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Hamilton not a fan of team mate data sharing
Three time world champion Lewis Hamilton has said that he wishes that team mates would not share data. Currently, team mates usually study each others data to get a reading on w...

19 Feb 2017 15:15
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FE: Highlights from Buenos Aires
Did you miss round three of the Formula E championship? Don't fear as this four minute highlights video brings you the best bits from the Buenos Aires ePrix. ...

19 Feb 2017 13:30
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Jolyon Palmer would love British GP showdown with brother Will
Renault Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer has said he would love to get locked in battle with younger brother Will at the British Grand Prix in the future. Palmer, who enters his s...

19 Feb 2017 11:18
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FE: Renault e.dams' advantage clear - Buemi
Sebastian Buemi says that Renault e.dams' advantage over the rest of the field is very clear as the Swiss driver took his third victory from three races yesterday. Buemi ca...

19 Feb 2017 09:18
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Hamilton will never do a "shoey"
Lewis Hamilton has said that nothing will ever persuade him to do a “shoey” and take a drink from his own race boot on the podium. The shoey is a celebration that f...

19 Feb 2017 08:49
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Rumours of 4x4 F1 cars, FOTA reunion
A new political storm could be heading Formula 1's direction. While new owners Liberty Media have been welcomed by fans of the sport, 1996 world champion Damon Hill has said...

19 Feb 2017 08:24
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Tavo Hellmund targeted Honda and Mercedes deal for Manor
American-Mexican businessman Tavo Hellmund has revealed that he was in talks with Honda and Mercedes in relation to a partnership with Manor before his bid to takeover the ...

19 Feb 2017 08:08
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FE: Sebastian Buemi makes it three from three
Sebastian Buemi comfortably won the Buenos Aires ePrix, taking the lead early on in the race to control the pace and take the chequered flag. Buemi finished ahead of Jean...

18 Feb 2017 20:33
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FE: Di Grassi takes pole for Beunos Aires ePrix
Lucas di Grassi has taken his first ever pole position in Formula E as he came across the line fastest, setting a lap time of 1 minute 09.404. Super Pole was hindered by a sudd...

18 Feb 2017 17:07
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Renault "there or thereabouts" with Ferrari - Bell
Renault believe that their 2017 engine power is "there or thereabouts" with Ferrari, as the French manufacturer looks to close down their rivals. Renault struggled to...

18 Feb 2017 15:47
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FE: Sam Bird quickest in FP2
Sam Bird ended FP2 top of the time sheets after setting a lap time of 1 minute 09.792. The lap was set right at the end of the session under a yellow flag caused by a crash from...

18 Feb 2017 15:09
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Lewis Hamilton: "It’s interesting to see where Valtteri will go"
Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he is interested in seeing how well his new team mate Valtteri Bottas will fit in at Mercedes. Bottas joins the Silver Arrows on a one year deal...

18 Feb 2017 13:12
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FE: Jose Maria Lopez finishes FP1 on top
Jose Maria Lopez set the fastest time for the first free practice session in his home country of Argentina. The 33 year old's fastest lap was a 1 minute 09.431. Following L...

18 Feb 2017 12:43
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Johnny Herbert not shocked by Rosberg's retirement decision
Former Formula 1 driver Johnny Herbert thinks that he would have carried out a similar move to Nico Rosberg, who retired days after winning his first world championship. Herber...

18 Feb 2017 12:31
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FE: Buemi hoping to turn Buenos Aires fortunes around
Sebastian Buemi is hoping to turn his poor fortunes at Buenos Aires around today for qualifying and the ePrix. Despite this being the third event at Buenos Aires, the Swiss driv...

18 Feb 2017 09:15
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Williams knew Mercedes would come for Bottas
Claire Williams, the Deputy Team Principal of Williams, has admitted that she always expected Mercedes' interest in Valtteri Bottas as soon as Nico Rosberg announced his ret...

18 Feb 2017 08:39
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Wolff not ruling out 2009-esque season in 2017
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is keeping a cautious mind when it comes to predicting the grid order for the upcoming season due to the regulation change. This year, cars will have mu...

18 Feb 2017 08:10
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Hamilton wants Liberty Media to "introduce more city circuits"
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton says that Grands Prix based in city centers will be very important for the sport's future in attracting fans to purchase tickets and visit the...

18 Feb 2017 07:46
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Video: F1 2017 tyres explained
With pre-season testing right around the corner, we're all waiting to see the cars back out on track to provide us with more speculation about which team is where on the pec...

18 Feb 2017 07:06
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WEC: Di Grassi likely to make appearances in 2017
Lucas di Grassi has said that he is likely to participate in the 24 Hours Le Mans race and the WEC championship in 2017 despite Audi pulling out of the series. Di Grassi previo...

17 Feb 2017 17:12
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Hulkenberg retains partnership with Dekra
Nico Hulkenberg's personal sponsor Dekra will once again feature on the German's side of the garage as the company moves with him from Force India to Renault. The compa...

17 Feb 2017 16:17
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Sainz itching to drive 2017 car
Carlos Sainz is itching at the chance to step back into a Formula 1 car after a long winter break. The Spaniard also says that he is excited by the recent simulator figures for ...

17 Feb 2017 15:55
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Hamilton/Alonso was never on the cards - Wolff
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has said that the team never considered Fernando Alonso when it came to finding a replacement for Nico Rosberg. When world champion Nico Rosberg retired...

17 Feb 2017 15:35
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FE: Andretti drivers preview Buenos Aires ePrix
The return of Formula E is right around the corner with the electric cars set to take to the track tomorrow for round three of the 2016/17 season. This time, the Argentine capit...

17 Feb 2017 15:16
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Majority of F1 teams favour active suspension
A majority of Formula 1 teams have agreed upon a return for an active suspension as a viable mechanism to clear up confusion over the ongoing suspension row. The active suspens...

17 Feb 2017 14:41
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Horner expects fascinating 2017 season
As the 2017 Formula 1 season looms large, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is looking forward to seeing how the season goes. He will be hoping his team can end Mercedes&...

17 Feb 2017 12:51
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Sergio Marchionne feels "silly" after 2016
Ferrari boss Sergio Marchionne has admitted that he looked silly following the 2016 campaign, as the Prancing Horses failed to pick up a victory. Before the season started Marc...

17 Feb 2017 12:35
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Stroll names Michael Schumacher as his hero
New Williams driver Lance Stroll has labelled Michael Schumacher as his racing hero. The seven time world champion won five titles at Ferrari from 2000-2004, right when young St...

17 Feb 2017 11:08
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Wehrlein confirms he will miss first pre-season test
Pascal Wehrlein has confirmed that he will miss the first test of pre-season in two weeks due to a back injury. The injury came at the Race of Champions when the German rolled h...

17 Feb 2017 10:54
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Verstappen impressed by cornering speeds of 2017 car

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen says that he is impressed by the cornering speeds of his 2017 car after testing the simulator. The new cars will have added downforce and wid...

17 Feb 2017 10:22
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Brawn expects certain solutions to take time
New Sporting Director of Formula 1 Ross Brawn has said that certain issues within the sport can't be immediately eradicated and will take time. Brawn, who previously worked...

17 Feb 2017 10:00
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Dirk de Beer appointed Williams' head of aero
Williams have a new head of aerodynamics in the form of Dirk de Beer as the technical personnel for teams continue to move around. De Beer has previously worked with Saube...

17 Feb 2017 09:49
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First images of Williams FW40 have been revealed
Formula One fans have this morning been given their first insight into what the 2017 challengers will look like. Revealed exclusively by Autosport, the images of the latest Will...

17 Feb 2017 09:31
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Haas to reveal car on February 26th
Haas F1 have confirmed that they will launch their car one day before testing, on the 26th February. Haas join Red Bull and Toro Rosso who will also showcase their car on the sa...

16 Feb 2017 18:09
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'Sydney to launch bid for Australian Grand Prix'
Rival city Sydney could use F1's Liberty Media buyout to launch a bid to poach the Australian grand prix. That is the claim of Andrew Westacott, boss of the Melbourne race t...

16 Feb 2017 15:51
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Bottas: "Happy to have Lewis as my teammate"
Valtteri Bottas says Lewis Hamilton has welcomed him to the title-winning team. As the Finn signed up with Mercedes for 2017, Hamilton's father Anthony warned that his son i...

16 Feb 2017 15:18
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FIA denies 'conflict of interest' in F1 sale to Liberty
F1's governing body has hit back at reports a "conflict of interest" could be set to trigger a full European investigation into the sport. The European parliament ...

16 Feb 2017 14:43
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Pirelli developed range of 'backup tyres' for 2017
Pirelli has developed a range of 'backup' tyre compounds for 2017. The F1 tyre supplier has said designing its significantly bigger, faster and less degrading slicks has...

16 Feb 2017 14:07
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'Ferrari is not as bad as it is being painted'
Insiders are playing down rumours Ferrari's 2017 campaign is already in trouble, long before a single winter testing lap. Eyebrows were raised in Turin earlier this week, wh...

16 Feb 2017 13:22
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Valtteri Bottas plays down EUR 8m salary reports
Valtteri Bottas has played down reports that he is already a big financial winner in 2017. A report has emerged claiming the Finn's annual earnings are leaping from EUR 3 mi...

16 Feb 2017 12:39
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Giovinazzi could replace injured Wehrlein in test
Pascal Wehrlein could be set to miss the start of winter testing in less than two weeks. That is the claim of Blick, a newspaper whose F1 correspondent Roger Benoit is famously ...

16 Feb 2017 12:06
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Mercedes confirms Allison as technical director
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport announced today that James Allison will join the team from 1 March 2017. Allison is a highly distinguished Formula 1 engineer who has won world ...

16 Feb 2017 11:15
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Pirelli blames Vettel crash on cold conditions
Paul Hembery has denied an early flaw with Pirelli's 2017 tyres may already have been uncovered. In 2013, F1's official supplier came under a bright spotlight when sever...

16 Feb 2017 10:40
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'McLaren ready to win, but Honda may not be'
McLaren has denied that the secret about its new, predominantly orange livery for 2017 is already out. Team boss Eric Boullier has confirmed that the Honda-powered team will cha...

16 Feb 2017 09:54
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Bottas gets Rosberg's former race engineer
Valtteri Bottas has inherited retired world champion Nico Rosberg's race engineer at Mercedes.Earlier, Tony Ross came to Mercedes from Williams, where in addition to Rosberg...

16 Feb 2017 09:15
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GP2: Russian Time confirm 2017 line up
Russian Time has revealed its driver line-up for the 2017 season, announcing that 21 year old Italian Luca Ghiotto will race alongside 22 year old Russian Artem Markelov. Both ...

16 Feb 2017 07:09
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'New light blue livery for Toro Rosso'
With all the rumours regarding McLaren's proposed livery change for 2017 grabbing the headlines, it seems that Toro Rosso will also change their design for the upcoming seas...

15 Feb 2017 19:29
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Williams confident of 2017 line up
Deputy team principal of Williams Claire Williams finds confidence in their 2017 driver line up of Felipe Massa and Lance Stroll. Massa, one of the most experienced drivers on t...

15 Feb 2017 15:40
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Zanardi doubts Bottas can fight Hamilton
Former Formula 1 driver Alex Zanardi doubts if Valtteri Bottas can rise to the challenge of beating Lewis Hamilton in 2017. Bottas moves to Mercedes, replacing Nico Rosberg who ...

15 Feb 2017 15:25
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Racing will be more "real" in 2017 - Pirelli
According to Formula 1's tyre supplier Pirelli, F1 fans will see more "real" overtaking in 2017. Many fear that due to the added downforce that will feature on the...

15 Feb 2017 14:50
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McLaren staying out of suspension row
Racing director of McLaren Eric Boullier says that McLaren are playing no part in the suspension rows that are currently ongoing in Formula 1. A big battle between Mercedes and...

15 Feb 2017 14:44
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Red Bull complete seat fitting
Formula 1 is awakening from its annual hibernation phase as the beginning of the new season seeps closer. In 12 days time, the first day of pre-season testing will take place in...

15 Feb 2017 13:40
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2017 "will be a lot faster" - Vandoorne
Stoffel Vandoorne has said that he has seen that Formula 1 is already faster, as the sport gets ready for a new era. The new cars will have added downforce plus wider tyres, wit...

15 Feb 2017 13:33
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Formula E a "fresh start" for Gutierrez
Esteban Gutierrez has found that there is life outside of Formula 1 after the Mexican failed to be retained by Haas for the 2017 season. Gutierrez joined the American team for t...

15 Feb 2017 10:03
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Live streams of F1 now technically possible
Formula 1 is reportedly ready to broadcast live races via the Internet following a test conducted at the 2016 Singapore Grand Prix. F1 is considering using this method to broadc...

15 Feb 2017 09:50
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Rosberg wins 'Breakthrough of the year' Laureus award
Nico Rosberg recieved the 'World Breakthrough of the Year' award at the Laureus Awards in Monaco on Tuesday. Rosberg was up against Olympics Almaz A...

15 Feb 2017 09:22
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F3: Pedro Piquet retained by Van Amersfoort
Pedro Piquet has been confirmed at Van Amersfoort Racing for the 2017 season, where he will compete in his second season of the FIA Formula Three European Championship. Piquet,...

15 Feb 2017 08:06
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Ricciardo expects Red Bull to fight Mercedes
Daniel Ricciardo believes that Red Bull can challenge Mercedes for both titles in the 2017 season. Formula 1 goes through a new regulation change with more downforce being added...

15 Feb 2017 07:34
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FE: The story of season three so far
It's been quite a while since the last official Formula E race, just over three months ago in fact and so it may be easy to forget what has happened so far. Here is a q...

15 Feb 2017 07:06
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McLaren MCL32 fired up
Listen to this clip of the MCL32 being fired up. McLaren will be hoping that their third year in partnership with Honda will bring them success and lift them from the struggles ...

14 Feb 2017 18:12
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GP2: King completes MP Motorsport move
Jordan King has completed his move to MP Motorsport for the 2017 season. The Brit moves to the team after two seasons at Racing Engineering, picking up two wins and six podiums....

14 Feb 2017 17:34
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Bottas called Mercedes the day Rosberg retired
New Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has revealed he called Mercedes boss Toto Wolff the same day that Nico Rosberg retired to secure his seat. Bottas, who was previously m...

14 Feb 2017 17:12
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Pirelli confident 2017 lap times will be five seconds quicker
Head of motorsport at Pirelli Paul Hembery is confident that lap times next season could be five seconds a lap faster in Formula 1's new era. For 2017, their is a major aer...

14 Feb 2017 16:43
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2017 Honda engine is a "high risk" - Hasegawa
Honda have admitted that their recently revealed re-constructed 2017 engine that will power McLaren is a big risk. Honda re-joined the sport in 2015 as an power unit supplier b...

14 Feb 2017 16:18
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Machin joins Renault as Head of Aerodynamics
Renault Sport Formula One Team is proud to announce that Pete Machin will join the organisation as Head of Aerodynamics, based at Enstone, from July 3. Before joining Renault Sp...

14 Feb 2017 13:53
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Bottas not settling for second place
Valtteri Bottas has confirmed reports that he had to split with his manager Toto Wolff before signing up with Mercedes for 2017. Since making his F1 debut for Williams in 2013, ...

14 Feb 2017 12:33
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Nico Rosberg predicts 2017 podium for McLaren
World champion Nico Rosberg is tipping a better season for the once-great F1 team McLaren-Honda. Despite having arguably the best driver - Fernando Alonso - at the wheel for the...

14 Feb 2017 11:40
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Suspension dispute still raging before winter testing
A question mark continues to hang above the legality of the fastest two cars ahead of the 2017 season. Although the new Mercedes and Red Bull cars are yet to be launched, it is ...

14 Feb 2017 10:52
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Pirelli happy with financial results of F1 cooperation
Pirelli is happy in formula one and embracing the "very important challenge" of the much faster 2017 cars. That is the claim of Marco Tronchetti Provera, who is the ch...

14 Feb 2017 10:06
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F1 inching closer to investigation by European Commission
F1 is inching closer to a full investigation by the European Commission. That is the claim of London's Times newspaper, revealing that politicians want the body to look into...

14 Feb 2017 09:23
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