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Mercedes to test shark fin at Barcelona
Mercedes have confirmed that they will be adding a 'shark fin' to the W08 ahead of the first pre-season test of the year next week at Barcelona. When Mercedes launched ...

24 Feb 2017 08:59
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Mallya hits back at extradition moves
Vijay Mallya has hit out at the Indian media, a day after his F1 team's 2017 car was revealed to the world. The embattled businessman has high hopes for this season, rebuki...

23 Feb 2017 18:12
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Former F1 driver Stuck likes 2017 cars
Former Formula 1 driver Hans-Joachim Stuck is a fan of the current F1 cars that we have feasted our eyes upon over the last few days. Sauber, Williams, Force India, R...

23 Feb 2017 17:45
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Valtteri Bottas "excited" for the season ahead
Valtteri Bottas is looking forward to his first year at Mercedes and is in a better shape physically in preparation for the new cars. The regulations for 2017 mean that cars wi...

23 Feb 2017 16:55
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Renault engine fails after six laps at Toro Rosso filming day
During a Toro Rosso filming day, running for the STR12 was hampered by a persistent ERS problem. The car only managed six laps at the Misano circuit, and the mechanics of the de...

23 Feb 2017 14:47
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Alain Prost predicts close battle between Bottas and Hamilton
Four time world champion Alain Prost thinks that Valtteri Bottas has a good chance of beating Lewis Hamilton this season as they go head to head for the first time. Bottas join...

23 Feb 2017 14:20
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Mercedes unveil the W08
Mercedes have revealed their new car, called the W08 EQ Power +. Drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas pulled the covers off the car which will take to the track for 2017. ...

23 Feb 2017 13:41
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First look at Mercedes W08
Before the official launch, Mercedes took to the track at Silverstone, with Lewis Hamilton driving the W08 which is going for a fourth consecutive pair of titles. The Mercedes ...

23 Feb 2017 12:38
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Follow LIVE the unveiling of the Mercedes W08
Mercedes will launch their 2017 challenger later today. The reigning world champions are going to reveal the new W08 at 12.10 GMT. Toto Wolff, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas...

23 Feb 2017 11:54
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Lewis Hamilton: "Formula 1 is a bit outdated"
Lewis Hamilton is disturbed by the current state of Formula 1 as he feels it is too outdated by not engaging enough with the fans. In the last number of years, F1 has faced a l...

23 Feb 2017 10:51
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GP3: Hubert joins ART for 2017
ART Grand Prix have confirmed that Antoine Hubert will race for them for the new season. The 20 year old began is motorsport career in 2013 in the French Formula 4 championship,...

23 Feb 2017 10:00
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Zanardi not sure if Ferrari are ready to win
Former Formula 1 driver Alex Zanardi is looking forward to Ferrari's 2017 car launch but is unsure about their prospects for the year ahead. Ferrari endured a difficult 201...

23 Feb 2017 09:52
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Villeneuve tips Vettel for a strong season
As the 2017 season edges closer, 1997 F1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has named Sebastian Vettel as a possible standout performer. It is widely expected that Mercedes and ...

23 Feb 2017 09:20
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F1 teams face split over income
F1 teams are on the verge of splitting into two groups, rowing over the issue of the distribution of money at the end of the season. The topic has been debated for some time no...

23 Feb 2017 09:18
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Video: C36 on-track at Barcelona
Here is a video the Sauber C36 on track at Barcelona. Sauber launched their car on Monday and have received praise over it's design. It took to the track for a filming day a...

23 Feb 2017 08:59
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Wehrlein gives us a glimpse of his new helmet
Pascal Wehrlein has revealed his helmet design for the 2017 season, his second in Formula 1. The German joins Sauber after missing out on both Force India and Mercedes seats. H...

23 Feb 2017 08:47
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Marchionne untroubled by Ferrari staff departures
Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne has moved to play down the effects of several key staff departures as the team sets itself to launch its 2017 world championship challenge. ...

22 Feb 2017 19:04
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Hamilton casts new fears over racing abilities for 2017
Lewis Hamilton has cast fresh doubts over the overtaking abilities of the 2017 Formula 1 cars after speaking with his engineers. Mercedes are set to unveil the W08 later today, ...

22 Feb 2017 18:51
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Williams confirm pre-season schedule
Williams have confirmed their pre-season line up ahead of the two weeks of testing in Barcelona which will get underway next week. This year, Williams field veteran Felipe Mass...

22 Feb 2017 17:55
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Esteban Ocon wants to learn from team mate Perez
Esteban Ocon says that he wants to learn a lot from his new team mate at Force India, Sergio Perez. Today, the pair threw the wraps off the 2017 Force India challenger, the VJM1...

22 Feb 2017 17:23
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Lewis Hamilton announces helmet design winner
Lewis Hamilton has officially revealed his highly anticipated helmet design. Last month, the three time world champion opened a competition allowing fans to enter a design. The...

22 Feb 2017 16:19
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Column: How likely is third for Force India?
At Force India's launch of the VJM10, team owner Vijay Mallya said confidently that the team would target third place in the constructors championship for 2017. How likely ...

22 Feb 2017 15:51
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Force India launch the VJM10
Force India have launched their 2017 car, titled the VJM10. The car will be driven by Sergio Perez who sticks with the team for a fourth season, and new boy Esteban Ocon who mad...

22 Feb 2017 15:04
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Behind the scenes of the SF70-H
Watch behind the scenes of the SF70-H as the team put together their 2017 challenger. The Italian team will be hoping that their car for this year can bring them success that th...

22 Feb 2017 14:46
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Big teams deserve more money - Marko
Red Bull's Dr. Helmut Marko believes that bigger teams should receive more money because they add more to the sport. The European Commission are considering whether to inve...

22 Feb 2017 14:36
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F1Today Live from the 2p.m launch of the VJM10
At 2p.m UK time Force India's latest challenger, the VJM10, will be unveiled at Silverstone. F1Today are covering the launch of the car live from the Silverstone Wing and yo...

22 Feb 2017 14:14
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Daniel Ricciardo reveals 2017 helmet
Daniel Ricciardo has revealed his helmet design for the 2017 season, with a lot of bright colours featuring on it. The Australian is entering his fourth year at Red Bull and wil...

22 Feb 2017 13:19
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Lando Norris joins McLaren's young driver programme
Lando Norris has officially joined McLaren's young driver programme ahead of the 2017 season. The 17 year old recently won the BRDC McLaren Young Driver prize at the Autospo...

22 Feb 2017 13:07
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Mercedes "curious" to see Honda progress
Mercedes are very interested in seeing what progress Honda have made over the winter as Formula 1 prepares for the new season. Mercedes have produced the most dominant power uni...

22 Feb 2017 12:45
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Renault interested in "Spanish driver"
Renault has admitted it might be interested in signing up a Spanish driver in the future. Renault were publicly interested in Carlos Sainz for the 2017 season but a deal was bl...

22 Feb 2017 11:14
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I still believe in Ferrari - Vettel
Sebastian Vettel is still confident he can achieve his Ferrari dream and win the championship with the Italian squad. Vettel moved to the team for the start of the 2015 season, ...

22 Feb 2017 10:52
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F1 team could 'do a Brawn' - Palmer
Jolyon Palmer is not ruling out the possibility a F1 team could "do a Brawn" in 2017. In 2009, when F1 went through a major regulation change, Honda departed from the ...

22 Feb 2017 10:38
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GP2: Alex Albon completes ART line up
Alex Albon will take the final seat at ART for the 2017 season, graduating from the GP3 squad where he finished runner-up in 2016. Albon has an impressive junior record, winnin...

22 Feb 2017 10:19
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Reliability the focus of first test - Steiner
Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has said that the most important part about the first test in pre-season is to make sure everything on the car runs without faults. Haas en...

22 Feb 2017 09:55
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Mercedes give sneak preview of W08
Mercedes have confirmed that they will be launching their 2017 car tomorrow, but that hasn't stopped the Brackley team from giving us a sneak preview of the car which they h...

22 Feb 2017 09:42
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Video: Mercedes on the 2017 power unit
Mercedes have brought out a second part explaining the 2017 regulations, with this episode of 'Simplif1ed' concentrating on engine rules, explained by Mercedes...

22 Feb 2017 09:30
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Prost to be Renault advisor
Renault launched its new F1 car, the R.S.17, at an event in London on Tuesday, and alongside its unveiling came the news that four-time world champion Alain Prost will act ...

22 Feb 2017 09:15
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Video: Robert Wickens training in a kart
Take a look at Canadian DTM driver Robert Wickens take a kart around a track in preparation for the 2017 season. There are many ways to train but surely karting ranks highly. My...

21 Feb 2017 19:07
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Nico Hulkenberg hails "sexy" Renault
New Renault driver Nico Hulkenberg is impressed by the design of his car. The team launched their 2017 car this afternoon in London with a striking new design: “It looks s...

21 Feb 2017 18:42
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Wolff 'extends power at Mercedes' - report
Toto Wolff has reportedly upped his pay and "extended his power" at Mercedes ahead of the 2017 season. Mercedes confirmed yesterday morning that both Wolff and Niki L...

21 Feb 2017 18:30
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Force India confirm pre-season line up
Force India have confirmed their pre-season line up schedule for the 2017 winter tests at Barcelona. The tests are to get underway next week. This year, Force India change their...

21 Feb 2017 17:30
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GP3: Jack Aitken to race with ART Grand Prix
Jack Aitken has secured a seat at ART Grand Prix for 2017. The Briton moves from Arden International, with whom he made his debut in the series last season, securing a win and s...

21 Feb 2017 16:45
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Red Bull agree with DRS ditch plans
Red Bull is fully behind the motive to rid Formula 1 of DRS, with many labeling the system as 'artificial'. The system was introduced in 2011 to aid overtaking opportun...

21 Feb 2017 16:28
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Renault reveal the RS17
Renault have officially revealed their 2017 challenger, the RS17. The covers were thrown of in a London showroom, giving us the first sight of what Jolyon Palmer and Nico Hulken...

21 Feb 2017 15:25
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F3: Joey Mawson gets drive with Van Amersfoort
Joey Mawson has revealed that he will be sticking with Dutch team Van Amersfoort for 2017, graduating from Formula 4 to the highly competitive FIA Formula 3 European Championshi...

21 Feb 2017 14:22
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Max Verstappen reveals his 2017 helmet design

Max Verstappen has become the latest driver to reveal his 2017 helmet. The Dutchman will wear a Red Bull themed helmet, moving away from the orange team he wore last year. &nbs...

21 Feb 2017 13:23
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Watch Renault RS17 launch on F1Today LIVE!
Renault are today launching their 2017 car and you can watch how the event unfolds down below. Called the RS17, the car will be driven by Jolyon Palmer and Nico Hulkenberg. The ...

21 Feb 2017 13:00
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Stoffel Vandoorne reveals helmet design
Stoffel Vandoorne has just revealed his helmet design on Twitter, sporting a gold, red and black colour. The Belgian will be competing in his first full season of Formula 1 this...

21 Feb 2017 12:37
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Marcus Ericsson to work with new race engineer
Marcus Ericsson will have a new race engineer for 2017. Sticking with Sauber for a third consecutive season, the Swede will be working with Julien Simon-Chautemps. Simon-Chaute...

21 Feb 2017 12:06
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Sainz is Red Bull's reserve driver - Marko
Red Bull are desperate to hang on to their "reserve driver" Carlos Sainz beyond 2017, according to head of the Red Bull junior programme Dr Helmut Marko. Some are rai...

21 Feb 2017 11:08
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Magnussen's experience is important to Haas - Grosjean
As Haas prepare to take part in their second year of Formula 1, Romain Grosjean say that he is happy to be paired alongside "experienced" team mate Kevin Magnussen. M...

21 Feb 2017 10:30
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Bottas to heed Hakkinen's title-winning advice
As he prepares for the new season, Valtteri Bottas says that he is happy to have two time world champion Mika Hakkinen advising him for the year ahead. Hakkinen drove for...

21 Feb 2017 09:48
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Too early for Verstappen title in 2017 - father
Max Verstappen's father Jos has played down his son's chances of winning the 2017 Formula 1 title. Red Bull are tipped to be Mercedes' closest challengers next year ...

21 Feb 2017 09:33
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Lance Stroll: "The money had to come from somewhere"
Lance Stroll has played down the secrecy of his unprecedented private test programme as he prepares to debut in 2017. Stroll's billionaire father, Laurence, was key to getti...

21 Feb 2017 09:19
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MAPFRE joins Renault as sponsor
Renault have announced a new sponsorship with Spanish insurer MAPFRE. The MAPFRE brand will appear on the livery of the team’s 2017 challenger, the R.S.17, which will be l...

20 Feb 2017 16:51
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Sauber targeting mid-field for 2017
Sauber are targeting the mid-field for 2017 according to team principal Monisha Kaltenborn. The team will be hoping to spring themselves from a torrid 2016 campaign which s...

20 Feb 2017 15:56
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Roger Penske turns 80
Former Formula 1 driver Roger Penske turns 80 years old today. The American, who entered two Grands Prix (US 1961, US 1962) founded the largely successful IndyCar team, Team Pen...

20 Feb 2017 15:40
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Force India announce partnership with FXTM
Force India have have announced a new partnership with FXTM, the global award-winning forex broker. The team will wear FXTM's logo on the driver's overalls and othe...

20 Feb 2017 15:26
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Video: Onboard with Daniel Ricciardo
We've seen plenty of on-board camera videos over the years, but not enough in the fashion that Mobil 1 The Grid has presented us with today. Take a look at Red Bull driver D...

20 Feb 2017 14:59
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Wehrlein to be missing beyond test?
He has already been ruled out of the first pre-season test on medical grounds, but it is now being rumoured that Sauber driver Pascal Wehrlein's absence could extend to the ...

20 Feb 2017 14:45
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Christian Horner: "RB13 is one of the prettiest cars that we've designed"
Team principal at Red Bull Christian Horner says that their 2017 challenger, the RB13, is one of the best looking cars the energy drinks firm have produced. Red Bull will prese...

20 Feb 2017 12:55
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Lewis Hamilton: "Zero problems with Bottas"
Lewis Hamilton has said that his recent comments around team mate data sharing was not an attack on fellow Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas. Hamilton recently spoke out about ho...

20 Feb 2017 11:38
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WEC: Gianmaria Bruni completes Porsche deal
Porsche have announced that they have completed the signing of Italian Gianmaria Bruni, however it is unlikely that the Italian will be seen in the FIA WEC in 2017. The 35...

20 Feb 2017 11:13
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Sauber launch C36
Sauber have revealed their 2017 car, the C36. The car is mainly blue, featuring white and specs of gold. The gold is a celebratory tribute to the team, who this year will mark 2...

20 Feb 2017 10:36
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Paul di Resta remains Williams reserve driver
Williams have confirmed that Paul di Resta will remain as their reserve driver for the 2017 season. Di Resta first made his name in F1 in 2009 when he was a test driver for Forc...

20 Feb 2017 10:16
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Wolff has no problem with Mercedes' drivers being "attack dogs"
Toto Wolff says that he has no problem if his Mercedes drivers are "attack dogs" in 2017. These comments emerge as there are rumours suggesting that a rivalry has alre...

20 Feb 2017 09:42
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Wolff and Lauda sign three year deals
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and non-executive chairman Niki Lauda have both signed three year deals which will hold them to the team until at least 2020. Their term of contract mi...

20 Feb 2017 09:26
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Pre-season wet testing will be "very important" - Grosjean
Haas F1 driver Romain Grosjean says that collecting data from Pirelli's wet weather tyre during the pre-season test will be vital. The new 2017 wet tyre will increase t...

20 Feb 2017 09:14
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Teams already in Barcelona pitlane
As launch week gets underway, Sauber will present their car to the public tomorrow. The Swiss team will be the first to take to the track all year as they conduct a filming day ...

19 Feb 2017 20:07
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Haas confirm pre-season line up schedule
Haas have confirmed how they will schedule their drivers for the pre-season test ahead of 2017. Formula 1's testing procedures will once again be carried out at the Circuit ...

19 Feb 2017 16:46
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