The Runoff Area
More accurate than Planet-F1 and sometimes funnier too, The Runoff Area is the place to get your motorsports humour and satire.
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September 2007

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Milton Keynes, Thursday: The Red Bull F1 teams have jointly announced that their groundbreaking “Energy Station” motorhome will feature a revolving front door from the Hungarian Grand Prix onwards, in order to cope with the rapid personnel changes the team has been undergoing recently.
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The Runoff Area can reveal Adolf Hitler's response to Bernie Ecclestone's comments about him: http://runoffarea.co.uk/2009/07/15/hitler-not-impressed-by-ecclestone/

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Gloucester, Wednesday: Following Bernie Ecclestone’s comments last week about his admiration for German dictator Adolf Hitler, a medium operating in a small Cotswold town has claimed to have spoken to the deceased tyrant, who is unimpressed by the F1 supremo.
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Woking, Monday: A frustrated and disappointed Lewis Hamilton has reportedly asked his McLaren team if they will consider “saving the car” for the rest of the season by not taking part in any races.
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Faenza, Saturday: Scuderia Toro Rosso’s Sebastien Bourdais has today denied that he is on his way out from the Italian team, suggesting that his being locked out of the Red Bull Energy Station last night was a “prank” by some of his mechanics.
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The Runoff Area explains Brendon Hartley's decision to leave Red Bull: http://runoffarea.co.uk/2009/07/01/hartley-to-focus-on-music-career/

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Milton Keynes, Wednesday: A joint announcement today by the Red Bull-owned F1 teams states that their reserve driver Brendon Hartley will be replaced by Jaime Alguersuari from next week’s German ...
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Accrington, Monday: English football club Accrington Stanley has confirmed that it will compete in next year’s Superleague Formula championship after its application to join was accepted last week.
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The Runoff Area provides exclusive information on USF1's unexpected rebranding: http://runoffarea.co.uk/2009/06/27/usf1-in-rebrand-shock/

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Charlotte, Saturday: The team currently known as USF1 has applied to the FIA for a name change ahead of the 2010 season, amid reports that it has been rebranded to represent the motorsports interests of a different country.
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Faenza, Monday: Scuderia Toro Rosso have announced that they will decide their driver line-up for 2010 based on the results of a reality TV show, to be aired across Europe this autumn.
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The Runoff Area reveals that Williams are considering an F1 withdrawal too: http://runoffarea.co.uk/2009/06/20/williams-in-quit-threat-over-points/

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Silverstone, Saturday: F1 veterans Williams have added a further complication to the tensions currently escalating in the sport this weekend, by announcing their intention to leave Formula One at the end of 2009 if their demands for a reform of the points system are not met.
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Maranello, Thursday: The ongoing battle between the FIA and FOTA took another turn today when FOTA ringleaders Ferrari announced they had brought in “contract expert” Jenson Button to argue their case that they are not legally obliged to compete in Formula One in 2010.
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Brackley, Tuesday: A rare look behind the scenes at championship-leading Brawn GP’s Brackley base reveals that the team is having to spend much of its budget for both 2009 and 2010 on developing a bigger bandwagon for all their newfound fans.
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Paris, Sunday: An emergency meeting over dinner between members of the Formula One Teams’ Association last night descended into carnage with disputes between members causing massive disruption to the normal operation of the restaurant where they were dining.
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The Runoff Area provides pessimistic news on the state of FIA/FOTA relations: http://runoffarea.co.uk/2009/06/12/fota-reconciliation-hurt-by-tube-strike/

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London, Friday: As the Formula One world awaits the announcement of F1’s 2010 entry list, it has emerged that a last-minute meeting aiming to commit the rebelling FOTA teams to next year’s ...
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Brackley, Monday: Brawn Grand Prix took the time to part from their season-long celebrations as they continue to dominate in 2009, after reports surfaced that driver Rubens Barrichello has been formally ...
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Vienna, Tuesday: Former Benetton and Williams F1 driver Alexander Wurz has declared that Team Superfund, a new outfit hoping to be accepted into the 2010 world championship, has what it takes to claim some of the most prestigious prizes in Formula One as soon as it starts competing.