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'Major strategic error' cost Michelin F1 return
A strategic blunder reportedly cost Michelin as the French tyre maker failed to return to formula one. Having left F1 under a cloud within memory of the six-car US GP debacle of...

11 Dec 2015 11:03
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New engine rules to be based on 1.6 litre turbo V6
If F1 is going to overhaul its engine regulations, it should base the new formula on the current 'power units'. That is the view of Mercedes and Renault's respective...

11 Dec 2015 10:30
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'Verstappen and Sainz best-ever Toro Rosso lineup'

One bright spot in Red Bull's otherwise-difficult 2015 campaign was the discovery of meteoric junior Max Verstappen. That is the claim of Dr Helmut Marko, who said Verstappe...

11 Dec 2015 09:56
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Ferrari says Ecclestone 'mandate' is not enforceable
Ferrari is challenging the new "mandate" given by the FIA to Bernie Ecclestone and Jean Todt to address problems within formula one. In late October, F1's governin...

11 Dec 2015 09:10
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Mick Schumacher to be opponent for uncle Ralf
Ralf Schumacher has played down the prospect of a 'Schumacher dream team' to rise back up the ranks towards F1. Ralf, a former six-time grand prix winner, has teamed up ...

11 Dec 2015 08:29
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New rules for 2017 to re-fire Newey spark - Marko
Looming rule changes could re-fire Adrian Newey's motivation to work in formula one. With Red Bull's famous but disgruntled car designer having lifted the throttle on F1...

10 Dec 2015 14:11
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Don't count out Rosberg for 2016 title - Stewart
2016 could finally be Nico Rosberg's year. That is the view of F1 legend Sir Jackie Stewart, who admits he was impressed with the German's late-season form alongside Lew...

10 Dec 2015 13:29
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F1 cars not easier to drive, just different - Massa
Felipe Massa has hit back at suggestions driving a formula one car today is "easy". It is suggested the sport is pushing ahead with plans for more powerful engines and...

10 Dec 2015 12:48
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Saving US GP not high on CVC's list - Epstein
F1 is heading into its winter sojourn with a cloud hanging over the future of the US grand prix. It also emerged this week that the promoter of the popular Canadian grand prix i...

10 Dec 2015 12:14
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Rosberg responds to Hamilton's 'favourite argument'
Even though Toto Wolff has warned them to stop bickering, Nico Rosberg has hit back at teammate Lewis Hamilton's latest verbal jibe. Wolff has said no less than twice since ...

10 Dec 2015 11:57
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In theory we can beat Red Bull in 2016 - Sainz
Carlos Sainz thinks it is possible Toro Rosso could beat Red Bull's premier F1 team in 2016. Toro Rosso - meaning Red Bull in Italian - is known as the energy drink company&...

10 Dec 2015 11:21
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Is this the new look for Aston Martin/Force India?
Aston Martin still has to decide if it will jump into Formula 1, but on the internet there are several renders about a possible livery for Aston Martin F1 circulating. Is this t...

10 Dec 2015 11:17
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2016 McLaren 'already better' than MP4-30 - Boullier
McLaren says it will have a significantly different car for 2016. Clearly, the Woking outfit's biggest problem this year has been its works Honda engine as it slumped to nin...

10 Dec 2015 10:46
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Marko says carmakers wielding too much power
Helmut Marko agrees that the car manufacturers involved in formula one at present are wielding too much political power. Red Bull, of which Austrian Marko is a leading official,...

10 Dec 2015 10:05
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Verstappen tipped for Laureus award nomination
Max Verstappen's flow of high-profile awards looks set to continue. Since his meteoric first season in F1 ended, the 18-year-old Dutchman has been showered with awards at th...

10 Dec 2015 09:20
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Raikkonen predicts another year of speculation
Kimi Raikkonen thinks another season of predictable speculation about his future will soon begin. In 2015, all the talk was about whether Ferrari would replace him with Valtteri...

10 Dec 2015 08:31
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History: Even Adrian Newey can hit and miss
By: Bas Naafs McLaren and mystery are two of a kind. The endlessness of McLaren's professional and clinical approach towards maximizing the efficiency of race car productio...

09 Dec 2015 19:31
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Santander renews McLaren deal until end of 2020
McLaren-Honda is pleased to announce the extension of its partnership with leading bank Santander UK plc. The agreement is set to continue the partnership for a further five yea...

09 Dec 2015 16:24
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Horner predicts Mercedes dominance to continue
Christian Horner has predicted another year on top for Mercedes in 2016. That is despite the fact the Red Bull chief thinks the actual chassis produced by the premier energy dri...

09 Dec 2015 12:45
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Toro Rosso supports Sainz amid Verstappen hype
Team boss Franz Tost says it is not fair to judge Carlos Sainz's F1 debut simply by looking at his points tally. Indeed, while many agree that the 21-year-old had a good fir...

09 Dec 2015 12:08
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Canada GP promoter late with supplier payments
The promoter of the popular Canadian grand prix has fallen behind in payments to suppliers, according to the Quebec newspaper La Presse. "It's true. I confirm it,"...

09 Dec 2015 11:36
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Villeneuve slams Hamilton for late-season behaviour
1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has slammed Lewis Hamilton for his behaviour since winning the world championship in October. After wrapping up the title, Hamilton's ...

09 Dec 2015 11:17
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Renault must rebuild everything in Enstone - Briatore
Former Renault team boss Flavio Briatore has urged the French carmaker to look carefully at its contracted driver lineup for 2016. Amid Lotus' struggle for survival late thi...

09 Dec 2015 10:44
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No contract between Mercedes 'spy' Hoyle and Ferrari
Ferrari has played down reports it has signed up F1's latest alleged espionage protagonist. Bloomberg news agency revealed on Tuesday that Mercedes is suing a power unit eng...

09 Dec 2015 10:20
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McLaren-Honda partnership now a lot stronger - Button
McLaren staff have had lessons in Japanese culture as the struggling team gets up to speed with works Honda power. The Anglo-Japanese collaboration endured an abysmal 2015 campa...

09 Dec 2015 09:51
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Todt more interested in road safety than F1 - Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone thinks FIA president Jean Todt should step back from the front line in formula one. According to the BBC, an increasingly alarmed F1 supremo told the World Mot...

09 Dec 2015 09:06
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Mercedes sues Ferrari-bound engineer for espionage
World champion team Mercedes on Tuesday confirmed reports it is suing an engineer. The Bloomberg news agency claimed the engineer Benjamin Hoyle, working for the German marque&#...

08 Dec 2015 14:06
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Perez tips Haas to challenge Force India in 2016
Sergio Perez has backed Force India to rise to the "huge task" of continuing to raise its game in formula one. Teammate Nico Hulkenberg may have been the high-profile ...

08 Dec 2015 12:46
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Briatore rules out Alonso move to Renault team
Flavio Briatore has dismissed suggestions Fernando Alonso might be considering a sensational return to lead Renault's latest works effort in F1. The Enstone based team Lotus...

08 Dec 2015 12:12
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Valtteri Bottas 'not very happy' with 2015 season
Valtteri Bottas admits he is "not very happy" with his 2015 season. In the end, the Finn out-scored his Williams teammate Felipe Massa for the second year running, but...

08 Dec 2015 11:37
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'Hamilton's lifestyle no problem if as long as he performs'
Toto Wolff has rubbished reports it could be Lewis Hamilton's off-track lifestyle that costs the triple world champion his seat at Mercedes. The team boss warned after the A...

08 Dec 2015 10:51
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Mercedes and Ferrari have too much power - Jordan
Eddie Jordan has backed Bernie Ecclestone's view that formula one should usher an independent engine supplier onto the grid. Even though the F1 Commission derailed the supre...

08 Dec 2015 10:05
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Sabbatical not a good move for Alonso - Hakkinen
Lowering his guard and taking a sabbatical amid McLaren-Honda's troubles would not be the right move for Fernando Alonso. That is the advice of fellow former double world ch...

08 Dec 2015 09:16
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'No one is irreplaceable, that includes Hamilton'
An unnamed team boss thinks Mercedes could seriously consider dropping Lewis Hamilton. The German team's chief, Toto Wolff, warned dramatically after Hamilton won the 2015 t...

08 Dec 2015 08:23
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Red Bull Racing reunited with Puma for 2016
Red Bull Racing is excited to announce that it has agreed a long-term partnership with Puma, as Team Partner and Supplier of Race and Teamwear as well as Licensed Partner for th...

07 Dec 2015 14:29
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Rosberg welcomes 'interesting' new tyre rules
Nico Rosberg has welcomed the tyre-usage rule changes in formula one for 2016. The governing FIA and Pirelli announced last week that teams and drivers will get more freedom nex...

07 Dec 2015 13:56
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On average, I'm satisfied with my achievements - Vettel
Sebastian Vettel has declined to hit back with fury at Lewis Hamilton's recent jibe about his talent. The new triple world champion recently said that because Vettel's t...

07 Dec 2015 13:12
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Renault to have 200 to 250 million budget per year
Renault will power back to the front in formula one with a Mercedes-like annual budget. That is the claim of Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, following the announcement late ...

07 Dec 2015 12:45
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Organiser denies 2016 Russia GP is at risk
The future of the Russian grand prix is secure, race organiser Sergei Vorobyov insists. "The F1 round at Sochi is (secure) for many years to come and we know this for sure,...

07 Dec 2015 12:09
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Alonso keeps answering questions about his future
Fernando Alonso says he will be on the grid in 2016. McLaren supremo Ron Dennis caused a stir at the Abu Dhabi season finale recently when he hinted Spaniard Alonso, arguably th...

07 Dec 2015 11:37
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Hamilton and his extravagance a 'godsend' for F1
Two F1 pundits believe Lewis Hamilton - warts and all - is good for formula one. "For formula one, I think he's a godsend," said former F1 driver and now German mo...

07 Dec 2015 11:23
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Talks about new engine for 2018 in full swing - Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone says the idea of an alternative engine in formula one is not dead yet. Before the recent F1 Commission meeting, the sport's supremo and FIA president Jean ...

07 Dec 2015 10:52
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Nico Rosberg donates EUR 100,000 to charity
Nico Rosberg has donated EUR 100,000 to charity. Recently, the Mercedes driver sold the first family photographs of himself, his wife Vivian and his new baby daughter Alaia to t...

07 Dec 2015 10:10
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Verstappen raises the bar and aims for a podium
Toro Rosso has confirmed officially that Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz are staying at the Faenza based team in 2015. Along with Manor, the two Red Bull-owned teams were the la...

07 Dec 2015 09:46
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Toro Rosso seals deal with 2015 spec Ferrari units
Scuderia Toro Rosso has officially confirmed that they will use 2015 spec Ferrari power units in 2016. Rumors about the less than well kept secret has been out for a while, not ...

06 Dec 2015 07:20
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F1 veterans warn newcomer Haas
Three F1 veterans have warned that Haas is facing a "rude awakening" in formula one. The new American team has linked up as almost a Ferrari 'B team', but form...

05 Dec 2015 09:40
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Ghosn suggests Maldonado, Palmer contracts in doubt
Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn has cast doubt upon the driver contracts agreed between Lotus and Pastor Maldonado and 2016 rookie Jolyon Palmer. After months of delays, the French car...

05 Dec 2015 08:41
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Red Bull will be ready for first test despite delays
The wait for an end to the engine supply crisis was long, but Dr Helmut Marko says Red Bull will be ready for the first winter tests of 2016. Renault finally announced on Thursd...

04 Dec 2015 14:28
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Worst part for us was the uncertainty - Permane
Lotus track chief Alan Permane thinks the Enstone team's difficult 2015 will now be "quickly forgotten" after the Renault buyout. He told Auto Motor und Sport on F...

04 Dec 2015 13:46
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Decision to sell F1 before 2016 season - Ecclestone
F1 could still be sold within the next few months, according to Bernie Ecclestone. The sport's long-time supremo, who runs F1 on behalf of current owners CVC, caused a stir ...

04 Dec 2015 13:17
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'Still technically inferior' to Mercedes - Ferrari
Sergio Marchionne has hailed an "outstanding" season for Ferrari at the end of his first year as the fabled marque's president. After the turbulence and mediocrity...

04 Dec 2015 12:39
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Hamilton over last three races: "My job was done"
Nico Rosberg has joined Lewis Hamilton in responding to reports Mercedes may consider dropping them for the sake of team harmony. Boss Toto Wolff was quoted this week as suggest...

04 Dec 2015 12:03
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Manor owner: " I cannot talk about drivers yet"
Manor owner Stephen Fitzpatrick would not comment on reports the British backmarker is close to a decision about its drivers for 2016. With the team switching from Ferrari to Me...

04 Dec 2015 11:25
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Jaguar, Silverstone not denying takeover reports
Neither party has denied reports that Jaguar could buy the British grand prix venue Silverstone. With current owners the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) struggling to pa...

04 Dec 2015 10:50
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Red Bull Racing to use TAG Heuer engines in 2016
From the milliseconds that separate victory from defeat to the finely balanced and perfectly measured rhythm of a racing engine, in motorsport timing is everything. As the curta...

04 Dec 2015 10:37
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Vettel to have 'almost no vacation' this winter
Sebastian Vettel has played down any perception that he will have a long vacation ahead of the start of the 2016 season. The long 19-race calendar for 2015 is over, but an unpre...

04 Dec 2015 10:11
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Malbuner Power Slice becomes partner of Sauber
The Sauber F1 Team is pleased to announce Malbuner Power Slice as a Premium Partner for the 2016 FIA Formula One Championship. Alexander Ospelt, President of the Board of Direct...

04 Dec 2015 09:32
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New tyre rules trigger confusion under F1 drivers
F1's governing body and Pirelli had heads scratching this week as new rules for 2016 were rubber-stamped. It was already known that the sport had decided to spice up the act...

04 Dec 2015 08:48
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Official: Renault finalizes Lotus F1 buyout
Following the September announcement of the signing of a Letter of Intent with Lotus F1 Team, teams at Renault continued to evaluate the possibility of a return to Formula 1. Pa...

04 Dec 2015 08:06
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Grosjean to start work for Haas F1 at Maranello
Romain Grosjean is preparing to get to work on his future as soon as this month -- by travelling to Maranello. After a tough few months for the financially-ailing Lotus team, th...

03 Dec 2015 14:14
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Red Bull Racing set for Friday announcement
Red Bull looks set to lift the lid on its future on Friday. As the fireworks marked the end of the season in Abu Dhabi last Sunday, Christian Horner suggested his McLaren counte...

03 Dec 2015 13:39
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Coulthard urges Ecclestone to keep F1 free-to-air
F1 would not be wise to allow free-to-air television coverage to stop in Britain, David Coulthard has warned. Last weekend in Abu Dhabi, the BBC's formula one coverage team ...

03 Dec 2015 11:11
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Jaguar explores options to buy embattled Silverstone
Jaguar, the iconic British carmaker, is reportedly considering buying Silverstone. In September, reports emerged that the future of the historic British grand prix is in doubt o...

03 Dec 2015 10:48
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Mercedes could thrive without Hamilton, Rosberg - Hakkinen
Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg are not the only drivers who could win at the wheel of their Mercedes. That is the claim of former double world champion Mika Hakkinen, as Merced...

03 Dec 2015 10:24
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WMSC gives Ecclestone and Todt 'mandate' to fix F1
F1's governing body on Wednesday empowered Bernie Ecclestone and Jean Todt to take charge of "a number of pressing issues in formula one". The news comes amid the ...

03 Dec 2015 09:56
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Manor F1 looks set to retain Stevens and Rossi
Manor looks set to stick with its current driver lineup for the 2016 season. Although Roberto Merhi returned to the car for the 2015 finale in Abu Dhabi, he was only filling in ...

02 Dec 2015 14:05
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Raikkonen no longer at the peak of his career - Webber
Mark Webber thinks Kimi Raikkonen might be nearing the end of his useful career in formula one. 2007 world champion Raikkonen, although impressive when he returned to F1 with Lo...

02 Dec 2015 13:21
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Hakkinen most impressed by Verstappen and Kvyat
Max Verstappen and Daniil Kvyat have been singled out as two of the most impressive youngsters in F1 this year. "Definitely the biggest surprise was Max Verstappen," f...

02 Dec 2015 12:52
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Red Bull Racing engine could be called Tag-Heuer
McLaren has fired the opening salvo of its effort to fight back in 2016 by topping the 12-hour post-season tyre test in Abu Dhabi. It was new reserve and reigning GP2 champion S...

02 Dec 2015 12:14
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Zetsche backs Mercedes' F1 chiefs to stick together
Dieter Zetsche has backed Mercedes' F1 chiefs Niki Lauda and Toto Wolff, amid mischievous reports of discord between the pair. Reports in Abu Dhabi had suggested the rift le...

02 Dec 2015 11:40
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