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Amid F1 crisis, Ricciardo gets invitation for Nascar
Daniel Ricciardo may already be lining up an alternative in the event he is left without a car to race in formula one. Red Bull has declared that if it can find an engine to use...

03 Nov 2015 08:28
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Wehrlein has to be patient now Manor is in crisis
For Pascal Wehrlein, the wait for good news about his future goes on. Now with the DTM title firmly in his pocket, the 21-year-old German is hoping Mercedes can negotiate a plac...

02 Nov 2015 16:25
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Red Bull extends engine deadline until mid-November
Dietrich Mateschitz has confirmed that his end-of-October deadline for a resolution of Red Bull's engine crisis has been extended. The deadline came and went during the Mexi...

02 Nov 2015 15:47
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Button puts the brakes on Hamilton confidence
Jenson Button has moved to temper Lewis Hamilton's run of ultra-high confidence. Hamilton has just sealed up his third drivers' world championship - the second on the tr...

02 Nov 2015 13:13
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New clash between Raikkonen and Bottas in Mexico
After their second crash in three weeks, fellow Finns Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen sound unprepared to sit down and talk it out. "I don't know if there's anyt...

02 Nov 2015 12:41
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Rosberg celebrates first win in almost five months
Relations remained cool between Mercedes teammates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg after the Mexican grand prix. A week ago in Austin, the pair hurled podium caps at one another...

02 Nov 2015 12:02
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'McLaren-Honda can fight for the title in 2017'
Fernando Alonso admitted his feelings about his Honda engine to the former King Carlos of Spain. It was one year ago when 77-year-old Juan Carlos spilled the beans on fellow Spa...

02 Nov 2015 11:28
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Kvyat 'will be in the car' if Red Bull stays in F1
If Red Bull is on the 2016 grid, it will be Daniil Kvyat lining up with Daniel Ricciardo again. "He (Kvyat) is doing great," team boss Christian Horner said in Mexico,...

02 Nov 2015 10:51
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F1 looks to past GP hosts for thrilling future
F1 is looking to its past as it speeds into the future. With 1992 winner Nigel Mansell interviewing them on the podium, the sport's latest stars including world champion Lew...

02 Nov 2015 10:19
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Hellmund tied to new US race, F1 team investment
An increasingly prominent paddock figure at the last couple of races has been Tavo Hellmund. With close ties to Bernie Ecclestone, the 49-year-old American was the initial drivi...

02 Nov 2015 09:30
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Todt not worried Lotus-Renault takeover to collapse
Jean Todt has played down fears Renault's planned takeover of the embattled Lotus team could fall through. It is now over a month since Renault signed its famous 'letter...

02 Nov 2015 08:26
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F1Today's Notebook: Race Mexico 2015
Nico Rosberg claimed his 4th win of the season after seeing off a persistent Lewis Hamilton, who consistently remained 2 seconds of the German for the entire race...

02 Nov 2015 01:49
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Qualifying report: Rosberg claims pole position in Mexico
Mercedes manage to translate their strong performance in FP3 into a strong qualifying as Rosberg claim pole position closely followed by team mate Hamilton. Rosberg managed the ...

31 Oct 2015 21:02
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FP3 report: Rosberg fastest in a sunnier Mexico, Red Bull challenge Vettel
Mercedes once again put up a dominant display in a sunny Mexico City, as german Nico Rosberg managed to set 1:21.083. Team mate and recently crowned champion Hamilton was only 1...

31 Oct 2015 17:14
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Ferrari defends right to veto engine cost cap
Ferrari has defended its decision to 'veto' the FIA's efforts to impose a cap on the price of customer engines in formula one. In the form of an official statement a...

31 Oct 2015 10:17
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Wolff says Manor resignations 'a blow'
Mercedes chiefs will be "curious spectators" as apparent trouble at the British backmarker Manor unfolds. That is what Toto Wolff said after rumours spread around the ...

31 Oct 2015 09:47
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Honda not ruling out Red Bull engine deal
Honda has refused to back its works partner McLaren in ruling out a supply of customer Japanese power for ailing Red Bull for 2016. Having now dropped its quit threat, the belea...

31 Oct 2015 09:35
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Pirelli confirms 3 compounds per race in 2016
Pirelli will offer three tyre compounds for F1 teams to use at each grand prix from 2016. The news has been a long time coming, but it was finally confirmed by the Italian marqu...

31 Oct 2015 09:19
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Haas confirm Gutierrez as their second driver
US Team Haas have finally confirmed that Ferrari Reserve Driver Esteban Guitierrez will drive for the team alongside Romain Grosjean. The Mexican made his debut for Sauber back...

31 Oct 2015 07:38
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F1Today's Notebook: Mexico Free Practice Two
At 2000 GMT Second Free Practice got under way, as the teams look to test the Pirelli Soft Tyre along with some high fuel runs. 2.5 seconds separates both the Soft and Medium co...

30 Oct 2015 23:28
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Force India could become Aston Martin from next year and onwards!
The british luxury carmanufacturer Aston Martin has not been in Formula 1 since 1960, when they only participated in two years (1959 and 1960). Aston Martin has been rumou...

30 Oct 2015 22:19
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F1Today's Notebook: Mexico Free Practice One
At 1600 GMT, Formula 1 returns to Mexico for Free Practice One. Teams are having to run a High Downforce Package because of the extreme altitude. Experts believe that because of...

30 Oct 2015 18:36
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FP1: Verstappen leads on slippery surface in Mexico

Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Max Verstappen has set the best time in the first free practice for the Mexican Grand Prix. The session started with a damp track and even in the dry ...

30 Oct 2015 18:33
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Tension brewing between Manor owner and bosses
Manor is losing its most prominent bosses, the Telegraph newspaper reports on Friday. Correspondent Daniel Johnson said founder John Booth, and deputy Graeme Lowdon, "have ...

30 Oct 2015 16:00
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Ferrari sidelines latest engine spec until 2016
Ferrari has sidelined the latest specification of its F1 'power unit' for the remainder of the 2015 season. That is the claim of the Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat, ref...

30 Oct 2015 12:08
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No engine, other teams are afraid of us - Marko
Red Bull appears to have dropped its earlier threat to voluntarily quit formula one. As team owner Dietrich Mateschitz's end-of-October deadline now looms large, the message...

30 Oct 2015 11:36
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Lotus-Renault buyout no done deal yet
With the Renault buyout still not done, the prevailing mood of uncertainty remains at Lotus for now. It could be that Red Bull's eleventh-hour efforts to patch up its broken...

30 Oct 2015 10:57
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Hamilton not going to help Rosberg beat Vettel
Lewis Hamilton says he is reluctant to help teammate Nico Rosberg cap off Mercedes' 2015 season with a clean sweep. The German team and the British driver have already wrapp...

30 Oct 2015 10:24
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Max eyeing a better car for 2017 - Jos Verstappen
Rumours are continuing to swirl around Max Verstappen, the 18-year-old F1 rookie sensation. Red Bull - although occupied with the greater concern about finding power units for 2...

30 Oct 2015 09:45
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Gutierrez confirms Haas race seat for next season
Esteban Gutierrez has confirmed the worst-kept secret in the F1 paddock -- that he will complete Haas' 2016 driver lineup. The new American team has scheduled an official an...

30 Oct 2015 08:51
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Volcano erupts near site for Mexican GP
Hot on the heels of Hurricane Patricia, the F1 world now has its eye on another natural phenomenon. 75 kilometres from the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, the Popoc...

30 Oct 2015 08:02
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Dr. Helmut Marko regrets his outburst about Renault claims Lauda
Former Three-time World Champion Niki Lauda has heard firsthand from Red Bull's Advisor Dr. Helmut Marko that he now regrets criticism that he made about Engine Partners Ren...

29 Oct 2015 18:58
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BREAKING NEWS: Button and Alonso will incur Grid Penalties for Mexico
F1today has learnt that both drivers Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button will have numerous changes, which will mean they will start at the back of the grid for Mexico. Alonso wi...

29 Oct 2015 18:40
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Mclaren can find 2.5 Seconds for 2016 says Alonso
Double World Champion Fernando Alonso is sure that Mclaren can win next year - only if they can find 2.5 seconds over the winter. Mclaren/Honda have endured a disastrous&n...

29 Oct 2015 17:35
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No need to discuss Mercedes driver clash - Lauda
In the days after Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg's first-corner clash in Austin, Mercedes team management are now playing down the incident. Immediately after the chequered...

29 Oct 2015 12:29
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Little enthusiasm for Ecclestone's 'client engine' plan
Up and down pitlane, there is little enthusiasm for Bernie Ecclestone and the FIA's plan for a 'client engine' in formula one. F1 supremo Ecclestone, who has convinc...

29 Oct 2015 12:12
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McLaren confirms veto against Honda supplying Red Bull
McLaren has effectively confirmed reports it has vetoed the supply of customer Honda power units to Red Bull next year. With Mercedes and Ferrari already saying no to the embatt...

29 Oct 2015 11:45
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Forgotten candidate Raikkonen eyes title challenge
Kimi Raikkonen has raised his hand as a potential challenger for the 2016 world championship. Although the 2007 title winner for Ferrari, the Finn's return to Maranello has ...

29 Oct 2015 11:03
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Rosberg can become world champion - Montoya
Nico Rosberg cannot be ruled out of the running to take on Lewis Hamilton, even though the German has lost two consecutive world championships to his Mercedes teammate. That is ...

29 Oct 2015 10:30
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'Financially devastating weekend' for US GP company
Lewis Hamilton left Austin with his childhood dream achieved, but for the race organisers it was an horror US grand prix. "It was a tough weekend," Circuit of the Amer...

29 Oct 2015 09:58
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Force India asking FOM for payments in advance
Force India is calling on Bernie Ecclestone to advanced the team's official income to before the 2016 season begins. Although now apparently out of trouble and a solid fifth...

29 Oct 2015 09:41
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Williams to lose Bottas-linked sponsor Kemppi
One of Valtteri Bottas' personal sponsors is pulling its financial backing from the Williams team. Although not regarded in the paddock as a typical 'pay driver', Fi...

28 Oct 2015 09:15
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Kevin Magnussen not abandoning his F1 dream
Kevin Magnussen is looking to get his career back on track after being let go by McLaren. The young Dane, who was dropped by the British team on his 23rd birthday recently, will...

28 Oct 2015 08:39
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FIA pushing for standard client engines after Ferrari veto
Confirming its push for a "client engine" in formula one, F1's governing body has aimed fire at Ferrari. Mercedes has already come out against Bernie Ecclestone...

27 Oct 2015 12:05
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Hamilton: "It's the worst thing to be my teammate"
Lewis Hamilton says he can "understand" why Nico Rosberg hurled a second-placed podium cap at him after the US grand prix. Furious about their first-corner clash, and ...

27 Oct 2015 11:26
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Big surprise is how strong Ferrari has been - Prost
Sebastian Vettel is shaping up as the most likely contender to end new triple world champion Lewis Hamilton's run of dominance in 2016. Hamilton's Mercedes teammate, the...

27 Oct 2015 10:58
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McLaren played 'lottery' with talent development - de la Rosa
Lewis Hamilton's immense talent may have thrown McLaren off course when it came to the development of young talent. That is the view of former long-time McLaren test driver ...

27 Oct 2015 10:31
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Raikkonen not interested in rain-delay 'shenanigans'
Kimi Raikkonen has admitted he had no interest in joining the "circus" that became the unusual television spectacle of qualifying in Austin. With the session lasting a...

27 Oct 2015 10:07
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Rosberg defends behaviour after the US grand prix
Nico Rosberg has defended his behaviour in the immediate aftermath of the US grand prix. The German has been widely called a 'bad loser' for hauling a cap at his teammat...

27 Oct 2015 09:47
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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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