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Early debut Max Verstappen 'really bad' for F1 - Salo

Mika Salo has added his voice to concerns about the 2015 debut of teenager Max Verstappen. Finn Salo, who raced in F1 against the 16-year-old's father Jos, backed 1997 world cha...

28 Aug 2014 12:07
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Prost sure 'everything will be fine' for Renault in 2015
Alain Prost is confident Renault can bounce back in 2015. As the new 'power unit' rules took effect this season, Mercedes has utterly dominated its turbo V6 rivals Renault and F...

28 Aug 2014 11:29
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Monza debut depending on F1 license for Merhi
Roberto Merhi is only waiting on his F1 super license before receiving the green light to make his grand prix debut next weekend at Monza. Since he was a guest of the team at Sp...

28 Aug 2014 10:45
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Button admits he may be forced to retire after 2014
Jenson Button has admitted for the first time that he might be forced to "retire" at the end of 2014. As McLaren and Honda look ahead to their new works partnership beginning ne...

28 Aug 2014 09:35
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Vettel to get another new chassis after handling problems
Sebastian Vettel is set to drive his third new chassis of the 2014 season, after suffering more mysterious handling problems in Belgium last weekend. As the extent of the reigni...

28 Aug 2014 08:58
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Vettel not questioning his motivation: "Hunger still there"
Mark Webber's honest clarity has been missed from the formula one paddock in 2014. Amid the typical PR-speak, the Australian - having left Red Bull and the paddock for semi-reti...

27 Aug 2014 14:37
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Mercedes duo still warring long after Spa crash
Days after their carbon-fibre crunching at Spa, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton are still exchanging barbs. After Hamilton said Rosberg had admitted in a post-race briefing that...

27 Aug 2014 13:21
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Mattiacci 'confirms' Raikkonen and Alonso for 2015
Marco Mattiacci has repeated his claim that Ferrari is keeping its driver lineup for 2015. At Spa, the British broadcaster Sky made waves when it quoted the Maranello team's chi...

27 Aug 2014 12:42
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Now Robin Frijns set to leave 'new' Caterham
Robin Frijns looks set to return to GP2. The talented Dutchman was signed up as a reserve driver by Caterham this year, and was even briefly considered for a race seat. But that...

27 Aug 2014 12:14
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Honda wants Vettel and Newey at McLaren - Minardi
Gian Carlo Minardi, a former F1 team owner and boss, thinks Sebastian Vettel and Adrian Newey might be convinced to switch to McLaren. At the very least, the British team and it...

27 Aug 2014 11:14
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Greece 'keen' to host Mediterranean grand prix - Ecclestone
Greece could be the next destination for formula one. According to F1 business journalist Christian Sylt, despite economic austerity measures in the southern European country, a...

27 Aug 2014 10:03
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Max Verstappen tipped for first Friday outing at Suzuka
Max Verstappen made his debut in a formula one car on Tuesday. The well-connected Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf claims Red Bull, having newly signed the 16-year-old son of former...

27 Aug 2014 09:59
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Whitmarsh and McLaren finally agree to part company
Martin Whitmarsh is no longer part of McLaren. The Woking team's long-time chief was removed from office by returning chairman Ron Dennis before the season began, as Eric Boulli...

26 Aug 2014 16:27
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Ecclestone back in executive board of Delta Topco
Bernie Ecclestone has returned to the executive board of F1's parent company. Although he remained F1 chief executive, the 83-year-old had stepped down from Delta Topco amid his...

26 Aug 2014 15:56
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Red Bull taking over electric and ERS side of Renault V6
Red Bull is getting deeply involved with the improvement of engine partner Renault's F1 project. Deeply frustrated with the French marque's start to the new V6 turbo era, Red Bu...

26 Aug 2014 14:31
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McLaren not waiting until winter to decide on drivers
The delayed announcement of McLaren's 2015 lineup will not drag on until the winter, boss Eric Boullier insists. On paper, the Woking team is the only F1 grandee whose driver pl...

26 Aug 2014 13:44
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Sebastian Vettel gets new race-engineer for 2015
Struggling world champion Sebastian Vettel will get a new race-engineer for the 2015 season. This year defending his fourth consecutive drivers' title, the German has notably st...

26 Aug 2014 12:50
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Kovalainen to test DTM BMW at the Lausitzring
Heikki Kovalainen looks set to rebuild his motor racing career in the German touring car series DTM. According to the Finnish broadcaster MTV3, the German marque BMW has announc...

26 Aug 2014 12:02
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Exclusive: Max Verstappen to debut in F1 car today at Rockingham
Various sources have confirmed to F1Today.net that 16-year-old Max Verstappen will make his debut in a Formula 1 car at the Rockingham Circuit in Northamptonshire later today. ...

26 Aug 2014 12:01
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Ricciardo declares himself in the hunt for the title now
Daniel Ricciardo has declared himself in the hunt for the 2014 world championship. Before the title war between Mercedes teammates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg exploded in Be...

26 Aug 2014 11:18
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FIA not likely to intervene in Rosberg-Hamilton clash
The F1 world is split over Nico Rosberg's actions in the Belgian grand prix. Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton's former McLaren teammate, thinks the incident that left the 2008 worl...

26 Aug 2014 10:43
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Ecclestone not prepared to make BayernLB a new offer
Bernie Ecclestone remains at legal loggerheads with the Munich state bank BayernLB. When the sport's supremo controversially yet successfully settled with German prosecutors for...

26 Aug 2014 09:52
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'Sauber assures Van der Garde of race seat for 2015'
Giedo van der Garde looks set to step up to a Sauber race seat for 2015. The Dutch daily Algemeen Dagblad, and the specialist Dutch source Formule 1, are citing 'sources' close ...

26 Aug 2014 08:41
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Weekend Review - Belgium: Lotterer's debut, McLaren's improvement, Marussia's downfall
In this new feature on F1Today.net, our Chief UK Editor takes a look at the Belgian Grand Prix and reviews a few key moments throughout the weekend. --- The return of Form...

25 Aug 2014 18:31
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Video: English press about Max Verstappen
Before yesterdays qualifying session for the Belgium Grand Prix both SkySports F1 and the BBC made items about the newest sensation in Formula 1 which listens to the name Max Ve...

24 Aug 2014 07:54
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BayernLB 'not closed' to higher Ecclestone settlement
Bernie Ecclestone looks set for new settlement talks. After he ended his criminal troubles in Germany recently with a controversial $100 million payment, the F1 supremo's legal ...

22 Aug 2014 16:19
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2014 Belgian Grand Prix - FP2 Report: Hamilton leads Rosberg, Vettel fails to run
Rain was not expected for the start of the second Free Practice session, but there was a light smattering of cloud that complimented the sun at the beginning, although it was ex...

22 Aug 2014 15:36
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Alonso in no hurry to sign new contract at Ferrari
Fernando Alonso says it is his "intention" to extend his stay at Ferrari beyond his current contract. Although reportedly frustrated with the performance of his red car, the Spa...

22 Aug 2014 15:18
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'Too old' Vergne adopts positive mindset for future
Jean-Eric Vergne says he understands why Toro Rosso has dropped him for 2015 in favour of Dutch teenager Max Verstappen. The Frenchman said at Spa-Francorchamps that he learned ...

22 Aug 2014 14:25
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Vettel close to taking deliberate engine grid penalty
Sebastian Vettel's season could be set to go from bad to worse. The reigning world champion smiled meekly at Spa-Francorchamps when he responded to boss Christian Horner's recen...

22 Aug 2014 13:18
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Lotus going in the direction of Mercedes engine deal - Wolff
Mercedes' Toto Wolff has admitted Lotus is close to securing F1's field-leading V6 engine for the 2015 season. Enstone based Lotus has struggled with Renault power this year and...

22 Aug 2014 12:45
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Lotterer won't leave Audi for F1: "I'm not crazy"
Next to the Max Verstappen saga, it was Andre Lotterer's shock debut that was creating the most waves in the Spa-Francorchamps paddock. DPA news agency said there were more jour...

22 Aug 2014 12:13
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Fantasy Vuelta a España: at least 14,000 Euro of prizes!
The final grand tour of 2014 is starting very soon. On Saturday 23 of August 19.04 hours CET, the Vuelta a España starts with a team time trial stage around Jerez de la Fronter...

22 Aug 2014 12:02
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Current F1 drivers back teen rookie Max Verstappen
As F1 woke from its summer slumber, the big talking point at Spa was 16-year-old Jos Verstappen. "At least Red Bull's marketing is working well because almost all the questions ...

22 Aug 2014 11:16
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Hamilton, Rosberg disagree about how to tackle rivalry
Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg emerged from F1's summer slumber disagreeing about how to tackle their rivalry over the remaining eight races of 2014. Before the holidays began,...

22 Aug 2014 10:29
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Chilton claims he volunteered to step aside in Belgium
Kamui Kobayashi is not the only F1 regular sitting out this weekend's fabled Belgian grand prix. Joining Caterham stand-in and 32-year-old rookie Andre Lotterer on the Spa-Franc...

22 Aug 2014 08:39
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Alexander Rossi to race for Marussia in Belgium
Alexander Rossi will race alongside Jules Bianchi for Marussia in Belgium, substituting for Max Chilton while contractual issues are resolved. Rossi joined the Team as Reserve D...

21 Aug 2014 17:00
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It's a shame not to drive in Belgium - Kobayashi
Kamui Kobayashi will spend the Spa-Francorchamps weekend out of the cockpit and assessing the potential 'lack of harmony' in his racing life. Although still under contract to Ca...

21 Aug 2014 16:23
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Alonso the 'only genius' in modern F1 - Stewart
Fernando Alonso is the best driver in formula one today. That is the claim of F1 legend and triple world champion Sir Jackie Stewart, who said the Ferrari-driving Spaniard is in...

21 Aug 2014 15:39
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Red Bull using electric motor for pitstop practice
Red Bull was experimenting with an all-electric formula one car at Spa on Wednesday, publications reveal. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport and Italy's Autosprint say the reigning ...

21 Aug 2014 14:51
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Mercedes couldn't guarantee F1 seat for Max Verstappen
Toto Wolff has admitted Mercedes came close to signing up F1 rookie sensation Max Verstappen. Ultimately, the 16-year-old Dutchman and his father-manager Jos went with Red Bull'...

21 Aug 2014 14:03
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FIA bans FRIC officially effective immediately
FRIC has now been officially banned by F1's governing body. A controversy about the 'front and rear interconnected' suspension layouts came to a head before Hockenheim, when the...

21 Aug 2014 13:25
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Gaining experience at Sochi 'very possible' - Sirotkin
Sergey Sirotkin is still hopeful he will make his F1 weekend debut in 2014. Earlier a shoo-in for a Sauber seat amid the Swiss team's supposed Russian rescue deal, the 18-year-o...

21 Aug 2014 12:12
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New Nurburgring owner misses second payment due date
The Nurburgring's sale has hit a fork in the road. In March, the financially embattled German grand prix host was bought for a reported EUR 77 million by a Dusseldorf based auto...

21 Aug 2014 11:36
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Sainz jr on hold after 'positive' meeting with Red Bull
In the wake of Max Verstappen's signing, life goes on for two other drivers who were overtaken by the fresh-faced teenager. Last year, Antonio Felix da Costa was the cream of Re...

21 Aug 2014 10:59
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Video: A lap Spa-Francorchamps onboard with Hamilton
Spa-Francorchamps hosts the Grand Prix of Belgium this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Lewis Hamilton around that track. ...

21 Aug 2014 10:20
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Ecclestone settled bribery case for good of F1 - lawyer
Bernie Ecclestone ended his bribery trial with a record $100 million payment for the good of formula one. That is the claim of the F1 supremo's lawyer Sven Thomas, who told Forb...

21 Aug 2014 09:43
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Sauber singles out Ferrari power unit as cause for its crisis
Sauber has singled out its 'power unit' as a major cause of its struggles in 2014. The Swiss outfit and Caterham are the only teams yet to score a single point this year. Chief ...

21 Aug 2014 08:26
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Official: Lotterer replaces Kobayashi at Caterham for Belgium
André Lotterer will drive for Caterham F1 Team at the Belgian Grand Prix. The team will benefit from having another experienced driver at the wheel of the car throughout the we...

20 Aug 2014 13:30
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Belgium 2014 preview quotes: Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: "The summer break was a good chance to relax and to reflect on what's been an incredible start to the year for us as a team. But personally, I can't wait to get ...

20 Aug 2014 12:08
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Sochi circuit will be issued with a F1 license - Whiting
Sochi has cleared the final hurdle ahead of Russia's controversial inaugural grand prix this year. F1 race director Charlie Whiting visited the facility on Tuesday and was quote...

20 Aug 2014 11:14
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Caterham to announce one-off appearance for Lotterer
Little doubt remains that Andre Lotterer will make his formula one race debut with Caterham this weekend at Spa-Francorchamps. The 32-year-old reigning Le Mans winner's replacem...

20 Aug 2014 10:02
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16-year-old 'kid' Verstappen the big talking point at Spa
F1 has emerged from its summer slumber, but the big talking point at Spa-Francorchamps will be a 16-year-old 'kid' who doesn't even have a license to drive a road car. "Because ...

20 Aug 2014 09:30
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Vergne already working on 2015: "Still a lot to show in F1"
Jean-Eric Vergne insists he is not giving up on formula one. Two and a half seasons into his F1 grooming by Red Bull, the energy drink company's famously-harsh driver programme ...

20 Aug 2014 08:56
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Red Bull puts future in hands of teenagers Kvyat and Verstappen
Max Verstappen and Daniil Kvyat are the future of Red Bull. The pair, both teenagers, will be the race lineup at the energy drink company's second team Toro Rosso in 2015. Decis...

19 Aug 2014 16:41
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Belgium 2014 preview quotes: Sauber
After a two week summer break, Formula One and, therefore, the Sauber F1 Team returns to the race track in Spa-Francorchamps. The Sauber F1 Team drivers, Adrian Sutil and Esteba...

19 Aug 2014 15:04
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Scuderia Toro Rosso set for nose tweak for Singapore
Toro Rosso could be the next F1 team with 'nose news' looming. We have reported that, as Caterham pushes on with new owners and management, a new green nose for the 2014 car is ...

19 Aug 2014 11:07
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Lotterer tipped to replace Kobayashi at Caterham in Belgium
The F1 rumour mill is alight with speculation Caterham is taking a new race driver to this weekend's Belgian grand prix. After Kamui Kobayashi admitted recently his race seat ma...

19 Aug 2014 09:48
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Free practice debut in 2014 possible for Max Verstappen
Toro Rosso has confirmed reports Max Verstappen will become F1's youngest ever race driver next year. The teenage Dutchman, whose father Jos drove for Toro Rosso's former guise ...

19 Aug 2014 08:28
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Video: Max Verstappen on the Servus channel
The video where Max Verstappen has been announced as Formula 1 driver for Toro Rosso. ...

18 Aug 2014 22:48
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Belgium 2014 preview quotes: Pirelli
The Formula One season resumes after a three-week break for one of the most eagerly-anticipated races of the year: Spa-Francorchamps, where the P Zero White medium tyres and P Z...

18 Aug 2014 15:45
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Alonso should end career at Maranello - Piero Ferrari
Enzo Ferrari's only living son says he wants Fernando Alonso to stay with the Maranello team for the rest of his F1 career. The Spanish driver, widely recognised as perhaps the ...

18 Aug 2014 14:32
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Lopez puts 'the record straight' regarding Genii financial reports
Gerard Lopez has lashed back at reports suggesting Lotus team owner Genii is in dire financial health. The Luxembourg newspaper Tageblatt reported recently that Genii, headed by...

18 Aug 2014 13:39
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Changes in Belgium just the beginning for Caterham
New team deputy Manfredi Ravetto has confirmed Caterham will debut a new nose at this weekend's Belgian grand prix. After founder Tony Fernandes' exit and the new management's o...

18 Aug 2014 12:45
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Gutierrez opens discussions with 'other teams' for 2015
Sauber driver Esteban Gutierrez has revealed his management is in talks with "other teams" about 2015. With the prominent backing of Telmex, the 23-year-old has driven for the s...

18 Aug 2014 12:12
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Axed engine chief Marmorini hits back at Ferrari
Luca Marmorini has lashed out at Ferrari after being ousted as the fabled team's engine boss. Also well-known for his position at Toyota, the Italian's F1 career dates back more...

18 Aug 2014 11:15
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Lotus won't stick with 'tusk nose' for 2015
Lotus will drop its unique 'tusked' nose solution for the 2015 season. Although the Enstone team has struggled this year, technical director Nick Chester insists the innovative ...

18 Aug 2014 10:43
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Paul di Resta 'positive' about another chance in F1
Former Force India driver Paul di Resta is not ready to give up on his formula one career. The 28-year-old Scot lost his seat with the Silverstone based team at the end of last ...

18 Aug 2014 09:55
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Verstappen's age no problem for 2015 debut - Lammers
Former grand prix driver Jan Lammers thinks 16-year-old Max Verstappen is ready for formula one. Verstappen, the fresh-faced son of another former Dutch F1 driver Jos, has signe...

18 Aug 2014 08:45
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Montezemolo slams 'unfounded gossip' about Ferrari drivers
Luca di Montezemolo has dismissed "unfounded gossip" about Fernando Alonso's future at Ferrari. The Italian marque's colourful president was responding to what he described as t...

14 Aug 2014 14:49
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