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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Domenicali doubts 2013 pecking order to change ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/domenicali-doubts-2013-pecking-order-to-change/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[May 14 (GMM) Stefano Domenicali doubts F1's pecking order will change significantly as the 'development race' continues in 2013.Speaking to Brazil's Totalrace, the Ferrari boss seemed relieved that the pecking order had not changed significantly between Bahrain and Spain.Usually, the first race of the European season is the scene of a potential pecking-order shake-up, as teams returned ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/domenicali-doubts-2013-pecking-order-to-change/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 07:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[First double podium of the year for Ferrari at Barcelona]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/first-double-podium-of-the-year-for-ferrari-at-barcelona/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Stefano Domenicali: “I am really happy with this great team result! We did a great job, both here at the track and back in Maranello. It was a very tense race, in which the slightest little detail could make a big difference. On this front, we read the race very well, when one considers how tyre management and calling the pit stops today made the difference and I can say without being ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/first-double-podium-of-the-year-for-ferrari-at-barcelona/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 18:03:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ferrari’s Alonso achieves Spanish GP success]]></title>
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Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso has made the dreams of his home crowd come true after cruising to victory in the FIA Formula One 2013 Spanish Grand Prix.  The Spaniard has picked up his 32nd career race win so far and second one at the Circuit de Catalunya following today’s action on the track.  

Lotus Renault’s Kimi Raikkonen did not have to improve too much on his qualifying position ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/ferrari-s-alonso-achieves-spanish-gp-success/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 14:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Massa and Gutierrez receive post-qualifying penalties for Barcelona grid positions]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The FIA stewards penalized both Felipe Massa and Esteban Gutierrez after they reviewed the tapes of Saturday's qualifying. The two drivers lost their grid positions due impeding the progress another Formula One driver. 

Ferrari driver Massa was cited for blocking Red Bull-Renault racer Mark Webber. The Australian dropped three grid slots; from 6th to 9th. While the Brazilan remained ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/massa-and-gutierrez-receive-post-qualifying-penalties-for-barcelona-grid-positions/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 22:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Alonso is fifth and penalty drops Massa to ninth on Spanish GP qualifying]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/alonso-is-fifth-and-penalty-drops-massa-to-ninth-on-spanish-gp-qualifying/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Montmelo - The top eight cars on the grid for the Spanish Grand Prix all set lap times within the same one tenth of a second, from 1.20.718 to 1.21.570, but if you’re looking for something even closer, what about the one thousandth of a second separating Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa? 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/alonso-is-fifth-and-penalty-drops-massa-to-ninth-on-spanish-gp-qualifying/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 20:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Demerit points will make bad drivers 'suffer' - Massa ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/demerit-points-will-make-bad-drivers-suffer-massa/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[May 11 (GMM)  Well-behaved drivers should not fear F1's incoming 'demerit points' penalty system, according to Felipe Massa.

Reportedly from next year, drivers will lose points against their super licenses for on and off-track indiscretions, culminating in possible race bans.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/demerit-points-will-make-bad-drivers-suffer-massa/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 07:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Promising validation work for Alonso and Massa on Friday practice in Barcelona]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/promising-validation-work-for-alonso-and-massa-on-friday-practice-in-barcelona/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Montmelo 10 May – The Spanish weather improved for the second free practice session on the Barcelona circuit, so that drivers and teams were able to get through their programmes on a completely dry track.
Felipe Massa, Ferrari ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/promising-validation-work-for-alonso-and-massa-on-friday-practice-in-barcelona/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Vettel sets the pace on Circuit de Catalunya in Friday practice]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Red Bull’s ace ended Friday practice with his best lap time of 1:22.808. In the closing minutes of the second practice in Barcelona, Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso went head-to-head for the fastest lap in Formula One’s practice day.  

In the first practice on a wet circuit, Alonso landed the fastest lap for his homeland grand prix. 

&quot;We have some new parts here but the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/vettel-sets-the-pace-on-circuit-de-catalunya-in-friday-practice/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 13:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Failing tyres 'too much' says Massa ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Apr.22 (GMM)  A new problem could be emerging for Pirelli, as the mere safety of its already controversial 2013 tyres is now called into question.

The occurrence of tyre failures - or delaminations - appears to be on the rise this season, amid already widespread criticism of the heavily-degrading Pirellis.

&quot;I've never had two problems (failures) with tyres in one race.  I don't ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/failing-tyres-too-much-says-massa/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Alonso and Massa on the second row after qualifying at Bahrain]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/alonso-and-massa-on-the-second-row-after-qualifying-at-bahrain/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Manama, 20 April – At the end of yet another very closely contested qualifying, Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa set the third and sixth fastest times. However, they will start alongside one another on the second row tomorrow, as Felipe gets promoted to fourth because of penalties for the two drivers directly ahead of him, Mark Webber and Lewis Hamilton. It was yet another boiling hot ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/alonso-and-massa-on-the-second-row-after-qualifying-at-bahrain/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A calm Friday start in the desert for Ferrari in Bahrain]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A fourth race of the year, a fourth circuit and a fourth set of questions for the eleven teams in the World Championship, because the Sakhir circuit in the sands of Bahrain definitely presents challenges we have not yet encountered this season. 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/a-calm-friday-start-in-the-desert-for-ferrari-in-bahrain/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ferrari wants to keep the Shanghai momentum in Sakhir]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Maranello – The routine of packing up in the Formula 1 paddock at the end of the first leg of a back-to-back run of races is a well-practiced one, with every team member knowing his set tasks during the slick operation that can see an entire paddock move from one continent to another in a matter of a couple of days. 

It’s a difficult and unrewarding job at the end of the long race ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/ferrari-wants-to-keep-the-shanghai-momentum-in-sakhir/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[First win of the season for Ferrari on Chinese GP]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Shanghai, 14 April - Fernando Alonso delivered Scuderia Ferrari’s first win of the season in Shanghai this afternoon, in a race that was action packed, mainly down to the different strategies employed in managing the tyres. 

After a strong start, Felipe Massa had to settle for sixth at the flag but the eight points he added to the winner’s 25 means the Prancing Horse has moved ahead ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/first-win-of-the-season-for-ferrari-on-chinese-gp/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Missing Alonso quali coup not important - Massa ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Apr.14 (GMM)  Felipe Massa has played down being outqualified by his teammate Fernando Alonso in China.

Had Brazilian Massa earned a better grid position than his Spanish cohort on Saturday, it would have been the first time in Alonso's entire career he was outqualified five times on the trot.

The statistic riled Alonso earlier in Shanghai, when reporters asked the double world ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/missing-alonso-quali-coup-not-important-massa/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 06:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Alonso and Massa in the top five - Chinese GP]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Today’s qualifying was pretty much all about tyre management. At the end of the sessions, Scuderia Ferrari came away with a third place courtesy of Fernando Alonso and a fifth for Felipe Massa. 
Fernando Alonso, Ferrar ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/alonso-and-massa-in-the-top-five-chinese-gp/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New data for Ferrari on Friday in Shanghai]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/new-data-for-ferrari-on-friday-in-shanghai/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Fernando Alonso: “By the end of the day, the overall feeling is positive. We worked well and on top of that, it’s always great fun driving the Shanghai track which has some really unique features, such as the first corner. 

From one session to the next the track conditions improved significantly, because the other categories that ran after our morning session cleaned the surface. The ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/new-data-for-ferrari-on-friday-in-shanghai/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hamilton bemoans 'hardcore' tyres in China ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/hamilton-bemoans-hardcore-tyres-in-china/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Apr.12 (GMM)  F1 drivers had one word on their lips after Friday's practice sessions in China -- 'tyres'.

&quot;It was the worst tyre I've ever experienced,&quot; said Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, who described the situation as 'hardcore'.

&quot;There were bits flying off all over the place. It didn't last long,&quot; he added.

He is referring to the softer of the two compounds, while ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/hamilton-bemoans-hardcore-tyres-in-china/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Massa sets the fastest lap in Chinese GP Friday practice]]></title>
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Once Felipe Massa took over the top of the timesheets during the afternoon FIA Formula One practice, he kept the pace and took the checkered flag with his best lap at 1:35.340.  The Ferrari driver from Brazil again proved he is a contender for this year’s crown; especially with his consistency on Friday’s first test for this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix.

“Today, I immediately had a ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/massa-sets-the-fastest-lap-in-chinese-gp-friday-practice/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Massa's form not worrying sarcastic Alonso]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Apr.12 (GMM)  Fernando Alonso eased the heat on Sebastian Vettel in China by driving away from his theory the German might have been to blame for their Sepang clash.

Comments made by Alonso after the Malaysian grand prix hinted the Spaniard suspected Vettel slowed on purpose before the Ferrari made contact on the first lap.

&quot;It was a surprise to find him there, almost ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/massa-s-form-not-worrying-sarcastic-alonso/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Domenicali ponders Alonso, Massa - and Vettel ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/domenicali-ponders-alonso-massa-and-vettel/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Apr.10 (GMM)  Fernando Alonso on Wednesday said he intends to retire as a Ferrari driver.

The double world champion, and former Minardi, Renault and McLaren driver, is now comfortably Ferrari's 'number 1' and regarded as perhaps the very best driver on the grid.

And already with a long contract, the Spaniard said during a Twitter interview on the Maranello team's website that Ferrari ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/domenicali-ponders-alonso-massa-and-vettel/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
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