April 2012
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April 2012 Formula 1 News Headlines
30 April: Teams look ahead to novel Mugello test -
30 April: Sauber confirms Chelsea sponsor rumour -
30 April: F1 a job, 'not my life' - Raikkonen -
30 April: Politics still threatening French GP -
30 April: Sponsorship 'only problem' for di Grassi -
30 April: Pirelli situation 'good for F1' - di Grassi -
30 April: Brother Ralf says own F1 career 'over' -
30 April: Webber back on Ferrari's radar - report -
30 April: Manager Panis happy with Pic so far -
30 April: Grosjean told 'Kimi faster than you' -
30 April: 'B' Ferrari not ready yet - reports -
30 April: F1 returnee Bahrain eyes Olympic bid -
27 April: Ecclestone to marry Fabiana Flosi -
27 April: Alguersuari ended Lotus seat talks last November - 1 Comment
27 April: 'Tactical' retirements for gearbox rule gain - report -
27 April: Pirelli getting credit and blame for unbalance of power -
27 April: Button not keen to test at Mugello next week -
26 April: FIA tests forward roll-hoop for F1 cars -
26 April: Red Bull not ready to resume F1 dominance -
26 April: British spat could drive Mercedes out of F1 - report -
26 April: Reports link James Key with Ferrari move -
26 April: F1 owner Genii considers buying Group Lotus -
26 April: F1 racing ahead with $3bn floatation plans -
25 April: Force India sat out practice to save money - rumour -
25 April: Reports question Bahrain spectator figures -
25 April: HRT only team to miss Mugello test -
25 April: Haug disagrees with Schumacher's Pirelli blast - 2 Comments
25 April: Massa 'good' driver in 'very bad' Ferrari - Leme - 1 Comment
25 April: Webber helps fans get live coverage in Aus - 1 Comment
25 April: Pirelli job 'not an option' for Sutil -
25 April: Raikkonen can win second title in 2012 - Salo -
25 April: Ecclestone unhappy with Bahrain's 'UniF1ied' slogan -
24 April: 'Super' Massa has nothing to prove - Alonso - 1 Comment
24 April: Alesi urges Grosjean hype to stop -
24 April: 'Only certainty is uncertainty' in F1 2012 -
24 April: F1 assesses fallout after damaging Bahrain saga - 7 Comments
24 April: Hamilton to muscle in on McLaren's Mugello test schedule -
23 April: 'More treasure than deserved' with F2012 - Alonso -
23 April: 'The dead live longest' beams Marko after Bahrain -
23 April: Pirelli making F1 a 'show' or a 'lottery'? -
23 April: Lotus not sorry after skipping team order - 2 Comments
23 April: Ecclestone confirms Spanish hosts to alternate race -
23 April: F1 to return to Bahrain 'forever' - Ecclestone -
23 April: Pirelli fends off criticism after Bahrain - 4 Comments
23 April: Ecclestone confirms French GP deal 'done' -
23 April: Vettel wins, takes title lead in Bahrain -
22 April: Alonso hopes season 'starts again' in Europe - 1 Comment
22 April: Picking winner like spinning roulette wheel in Bahrain -
22 April: Massa's 'F1 future' at stake - Domenicali -
22 April: F1's Bahrain debacle leaves sport in the shadows -
22 April: Ecclestone invites McLaren onto F1 board - report -
22 April: Force India silent as Ecclestone justifies blackout - 1 Comment
22 April: Ecclestone denies qualifying blackout for Force India -
21 April: FOM boycotts Force India on Saturday - rumours - 1 Comment
21 April: Todt plays down F1 protester death -
21 April: Report reveals secrets of Ferrari's record pitstops -
21 April: Bird hits Rosberg's helmet in Bahrain practice -
21 April: France and Ecclestone agree F1 race 'price' - report -
21 April: Ecclestone colleague Lattuneddu close to Molotov cocktail -
21 April: Internet 'hacktivists' attack F1 over Bahrain - 1 Comment
20 April: All about tyres in Bahrain heat - Rosberg -
20 April: Teams not targets of Bahrain violence - Crown Prince -
20 April: Sauber reveals brush with Bahrain firebombs -
20 April: Force India to limit running for anxious staff -
20 April: Fearful Force India could skip second practice in Bahrain - 1 Comment
20 April: Mercedes' double-DRS 'not massive' gain - Button -
20 April: Changes at Monaco after Perez's 2011 crash -
20 April: Ferrari is 'sixth or seventh' best team in 2012 -
20 April: Barrichello takes credit for Williams surge -
20 April: Button 'big favourite' for title - Fittipaldi -
20 April: Force India, Ecclestone, deny Bahrain GP boycott -
20 April: French broadcaster TF1 not in Bahrain -
19 April: F1 team Mercedes to lose Aabar ownership -
19 April: Fear rocks Force India team in Bahrain -
19 April: Ferrari tabs former Red Bull man Agathangelou -
19 April: Bahrain F1 chief plays down Force India incident -
19 April: Force India team member leaving Bahrain after attack -
19 April: Rumours fly after Sauber sponsor 'teaser' -
19 April: New York organisers deny 2013 race delay -
19 April: Rosberg now in top F1 drivers' league - Berger -
19 April: Ecclestone meets again with French gov't minister -
19 April: More pull out as F1 resists Bahrain axe pressure -
18 April: Ecclestone backs customer cars, not budget cap -
18 April: Ecclestone confirms Concorde row with Mercedes - 1 Comment
18 April: Ecclestone proposes 'Grand Slam' F1 races -
18 April: Journalist sees more police on first day in Bahrain -
18 April: Ferrari setting 2012 pace in the pits -
18 April: 'Long way' until Schumacher contract decision - Brawn -
18 April: 2012 rules 'deliberately' attacked Red Bull - Marko - 6 Comments
18 April: No bitterness as Red Bull congratulates Mercedes -
18 April: New York trouble could be good for Austin -
17 April: Ecclestone questions New York race for 2013 -
17 April: Vettel must race 'Webber-spec' exhaust in Bahrain -
17 April: 'Results crisis, not Vettel crisis' - Danner - 1 Comment
17 April: Rivals must 'count on Mercedes' now - Rosberg - 1 Comment
17 April: F1 journalists turn war reporters in Bahrain -
17 April: Wolff not Williams' new team boss -
17 April: Grosjean 'not relieved' despite easing pressure -
17 April: Ferrari eyes big step forward for Barcelona - 1 Comment
17 April: China among best races in F1 history - report -
17 April: Hamilton hints not intention to leave McLaren -
16 April: F1 touches down in Bahrain for controversial race -
16 April: Massa 'only wasting petrol' slams journalist - 3 Comments
16 April: No one in F1 wants to go to Bahrain - journalist -
16 April: Alguersuari unsure of 2013 F1 grid return -
16 April: Winning 'easier now' for Rosberg - Lauda, Tambay -
16 April: Mercedes reaches F1 summit with 'small budget' - Haug -
16 April: Schumacher could be Mercedes' next winner -
16 April: Alonso expecting more Ferrari misery in Bahrain -
16 April: Todt finally breaks silence on Bahrain -
15 April: Schumacher hopes Mercedes can keep up pace -
15 April: Rosberg, Mercedes break through with China win -
15 April: Race-day update: Buemi, Sauber, Mercedes, and Vettel 'crisis' -
15 April: Todt leaves China without commenting on Bahrain -
14 April: Mercedes locks up front row in China -
14 April: Lotus backs Sauber over budget cap proposal -
14 April: Karthikeyan denies apologising to Vettel -
14 April: Slow return to top not possible for Ferrari - boss -
14 April: F1 TV broadcasters pull out of Bahrain -
14 April: Webber coping better than Vettel in 2012 - engineer -
14 April: Lotus now considering 'super-dooper-DRS' -
13 April: Protesters burn Ecclestone flags in Bahrain -
13 April: Karthikeyan sick of 'cucumber-gate' -
13 April: Sponsors nervous as F1 ploughs on with Bahrain - 3 Comments
13 April: Hulkenberg happy without manager Weber -
13 April: 'Nothing wrong' with 'nervous' Red Bull - Vettel -
13 April: Kovalainen to stay at Caterham for rest of 2012 -
13 April: Double-DRS protest 'the normal game' - Schumacher -
13 April: Sauber runs 'teaser' for big sponsor - report -
13 April: 'Small' chance Hamilton to swerve grid penalty -
13 April: FIA says F1 to press ahead with Bahrain GP -
13 April: FIA rejects 'double-DRS' protest -
13 April: Austrians gaining power at Williams -
12 April: Short news: Lost in China, protest, Red Bull and McLaren -
12 April: No pole for Hamilton after gearbox change -
12 April: 'No reason' to axe Bahrain - FIA -
12 April: Ferrari still 'one step below' leaders - Alguersuari - 4 Comments
12 April: Proton has rights to buy into Lotus team -
12 April: Bottas to practice even in Shanghai rain -
12 April: Hamilton must resist 'VIP' pitfalls - Lauda -
12 April: Red Bull to run split setup strategy in China -
12 April: 'Everybody or nobody' to race in Bahrain -
12 April: Lotus preparing F-duct protest in China - reports -
12 April: Sauber bans Perez's father -
11 April: Golf tournament going ahead in Bahrain -
11 April: Shareholder calls on Mercedes to quit F1 -
11 April: New York speeds ahead with F1 pit building -
11 April: McLaren not yet ready with own F-duct - 3 Comments
11 April: More passing in 2012 than early last year - report -
11 April: Bianchi to begin Friday duties in China -
11 April: Red Bull 'has a plan' to bounce back in China -
11 April: Caterham has 'blown away' F1 rivals - boss -
11 April: F1's Bahrain crisis deepens -
10 April: Bahrain boycott would breach teams' contracts - Ecclestone -
10 April: CVC to sell 20pc of F1 for $2bn - report -
10 April: Lotus to keep F1 name until at least 2017 -
10 April: Vettel says McLaren 'the team to beat' -
10 April: Still some 'gentlemen' in F1 - Sauber -
10 April: Insider expects F1 to lose two races in 2012 -
10 April: Insiders expect F1 to axe Bahrain -
09 April: Sauber names Kaltenborn as future successor -
09 April: Team boss hopes Bahrain called off -
06 April: Group Lotus no longer Lotus team sponsor -
06 April: Ligier pushing Magny Cours as French GP host -
06 April: Whiting admits exhaust rule tweak likely for 2013 -
06 April: Argentina to replace Korea on 2013 calendar - report -
06 April: Brawn admits 'cheap' F-duct not easily copied -
05 April: F1 comeback easy with 'good car' - Raikkonen -
05 April: Grosjean crosses fingers for French GP return -
05 April: Raikkonen to 'have his say' on 2013 Lotus design - 1 Comment
05 April: 'Honest' Vettel no 'smiling boy' after losing - 2 Comments
05 April: Lack of development budget 'a shame' - Kaltenborn - 2 Comments
05 April: Barrichello not ruling out Ferrari return - 3 Comments
05 April: Mercedes' clever F-duct not easily copied - report - 2 Comments
05 April: Lotus wants 'no more crashes' from Grosjean - 1 Comment
05 April: Perez developed skills in Mexican rain - father -
05 April: Pressure mounts on F1 to cancel Bahrain again - 2 Comments
04 April: Barrichello tells Massa to remember F1 joy -
04 April: Amid Ferrari rumblings, Button commits to McLaren -
04 April: Updated Ferrari to take cues from Sauber - report -
04 April: Clever Sauber turning heads in 2012 -
04 April: Red Bull has work to do to defend title - Marko -
04 April: Vettel not apologising after Karthikeyan attack -
03 April: KERS unlikely for HRT in 2012 - Sala -
03 April: Pecking order could change again in Europe - Sauber -
03 April: FIA still believes Mercedes F-duct legal - 1 Comment
02 April: No chequered flag yet for French GP revival -
02 April: Button received Ferrari 'offer' last year - 2 Comments
02 April: Raikkonen return impresses champions Lauda, Fittipaldi -
02 April: Perez eyes move to 'big team' in two years -
02 April: Death amid 'BloodyF1' protests in Bahrain -
02 April: 'F-duct' saga to continue into China -
02 April: 'New' HRT not in third F1 season - Gracia -
02 April: Struggling Red Bull the 'surprise' of 2012 - Brundle -