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Fernando Alonso defends kart track after death
Fernando Alonso has defended his kart circuit in his native Asturias, following the death of an 11-year-old boy. Youngster Gonzalo Basurto was killed recently in a rollover cras...

09 May 2017 12:05
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'Sebastian Vettel has Mercedes pre-agreement'
Sebastian Vettel may already have a "pre-agreement" to switch to Mercedes for 2018. That is the claim of well-known F1 media insider Leo Turrini, who is notoriously cl...

09 May 2017 11:42
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Ferrucci to continue as Haas F1 development driver
American Santino Ferrucci will continue as a Haas F1 Team development driver in 2017 while simultaneously competing in his second fulltime season in the GP3 Series for DAMS. Fe...

09 May 2017 09:51
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Video: Dan Fallows' Spanish GP preview
Formula 1 returns to action this weekend as the paddock jets off to Spain where we will be hoping for a thrilling Grand Prix to sit alongside last year's epic encounter...

09 May 2017 08:06
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Carlos Sainz 'happy' at Scuderia Toro Rosso
Carlos Sainz insists he is "happy" at Toro Rosso. Actually, the Spaniard has been linked with moves to bigger teams like Renault, but is bound to his Red Bull contract...

08 May 2017 14:50
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Minardi: "F1 races not boring in 2017"
Giancarlo Minardi has hit back at claims the new F1 regulations have made the races boring. Last time out in Russia, there was only a single overtaking move all race, with the f...

08 May 2017 14:19
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Berger tips nephew Lucas Auer for F1 seat
F1 legend Gerhard Berger thinks his nephew could be the next Austrian on the formula one grid. Berger, the former BMW and Toro Rosso chief and a 10-time race winner, has just st...

08 May 2017 13:23
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Vettel's brother Fabian makes racing debut
Sebastian Vettel's brother is taking his first steps in the world of professional motor racing. The 2017 championship leader's 18-year-old brother Fabian has made his de...

08 May 2017 12:48
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Ecclestone involved in move to buy Force India?
Bernie Ecclestone could be involved with a reported move to buy Force India. That is the claim of one of the most experienced veteran journalists in the F1 paddock, Roger Benoit...

08 May 2017 12:07
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Mick Schumacher eyeing F1 'one step at a time'
Mick Schumacher insists he is in no rush to become the next teenager in F1. As teens, Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll both powered straight out of European F3 onto the formula o...

08 May 2017 11:36
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Brundle: "Verstappen shouldn't get too frustrated"

Former F1 driver Martin Brundle has urged Max Verstappen to keep his "disappointment" in check this year. Brundle, a former McLaren driver who is now a veteran comment...

08 May 2017 10:54
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Vandoorne unsurprised by engine penalty
McLaren's Stoffel Vandoorne has said he was not surprised by the engine penalty he received at last Sunday's Russian Grand Prix, as he expected such an oc...

07 May 2017 13:37
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"Experienced" Massa perfect mentor for Stroll
Williams' Paddy Lowe has said that the team's newest recruit, Canadian youngster Lance Stroll, could not have wished for a better mentor than his experienced team-mate F...

07 May 2017 12:21
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'Ferrari competitive again and feared by Mercedes'
Sergio Marchionne says he is happy Ferrari is now "feared" once again by its top F1 competitor. After a decade-long title drought, Sebastian Vettel is leading the worl...

05 May 2017 16:49
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Fernley: "Mallya troubles won't hurt Force India"
Bob Fernley says team boss Vijay Mallya's legal troubles will not affect Force India. As deputy boss, Fernley has been left in charge of the race team while former Indian bi...

05 May 2017 15:51
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Indycar boss says Alonso move good for Formula 1 too
Indycar boss Mark Miles thinks Fernando Alonso's Indy 500 foray is good not only for the American series, but also formula one. This week, F1 chief Chase Carey said of the M...

05 May 2017 15:36
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Jacques Villeneuve 'surprised' by Ferrari in 2017
Jacques Villeneuve says he is surprised by Ferrari's form so far this year. After three years of utter Mercedes dominance, Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel is leading the worl...

05 May 2017 14:30
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'Bottas win won't affect relationship with Hamilton'
Mercedes chiefs are sure Valtteri Bottas' breakthrough win will not upset the balance in its driver lineup. Until now, the team has been revelling in peace-time, after Nico ...

05 May 2017 13:49
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Carlos Sainz: "Top teams are light years ahead"
Carlos Sainz has lamented the fact that F1's top teams are "light years" ahead of the opposition. From a personal point of view, the young Spaniard said he is happ...

05 May 2017 13:08
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Bernie Ecclestone hits back after Carey jibe
Bernie Ecclestone has hit back at the claim that he presided over an era of saying "no". After decades in charge of formula one, the 86-year-old was ousted by Liberty ...

05 May 2017 12:36
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Former Ferrari boss 'critical' after cycling crash
Former Ferrari boss Cesare Fiorio is reportedly in a "critical" condition after a cycling crash. Italian sources including La Gazzetta dello Sport and Autosprint say t...

05 May 2017 11:07
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Grosjean replaces Button as GPDA director
Romain Grosjean has become a boss of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association. The Swiss-born Frenchman, who drives for Haas, replaces the retired former GPDA director Jenson But...

05 May 2017 10:45
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Alonso choosing Indy 500 over Monaco GP 'not ideal'
Chase Carey has admitted he would prefer if Fernando Alonso was preparing for next month's Monaco grand prix. Actually, the Spaniard is sitting out F1's 'jewel in th...

05 May 2017 10:13
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Carey not confirming 25-race F1 calendar for future
F1 supremo Chase Carey says he is undecided about expanding the calendar to as many as 25 races. Currently, the annual schedule is at 20 grands prix, and set to expand to a burs...

04 May 2017 17:19
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London admits talks for F1 'showcase' event
Plans are afoot for a demonstration of F1 cars in London ahead of this year's British grand prix. It is over a decade since the last such event took place in the capital, bu...

04 May 2017 16:48
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Lauda: "Ferrari clearly ahead of Mercedes"
Mercedes needs to make "two steps forward" to catch up with Ferrari next time out in Barcelona. That is the claim of F1 legend Niki Lauda, who doubles as Mercedes'...

04 May 2017 16:27
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Monaco admits it pays low fee for F1 race
Monaco has denied it pays no fee to host the fabled street race in the Principality. The race is commonly called F1's 'jewel in the crown', amid rumours its history ...

04 May 2017 15:06
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India wants millions in taxes from F1
The return door to India seems to have closed for formula one. Three Indian grands prix were held near Delhi until 2013, when bureaucratic hurdles ended the deal. And now, thos...

04 May 2017 14:22
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Vettel tips Barcelona boost for Red Bull Racing
Championship leader Sebastian Vettel has tipped his old team Red Bull to return to the top in formula one. Currently, the 2017 title looks to be a fight between Ferrari - for wh...

04 May 2017 12:16
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Formula 1 eyes pay-TV switch for Germany
F1's new owners are considering switching coverage of the sport within Germany to a pay-only platform. The free-to-air deal enjoyed by the broadcaster RTL runs out this year...

04 May 2017 11:35
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Renault intends to surprise the F1 hierarchy in 2018
Renault intends to "surprise" the F1 hierarchy in 2018. That is the claim of team boss Cyril Abiteboul, as the French works team already pushes to establish itself at ...

04 May 2017 10:01
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Daniel Ricciardo: "Ferrari is not in my head"
Daniel Ricciardo has played down reports linking him with a move to Ferrari. It is not the first time the Australian has been mentioned in connection with the fabled Italian te...

03 May 2017 10:30
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Bernie Ecclestone: "Putin does a lot for his country and for world peace"
Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone says the best thing about the sport's new era is that there is finally a fight at the front. Invited as a guest of the respective promot...

03 May 2017 10:05
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WEC: Neel Jani's 6 Hours of Spa preview
Watch this clip of Porsche's Neel Jani preview the 6 hours of Spa-Francorchamps, as the World Endurance Championship travels to Belgium this weekend. ...

03 May 2017 07:06
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Eric Boullier: "Honda should start working on 2018 engine"
It is dark days at McLaren, with boss Eric Boullier insisting that Honda has to already get to work on its engine for 2018. But the Frenchman said Fernando Alonso not even gett...

02 May 2017 11:09
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FIA is happy with the overtaking situation: no changes in DRS-zones
F1's governing body is for now taking no action to spice up overtaking. Earlier, the FIA said it would analyse the opening few races of the new car and tyre regulations to ...

02 May 2017 10:10
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Abiteboul praises improved Renault pace
After a difficult re-entry into F1 as a works team in 2016, Renault is making progress this season - and Nico Hulkenberg emphasised that in Sochi on Sunday with a poin...

02 May 2017 07:02
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Video: Tour of Mercedes pit wall
You've seen it at every race weekend, but what actually happens on a pit wall? Take a look at this video from the Mercedes team who give a tour of their pit wall and fill us...

01 May 2017 14:58
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Daniel Ricciardo plays down hopes for better RB13 in Barcelona
Daniel Ricciardo has played down hopes that Red Bull's early season struggles might soon be over. The former champions have admitted that the current performance deficit is...

01 May 2017 13:15
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Fernando Alonso leaves possibility open for exit McLaren
Fernando Alonso has admitted again that he could leave the McLaren-Honda project at the end of the season. It comes after an horror Sunday for the Spaniard in Russia, as his ca...

01 May 2017 12:55
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Honda-driver for Sauber in 2018?
Sauber looks set to work closely with both McLaren and Honda in 2018 and beyond. Long rumours that the Swiss team is becoming Honda's first power unit 'customer' we...

01 May 2017 10:26
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Raikkonen happy after first podium of the season
Kimi Raikkonen has said that he is relatively pleased with how his race went, as the Finn climbed onto the podium for the first time this season. He started the race from the fr...

30 Apr 2017 18:44
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Fernando Alonso: "Every weekend is the same"
Fernando Alonso failed to start the Russian Grand Prix after his car broke down on the formation lap, making it the first time since the US Grand Prix of 2005 that he didn't...

30 Apr 2017 18:09
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Palmer & Grosjean blame each other for collision
Jolyon Palmer and Romain Grosjean have blamed each other following the collision in Russia. The two were eliminated on the first lap after Palmer turned into Grosjean, causing P...

30 Apr 2017 17:49
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Perez delighted with sixth place finish
Sergio Perez will leave Sochi as arguably the second happiest man, as the Mexican crossed the line in P6 to continue Force India's incredible run of point finishes. Russia ...

30 Apr 2017 17:23
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F3: Ilott rounds out Monza with second win of the season
Callum Ilott surged immediately into the lead of the sixth round of the Formula 3 European Championship at Monza on Sunday afternoon, staying ahead of his country...

30 Apr 2017 17:15
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Stroll disappointed despite first race finish
Lance Stroll admits that he is disappointed after the Russian Grand Prix, despite finally relieving himself of the record of never finishing a race. The Canadian crossed the lin...

30 Apr 2017 17:07
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Sebastian Vettel: "Race was lost at the start"
Sebastian Vettel thinks that his chances of winning today's Grand Prix in Russia were taken away at the start of the race when Valtteri Bottas overtook him down into turn 2....

30 Apr 2017 16:39
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Victory was "worth the wait" for Bottas
Valtteri Bottas won his first Grand Prix in Formula 1 earlier today, holding off four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel to cross the line half a second ahead of the German. ...

30 Apr 2017 16:17
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Bottas holds off Vettel to take maiden victory
Valtteri Bottas has won his first ever Grand Prix after holding off Sebastian Vettel in the latter stages of the race and becomes the fifth driver from Finland to become a Grand...

30 Apr 2017 15:22
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Arrivabene pleased with Raikkonen progress
Scuderia Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene has praised the improvement of Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen heading into Sunday's race at Sochi. Raikkonen has had a sl...

30 Apr 2017 13:32
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Mercedes repudiate Vettel switch rumours
Mercedes management has flatly denied rumours that Sebastian Vettel could move to the team from Ferrari after his contract with the Scuderia runs out at the end of this season. ...

30 Apr 2017 13:31
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McLaren, Mercedes deny reunion for 2018
McLaren has denied rumours claims that they will be teaming up with Mercedes for next season. The Woking based team used to be supplied by the German manufacturer before decidin...

30 Apr 2017 13:08
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Doubt around FIA's engine parity suggestion
Renault-powered F1 drivers have cast doubt over the FIA's recent suggestion that engine performance parity is now present in the sport. It has been rumoured that Honda, who...

30 Apr 2017 12:46
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Kaltenborn sure of Honda improvement
Sauber F1 Team boss Monisha Kaltenborn is confident that Honda will continue to improve over the remainder of the season before joining forces next season. Sauber announced on ...

30 Apr 2017 12:35
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Wolff injects faith in Hamilton despite poor qualifying
Toto Wolff has played down comments made to Lewis Hamilton criticising his uncharacteristic off the pace performance in qualifying in Sochi. The Briton was over half a second do...

30 Apr 2017 12:28
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Stroll mentor role brings back memories for Massa
Felipe Massa says that acting as a mentor to his new team-mate Lance Stroll brings back fond memories from earlier in his F1 career. Upon entering a race seat at Ferrari in 200...

30 Apr 2017 12:13
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Night race in Russia plan scrapped
The organisers of the Russian Grand Prix have turned around on earlier reports suggesting that the future of the Russian Grand Prix could be held under the lights. Before the o...

30 Apr 2017 12:02
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F3: Eriksson wins race 2 at Monza
Joel Eriksson dominated the second race at Monza in the FIA Formula 3 championship, leading from pole position to take his second victory of the season. McLaren you...

30 Apr 2017 11:39
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Liberty wishes to group regional events together
Liberty Media have stated that it is their intent to rejig the competitive calendar so races will be in the same rejoin as the one before, before moving onto another continent.&...

30 Apr 2017 10:27
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Honda to power Sauber in 2018
Sauber has confirmed that Japanese manufacturer Honda will supply them with engines for the 2017 season onwards, ending an eight-year relationship with Ferrari. Honda re-e...

30 Apr 2017 10:03
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Verstappen left frustrated after pace slip in qualifying
Max Verstappen was left feeling frustrated following qualifying in Russia, as the Dutchman lines up on today's grid in P7. The 19-year-old's fastest time was 1.9 seconds...

30 Apr 2017 08:00
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Toro Rosso "lacking some pace" around Sochi
Carlos Sainz qualified in eleventh for the Russian Grand Prix, but was half a second away from taking the chance to make an appearance in Q3. The Spaniard has been struggling al...

30 Apr 2017 07:30
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Jolyon Palmer: "Qualifying crash a simple mistake"
Jolyon Palmer has said that the crash which ended his qualifying participation in Russia was the result of driver error, rather than any kind of technical issue. The Briton has...

30 Apr 2017 07:07
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P14 the maximum for Magnussen
Haas' Kevin Magnussen was left unsatisfied with his Russian Grand Prix qualifying performance on Saturday, conceding that the whole team is facing more of a challenge this w...

29 Apr 2017 18:14
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Ocon "happy" despite a few mistakes in Q3
Esteban Ocon declared that he could have been a number of position higher for tomorrow's Russian Grand Prix, as he felt he made a couple of mistakes on his final lap in Q3. ...

29 Apr 2017 17:48
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Ricciardo still positive despite time deficit
Daniel Ricciardo has insisted that he is still upbeat about Red Bull's chances for success during 2017, even though the team's gap to pole position in Russia on Sat...

29 Apr 2017 17:25
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Unhappy Grosjean frustrated after lack of pace in qualifying
Romain Grosjean was left disappointed after qualifying in Sochi, as the Frenchman set the slowest timed lap and qualified right at the back of the field. The 31-year-old has bee...

29 Apr 2017 17:15
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Start could be key for Bottas in Russia
Valtteri Bottas believes that a good start, combined with the first few turns that he will be facing at the Russian Grand Prix on Sunday, could help him to leapfrog the Ferrari&...

29 Apr 2017 16:57
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Contrast of emotions at Williams after qualifying
Felipe Massa was left with a sizeable grin on his face after qualifying, as the once retired Brazilian will start tomorrow's Russian Grand Prix sixth position, splitting the...

29 Apr 2017 16:39
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