Hill: Anything is possible in Brazil
According to 1996 champion Damon Hill, Fernando Alonso still has a significant chance of winning the 2012 world championship this weekend.
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Massa’s old diffuser better than Alonso’s new in Austin
As was rumoured before F1 arrived in Austin last week, the latest developments for Fernando Alonso’s title-contending Ferrari did not work.
Hunches say Alonso can do it at the last
Yesterday evening’s superb US Grand Prix provided the fans with a wonderful spectacle at a great new track. Won by the peerless Lewis Hamilton, the race was a great advert for the merits of European-style racing, too, and the organisers and Mr Ecclestone should be congratulated on taking the sport back to the heart of the United States.
Ferrari checked with FIA before changing Austin grid
Nov.19 (GMM) Stefano Domenicali had his head held high when he answered a clear “yes” to a post-race question from the media on Sunday.
Just before the race, Ferrari’s team boss had approved mechanics breaking a seal on Felipe Massa’s gearbox not to fix the unit, but simply to create a penalty that would benefit Fernando Alonso.
Massa’s deliberate penalty gives Alonso title boost
Ferrari on Sunday sparked a pre-race controversy by deliberately inflicting a penalty on Felipe Massa.
A long-life gearbox rule means that breaking an official FIA ‘seal’ – usually necessary only in the event of a technical problem – incurs a five-place grid penalty.
No punishment for Schumi-Alonso incident
Michael Schumacher will not be punished for the incident with Fernando Alonso during the second qualifying session for the US Grand Prix.
Schumacher appeared to impede Alonso during Q2. Angry radio messages from Alonso were heard after the incident. However officials decreed that no action was required as neither driver was on a flying lap when the incident occurred.
Bianchi tests Ferrari improvements for Alonso
Ferrari is still pushing hard to give Fernando Alonso a title-winning Ferrari for the final back-to-back head-to-head with Sebastian Vettel.
Lauda still tipping Vettel to beat Alonso
Sebastian Vettel remains the overwhelming favourite to become 2012 champion, despite Red Bull’s qualifying crisis and the loss of 3 points to Fernando Alonso in Abu Dhabi.
Massa ‘understands’ Ferrari’s focus on Alonso
Felipe Massa has revealed he can “understand” why he has not always been driving a car in the same specification as teammate Fernando Alonso at recent races.
It emerged in India last weekend that Brazilian Massa’s Ferrari was a specification behind championship contender Alonso’s, and it is believed the same will be true in Abu Dhabi as well.
Alonso says Ferrari row reports ‘creative’
Fernando Alonso on Thursday rubbished claims he fell out with Ferrari’s technical director Pat Fry in India last weekend as an “invention”.
La Stampa newspaper had reported the row, also involving team boss Stefano Domenicali, lasted until 1am after qualifying, in which the Spanish driver was persuaded not to post on Twitter a complaint about a lack of development progress.
