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Force India extends technical partnership with Univa until 2020
Automation data management specialists, Univa, will continue their technical partnership with Sahara Force India for the next four years. The successful working relationship beg...

24 Mar 2017 02:11
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'Red Bull without shark fin in Melbourne'
In a few hours time the new season of Formula 1 will officially be underway. After two weeks of winter testing done and filming days completed, 10 teams and 20 drivers are ready...

23 Mar 2017 22:14
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Video: Red Bull chief aero engineer on 2017
F1 2017 brings new rules and regulations with many teams hoping to get a jump on their rivals. One of these teams is undoubtedly Red Bull, who are looking to bounce back and tak...

23 Mar 2017 17:12
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Berger: "The best guys may stand out a bit more"
The beginning of the new era of formula one will not solve all of the sport's problems. That is the view of F1 legend Gerhard Berger, who is just beginning work as the new b...

23 Mar 2017 16:42
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Bottas unlikely to beat Hamilton, says Pat Symonds
It is "a lot to ask" if Valtteri Bottas' fans are expecting the Finn to beat Lewis Hamilton in 2017. That is the news from Pat Symonds, the now-retired technical b...

23 Mar 2017 16:08
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'Ferrari has put pressure on itself with test results'
Toto Wolff has denied claims Mercedes adopted a strategy to "bluff" its way through the recent winter test season. Interest in the 2017 pecking order is almost unprece...

23 Mar 2017 15:30
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Hakkinen: "McLaren will turn around the situation"
McLaren-Honda must be focused in order to emerge from its dire current situation. That is the advice of Mika Hakkinen, the team's 1998 and 1999 world champion who has active...

23 Mar 2017 14:54
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Massa: "Williams can fight for third position"
Felipe Massa has confirmed the paddock perception that Williams looks set to be 'best of the rest' behind F1's top three teams early in 2017. Many observers believe ...

23 Mar 2017 14:25
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FIA planning to get rid of shark fins in 2018
F1 fans will have to get used to the look of the 'shark fins' in 2017. New F1 chief Ross Brawn hinted recently that the unseemly appendages should be banned as soon as p...

23 Mar 2017 13:27
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Liberty Media to sell paddock passes to the public
F1's new owners Liberty Media have followed through on a promise to start opening up the paddock to the public. In the Bernie Ecclestone era, the now ousted 86-year-old fier...

23 Mar 2017 12:46
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Robert Kubica rules out F1 return for now
Robert Kubica said he accepts that returning to F1 will for now remain a closed topic. The Pole's promising F1 career ended abruptly ahead of the 2011 season when he partial...

23 Mar 2017 12:08
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'Mercedes interested in Vettel and Alonso for 2018'
Sebastian Vettel will be on Mercedes' list when the great German team comes to thinking about the 2018 driver lineup. That is the view of Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko, who...

23 Mar 2017 11:35
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Video: Onboard around Albert Park with Hamilton
The new season starts Sunday in Australia. The track for the first Grand Prix of 2017 is Albert Park in Melbourne. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Lewis Hamilton arou...

23 Mar 2017 10:43
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Wehrlein gets green light to race in Australia
F1 doctors on Thursday gave Pascal Wehrlein the green light to race in Australia, following a back injury that marred his pre-season. "The back is all good now," the S...

23 Mar 2017 10:20
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'What Williams is doing with Stroll is absolute madness'
Jacques Villeneuve has changed his tune about the F1 debut this weekend of his 18-year-old Canadian countryman Lance Stroll. Earlier, the 1997 world champion defended Stroll'...

23 Mar 2017 09:31
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Hamilton could dominate the 2017 field - Jordan
Former team owner Eddie Jordan has suggested that Lewis Hamilton could dominate the rest of the field this year, after losing out to former team mate Nico Rosberg last season.&n...

22 Mar 2017 17:54
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Sainz eyeing strong result in Melbourne
Carlos Sainz is hoping for a strong start to the season this weekend at the Australian Grand Prix. The Spaniard is targeting a strong haul of points to begin his momentum for th...

22 Mar 2017 15:54
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Video: Daniel Ricciardo's Australian GP preview
Watch Daniel Ricciardo's preview of the upcoming season opener in Australia, which happens to be the Red Bull driver's home event. The 27-year-old is hoping for cro...

22 Mar 2017 15:07
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Gelael to test with Toro Rosso
Toro Rosso has confirmed that Sean Gelael will test for the team at all three in-season tests this year. The 20-year-old was confirmed by the Red Bull junior team this morn...

22 Mar 2017 14:43
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Sauber extends partnership with MODO for 2017
The Sauber F1 Team is pleased to announce the extention of the partnership with MODO as a Premium Partner for the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship. MODO is an eyewear com...

22 Mar 2017 14:02
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Wolff: "Relationship with Hamilton has grown"
Toto Wolff says his relationship with Lewis Hamilton is "stronger" ahead of the 2017 season. There were obvious tensions in the silver camp after the Abu Dhabi finale ...

22 Mar 2017 13:17
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Renault solves reliability problem with power unit
Local favourite Daniel Ricciardo's Melbourne hopes got a boost on Wednesday. As the Australian met with the local press ahead of the 2017 season opener, it emerged that Rena...

22 Mar 2017 12:26
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Todt agrees return of V10 engines in F1 is 'unthinkable'
Jean Todt has joined fellow F1 boss Ross Brawn in saying a return of loud, normally-aspirated engines in the sport is "unthinkable". The volume, complexity and expense...

22 Mar 2017 11:39
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Michael Schumacher's 'favourite' uncle dies
The Schumacher family is grappling with its latest blow, as the F1 legend's uncle passes away. Bunte, a German weekly newsmagazine, revealed that Karl-Heinz Schumacher - the...

22 Mar 2017 10:43
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Stuck: "Aerodynamics just makes the races boring"
As excitement builds for the new era of F1, German official Hans-Joachim Stuck thinks the sport has taken a wrong turn. Amid criticism of the spectacle in the last few years, th...

22 Mar 2017 09:50
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Sebastian Vettel names 2017 Ferrari 'Gina'
2017 title favourite Sebastian Vettel has continued his tradition of naming his formula one car for the forthcoming season. The German always gives his single seater a female na...

22 Mar 2017 09:15
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Vandoorne eager to get the season underway
Stoffel Vandoorne's preparations for his first full season in Formula One have been difficult to say the least, but he is not letting McLaren-Honda's pre-season woes dam...

22 Mar 2017 07:02
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Character as well as inexperience played against Wehrlein
The intense relationship between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg had become "negative" for Mercedes. That is the claim of Toto Wolff, as he puts a positive spin on the...

21 Mar 2017 13:32
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Carey speaks Ecclestone 'once or twice a week'
New F1 chief Chase Carey says he is still in contact with his ousted predecessor Bernie Ecclestone. But his comments are at odds with the news from 86-year-old Ecclestone himsel...

21 Mar 2017 12:54
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Ferrari spent '100s of millions' to catch up
Ferrari is on the cusp of a much better season in F1. That is the claim of the Italian marque's former chief engineer Toni Cuquerella, who was at Ferrari as recently as 2016...

21 Mar 2017 12:11
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Honda: "Very strong partnership with McLaren"
Honda has hit back at reports its works McLaren collaboration is on the road to tatters. Recently, McLaren did not categorically deny speculation that, in the wake of a dire win...

21 Mar 2017 11:04
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Toto Wolff carries 'lucky injury' into 2017
Toto Wolff is carrying a 'lucky injury' into the 2017 season. The Mercedes chief revealed to the Stuttgarter Zeitung newspaper that he recently damaged a disc in his bac...

21 Mar 2017 10:16
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'Vettel driving for Mercedes seems like a good fit'
Sebastian Vettel "would fit" into the Mercedes team, according to team boss Toto Wolff. It is the clearest sign yet that the reigning world champions are already looki...

21 Mar 2017 08:56
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Ocon ready for first Albert Park race
This weekend, Force India's Esteban Ocon is not only facing his first Grand Prix with his new team, but also his first ever race around the Albert Park circuit. The young F...

20 Mar 2017 18:52
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F3: 2017 entry list confirmed
The official entry list for 2017 FIA Formula 3 championship has been launched with the five teams entering four cars, the maximum permitted by the regulations. Stefano Domenica...

20 Mar 2017 18:39
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Hamilton and Bottas "in a great place" - Wolff
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes that his team is ready to face the new F1 season and its regulation challenges, having worked hard throughout the entirety of the winter period...

20 Mar 2017 18:04
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Lauda: "Unclear if more teams will buy into F1"
It is still not clear if more teams will join Ferrari in buying into formula one. Recently, it emerged that after Liberty Media made an offer to the teams, Ferrari had taken pos...

20 Mar 2017 16:35
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Ferrari on the cusp of returning to top in Formula 1
Ferrari is on the cusp of returning to the top in formula one. That is the view of Mario Isola, who is taking over from Paul Hembery as the most prominent F1 figure representing...

20 Mar 2017 15:41
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Sauber starts new F1 season as backmarker
Team founder Peter Sauber has admitted the Swiss outfit is set to bring up the rear of the field in 2017. "There are ten teams," he told the Swiss newspaper Sonntagsbl...

20 Mar 2017 15:23
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Carlos Sainz flattered by Alain Prost praise
Carlos Sainz says he is flattered by the praise coming from F1 legend and Renault team advisor Alain Prost. It is believed Renault tried to sign the contracted Toro Rosso driver...

20 Mar 2017 14:50
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Lauda: "Signing Vettel from Ferrari not our plan"
Niki Lauda is heading to Australia denying rumours Mercedes is lining up a tilt to sign Sebastian Vettel. The German team does not deny that Nico Rosberg's successor, Valtte...

20 Mar 2017 13:28
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Jos Verstappen could help more young drivers

Max Verstappen's father is not ruling out trying to help another youngster make his big mark on formula one. The former F1 driver masterminded his teenage son's meteoric...

20 Mar 2017 13:03
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'Second year syndrome' will not strike Haas F1
Team boss Gunther Steiner is confident F1's notorious 'second year syndrome' will not strike Haas. So often, a new team has a much tougher time in F1 in year two, bu...

20 Mar 2017 11:42
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Brawn: "20, 21 races is the maximum for F1"
Ross Brawn says there are enough races on the F1 calendar already. When Liberty Media took over the sport, reports circulated that new chief executive Chase Carey saw potential ...

20 Mar 2017 10:56
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Canamasas 'in talks' with three F1 teams
Formula 2 driver Sergio Canamasas is looking for a role in the F1 paddock for 2017. It appears likely the long-time GP2 driver, who is 28, will stay in the category this year as...

20 Mar 2017 10:01
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'Alonso's attitude admirable, but everything has a limit'
Fernando Alonso will eventually "lose his patience" with McLaren-Honda. That is the view of the famous British outfit's former long-time team manager Jo Ramirez. T...

20 Mar 2017 09:35
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Mercedes dominance damaging F1 - Horner
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner thinks that Mercedes' dominance is damaging Formula 1 and believes new owners Liberty Media will not let it continue. The Silver Ar...

19 Mar 2017 18:22
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Video: Training for pit-stops in 2017
Pit-stops in Formula 1 are vital for the outcome of a Grand Prix, not just to get the driver onto fresh rubber to finish a race, but also to jump or stay ahead of a driver. That...

19 Mar 2017 16:32
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Bottas and Raikkonen don't have what it takes for title - Webber
Mark Webber believes that this year's title fight will be between four drivers only, spread across three teams. This time next week we will know who the winner of the first ...

19 Mar 2017 15:34
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Pascal Wehrlein: "I feel ready and well-prepared"
Pascal Wehrlein is ready for the season opener next weekend in Melbourne as Sauber enter a milestone 25th year in the sport. Wehrlein enters his second year in Formula 1 after m...

19 Mar 2017 12:46
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Verstappen doesn't think Red Bull can win just yet
Red Bull's Max Verstappen has admitted that he isn't 100% convinced that the RB13 is ready to win just yet. The Milton Keyes based team had a quiet pre-season testing an...

19 Mar 2017 12:31
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McLaren forced to deal with drivers differently
Managing Director at McLaren Eric Boullier says that the team's recent problems have forced them to deal with their drivers differently. McLaren has endured a horrid start t...

19 Mar 2017 12:16
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We must deal with ugly car features - Brawn
Ross Brawn returns to Formula 1 in 2017, not as a team boss or technical director, but as sporting manager of F1. The Brit is working at the head of the sport in light of Libert...

19 Mar 2017 10:53
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Hamilton could "do a Rosberg" - Coulthard
Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard says that Lewis Hamilton could follow in the footsteps of his former team-mate Nico Rosberg and retire sooner rather than later...

19 Mar 2017 10:32
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Ericsson eager to start 2017 season
Sauber driver Marcus Ericsson has said that he "can't wait" for the new F1 season to start, and is eager to get back on track following the end of pre-season testi...

18 Mar 2017 17:06
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Video: George Russell training hard for future propositions
An upcoming talent in motorsport, Geroge Russel recently joined the Mercedes young driver programme. The young Brit has taken a step closer to achieving his dream of a full seat...

18 Mar 2017 16:42
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Boullier doesn't know if McLaren will finish the Australian GP
Eric Boullier has admitted that he isn't sure if McLaren will make it to the finish line in Australia. The Woking-based team endured a horrible pre-season test, as the ...

18 Mar 2017 16:13
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Experience is an advantage for Toro Rosso - Key
Despite being a junior team, Toro Rosso's 2017 line-up is more experienced than it has been in previous years. Carlos Sainz enters his third year of racing in Formula 1, whi...

18 Mar 2017 15:52
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Sochi grandstand named after Vitaly Petrov
The Sochi Autodrome has named one of the grandstands after Vitaly Petrov, the first Russian Formula 1 driver. He made his F1 debut in 2010 for Renault, with his greatest ac...

18 Mar 2017 15:41
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Christian Horner: "Bottas was a good choice for Mercedes"
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner believes that Valtteri Bottas will be a fair match for new team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Bottas joins Mercedes replacing Nico Rosberg who retired...

18 Mar 2017 13:59
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Magnussen hoping for strong result in Australia
Kevin Magnussen is hoping to start off his season next weekend by claiming a strong result on his race debut for Haas F1. Haas finished a remarkable sixth place last year at the...

18 Mar 2017 11:30
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Susie Wolff loses driving ban appeal
Susie Wolff has lost a court appeal to have her ban on driving overturned. She was recorded doing 35mph in a 30mph zone in June 2015 in the village of East Hanney, Oxfordshire. ...

18 Mar 2017 10:02
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Video: Penske drivers do the chubby bunny challenge
Watch this hilarious clip of Penske drivers doing the infamous chubby bunny challenge, a game where the objective is to fit as many marshmallows in your mouth without gagging. T...

18 Mar 2017 09:27
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Daniel Ricciardo: "I’d love to be on the podium"
Australia has produced a string of talented drivers, and even a couple of world champions, however an Aussie has never once finished on the podium at their home Grand Prix. ...

18 Mar 2017 09:02
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Romain Grosjean ready for the green light
Romain Grosjean says that Haas are much more prepared for the new season than they were one year ago when they were preparing to make their debut in Formula 1. The Americ...

18 Mar 2017 08:37
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Trident retains Alesi for 2017, test outings for Boccolacci, Tveter
Trident has announced that Giuliano Alesi, the son of former F1 driver Jean Alesi, will race for them once again in the 2017 GP3 season, which will be his second campaign in the...

17 Mar 2017 16:45
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Magnussen hasn't suffered brake problems at Haas
Kevin Magnussen has said that he has not experienced any brake issues with his new team, Haas F1. The American outfit suffered heavily from brake problems towards the end of the...

17 Mar 2017 16:14
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Wehrlein settles for patience over top F1 seat
Pascal Wehrlein has admitted that Mercedes didn't sign him as Nico Rosberg's replacement due to the protection of his career in the long run. Wehrlein was a prime candi...

17 Mar 2017 15:22
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Ecclestone wanted one more year
Bernie Ecclestone admits that he would have liked to have stayed on for another year as CEO of F1 but is not let down by Liberty Media's choice to oust him. The 86 year old...

17 Mar 2017 15:06
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WEC: Jean-Eric Vergne joins Manor
Jean-Eric Vergne will debut in the World Endurance Championship in 2017 with the CEFC Manor TRS Racing Team, it was revealed on Friday. Vergne recently left his role as a ...

17 Mar 2017 15:04
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