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• 2008 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX SCHEDULE OF PRESS CONFERENCES ORGANISED BY THE FIA

  Following their set-to in last weekend’s Melbourne race, David Coulthard and Felipe Massa will meet again in Thursday’s conference, while on Friday expect to learn more about the planned sale of Toro Rosso from co-owner Gerhard Berger…

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• Bridgestone e-reporter to celebrate fifth anniversary in Barcelona

  This year marks the fifth anniversary of Bridgestone’s e-reporter competition for aspiring motorsport journalists. To celebrate, the Formula One and GP2 tyre supplier will be taking the nine 2008 finalists to this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix and the preceding official GP2 Series launch event.

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• The FIA and FOTA

  The FIA’s lawyers have now examined the FOTA threat to begin a breakaway series. The actions of FOTA as a whole, and Ferrari in particular, amount to serious violations of law including wilful interference with contractual relations, direct breaches of Ferrari’s legal obligations and a grave violation of competition law. The FIA will be issuing legal proceedings without delay.

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• 'Risk of FIA split' if Mosley stays

  Max Mosley’s determination to continue as FIA president risks a damaging schism within the ranks of the governing body’s member clubs, according to a report in the Sunday Times.

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• 2008 testing gets underway in Spain

  With less than two months to go before the season opener in Melbourne, Formula One testing resumed in earnest on Monday with the start of the first multi-team session at Jerez in Spain. Ten of the 11 teams are expected to attend, as development work for 2008 takes centre stage.
  Following the successful launch of their new challenger last week, Ferrari are scheduled to start work on Monday, with both world champion Kimi Raikkonen and team mate Felipe Massa expected to get behind the wheel of the F2008.

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• 2009 testing to resume at Jerez this week

  Formula One cars return to the track this week as pre-season testing recommences in Spain and Bahrain. With the first race of 2009 little more than three months away, development work will continue in earnest at the Jerez and Sakhir circuits.

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• A lap of Valencia with Honda’s Mike Conway

  With Rubens Barrichello, Jenson Button and Alex Wurz on their books, Honda have one of the most experienced driver line-ups in the paddock. However, when it comes to the new street circuit of Valencia, venue for this weekend’s European Grand Prix, all three have to defer to the Japanese team’s young tester Mike Conway.

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• Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - team and driver preview quotes

  They’ve undoubtedly read about it and studied a map of the track. Perhaps they’ve sampled it on a simulator in the factory or even visited the venue, but the drivers have yet to really experience Abu Dhabi’s newly-built Yas Marina Circuit. After hearing so much about it, however, they clearly can’t wait to get cracking. Here they reveal their preparations for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and explain why they think it could become a firm favourite in the future…

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• Alguersuari confirmed at Toro Rosso for 2010

  Jaime Alguersuari will retain his race seat with Toro Rosso for the 2010 season, lining up alongside Sebastien Buemi for the Italian team. Alguersuari replaced Sebastien Bourdais at the Red Bull-owned squad in July last year.

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