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Mercedes admits F1 engines sound louder in 2015
Mercedes chiefs have admitted that F1 unexpectedly turned up the volume for 2015. Last year, as the turbo 'power units' replaced the screaming normally-aspired engines of the pa...

04 Feb 2015 09:54
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Jerez sees F1 notch it up a gear for 2015
As the first test of the 2015 pre-season nears its end, more questions have emerged than have been answered. McLaren, for one, has struggled with its odd-sounding new works Hond...

04 Feb 2015 09:13
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We'll definitely be on the grid in Melbourne - Force India
Force India and also F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone have played down reports about the health of the Silverstone based team. Amid rumours the team is in financial trouble and could m...

04 Feb 2015 08:55
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Lotus welcomes Capriza as technology partner
Disruptive SaaS-based enterprise mobility platform vendor Capriza has joined Lotus F1 Team as a Technology Partner. Capriza's mobile solution will enable Lotus F1 Team to extend...

04 Feb 2015 08:37
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Fastest time means nothing in testing - Nasr
Felipe Nasr has played down Sauber's sudden leap from the doldrums of 2014 to the top of the Jerez timesheets. The new C34, bearing the blue and yellow of Brazilian rookie Nasr'...

04 Feb 2015 08:30
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Follow LIVE the fourth test day of 2015 from Jerez
This is it, the long wait is over and Formula 1 awakens from its Winter hibernation. The Circuito de Jerez this week hosts the first test ahead of the 2015 season. Eight teams w...

04 Feb 2015 08:22
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Strategy Group to discuss 1,000hp engines on Thursday
F1 is targeting a return to four-digit horse power. On Thursday, the sport's powerful strategy group is set to meet in Paris, and the big-ticket item for discussion will be Bern...

04 Feb 2015 08:06
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Must be a way to make German GP profitable - Lauda
Niki Lauda says the demise of the German grand prix would be a "disaster". Amid the Nurburgring's ownership troubles and Hockenheim not agreeing an alternative deal for 2015, th...

03 Feb 2015 16:28
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F1 engines to produce more volume in 2015
F1 has turned up the volume for 2015. As per the engine 'freeze' rules, 2014 manufacturers Mercedes, Renault and Ferrari have been allowed to upgrade their turbo V6s by a value ...

03 Feb 2015 14:11
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Mercedes not expecting driver 'harmony' in 2015
Toto Wolff is not expecting the current mood of peace between Mercedes' drivers to last. Last year, the relationship between teammates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg deteriorat...

03 Feb 2015 12:32
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Ferrari emerging as contender to take on Mercedes
Ferrari is emerging as a shock contender to take on mighty title defenders Mercedes in 2015. After Nico Rosberg stunned the paddock with his 157 laps on the W06's debut on Sunda...

03 Feb 2015 10:19
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Haas in no hurry to sign drivers for 2016
Gene Haas says he is in no rush to sign a pair of drivers for his 2016 F1 team. Accompanied by his team principal Gunther Steiner, the Californian is this week visiting the Jere...

03 Feb 2015 09:50
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'Hamilton to live out remainder of F1 career at Mercedes'
Lewis Hamilton is on the cusp of agreeing a new deal that could see him live out the remainder of his F1 career at Mercedes. The reigning world champion has at Jerez been locked...

03 Feb 2015 09:26
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Ecclestone 'sad' as he writes off German GP for 2015
The fate of this year's German grand prix remains dim, as local reports suggest Bernie Ecclestone has now written off the scheduled July race. Amid the Nurburgring's ownershi...

03 Feb 2015 08:47
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Dennis upbeat despite frustrating start for McLaren
McLaren are continuing to put a brave face on its troubled start to the 2015 pre-season. After two of the 12 official test days before Melbourne, Fernando Alonso and Jenson Butt...

03 Feb 2015 08:41
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Follow LIVE the third test day of 2015 from Jerez
This is it, the long wait is over and Formula 1 awakens from its Winter hibernation. The Circuito de Jerez this week hosts the first test ahead of the 2015 season. Eight teams w...

03 Feb 2015 08:25
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Kvyat and Lotus in spotlights on day 2 in Jerez
Red Bull and Lotus caused a stir on Monday as the first test of the 2015 pre-season continued at Jerez. Daniil Kvyat had a bad start to life as a race driver for the energy drin...

02 Feb 2015 15:16
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Newey: "Deficit to Mercedes difficult to make up"
Adrian Newey has admitted that while Renault has improved its engine over the winter, it may not be enough to challenge Mercedes for the title. The Red Bull technical boss, whil...

02 Feb 2015 13:17
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Day of contrasts marks start of test in Jerez
F1's 2015 test season kicked off on Sunday amid stark contrasts, as Mercedes looked set to extend its utter dominance into a second championship campaign. The German giant, in f...

02 Feb 2015 11:30
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Making season opener 'virtual impossible' for Force India
Rumours about the health of the Force India team are continuing to worsen. The Silverstone based squad has not fully explained its absence from the Jerez test this week. On soci...

02 Feb 2015 10:34
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Kobayashi to keep career alive in Super Formula
F1 favourite Kamui Kobayashi has kept his motor racing career alive for 2015. The popular Japanese raced last year with Caterham, and although the ailing backmarker's administra...

02 Feb 2015 10:13
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Alonso puts up brave face on slow start for McLaren
Fernando Alonso on Sunday put on a brave face as he admitted his first day in the MP4-30 was a "slow start" to his new chapter at McLaren. The Spaniard, having switched from Fer...

02 Feb 2015 09:29
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Ron Dennis: "The McLaren livery will change"
McLaren supremo Ron Dennis is not ruling out a change of livery for the newly-launched MP4-30. We reported last week that, amid raised expectations of an orange or iconic red an...

02 Feb 2015 08:58
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Follow LIVE the second test day of 2015 from Jerez
This is it, the long wait is over and Formula 1 awakens from its Winter hibernation. The Circuito de Jerez this week hosts the first test ahead of the 2015 season. Eight teams w...

02 Feb 2015 08:19
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Lotus not running on first day at Jerez test
Only seven teams are up and running for the first day of official pre-season testing at Jerez. Missing altogether are the ailing backmarkers Caterham and Marussia, as well as Fo...

01 Feb 2015 16:38
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Mercedes has 2015 engine 'right from the first test'
Mercedes has hit back at rumours it might begin the 2015 season with 'old' engines for strategic reasons. It has been suggested the title-defending team, expected to still be wi...

01 Feb 2015 11:21
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Follow LIVE the first test day of 2015 from Jerez
This is it, the long wait is over and Formula 1 awakens from its Winter hibernation. The Circuito de Jerez this week hosts the first test ahead of the 2015 season. Eight teams w...

01 Feb 2015 08:19
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Scuderia Toro Rosso launches their 2015 challenger
Scuderia Toro Rosso has revealed their new car for 2015. Rookies Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz jr pulled off the covers of the STR10 in the pits of Circuito de Jerez. Toro Ros...

31 Jan 2015 17:26
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Jenson Button shows helmet livery for 2015
McLaren driver Jenson Button has revealed his new helmet livery for the 2015 season. He has changed his helmet colours from pink into red and white, with a Union Jack on the bac...

31 Jan 2015 15:23
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Estrella Galicia joins Toro Rosso as sponsor
Scuderia Toro Rosso has signed a sponsorship agreement with Spanish brewery Estrella Galicia, which comes into immediate effect. The Estrella Galicia 0,0 logo features prominent...

31 Jan 2015 14:52
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Ex Ferrari boss points finger at departed Alonso
A former Ferrari chief has pointed the finger at departed Fernando Alonso following the Maranello team's recent troubles. Legendary designer Mauro Forghieri, a key Ferrari figur...

30 Jan 2015 16:13
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Vettel too passionate to just walk away - Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo has contradicted boss Christian Horner's claims that Sebastian Vettel came close to quitting F1 last year. Horner, the team chief at Red Bull, caused a stir thi...

30 Jan 2015 15:44
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Williams signs multi-year agreement with Alpinestars
Williams Martini Racing has reached a new agreement with motorsport apparel specialist Alpinestars that will see the company supply its technical performance products to the tea...

30 Jan 2015 15:21
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'Chance of German Grand Prix less than 50 per cent'
Bernie Ecclestone estimates Germany's chances of staying on the 2015 calendar at "less than 50 per cent". The Nurburgring was due to return to the schedule in 2015, but German r...

30 Jan 2015 14:51
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Cutting costs more important than 1000hp - engineer
A former F1 engineer thinks the sport has bigger problems than a potential move to 1000-plus horse power engines. According to Italian specialist publication Autosprint, the spo...

30 Jan 2015 14:03
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Mercedes announces new partnership with Tumi
The Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team and leading global travel lifestyle brand, Tumi, today announce a new partnership for the 2015 Formula One season onwards. Tumi, ...

30 Jan 2015 13:48
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Fans disappointed with McLaren livery for 2015
Many McLaren fans were reportedly disappointed on Thursday when the British team pulled the wraps off its works Honda-powered MP4-30. A report at Brazil's Globo said the Woking ...

30 Jan 2015 12:24
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Ferrari reveals their new car, the SF15-T
Ferrari has launched their car for 2015, the new SF15-T. The Scuderia is looking for a better season than last year, they didn't win a race in 2014. With Sebastian Vettel as the...

30 Jan 2015 12:06
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Lynn confirms he has left the Red Bull programme
Williams' new development driver Alex Lynn has confirmed his split from Red Bull's high profile junior programme. Last year, as he powered to the GP3 title and the highly covete...

30 Jan 2015 11:27
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Raikkonen could stay at Ferrari beyond 2015 - manager
Kimi Raikkonen's manager says it is possible the Finn will stay at Ferrari beyond the 2015 season. A report in Finland's Turun Sanomat said the 2007 world champion's current dea...

30 Jan 2015 10:54
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Sirotkin at the centre of Force India absence's in Jerez
The saga about Force India's apparent financial troubles is continuing. Luis Vasconcelos, an experienced correspondent writing for Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat, now claims a ...

30 Jan 2015 10:31
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Sauber launches their new car, the C34
Sauber has revealed their car for 2015, the new C34. The Swiss outfit is looking for a better season than last year, they scored no points at all in 2014. With Marcus Ericsson a...

30 Jan 2015 10:07
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Mercedes gives new W06 shakedown at Silverstone
F1's launch season is in full swing, and the latest new car to hit the headlines is the title-defending Mercedes. As the new silver McLaren was unveiled online on Thursday, the ...

30 Jan 2015 09:39
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Red Bull and Lotus could be sitting out Jerez test
Red Bull and Lotus could join Force India, Caterham and Marussia in sitting out the opening winter test at Jerez beginning on Sunday. Italy's Omnicorse claims Red Bull, whose de...

30 Jan 2015 09:27
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New Red Bull yet to pass FIA crash tests
2014 runner-up Red Bull is reportedly pushing the boundaries with its readiness for the new season. Team boss Christian Horner has already admitted that, in the last few days ...

29 Jan 2015 23:33
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Pirelli introduces new super-soft for 2015
Pirelli will introduce an all-new 'super soft' tyre in 2015. The official F1 supplier's Paul Hembery said recently that despite expecting the field to be significantly faster th...

29 Jan 2015 22:01
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Force India denies rumours of financial collapse
Force India has denied reports it is now just the latest F1 team fighting for mere survival. The Silverstone based team took on and almost beat the British grandee McLaren in 20...

29 Jan 2015 21:52
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McLaren launches silver MP4-30 for 2015
McLaren on Thursday launched its works Honda-powered MP4-30 on the internet. The British team contradicted reports of a dramatically new white or black livery by showing the 201...

29 Jan 2015 21:45
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'Force India is for sale and Renault is interested'
The latest team in serious peril is Force India, according to an insider. The Silverstone based team announced on Wednesday that it is sitting out the first test of the 2015 pre...

28 Jan 2015 15:58
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Mercedes announces partnership with Epson
The Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team and Epson, a global innovation leader in printing, visual communications, manufacturing and quality of life solutions for the office, ...

28 Jan 2015 15:44
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Berger tips Dennis to keep running McLaren
Gerhard Berger, once linked with the top job, has now backed Ron Dennis to keep running McLaren. For some months, rumours and reports have been doing the rounds suggesting a sha...

28 Jan 2015 15:04
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Raikkonen becomes father of a baby boy
Kimi Raikkonen has this week become a father. The Ferrari driver's fiancee, Minttu, is quoted by Finnish newspapers including Lansi Savo and Iltalehti as saying on Wednesday: "T...

28 Jan 2015 14:29
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Force India sits out first test of 2015 entirely
Force India has announced it will sit out the first winter test of 2015. It was already known that, having recently 'launched' the 2015 livery with a show-car featuring a new-st...

28 Jan 2015 13:59
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Vettel pondered quitting F1 last year - Horner
Before making the radical switch to Ferrari, Sebastian Vettel contemplated simply quitting formula one. That is the claim of Christian Horner, who as Red Bull team boss witnesse...

28 Jan 2015 13:42
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Todt backs his former team Ferrari to bounce back
FIA president Jean Todt has backed his former team, Ferrari, to bounce back in formula one. Now in charge of the sport's governing body, 68-year-old Frenchman Todt oversaw Ferra...

28 Jan 2015 12:11
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'McLaren to debut 2015 car with an all-black livery'
McLaren looks set to debut its Honda-powered 2015 car on Sunday with an all-black livery, according to the Spanish sports daily Marca. Late on Tuesday, photographs started doing...

28 Jan 2015 11:43
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Alex Lynn joins Williams as development driver
Williams Martini Racing is pleased to announce that British racing driver Alex Lynn will be joining the team as Development Driver for the 2015 Formula One World Championship se...

28 Jan 2015 11:21
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Pirelli expecting 'significant' leap in performance
Pirelli boss Paul Hembery is expecting a much faster field of 2015. Last year, among the criticisms of F1's all-new turbo V6 format was that laptimes took a slide in comparison ...

28 Jan 2015 11:18
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Red Bull RB11 not yet ready to run - Horner
This year's Red Bull is probably the last 100 per cent Adrian Newey car, team boss Christian Horner has admitted. After Horner and his 2015 drivers met with the media on Tuesday...

28 Jan 2015 10:27
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New Ferrari 'prettier' than 2014 car - Allison
If aesthetics mean anything, Ferrari will have a better year in 2015. Last year, the F14-T - resembling a 'vacuum cleaner' according to some critics - was among the many cars of...

28 Jan 2015 09:50
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Lotus to test with latest Mercedes engine at Jerez
Lotus has hit back at reports it will not benefit from the 2015 specification of Mercedes' turbo V6 engine starting from the Jerez test this weekend. Auto Motor und Sport corres...

28 Jan 2015 08:41
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Sauber to reveal new C34 on January 30
The preparations for the first test of the 2015 season are in full swing. From the 1st February on the roll-out of the new Sauber C34-Ferrari will take place in Jerez de la Fron...

27 Jan 2015 17:01
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GP2: Carlin completes 2015 line-up with Sorensen
Marco Sorensen has completed Carlin's 2015 GP2 line-up joining already announced driver Julian Leal at the British squad. The Saxo Bank backed racer, who is Lotus F1 Team reserv...

27 Jan 2015 15:43
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Mercedes partners up with supplier Schuberth
The Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team is delighted to welcome Schuberth, based in Magdeburg, Germany, to the team as an Official Supplier for the 2015 season onwards. A le...

27 Jan 2015 13:25
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Hewlett-Packard joins Sauber as promotional partner
The Sauber F1 Team is pleased to announce Hewlett-Packard as Promotional Partner. Hewlett-Packard is one of the largest technology companies worldwide. This partnership allow...

27 Jan 2015 11:38
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Only Mercedes, Williams to run 2015 engine at Jerez
Nine weeks after the 2014 finale, formula one is now counting down the mere days before the resumption of track action. The winter lull will soon be replaced by a spate of car u...

27 Jan 2015 11:00
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Marussia to use base in Dinnington in case of revival
If the former Marussia team survives the winter, it will have to house itself elsewhere. That is because Haas, F1's new American entrant for 2016, has confirmed reports it has b...

27 Jan 2015 09:35
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Alonso, Bottas are 'alternatives, not priorities' - Wolff
Talks to renew world champion Lewis Hamilton's contract are finally looming, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has announced. The British driver's current contract expires at the en...

27 Jan 2015 08:26
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F1 on course for engine change after 2016
F1 is on course for a sharp change of direction after 2016. Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene is calling for a "revolution" on the technical front, as Bernie Ecclestone also look...

26 Jan 2015 16:45
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Rosberg predicts another title duel with Hamilton

Nico Rosberg has tipped another season of F1 superiority for Mercedes. Last year, as the turbo V6 era dawned, the German driver and his teammate, the new reigning champion Lewis...

26 Jan 2015 16:02
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