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Mansell: "F1 will face challenges without Ferrari"
1992 Formula 1 world champion Nigel Mansell believes that it is very important for F1 to keep Ferrari in the sport. The Italian manufacturer has threatened to quit following Lib...

24 Jan 2018 13:28
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Paddy Lowe backs 80kg minimum driver weight for 2019
F1 will end the controversial topic of driver weight by introducing a new rule for 2019. Driver weight has been a thorny topic in recent years, as heavier cars put more pressure...

24 Jan 2018 10:08
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'Ferrari engine reaches power peaks of 1000 horse power'
Ferrari looks set to join Mercedes in knocking on the door of 1000 horse power from its 2018-spec 'power unit'. Earlier this month, Mercedes was believed to be just 50hp...

24 Jan 2018 09:41
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Toro Rosso's Key predicts everyone will soon get used to Halo
Toro Rosso's technical director James Key believes that everyone will soon get used to the Halo. The head protection device is mandatory for teams in 2018, and has been met ...

23 Jan 2018 16:10
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Di Grassi interested in FIA presidency following retirement
Audi Formula E racer Lucas di Grassi admits that the role of FIA President would interest him after he hangs up his helmet. The 33-year-old has been tipped by some to take over ...

23 Jan 2018 15:12
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McLaren sign multi-year deal with CNBC
McLaren has signed a multi-year sponsorship deal with American cable, internet and satellite business news television channel CNBC. The company has ended its deal with Saub...

23 Jan 2018 14:20
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Force India to reveal new name, logo and car on February 25th
Force India has confirmed that it will be changing its name for the 2018 season after months of deliberation. The Silverstone based squad has been intending to drop 'India&#...

23 Jan 2018 13:15
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Mercedes: "Sauber-Ferrari alliance a threat to us"
Toto Wolff says he might be looking to emulate Ferrari's move by more closely aligning with other F1 teams. The American outfit Haas is already regarded as a kind of Ferrari...

23 Jan 2018 09:49
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Sean Bratches defends F1 internet-pay TV plans
Sean Bratches has defended Liberty Media's plans to ramp up internet coverage of F1 while moving the sport away from free-to-air television. Fans have noticed recently that ...

23 Jan 2018 09:08
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Toto Wolff plays down friendly meeting with Vettel
Toto Wolff has played down a friendly meeting on the Austrian ski slopes with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel. Before German Vettel last year re-signed with Ferrari through 2020,...

23 Jan 2018 08:30
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Williams: "Kubica could be considered for 2019"
Robert Kubica could now be a contender to race for Williams in 2019. The British team's technical boss and shareholder Paddy Lowe said he does not regret assessing the Pole&...

22 Jan 2018 13:01
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Daniil Kvyat could race at Le Mans in 2018
Daniil Kvyat could add another important job to his CV in 2018. Following his departure from the Red Bull programme, Ferrari signed up the Russian to be a development driver thi...

22 Jan 2018 12:16
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Sean Bratches confirms more F1 demo events for 2018
Sean Bratches has confirmed that more F1 live events will take place in 2018. Last year, every team and driver except Lewis Hamilton attended a demonstration of F1 cars in Londo...

22 Jan 2018 11:28
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Graeme Lowdon: "Manor could return to F1"
Manor is not ruling out a return to formula one. The F1 team went out of business after 2016, switching instead to world endurance sports car racing. For 2018, Manor will contes...

22 Jan 2018 10:39
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Monza boss admits Italy GP future again in doubt
Monza boss Angelo Sticchi Damiani has admitted the future of the Italian grand prix is not secure for the future. After a period of uncertainty, the historic race is firmly on t...

22 Jan 2018 09:47
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Renault could become first to 'launch' 2018 car
Renault could become the first team to reveal its 2018 car. Mercedes revealed recently that it will 'launch' its championship defending contender at Silverstone on Febru...

22 Jan 2018 08:36
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Norris not focusing on Hamilton comparisons
Brit Lando Norris admits that comparisons to F1's Lewis Hamilton gives him motivation, but it is not something he dwells over. The McLaren reserve driver attracted attention...

21 Jan 2018 15:24
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F1 to see sponsor-friendly bodywork in 2019
Formula 1 teams have agreed to alter the bodywork of the cars in 2019 to allow better space for sponsorship logos. The matter was discussed at last week's Strategy Grou...

21 Jan 2018 13:18
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Williams expects to have Sirotkin "for many years"
Williams says that it is planning to hold on to Sergey Sirotkin for many years to come. The 22-year-old Russian will make his Grand Prix debut in March for the Grove-based team,...

20 Jan 2018 15:14
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Mercedes "100% aligned" with Ferrari over F1 future
Head of Mercedes-Benz Dieter Zetsche says that the German team is on the same page as Ferrari regarding the future of Formula 1, stating that the two are "100% aligned"...

20 Jan 2018 14:43
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Abiteboul: "2018 will be the final year of Renault's construction"
Renault's managing director Cyril Abiteboul says that the team's three-year construction phase will come to end in 2018. Before the commencement of the 2016 season,...

20 Jan 2018 13:34
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Leclerc: "New Ferrari engine will be a big boost"
New Sauber driver Charles Leclerc says that having an up-to-date Ferrari engine in the back of the car will provide big gains for the Swiss team. Last season, Sauber ran with 20...

20 Jan 2018 12:45
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Renault plan connection between young drivers and engine deals
Renault claims that the direction of their young drivers will play an important role for future engine deals. Earlier this month, the French manufacturer announced its 2018...

20 Jan 2018 10:49
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Tost admits reduction in engine parts will cause a "headache"
Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost is wary of this year's engine regulations, and understands that the consequences will cause the team a headache. In 2017, teams were per...

19 Jan 2018 15:29
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Vandoorne: "Big pressure on McLaren in 2018"
Stoffel Vandoorne says McLaren is under "big pressure" to perform in 2018. Days ago, the Belgian's boss at the British team - Eric Boullier - insisted: "We do...

19 Jan 2018 14:10
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Nico Rosberg: "Kubica's race dream still alive"
Nico Rosberg insists Robert Kubica's dream of returning to the formula one grid remains alive. Legions of the Polish driver's fans are disappointed that Williams elected...

18 Jan 2018 14:50
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McLaren boss not worried about Renault reliability
Team boss Eric Boullier says he is not worried about engine reliability for 2018. After three bad years with Honda, McLaren has switched to customer Renault power for this year....

18 Jan 2018 13:44
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F2: Russell earns ART promotion for 2018
George Russell has joined the ART F2 team for 2018 alongside Jack Aitken. The Mercedes junior driver, who has already ran in a Friday practice session for the Force India team i...

18 Jan 2018 13:35
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Toro Rosso holding Japanese culture seminars for staff
Toro Rosso is looking to avoid some of the pitfalls of the ill-fated McLaren-Honda partnership. With McLaren dumping its works backing after three woeful years, Honda power is n...

18 Jan 2018 13:02
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Marchionne: "Haas-Maserati deal would be good"
Sergio Marchionne has repeated his hint that a deal between Haas and Maserati could be on the cards. Last month, the Ferrari president sealed the deal on a title sponsorship bet...

18 Jan 2018 12:05
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Mercedes, McLaren and Toro Rosso reveal car launch dates
Three more teams have announced when they will take the covers off their 2018 cars. With Ferrari previously being the only team to do so, it is now joined by Mercedes, McLaren a...

18 Jan 2018 11:43
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Abiteboul happy to see Sirotkin and Kubica progress
Renault managing director Cyril Abiteboul has expressed his delight in seeing Sergey Sirotkin and Robert Kubica's F1 careers take a boost. On Tuesday, Williams announced tha...

18 Jan 2018 11:12
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Former driver defends Kvyat's new role at Ferrari
Russia's first F1 test driver has backed Daniil Kvyat as he is snapped up by Ferrari for 2018. Some are declaring that Red Bull refugee Kvyat's move to a development rol...

18 Jan 2018 10:39
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F1 confirms new deal for FOX Sports
FOX Sports will continue to exclusively broadcast Formula 1 in Latin America until 2022, after signing a new contract with F1. It is the latest deal F1 has tied up in recent wee...

18 Jan 2018 10:01
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Canada GP promoter opposes Friday axe plans
A race promoter says he is basically happy with Liberty Media's new approach as the sport gets together in London this week. Liberty has convened a series of major meetings ...

18 Jan 2018 09:46
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Vietnam targeting an F1 race deal
Vietnam is set to join the Formula 1 calendar, according to Forbes. Before Liberty Media's acquisition of F1 in January 2017, talks had been held between former F1 supremo B...

18 Jan 2018 09:17
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Sirotkin's father: "Sergey stronger than Kubica"
Sergey Sirotkin's father says the young Russian secured the Williams seat because he was "stronger" than Robert Kubica. Many Williams, F1 and Kubica fans are disap...

18 Jan 2018 08:38
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Lauda lashes out at track limits that "stop" drivers from racing
Niki Lauda has voiced his anger over the issue of track limits, as he claims it prevents the drivers from racing. The matter of track limits has seen fans become angry, as they ...

17 Jan 2018 15:30
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FIA brings in former McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh
Former McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has been hired by the FIA, four years after he stepped down from his role with the Woking-based squad. Whitmarsh's duties will...

17 Jan 2018 14:39
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Rosberg hopes time will repair Hamilton relationship
2016 Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg has admitted that he hopes to one day be friends again with former teammate Lewis Hamilton, allowing time to be the healer. The two we...

17 Jan 2018 14:05
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Lowe states Kubica experience is vital for Williams
Williams chief technical officer Paddy Lowe claims that Robert Kubica's experience is very important to the team going forward. On Tuesday, Kubica was announced as Williams&...

17 Jan 2018 11:52
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Salo: "Williams has put together hungry lineup"
Williams has put together a "hungry" driver lineup for the 2018 season. That is the claim of former Ferrari and Toyota driver Mika Salo, who is now the sporting direct...

17 Jan 2018 10:42
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Marchionne: "New Ferrari either a monster or garbage"
Sergio Marchionne thinks it's possible Ferrari has put together a "monster" of a formula one car for 2018. The Italian publication Autosprint says the 2017 runner-...

17 Jan 2018 08:46
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Giovinazzi: "F1 still priority despite Formula E test"
Antonio Giovinazzi insists formula one remains his "priority". With the support of Ferrari, the Italian made his F1 debut early last year as he temporarily replaced th...

16 Jan 2018 14:28
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Kubica lands role of Williams reserve and development driver
Robert Kubica has been confirmed as Williams' reserve and development driver following his attempted comeback to Formula 1. The Pole spent much of his 2017 year targetting a...

16 Jan 2018 12:45
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Sirotkin confirmed as Lance Stroll's teammate at Williams
Williams has officially confirmed its 2018 line-up, with Sergey Sirotkin claiming the seat ahead of Robert Kubica. The young Russian became a contender for the seat following th...

16 Jan 2018 12:39
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Aston Martin to decide on F1 entry in "early 2019"
Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer has admitted that the British company will spend the next twelve months evaluating entering Formula 1 in 2021 as an engine manufacturer. Its name wi...

16 Jan 2018 12:25
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CP Tech to become first Halo supplier
The FIA has approved CP Tech as Formula 1's first supplier of the Halo. The cockpit protection device will be run in F1 this year, along with Formula 2 and F3 Americas. ...

16 Jan 2018 11:17
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Mercedes describes 2018 engine rules as 'crazy'
Andy Cowell has described as "crazy" the new engine rules for 2018. Although Mercedes has dominated throughout the 'power unit' era, engine boss Cowell says he...

16 Jan 2018 11:05
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Perez "believes" he will move to a top team in 2019
Sergio Perez believes that he will move to a top team for the 2019 season. The driver market is expected to take a shuffle that particular year, with plenty of drivers such as V...

16 Jan 2018 10:18
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Sergio Marchionne denies eyeing Ferrari buy-in
Sergio Marchionne has denied that he has plans to buy into Ferrari after stepping down as Fiat president. The Italian-Canadian has already announced that he will retire as Fiat ...

16 Jan 2018 09:56
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Pirelli defends expansion to seven tyre compounds
Pirelli has defended its decision to expand its range of tyre compounds for 2018. The number of compounds for the coming season has blown out to seven, with the introduction of ...

16 Jan 2018 09:16
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Fenestraz, Rougier and Martins join Renault Academy
Renault Sport Racing is delighted to announce the 2018 Renault Sport Academy driver line-up with four drivers retained from 2017 and three new drivers joining the programme. Jac...

15 Jan 2018 15:42
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Mansell tips Hamilton to claim 2018 title
1992 Formula 1 world champion Nigel Mansell believes that Lewis Hamilton is the "hot favourite" to win the title again this year. Hamilton wrapped up his fourth title ...

15 Jan 2018 13:29
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'Williams offers Robert Kubica a test driver role'
Williams could be set to announce a reserve driver role for Robert Kubica in 2018. It is now widely accepted in F1 circles that the British team has decided to pair the heavily ...

15 Jan 2018 12:44
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Valtteri Bottas expects 2018 car to suit him better
Valtteri Bottas says he expects this year's Mercedes car to suit him better. The Finn arrived at the German team unexpectedly early in 2017, after new world champion Nico Ro...

15 Jan 2018 12:05
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Ferrari has no space for 'prophet like Niki Lauda'
Sergio Marchionne says there is no place at the Italian team for former Ferrari champion Niki Lauda. Lauda achieved great success for Maranello as a driver and later worked as a...

15 Jan 2018 11:22
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Vasseur: "Sauber to become Alfa Romeo works team"
Sauber could eventually become a full works Alfa Romeo team. That is the vision of the Swiss team's boss Frederic Vasseur, when asked by France's Auto Hebdo about the ne...

15 Jan 2018 10:41
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F1 heading for trademark trouble over its new logo
F1 is heading for trademark trouble after launching its new official logo. Some fans were dismayed late last season when Liberty Media revealed that it is replacing the sport...

15 Jan 2018 10:09
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Flavio Briatore tips 'return to podium' for Alonso
Flavio Briatore said he hopes Fernando Alonso can "return to the podium" in 2018. As Alonso's management impresario, the former Renault boss was among those who he...

15 Jan 2018 09:38
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'Fireworks' expected at meeting about future of F1
An F1 team boss is expecting "fireworks" at a forthcoming meeting. Roger Benoit, the veteran correspondent for the Swiss newspaper Blick, said the 2021 engine rules an...

15 Jan 2018 08:53
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American drivers slam Haas F1 boss comments
Well-known American drivers have hit back at Haas team boss Gunther Steiner. Days ago, Steiner said the small Ferrari-linked American team does not have an American driver becau...

15 Jan 2018 08:23
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Brown: "McLaren will be back where it belongs"
McLaren executive director Zak Brown says that 2018 will be the year McLaren gets back to where it belongs. The Woking-based squad is expected to have a much more successful&nbs...

12 Jan 2018 11:00
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Sauber on schedule with 'brand new' 2018 project
Frederic Vasseur thinks 2018 will be a more competitive year for Sauber. Last year, as the former Renault boss took over at the helm of the Swiss team, Sauber finished dead last...

12 Jan 2018 10:23
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Pirelli confirms tyre compounds for Azerbaijan GP
Pirelli has confirmed what compounds it will be bringing to the Azerbaijan Grand Prix later this year. The race through the Baku streets hosts moves from its previously occ...

12 Jan 2018 09:49
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Mercedes will continue to support Pascal Wehrlein
Mercedes will continue to support Pascal Wehrlein, even though there is no place for the ousted Sauber driver on the 2018 grid. As Toto Wolff was campaigning for the 23-year-old...

12 Jan 2018 09:29
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Ferrari spokesman: "Kvyat to work in simulator"
Daniil Kvyat's new job in formula one will see him work mainly in the Ferrari driver simulator. The famous Italian team has announced that the Russian and Red Bull refugee h...

11 Jan 2018 15:08
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Quadruple champions target Fangio's five titles
The sport's two quadruple world champions admit equalling F1 legend Juan Manuel Fangio's five titles would be a special achievement. Last year, Lewis Hamilton joined Seb...

11 Jan 2018 14:45
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Formula 1 to reform rather than axe 'grid girls'
F1's marketing chief says the sport is considering reforming rather than axing its traditional 'grid girls'. Recently, F1 sporting boss Ross Brawn said the concept o...

11 Jan 2018 13:57
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Horner hits out at "nuts" 2018 engine rules

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has lashed out at Formula 1's engine rules for the 2018 season, claiming that the world championship may be decided on engine p...

11 Jan 2018 13:25
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