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No Silverstone decision until July
The BRDC have brushed aside reports that suggest the British Grand Prix will definitely not be held at Silverstone after 2019, and have confirmed that a deal regarding the futur...

21 Jan 2017 08:02
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Lando Norris wants to "earn" his way to the top
Lando Norris has revealed that he is looking to 2019 when it comes to taking a Formula One seat, but his current focus remained solely on Formula Three. The 17 year old recently...

21 Jan 2017 07:34
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Lauda believes Bottas will change team athmosphere
Niki Lauda is confident that Valtteri Bottas can become world champion at Mercedes. The Finn joins the Brackley based team in place of the retired Nico Rosberg. “We took ...

21 Jan 2017 07:04
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F1 weekends need more depth - Tost
Franz Tost believes that Formula One needs to enhance the show over the course of a weekend to get fans more involved and more interested. There has been a long calling for F1 ...

20 Jan 2017 16:11
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F3: Team Motopark retain Joel Erikkson
Joel Erikkson will remain with Team Motopark for the 2017 FIA Formula Three championship after impressing in his first year. In 2016, Erikkson claimed the rookie title and...

20 Jan 2017 14:22
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Canopy head protection still an option for 2018
Formula One deputy race director Laurent Mekies has said that a future for the canopy head protection system is still alive and kicking. F1 is set to introduce head p...

20 Jan 2017 14:11
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Mercedes admit they are keeping 2018 options open
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has admitted that Mercedes could replace Valtteri Bottas in 2018 for a bigger name. Details of Bottas' Mercedes deal emerged with the Finn only sig...

20 Jan 2017 13:24
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Magnussen can't explain recent allegations
Kevin Magnussen has said he is surprised about his current reputation, stating he has never received negative feedback whilst at a team. This week, Cyril Abiteboul of Rena...

20 Jan 2017 12:09
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Wolff: "Mercedes seat may have destroyed Wehrlein"
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes that an early promotion to Mercedes could have destroyed Pascal Wehrlein's career. Nico Rosberg retired days after claiming the world cham...

20 Jan 2017 11:58
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Marko would have taken risk with Wehrlein
Dr Helmut Marko says that in Mercedes' place, Red Bull would have taken a punt on a young driver rather than sign up someone like Valtteri Bottas. In the end, Mercedes weigh...

20 Jan 2017 11:37
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Manor asks to start the season with 2016 car
If Manor finds an eleventh-hour saviour, the embattled backmarker team would have to race its 2016 car early this season. That is the claim of Germany's Auto Motor und Sport...

20 Jan 2017 10:55
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Bottas takes sponsor Wihuri to Mercedes
Valtteri Bottas is taking a personal sponsor with him from Williams to Mercedes. Throughout his career, the 27-year-old has been backed by Finnish industry conglomerate Wihuri,...

20 Jan 2017 10:11
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Marcus Ericsson happy with Wehrlein signing
Sauber driver Marcus Ericsson believes that new team mate Pascal Wehrlein is a great addition to the team. Wehrlein joins Sauber from Manor after a year which saw him miss out ...

20 Jan 2017 09:32
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Who is George Russell?
Mercedes have signed up their latest driver for their junior programme in the form of Briton George Russell. The 18 year old joins the ranks of current Formula One drivers Pasca...

20 Jan 2017 09:05
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Williams "felt bad" asking Massa to come out of retirement
Claire Williams has admitted that she felt a little awkward when asking Felipe Massa to re-join the team. The Brazilian called a day on his F1 career at the end of the 2016 sea...

20 Jan 2017 08:29
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Sergio Perez was "stunned" by Hulkenberg's transfer
Sergio Perez has admitted that he was shocked when former team mate Nico Hulkenberg left Force India. Hulkenberg left the Silverstone based team at the end of the 2016 sea...

20 Jan 2017 08:02
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Wolff: "Giovinazzi won't stagnate in Ferrari role"
Toto Wolff has played down fears the career of new Ferrari reserve Antonio Giovinazzi might stagnate in 2017. After almost winning the GP2 title, the 23-year-old Italian has bee...

19 Jan 2017 16:58
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Ecclestone will be 'eased aside' in Liberty era
The final hurdle has been cleared as Liberty Media races towards completing its takeover of formula one. Earlier this week, shareholders of the US media tycoon John Malone's...

19 Jan 2017 16:31
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Surer: "Bottas no high flier, simply a good driver"
Former F1 driver Marc Surer hopes Valtteri Bottas is up to the task of taking on triple world champion Lewis Hamilton in 2017. Some, like the now German-language commentator Sur...

19 Jan 2017 15:40
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F1 teams back away from purchasing shares
F1 teams are backing away from new owner Liberty's offer of shares in the sport they compete in. We have reported that Liberty is offering up to 20pc of the sport's comm...

19 Jan 2017 15:06
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Stroll: "Massa perfect replacement for Bottas"
2017 rookie Lance Stroll says he is happy that Felipe Massa will be his teammate this year. Earlier, the 18-year-old Canadian was set to be paired with Valtteri Bottas at Willia...

19 Jan 2017 14:22
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Mercedes adds Russell to junior programme
2016 proved a breakthrough year for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport Junior Programme. Pascal Wehrlein shone in his first Formula One season with Manor Racing, posting a str...

19 Jan 2017 13:53
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Wolff: "Too early for Mercedes seat for Wehrlein"
Mercedes steered away from signing Pascal Wehrlein for 2017 because it would have been "too early" for the young German. That is the claim of team boss Toto Wolff, as ...

19 Jan 2017 12:38
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'British GP no longer affordable for Silverstone'
Bad news is still flowing out of Silverstone, the embattled current venue of the historic British grand prix. Recently, the track-owning British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) ...

19 Jan 2017 12:11
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Piero Ferrari eyes at least 'three wins' in 2017
Piero Ferrari would like to see the F1 team that bears his famous surname win at least three races in 2017. The great Maranello marque failed to win a single grand prix last ye...

19 Jan 2017 11:29
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Weber: "Family should tell truth about Schumacher"
Michael Schumacher's former long-time manager has criticised the F1 legend's family. Willi Weber, who guided Schumacher's ultra-successful career from the junior cat...

19 Jan 2017 10:47
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Christian Klien starts military service in Austria
Former F1 driver Christian Klien is starting his year by finally completing his compulsory military service in his native Austria. Now 33, it is over a decade ago that the forme...

19 Jan 2017 10:14
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Magnussen 'disappointed' to hear Renault criticism
Kevin Magnussen says he was "disappointed" to hear about his former Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul's recent parting shot. Last week, as the Danish driver heads to Ha...

19 Jan 2017 09:52
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Haas considering two brake manufacturers
Haas have confirmed that they will run a parallel brake programme at the pre-season test in Barcelona to determine which manufacture suits them best. Haas struggled massiv...

18 Jan 2017 16:12
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Remembering Gilles Villeneuve
Gilles Villeneuve, regarded by some as the greatest driver never to win a Formula One world championship would turn 67 today. Villeneuve impressed in the junior series and it w...

18 Jan 2017 15:07
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Pierre Gasly to race in Super Formula
GP2 champion Pierre Gasly has confirmed he will be racing in Super Formula in 2017. Frenchman Gasly will follow in the footsteps of Stoffel Vandoorne who took a year in the Jap...

18 Jan 2017 14:41
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Gerard Lopez: "Lotus F1 foray not a failure"
Former F1 team owner Gerard Lopez has defended his record in the sport, insisting the Lotus foray was "not a failure". The Luxembourg entrepreneur, who is now buying t...

18 Jan 2017 14:06
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IndyCar: Multiyear extension for tire supplier Firestone
IndyCar announced a multiyear contract extension today with Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC (BATO), continuing its longtime partnership with Firestone as the official ...

18 Jan 2017 12:50
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Lauda 'tension' disappeared after Bottas signing
Niki Lauda says he feels relaxed now that Valtteri Bottas has been signed up for 2017. Earlier, the F1 legend and Mercedes team chairman sounded almost angry that Rosberg had le...

18 Jan 2017 12:15
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Alonso not afraid that history will repeat itself
Fernando Alonso says he is "not worried" even though he has a rookie teammate for 2017. It is now a full decade ago that the Spaniard, then as a reigning back-to-back ...

18 Jan 2017 11:49
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Nico Rosberg: "Bottas a great replacement"
World champion Nico Rosberg says he is looking forward to seeing a "great battle" between Mercedes' new driving duo in 2017. After an eleventh hour scrabble to rep...

18 Jan 2017 11:06
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Sauber held preliminary talks with Honda over 2018
Honda's plans to begin supplying a second F1 team with engines are now shaping up. That is the claim of Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, who said the obvious first custom...

18 Jan 2017 10:33
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Shareholders Liberty Media approve F1 takeover
Only one hurdle remains as F1's new owner Liberty Media looks to complete its buyout of the sport. This week, Liberty's shareholders got together in Colorado to vote on ...

18 Jan 2017 09:54
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Kovalainen attempted to replace Bottas at Williams
Former F1 driver Heikki Kovalainen has admitted he made a bid to replace the Mercedes-bound Valtteri Bottas at Williams for 2017. Amid strong speculation that Bottas would leave...

18 Jan 2017 09:21
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Esteban Gutierrez reveals top-team test role talks
Ex-Formula One driver Esteban Gutierrez has revealed that he is speaking to a "top team" in Formula One about a test role. Gutierrez spent two years racing in F1...

17 Jan 2017 13:41
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Nico Rosberg accepts Mercedes ambassador role
Nico Rosberg will become an ambassador for Mercedes in 2017 after he retired from racing at the end of 2016. Five days after winning the world championship, the German shocked ...

17 Jan 2017 12:59
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FE: Formula E targeting December opener
Formula E is poised to begin the 2017/18 season as late as December, with Hong Kong the desired destination. For the 2016/17 campaign Formula E set off in early October at Hong...

17 Jan 2017 12:48
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City of Nice to name street after Jules Bianchi
The City of Nice French city have confirmed that they will name a street after the late Jules Bianchi who passed away in July 2015. Bianchi lay in a coma for eight months ...

17 Jan 2017 12:37
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One year Bottas deal is strange - Salo
Former Formula One driver Mika Salo thinks that Mercedes' decision to sign Bottas on a one year deal is strange. Bottas was announced yesterday afternoon that he would...

17 Jan 2017 11:37
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Stoffel Vandoorne unsure of McLaren competitiveness
Stoffel Vandoorne is not sure McLaren will be ready to win races in 2017. After two seasons partnering Honda, McLaren have struggled but have made steady improvements, climbing...

17 Jan 2017 11:26
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Carlos Sainz 'angry' over transfer stalling
Carlos Sainz has admitted that he is feeling angry that his career is being stalled at Toro Rosso, but is adamant to keep patient. Sainz joined the Red Bull junior team in 2015...

17 Jan 2017 10:40
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Valtteri Bottas: "The Drivers' Championship is now the only goal for me"
Valterri Bottas thinks he will be able to match Lewis Hamilton as the two will be paired as team mates for next season. Bottas signed a deal with the Silver Arrows yesterday mo...

17 Jan 2017 08:29
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Why Bottas fits at Mercedes
Mercedes announced yesterday that Valtteri Bottas would be the driver who would replace retired Nico Rosberg at their team for 2017. The news wasn't really a shock as ...

17 Jan 2017 08:00
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McLaren reveal car launch date
McLaren have revealed that they will launch their car on February 24th, becoming the fifth team to announce the date. McLaren will be hoping for a successful season in their th...

17 Jan 2017 07:30
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Official: Bottas replaces Rosberg at Mercedes
It's been 45 days since Nico Rosberg dropped the bombshell of his immediate retirement from Formula One. And it left the team with a conundrum: how to best fill the vacant s...

16 Jan 2017 16:28
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Official: Massa postpones retirement for Williams
Williams Martini Racing is pleased to confirm that Felipe Massa has agreed to re-join Williams on a one-year deal, coming out of retirement to replace Valtteri Bottas who the te...

16 Jan 2017 15:37
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Leaked pictures of Bottas in Mercedes outfit
It's a matter of time before Mercedes announces that Valtteri Bottas will replace Nico Rosberg. On the internet there are circulating what appear to be leaked photos of Bottas i...

16 Jan 2017 15:18
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British Grand Prix under threat: Is the soul being sucked out of F1?
It was reported last week that the future of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone is under threat as a result of “ruinous” costs. The very fact that this is an issu...

16 Jan 2017 13:56
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Official: Wehrlein completes Sauber line-up
The Sauber F1 Team is pleased to announce that Pascal Wehrlein will complete the team’s driver line-up for the 2017 Formula One World Championship. The 22-year old German ...

16 Jan 2017 13:09
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Ecclestone doubts Red Bull can beat Mercedes
Bernie Ecclestone doubts Mercedes can be beaten in 2017. Many are hoping and expecting that, with the major aerodynamic regulation changes, 2016 runner-up Red Bull can mount a s...

16 Jan 2017 12:48
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Berger thought Rosberg was still 'drunk'
Gerhard Berger says he does not relate to Nico Rosberg's decision to quit F1 at the age of 31. Rosberg has said he called time on his career after achieving his boyhood drea...

16 Jan 2017 12:07
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McLaren not setting targets too high for 2017
McLaren is not setting its targets too high for 2017. That is the news from Eric Boullier, the works Honda-powered team's boss. Some are saying that, after a two year strugg...

16 Jan 2017 11:23
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Pascal Wehrlein 'delighted' to join Sauber
Pascal Wehrlein has admitted he is heading to Sauber for 2017. It is yet another strong sign that Valtteri Bottas' move from Williams to Mercedes to replace new world champi...

16 Jan 2017 10:42
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Red Bull, Haas cars pass mandatory crash tests
Two more F1 teams are on track for pre-season testing late next month. We have already reported that Toro Rosso and Force India had their respective 2017 chassis approved by the...

16 Jan 2017 09:17
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Renault introducing new ERS system for 2017
Renault have confirmed that they will introduce a second generation Energy Recovery System in light of the new regulations in 2017. The French supplier has made some steady gai...

16 Jan 2017 08:00
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Williams: "Paddy Lowe would be a fantastic addition"
Claire Williams has stated that she and the team are immensely interested in signing Paddy Lowe after the Briton left Mercedes. The chances of the deal going ahead look promisi...

16 Jan 2017 07:30
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Williams expects announcement this week
Deputy team principal of Williams Claire Williams expects that an announcement will be made this week regarding Valtteri Bottas and Mercedes. The Finn is expected to be joining...

15 Jan 2017 18:19
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FE: Alejandro Agag tips Gutierrez for title contention
FIA Formula E founder and CEO Alejandro Agag thinks that latest recruit Esteban Gutierrez has a bright future in the all electric series. Gutierrez confirmed that he would be s...

15 Jan 2017 13:20
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Bottas to Mercedes, Massa to Williams a "good" deal - Villeneuve
1997 Formula One world champion Jacques Villeneuve believes Williams would be right to let Valtteri Bottas go to Mercedes and replace him with Felipe Massa. After Nico Ros...

15 Jan 2017 13:08
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Sebastian Vettel confident of more titles
Sebastian Vettel is confident that he can win world championships for Ferrari despite having a tough time since joining in 2015. Although the German won three races in 201...

15 Jan 2017 12:15
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Verstappen is "fair and clean" - Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo has admitted that if Red Bull produce a championship winning car next year, fights with his team mate Max Verstappen will be hard but fair. The two were pitche...

15 Jan 2017 11:45
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Williams drive "hasn't really sunk in yet" - Stroll
Lance Stroll admits that it has not yet sunk in that he is a Formula One driver, despite the announcement being made over two months ago. Stroll, 18, will line up for Will...

15 Jan 2017 09:06
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Stirling Moss recovering from serious chest infection
Sir Stirling Moss is currently recovering from a serious chest infection in hospital. The 87 year old is one of the most respected names in Formula One, winning sixteen Gr...

15 Jan 2017 08:32
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Take away blue flags and penalties - Warwick
BRDC president Derek Warwick has called for Formula One to go back to old school racing by getting rid of penalties and blue flags. The Briton thinks that the sporting regulati...

15 Jan 2017 08:00
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Haas car passes crash test
Haas team boss Guenther Steiner has confirmed the team's car has passed all of its crash tests ahead of the 2017 season. Haas will enter their second year of racing in...

14 Jan 2017 17:16
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