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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120831131026/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/01/17/bruno-senna-secures-williams-drive-2012/" title="Bruno Senna secures Williams drive for 2012">Bruno Senna secures Williams drive for 2012</a> </li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120831131026/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/01/06/2012-f1-driver-biographies-stats-updated/" title="2012 F1 driver biographies and statistics updated">2012 F1 driver biographies and statistics updated</a> </li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120831131026/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/01/05/buemi-reserve-driver-red-bull/" title="Buemi becomes reserve driver for Red Bull">Buemi becomes reserve driver for Red Bull</a> </li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120831131026/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/12/16/hulkenberg-sutil-force-india-2012/" title="Hulkenberg in, Sutil out at Force India for 2012">Hulkenberg in, Sutil out at Force India for 2012</a> </li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120831131026/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/12/14/ricciardo-vergne-drive-toro-rosso-2012/" title="Ricciardo and Vergne to drive for Toro Rosso">Ricciardo and Vergne to drive for Toro Rosso</a> </li></ul> <p>Read more articles on <a href="/web/20120831131026/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/category/2012-f1-season/2012-f1-drivers-teams/">2012 F1 drivers and teams</a>.</p> <h3>F1 2012: cars</h3> <ul class="lcp_catlist"><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120831131026/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/03/05/hrt-f112-time-spain/" title="New HRT F112 seen for the first time in Spain">New HRT F112 seen for the first time in Spain</a> </li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120831131026/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/03/05/marussia-mr01-breaks-cover-silverstone/" title="New Marussia MR01 breaks cover at Silverstone">New Marussia MR01 breaks cover at Silverstone</a> </li><li><a 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