scheduled to test Pirelli's new Hungary-spec tyres at the Silverstone test late this week. But the 28-year-old rookie revealed: "The team has been focusing on next season." Van der Garde said the focus at Silverstone, then, will be for the race drivers to try Pirelli's new tyres. "For my teammate Charles Pic and me it is important to see how the tyres feel. Probably they will have harder compounds that we can use for longer." Caterham has had a difficult 2013 campaign, faltering initially with an overly conservative car and pushing to catch up with only rival Marussia. "For this season," van der Garde admitted, "there is not much more to gain. "We should focus on the fight with Marussia, as we are not going to be able to close the gap to the others."

Skepticism about Sauber's Russian deal :
The extent of Sauber's Russian rescue deal, and the emergence of future team driver Sergey Sirotkin, caught the world of formula one by surprise. Russian F1 commentator Alexei Popov is quoted by Basler Zeitung newspaper: "I had to read the (press release) several times before I could believe it." Some of the sport's sceptics are still not sure. There are reports of links to the KGB, but in truth very little is known about the entities listed in the Sauber release. The likely debut of a 17-year-old Russian driver next year is also highly unusual. "First of all I want to wish Sergey (Sirotkin) and his associates good luck," said Oksana Kosachenko, the former manager of ex-F1 driver Vitaly Petrov. "But so far, he is not a formula one driver. This is about certain arrangements which, undoubtedly, will be implemented." Germany's Bild newspaper, however, claims that "not a cent" has yet flowed from Russia to Hinwil. But a team boss who has worked with Sirotkin and his Russian partners before, Andreas Jenzer, told the Tages-Anzeiger newspaper that his dealings were all positive. "When I first came into contact with his Russian supporters in 2008, I also had a little bit of concern initially. "But I've never had a bad experience in all of the years," Jenzer said. It seems that much will depend on whether Sirotkin makes his race debut next year, based on a series of track tests that could include appearances on Friday mornings in 2013. But German broadcaster Christian Danner warned: "Unfortunately he is light years from the levels of a current formula one driver." Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko knows more about the pecking order in Sirotkin's current race series, Formula Renault 3.5.
"Sergey is currently in the midfield, and he has struck me as not bad. Better than (2013 Sauber driver Esteban) Gutierrez.
"But he will have to show what he can do under pressure." A major hurdle for Sirotkin will be getting his mandatory FIA super license, as Marko insisted: "You can't just get your sponsors to buy it for you!" Some suspect the Russian deal was one done out of desperation by the financially-dying Sauber. A Swiss supplier to the struggling F1 team told Aargauer Zeitung newspaper that his company has not been paid a cent by Sauber since December of last year. A Swiss media source told us: "Unfortunately, Sauber has to play the game (with the Russians), but it's better than shutting up shop." Speed Week also thinks the Russian deal is a good one, because it's "only a matter of time before normal sponsorships flow from Russia, with Gazprom in pole position".
Bernie Ecclestone, meanwhile, hailed the Sauber deal, and also Tuesday's news that the backmarker Marussia has inked a long-term engine deal with Ferrari. "I'm glad that Sauber and Marussia are continuing," the F1 chief executive told Blick newspaper.
"But how serious the situation really was with these teams, I don't know." Ecclestone added that Russian president Vladimir Putin is supportive of the Sauber deal. "I was with him in Moscow three times," said the 82-year-old. "He is very enthusiastic and helpful, which will benefit the whole of F1."

Sainz disappointed Alonso sitting out Silverstone :
Rising Spaniard Carlos Sainz Jr has expressed disappointment he will not share a F1 circuit with his hero Fernando Alonso this week. Sainz, the 18-year-old son of the world rally legend and namesake, has been called up to test at Silverstone not only by Toro Rosso, but also the senior Red Bull team. Ferrari's Alonso, however, has turned down the opportunity to test, because race drivers will be limited to testing only Pirelli's new Hungary-spec tyre. "I'm not testing, because I'm not allowed to test (car developments)!" he is quoted by Italy's La Repubblica. "Instead, I have important work to do on the simulator." The Brazilian correspondent for O Estado de S.Paulo newspaper, Livio Oricchio, said Alonso has "shown who is boss" at the Maranello based team.
Indeed, Alonso's teammate Felipe Massa will be in action this week, as will championship leader Sebastian Vettel, Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen and others. McLaren, on the other hand, will not field race drivers Jenson Button or Sergio Perez. Nonetheless, Sainz jr is disappointed Alonso will not be at the British grand prix venue. "Yeah, I would have loved that," he told EFE news agency. "So instead of being 110 per cent happy, now it's just 100," he joked. Sainz jr played down suggestions his tests for both of Red Bull's F1 teams is a clear sign he will be on the grid next year. Indeed, it is thought that if Red Bull calls up one of Toro Rosso's current race drivers to replace Mark Webber, the other will stay put at Faenza next year and be joined by Antonio Felix da Costa. Sainz jr agreed: "Being here (at Silverstone) doesn't guarantee anything. "I want to make clear that my goal is to do well in GP3, then try to be in the (Renault) World Series. I think there are still a few years until the time (for F1) comes."

Ecclestone receives bribery indictment :
Bernie Ecclestone has been formally charged by German prosecutors for bribery, it emerged on Wednesday. It has been known since May that the Munich prosecutors decided to indict the F1 chief executive for paying millions to jailed former F1 banker Gerhard Gribkowsky amid the sale of the sport some years ago. Bloomberg quoted a court spokesman as confirming that although the charges were filed in May, they were only served on Wednesday after being translated into English. He said more details will be released in a court statement. Briton Ecclestone, 82, has consistently denied wrongdoing. He said by telephone on Wednesday: "The lawyers have accepted an indictment. "It means they have to reply to the indictment which they are strenuously doing," Ecclestone is quoted by the Associated Press. Ecclestone's German lawyer, and F1 owner CVC, did not comment.

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17/07/1995 juan manuel fangio argentinian f1 driver
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This week there will be the three-day rookie test held at the Silverstone Circuit, where Mercedes wiil be absent because of the punishment they received for the tire test for Pirelli performed earlier this year. Besides rookies however come in the next days also some of the race drivers on the track, to do with the new tires that are introduced in Hungary. An overview of who when put into action.

Red Bull Racing
Wednesday: Antonio Felix da Costa and Daniel Ricciardo
Thursday: Antonio Felix da Costa and Mark Webber
Friday: Carlos Sainz Jr. and Sebastian Vettel

Scuderia Ferrari
Wednesday: Davide Rigon
Thursday: Davide Rigon
Friday: Felipe Massa and Davide Rigon

McLaren
Wednesday: Kevin Magnussen
Thursday: Oliver Turvey
Friday: Gary Paffett

Lotus F1 Team
Wednesday: Nicolas Prost
Thursday: Davide Valsecchi
Friday: Kimi Räikkönen

Sauber F1 Team
Wednesday: Robin Frijns
Thursday: Robin Frijns and Nico Hülkenberg
Friday: Kimiya Sato

Sahara Force India
James Calado, Adrian Sutil & Paul di Resta (days not yet assigned)

Williams F1 Team
Wednesday: Daniel Juncadella
Thursday: Pastor Maldonado
Friday: Susie Wolff

Scuderia Toro Rosso
Wednesday: Johnny Cecotto Jr..
Thursday: Carlos Sainz Jr. and Daniel Ricciardo
Friday: Jean-Eric Vergne, Daniil Kvyat

Caterham F1 Team
Wednesday: Alexander Rossi
Thursday: Charles Pic
Friday: Giedo van der Garde & Charles Pic

Marussia F1 Team
Wednesday: Tio Ellinas
Thursday: Rodolfo Gonzalez
Friday: Rodolfo Gonzalez

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hungarian 2012 podium
1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 69 1:41:05.503
2 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 69 +1.0 secs
3 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 69 +10.5 secs
pole
Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.953

13/07/1974 jarno trulli italian f1 driver
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07/07/1959 alessandro nannini former italian f1 driver
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FORMULA 1 MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2013
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Fri 26 July 2013
Practice 1 10:00 - 11:30
Practice 2 14:00 - 15:30
Sat 27 July 2013
Practice 3 11:00 - 12:00
Qualifying 14:00
Sun 28 July 2013
Race 14:00

Driver Standings after he German Gran Prix :

1. Sebastian Vettel -Red Bull -157
2. Fernando Alonso -Ferrari - 123
3. Kimi Räikkönen -Lotus - 116
4. Lewis Hamilton -Mercedes - 99
5. Mark Webber -Red Bull - 93
6. Nico Rosberg -Mercedes - 84
7. Felipe Massa -Ferrari - 57
8. Romain Grosjean -Lotus - 41
9. Paul di Resta - Force India - 36
10. Jenson Button -McLaren - 33
11. Adrian Sutil -Force India - 23
12. Sergio Perez -McLaren - 16
13. Jean-Eric Vergne -Toro Rosso - 13
14. Daniel Ricciardo -Toro Rosso - 11
15. Nico Hülkenberg -Sauber - 7
16. Pastor Maldonado -Williams - 0
17. Valtteri Bottas - Williams - 0
18. Esteban Gutiérrez - Sauber - 0
19. Jules Bianchi - Marussia - 0
20. Charles Pic - Caterham - 0
21. Max Chilton - Marussia - 0
22. Giedo van der Garde - Caterham - 0

Constructor Standing after the German Grand Prix :

1. Red Bull - 250
2. Mercedes Grand Prix - 183
3. Ferrari - 180
4. Lotus Renault - 157
5. Force India F1 - 59
6. McLaren - 49
7. Scuderia Toro Rosso - 24
8. Sauber -7
9. Williams - 0
10. Marussia - 0
11. Caterham - 0

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