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Valtteri Bottas admits Williams have slipped behind in the development race
Valtteri Bottas has said that Williams have failed to keep up in the development race. The British team have slipped further behind Mercedes and the challenging Ferrari and Red...

15 Aug 2016 17:09
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Manor reveals Esteban Ocon's race number
Manor Racing have revealed that Esteban Ocon will race with the number 31 when he makes his début for the team next week. The Frenchman, who joined the team in place of ...

15 Aug 2016 16:31
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Marcus Ericsson takes hockey star for a spin
Ice Hockey star Henrik Lundqvist enjoyed a few hot laps with Sauber Formula One driver Marcus Ericsson at the weekend, while on holiday in his native Sweden. Lundqvist, who pla...

15 Aug 2016 16:17
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FE: Supercars keen on Simona de Silvestro
Former Formula E and IndyCar driver Simona de Silvestro is being courted by the Australian-based Supercars series for a full time drive in 2017. The Swiss driver is without a d...

15 Aug 2016 15:43
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Video: Red Bull experiment with GoPro in the desert
Red Bull Racing's show car team decided to find out what would happen if they threw a GoPro camera out of the car at high speed. During the team's trip to Jordan earlie...

15 Aug 2016 15:27
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Ferrari appoint new head of aerodynamics
After the departure of James Allison, Ferrari is working to implement further changes within the team. Frenchman David Sanchez has been appointed as the new head of aerodynamic...

15 Aug 2016 14:44
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Jenson Button eager for Mercedes competition
Jenson Button has said he doesn't care who wins the Formula One world championship this year, saying the result at the top of the table has no bearing on what his team are d...

15 Aug 2016 13:53
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Lewis Hamilton: "this has definitely been harder"
Lewis Hamilton thinks that if he wins the title this year, it will mean the most to him. The British driver overturned a sizeable deficit to team mate Nico Rosberg to go into t...

15 Aug 2016 13:38
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Rio Haryanto cost-per-lap revealed
The amount that Rio Haryanto paid for each racing lap in 2016 has been revealed. The Indonesian driver's backers paid €7.5 million for his 12 races in Formula One, amo...

15 Aug 2016 13:03
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Vitaly Petrov expects Daniil Kvyat to be "okay"
Former F1 driver Vitaly Petrov has said that people shouldn't read too much into speculation that Daniil Kvyat could be on his way out of Formula One. Petrov, who was Russi...

15 Aug 2016 12:28
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Kevin Magnussen's "level has dropped" according to ex-F3000 race winner
Kevin Magnussen has not done enough to secure his Formula One future. That is the belief of former F3000 driver Jason Watt, who thinks that Magnussen's Renault team mate Jo...

15 Aug 2016 12:16
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Carlos Sainz felt on par with Max Verstappen

Carlos Sainz thinks that he and Max Verstappen were evenly matched when they were team mates at Toro Rosso. In the two races that both finished while team mates in 2016, each d...

15 Aug 2016 11:10
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Mika Salo: "Kimi has a good chance"
Former Ferrari driver Mika Salo believes that compatriot Kimi Raikkonen could perform well in the Belgian Grand Prix next weekend. Speaking to Iltalehti newspaper about Raikkon...

15 Aug 2016 11:01
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Jolyon Palmer "lucky" despite tough season
Rookie Jolyon Palmer isn't too downbeat about his tough maiden Formula One campaign. The British driver has so far struggled to score any points despite that he is still ha...

15 Aug 2016 10:25
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Pierre Gasly aware of pressure as he seeks F1 drive
Pierre Gasly has said he knows the pressure he is under as he seeks to graduate to F1 next season. The Frenchman, who lies second in the GP2 standings is part of Red Bull's...

15 Aug 2016 09:47
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Felipe Massa future still undecided
Felipa Massa's Formula One career still hangs in the the balance after the Brazilian admitted that he still does not know where he will be racing next year. Both Massa and ...

15 Aug 2016 09:28
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Pertamina quits Manor
Indonesian oil firm Pertamina have decided to end their sponsorship of Manor. The decision comes after the Rio Haryanto was demoted to reserve driver after his funding ran out....

15 Aug 2016 09:13
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F3: Colton Herta to race for Carlin at Zandvoort
Colton Herta has joined Carlin's lineup for this month's Masters of Formula Three event at Zandvoort. Herta joins Alessio Lorandi and Ameya Vaidyanathan in the British ...

12 Aug 2016 17:57
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BTCC: Matt Neal to make TCR bow
Matt Neal will make his TCR début next week at Zolder in the TCR Benelux championship. The three-time British Touring Car Championship champion will share a Honda Civic ...

12 Aug 2016 17:34
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Toro Rosso "more together" after Verstappen exit - Sainz
Carlos Sainz has hinted that he is more comfortable at Toro Rosso after Max Verstappen's departure earlier this year. There was reportedly some tension between the pair at ...

12 Aug 2016 17:30
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WTCC: Thailand WTCC round facing cancellation
The FIA World Touring Car Championship's proposed return to Thailand in November is facing cancellation. Although no formal announcement has been made, it is thought ...

12 Aug 2016 17:16
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Toto Wolff expects Mercedes to be challenged in 2017
Toto Wolff expects Mercedes to face more of a challenge in 2017. Next year will see Formula One go through a raft of technical regulation changes and the Mercedes motorsport bo...

12 Aug 2016 17:08
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IndyCar: James Hinchcliffe Q & A
IndyCar challenges James Hinchcliffe in the latest edition of their 'Test Drive' video series. Did the Canadian answer all of the questions correctly? Find out below: ...

12 Aug 2016 16:56
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IndyCar: Lights drivers get IndyCar run out at Watkins Glen
Four Indy Lights racers got a chance to impress during an IndyCar test at Watkins Glen yesterday. Dean Stoneman, Shelby Blackstock, and Dalton Kellett were all in action for An...

12 Aug 2016 16:38
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DTM: Higher ratings and more visitors to DTM races
DTM organisers ITR may feel good to look back on the first half of the season 2016. The touring car class enjoyed higher ratings, and a six per-cent rise in spectator numbers c...

12 Aug 2016 16:30
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Renault facing recruitment problem
Renault have struggled to recruit staff since they returned to Formula One at the start of the year. After buying back their former team from Genii Capital late last year, Rena...

12 Aug 2016 16:05
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Managing clashing drivers difficult - Toto Wolff
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has admitted that managing his team's two star drivers is difficult. Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have clashed both on and off the track si...

12 Aug 2016 15:24
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Video: Restoring Fangio's MercedesW196
Mercedes manages many classic race cars, including the legendary W196 which Juan Manuel Fangio drove to the world title in 1954 and 1955. Recently, a W196 driven by Fangio was ...

12 Aug 2016 14:52
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The day Max Verstappen signed with Red Bull
Today is exactly two years since Max Verstappen joined the Red Bull family. After courting the interest of Mercedes and Red Bull, the then 16-year-old Dutchman signed with the ...

12 Aug 2016 14:02
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Video: Eric Boullier's mid-term report
McLaren racing director Eric Boullier discusses the team's progress in the first half of the season in the video, that the team shared on Twitter, below: We caught up with ...

12 Aug 2016 13:32
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McLaren mourns death cofounder Bill Smith
McLaren co-founder Bill Smith has died. Along with namesake Bruce McLaren, Tyler Alexander and Teddy Mayer, he was a key part in what would go on to become one of Formula One&#...

12 Aug 2016 13:19
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Video: Rosberg visits headquarters of Bose
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has visited the headquarters of team sponsor Bose. The manufacturer of headphones and other audio equipment subjected the Germans to two challenges...

12 Aug 2016 13:01
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Drivers have more of a say now - Jenson Button
Jenson Button feels that drivers have more of a say after their open letter to the FIA earlier this year. Prior to the Bahrain Grand Prix in March, the Grand Prix Drivers Assoc...

12 Aug 2016 12:00
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Alexander Rossi still part of the Manor fold
Alexander Rossi is still a reserve driver for Manor, despite former race driver Rio Haryanto being relegated to the same role. Rossi raced for the team in the final rounds of l...

12 Aug 2016 10:52
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Christian Horner calls for track limits clarity
Christian Horner has said that Formula One needs to clear up the track limits debacle by putting a "simple" solution in place. The FIA has adopted a zero tolerance po...

12 Aug 2016 10:35
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Rio Haryanto keen to return to a race seat
Rio Haryanto says he make make a Formula One return. The Indonesian was replaced at Manor by Esteban Ocon after he only paid half of the €15 million he promised to the tea...

12 Aug 2016 09:51
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Tyre testing teams gaining "huge advantage"
Teams helping Pirelli test the 2017 tyres are gaining a "huge advantage" according to Force India's Andy Green. The Silverstone team's tech boss said that the...

12 Aug 2016 09:45
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Force India technical chief approves of 2017 cars
Force India's technical chief has given Formula One's 2017 cars the seal of approval. Next year's cars will feature a wider chassis, more downforce and significantl...

12 Aug 2016 09:40
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James Key seen as heir to Adrian Newey
James Key has the potential to succeed the legendary Adrian Newey according to Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost. Key joined the team from Sauber at the end of 2012, since then, Saube...

11 Aug 2016 18:08
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IndyCar: Bryan Clauson donations save five lives
Bryan Clauson was able to help save the lives of five people following his untimely death on Sunday. The three-time Indy 500 starter was an organ donor, a fact unknown to his f...

11 Aug 2016 17:20
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Red Bull Ring modified for MotoGP
The Red Bull Ring has been modified prior to MotoGP's upcoming visit to the track. The premier motorcycle racing championship hasn't visited Austria since 1997, but con...

11 Aug 2016 16:50
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No new reserve for Renault
Renault have said they will not be naming a new reserve driver. Previous stand in Esteban Ocon was announced as a race driver for Manor earlier this week but the Anglo-French t...

11 Aug 2016 16:19
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Lucas di Grassi celebrates his 32nd birthday
Formula E and WEC driver Lucas di Grassi turns 32 today. The Brazilian previously raced in Formula One with Virgin (now Manor), and has been a part of Audi's World Enduranc...

11 Aug 2016 16:13
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WTCC: Esteban Guerrieri keen to stay in the WTCC
Esteban Guerrieri has experessed an interest in a full-time switch to the World Touring Car championship after impressing in a guest appearance in Argentina last week. The form...

11 Aug 2016 16:07
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Sauber investors see potential - Monisha Kaltenborn
Sauber's new investors have seen the potential in the team according to boss Monisha Kaltenborn. Longbow finance rescued the Swiss team last month after several months of u...

11 Aug 2016 15:10
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Silverstone MD placed on leave of absence as sale negotiations pick up
Silverstone's managing director has been placed on a leave of absence as negotiations to sell the British Grand Prix venue continue. The circuit's owners, the British R...

11 Aug 2016 14:36
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Bavaria considering reviving City Racing event
Bavaria are considering reviving the popular City Racing event in Rotterdam. The street event took place between 2006 and 2011 but ended after Bavaria withdrew their backing of...

11 Aug 2016 14:29
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Video: A closer look at Motorsport Manager
Motorsport Manager comes to the PC next month. In the game, the player takes charge of a racing organization. The game does not have the official licenses, thus is missing the ...

11 Aug 2016 14:13
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Lewis Hamilton criticised after big cat social media posts
Lewis Hamilton has come under fire after he posted images of him playing with Jaguars and Tigers in Mexico. The three-time world champion posted video clips and images on Snapc...

11 Aug 2016 13:49
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Renault evaluating Esteban Ocon after Manor move
Renault managing director Cyril Abiteboul has dropped the strongest hint yet that they are considering Esteban Ocon for a race seat next year after he revealed that the team are...

11 Aug 2016 13:19
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WEC: Pastor Maldonado linked with Manor WEC move
Former Formula One driver Pastor Maldonado is being linked with a return to motorsport with Manor in the World Endurance Championship. The Venezuelan has been out of a drive si...

11 Aug 2016 12:55
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Jenson Button considering F1 future in break
Jenson Button is using his the summer break to assess his future in Formula One. The 2009 world champion currently drives for McLaren but the team has yet to decide their drive...

11 Aug 2016 12:43
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Haryanto to continue with Manor in reserve role
Rio Haryanto has accepted an offer to become Manor's reserve driver. The Indonesian was dropped from the team yesterday after his funding ran out. After his race seat was t...

11 Aug 2016 11:56
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Fernando Alonso confident Ferrari will return to form
Fernando Alonso says he has no hard feelings about his decision to quit Ferrari two years ago. After coming close to winning the title twice with Ferrari, the Spaniard moved to...

11 Aug 2016 11:14
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James Key and Daniil Kvyat won't be leaving Toro Rosso
Dr. Helmut Marko has said that Red Bull will be retaining James Key and Daniil Kvyat. Since James Allison's departure from Ferrari, Toro Rosso technical director James Key ...

11 Aug 2016 10:45
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Red Bull has the best driver lineup - Gerhard Berger
Gerhard Berger has said that Red Bull's pairing of Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen are the ideal drivers for the team. The Austrian, who was the first driver to be back...

11 Aug 2016 10:30
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Sports Ministry disappointed by Haryanto decision
Indonesia's Sports Ministry has said they're disappointed that Rio Haryanto will be replaced by Esteban Ocon but understanding of the decision. Although contracted for ...

11 Aug 2016 09:52
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Sergio Perez to get own grandstand in Mexico
Sergio Perez is to get his own grandstand at his home Grand Prix in Mexico City in October. The Checo Grandstand will be located at the end of the main straight and will be res...

11 Aug 2016 09:44
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Carlos Sainz "more relaxed" since Max Verstappen's departure
Toro Rosso technical director James Key believes that Max Verstappen's move to Red Bull has benefited Carlos Sainz. Key said that Sainz is a more confident and relaxed driv...

11 Aug 2016 09:31
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FE: Antonio Felix da Costa joins Andretti
Antonio Felix da Costa has completed his long-rumoured move to Andretti Autosport's Formula E team. The move sees him team up with former Formula Renault 3.5 rival Robin Fr...

11 Aug 2016 08:50
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The day Damon Hill almost won for Arrows
Today it's exactly nineteen years since Damon Hill almost won the Hungarian Grand Prix in 1997. The Briton, reigning world champion, was racing for minnows Arrows after bei...

10 Aug 2016 17:35
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Lewis Hamilton now sees Red Bull as main threat
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton expects Red Bull Racing to offer the biggest challenge to Mercedes for the rest of the season. At the beginning of this year Ferrari was still th...

10 Aug 2016 16:50
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Pirelli pushing for Bahrain tests
Pirelli chief Paul Hembery has said that winter testing in Bahrain would be "ideal". At last month's German Grand Prix, teams were reluctant to move testing away ...

10 Aug 2016 16:10
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Jenson Button optimistic over 2017
Jenson Button has said that he still enjoys being in Formula One, although he admits he would rather be winning. The 2009 world champion's future is currently unconfirmed, ...

10 Aug 2016 15:10
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IndyCar: Ed Jones set for second IndyCar outing
Five-time Indy Lights race winner Ed Jones is gearing up for his second IndyCar test later this week. The Dubai-born Brit will run for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing at Watkins...

10 Aug 2016 14:20
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McLaren rejected Pirelli test opportunity
McLaren has rejected the opportunities to test the 2017 tyres. Tyre supplier Pirelli asked teams to deliver a modified 2015 car to develop the wider tires for next season and F...

10 Aug 2016 13:30
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Video: Ferrari Racing Days in Sochi
Ferrari Racing Days headed to Russia for the first time last month with a two day event taking place on the Grand Prix circuit in Sochi. The event featured Ferrari Challenge ra...

10 Aug 2016 11:22
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DTM: Felix Rosenqvist to replace Esteban Ocon in Mercedes DTM fold
Felix Rosenqvist will replace Esteban Ocon at the next DTM round in Moscow. Ocon was confirmed as a Manor Formula One driver this morning, and although there are no calendar cl...

10 Aug 2016 11:05
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Daniil Kvyat lacked motivation after Red Bull axe
Daniil Kvyat has admitted that, after Red Bull demoted him to Toro Rosso, has had a hard time finding motivation. The Russian has struggled since returning to the energy drinks...

10 Aug 2016 10:58
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Esteban Ocon to drive for Manor - Confirmed
Manor have confirmed that Esteban Ocon will replace Rio Haryanto. The team's driver lineup now consists of two Mercedes junior drivers. We’re pleased to welcome @OconEst...

10 Aug 2016 10:43
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