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Hamilton not affected by post-China controversies
Lewis Hamilton on Thursday tried to draw a line under two controversies that have been swirling over the past week. The spat with teammate Nico Rosberg, the Mercedes driver said...

17 Apr 2015 08:20
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Red Bull insists: "Max Verstappen is not for sale"

Max Verstappen is not for sale, Red Bull driver manager Dr Helmut Marko insisted on Thursday. The hype around the 17-year-old sensation is now swirling, particularly after his s...

16 Apr 2015 16:38
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Mercedes denies blocking any engine rule changes
Mercedes has hit back at Bernie Ecclestone's claim the German carmaker is "killing" formula one. The F1 supremo had made the comments in claiming that as he tries to fix the con...

16 Apr 2015 15:13
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Ecclestone commits to 'human rights policy' for F1
Bernie Ecclestone has made a sharp U-turn on his approach to this year's Bahrain grand prix. Now some years after the violent civil uprising in the island Kingdom, Bahrain remai...

16 Apr 2015 14:29
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Podium model plays down 'spraygate' controversy
'Spraygate' could come to a screeching halt after the podium model at the centre of the saga played down the controversy. Lewis Hamilton came under fire after photographs of him...

16 Apr 2015 13:32
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Drivers criticise Rosberg for 'ridiculous' Shanghai spat
Nico Rosberg is not backing down after accusing his teammate Lewis Hamilton of driving too slowly en route to victory in China last Sunday. "I said what I felt," the German told...

16 Apr 2015 12:49
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Verstappen can definitely win championship one day - Tost
Max Verstappen is on the road to becoming world champion. That is the claim of his boss Franz Tost, as others also gush about the early form of F1's controversial 17-year-old dr...

16 Apr 2015 12:07
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Hulkenberg admits Force India is in a difficult situation
Nico Hulkenberg has admitted he will have to keep treading water at Force India for some weeks to come. "It's actually quite a difficult situation," said the German, referring t...

16 Apr 2015 11:15
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Alonso in perfect condition for years to come - trainer
Fernando Alonso will be in top physical shape for years to come, according to his trainer. After his mysterious Barcelona testing crash and hospitalisation, the Spanish driver a...

16 Apr 2015 10:27
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Ferrari a danger for Mercedes in Bahrain heat
Eyes will be on the skies on Thursday as the F1 world pushes through the Bahrain paddock gates. A top of 34 degrees C is forecast in the island Kingdom, which will be music to t...

16 Apr 2015 09:15
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Video: A lap around Bahrain onboard with Rosberg
Bahrain International Circuit hosts the Grand Prix of Bahrain this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Nico Rosberg around that track. ...

16 Apr 2015 08:30
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Mercedes' driver duo dealing with different dramas
Mercedes' race drivers were dealing with very different dramas in the quick-fire hop between China and Bahrain. For championship leader Lewis Hamilton, it was the manner of his ...

15 Apr 2015 16:32
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Red Bull Racing renews partnership with FLIR
Infiniti Red Bull Racing has announced a two-year extension of its Innovation Partnership with FLIR Systems, the world's largest manufacturer of commercial infrared camera syste...

15 Apr 2015 16:12
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Bahrain 2015 preview quotes: Pirelli
Bahrain, a favoured testing venue in the past on account of its year-round warm weather, hosts the third race of the season where the medium and soft compounds have been nominat...

15 Apr 2015 14:25
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Rosberg: "Driving behaviour of Hamilton irrelevant"
Nico Rosberg says he has no intention of speaking again about the Shanghai incident with Lewis Hamilton. The German, having accused his Mercedes teammate of compromising his rac...

15 Apr 2015 13:40
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McLaren to recieve new spec Honda engine in Spain
McLaren is standing firmly behind its new star driver Fernando Alonso. Following his high-profile switch from the now-resurgent Ferrari to struggling McLaren-Honda, the Spaniard...

15 Apr 2015 12:49
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No solution for Renault piston fault in next six weeks
A fault with the piston design of Renault's 2015 engine has been identified, according to the French broadcaster Canal Plus. Problems across both Renault-powered teams, Red Bull...

15 Apr 2015 12:06
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Kolles blasts 'stubborn' FIA over F1's massive problem
Former team boss Colin Kolles has pointed the finger squarely at F1's governing body over a "massive regulations problem" within the sport. Kolles, formerly in charge at Force I...

15 Apr 2015 11:23
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Stuck angry with Ecclestone over German GP demise
Racing legend Hans-Joachim Stuck has slammed Bernie Ecclestone over the demise of the German grand prix. Stuck, a former F1 driver and now chairman of the German sanctioning bod...

15 Apr 2015 10:31
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Raikkonen on track to secure Ferrari deal beyond 2015
Kimi Raikkonen is on track to securing a deal to stay at Ferrari beyond 2015. When he rejoined Maranello from Lotus for 2014, the Finn signed a two-year contract. Raikkonen, 35,...

15 Apr 2015 09:54
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Bahrain 2015 preview quotes: Toro Rosso
Carlos Sainz (Car 55): "This track usually produces a good race and last year I remember it was one of the highlights of the season. Racing at night in a Formula 1 car will be a...

15 Apr 2015 08:40
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Horner clarifies Red Bull threats about quitting F1
Christian Horner is now playing down Red Bull's F1 quit threat. Earlier, directing their anger at engine supplier Renault, the energy drink company's mogul Dietrich Mateschitz a...

14 Apr 2015 16:26
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Sandstorm welcomes world of F1 in Bahrain
A sandstorm has welcomed the world of formula one to Bahrain. As the sport left Shanghai and headed for the Persian Gulf's island Kingdom, the local meteorological bureau warned...

14 Apr 2015 15:59
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Bianchi signed at Sauber mere hours before crash - Kolles
Jules Bianchi might have raced a Sauber in 2015, it has emerged. The claim was made by former HRT boss Colin Kolles, as he discussed the Giedo van der Garde saga on Austrian tel...

14 Apr 2015 15:05
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Hamilton urges Rosberg to get into a 'racing' spirit
Lewis Hamilton has urged his teammate to get into the "racing" spirit and try to take him on next time around. Rosberg, now 17 points behind in the championship standings, ended...

14 Apr 2015 14:49
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Arrivabene promises full equality within Ferrari
Maurizio Arrivabene has ruled out boosting Ferrari's title hopes with the help of 'team orders'. After just three races, Sebastian Vettel is not only splitting the two Mercedes ...

14 Apr 2015 13:39
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Jorda aims to drive for Lotus in the coming months
Carmen Jorda says she is on track to test this year's Lotus car. The 26-year-old Spaniard's appointment as development driver has been controversial, with many saying it was mor...

14 Apr 2015 12:47
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Sky presenter suspended for offending Alonso tweet
A presenter for Italian F1 broadcaster Sky has been suspended for insulting Fernando Alonso. Referring to the Spanish driver's Barcelona testing crash, Paola Saluzzi's offending...

14 Apr 2015 12:13
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Ferrari reform was inevitable after disastrous 2014
Fiat chairman John Elkann has hailed the sweeping changes made by a resurgent Ferrari ahead of the 2015 season. New York-born Elkann, Fiat-Chrysler chairman and the grandson of ...

14 Apr 2015 11:30
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Hamilton counts himself out of the running for Laureus Award
Lewis Hamilton has ruffled feathers for more than one reason over the last few days. On Sunday, he enraged Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg for allegedly "compromising" the German...

14 Apr 2015 10:43
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Alonso let Button have only new diffuser in China
Fernando Alonso demonstrated his "good mood" by happily racing a step behind teammate Jenson Button in China. That is the claim of Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, revealing that...

14 Apr 2015 10:22
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Bahrain 2015 preview quotes: Sauber
After the great result at the Chinese Grand Prix, the Sauber F1 Team is already traveling to the next destination: Bahrain. Next weekend the Bahrain Grand Prix will be the first...

14 Apr 2015 09:50
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Rosberg vows to move on after 'constructive criticism'
Nico Rosberg has vowed to move on after his post-race run-in with teammate Lewis Hamilton in China. Addressing his fans in a video posted on social media from the Shanghai airpo...

13 Apr 2015 16:29
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Alonso absence not cause of major boost for Ferrari
Leading members of the Italian media have played down Niki Lauda's suggestion that Fernando Alonso was a real cause of the Ferrari slump. F1 legend and former Ferrari driver Lau...

13 Apr 2015 14:59
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GP2: Status GP confirms Stanaway for season opener
Richie Stanaway impressed by topping the times at the Abu Dhabi pre-season test, followed by displaying competitive race pace in Bahrain last week. In their maiden GP2 season ...

13 Apr 2015 14:11
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Mercedes helped Williams in bid to create buffer to Ferrari
Mercedes is manipulating the balance of power among its customer teams, according to a Spanish media report. El Pais newspaper said Williams, Lotus and Force India each pay arou...

13 Apr 2015 13:20
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Sauber proves that Australia result was no accident
Having emerged from the comfort of his pre-season low profile, Peter Sauber is now declaring confidently: "We're back." In recent times, the Swiss team's 71-year-old founder has...

13 Apr 2015 12:48
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Red Bull, McLaren bracing for difficult Bahrain GP
Red Bull-Renault and McLaren-Honda are bracing for a difficult Bahrain grand prix. Red Bull official Dr Helmut Marko's frustration boiled over in China on Sunday, declaring to K...

13 Apr 2015 12:11
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Arrivabene: "Kimi needs to feel support of the team"
Ferrari's team boss has backed Kimi Raikkonen after a difficult start to the 2015 season for the Finn. While new teammate Sebastian Vettel has finished on the podium in all thre...

13 Apr 2015 11:05
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Bianchi father 'too upset' to talk about investigation
Jules Bianchi's father has admitted he is angry about the investigation into his son's horror 2014 crash. More than six months after that fateful day in Japan, 25-year-old Frenc...

13 Apr 2015 10:33
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Chinese GP promotor demands 'changes' in F1
Organisers of the Chinese grand prix are demanding "changes" within formula one. The annual Shanghai race is promoted by Juss Event, whose marketing manager Yang Yibin has revea...

13 Apr 2015 09:58
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Rosberg accuses Hamilton of deliberately spoiling his race
It was after the chequered flag flew that the real fireworks began in China between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. Rosberg, beaten in Shanghai, re-fired old tensions with his ...

13 Apr 2015 08:42
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Marko: "Short nose finally coming in Spain"
Red Bull is hoping its long-awaited 'short nose' will put the former world champions back on track. Having pointed the finger of blame squarely at engine supplier Renault, te...

12 Apr 2015 13:45
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'Bad' eye not reason for Rosberg mood
A frustrated Nico Rosberg admitted he lost pole by "the blink of an eye" in China. He was referring to the mere four-hundredths gap to Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton, not t...

12 Apr 2015 13:44
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Force India confirms 'B' car for Austria
Force India has confirmed reports it is working on a 'B' version of its 2015 car. With winter troubles having delayed this year's VJM08, drivers Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenb...

12 Apr 2015 13:43
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Verstappen: "Female drivers more afraid than men"
Max Verstappen has admitted he is sceptical that female drivers can compete head-to-head with men in formula one. Bernie Ecclestone's proposal that an all-women's grand prix ...

12 Apr 2015 13:42
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Hamilton thriumps in Chinese Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton has won the Chinese Grand Prix. The Mercedes-driver beat his teammate and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel. Kimi Raikkonen ended up in fourth, ahead of both the William...

12 Apr 2015 13:40
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McLaren-Honda ready to race away from Q1
McLaren-Honda might already be leaping into the F1 midfield. Initially dead-last in 2015, upbeat members of the new Anglo-Japanese collaboration have insisted much of the pro...

11 Apr 2015 16:09
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Quirky Chinese F1 enthusiasm spills over
The quirkiness of the Chinese fans spilled over at the scene of the 2015 race in Shanghai. Even before travelling to the sprawling city, world champion Lewis Hamilton was bra...

11 Apr 2015 16:07
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Lauda: "F1 would thrive with '20 Mercedes engines"
Niki Lauda has lashed out at Mercedes' struggling engine rivals, daring them to quit formula one. Although Ferrari has closed the gap in 2015, rival manufacturers Renault and...

11 Apr 2015 16:05
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Red Bull eyes F1 television rights - rumour
Rumours continue to swirl around the future of Red Bull in formula one. The former world champions are struggling so far in 2015, pointing fingers at engine supplier Renault ...

11 Apr 2015 16:04
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Hamilton clinches pole position for Chinese Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton will start from pole position for tomorrow's Chinese Grand Prix. De Mercedes-driver beat his teammate Nico Rosberg, followed by Sebastian Vettel in the Ferrari. A...

11 Apr 2015 13:18
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Lauda: "Nico needs to get his act together"
Niki Lauda has urged Nico Rosberg to "sort himself out" after a mediocre start to the 2015 season. German Rosberg fought teammate Lewis Hamilton all the way to the 2014 title fi...

11 Apr 2015 11:47
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Merhi: "Manor leaving 107pc headache behind"
Manor looks set to put its '107 per cent' headache in the past. That is the claim of Roberto Merhi, who said the struggling former Marussia team is now taking "giant steps" afte...

11 Apr 2015 07:25
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Rosberg 'up to date' with Hamilton contract negotiations
Nico Rosberg has joined the rest of the F1 world in tracking the saga of world champion Lewis Hamilton's contract negotiations. "I am keeping up to date," the Mercedes driver to...

10 Apr 2015 14:48
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Teams look at every solution to 'finance budget' - Grosjean
As Romain Grosjean sat out Friday practice early in Shanghai, he said he understands the financial pressures on F1 teams. Temporarily in his Lotus cockpit in China is Briton Jol...

10 Apr 2015 14:04
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Vettel not sure if Ferrari offer was serious - Arrivabene
Maurizio Arrivabene has admitted Sebastian Vettel was not sure last year if Ferrari's offer of a race seat was genuine. Ultimately, the former quadruple world champion's switch ...

10 Apr 2015 13:35
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Toro Rosso car on the level of Williams - Sainz
Carlos Sainz says Toro Rosso must capitalise on its strong start to the 2015 season. The Spaniard, and his fellow rookie teammate Max Verstappen, have had a strong start as they...

10 Apr 2015 12:14
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Hamilton misses the noise of V8 and V10 engines
Lewis Hamilton has questioned F1's need to boast its environmental credentials through the engine regulations. Partly to portray a 'green' image, the sport last year switched to...

10 Apr 2015 11:50
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Red Bull will only stay in F1 if it has a competitive team
Red Bull mogul Dietrich Mateschitz has confirmed the threat to pull his energy drink company out of formula one. His right-hand man and fellow Austrian, Dr Helmut Marko, made th...

10 Apr 2015 10:44
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Lotus-linked Gravity Sport 26 million in debt
There are reports of financial trouble at Lotus' team owners. The Luxembourg newspaper L'Essentiel reports that Gravity Sport, the driver management arm of Lotus' team owner Gen...

10 Apr 2015 09:56
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Williams working to prevent overheating of rear tyres
First, the good news about Valtteri Bottas -- he is no longer worried about his bad back. "It is not giving me any more trouble," the Finn said in Shanghai on Thursday. "With th...

10 Apr 2015 09:00
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Stevens hoping for some smooth running in China
Will Stevens is hoping 'third time's a charm' in China. After Manor stayed in the pits in Australia, teammate Roberto Merhi got up and running in Malaysia but British rookie Ste...

10 Apr 2015 07:39
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Alonso to retire at the end of his time at McLaren-Honda
Fernando Alonso has admitted he will regret his move to McLaren-Honda if Ferrari wins the 2015 title. After five years at Maranello, the Spaniard revealed on Thursday he eventua...

10 Apr 2015 04:29
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Red Bull switches brake supplier for China
As announced by Dr Helmut Marko after Malaysia, Red Bull has switched brake suppliers for the Chinese grand prix. Sebastian Vettel always disliked the feel of the Hitco brand, s...

10 Apr 2015 03:48
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Frustrated Perez braced for 'very painful year'
Sergio Perez is bracing to end the 'pain' of his current situation. The Mexican on Thursday admitted to feeling frustrated after the early phase of 2015 with the struggling Forc...

09 Apr 2015 16:44
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Red Bull enters multi-year partnership with Hisense
Infiniti Red Bull Racing is pleased to announce today a multi-year partnership with Hisense, China's leading electronics manufacturer. Hisense has become an Official Supplier t...

09 Apr 2015 16:27
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Upbeat Button sees 'great future' for McLaren
Jenson Button insists he has a "great future" at McLaren. His comments follow a miserable period for the 2009 world champion, having clung onto his place in F1 only to find hims...

09 Apr 2015 15:18
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Rosberg denies he will slip into 'number 2' role
Nico Rosberg has denied he will slip into a 'number 2' role in 2015. Despite putting up a hard fight against his teammate last year, the German has struggled to match reigning w...

09 Apr 2015 14:30
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FIA to measure fuel flow in more detail in China
Ferrari and Mercedes will be in the FIA's spotlight this weekend in China. Some weeks ago, we reported that the governing body had told teams that the fuel flow rules would come...

09 Apr 2015 13:52
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