The McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button have insisted they are still fighting for the world championship, a claim strongly reinforced when Hamilton put his car on the front row for Sunday's German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring.
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Fernando Alonso believes Red Bull Racing is now exposed to the possibility of making more errors in the race thanks to the growing competitiveness of McLaren and Ferrari.
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Renault is considering giving its rearward facing exhaust layout another trial at the Hungarian Grand Prix, even though it elected not to race it in Germany this weekend.
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Formula 1 officials say the March earthquake and nuclear crisis in Japan will not affect the Japanese Grand Prix to be held 9 October at the Suzuka track, and are urging fans to attend. (Associated Press)

Ferrari chief designer Nikolas Tombazis says he expects the team to gain "quite a bit of performance" over the next few races by improving the team's exploitation of exhaust gases to boost downforce. They will continue working in this area despite it being banned from next season.
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Formula 1 teams have edged closer to an agreement for in-season testing to return in 2012.
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Formula 1 has pulled off a major triumph in getting $25m from the state of Texas for the inaugural grand prix in Austin in 2012 on the heels of a legislative session that doled out enormous budget cuts to everything from education to the Texas film incentive fund.
Full story: Texas Tribune

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