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Spanish Grand Prix 2012: as it happened

12.30pm Hello and welcome to forumula1.com’s live coverage of the Spanish Grand Prix.

F1 is 62 years old today and the assembled faithful are assured of another classic, as it is literally anyone’s guess who will win this race.

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Sponsor seeks millions from F1 driver Doornbos

Robert Doornbos, the former Minardi and Red Bull driver, is being pursued for millions by a former sponsor. The disgruntled backer, Harry Muermans, is demanding the Dutchman pay back a whopping EUR 11 million from their partnership between 2005 and 2008, claiming the money was in fact not sponsorship, but loans.

Wolff rubbishes Senna axe reports

Toto Wolff has rubbished suggestions Williams might soon replace Bruno Senna with the team’s rising reserve driver Valtteri Bottas. Finnish commentator Mika Salo last weekend said that, following an interview with Sir Frank Williams, he sensed the team was thinking about ousting Senna in favour of 22-year-old Finn Bottas “this season”.

Whiting defends Hamilton’s Spanish GP penalty

Charlie Whiting has defended the decision in Spain to move Lewis Hamilton from pole to the very rear of the grid after the Brit stopped on track at the end of the final qualifying session for the Spanish Grand Prix. Although McLaren was widely criticised for making a serious error, many people felt that the penalty given to Hamilton was overly severe.