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Fourth-placed Hamilton "just wasn't quick enough" in qualifying
Lewis Hamilton has admitted that he just wasn't quick enough on his final lap in Q3, as the Briton was over half a second away from the time of Sebastian Vettel who will sta...

29 Apr 2017 16:18
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Raikkonen feels pole position was within his grasp
Kimi Raikkonen believes that he could be sitting on pole position for tomorrow's Grand Prix, as he watched teammate Sebastian Vettel take Ferrari's first pole position s...

29 Apr 2017 16:05
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Vettel "over the moon" with pole position
Sebastian Vettel claimed pole position for the Russian Grand Prix this afternoon, starting from the front for the first time since the 2015 Singapore Grand Prix. Ferrari h...

29 Apr 2017 15:29
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Vettel on pole, Raikkonen second for Russian GP
Sebastian Vettel has claimed pole position for the Russian Grand Prix, his first since Singapore 2015. Even more incredibly, Ferrari has claimed their first front-row lockout si...

29 Apr 2017 15:01
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Wolff insists Alonso's ego is behind Indy 500 deal
Team boss at Mercedes Toto Wolff has said that Fernando Alonso's decision to race in the Indy 500 rather than the Monaco Grand Prix this year has to do with the Spaniard'...

29 Apr 2017 13:36
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Lauda labels overtaking criticisers "crazy"
Niki Lauda has scrapped comments from people who suggest that the new cars have robbed Formula 1 of overtaking. Heading into the 2017 season, there was doubts that cars could ov...

29 Apr 2017 13:08
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F3: Norris wins Race 1 at Monza
Carlin's Lando Norris took his third win of the 2017 F3 European Championship season at Monza on Saturday morning, after both a troublesome start and a very close ...

29 Apr 2017 12:55
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Vettel defends Raikkonen after Ferrari criticism
Sebastian Vettel has jumped to the defence of teammate Kimi Raikkonen after the Finn has been criticised after the opening three rounds of the season. While Ferrari has appeared...

29 Apr 2017 12:46
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Alonso open to team switch for 2018
Amid the struggle that McLaren-Honda are going through, double world champion Fernando Alonso admits that he will not wait long for the Japanese manufacturer to sort out th...

29 Apr 2017 12:20
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Vettel ahead again after final practice session
Sebastian Vettel has ended the final practice session on top, making it a clean sweep for Ferrari for finishing on top in the three practice sessions. Vettel's fastest lap w...

29 Apr 2017 11:53
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Alonso takes another dig at Honda
Fernando Alonso has once again spoken out in disgust against McLaren's engine supplier Honda. The Japanese manufacturer has produced McLaren with slow and unreliable engines...

29 Apr 2017 11:26
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Niki Lauda: "Formula E not an alternative to Formula 1"
Niki Lauda has denied that Mercedes is trying to decide between committing to its F1 endeavours or branching out onto the Formula E grid. F1 is now looking ahead to 2021, when a...

29 Apr 2017 11:02
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Sirotkin set to recieve outing for Renault in Spain
Sergey Sirotkin will once again drive the RS17 in free practice in Spain after the Russian's outing this weekend in Sochi was cut short with car issues. He completed just tw...

29 Apr 2017 10:39
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Red Bull disagree with FIA's engine data claim
Red Bull has questioned the FIA's conclusion from the data analysaton that they took away from studying the performances of the engines, claiming that all manufacturers...

29 Apr 2017 10:16
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Hamilton denies Mercedes sandbagging suggestions
Lewis Hamilton has hit back at claims that Mercedes are sandbagging, as the Silver Arrows looked to be massively behind Ferrari after the second practice session yesterday. ...

29 Apr 2017 10:10
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Kvyat's future to be decided "at the beginning of the summer"
Toro Rosso has hinted that Daniil Kvyat could stay at the Red Bull junior team beyond 2017. The Russsian spent one season at Toro Rosso in 2014 before being promoted to senior t...

29 Apr 2017 09:42
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Hasegawa defends Honda 2017 direction
Honda chief Yusuke Hasegawa has defended the manufacturer's concept of designing their 2017 power unit, despite massive struggles so far in the first four rounds of the cham...

28 Apr 2017 17:47
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Vettel thinks Mercedes were holding back on pace
Sebastian Vettel feels that Mercedes didn't show their true hand during Friday practice, and expects them to be much stronger come qualifying tomorrow. Mercedes were a long ...

28 Apr 2017 17:28
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Red Bull not expecting strong result in Russia
Red Bull are expecting a tough rest of weekend in Russia after a rather unimpressive Friday. The team were once again heavily behind leaders Mercedes and Ferrari after the secon...

28 Apr 2017 16:28
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Hamilton open to Mercedes team orders
Lewis Hamilton says team orders are simply a fact of life at Mercedes in 2017. As he fought for the title with Nico Rosberg in the Abu Dhabi finale last November, the triple wor...

28 Apr 2017 15:48
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Ferrari ahead of Mercedes after FP2
Ferrari ended the second practice session well clear of the two Mercedes' drivers, with Sebastian Vettel setting a time of 1:34.120. His time was almost three tenths faster ...

28 Apr 2017 13:45
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Briatore backs Indy 500 move for Alonso
Flavio Briatore has praised Fernando Alonso's decision to skip this year's Monaco Grand Prix to instead race in the Indy 500. Briatore worked closely with Alonso at the ...

28 Apr 2017 13:32
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New driver name rule displeases Force India
Force India have expressed irritation at the new rule that is set to be imposed from Barcelona onwards, which states that cars but display driver names and numbers more visible ...

28 Apr 2017 13:10
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Vandoorne to take 15 grid place penalty
Stoffel Vandoorne is all but sure to start Sunday's Russian Grand Prix from the back of the field after the Belgian was handed a fifteen grid time penalty following the firs...

28 Apr 2017 12:30
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'Shield' to make practice debut at Monza
F1's governing body is pushing ahead with track tests for the new driver head protection known as 'Shield'. With the controversial 'Halo' concept now shelved...

28 Apr 2017 12:25
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Sepang boss slams Ecclestone and Liberty Media
Malaysian Grand Prix chief Razlan Razali has lashed out at former CEO of Formula 1 Bernie Ecclestone, as the country will host it's last race this October in Sepang. It was...

28 Apr 2017 11:44
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Raikkonen leads the field after FP1
Kimi Raikkonen has ended the first practice session in Sochi in first after setting a lap time of 1:36.074. The Iceman was only half a tenth ahead of his compatriot Valtteri Bot...

28 Apr 2017 11:24
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Alonso tired of 'Ferrari regret' questions
Fernando Alonso has stated that he still feels no regret over his Ferrari departure and admits that he is growing a little tired of the question being put to him. Alonso left t...

28 Apr 2017 10:29
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Force India happy despite Mallya issues
Sergio Perez admits that Force India will not be affected by the ongoing legal issues surrounding their team principal Vijay Mallya, as the Indian was arrested in London la...

28 Apr 2017 09:28
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Lewis Hamilton loves the idea of a night race in New York
Lewis Hamilton has backed apparent plans for a F1 night race in New York. Recently, Bernie Ecclestone's successor Chase Carey said a race in New York is a "priorit...

28 Apr 2017 08:35
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Video: Lap of the Sochi Autodrome
Formula 1 returns to Russia for round four of the 2017 world championship this weekend. Mobil 1 The Grid released a video that allows you to get a close view of the Sochi A...

27 Apr 2017 15:47
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Haug thinks Alonso's move to Indy 500 is 'a suboptimal idea'
A former F1 chief has questioned McLaren's decision to tackle the Indy 500 with Fernando Alonso next month. For many years, Haug was the head of Mercedes' F1 programme,...

27 Apr 2017 12:30
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Felipe Nasr eyeing a swift return to Formula 1
Felipe Nasr says he is working on a potential return to formula one for 2018. With strong backing from Banco do Brasil, the Brazilian raced for Sauber in 2015 and 2016 but lost...

27 Apr 2017 11:09
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Ecclestone: "Formula 1 could lose the Grand Prix of Brazil"
Bernie Ecclestone says it is still possible F1 could be set to lose the popular and traditional Brazilian grand prix. Recently, the former F1 supremo revealed he had been p...

26 Apr 2017 16:14
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Several Friday practices planned for Sergey Sirotkin for Renault
Sochi will not be the only Friday practice outing in 2017 for Renault reserve driver Sergey Sirotkin. It has been announced that the 21-year-old, part of the driver program...

26 Apr 2017 15:37
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Vettel can use his 'racing socks' in Russia
Sebastian Vettel will begin using racing 'socks' rather than traditional boots this weekend in Russia. Actually, the world championship leader intended to start usi...

26 Apr 2017 14:50
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Bernie Ecclestone: "I'm like a hitman without bullets"
Bernie Ecclestone has lobbed an apparent threat in the direction of F1's new regime.The sport's long-time supremo was ousted amid the recent takeover by Liberty, r...

26 Apr 2017 14:13
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Daniil Kvyat: "No problems with Carlos Sainz... not yet"
Daniil Kvyat has admitted he is not friends with his Toro Rosso teammate Carlos Sainz. As ever at the junior Red Bull team, the pressure on the drivers is high. While Span...

26 Apr 2017 12:06
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Formula 1 could end crisis Honda
F1 could be set to help Honda emerge from its three-year struggle for reliability and performance. According to Spain's El Confidencial, the plan could be spearheaded b...

26 Apr 2017 10:08
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'Haas won't switch brakes in Russia'
Haas appears unlikely to complete its brake manufacturer switch ahead of this weekend's Russian grand prix. After complaining throughout 2016 and now into 2017 about the fe...

25 Apr 2017 11:40
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Zak Brown wants McLaren at Indy on a more regular basis
Fernando Alonso and McLaren are looking to return to the Indy 500 in the future. Recently, the British team shocked the racing world by announcing that together with the Andret...

25 Apr 2017 11:05
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Boullier: "Button will be fine afer 10 laps"
McLaren's simulator is good enough for Jenson Button to prepare for Monaco. That is the view of Eric Boullier, following Felipe Massa's expression of surprise that the r...

25 Apr 2017 10:15
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Pascal Wehrlein upset by Manor's demise
Pascal Wehrlein has revealed that he was sad to learn of the collapse of his former team Manor Racing just before the 2017 season began, having completed an impressive...

24 Apr 2017 17:17
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Toro Rosso braced for close midfield battle
Toro Rosso and its Team Principal Franz Tost are preparing for a tough and fiercely competitive duel among the midfield teams in 2017, even though the Italian squad had ini...

24 Apr 2017 16:38
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Ecclestone tips Hamilton to beat Vettel in 2017
Bernie Ecclestone thinks Lewis Hamilton is still the clear favourite to win the 2017 world championship. That is despite the fact that his friend and regular former backgammon p...

24 Apr 2017 12:35
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Pirelli not keen to fully liberalise tyre usage
Pirelli is not keen on a proposal to fully liberalise the way teams use tyres in formula one. Currently, there are tight restrictions on how teams can select and race the compou...

24 Apr 2017 11:59
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Robert Kubica not ruling out 'second F1 debut'
Robert Kubica is no longer ruling out that he could return to formula one some day. The Pole's promising F1 career ended suddenly in early 2011, when he partially severed hi...

24 Apr 2017 11:04
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Strategy Group could scrap engine rule tweak for 2018
F1 could be set to scrap a scheduled tweak to the engine regulations for 2018. Currently, while drivers are limited to four engines for the entire season in 2017, that 'long...

24 Apr 2017 09:54
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Horner confident in Red Bull development
Red Bull Racing is working hard to recapture the glory days of 2010-13 when Sebastian Vettel landed the team every available world title, but this year it has so far f...

24 Apr 2017 07:23
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Eric Boullier: "McLaren problems worse for Alonso"
McLaren Racing Director Eric Boullier has said the persistent issues the team is facing with its Honda power unit are hurting Fernando Alonso more than his team-mate Stoffel Van...

24 Apr 2017 07:01
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Sainz hoping for better luck in Russia
As F1 prepares to head to Sochi for the Russian Grand Prix next weekend, Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz says that he believes the circuit owes him a good result after two years o...

22 Apr 2017 15:56
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Guenther Steiner: "Strategy just as important among midfield teams"
Haas boss Guenther Steiner says that strategy is as important to get right for the teams in the midfield as it is for those at the front, especially when they are so close toget...

22 Apr 2017 15:24
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Gerhard Berger hopes Vettel does a DTM race
F1 legend Gerhard Berger hopes Fernando Alonso's decision to do the Indy 500 next month is the start of a new trend. "It's like the old days," said the former ...

21 Apr 2017 15:06
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McLaren to 'provide support' in finding Honda customer
Honda could finally be set to add a customer team to its beleaguered F1 engine supply programme. Since the struggling Japanese carmaker re-entered the sport in 2015, there have ...

21 Apr 2017 13:38
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F1 looking for permanent home for German GP
The German grand prix could move away from its traditional venues at Hockenheim and the Nurburgring in the future. That is the claim of new F1 supremo Chase Carey, who told the ...

21 Apr 2017 12:57
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Salo: "Bottas must win races to secure seat"
Valtteri Bottas needs to win races to secure his place at Mercedes. That is the view of former driver and now regular F1 steward Mika Salo, who spoke to Russia's Sport FM ab...

21 Apr 2017 12:09
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Lehto tips Kimi Raikkonen to bounce back
Former F1 driver JJ Lehto has tipped his Finnish countryman Kimi Raikkonen to bounce back in 2017. With Ferrari's title hopes high this year, team chiefs issued a warning ab...

21 Apr 2017 11:40
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Vettel wants to keep putting pressure on Hamilton
Sebastian Vettel thinks Ferrari will continue to impress next weekend in Russia. One analysis early in 2017 might be that while the German is now leading the world championship,...

21 Apr 2017 10:55
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Jacques Villeneuve: "Hulkenberg is a Rosberg"
Jacques Villeneuve has hit out at drivers critical of Fernando Alonso's decision to tackle the Indy 500 next month. Some of Alonso's rivals - notably Romain Grosjean and...

21 Apr 2017 10:33
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Lauda: "Alarm bells are ringing at Mercedes"
Ferrari has set off "alarm bells" at triple back-to-back world champions Mercedes. That is the admission of Niki Lauda, the F1 legend and Mercedes team chairman and co...

20 Apr 2017 12:20
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McLaren wants to keep Alonso's 'inner fire' burning
Eric Boullier insists F1 rookie Stoffel Vandoorne is "not under pressure" amid McLaren-Honda's current performance crisis. One analysis of the situation might be t...

20 Apr 2017 10:45
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Mercedes drivers admit struggling with tyre problems
Mercedes' two drivers have admitted the team is struggling with tyre problems in 2017. After three races, Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel is leading the world championship, l...

20 Apr 2017 08:41
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Bahrain day 2: Valtteri Bottas ends test with best time
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has set the fastest time during the in-season test at Bahrain International Circuit. The Fin posted a 1:31.280 and was faster than team mate Lewi...

19 Apr 2017 17:03
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Horner: "Red Bull not letting Carlos Sainz go"
Christian Horner says Red Bull does not intend to release Carlos Sainz from his contract. Last year, the impressive Toro Rosso driver was linked with a move to Renault, but Red ...

19 Apr 2017 15:52
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Former boss Vasseur hails Renault progress
Former Renault boss Frederic Vasseur says the French works team is performing well in 2017. On paper, the black and yellow-coloured team appears to be struggling in its second y...

19 Apr 2017 15:09
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Jean Alesi: "Ferrari hungrier than Mercedes"
The secret ingredient at Ferrari this year is "hunger". That is the claim of Jean Alesi, a popular former Ferrari driver of the 90s. After three years of utter Mercede...

19 Apr 2017 14:17
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Lance Stroll not getting down about 2017 so far
Lance Stroll says he is not getting down about the difficult start to his F1 career. The Canadian teen, already under pressure after a mistake-strewn winter and claims he is a &...

19 Apr 2017 13:48
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Horner: "Alonso advised badly in his F1 career"
Fernando Alonso's career has taken a "strange" turn because of "mistakes" in his decision-making processes. That is the summary of Christian Horner, boss...

19 Apr 2017 13:21
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Felipe Massa accepts Verstappen apology

Felipe Massa has called a close to the latest controversy surrounding Max Verstappen. In Bahrain, the Dutch teenager hit out at Brazil as a nation following a qualifying run-in ...

19 Apr 2017 12:54
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Testupdate: Ferrari and Vettel limited to just nine laps
Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel have had a slow morning on the second day of testing this week in Bahrein. The winners of the Bahrain Grand Prix last Sunday have completed just nin...

19 Apr 2017 12:06
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