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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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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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