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Manor gets '2015 development programme' underway
Manor is reportedly looking to get a 2015 car up and running later this season. Newly resurrected after the Marussia collapse, the British backmarker failed to run at all in Aus...

09 Apr 2015 12:49
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Renault can catch up without change in regulations
Renault insists it will not argue for a change of rules to help it catch up with F1's pacesetters. After Mercedes utterly dominated last year as the new turbo V6 era began, Ferr...

09 Apr 2015 12:06
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Ricciardo admits Red Bull package is below par
Daniel Ricciardo has admitted that Red Bull's problems run deeper than Renault power. Particularly after Australia, bosses of the former world championship-dominant team pointed...

09 Apr 2015 11:20
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Vettel expects Mercedes to set the pace in cold China
The F1 world is looking to the Shanghai skies amid the prospect of another Mercedes versus Ferrari battle this weekend. Although Ferrari has undoubtedly upped its pace significa...

09 Apr 2015 10:27
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Hamilton contract announcement unlikely in China
Lewis Hamilton's increasingly farcical contract saga looks set to continue. The reigning world champion has been saying for weeks that talks with Mercedes about extending the de...

09 Apr 2015 09:54
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Video: A lap around Shanghai onboard with Alonso
Shanghai International Circuit hosts the Grand Prix of China this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Fernando Alonso around that track. ...

09 Apr 2015 08:42
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Mick Schumacher will not be speaking to the press
Michael Schumacher's manager on Wednesday urged for calm as the German legend's 16-year-old son started his own climb towards formula one. We reported earlier that 100 journalis...

08 Apr 2015 16:27
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Vettel mechanic Handkammer re-emerges outside F1
Sebastian Vettel's former chief mechanic has swapped a 25-year career in formula one for the world of electric road cars. Last October, we reported that Kenny Handkammer had lef...

08 Apr 2015 15:58
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Ecclestone won't watch formula one destroy itself
Bernie Ecclestone has joined Max Mosley in fearing for the very survival of formula one. Former FIA president Mosley, a famously close ally of Ecclestone's until the end of his ...

08 Apr 2015 15:09
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Ferrari sets sights on more victories in 2015
Suddenly, Ferrari's team boss is making plans to actually fulfil a tongue-in-cheek pre-season pledge. As he played down the team's hopes for 2015, Maurizio Arrivabene quipped be...

08 Apr 2015 14:49
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Honda power unit 'still over 100hp behind' on rivals
In Malaysia, McLaren-Honda team figures including champion drivers Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button extolled the progress made in the fortnight since Australia. Now, according ...

08 Apr 2015 13:25
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Huge media contingent to cover Mick Schumacher test
A huge media contingent is set to descend on what is normally a low-profile test session of the minor German single-seater category Formula 4. Die Welt, a major German daily, re...

08 Apr 2015 12:51
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Renault has 30 million to spend on buying a team
Lotus has reportedly moved into pole position to be taken over by the French manufacturer Renault. Dissatisfied with its current status as mere supplier to Red Bull, the marque ...

08 Apr 2015 12:16
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Force India delays 'B' car until Austrian grand prix
Force India is planning to introduce a "B" version of its 2015 car. The Silverstone based team has had a poor start to the season, after the long-delayed VJM08 missed the openin...

08 Apr 2015 11:21
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Australian GP boss cancer-free thanks to experimental drug
Australian grand prix supremo Ron Walker is cancer-free, the 75-year-old has confirmed. A famously close ally of Bernie Ecclestone, the influential Australian businessman was in...

08 Apr 2015 10:38
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Mercedes responds by taking new front wing to China
Mercedes has reacted to the "wake-up call" of Malaysia. Toto Wolff was stunned at Sepang when his formerly-dominant silver cars were beaten to the chequer by a resurgent Ferrari...

08 Apr 2015 09:42
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If we go on like this F1 is going to collapse - Mosley
FIA president Max Mosley has warned F1 could "collapse" if it does not sort out struggling teams' financial problems. The now 74-year-old Briton left office five years ago havin...

08 Apr 2015 08:59
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We need to all pull on same rope against Ferrari - Lauda
Mercedes is pulling together to fend off the new threat posed by Ferrari. Sebastian Vettel's Sepang win was a shock to the formerly-dominant reigning champions, prompting a rare...

07 Apr 2015 16:40
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Spaniards back Alonso to succeed at McLaren
Two of Fernando Alonso's countrymen have backed the Spaniard to eventually succeed at the wheel of a McLaren-Honda. McLaren's early 2015 struggle, and his Ferrari successor Seba...

07 Apr 2015 15:22
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Ferrari vows to keep pressure on Mercedes
F1 is shaping up for a 'silver versus red' battle in 2015. The dominant reigning champions Mercedes were surprised in Malaysia to have been beaten to the chequered flag by Ferra...

07 Apr 2015 14:33
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Doubts surrounding Alonso's explanation for crash
Two leading figures in Spanish motor sport have hit back at the latest rumours about Fernando Alonso's Barcelona testing crash. German publications are openly doubting the hones...

07 Apr 2015 13:42
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Raikkonen helped Nasr to fund his racing career
Felipe Nasr has revealed that Kimi Raikkonen helped to fund his rise to formula one. In the first two grands prix of his career, Brazilian rookie Nasr clashed on track with Ferr...

07 Apr 2015 12:43
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Pirelli wants changes before committing to new contract
Paul Hembery has urged F1 to make changes before Pirelli commits to a new contract. The Italian tyre supplier's F1 chief told the Guardian newspaper that he fully supports effor...

07 Apr 2015 12:06
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Toro Rosso happy with 'big step forward' from Renault
Toro Rosso says it is happy with the progress being made by Renault. While the senior team Red Bull slammed its French partner after Melbourne, Toro Rosso has emerged as the mor...

07 Apr 2015 11:41
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Carmen Jorda adds voice to all-female F1 debate
Carmen Jorda has added another voice to the debate about the idea of an all-female F1 series. Bernie Ecclestone's proposal was roundly blasted, with a reporter for the Associate...

07 Apr 2015 10:38
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Merhi confident of Manor race seat for China GP
Roberto Merhi is confident he will return to the cockpit of the Manor car in China. And Spain's Diario Sport said that if the 24-year-old rookie does reprise his race role in Sh...

07 Apr 2015 09:55
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Van der Garde: "This must never happen again"
Giedo van der Garde has revealed the awkwardness of his situation at the 2015 season opener, as he pressed his claim against Sauber. Ultimately, the Swiss team settled its dispu...

07 Apr 2015 09:07
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McLaren will succeed sooner than people think - Dennis
McLaren supremo Ron Dennis is confident the team can emerge from the early troubles of the new Honda era. He is quoted by France's L'Equipe as saying the bright side of the earl...

07 Apr 2015 08:25
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Journalist Schmidt: "Alonso over-medicated in Barcelona after crash"
Yet another rumour about the Fernando Alonso saga has emerged. Michael Schmidt, the highly respected correspondent for Auto Motor und Sport, claims the McLaren-Honda driver may ...

06 Apr 2015 13:43
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Our season actually began in Malaysia - Renault
Renault insists it is not giving up on the 2015 season. After Australia, the French manufacturer clashed spectacularly with works partner Red Bull, indicating the pair are on th...

03 Apr 2015 08:48
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Marko says Toro Rosso sale to Renault not very likely
Red Bull has played down reports Renault is set to buy Toro Rosso -- and leave the former world champions without an engine deal. Toro Rosso chief Franz Tost said in Australia i...

02 Apr 2015 15:08
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Sauber improves Environmental Result in 2014
Environmental protection is of great importance to Sauber Motorsport AG, as the 2014 Environmental Report shows. "We are delighted that we were able to achieve our goals and gen...

02 Apr 2015 13:15
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Marko admits Red Bull chassis does not work 'optimally'
Helmut Marko has admitted for the first time that Red Bull has issues that run deeper than the Renault engine. A furious row between Red Bull and Renault erupted in and after Au...

02 Apr 2015 12:12
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Vettel victory increases demand for Italian GP tickets
Another figure has hit back at Bernie Ecclestone's claim that Lewis Hamilton is a better world champion than Sebastian Vettel. In Malaysia last week, F1 supremo Ecclestone criti...

02 Apr 2015 11:55
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Text message from Schu house made Arrivabene cry
A text message sent from Michael Schumacher's home in Switzerland reduced Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene to tears after the Malaysian grand prix. After a tumultuous period for...

02 Apr 2015 11:17
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Strict age rules for drivers for 2016 'sad' - Marko
Helmut Marko thinks Red Bull has proved that F1 took a wrong turn with its new-for-2016 super licence rules. Following widespread criticism of the energy drink company's selecti...

02 Apr 2015 10:08
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Manor's one-car Sepang race was a 'clear strategy'
Manor has dismissed as "nonsense" rumours it only had the ability to run one car at a time last weekend in Malaysia. The governing FIA and F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone had repor...

02 Apr 2015 09:28
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F1 trio question if Ferrari can keep up winning form
A trio of well-known F1 figures has questioned whether Ferrari can keep up its new winning form. Sebastian Vettel stunned the Sepang paddock by winning on merit last Sunday, des...

02 Apr 2015 08:24
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Alonso doesn't think Ferrari can beat Mercedes 'regularly'
Even after Ferrari's breakthrough win, Fernando Alonso insists he has no regrets about swapping the Maranello team for the back of the grid. "Looking forward!" he wrote on Twitt...

01 Apr 2015 14:18
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Raikkonen very close to Vettel's performance - manager
Kimi Raikkonen's manager has defended the Finn following suggestions he is already slipping into a 'number 2' role for 2015. After struggling alongside former teammate Fernando ...

01 Apr 2015 12:44
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Alice Powell says F1 series for women 'good idea'
A female racing driver has tentatively welcomed plans for an all-women's formula one series. Bernie Ecclestone revealed in Malaysia last weekend that a separate championship jus...

01 Apr 2015 12:07
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Alonso can be difficult to work with - Trulli
Ferrari will not be missing its departed number 1 driver Fernando Alonso. That is the view of the Spaniard's former Renault teammate Jarno Trulli, who today can be found running...

01 Apr 2015 11:28
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Monza set for key meeting with Ecclestone in Monaco
Ivan Capelli, the new chief of the Italian grand prix organiser, has vowed to save the embattled formula one race at historic Monza. Bernie Ecclestone has blasted the current ra...

01 Apr 2015 10:45
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Sainz convinced Alonso, McLaren will take 'giant steps'
Ferrari is not looking back, having put its 'Alonso era' swiftly behind. After departed number 1 Fernando Alonso's 2015 replacement Sebastian Vettel won in Malaysia, the Italian...

01 Apr 2015 09:56
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Ferrari progressed much more than Williams - Bottas
Williams' race drivers have admitted the British team has been clearly overtaken by Ferrari. Last year, with field-leading Mercedes power, Grove based Williams ended a long slum...

01 Apr 2015 09:14
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Red Bull and Renault sideline row to focus on 2015
Red Bull and Renault have sidelined their furious row, according to Dr Helmut Marko. After Australia, Marko and his Red Bull colleagues let loose their fury with the team's unde...

01 Apr 2015 08:44
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Mercedes to re-think equal race strategies - Wolff
The big question after Malaysia is: has Ferrari really caught Mercedes? After Sebastian Vettel's breakthrough win in red on Sunday, Mercedes figures admitted to being surprised ...

31 Mar 2015 12:41
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Former management deserves credit for win - Montezemolo
Luca di Montezemolo insists Ferrari's former management should not be forgotten after the fabled team returned to the top step of the podium. Long-time president Montezemolo was...

31 Mar 2015 12:09
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Hamilton 2016 deal should be done 'this week'
Lewis Hamilton's new Mercedes deal is still inching towards the signatures, the reigning world champion says. After months of rumours, delays and public negotiations, the Britis...

31 Mar 2015 11:28
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'F1 must come up with something to satisfy customers'
Norbert Haug has lamented the demise of Germany's historic grand prix. "It does not send the right signals about the car industry in Germany," the former Mercedes chief told the...

31 Mar 2015 10:55
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Ferrari's driver hierarchy already established - Fiorio
Kimi Raikkonen is back. 2015 is a crucial year for the Finn, having declared his interest in racing on beyond the season but acknowledging his expiring Ferrari contract. Last ye...

31 Mar 2015 09:38
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Impossible for us to catch up this season - Red Bull
Dr Helmut Marko remains doubtful Red Bull can catch up in 2015. After Australia, the Red Bull official was warning the energy drink company could quit the sport unless 'equalisa...

31 Mar 2015 08:57
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Berger doesn't understand Ecclestone's criticism of Vettel
Gerhard Berger has hit back at Bernie Ecclestone, following the F1 supremo's criticism of Sebastian Vettel. Before Vettel won for Ferrari on Sunday, 84-year-old Ecclestone said ...

31 Mar 2015 08:26
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Vettel to be father for the second time - Ecclestone
All is well in the world of Sebastian Vettel. The German broke Mercedes' run of dominance on Sunday, and ended Ferrari's victory drought, in just the second race of his new cont...

30 Mar 2015 16:02
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Alonso happy to fight with other cars in Malaysia
Fernando Alonso insists his first race with McLaren-Honda went better than expected. Earlier in Malaysia, the Spaniard told reporters he would prefer not to let the world know w...

30 Mar 2015 15:06
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Honda needs more help from McLaren people - Boullier
McLaren and Honda are working hard to make their new works collaboration gel. Back together in 2015 after more than two decades apart, the British team hailed Honda's return as ...

30 Mar 2015 14:26
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Marko won bet by gambling on victory for Vettel
Dr Helmut Marko left Sepang 400 euros richer -- by betting on a Ferrari. Germany's Sport Bild reports that, in an internal paddock bet, the Red Bull official put his money on hi...

30 Mar 2015 13:43
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Merhi hopes to race again for Manor in China
Roberto Merhi is having to keep his options open even after making his grand prix debut on Sunday. For now, the rookie Spaniard is part of the resurrected former Marussia team, ...

30 Mar 2015 12:48
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Ferrari says Mercedes advantage has not evaporated
Although disappointed, Toto Wolff had to chuckle late on Sunday when asked if Malaysia signalled the "end of an era" in formula one. Although it was somewhat of a jibe at his fo...

30 Mar 2015 12:07
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'Raikkonen has shown what a fabulous driver he is'
After two races in 2015, Ferrari is happy with its driver lineup. Having struggled alongside Fernando Alonso last year, Kimi Raikkonen went into the last year of his current con...

30 Mar 2015 11:29
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Dennis insists: "No problem between team and Alonso"
Ron Dennis has played down suggestions McLaren's relationship with Fernando Alonso is once again breaking down. In 2007, paired with rookie Lewis Hamilton and amid the spy scand...

30 Mar 2015 10:29
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Manor appears to have lost the backing of Ecclestone
Manor appears to have lost the backing of Bernie Ecclestone, the most powerful man in formula one. The F1 supremo was furious with the former Marussia team after Australia, clai...

30 Mar 2015 09:58
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Hamilton contract will probably take a 'few more days'
The Malaysian grand prix weekend started and ended without Lewis Hamilton's new Mercedes contract being announced. The reigning world champion entered the Sepang weekend hinting...

30 Mar 2015 09:10
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Malaysia announces new F1 race deal until 2018
Malaysia will continue to host a grand prix for at least the next three years. As the chequered flag waved on Sepang's seventeenth F1 race on Sunday, the office of the Malaysian...

30 Mar 2015 08:40
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Hamilton takes pole position in Malaysia
Hamilton has been the fastest in the qualifying session today in Malaysia. In the rain soaked session there were a few surprises, the Ferrari-ace Kimi Raikkonen didn't reach Q3...

28 Mar 2015 15:44
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Video GT: Jann Mardenborough crashes on the Nordschleife into spectators
Jann Mardenborough, the driver from the Nissan GT program who had a breakthrough as a professional driver, has been crashed today on the Nordschleife Mardenborough will be on...

28 Mar 2015 15:30
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Ecclestone reveals frustration over current F1 show
Bernie Ecclestone cut a frustrated figure on Friday. Speaking to reporters in Malaysia, the F1 supremo refused to accept the blame for the axe of the German grand prix. The 84-y...

27 Mar 2015 15:00
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We have exactly the same engine as Mercedes - Massa
Felipe Massa has denied ever saying Williams may be running inferior engines than Mercedes' works team. "I hope we have the same engine," Brazilian Massa had said in Australia. ...

27 Mar 2015 14:07
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Questions remain as Rosberg says Alonso saga 'strange'
The FIA does not intend to release the findings of its investigation into Fernando Alonso's Barcelona test crash. Although the Spaniard is back up and running after his one-mont...

27 Mar 2015 12:48
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Drivers may be allocated an extra engine for 2015

Drivers may be allocated an extra engine to use throughout 2015, it emerged on Friday. Bernie Ecclestone sat down with team bosses in Malaysia and reportedly agreed that the new...

27 Mar 2015 12:05
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