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Lotus welcomes Senturion as partner for Monaco
Lotus F1 Team is proud to announce a partnership at the Monaco Grand Prix with Senturion which will see the wearable technology brand represented on the engine covers of Romain ...

20 May 2015 10:01
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Video: A lap around Monaco onboard with Vettel
The streets of Monte Carlo host the Grand Prix of Monaco this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Sebastian Vettel around that track. ...

20 May 2015 08:12
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India not poised to return on F1 calender soon
India is not poised to return to the F1 calendar any time soon, according to a source. After three editions, the New Delhi race was scrapped after 2013 for reportedly financial ...

19 May 2015 16:43
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In F1 we alle believe that it is irreplaceable - Lopez
When it comes to the last couple of years in formula one, Gerard Lopez admits to a couple of regrets. The Luxembourger, owner of the Lotus team, has kept a low profile in the fi...

19 May 2015 16:08
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In the WEC, Eau Rouge was flat - Hulkenberg
There is "not much difference" between Nico Hulkenberg's two cars, according to the German. The Force India driver is heading into a very busy time in his personal...

19 May 2015 15:08
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Wolff sells stake in DTM racing company HWA
Toto Wolff has continued to narrow his focus on formula one with Mercedes. Since taking over as the German giant's team boss, the 43-year-old has been diluting his sharehold...

19 May 2015 14:42
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Sainz has been 'even faster' than Max Verstappen

Five races into his F1 career, Carlos Sainz has made an impression. The 20-year-old arrived at Toro Rosso this year as the reigning Formula Renault 3.5 champion, but was totally...

19 May 2015 13:25
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Mexican grand prix sold out within five minutes
An official of November's Mexican grand prix has confirmed reports the 2015 race is already sold out. We reported last week that while other races, like the Red Bull-promote...

19 May 2015 12:49
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Ecclestone continues opposition against V6 turbo
Bernie Ecclestone is continuing to rail against F1's modern-day engine formula. The F1 supremo has always been opposed to the turbo V6 'power units', particularly si...

19 May 2015 12:09
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I think we will get points in Monaco - Alonso
Fernando Alonso has renewed his claim that McLaren-Honda is now on the cusp of scoring its first points of 2015. The Spaniard had headed into Barcelona recently with a similar p...

19 May 2015 11:51
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Ferrari sure upgraded car is 'significantly' better
Ferrari will try again with its new bodywork package in Monaco this weekend, former double world champion Mika Hakkinen believes. The resurgent-in-2015 team had headed to Spain ...

19 May 2015 11:25
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Current state of Formula 1 not attractive for Audi
Audi has taken a step back from speculation it is contemplating a foray in formula one. Off the back of the ever-burgeoning rumours, the VW brand's chief Rupert Stadler admi...

19 May 2015 11:22
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Honda engineer rules out F1 wins for this season
One Honda engineer has broken ranks and admitted the Japanese marque will not power a McLaren driver to victory in 2015. Despite the difficult, uncompetitive and unreliable birt...

18 May 2015 16:50
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Tyre discontent remains beneath the surface
After a low-profile period for F1's official supplier, suddenly "tyres" and "Pirelli" are being talked about again. Following the days of tyre explosions...

18 May 2015 16:11
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Manor confirms Merhi for next couple of races
John Booth confirmed Roberto Merhi is going to drive for Manor in the next races, but before that Merhi was more or less confident about his presence within the team. As he says...

18 May 2015 15:44
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CVC 'worst thing' that ever happened to F1 - journalist
According to one of the longest-serving and most influential F1 journalists of all time, the great Gilles Villeneuve would have "hated" the sport today. Five races int...

18 May 2015 14:54
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If refuelling is too expensive, we won't do it - Wolff
Time will tell how much last Thursday's meeting of the Strategy Group will actually change the direction of formula one. The group - featuring the top teams, Bernie Ecclesto...

18 May 2015 13:44
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Mercedes expecting two-horse title race in 2015
Niki Lauda says he always knew 2015 would be a tougher challenge for Mercedes. The German outfit utterly dominated last year, but so far in 2015 Ferrari has put up a fight. &quo...

18 May 2015 12:48
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Red Bull lagging in ticket sales for Austrian GP
Red Bull is struggling to sell tickets for next month's Austrian grand prix, official Dr Helmut Marko admits. Last year, the sport's return to the rejuvenated 'Red B...

18 May 2015 12:10
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Ferrari mythical, but there are other iconic brands - Bottas
Valtteri Bottas has played down talk of an impending switch to Ferrari, by insisting driving for other teams in F1 is also attractive. The impressive Finn is increasingly linked...

18 May 2015 11:57
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Verstappens back proposed changes to boost F1
Former F1 driver Jos Verstappen has backed the decisions taken last week by the Strategy Group. Comprised of the top teams, Bernie Ecclestone and the FIA, the decision-making bo...

18 May 2015 11:01
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'No discussions' yet on Button's McLaren future
Just five races into 2015, attention is already returning to the issue of Jenson Button's future. Kimi Raikkonen may be a few months older, but 35-year-old is the oldest dri...

18 May 2015 10:30
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Don't understand why there can't be a tyre war - Coulthard
David Coulthard thinks F1 needs a 'tyre war' once again. This week, the former F1 supplier Michelin revealed that its interest in working at the pinnacle of motor sport ...

15 May 2015 16:23
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Ecclestone fantastic, but not indispensible - Stewart
Fernando Alonso, who tested Ayrton Senna's old 1988 car recently, said this week he wishes he had raced in that era. "The cars were more racy," said the McLaren dr...

15 May 2015 15:49
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Refuelling to be reintroduced in F1 for 2017
A FIA statement: "The Formula One Strategy Group met yesterday in Biggin Hill to exchange views on the current challenges that F1 faces. Besides the statuary members of the...

15 May 2015 15:11
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Philip Morris extends Ferrari deal until 2018
Tobacco giant Philip Morris has quietly extended its sponsorship deal with Ferrari, the Bloomberg news agency reports. Even though the red F1 cars can no longer display a 'M...

15 May 2015 14:59
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I know I can show more than I've done - Kvyat
Daniil Kvyat insists he is staying calm amid his troubled time in formula one. Before the 2015 season, the 21-year-old was a rising star of the sport, having earned graduation t...

15 May 2015 14:11
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2015 Mexican grand Prix sold out 'within hours'
The Mexican grand prix is already sold out. While other races - even key markets like Germany - have struggled to fill the grandstands, it is reported that a full house will con...

15 May 2015 13:34
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Massa would prefer more test freedom in F1
Felipe Massa would prefer if teams were given more freedom to decide their in-season testing plans. For cost reasons, there are now only two official group tests within the annu...

15 May 2015 12:10
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Leaving Ferrari 'an unavoidable risk' for Alonso
Luca di Montezemolo has backed away from his earlier criticism of Ferrari. The former Ferrari president's claim that the Maranello team was "lucky" in 2015 had tri...

15 May 2015 11:56
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Managers responsible for giving Bottas title chance - Hakkinen
Mika Hakkinen says he does not want to add more fuel to the rumours surrounding Valtteri Bottas. In Barcelona, the Williams driver had to address speculation he has been targete...

15 May 2015 11:09
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FIA intends to publish Strategy Group news on Friday
The news filtering out from Thursday's landmark meeting of the Strategy Group is not encouraging. Amid the sport's reported problems and widespread calls for change, F1 ...

15 May 2015 10:18
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Inequality of F1's income payment system exposed
Ahead of a crucial meeting about F1's future on Thursday, the inequality of the sport's secret payments system has been exposed. According to The Times newspaper, the re...

15 May 2015 09:53
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Upgraded Sauber expected no earlier than Belgium
Felipe Nasr is expecting Sauber to suffer at the next few races. Early in 2015, the Brazilian rookie emerged as a potential star of the future, finishing fifth in Australia and ...

15 May 2015 08:41
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Honda wants to use engine tokens in summer
Honda will "soon" begin to spend its tokens to improve the performance of its F1 engine. To date, improvements made to the Japanese marque's 'power unit' h...

14 May 2015 13:00
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Renault: "There is something wrong in our factory"
Renault has admitted there is "something wrong" at its Viry-Chattilon base. The French marque is struggling to get to the bottom of a fundamental problem in the area o...

14 May 2015 11:34
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Barcelona day 2: Palmer and Lotus end test on top
Jolyon Palmer had topped the second and final day of testing in Barcelona. The Lotus test driver realised a 1:26.080 on the supersoft compound. The session was halted three time...

13 May 2015 18:13
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'Exceptional' Toro Rosso drivers put Kvyat under pressure
Toro Rosso's "exceptional" drivers are free to race their counterparts in the senior Red Bull team. That is the news of Dr Helmut Marko, the infamous boss of the e...

13 May 2015 16:21
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Michelin ready to submit application for F1 return
Michelin has confirmed its interest in returning to formula one. Italy's Autosprint reported that the former F1 tyre supplier could go head-to-head with Pirelli in the forth...

13 May 2015 15:22
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'No tension' between Lotus drivers - Maldonado
Pastor Maldonado has not ramped up the tension with his teammate Romain Grosjean. In Barcelona, it emerged that tension between the pair was growing over the 'Friday practic...

13 May 2015 15:01
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Marko says he was misquoted over Audi ultimatum
Helmut Marko has hit back at reports he issued a new ultimatum about Red Bull's involvement in formula one. The BBC on Monday quoted the Austrian as declaring: "If we d...

13 May 2015 13:37
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Candidates line up for Force India reserve role
The candidates are lining up to be Force India's official reserve driver. "We are looking," confirmed deputy team boss Bob Fernley. Pascal Wehrlein, who is already...

13 May 2015 12:09
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Rosberg happy to continue 'good rivalry' with Hamilton
Nico Rosberg says he is happy if Lewis Hamilton stays at Mercedes beyond 2015. After a long period of negotiation and speculation, the latest reports suggest reigning world cham...

13 May 2015 11:35
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Gutierrez 'had long meeting' with Haas F1 Team
Esteban Gutierrez appears to be in pole position to head the new Haas team's driver lineup next year. According to Italy's Autosprint, the Mexican had a "long meeti...

13 May 2015 10:54
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Briatore facing jail over alleged tax fraud
Flavio Briatore could face four years in jail over alleged tax fraud. Five years ago, Italian police seized the former Renault chief's 60-metre luxury yacht Force Blue, sayi...

13 May 2015 10:19
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Follow LIVE the second day of testing in Barcelona
The second day of the first in-season test this year is about to get underway. Esteban Ocon jumps in at Force India, Pascal Wehrlein is scheduled to test for Mercedes, Esteban G...

13 May 2015 08:43
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Barcelona day 1: Rosberg remains on top in Spain
Nico Rosberg has picked up where he left off this weekend, winning the Spanish Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver was also fastest on day one of testing in Barcelona. The German di...

12 May 2015 18:15
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Mercedes to change pitstop strategy - Lauda
Mercedes will change its philosophy regarding pitstops ahead of Monaco, team chairman Niki Lauda has announced. Although the German team extended its performance advantage over ...

12 May 2015 17:25
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McLaren wants solution for discarded 'tear-offs'
McLaren has called on F1 to consider a rule tweak about the disposal of drivers' helmet visor tear-offs. The Honda-powered team found that Fernando Alonso's brake failur...

12 May 2015 16:30
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Red Bull drivers not part of our problem - Horner
Christian Horner has leapt to the defence of Red Bull's drivers. Amid the Renault-powered former champions' deep crisis, team official Dr Helmut Marko warned Daniel Ricc...

12 May 2015 16:10
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Alonso defends Button after 'negative' phrase
Fernando Alonso has defended his teammate Jenson Button, after the British driver let his positivity slip after the Spanish grand prix. McLaren-Honda's drivers and team mana...

12 May 2015 15:04
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F1 cars have become 'a bit too complicated' - Prost
Alain Prost, once nicknamed 'The Professor' in F1 for his famously intellectual approach to racing, has admitted the sport is now too complicated. F1's controversial...

12 May 2015 14:15
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All manufacturers survive FIA fuel flow checks
Teams escaped the ire of F1's governing body following a spate of post-race fuel systems checks after the Spanish grand prix. Just after qualifying in Barcelona, the FIA tol...

12 May 2015 13:39
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Audi could prevent Red Bull from quitting F1 - Marko
Audi could stop Red Bull from quitting formula one. That is the sensational claim of the former world champion team's Austrian official Dr Helmut Marko, adding even more fue...

12 May 2015 12:47
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Ferrari criticised for testing without racing drivers
The only team missing from the post-race Barcelona test this week is Manor. "There is nothing to test," Britain's Times newspaper quoted deputy boss Graeme Lowdon ...

12 May 2015 12:09
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Jorda says McLaren is getting 'impatient' with Honda
Carmen Jorda, the female development driver for Lotus, says she has heard whispers of discord at McLaren-Honda. Spaniard and former GP3 driver Jorda, 26, is attending all the gr...

12 May 2015 11:40
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Hamilton hints towards contract 'news' in Monaco
Lewis Hamilton has promised that the long delay over his new Mercedes contract will finally end at the next race. The repeatedly-delayed deal has triggered rumours of a switch t...

12 May 2015 11:09
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Follow LIVE the first day of testing in Barcelona
The first day of the first in-season test this year has commenced. Pascal Wehrlein is ill, so Force India has called upon Nick Yelloly, who was scheduled to drive the second day...

12 May 2015 09:15
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Hockenheim not to blame for German GP axe
The sorry saga of the now-axed 2015 German grand prix has nothing to do with Hockenheim. That is the claim of circuit chief Georg Seiler, after some F1 fans and even insiders re...

11 May 2015 16:28
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Dealing with Ecclestone lesson in humility - Barcelona
Race chief Sebastia Salvado says his "worst memory" in the quarter-century history of the Spanish grand prix at Barcelona features none other than Bernie Ecclestone. L...

11 May 2015 15:41
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Ricciardo hesitant about new deal with Red Bull
Daniel Ricciardo is not yet committing to the increasingly crisis-struck Red Bull beyond 2015. In Barcelona, rumours that the troubled former champion team's Australian lead...

11 May 2015 14:40
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'Fuel flow clampdown had biggest impact on Ferrari'
The Hamilton versus Rosberg show is back on, according to Mercedes chief Toto Wolff after the Spanish grand prix. Team chairman Niki Lauda beamed at Barcelona on Sunday as he de...

11 May 2015 13:24
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McLaren 'underestimated' Honda challenge - Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton says he is surprised how much his old team McLaren is struggling in 2015. "When I saw them so lost in Australia, I thought to myself 'How can that be?...

11 May 2015 12:42
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Clear that Bottas has bright future in F1 - Massa
All the talk about Valtteri Bottas' future has come "too early". That is the view of Felipe Massa, the former long-time Ferrari driver who today is the rising Finn...

11 May 2015 12:08
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VW Group in F1 'would be great' - Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone has added even more fuel to the ever-growing 'Audi-to-F1' speculation. Former Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo and F1 legend Gerhard Berger fuelle...

11 May 2015 11:16
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Red Bull Racing crisis deepens in Barcelona
Renault has turned down the performance of its troubled 'power unit' as it stands on the cusp of an embarrassing run of F1 grid penalties. Drivers powered by the French ...

11 May 2015 10:25
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2016 German GP return '1,000pc sure' - Hockenheim
Hockenheim's boss says he is "1,000 per cent" sure the German grand prix will return in 2016. After failing to rescue this year's event, Bernie Ecclestone said...

11 May 2015 09:52
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Mercedes supports fifth engine for extra Friday running
Mercedes has changed its position yet again over the 'fifth engine' issue. Concerned that too many drivers will easily run through their allocation of four engines and s...

11 May 2015 08:40
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Manager Schumacher: "His condition is improving"
Michael Schumacher's manager says the condition of the seven time world champion is "improving". Sabine Kehm, who is now guiding Schumacher's son Mick on his f...

10 May 2015 11:38
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2015 Spanish Grand Prix Qualifying
Lewis Hamiltons dominance of the 2015 season could be under threat. The 30 year old British World Champion has had his unblemished start to the 2015 season broken by Nico R...

09 May 2015 20:06
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