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Bob Bell joins Manor as technical consultant
As part of its long term strategy, the Manor Marussia F1 Team is pleased to announce new appointments to its technical and engineering teams. Under the technical leadership of J...

01 Jun 2015 13:38
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German F1 broadcaster wants the sport to improve
RTL, F1's free-to-air broadcaster in Germany, wants the sport to improve. We reported last week that, with the traditional market already losing its grand prix in 2015, Germ...

01 Jun 2015 12:52
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Italian grand prix must stay at Monza - Arrivabene
Monza should be the permanent home of the Italian grand prix. That is the claim of Maurizio Arrivabene, Ferrari's team boss. At the weekend, he made a visit to Mugello, whic...

01 Jun 2015 12:14
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Jail was 'a real risk' for Kaltenborn in Van der Garde saga
Monisha Kaltenborn has admitted she feared starting her 2015 season in jail. Until now, the Sauber chief has not spoken at length about the 'Giedo van der Garde saga' th...

01 Jun 2015 11:54
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Max Verstappen feels fine after Monaco crash

Max Verstappen has demonstrated he is not injured in the wake of his huge Monaco crash. Many predicted the 17-year-old will suffer physically after his big hit into the Ste Devo...

01 Jun 2015 11:39
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Hamilton yet to explain stopping on track in Monaco
Mercedes is yet to explain why Lewis Hamilton stopped on track immediately after the Monaco grand prix. Following the strategy bungle that cost the Briton a sure victory, Hamilt...

01 Jun 2015 11:08
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Dennis asks Danish companies to power Magnussen return
McLaren supremo Ron Dennis jetted into Denmark this week to ask local companies to power Kevin Magnussen back onto the grid. As Fernando Alonso was drafted in for the start of t...

01 Jun 2015 08:51
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'No plans' to make ART 'B' team - McLaren
McLaren has played down claims about a 2016 'B' team. After the FIA kicked off a search for a new F1 team late this week, speculation suggested an early frontrunner coul...

30 May 2015 10:47
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Kehm defends handling of Schumacher privacy
Manager Sabine Kehm has defended her handling of the media since Michael Schumacher's skiing crash seventeen months ago. Kehm and Schumacher's wife Corinna have often be...

30 May 2015 10:45
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GP2 team ART on pole to join F1 grid for 2016
An early frontrunner to be the twelfth team in 2016 has already emerged. The FIA surprised the F1 media on Thursday by announcing it is searching for another team to join newcom...

29 May 2015 17:03
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Grosjean 'annoyed' by going through brake-test inquiry
Romain Grosjean on Friday hit back at Max Verstappen's claim he "brake-tested" the rookie Dutchman in Monaco. It was 17-year-old Verstappen who was penalised by th...

29 May 2015 17:01
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Renault not surprised by clampdown on engine upgrades
Renault says it is "not surprised" the FIA is clamping down on supposedly non-performance engine upgrades in formula one. As the mid-year month of June approaches, it ...

29 May 2015 16:52
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Ferrari didn't close the gap to Mercedes - Briatore
Flavio Briatore insists Ferrari has made no progress in 2015. Several times recently, the Italian has defended Fernando Alonso's decision to leave Maranello just as it appea...

29 May 2015 16:30
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Seriousness of driver interest picking up a bit - Haas
Haas, the new American F1 team for 2016, is now turning its attention to drivers. It emerged recently that due to his link to the team's technology partner Ferrari, Esteban ...

29 May 2015 16:21
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Red Bull Racing open to lineup change for 2016
Red Bull is open to changing its driver lineup for 2016, according to the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf. The news follows Dutch teenager Max Verstappen's meteoric debut for t...

29 May 2015 15:27
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Magnussen not losing hope for rapid return in F1
Kevin Magnussen says he is not losing hope for a rapid return to the F1 grid. After a solid debut for McLaren last year, the 22-year-old Dane was relegated to the reserve role f...

29 May 2015 14:43
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FIA wants to plug F1 drivers into the telemetry
F1's governing body wants to plug the drivers into the telemetry. Omnicorse, a specialist Italian publication, claims the FIA will test the real-time collection of heart, re...

29 May 2015 13:28
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Free F1 TV coverage in danger for German fans
F1's struggling German market could be dealt yet another major blow. The country's traditional spot on the race calendar was axed for 2015, and F1 supremo Bernie Ecclest...

29 May 2015 12:13
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Mercedes to base future decisions on logic - Wolff
Mercedes has resolved to rely less on data and more on human input in future, following the strategy disaster of the Monaco grand prix. Ever since Lewis Hamilton lost a sure vic...

29 May 2015 12:03
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Ferrari not violating restrictions on wind tunnel use
A recent inspection by F1's governing body cleared Ferrari of wrongdoing as it pushes ahead with aerodynamic development in 2015. The story was first reported on Tuesday by ...

29 May 2015 11:05
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No excuse for Williams slump in Monaco - Symonds
Felipe Massa has backed Williams to recover immediately from a bad weekend in Monaco. Valtteri Bottas said after the street race that it was the "second year in succession&...

29 May 2015 10:21
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Ecclestone would be happy if Indian GP came back
Bernie Ecclestone is not ruling out a return to the F1 calendar for India. Last week, a source close to the former promoter Jaypee indicated that the New Delhi race - scrapped f...

29 May 2015 09:51
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FIA launches selection proces for new F1 team
F1's governing body has commenced the search for a new formula one team. Up and down the paddock, fevered discussions about the future of the sport are currently taking plac...

29 May 2015 09:23
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Hamilton saga 'cannot be changed' now - Hakkinen
Mika Hakkinen has tipped Lewis Hamilton to bounce back from the Monaco grand prix. Regarding the basic strategy error that cost the world champion a sure victory on the fabled s...

28 May 2015 16:50
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Talks between Lotus and Renault in decisive phase
International media sources believe Lotus is on the cusp of being sold. Just two weeks ago, amid rumours the Enstone team was in talks with its former owner Renault, Lotus chief...

28 May 2015 16:33
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FIA pushing hard for regulations to be respected
The FIA is pushing hard for its regulations to be fully respected by F1 teams in 2015. With the governing body having already clamped down in the area of fuel flow, Auto Motor u...

28 May 2015 14:37
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Ecclestone open to new promoter for Italian GP
Bernie Ecclestone says he is open to working with a new race promoter if it saves the embattled Italian grand prix. With the F1 supremo warning that Monza must pay more to stay ...

28 May 2015 13:47
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De Villota investigation 'sad and unfortunate' - father
Maria de Villota's father has expressed disappointment with the way an investigation into a 2012 crash was concluded. Britain's Health and Safety Executive this week ann...

28 May 2015 12:49
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FIA not banning alcohol sponsorship in F1 - Todt
Jean Todt has ruled out banning alcohol sponsorship in formula one. During the Monaco grand prix weekend, a European alcohol policy group called Eurocare said the amount of alco...

28 May 2015 12:08
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Spanish grand prix might lose backing of Barcelona
The Spanish grand prix might be losing the backing of the city of Barcelona. At the Circuit de Catalunya's latest F1 race earlier this month, it was announced that the Spani...

28 May 2015 11:36
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Wolff sure one race doesn't 'tip over' Hamilton trust
Lewis Hamilton is not at Brackley this week as Mercedes tackles the bungled mess of the Briton's Monaco grand prix. The reigning world champion was dominant all weekend in t...

28 May 2015 10:58
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'Less gears to turn up the revs and increase the noise'
Niki Lauda thinks F1 has turned up the volume in 2015. "Look at last year," the Mercedes team chairman told the British broadcaster Sky in Monaco. "The noise has ...

28 May 2015 10:10
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Rosberg wants wife at every race as 'lucky charm'
Nico Rosberg wants his 'lucky charm' at every grand prix as he chases the 2015 title. In Australia, Malaysia, China and Bahrain, Mercedes teammate and reigning world cha...

28 May 2015 09:34
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Lotus engineer denies Verstappen was 'brake-tested'
A Lotus boss has denied Max Verstappen's claim he was "brake-tested" by Romain Grosjean on Sunday. Teenage rookie Verstappen was penalised by the stewards for his ...

28 May 2015 08:26
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Capelli says Ecclestone wants to preserve Monza
Bernie Ecclestone wants the Italian grand prix to stay on the calendar. That is the claim of Ivan Capelli, a former F1 driver who now represents the organisers of the historic a...

27 May 2015 16:50
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Ferrari acknowledges limited potential of SF15-T
Ferrari might already be looking ahead to 2016. Although the Italian team has taken a big step forward this year, La Gazzetta dello Sport claims boss Maurizio Arrivabene could n...

27 May 2015 16:04
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Renault looking forward to Montreal after Monaco boost
Cyril Abiteboul left Monaco with a smile on his face. It has been a tough period for Renault's F1 chief, as he realised the scale of the performance and reliability problems...

27 May 2015 15:11
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Verstappen claims he was 'brake-tested' by Grosjean
Max Verstappen claims he crashed at Monaco on Sunday after being "brake-tested". The 17-year-old, whose formula one debut in 2015 has been controversial, was punished ...

27 May 2015 14:47
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Mercedes will not pay back Hamilton with 'gift win'
Toto Wolff has ruled out taking drastic measures as Mercedes analyses what went wrong in Monaco. The German giant's team boss has already said those responsible for Sunday&#...

27 May 2015 13:35
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Drivers can no longer express their thoughts - Ecclestone
It was Michael Schumacher who kicked off the era of the 'modern driver'. That is the view of F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, following his widely-published comments about ...

27 May 2015 13:12
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Marussia cleared of wrongdoing in De Villota crash
Maria de Villota's family is considering legal action, after the former Marussia team was cleared of wrongdoing in a 2012 crash. Spaniard de Villota died in late 2013, fifte...

27 May 2015 11:20
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Hamilton will come back even stronger - Rosberg
Nico Rosberg admits he needs to up his game in order to beat teammate Lewis Hamilton to the 2015 title. The German was ecstatic on Sunday after winning a third consecutive Monac...

27 May 2015 10:41
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Hakkinen thinks Verstappen penalty was incorrect
Mika Hakkinen has leapt to Max Verstappen's defence after his high-speed crash at Monaco. Critics blasted teenager Verstappen's young age and inexperience after the frig...

27 May 2015 09:52
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New Sauber drivers making a difference - Kaltenborn
Monisha Kaltenborn has fired a shot at Sauber's former race drivers. For 2015, the Swiss team dispensed with its 2014 lineup of Adrian Sutil and Esteban Gutierrez, instead s...

27 May 2015 09:06
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McLaren-Honda planning big upgrade for Austria
McLaren is preparing a big upgrade package for June's Austrian grand prix. After only missing points in Monaco due to another reliability problem, Fernando Alonso said he is...

27 May 2015 08:35
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Williams has to sort Monaco slump out - Bottas
Valtteri Bottas has urged Williams to get to the bottom of its Monaco slump. The British team's dip in performance last weekend came at an awkward time, as Bottas is being s...

26 May 2015 16:33
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Pirelli interested in tyre contract, but not at any cost
Pirelli is "open" to going to war with a rival tyre manufacturer like Michelin. That is the claim of the Italian company's chief Marco Tronchetti Provera. On a rar...

26 May 2015 16:11
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No celebrations after breakthrough for McLaren
There were no celebrations on Sunday despite a major breakthrough for the burgeoning McLaren-Honda project. Six difficult races into the new Anglo-Japanese works era, Jenson But...

26 May 2015 15:47
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Lotus to collaborate with icon Pharrell Williams
Lotus F1 Team is happy to announce a new global collaborative marketing partnership with Pharrell Williams which will see Lotus F1 Team and Pharrell Williams pursuing an integra...

26 May 2015 14:54
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I would like to change a lot of things - Ecclestone
F1's switch to "democracy" has been at the cost of "entertainment". That is the view of the sport's supremo Bernie Ecclestone, who is not hiding his ...

26 May 2015 14:08
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F1 doesn't need to make a habit of replacing 'grid girls'
F1 does not need to make a habit of replacing the traditional 'grid girls'. That is the view of Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff, after Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel admi...

26 May 2015 13:42
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Red Bull not giving Renault much credit after Monaco
Red Bull is not expecting to burst back into podium contention after a stronger weekend in Monaco. Just behind the top three on Sunday was the Red Bull duo of Daniil Kvyat and D...

26 May 2015 13:12
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Merhi delighted to have finally beaten Stevens
Roberto Merhi looks to be cementing his place at the Manor team. In the days before Monaco, team chiefs were still admitting that the Spaniard might at some point be unseated. U...

26 May 2015 12:08
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Formula one still pinnacle of motor sport - Todt
FIA president Jean Todt has denied the need to radically shake up formula one. The overwhelming message from the F1 paddock in recent weeks has been that of a self-made 'cri...

26 May 2015 11:30
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Arrivabene gives Raikkonen qualifying 'homework'
Maurizio Arrivabene sent Kimi Raikkonen away from the Monaco grand prix with some "homework". Finn Raikkonen is already on notice to keep up his rate of improvement in...

26 May 2015 10:33
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Red Bull not worried for competitive reasons - Marko
Dr Helmut Marko insists he is just as critical of the current regime in F1 even after a better showing in Monaco this weekend. The Austrian had warned that, as the 'power un...

26 May 2015 09:54
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Mercedes on schedule to master 'four engine' rule
Mercedes is right on track to master the tough new 'four engines per driver' rule in 2015. There had been moves recently to increase the controversial allocation to five...

26 May 2015 09:10
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Alonso hoping to fight for championship in 2016
Fernando Alonso was not too disappointed to miss out on his first points of the season in Monaco. Actually, the honour of becoming the first points scorer in the new McLaren-Hon...

26 May 2015 08:15
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Mega crash for Verstappen during the Monaco Grand Prix
Max Verstappen had a big crash during the Monaco Grand Prix. The Dutchmen drove a strong race, after a pit-stop with a problem with one of the wheels, with some great overtakes,...

24 May 2015 16:23
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Rosberg wins Monaco 2015 for the third time in a row
Lewis has lost the race in Monaco after making a stop at the end of the race during the safety-car phase. Nico Rosberg has won the race now for the third time in a row, he came...

24 May 2015 16:14
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Pit lane start for Carlos Sainz after missing FIA weigh bridge
Carlos Sainz has been given a penalty after missing the weigh bridge during qualifying earlier today in Monaco. The Spanish driver qualified on eight position but now has to sta...

23 May 2015 16:53
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Hamilton 'dominating' Rosberg - Ecclestone
Lewis Hamilton is psychologically dominating his teammate Nico Rosberg. That is the view of F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone. German Rosberg managed to break Hamilton's run of...

23 May 2015 12:54
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Vettel finds loophole for Monaco helmet change
Sebastian Vettel has found a way around F1's new helmet livery change ban. For 2015, to help spectators more easily identify the drivers from one race to another, the sport...

23 May 2015 12:54
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Monza still in doubt after Ecclestone meeting
Efforts to put the future of the Italian grand prix back on track appear to have faltered. With Bernie Ecclestone warning that his axe is hanging above historic Monza, Italian ...

23 May 2015 12:52
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Kaltenborn slams 'customer car' proposal
Monisha Kaltenborn has slammed the change of direction announced by F1's Strategy Group. After the top team-dominated group said it had agreed to spice up the sport with a ...

23 May 2015 12:52
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Kvyat plays down Marko criticism
Daniil Kvyat has distanced himself from growing speculation about his future. As Red Bull officials hail the early progress of juniors Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz, yo...

23 May 2015 12:51
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Social media 'bad for F1' - Prost
Alain Prost has wondered aloud if social media is actually a good thing for formula one. 2015 so far has been a period of intense introspection for the F1 world, as it consider...

23 May 2015 12:50
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Symonds urges Bottas to consider staying
Pat Symonds has urged Valtteri Bottas to consider pledging his future to Williams. Symonds, the team's highly-experienced technical boss who has worked alongside champions ...

23 May 2015 12:49
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Renault, Red Bull exit still 'possible' - Prost
Speculation about Renault's future in formula one continues to swirl around the paddock. Earlier in 2015, at the height of partner Red Bull's criticism and its performa...

23 May 2015 12:48
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Manager says Schumacher 'improving'
Michael Schumacher's manager says the F1 legend is improving. The seven time world champion has not been seen publicly since striking his head on a rock whilst skiing almos...

23 May 2015 12:47
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