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Lewis Hamilton rules out Alonso as teammate
Lewis Hamilton says he will never again be paired with a driver like Fernando Alonso. The Briton made his F1 debut over a decade ago alongside then reigning world champion Alons...

04 Dec 2017 12:57
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'Vandoorne playing on same level or better than Alonso'
Stoffel Vandoorne is now knocking on the door of performing "even better" than Fernando Alonso. That is the view of F1 legend Alain Prost, referring to the development...

04 Dec 2017 12:28
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Daniil Kvyat in talks over Formula E move
Daniil Kvyat could revive his motor racing career in Formula E. After a tumultuous couple of years, the 23-year-old Russian lost his place not only at Toro Rosso, but in the ent...

04 Dec 2017 11:56
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Ericsson optimistic over making a big step in 2018
Marcus Ericsson says that Sauber can make a big step in 2018, after struggling for the last number of seasons. Ericsson was confirmed as a Sauber driver for next year on Saturda...

04 Dec 2017 11:52
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Niki Lauda could quit F1 after 2020
Niki Lauda has joined Ferrari and Mercedes in not promising to stay in F1 beyond 2020. The F1 legend is the team chairman at Mercedes, but he has now quit his 21-year role as th...

04 Dec 2017 11:02
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Michelin not interested in F1 return
Michelin has ruled out returning to formula one for now. Having supplied F1 teams in the past, the French marque briefly considered returning to the grid more recently. But boss...

04 Dec 2017 09:45
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Gelael happy with great chemistry with Toro Rosso
Sean Gelael has expressed happiness over his "great chemistry" with the Toro Rosso Formula 1 team. The Indonesian driver took part in four first practice sessions this...

04 Dec 2017 09:04
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Bratches says mixed reaction to logo "good for the sport"
Formula 1 commercial chief Sean Bratches says that the mixed reaction to the new official logo is good for the sport. At the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last weekend, F1 unveiled its n...

03 Dec 2017 15:11
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FE: Hong Kong weekend round-up
The first two rounds of the 2017/18 Formula E championship took place this weekend with drama unfolding throughout the two days of action. On the first day of running on Sa...

03 Dec 2017 14:37
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Marchionne reiterates "serious" Ferrari quit threats
Ferrari CEO Sergio Marchionne has once again stated that Ferrari could leave the sport over the future engine regulations. When manufacturers were presented with the proposed ne...

03 Dec 2017 14:12
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Button confirms full-time Super GT programme for 2018
Jenson Button has confirmed that he will be racing full-time once again in 2018, taking part in the Super GT series. The 2009 Formula 1 world champion raced in the Suzuka 1000km...

03 Dec 2017 12:59
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Leclerc "very happy" after securing 2018 Sauber deal
Charles Leclerc has expressed his delight at securing a 2018 deal with Sauber. The Monegasque driver was linked to the seat for many months before he was officially pr...

03 Dec 2017 12:32
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Giovinazzi handed six FP1 outings in 2018
Antonio Giovinazzi is set to take part in six FP1 sessions in 2018 with Alfa Romeo Sauber. The Italian was announced as its third driver on Saturday, as it was confirmed that Ch...

03 Dec 2017 11:00
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Rosberg admits interest in potential Formula E future
2016 Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg has not ruled out the possibility of taking up a role in motorsport's most prestigious electric series. The German has always expr...

03 Dec 2017 09:46
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Video: Hamilton speaks about finding the edge and challenges of his career
In 2017, Lewis Hamilton became Britain's most successful driver after securing his fourth world title. He also surpassed Michael Schumacher's pole position record. ...

02 Dec 2017 14:24
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Kubica won't return to "make up the numbers"
Robert Kubica says that he doesn't want to return to Formula 1 just because of the good story. The Pole wants to prove his worth as one of the fastest in the sport if he is ...

02 Dec 2017 13:24
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Alfa Romeo Sauber confirm Leclerc and Ericsson
Alfa Romeo Sauber has confirmed that Formula 2 champion Charles Leclerc and current driver Marcus Ericsson will drive for the team next season. The announcement came Alfa Romeo&...

02 Dec 2017 12:26
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Horner states Hamilton is foolish to discard Ricciardo
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says that Lewis Hamilton is wrong to underestimate Daniel Ricciardo as a 2018 title contender. Hamilton recently outlined who he fe...

02 Dec 2017 11:35
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Pirelli say two-stop races more likely in 2018
Pirelli says that two-stop races will be more likely in 2018. The Italian marque has redesigned the tyres for next season, with the aim of adding more elements of strategy. For ...

02 Dec 2017 10:47
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Steiner wants cost cap decision to be made by mid-2018
Haas F1 team principal Guenther Steiner hopes that Liberty Media will present its ideas for cost capping by the midpoint of the 2018 season. Liberty has already spoken about int...

01 Dec 2017 17:34
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Red Bull to drop Verschoor from junior programme
Richard Verschoor has confirmed that he will be dropped by the Red Bull junior programme at the end of the year. The 16-year-old competed in the 2017 Eurocup Formula Renault&nbs...

01 Dec 2017 17:02
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Horner says Alfa Romeo's return shows value of F1
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says that Alfa Romeo's return to Formula 1 shows the value of the sport. Earlier this week, the Italian manufacturer announced that ...

01 Dec 2017 16:20
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Budkowski's Renault arrival delayed until April
Renault has confirmed that the arrival of its new executive director Marcin Budkowski has been delayed until next April. Renault caused controversy earlier this year when i...

01 Dec 2017 14:39
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Sauber full of expectations heading into 2018
Sauber team principal Frederic Vasseur says that Sauber personnel are full of expectations heading to 2018. The Swiss team struggled throughout the 2017 campaign, only finishing...

01 Dec 2017 13:34
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Surer: "Hamilton sometimes distracted by private life"
Lewis Hamilton will quit formula one when his "private life" becomes more important to him. That is the claim of former F1 driver Marc Surer, following the reigning wo...

01 Dec 2017 13:27
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Video: Verstappen on his fans and potential of Dutch Grand Prix

Since making his debut in 2015, Max Verstappen has lit up the world of Formula 1 and has since gathered a large following of fans. In recent months, there have been talks of a r...

01 Dec 2017 13:09
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Vijay Mallya fears torture and death in Indian jail
Vijay Mallya says he fears being murdered if he is put in an Indian jail. Over a corruption case, the Indian government wants to extradite the Force India team owner and boss fr...

01 Dec 2017 12:48
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Sergey Sirotkin admits wanting Williams race seat
Sergey Sirotkin has admitted he is hoping Williams picks him instead of Robert Kubica to drive for the British team in 2018. Although Kubica is the hot candidate, and other driv...

01 Dec 2017 12:03
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'Triple header' for 2018 is an emergency measure
Ross Brawn says F1 wants to avoid organising 'triple header' races in future. Mid next year, during its first-ever 21 race calendar, the schedule will for the first time...

01 Dec 2017 10:33
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Jean Todt 'forgives' Sebastian Vettel for Baku incident
FIA president Jean Todt says he "forgives" Sebastian Vettel for his actions this year in Baku. In the heat of their 2017 title battle, the Ferrari driver pulled alongs...

01 Dec 2017 09:18
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F1 chiefs scout potential race locations in Miami
Miami is emerging as a likely destination of a second US grand prix in the near future. With Liberty Media now owning F1's commercial rights, the coastal city in Florida has...

01 Dec 2017 08:35
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Agag: "Ferrari not ready for Formula E"
Formula E boss Alejandro Agag does not think Ferrari is serious about launching a foray any time soon. Annoyed about the direction of F1 under Liberty Media, Ferrari president S...

30 Nov 2017 15:09
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Jean Todt to stay as FIA president until 2021
Jean Todt will not face a rival as he secures his third and final four-year tenure as FIA president. F1's governing body is on December 8 expected to ratify the 71-year-old ...

30 Nov 2017 14:50
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Ricciardo: "Year off could be good for Kvyat"
Daniil Kvyat can still return to formula one even if he has to sit out 2018. That is the view of the Russian's former Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo. After being dropped...

30 Nov 2017 13:07
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Porsche, Aston Martin and Lamborghini on F1 radar
Ross Brawn says he wants more car manufacturers to enter formula one. This week, it was finally confirmed that the Ferrari-linked Fiat brand Alfa Romeo is entering the sport in ...

30 Nov 2017 12:32
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Force India takes up interest free loan with Liberty
Christian Horner says he supports F1's new owners Liberty Media. Top teams Ferrari and Mercedes are publicly unhappy with the new era, decrying a drop in revenue and threate...

30 Nov 2017 11:54
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Williams not discussing Robert Kubica's pace
Williams is keeping the F1 world in suspense over whether Robert Kubica will return to the grid next year. With minor car modifications to accommodate his permanently injured ri...

30 Nov 2017 10:27
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Red Bull Technology already working with Honda
Red Bull is already working with Honda, amid rumours they will go racing together in 2019. Already next year, given the Japanese marque's breakup with McLaren, Honda will su...

30 Nov 2017 09:56
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Hyper soft tyre "about a second per lap faster" than ultra soft
Pirelli has said that initial testing suggests that the pink-walled hyper soft tyre that will be introduced next season is about a second per lap faster than the ultra...

30 Nov 2017 09:31
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Santander confirms leaving Ferrari and F1
Santander has announced it is quitting not only Ferrari, but F1 altogether. It was rumoured that while the Spanish bank might withdraw its $40 million per year sponsorship deal ...

30 Nov 2017 08:11
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Kimi Raikkonen 'not worried' about Kubica return
Kimi Raikkonen insists he is "not worried" he might be sharing a grid with Robert Kubica next year. After a seven year absence, Pole Kubica looks set to return to F1 n...

29 Nov 2017 12:59
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Honda: "Toro Rosso partnership to be more equal"
Honda thinks it will have a "more equal partnership" with Toro Rosso in 2018 after three ill-fated years with McLaren. The Japanese marque's Yusuke Hasegawa admitt...

29 Nov 2017 12:12
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Nico Rosberg not ruling out full-time TV role
Nico Rosberg is not ruling out replacing F1 legend Niki Lauda as a full-time television pundit on German television. During the broadcast of the 2017 finale in Abu Dhabi last Su...

29 Nov 2017 11:39
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Official: Alfa Romeo returns to F1 as Sauber title sponsor
Sauber is delighted to announce that it has reached a multi-year technical and commercial partnership agreement with Alfa Romeo. The Italian car manufacturer, which is part of F...

29 Nov 2017 11:01
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Mercedes quitting F1 a 'conceivable scenario'
Mercedes is now joining Ferrari in threatening to quit formula one after 2020. Earlier, Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne said that if Liberty Media proceeds with its plans fo...

29 Nov 2017 10:01
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Sauber to make key announcements on Wednesday
Sauber is preparing to make some key announcements on Wednesday. Blick newspaper reports that the Swiss team will confirm that its Ferrari engines will be rebranded as Alfa Rome...

29 Nov 2017 09:40
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Alonso says testing crash was just "a small kiss"
Fernando Alonso says that the crash he was involved in at the post-season test in Abu Dhabi was just a small kiss. Pirelli hosted its usual after season running, this time fitti...

29 Nov 2017 08:34
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Ocon proud of 2017 achievements
Esteban Ocon admits that he is proud of himself after his first full year in Formula 1. The Frenchman debuted midway through 2016, after being handed a drive at Manor Racin...

28 Nov 2017 16:55
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Hasegawa: "Honda was not ready for top team"
Despite the McLaren split, Honda thinks it has finally found the right direction in F1. Although the Japanese marque was effectively dumped by the top British team, Honda's ...

28 Nov 2017 15:55
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Kubica clocks in 100 laps in Abu Dhabi
As he hopes to arrive back in Formula 1 on a full-time contract, Robert Kubica lapped the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi 100 times on Tuesday. The Pole was taken part in a post...

28 Nov 2017 15:01
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Pirelli: "Some races were not particularly exciting"
Pirelli chief Marco Tronchetti Provera says he hopes the top three teams are closer together in 2018. From the point of view of the tyres, the Italian said he is happy with the ...

28 Nov 2017 14:36
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Daimler chief happy with Bottas at Mercedes
Daimler chief Dieter Zetsche says Mercedes is happy with its F1 driver pairing. Earlier in 2017, the German marque may have been in talks about snapping up Max Verstappen or Seb...

28 Nov 2017 14:11
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Italian press worried about flagging Ferrari form
The Italian press is heading into the winter break concerned about Ferrari's late-season performance. Mercedes finished its 2017 campaign with both the drivers' and cons...

28 Nov 2017 12:55
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Mercedes predicts bright future for Max Verstappen
The top men at Mercedes are predicting a bright future for Max Verstappen. Although earlier linked with a move to silver, 20-year-old Verstappen recently extended his stay at Re...

28 Nov 2017 12:16
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Lowe: "Lance Stroll understands need to improve"
Paddy Lowe has admitted he hopes Lance Stroll learns from his difficulties in 2017. 19-year-old Stroll, backed by his billionaire father Lawrence, has struggled at times during ...

28 Nov 2017 11:32
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Nico Rosberg thinks Hamilton could quit F1
Nico Rosberg says there are signs his former Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton will soon retire from formula one. At the end of last year, German Rosberg retired within days of b...

28 Nov 2017 10:02
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Ferrari to lose major sponsor Santander
Ferrari looks set to lose major sponsor Santander. The El Confidencial publication reports that the Spanish bank's chief Ana Botin has decided against extending the EUR 40 m...

28 Nov 2017 09:17
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Bottas felt no need to panic on course to victory
Valtteri Bottas said that he kept cool and calm inside the cockpit of his W08 during Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which helped him go on to take his third career victory. ...

27 Nov 2017 17:39
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Photos: 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
The 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix hosted the final round of the world championship. While it wasn't the most exciting of races, the night time spectacle always provides some bea...

27 Nov 2017 17:15
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Renault praise Hulkenberg after securing sixth
Renault has thrown praise at its driver Nico Hulkenberg after the German driver secured sixth in the constructor's standings for the French team. Hulkenberg put in an impres...

27 Nov 2017 16:48
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F1 drivers not keen on new Formula 1 logo
Top F1 drivers have reacted coolly to the unveiling of the sport's new logo. Although the full F1 rebranding won't be launched until the start of next season, the world ...

27 Nov 2017 14:53
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Hermann Tilke defends Abu Dhabi layout after dull finale
Hermann Tilke has defended the Abu Dhabi layout after a processional 2017 finale. Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko said after Sunday's race: "It was one of the worst race...

27 Nov 2017 14:09
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FIA not to be swayed by Ferrari's threats to leave F1
Jean Todt says the FIA cannot be swayed by Ferrari's threats about quitting formula one. Amid Liberty Media's plans for new engine rules and a budget cap for the future,...

27 Nov 2017 13:35
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McLaren has signed two new sponsors for 2018
McLaren looks set to secure a significant new sponsor for 2018. Earlier this year, we reported that with Petrobras leaving Williams, the Brazilian oil multinational could switch...

27 Nov 2017 13:10
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Niki Lauda quits as German TV pundit
Niki Lauda announced on Sunday that he will no longer work as a F1 pundit for German broadcaster RTL. The F1 legend and Mercedes team chairman shocked host Florian Konig and fel...

27 Nov 2017 10:04
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Massa thanks fans and bows out of Formula 1
Felipe Massa took part in his final ever Formula 1 race on Sunday, coming home in tenth place for Williams. The veteran Brazilian originally retired 12 months ago, but returned ...

26 Nov 2017 18:16
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Hamilton disappointed with lack of overtaking opportunities
Lewis Hamilton took his thirteenth podium of the year in Abu Dhabi, after crossing the line in second place. The Briton was on the tail of his Mercedes teammate for much of the ...

26 Nov 2017 17:44
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Szafnauer left furious after Hulkenberg penalty
Force India's chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer has called Nico Hulkenberg's penalty at today's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix "a mockery of the sport," after ...

26 Nov 2017 17:32
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Vettel reflects on lonely drive to the podium
Sebastian Vettel admits that he had a very lonely Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, as Mercedes dominated proceedings in the desert. In qualifying, it was clear Mercedes had a pace advantag...

26 Nov 2017 16:38
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Bottas states he "needed" to win after difficult second half of the year
Valtteri Bottas says that his Abu Dhabi Grand Prix victory was very important for him after a tough second half of the season. The Finn took home his third Grand Prix victory on...

26 Nov 2017 16:18
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