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Ferrari block Cheap Engines
F1Today has learnt that Ferrari had used it's right of a veto to block proposed changes to halve costs of the V6 Power Unit. Currently, Mercedes, Ferrari and Renault c...

27 Oct 2015 08:59
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The Seasons No.2 Drivers
With the World Championship decided how does a number two driver come back? Nico Rosberg is undoubtedly a very quick driver and in the right conditions can clearly give Lewis H...

26 Oct 2015 20:48
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Mercedes denies reneging on Red Bull deal
Mercedes has denied agreeing but then reneging on a handshake deal to supply Red Bull in 2016. Many believe the energy drink owned outfit only has itself to blame for terminati...

26 Oct 2015 14:35
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Hülkenberg hopes Red Bull teams will stay in F1
Nico Hulkenberg insists he is not looking to rev up his own formula one career by cheering for Red Bull to depart. If the engine supply crisis does see Red Bull and Toro Rosso ...

26 Oct 2015 14:33
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Alonso: "New Honda only one tenth faster"
Fernando Alonso put the brakes on McLaren-Honda's apparent recent progress after the US grand prix. Using Honda's token-upgraded 'power unit' for the first time...

26 Oct 2015 14:04
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Ecclestone: "GP Finland will be difficult
Bernie Ecclestone has admitted the idea of a Finnish grand prix might not be "realistic". In August, Ilta Sanomat newspaper reported that the F1 supremo had talks wit...

26 Oct 2015 12:37
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Rosberg says Hamilton was going to far
Lewis Hamilton's celebratory moments as he became a triple world champion on Sunday had a bitter tinge. As he equalled his boyhood hero Ayrton Senna's title tally at th...

26 Oct 2015 12:34
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Lewis Hamilton is 2015 driver's champion
Lewis Hamilton is officially 2015 year's Formula 1 driver's champion. The successfully defending champion started the race with a questionable maneuver as he forced po...

25 Oct 2015 21:59
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Rosberg claims a Wet Pole
Nico Rosberg claimed his consecutive pole position at the US Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton starting second and Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo third. Unconventional day ...

25 Oct 2015 16:15
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Red Bull: "Work on 2016 car pushing ahead"
Red Bull has denied that it will now run out of time to get a car ready to race in 2016. The former world champions' engine supply crisis has dragged on for so long that ev...

25 Oct 2015 10:52
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FIA allays F1 driver safety fears
Pastor Maldonado says he is happy with the safety levels in formula one. With the death of Jules Bianchi still on minds in the paddock, the sport was further shaken at Sochi tw...

25 Oct 2015 10:25
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Ecclestone: "Renault yet to make a decision about Lotus"
As a U-turn on the Red Bull-Renault alliance now appears possible, it could be Lotus that is the team left without an engine to fire. At one point, the Enstone team looked to h...

25 Oct 2015 09:55
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Haas to confirm Gutierrez on Friday
The long wait for Haas to complete its first F1 driver lineup looks set to end next week. It is now an open secret that the new American outfit, headed by Californian machine t...

25 Oct 2015 09:22
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Lauda: "Red Bull must reconcile with Renault"
Suddenly, where once it was all change in the rapidly-divorcing worlds of Red Bull and Renault, everything could stay the same. With Mercedes, Ferrari and even now Honda ruling...

25 Oct 2015 08:49
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Ecclestone confirms for new F1 engine
As Hurricane Patricia brought a different kind of whirlwind to the Austin paddock, Bernie Ecclestone on Saturday confirmed his plans to introduce a second tier of engine regulat...

25 Oct 2015 08:35
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Horner: "I'm not denying talks with Honda"
Suddenly, almost everything is back on the table as the crisis-struck Red Bull plots a course to stay in formula one. Mercedes power, however, is one possible exception, as Toto...

24 Oct 2015 13:44
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Jolyon Palmer announced by Lotus for 2016
The future is still clouded, but Lotus at least has a full driver lineup for the 2016 season. 2014 GP2 champion and current team reserve Jolyon Palmer, it was announced on Frida...

24 Oct 2015 13:13
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Hulkenberg admits he lost some weight
Nico Hulkenberg has admitted he has slimmed down during the course of the 2015 season. Although highly rated and the reigning Le Mans champion, German Hulkenberg has struggled a...

24 Oct 2015 12:56
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Kaltenborn hits back after Lauda attack
Monisha Kaltenborn has hit back in the wake of an equally venomous attack by the F1 legend Niki Lauda. Lauda, the Mercedes team chairman, recently lashed out at Sauber for joini...

24 Oct 2015 09:34
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'Travesty' if Magnussen locked out of F1 - Carlin
Kevin Magnussen could be left with no role at all in F1 in 2016, after McLaren-Honda showed him the door. Team boss Eric Boullier on Friday hit back at suggestions the Dane was ...

24 Oct 2015 09:26
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2015 title will not be Hamilton's best memory - Andretti
According to F1 legend Mario Andretti, Lewis Hamilton has been "outstanding" as he raced to match point in the 2015 world championship. But the 75-year-old, who won hi...

24 Oct 2015 09:17
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Hulkenberg reveals he lost weight in 2015
Nico Hulkenberg has admitted he has slimmed down during the course of the 2015 season. Although highly rated and the reigning Le Mans champion, German Hulkenberg has struggled a...

24 Oct 2015 09:08
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FIA to launch tender for new F1 engine supplier
The FIA has agreed to launch a tender process for a new parallel engine formula. That is the claim of Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, reporting that Bernie Ecclestone has ma...

24 Oct 2015 08:59
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Haas books chassis crash tests for January
Haas' preparations for its 2016 formula one debut are speeding up. Gunther Steiner, the new American team's boss, is on site in Austin this weekend, and on Friday was sp...

24 Oct 2015 08:42
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Chat about the first free practice of the US GP
You can chat below this message with other visitors of this website about the first free practice in Austin, Texas. The session at the Circuit of the Americas will start at 16:0...

23 Oct 2015 16:45
Russian official urges Ecclestone to revive V8s
Russian grand prix chief Igor Ermilin has backed Bernie Ecclestone's desire to force the return of screaming V8 power in formula one. As Red Bull struggles to secure a V6 &...

23 Oct 2015 14:32
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Lauda's role as TV pundit now in doubt
Niki Lauda admits he is not sure he will still split his time between Mercedes and working for German television beyond this season. At the Russian grand prix a fortnight ago, ...

23 Oct 2015 14:32
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Perez feels sorry for Magnussen
The signs are growing stronger by the day that a second Mexican will be added to the F1 grid in 2016. He is Esteban Gutierrez, the former Sauber racer who this year has been se...

23 Oct 2015 13:59
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Alonso: "Honda has 'found the way' with upgrade"
It sounds odd, but Jenson Button says he wants McLaren teammate Fernando Alonso to "annihilate" him this weekend in Austin. That is because only the Spaniard's ca...

23 Oct 2015 13:24
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Grosjean and Sainz Jr. ready to race after Sochi crash
Romain Grosjean and Carlos Sainz, both victims of separate high-speed crashes a fortnight ago in Russia, say they are fully recovered. Toro Rosso's Sainz checked himself ou...

23 Oct 2015 13:15
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Red Bull teams not using upgraded Renault engine
Red Bull looks set to turn down Renault's new engine specification in Austin and beyond. It is seemingly just the latest chapter in the messy divorce between the formerly m...

23 Oct 2015 12:20
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Teams prepare for Austin with one eye on Mexico
Hurricane Patricia, and the "life-threatening storms" it is set to bring to Austin this weekend, is not the only worry on F1 teams' minds at present. Another is t...

23 Oct 2015 12:15
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Ecclestone want 22 races per year
Bernie Ecclestone sounds unfazed that the FIA regulations for 2016 set a cap of just 20 races for the season. Earlier, with Azerbaijan to make its bow next year and Germany ret...

23 Oct 2015 09:53
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Magnussen not in US and Mexico
Kevin Magnussen will not be in Austin or Mexico. Before McLaren announced its impending split with the Danish reserve driver, Magnussen stopped coming to grands prix due to bre...

23 Oct 2015 09:19
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New manager for Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo has signed up with sports manager Simon Bayliff, known for managing Tour de France star Mark Cavendish and formerly with British football legend David Beckham. ...

22 Oct 2015 13:31
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Mercedes fixes Sochi reliability problems
Mercedes has travelled to Austin with fixes for the two reliability problems suffered at Sochi recently. Nico Rosberg's title chances were effectively destroyed when a smal...

22 Oct 2015 12:55
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Three drivers in race Manor 2016 raceseats
At Manor, three divided by two plus a Mercedes power unit means the British team has revved up its asking price for 2016. Toto Wolff, the Mercedes chief, has said now on severa...

22 Oct 2015 12:24
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Rosberg not giving up 2015 title
Nico Rosberg is refusing to give up on the 2015 drivers' championship, although even his Mercedes boss does not agree. "It's a shame that Nico was not able to keep...

22 Oct 2015 12:17
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Haas likely to complete driver line-up this weekend
Rumours indicate Haas will complete its 2016 driver lineup this weekend in Austin. Insiders report that with Frenchman Romain Grosjean already signed up, the new American team ...

22 Oct 2015 11:52
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Charlie Whiting approves Mexico City circuit
Mere days before the F1 teams begin to touch down in Mexico City, the renovated Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit has been officially approved by the FIA. On his way to Aust...

22 Oct 2015 11:26
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US GP chief: "Ecclestone 'entitled to opinion"
US grand prix boss Jason Dial has responded to disparaging remarks made about America by F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone. In the days leading into this weekend's Austin race, ...

22 Oct 2015 10:52
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Marko confident of Red Bull motorcrisis solution
Dr Helmut Marko says he is "confident" Red Bull's engine supply crisis will finally end this weekend in Austin. If it is not solved, team owner Dietrich Mateschit...

22 Oct 2015 10:30
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Force India waiting for F1 investigation 'answer'
It may be weeks or months before the European Commission decides whether or not to investigate formula one. The anti-competitive arm of the executive body has confirmed it rece...

21 Oct 2015 15:15
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Wolff: "Three-car top teams would bring a great new dimension"
Mercedes is keen and ready in the event that F1 needs to deploy three-car teams as quickly as 2016. That is the admission of Toto Wolff, who sounds even more enthusiastic about...

21 Oct 2015 14:23
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Ecclestone says Mosley not returning to F1
Bernie Ecclestone has played down suggestions he is trying to engineer a return to power for his old F1 sparring partner Max Mosley. As the sport's problems mount up, it wa...

21 Oct 2015 13:42
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Wolff: "Rule tweaks give Renault and Honda more space to develop engine
Mercedes agreed for F1 to ease its engine development restrictions because the sport needs more competitive teams. That is the claim of Toto Wolff, after a key engine summit in...

21 Oct 2015 11:08
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No engine upgrade yet for Ferrari in Austin
Ferrari has decided to postpone the introduction of a new engine specification for now, Italian sources are reporting. Earlier, boss Maurizio Arrivabene admitted there was a po...

21 Oct 2015 10:33
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Brawn: "Still hope for Schumacher recovery"
One of Michael Schumacher's closest friends and former colleagues says there is still "hope" the F1 legend will recover. As the two-year anniversary of the ...

21 Oct 2015 09:53
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Jos Verstappen: "Max is the new 'Boss'

As an F1 driver, he was affectionately known as Jos 'The Boss' Verstappen. It was a tribute to his bravery and audacity, particularly when wheel-to-wheel with a rival, ...

21 Oct 2015 09:28
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Montoya opposed to covering cockpits
Juan Pablo Montoya says he is opposed to the idea of covering the cockpits of open-wheel racing cars. Recent deaths in formula one (Jules Bianchi) and Indycar (Justin Wilson) h...

20 Oct 2015 12:35
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Todt: "Engine manufacturers 'not interested' in reducing costs"
The only real problem with today's engine regulations is the cost, according to FIA president Jean Todt. In a joint interview with German broadcaster ZDF, however, Bernie E...

20 Oct 2015 12:15
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Ecclestone could sue Red Bull if they leave F1
Red Bull's rivals, and even F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, have admitted their sympathy for the former champions is low amid the engine supply crisis. Having terminate...

20 Oct 2015 11:25
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Bernie Ecclestone: I want V8s back for 2016
Bernie Ecclestone has told The Independent Newspaper that he would want the V8 engines compiled with a KERs package to be made available from 2016. Due to Mercedes and Ferrari&...

20 Oct 2015 10:53
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Montoya: "Good timing powered Hamilton to titles"
Lewis Hamilton's looming back-to-back title triumph is more about "timing" than driving brilliance. That is the claim of former F1 race winner and 2015 Indycar run...

20 Oct 2015 10:45
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Cowell: "Extra exhausts will improve F1 sound"
Mercedes' engine chief is confident changes to the regulations will turn up the volume for 2016. The mild tones of the sport since the dawning of the new 'power unit...

20 Oct 2015 10:15
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Breaking News: Renault Big Upgrade ready for Austin
F1Today has learned that Renault will use the majority of their 12 tokens for an updated power unit that is set to be available exclusively for Red Bull and not Toro Rosso. Thi...

19 Oct 2015 18:53
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Wolff: "Manor seat could be too expensive for Wehrlein"
Toto Wolff has repeated his warning that there is no guarantee Pascal Wehrlein will make his F1 debut with Manor next year. Before the newly 21-year-old German wrapped up the D...

19 Oct 2015 16:55
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Ecclestone defends 'opinions' after pro-Putin interview
Bernie Ecclestone has defended airing his "opinions" in a controversial interview with Russian state-funded television RT. Just as his sport makes to the trek to Aust...

19 Oct 2015 16:53
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Merhi not responding at Alonso's 'aeroplane' quote
Roberto Merhi has refused to criticise countryman Fernando Alonso for mocking the British backmarker Manor. With Manor switching to Mercedes power for 2016, a cheeky Alonso rec...

19 Oct 2015 16:45
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Permane: "Renault delay adds 'compromises' to 2016 car"
Leading Lotus engineer Alan Permane has admitted every passing day risks adding "compromises" to the design of next year's car. The troubled Enstone team is in th...

19 Oct 2015 16:43
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Marko: "Hopefully solution in Austin to end crisis"
Dr Helmut Marko is hoping a solution to Red Bull's engine crisis is just around the corner. The energy drink company is splitting with its current partner Renault, but it h...

19 Oct 2015 16:35
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Todt willing to help solve Red Bull crisis
Jean Todt has not ruled out getting involved to help keep Red Bull in formula one. The current FIA president is regularly criticised for his low-profile, hands-off approach to ...

19 Oct 2015 16:32
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Verstappen keeps options open amid Red Bull crisis
An 18-year-old rookie is clearly the hottest property on F1's driver market. Max Verstappen is under firm contract to Red Bull, but the energy drink company is threatening t...

19 Oct 2015 16:18
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Rosberg: "I am fighting Hamilton, not Vettel"
According to some, Lewis Hamilton has now established himself as clearly the de-facto 'number 1' at Mercedes. Indeed, as that pecking-order appears ever-clearer, all of...

19 Oct 2015 13:08
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Austrian newspaper names Lauda as candidate to replace Ecclestone
Niki Lauda, the F1 legend and current Mercedes team chairman, has emerged as a leading candidate to replace Bernie Ecclestone. That is the claim of the Austrian newspaper Oster...

19 Oct 2015 11:36
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Saxo Bank may help Magnussen with Lotus seat
A Danish bank's departing chief is not sure Saxo Bank is going to continue as a sponsor of the Lotus team beyond 2015. Currently, the fate of the entire Enstone team ...

19 Oct 2015 10:50
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New Mercedes Engine isn't any Miracle claims Wolff
In light of Mercedes Customers' enthusiasm to have the newly updated Power Unit that the works team debuted in Monza. Head Boss of the Silver Arrows has told Motorsport...

19 Oct 2015 01:29
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Sauber are Stupid implies Lauda
The non-executive Chairman of Mercedes Niki Lauda has questioned Sauber's decision to launch a complaint to the EU. Both Sauber and Force India have joined forces in an att...

19 Oct 2015 00:06
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Hamilton wants F1 Weekends to Change
Lewis Hamilton has told SKY Sports' Reporters that he would like a complete overhaul of Formula One's weekend format, in particular, referencing to Friday Practice. Fri...

18 Oct 2015 22:27
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Kevin Magnussen to leave McLaren
After two years with Team McLaren, young dane Kevin Magnussen will leave the Woking based outfit at the end of 2015. After an impressive first season last year with the team, w...

18 Oct 2015 11:05
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