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Ecclestone on holiday after paying $100m settlement
Bernie Ecclestone's bribery trial and charges have been officially dropped, after the F1 supremo lodged his controversial $100 million settlement with Munich authorities. After ...

14 Aug 2014 13:50
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Caterham to receive massive upgrade for Belgium GP
New team boss Christijan Albers is not denying Caterham will axe the 2014 car's unseemly nose. We reported last month that the distinctive solution at the front of this year's g...

14 Aug 2014 12:14
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McLaren may need to 'refresh' driver lineup - Boullier
Eric Boullier has admitted McLaren is looking to eventually "refresh" its driver lineup. Danish rookie Kevin Magnussen only debuted this year, but Mexican Sergio Perez was also ...

14 Aug 2014 11:46
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'Max Verstappen set to replace Vergne at Toro Rosso'

Max Verstappen's father has played down reports his son will make his formula one debut as a seventeen-year-old next March. De Telegraaf newspaper claims the young Dutchman, new...

14 Aug 2014 10:58
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Felipe Nasr thinks Sauber seat 'possible' for 2015
Felipe Nasr has set his sights on a 2015 race debut in formula one. The Brazilian, whose name rhymes with that of his countryman and Williams stablemate Felipe Massa, is the Gro...

14 Aug 2014 09:42
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Massa wants Williams to finish ahead of old team Ferrari
Felipe Massa says his new team Williams is locked in a battle with Ferrari, for whom he raced in formula one for eight years until his ousting last year. With Williams ending it...

14 Aug 2014 08:24
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Grandson of Emerson Fittipaldi on path to F1
Max Verstappen, the son of F1 podium-sitter Jos who has joined Red Bull's famous driver programme, is not the only familiar name treading a path to the grand prix grid. Pietro F...

13 Aug 2014 13:34
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Maldonado doesn't regret move from Williams to Lotus
Even amid his pointless first half-season with Lotus, Pastor Maldonado has signed up with the Enstone team for 2015. In his third consecutive campaign with Williams last year, t...

13 Aug 2014 12:46
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'Unlikely' Red Bull can close gap with Mercedes - Horner
Boss Christian Horner has admitted it is "unlikely" Red Bull will catch up with dominant Mercedes in 2014. But F1's surprise on-form youngster Daniel Ricciardo, who entered the ...

13 Aug 2014 12:08
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Kobayashi backs sweeping changes at struggling Caterham
Kamui Kobayashi has backed the sweeping changes at Caterham, even though it has put his formula one future in doubt. After founder Tony Fernandes' sudden sale and departure, the...

13 Aug 2014 11:19
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Tobacco company not looking for sponsor deal with Lotus
Imperial Tobacco has played down reports it is looking to return to formula one with Lotus. Recently, Pastor Maldonado said he would welcome the inspiration of Lotus' black and ...

13 Aug 2014 09:52
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FIA to carry out final inspection of Sochi track next week
In just one week, Russia could get the final green-light for its inaugural grand prix. Amid construction of the Sochi layout and controversy surrounding the Crimean crisis and t...

13 Aug 2014 08:40
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Red Bull announces Max Verstappen
Dutchman Max Verstappen has been announced by Red Bull as part of their Junior Team. After speculation last week about the 16-year old signing for Mercedes or Red Bull, the fina...

12 Aug 2014 17:03
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Vettel like a ballerina, dancing on throttle and brakes - Horner
Part of Sebastian Vettel's problem in 2014 is that he is 'worn out', Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has revealed. Having utterly dominated the sport, culminating in his fou...

12 Aug 2014 09:44
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Renault, Ferrari invested far less than Mercedes - Jalinier
Recently departed Renault F1 boss Jean-Michel Jalinier says the struggling French marque was out-spent as the sport entered its new V6 era. Dominant with Red Bull at the tail-en...

12 Aug 2014 08:31
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Bank BayernLB rejects Ecclestone's compensation offer
Bernie Ecclestone's legal troubles are not yet over. Before he ended his corruption trial in Munich by agreeing to pay $100 million to the Bavarian state, it emerged that the 'F...

11 Aug 2014 12:43
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Rivals will copy Mercedes power unit - Szafnauer
Force India chief Otmar Szafnauer is "sure" Mercedes' field-leading V6 engine concept will be copied by rivals Renault, Ferrari and Honda in 2015. The German marque's initial en...

11 Aug 2014 12:04
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Schumacher medical records theft suspect was German
The suspect accused of attempting to sell Michael Schumacher's medical records was from Germany, according to the latest reports. Last week, the tragic news emerged that the uni...

11 Aug 2014 11:32
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Vettel buys father a Ferrari California as a gift
Sebastian Vettel has bought his father a Ferrari. Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport, publishing a paparazzi photo of Red Bull's reigning quadruple world champion during the transa...

11 Aug 2014 10:46
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F1 pushing on with preparations for inaugural Russia GP
Russia and formula one are pushing ahead with preparations for the country's inaugural grand prix. There have been doubts about the viability of the Sochi race in recent weeks, ...

11 Aug 2014 09:54
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Di Montezemolo rejects claims he could be set to quit Ferrari
Luca di Montezemolo has rejected claims he could be set to quit his post as Ferrari president. Reports late last week suggested the Maranello marque's long-time and colourful fi...

11 Aug 2014 08:39
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Fernando Alonso denies speculation about his future
Fernando Alonso has taken time out of his summer vacation to deny speculation about his future. Currently on a cycling tour in the Italian Dolomites, the Spaniard has obviously ...

08 Aug 2014 09:53
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Cry of outrage as Monza's Parabolica run-off asphalted
F1's summer break has not stopped a cry of outrage at news the iconic Parabolica corner at historic Monza has been altered ahead of next month's Italian grand prix. The Italian ...

08 Aug 2014 08:45
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Too easy to say something is the fault of others - Sauber
Sauber has vowed to "stay together" with its troubled engine supplier Ferrari. The Swiss team, already struggling financially, has not scored a single point so far in 2014 and t...

07 Aug 2014 12:50
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German charity 'surprised' by $1m Ecclestone donation
Officials of a German children's charity were completely surprised when it emerged Bernie Ecclestone would pay them $1 million. The payment to the Deutsche Kinderhospizstiftung,...

07 Aug 2014 12:13
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Mattiacci identifies four major areas Ferrari must focus on
Ferrari could learn from Williams' recovery from the doldrums of the British team's past few seasons. That is the claim of Felipe Massa, Williams' new driver who moved to Grove ...

07 Aug 2014 11:29
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Rookie Kvyat hits back at 'boring F1' criticism
Daniil Kvyat, the youngest rookie in formula one, has hit back at suggestions formula one drivers lack the hero status of the sport's past stars. Amid the sport's struggle to fi...

07 Aug 2014 10:57
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MP4-29 'a rolling laboratory' for new McLaren - Boullier
McLaren's current car is a "rolling laboratory" for the start of the works Honda era beginning in 2015. That is the news of team boss Eric Boullier, who arrived at Woking this y...

07 Aug 2014 09:44
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Schumacher medical records theft suspect commits suicide
The Michael Schumacher camp is "stunned and shocked" as the story of the F1 legend's skiing crash and recovery took a tragic twist this week. It emerges that a man detained in S...

07 Aug 2014 08:56
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Ecclestone hails 'capitalist' system after record settlement
Bernie Ecclestone on Wednesday hailed the "capitalist system" that saw him escape a bribery trial by paying the German court a record $100 million settlement. On Tuesday, the ju...

06 Aug 2014 16:24
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Weber slams F1 drivers as 'complaining whimps'
Willi Weber, famous for making his fortune as Michael Schumacher's 'Mr 20 per cent' manager, has joined those decrying the new face of formula one. "There are many reasons for t...

06 Aug 2014 15:36
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'Free man' Ecclestone straight back to work on F1
Bernie Ecclestone is going straight back to work after agreeing a $100 million deal to end his bribery trial in Munich. Amid high controversy and suggestions F1's major stakehol...

06 Aug 2014 12:00
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Alonso asks EUR 35 million per year to sign new Ferrari deal
Multiple authoritative media sources claim Fernando Alonso wants almost $50 million a year to sign a new contract with Ferrari. Amid his obvious frustration at lacking a third t...

06 Aug 2014 10:46
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Kimi Raikkonen to be father
Kimi Raikkonen looks set to race into the world of fatherhood. Currently vacationing on his yacht off the Mediterranean island of Corsica, photos have emerged of the Finn's girl...

06 Aug 2014 09:28
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Mercedes' Aldo Costa rules out return to Ferrari
Aldo Costa insists he is "sorry" to see his old team Ferrari struggle in formula one. Amid an earlier dip in the fabled Maranello team's form, the 53-year-old was ousted by Ferr...

06 Aug 2014 08:40
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Judge ends Ecclestone trial after $100m settlement
Bernie Ecclestone walked out of court on Tuesday with the corruption scandal that threatened to end his F1 reign and leave him in jail effectively over. If he is able to get $10...

05 Aug 2014 15:09
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Max is already quite mature - Jos Verstappen
Max Verstappen's father has admitted the 16-year-old might be fast-tracked into formula one with a Toro Rosso race seat. Recently, it was thought the young Dutchman, whose meteo...

05 Aug 2014 12:46
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Perez says Hulkenberg 'an almost totally complete driver'
Sergio Perez has singled out Nico Hulkenberg as "the strongest teammate I've had in formula one". Having moved from McLaren after a disappointing single season with the struggli...

05 Aug 2014 12:07
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Bianchi not ruling out move to Ferrari for 2015
Jules Bianchi is no longer ruling out a move to Ferrari for 2015. Recently, after an impressive Ferrari test at Silverstone in injured Kimi Raikkonen's place, the Frenchman admi...

05 Aug 2014 11:25
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Team orders only in case of emergency - Mercedes
Daimler chairman Dieter Zetsche insists there will be "no team orders" to settle the outcome of the title battle between warring Mercedes teammates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosbe...

05 Aug 2014 10:11
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Ecclestone corruption 'acquittal' expected for Tuesday
Bernie Ecclestone is expected to put the corruption scandal behind him on Tuesday and return full-time to formula one. The sport's chief executive has been caught up in a German...

05 Aug 2014 09:34
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F1 'popularity' meeting cancelled until further notice
F1 chiefs have now cancelled until further notice a scheduled meeting of the newly-formed 'popularity working group'. Originally scheduled for last Thursday, it was called off w...

05 Aug 2014 08:26
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Tom Brooks: My trip to The F1 Show
On Friday I went along to Sky Studios to be a part of the audience for Sky Sports' 'The F1 Show'. The guests were John Watson and Bruno Senna, both of whom I interviewed. But he...

04 Aug 2014 19:26
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Ecclestone court settlement would be good for F1 - Lauda
Niki Lauda says F1 should "welcome" the news that Bernie Ecclestone looks to have settled the high-profile corruption case that threatened his role at the top of the sport. Sudd...

04 Aug 2014 14:57
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Wolff begins summer break in hospital after surgery
Toto Wolff began his summer break in hospital, the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag reports. During a pre-Hungary team building exercise, Mercedes' team boss broke his arm in se...

04 Aug 2014 13:35
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Indycar driver Pagenaud linked with Honda F1 test
A leading contender to become a test driver for Honda's F1 return has emerged. The publication Racer said Honda-powered Indycar frontrunner Simon Pagenaud is in talks to make hi...

04 Aug 2014 12:46
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Toro Rosso wants to debut 17-year old Max Verstappen
Red Bull may not be giving up on hot talent Max Verstappen. The talented 16-year-old son of former F1 driver Jos Verstappen, in the midst of a meteoric switch from karting to ju...

04 Aug 2014 12:35
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Mercedes vows to stick with recovering Schumacher
Mercedes has vowed to stick with Michael Schumacher as the F1 legend continues his recovery from a skiing fall last December. In June, as Schumacher remained in intensive care, ...

04 Aug 2014 12:11
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Glock not wasting energy thinking about F1 return
Timo Glock has admitted he has all but given up on the thought of returning to formula one. After Toyota withdrew from F1, the talented German raced for Virgin/Marussia for thre...

04 Aug 2014 11:44
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Marmorini moves to Renault after Ferrari departure
Mere days after officially leaving Ferrari, Luca Marmorini looks set to take another high-profile job in formula one. The 53-year-old's departure was interpreted as the latest r...

04 Aug 2014 10:39
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Melbourne secures place on F1 calendar until 2020
The future of the Australian grand prix is secure. "To know there are many more home grands prix to come is great," new F1 sensation Daniel Ricciardo told the Herald Sun newspap...

04 Aug 2014 08:40
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Rumours linking Bottas to McLaren 'quite natural' - Hakkinen
Mika Hakkinen has acknowledged rumours linking his protege Valtteri Bottas with McLaren. The fellow Finn and double world champion has been a key to Bottas' formula one foray so...

01 Aug 2014 11:26
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Mallya granted bail after appearing in court in India
Although the meeting was ultimately cancelled, it was expected that one of the touted 'popularity working group' protagonists would be Vijay Mallya. The Indian, reportedly now a...

01 Aug 2014 10:57
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Lotus owner's dept now at a whopping EUR 185 million
Alarming news about the financial health of Lotus team owner Gerard Lopez has emerged. Together with Eric Lux, fellow Luxembourger Lopez heads the investment company Genii Capit...

01 Aug 2014 09:49
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Marmorini out at Ferrari, alarm bells ringing for Fry
Weeks after the rumours first emerged, Ferrari has this week finally admitted that engine boss Luca Marmorini is leaving the Italian team. He began working at Maranello decades ...

01 Aug 2014 08:38
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F1 'popularity' meeting postponed at the last minute
A crisis meeting to plot formula one's future has been cancelled. The meeting was set to take place in London on Thursday, involving Bernie Ecclestone, Ferrari's Marco Mattiacci...

31 Jul 2014 16:58
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Alonso almost comparable to Senna - former manager
The new era of social media and F1's traditional 'silly season' may not mix well together. Fernando Alonso turned 33 on Tuesday, and as far as official congratulations go, many ...

31 Jul 2014 13:35
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Mercedes drivers agree to obey team orders in future
Mercedes' title-warring drivers have been told they must follow team orders over the remaining eight races of 2014. The Brackley based team moved to play down Lewis Hamilton's d...

31 Jul 2014 12:14
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Pundit says impressive Kvyat is 'the man of the future'
Fresh blood is in no short supply on the F1 grid this year, as Daniel Ricciardo and Valtteri Bottas impress. But if you ask Marc Surer, a former driver turned commentator for Ge...

31 Jul 2014 11:32
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Teams to argue with Ecclestone over expanding calendar
F1 team bosses are heading for a clash with Bernie Ecclestone over the shape of the next grand prix calendars. It has emerged that Mexico is joining the schedule next year, and ...

31 Jul 2014 10:29
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Mercedes promises another attempt to turn up F1 volume
Niki Lauda has put his mind to the problem of F1's dwindling television and spectator audiences. Before the sport breaks for the summer, key meetings will take place this week, ...

31 Jul 2014 09:46
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'Magic paint' to give Ferrari 20 horse power boost
Marussia has led the way for a reported 20 horse power boost for struggling engine supplier Ferrari. That is the claim of Italy's authoritative Autosprint, claiming that at the ...

31 Jul 2014 08:54
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F1 paddock looking ahead to summer 'shutdown'
Tired faces left the Hungaroring paddock last Sunday looking forward to a break. Not only is there now a rare month-long gap between the races in Hungary and Belgium, the teams ...

30 Jul 2014 12:07
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Mexico could be 'double points' season finale in 2015
Mexico could close next year's world championship with a 'double points' finale. That is the claim of FIA vice president Jose Abed, who represents Mexico on the governing body's...

30 Jul 2014 11:37
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Ecclestone willing to pay EUR 25m to settle bribery case
Bernie Ecclestone is willing to pay EUR 25 million to settle the corruption case, media reports said on Tuesday. The German news agency DPA said the F1 chief executive's lawyers...

30 Jul 2014 09:54
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Caterham hits back with own legal action against sacked staff
Caterham has hit back after it emerged sacked staff are moving to sue the backmarker team's new management. Earlier in July, following founder Tony Fernandes' sale of the green-...

30 Jul 2014 08:45
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Ferrari denies reports Pat Fry has been sacked
Ferrari on Tuesday denied reports Pat Fry has been sacked. The Maranello team recently did not confirm speculation engine chief Luca Marmorini has been similarly ousted. Chassis...

29 Jul 2014 15:52
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Ecclestone intends to scrap standing restarts for 2015
Bernie Ecclestone says F1 will abandon its highly controversial plan for standing re-starts after safety car periods from 2015. In Hungary, reportedly alarmed with the sport's d...

29 Jul 2014 15:15
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Hired to be me, and to race my heart out - Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton has hit back at suggestions he was wrong to ignore team orders during Sunday's Hungarian grand prix. Niki Lauda, who after Hamilton's qualifying fire had cheered ...

29 Jul 2014 12:46
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Villeneuve spits comments out 'just for the headlines'
Jacques Villeneuve makes comments designed deliberately to trigger sensational headlines. That is the claim of Oskari Saari, a commentator for the Finnish broadcaster MTV3 who s...

29 Jul 2014 12:15
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