Stoner ends Sepang test on top

Casey Stoner completed his and Honda's domination of the Sepang test with the quickest time on the final day on Thursday. The Australian, who had been fastest on the first two days, continued with his impressive pre-season form by finishing on top of the times with a lap of 1m59.665s. Stoner finished ahead of team-mate Dani Pedrosa yet again, the Spaniard the only other man to break the two-minute barrier.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/stoner-ends-sepang-test-on-top/

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Date adjustment for final F1 test

The final Formula 1 test of the winter has changed dates - moving from 8-11th to 9-12th March. Williams technical director Sam Michael confirmed to AUTOSPORT that a one-day date adjustment for the Barcelona sessions had recently been agreed.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/date-adjustment-for-final-f1-test/

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GP2 Asia hunts for substitute event

GP2 is working to find at least one meeting to replace the dropped Bahrain rounds of its Asia series, this week's AUTOSPORT magazine reveals. Teams were already in Bahrain last week when the Gulf state was plunged into turmoil as protests against the ruling monarchy turned violent

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/formula-cars/gp2/gp2-asia-hunts-for-substitute-event/

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Local MP says Melbourne should drop GP

A member of Australia's parliament has called for the country's F1 grand prix to be dropped once the current contract comes to an end. Michael Danby, whose Melbourne Ports electorate includes the Albert Park circuit where the race is held, said locals are tired of the event, and that the rising costs are not justified anymore. "The grand prix may have been a good deal in 1996, when it cost the government only $1.7 million; but, with falling crowd numbers and taxpayers footing a $50 million-a-year bill, the government should cut its losses and walk away," he told parliament according to Reuters.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/local-mp-says-melbourne-should-drop-gp/

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Brawn: Cooling hampering Mercedes

Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn says the W02's problems have been exacerbated by short-notice changes made to resolve a cooling issue. But he remains adamant that the definitive 2011 package that will be ready for the final test will both tackle this problem and bring Mercedes fully up to speed.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/brawn-cooling-hampering-mercedes/

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