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Lotus takeover not completed before december
The uncertainty about Lotus' future is likely to race on beyond the end of the 2016 season. That is the admission of the struggling Enstone team's deputy Federico Gastal...

14 Oct 2015 10:25
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Pirelli still waiting for FIA for approve new F1-deal
Pirelli is now waiting for the FIA to formalise its new deal to keep supplying tyres to F1 teams beyond 2016. As they symbolically shook hands on the Sochi grid last Sunday, Be...

14 Oct 2015 10:06
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Button tips teams Magnussen for 2016 race seat
Jenson Button has tipped McLaren-Honda stablemate Kevin Magnussen for a formula one race seat in 2016. The pair were partnered together at the Woking team last year, but McLare...

14 Oct 2015 08:52
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McLaren: "New Honda upgrades better than expected"
McLaren claims the new upgrades Honda introduced for their power unit in Russia turned out to be better than McLaren had expected. The japanese engine supplier spent their final...

14 Oct 2015 08:37
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Marko: "Next year four Red Bull cars or none"
Dr Helmut Marko has clarified that F1 risks punching a four-car hole in the grid if a solution to the engine supply crisis is not found. At Sochi, it was rumoured that while fo...

13 Oct 2015 12:13
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Hamilton doesn't need my help says Rosberg
Nico Rosberg has played down the likelihood that he will have to spend the remainder of the season playing a supporting role for his teammate. After his Sochi breakdown, Merced...

13 Oct 2015 11:49
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Vettel defends decision to guard personal life
Sebastian Vettel has defended his decision to fiercely shield his private life from the world's glare. His approach to fame and fortune is starkly different to fellow multi...

13 Oct 2015 10:59
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Alonso not sure he will stay in F1 beyond 2017
Fernando Alonso has played down the likelihood that he will drive a single race beyond the end of his current McLaren contract. Amid McLaren-Honda's abysmal 2015, there hav...

13 Oct 2015 10:25
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Vandoorne: "I'm still optimistic for F1 race seat 2016"
New GP2 champion Stoffel Vandoorne is confident he will be on the formula one grid in 2016. The Belgian, 23, wrapped up the title in Russia last weekend with two rounds still t...

13 Oct 2015 09:43
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Ecclestone: "Closed cockpits not an option for Formula 1"
Bernie Ecclestone says he does not back moves to put a cover or canopy over the drivers' heads in formula one. A spate of incidents in F1 and other categories, including th...

13 Oct 2015 09:22
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Grosjean not sure Lotus has enough parts to fix car
Romain Grosjean has admitted to concerns after his big crash in the Russian grand prix. The Frenchman, who has elected to switch from financially-troubled Lotus to the Ferrari-...

12 Oct 2015 15:45
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Nasr: "Engineer switch good decision"
Felipe Nasr is delighted his sharp turn in 2015 appeared to pay off immediately at Sochi. After a strong start to his F1 career early this season, the Brazilian has struggled m...

12 Oct 2015 13:07
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Sochi needs quick decision over posiblity 2016 night race
Richard Cregan wants a decision to be made quickly if next year's Russian grand prix is going to be held under floodlights. Earlier, we reported that Russian deputy prime m...

12 Oct 2015 12:24
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Ferrari's real focus now on 2016, 2017
Sebastian Vettel is still in the hunt, but Ferrari's realistic hopes are now firmly set on a proper title challenge for 2016. Indeed, while Vettel actually overtook Nico Ro...

12 Oct 2015 12:11
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Prost: "Not sure if relation between Red Bull and Renault can be repaired"
Alain Prost is not sure the damaged relationship between Renault and Red Bull can be repaired. Red Bull, and its sister team Toro Rosso, risk being left without a power unit to ...

12 Oct 2015 11:29
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Pirelli to remain as Formula 1's tyre supplier
Italian tyre manufacturer Pirelli has secured a contract to supply Formula 1 with tyres after 2016. It was believed that the choice was between either french Michelin or Pirelli...

11 Oct 2015 19:14
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Hamilton strikes again in Russia
Lewis Hamilton wins in Sochi, Russia. He has now pretty much secured his third championship title, the second in a row. Nico Rosberg had a good start from pole, leading his tea...

11 Oct 2015 15:27
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Qualifying report: Rosberg takes pole in Russia
Nico Rosberg managed to take pole in today's qualifying session in Russia, his second pole in a row. After a weekend with practice sessions full of interference from heavy r...

10 Oct 2015 21:56
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F1 Today's Notebook: Free Practice 3 - Russia
10am GMT and we have a clear day at the Sochi Race Track. The washout yesterday, means that all teams will be cramming their programs into this hour session. Let the madness beg...

10 Oct 2015 12:37
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FP3: Heavy crash Sainz brings out red flag
The third free practice for the Russian Grand Prix has been stopped due to the heavy crash of Carlos Sainz. He has been in the car for more than 20 minutes but at the moment of ...

10 Oct 2015 11:56
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Manor seat not guaranteed for Wehrlein - Wolff
Manor's new engine deal does not guarantee Pascal Wehrlein a race seat with the British backmarker. That is the claim of Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff, who recently signed o...

10 Oct 2015 10:01
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Mercedes offered 'cheap engine' to rivals
Mercedes had no takers when it offered a more affordable version of its title-winning power unit to potential customers last year. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport claims the ...

10 Oct 2015 09:29
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Ecclestone: "Red Bull engine situation is solved"
Red Bull's engine saga is speeding ahead faster even than the cars on the slippery Sochi track on Friday. The day began with the energy drink company reportedly still in tal...

09 Oct 2015 14:56
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F1Today's Notebook: Free Practice One - Russia
8am GMT, Russia awoke to a clear day and not the rain that was forecasted by Lewis Hamilton. Unpredictably, FP1 incurred a delay thanks to a clumsy mistake by a recovery vehicle...

09 Oct 2015 12:24
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Ferrari refuses to give engines to Red Bull Racing
Red Bull Racing seems to be in big problems for next year. Ferrari has refused to supply engines to the Austrian team, as the Italian manufacturer is not willing to help another...

09 Oct 2015 12:24
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Nasr wants to end Sauber struggle with new engineer
Felipe Nasr has begun working with a new race engineer. After an impressive start to his F1 career with Sauber this year, the Brazilian rookie entered a slump characterised by r...

09 Oct 2015 10:20
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Ferrari feels not guilty if Red Bull has no engine
As Red Bull's options narrow further, Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene has played down the prospect of a 2016 engine deal. And the Italian told Brazil's Globo that the p...

09 Oct 2015 10:00
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Will Mercedes find themselves in trouble at Russia?
Nobody could foresee the events of Singapore, for a the team who have occupied all of the pole positions this year, were royally knocked off their perches in an embarrassin...

09 Oct 2015 00:35
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F1Today's Notebook: The Russian Drivers' Press Conference
1pm GMT, we saw Fernando Alonso (McLaren), Romain Grosjean (Lotus), Danill Kvyat (Red Bull), Felipe Massa (Williams), Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso) intervie...

08 Oct 2015 18:32
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Coulthard thinks Alonso might quit McLaren-Honda
Former long-time team driver David Coulthard says he can imagine Fernando Alonso quitting McLaren at the end of the season. Spaniard Alonso backtracked after slamming Honda'...

08 Oct 2015 16:00
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Ecclestone promised different TV coverage for Sochi
Niki Lauda says Bernie Ecclestone has assured him the two Mercedes cars will not be ignored by the television cameras this weekend at Sochi. Following the controversial Suzuka &...

08 Oct 2015 15:35
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Mateschitz wants engine crisis sorted out in October
Dietrich Mateschitz has now set a target for the end of Red Bull's current engine crisis, and it is looming fast. "Sometime in late October," the owner of Red Bull...

08 Oct 2015 14:51
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'Money distribution in other sports fairer than in F1'
When asked by the German publication Sport Bild how things are going at Sauber, the Swiss team's boss replied: "I can't complain." Monisha Kaltenborn, however,...

08 Oct 2015 14:34
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Silverstone chief says modern F1 is a 'sh*t product'
Silverstone chief Patrick Allen has launched an unprecedented attack on formula one, describing it as a "sh*t product". It is an echo of an earlier story in 2015, when...

08 Oct 2015 12:47
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Ecclestone comments trigger rumours in F1 paddock
Bernie Ecclestone has tongues wagging in the F1 paddock after declaring that formula one is set to be sold within three months. F1 legend and Mercedes team chairman Niki Lauda t...

08 Oct 2015 12:11
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No Engine Upgrade for Mercedes Customers
F1Today has learned that neither Williams, Force India or Lotus will receive the new Mercedes Engine Upgrade which was introduced back in Monza for the Works Team. World Champi...

08 Oct 2015 12:08
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Only Alonso to race upgraded Honda engine at Sochi
Honda has brought a new engine specification to Russia, Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports. Correspondent Michael Schmidt said the power unit makes use of the struggling...

08 Oct 2015 11:23
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BREAKING NEWS: Honda uses the rest of its tokens ahead of the Russian GP
Honda has announced that they will have an engine upgrade ready for this weekend's race, the Japanese Manufacture will now use it's remaining four tokens. The...

08 Oct 2015 10:43
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Rosberg admits he needs luck for title fight-back
Ferrari will have an unusual supporter barracking for a strong weekend for the Maranello team this weekend in Russia. It is Nico Rosberg, who acknowledged that with his 48 point...

08 Oct 2015 10:41
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Carlos Sainz - We can beat Lotus in the Championship
Carlos Sainz believes that his team Toro Rosso can beat Lotus in the Constructor's Championship, which will earn them their best finish since 2008 Season. As it stands, Tor...

08 Oct 2015 10:08
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Video: Lap of Sochi onboard with Valtteri Bottas
Sochi hosts the Grand Prix of Russia this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Valtteri Bottas around that track. ...

08 Oct 2015 09:44
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Lotus hits back at hospitality lock-out 'rumours'
Lotus on Wednesday hit back at what it called "paddock rumours". Earlier reports suggested that, just like at Suzuka, the troubled Enstone team was locked out of its h...

08 Oct 2015 08:22
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Jenson Button - Against three-car Teams
2009 World Champion, Jenson Button has told British Magazine Autosport that he is against the idea of teams running a third driver. Formula One as it stands could see three tea...

08 Oct 2015 08:08
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History: Six wheelers!
In the late sixties, Tyrrell's chief designer Derek Gardner was troubled by a new development in Formula One engineering. With the introduction of the lighter and more power...

07 Oct 2015 19:21
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Mick Schumacher has made 'huge strides' in F4
The immediate leap from Formula 4 to Formula 3 for F1 legend Michael Schumacher's son is not being ruled out. 16-year-old Mick, having graduated to single seaters this year,...

07 Oct 2015 16:42
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Lotus now locked out of hospitality unit at Sochi
Lotus' travelling staff are once again locked out of the struggling team's designated paddock building ahead of a grand prix. Amid the Enstone team's obvious financi...

07 Oct 2015 16:27
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Lauda worried about Sochi's Singapore-like asphalt
Niki Lauda has admitted he is worried about this weekend's Russian grand prix. Earlier, we reported that Mercedes is indeed nervous about Sochi, despite dominating recently ...

07 Oct 2015 15:55
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Haas F1 Team has budget of 100 to 110 million
Gene Haas says the money he will spend on formula one is comparable to his four-car operation in the American tin-top series Nascar. Californian Haas has partnered with Ferrari ...

07 Oct 2015 15:01
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Hoy and Ainsly in ROC Celebrity Skills Challenge
Two of Britain's greatest ever Olympians Sir Chris Hoy and Sir Ben Ainslie will return to London's former Olympic Stadium on the evening of Friday 20 November to take pa...

07 Oct 2015 14:30
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GP2: Prema replaces Lazarus in GP2 for next year
GP2 organisers confirm that Prema have found an agreement to takeover Lazarus' entry. This will be effective at the end of the 2015 season with the new Italian squad running...

07 Oct 2015 13:49
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Mercedes denies ongoing negotiations with Red Bull
Toto Wolff has hit back at Red Bull counterpart Christian Horner's claim that negotiations about a supply of engines for 2016 are back on. Horner told the Red Bull-owned Aus...

07 Oct 2015 12:03
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McLaren-Honda has to look ahead to 2016 now
McLaren-Honda is having to look beyond the final five races of 2015. At Suzuka recently, the Anglo-Japanese collaboration looked set to unravel, amid Fernando Alonso's radio...

07 Oct 2015 11:29
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Next F1 owner must have vision for future - Wolff
F1's next owner needs to be fully committed to the sport. That is the view of Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff, after F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone revealed that CVC is likely t...

07 Oct 2015 10:46
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Bottas could lose momentum at Williams - Kovalainen
Valtteri Bottas risks watching his F1 career stagnate at Williams, fellow Finn Heikki Kovalainen has warned. Earlier this year, the now 26-year-old Bottas was a strong candidate...

07 Oct 2015 09:53
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Christian Horner - Renault are Three Years Behind
Red Bull Team Principle Christian Horner has told Sky Sports that Renault will need a further 2 or 3 years before they are on a level playing field with Mercedes and Ferrar...

07 Oct 2015 09:50
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Jenson Button - MP4-30 is a Good Car
Jenson Button has told ESPN that despite Mclaren's lacklustre season, they have in fact produced an aerodynamically strong package. The Briton paid homage to their new...

07 Oct 2015 09:08
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Todt defends F1 and Le Mans clash as best compromise
FIA president Jean Todt has defended a controversial clash on next year's F1 calendar. A re-jig of the Bernie Ecclestone-authored schedule for 2016, mainly to reinstate a lo...

07 Oct 2015 09:08
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BREAKING NEWS: Bernie Ecclestone admits F1 could be sold this year
In a telephone interview with Camp Beckenbauer Global Summit, F1 Supremo Bernie Ecclestone has admitted that there are three serious bidders who could buy out the sport before t...

07 Oct 2015 07:51
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Bouiller - Honda Power Unit is Costing Mclaren 2 Seconds Per a Lap
Eric Bouiller has claimed that the 2015 Honda Power Unit is costing Mclaren over 2 seconds per a lap and looking forwards, he would like them to fix their 'Immature' hyb...

06 Oct 2015 16:10
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Ferrari not counting on Singapore-like showing in Sochi
Ferrari is not counting on having another Singapore-like showing this weekend at Sochi. Just over two weeks ago, Sebastian Vettel put himself back in the championship reckoning ...

06 Oct 2015 15:25
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Mercedes' benefit from success on-track is 'priceless'
Mercedes lost millions as it dominantly won last year's world championships. Writing in the Swiss newspaper Blick, the veteran F1 journalist Roger Benoit says the German car...

06 Oct 2015 12:12
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Red Bull talks with two manufacturers - Horner
Christian Horner has revealed that talks with two manufacturers are taking place as Red Bull continues to work on its engine supplier crisis. Amid the Renault divorce, the energ...

06 Oct 2015 11:16
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'Ferrari new engine supplier Toro Rosso'
Ferrari will be the new engine supplier for Scuderia Toro Rosso from 2016 onwards. According to our sources from within the Toro Rosso team, they have struck a deal with Ferrari...

06 Oct 2015 10:40
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Lauda worried Sochi could expose Mercedes' weakness
A slightly nervous Mercedes is preparing for this weekend's Russian grand prix. Actually, the usually utterly-dominant German squad can wrap up the 2015 constructors' wo...

06 Oct 2015 09:51
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F1 enormously behind with digital platforms - Zetsche
Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche has called on formula one to up its game in the 21st century. Currently dominating the sport with its Mercedes team, Zetsche says the German giant is ...

05 Oct 2015 13:46
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Ecclestone not afraid for diminished F1 grid for 2016
Bernie Ecclestone insists he is not worried F1 could be left with a diminished grid for the start of the 2016 season next March. Currently, following the collapse of Caterham la...

05 Oct 2015 12:49
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Andretti warns F1 against 'reinventing the wheel'
Mario Andretti has warned formula one against going overboard as it looks to the future. After an intense period of recent soul-searching, the sport collectively agreed to turn ...

05 Oct 2015 12:03
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You must always have patience - Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso says he can be misunderstood by the public. Indeed, the latest rumours about the Spaniard arose after the Japanese grand prix, where he was rebuked by McLaren-Ho...

05 Oct 2015 11:33
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Wehrlein not denying rumours linking him with Manor
Pascal Wehrlein is not denying suggestions he is now in pole position to make his F1 debut next year. The speculation about the 20-year-old's future has shifted into a high ...

05 Oct 2015 10:45
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Max Verstappen has been good for F1 - Ecclestone

Max Verstappen must not be left without a race seat in formula one. That is the view of none other than F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, who admits he is a great fan of the sport&#...

05 Oct 2015 09:53
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