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Reports suggest McLaren and Honda to split
McLaren and Honda are now on the verge of F1 divorce, claims Germany's Auto Bild, as the Anglo-Japanese team's nightmare collaboration continued in Spain with a fir...

13 May 2017 14:05
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FE: Buemi takes maiden pole of the season
Sebastian Buemi has taken his first pole position of the 2016/17 season, emerging fastest in the superpole shootout over rival Lucas di Grassi. The Swiss driver set a 53.313s wh...

13 May 2017 13:13
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Alonso defends himself after tennis incident
Fernando Alonso has defended himself amid the criticism he received over his decision to leave the track after the first practice session yesterday, where he only made three cor...

13 May 2017 13:01
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Grosjean hits out at non-GPDA members
Romain Grosjean has hit out at drivers who are not members of the Grand Prix Drivers Association. The organisation, which focuses on driver safety, elected the Frenchman as a di...

13 May 2017 12:39
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Red Bull upgrades "normal" says Newey
Despite coming to Barcelona with a heavily upgraded car, Red Bull are still fielding the RB13, and not a suggested RB14 or possible 'B' spec. The start of the European s...

13 May 2017 12:28
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FE: Buemi heads second practice in Monaco
Sebastien Buemi finished the second practice session for the Monaco ePrix in first position for Renault e.dams, setting the streets of the Principality alight with a best lap of...

13 May 2017 12:15
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Raikkonen ahead after final practice session
Kimi Raikkonen ended Mercedes' Barcelona streak of fastest times in practice, as the Finn set a 1:20.214 to go top of the timesheets. He was two and a half tenths ahead of h...

13 May 2017 11:54
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GP3: Aitken beats ART teammates to bag maiden pole
Jack Aitken led the ART’s in qualifying by setting a lap time of 1:34.187, claiming his maiden pole position, with his team mate Nirei Fukuzumi just under two-tenths behin...

13 May 2017 10:43
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Nico Hulkenberg: "Renault feels like home"
After spending three consecutive years at Force India, Nico Hulkenberg is settling into his new team Renault, who he joined for the 2017 season on a long term deal. After ...

13 May 2017 10:17
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FE: Buemi leads after first practice in Monaco
Sebastian Buemi got his weekend off to the best possible start, as the Swiss driver set the fastest time in the first practice session in Monaco. He all-electric series returns ...

13 May 2017 10:05
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'Hard tyres could determine GP outcome'
Pirelli's tyres could determine the outcome of the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend. While the top teams have come to Barcelona with big car upgrades, the biggest factor coul...

13 May 2017 09:49
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Rumour - Vettel, Alonso, Ricciardo on the move?
The big rumour in the Barcelona paddock is that top drivers Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso could be on the move. Although leading the world championship for Ferrari, Vette...

13 May 2017 09:28
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Esteban Ocon: "Lots of sacrifices kept me racing"
Esteban Ocon has not forgotten the commitment his parents made for his career, stating that sometimes things were not so easy. The Frenchman spent much of his childhood in ...

13 May 2017 09:08
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GP3: Fukuzumi tops Barcelona practice
ART Grand Prix driver Nirei Fukuzumi topped the timesheets at the end of the first GP3 practice session of 2017 in Barcelona on Friday. He posted a best time of 1:35.933, a...

12 May 2017 18:36
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Sainz praises influence of parents and Alonso
Carlos Sainz, who is recognised as one of F1's brightest new talents, is now five races into his third season in the sport and faces his home Grand Prix in Barcelona this we...

12 May 2017 18:15
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Hulkenberg "surprised" after delivering pace on Friday
Nico Hulkenberg had a spring in his step as he left the pit-lane after Friday practice in Barcelona, as his Renault showed some "surprising" pace. The German ended the...

12 May 2017 17:55
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FE: Lopez given the all clear for FP1 in Monaco
Jose Maria Lopez has been given the green light to drive in FP1 tomorrow for DS Virgin Racing but will be called to the medical centre following the session for further checks w...

12 May 2017 17:29
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Mercedes happy after successful Friday
Lewis Hamilton was left feeling satisfied after Friday practice as the Brit ended both sessions on top. His lead after the first session was small, and despite the tiny margin f...

12 May 2017 16:56
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F2: Leclerc takes pole for race one in Barcelona
Charles Leclerc has taken his second pole position of the year after claiming it in the final moments of the session in Barcelona. It all looked set for Luca Ghiotto to ta...

12 May 2017 16:48
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FP2: Less than one tenth between Hamilton and Bottas
Mercedes has dominated the second free practice for the Spanish Grand Prix as well. Lewis Hamilton is back to great form, as he claimed top spot with a 1:20.802. Team mate Valtt...

12 May 2017 15:32
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Mercedes has most striking car upgrade in Spain
Mercedes has revealed the most striking car upgrade among its top team rivals in Barcelona. Before the Spanish grand prix weekend, all the talk was of Red Bull and its plans for...

12 May 2017 15:11
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Former Ferrari spokesman confirms F1 return
A former Ferrari spokesman has confirmed his return to formula one. Earlier, we reported that Luca Colajanni, a prominent member of the famous Italian team in the Todt-Schumache...

12 May 2017 14:55
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Valtteri Bottas not thinking about 2017 title
Valtteri Bottas insists he is not letting his mind jump ahead amid his aim of winning the 2017 world championship. After three races in 2017, some were saying the Finn was teamm...

12 May 2017 13:44
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F2: Leclerc leads the way after practice in Barcelona
Prema’s Charles Leclerc set the pace early on in Barcelona, setting a time of 1:29.974, the only driver to go under the 1:30.00 mark. Leclerc’s former teammate Alex ...

12 May 2017 13:18
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Video: Arjun Maini - Part of the next generation
With Arjun Maini's recent promotion to development driver of the Haas F1 team, just who is the young Indian? Take a look at this clip from Mobil 1 The Grid which features Ma...

12 May 2017 12:35
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Oil leak halts Alonso's running in first practice session
Honda has confirmed that an oil leak was responsible for Fernando Alonso's early exit from free practice one in Spain. The local hero got his weekend off to a torrid start a...

12 May 2017 12:16
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Sainz focusing on future Red Bull drive
Carlos Sainz has admitted that his goal is to drive for Red Bull in the future, despite the energy drink outfit's apparent pleasure with current drivers Max V...

12 May 2017 11:59
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Lewis Hamilton ends FP1 on top
The first practice session from Barcelona has ended with Brit Lewis Hamilton on top, as he set a lap time of 1:21.521 in his Mercedes. The Silver Arrows will be hoping to keep t...

12 May 2017 11:31
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Sauber confident in competitive Honda engine
Monisha Kaltenborn says she is confident Sauber will be more competitive next year with Honda power. Currently, the Swiss team is struggling with year-old Ferrari power units, b...

11 May 2017 14:43
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Liberty Media signs former Ferrari spokesman
A former Ferrari spokesman is returning to formula one. In the Italian team's famous Todt-Schumacher era, Italian Luca Colajanni was the communications chief. Ferrari insi...

11 May 2017 14:08
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'Lucas Auer has everything you need for F1'
Toto Wolff says there could be a place in formula one for F1 legend Gerhard Berger's nephew. Days ago, as Lucas Auer got off to a good start in the German touring car series...

11 May 2017 13:26
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Fernando Alonso to decide future after summer break
Fernando Alonso is not ruling out staying at McLaren beyond the end of his 2017 contract. Many people see the works Honda-powered team's ongoing crisis, and Alonso's dec...

11 May 2017 12:51
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Rosberg: "Other drivers more talented than me"
Nico Rosberg says he is open to becoming friends once again with Lewis Hamilton. The pair have admitted they were once childhood "best friends", but when paired at Mer...

11 May 2017 12:07
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Hilton Hotels extends McLaren contract until 2021
McLaren Commercial is delighted to announce that Hilton has extended its Corporate Partnership with the McLaren-Honda team until the end of 2021. The news follows the recent ex...

11 May 2017 11:34
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Video: A lap around Barcelona onboard with Alonso
The Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya hosts the Grand Prix of Spain this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Fernando Alonso around that track. ...

11 May 2017 10:14
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Haas F1 signs Maini as development driver
Haas F1 Team has signed Indian racer Arjun Maini as a development driver alongside 18-year-old American Santino Ferrucci. The 19-year-old Maini is competing in the GP3 Series f...

11 May 2017 09:57
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Lance Stroll says he is still in F1 learning phase
Lance Stroll says he is still getting up to speed in formula one. The 18-year-old rookie, derided by some as a 'pay driver', has not only made mistakes but been off the ...

11 May 2017 08:40
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Toto Wolff: "No brutal team orders at Mercedes"
Toto Wolff says Mercedes is reluctant to issue any "brutal" team orders this year. Before he won in Russia, closing the points gap to his teammate Lewis Hamilton to ju...

10 May 2017 15:29
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Marko: "Max Verstappen cannot switch to Ferrari"

Red Bull insists there is no risk it could lose Max Verstappen to a rival team like Ferrari before his contract runs out. Former F1 driver Martin Brundle this week said he can s...

10 May 2017 14:51
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No F1 return for Timo Glock: "A bit of a joke"
Timo Glock has admitted that hinting he is set to return to formula one was a "joke". The German contested almost 100 grands prix for Jordan, Toyota and Marussia, but ...

10 May 2017 14:10
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Gerhard Berger believes in Schumacher 'miracle'
Gerhard Berger says he believes his F1 contemporary Michael Schumacher will one day recover from his brain injuries. Little is known about the seven time world champion's cu...

10 May 2017 13:33
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Nico Hulkenberg tips Ferrari for title in 2017
Nico Hulkenberg has hailed the fight at the top of formula one this year. The German is impressing after switching to the renewed and improving French works team Renault for 201...

10 May 2017 12:57
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Webber: "Honda crisis threatens McLaren future"
McLaren's performance crisis is risking the entire future of the great British marque. That is the concern of former F1 driver Mark Webber, who thinks the only figure who ca...

10 May 2017 12:28
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Hockenheim won't take financial risks to host GP
Hockenheim boss Georg Seiler admits the future of the German grand prix is not secure beyond next year. Amid the Nurburgring's troubles, the country is not on the calendar t...

10 May 2017 11:56
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Chase Carey: "Liberty believes in Formula One"
Liberty Media decided to buy F1 because it saw potential amid the sport's "crisis". That is the claim of Chase Carey, who has replaced long-time F1 supremo Bernie ...

10 May 2017 11:09
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Horner: "Red Bull can catch Ferrari and Mercedes"
Team boss Christian Horner says Red Bull still has a chance of catching title contenders Ferrari and Mercedes in 2017. Although the energy drink owned team will introduce a '...

09 May 2017 15:37
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Mercedes: "We sometimes have a car of two parts"
Niki Lauda says Mercedes has work to do to catch up with Ferrari. Although Valtteri Bottas won in Russia, Lewis Hamilton struggled and the Brackley based team thinks it is becau...

09 May 2017 13:53
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F1 'different' now Ecclestone is no longer in charge
"Things are different" now that Bernie Ecclestone is no longer in charge of formula one. That is the claim of Vicenc Aguilera, the president of the long-time Spanish g...

09 May 2017 13:16
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Webber: "Button not taking Monaco seriously"
Jenson Button may not be taking his one-off return to F1 this month "seriously enough". That is the view of the Briton's contemporary Mark Webber, referring to the...

09 May 2017 12:44
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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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