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F1 stares into the unknown as new era begins
Formula one is staring into the unknown as the sport's revolutionary new era begins in earnest this weekend in Melbourne. "We can be neither too pessimistic nor too optimistic,"...

13 Mar 2014 10:36
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Video: A lap onboard around Albert Park with Vettel
The new season starts Sunday in Australia. The track for the first Grand Prix in 2014 is Albert Park in Melbourne. As a preview a video of a lap with Sebastian Vettel around tha...

13 Mar 2014 09:57
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McLaren marks Mobil anniversary with one-off livery
McLaren will run prominent 'Mobil' branding on its 2014 car in a one-off livery this weekend in Australia. Earlier, we reported that after the MP4-29 was tested in all silver th...

13 Mar 2014 09:16
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Sauber welcomes Pacific Ventures as new partner
The Sauber F1 Team is pleased to announce that Pacific Ventures, Dubai, will be Premium Partner from the 2014 Australian Grand Prix onwards. The real estate developer's logo wil...

13 Mar 2014 08:48
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2014 Australian Grand Prix - Preview
Australia, Oz, Down Under. Whatever you call it, the City of Melbourne has played host as the season opener for every year, bar one, since 1996. It's become a characterful t...

12 Mar 2014 22:16
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Knowing Marko will ensure equality - Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo is not expecting to slot into predecessor Mark Webber's awkward position within the Red Bull hierarchy. Australian Webber, who has left F1 for Porsche's new Le ...

12 Mar 2014 16:20
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Haug returns to DTM as main pundit for ARD
Norbert Haug is returning to motor racing. Having lost his role as Mercedes' motor sport chief, the 61-year-old found a new job at a German company specialising in vehicle mobil...

12 Mar 2014 15:44
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'Small, encouraging signs' in Schumacher recovery - manager
Michael Schumacher is showing "small, encouraging signs" in his long recovery from "severe injuries", the seven time world champion's management announced on Wednesday in a rare...

12 Mar 2014 14:28
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Vettel could think about change amid Red Bull crisis - Marko
Red Bull needs to up its game or risk losing Sebastian Vettel. That is the admission of the team's always-blunt Dr Helmut Marko, as quadruple reigning world champion Vettel prep...

12 Mar 2014 13:38
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Di Resta not yet lined up for Mercedes F1 role
Now mere hours before the engines are fired up in Melbourne, Paul di Resta still has not secured a new F1 role for 2014. Having lost his Force India seat and secured a return to...

12 Mar 2014 12:53
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India GP contract breaches 'money related' - Ecclestone
The promoter of India's beleaguered formula one race breached its contract, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has revealed. Last week, as Ecclestone announced the New Delhi race will...

12 Mar 2014 12:15
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New Nurburgring owner to keep F1 as long as it remains affordable
F1's Nurburgring future now appears brighter, after the embattled German grand prix venue was bought for a reported EUR 100 million. A week ago, it was reported that Miami-based...

12 Mar 2014 11:03
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Lauda 'saddened' by rumours about Schumacher
Niki Lauda has admitted to being "saddened" and "annoyed" by the constant rumours of Michael Schumacher's medical condition. While official news is scarce, publications continue...

12 Mar 2014 10:06
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F1 co-owner says buying into the sport was 'a mistake'
One of F1's owners has admitted buying into the sport was "a mistake". In 2012, Norway's central bank Norges bought a 21 per cent share in formula one along with two other inves...

12 Mar 2014 09:28
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McLaren adds black markings on the silver sidepods
McLaren has tweaked the livery of its 2014 car ahead of the Melbourne season opener. The Mercedes-powered car launched by the Woking based team and tested throughout the winter ...

12 Mar 2014 08:39
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2014 Season Preview - Teams: Marussia and Caterham
The final part of our season preview takes a look at the two teams expected to be running towards the rear of the field in 2014. Marussia: After retaining the same Anglo-Fr...

11 Mar 2014 21:43
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2014 Season Preview - Teams: Mercedes, Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari and Williams
2014 is set to be a cracker of year. New regulations, new drivers and new circuits sees the field turned completely upside-down. Here we take a look at the expected front-runnin...

11 Mar 2014 21:36
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Webber won't stick around for the race in Melbourne
After more than a decade on the grid, Mark Webber will still be in the paddock this weekend as a new season of F1 begins. But the Australian warned the sport's regulars not to e...

11 Mar 2014 16:28
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Australia 2014 preview quotes: McLaren
Jenson Button: "I think this year's Australian Grand Prix is going to be an absolutely fascinating sporting contest. Even with stable regulations, Melbourne is usually unpredict...

11 Mar 2014 15:51
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Ecclestone now tips Hamilton for title instead of Rosberg
Bernie Ecclestone has changed his mind. A month ago, the F1 chief executive said that with Mercedes clearly "best prepared" for the all-new 2014 rules, his tip was "(Nico) Rosbe...

11 Mar 2014 15:16
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Berger thought of Schumacher after 'similar' ski fall
Gerhard Berger has admitted he thought of fellow F1 legend Michael Schumacher when he lay injured in the snow late last week. Austrian Berger, a former Ferrari and McLaren drive...

11 Mar 2014 14:44
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Australia 2014 preview quotes: Scuderia Toro Rosso
Daniil Kvyat: "I have never driven the Albert Park circuit, but I've watched lots of the races there and seen the on-board footage, so I have a reasonable idea what to expect. T...

11 Mar 2014 13:36
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Mercedes could win with two laps ahead - Horner
Red Bull boss Christian Horner is predicting an all-Mercedes silver duel for the 2014 title. "Lewis (Hamilton) and Nico (Rosberg) -- who else is there?" he is quoted by the Time...

11 Mar 2014 12:13
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Barrichello anxious to see how competitive Williams really is
Felipe Massa can take his Williams all the way to the 2014 title. That is the view of Brazilian countryman and F1 veteran Rubens Barrichello, who completed the last of his more ...

11 Mar 2014 11:03
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Red Bull could switch focus towards next season - Trulli
World champion team Red Bull may switch its focus to the 2015 season within weeks if it thinks this year's title is already lost. That is the view of former F1 driver Jarno Trul...

11 Mar 2014 10:37
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Rookie Ericsson has no plans to live in Monaco
F1 rookie Marcus Ericsson has no plans to move to Monaco. Many drivers enjoy the Principality's glamorous lifestyle and tax benefits, but 23-year-old Ericsson told the Finnish n...

11 Mar 2014 09:43
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'Only a miracle can save Michael Schumacher now'
Two experts have warned that the old Michael Schumacher is probably now gone. Britain's respected Telegraph newspaper recently cited sources in reporting that the F1 legend's fa...

11 Mar 2014 08:29
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Australia 2014 preview quotes: Pirelli
Following three pre-season tests during which the teams tried out their radical new cars for the first time, the 2014 Formula One season begins in Australia with a complete rang...

10 Mar 2014 16:52
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Renault convinced it has good V6 turbo package
Renault F1 chief Jean-Michel Jalinier insists the struggling French supplier should not be written off in 2014. Many believe Renault's early-season problems with the all-new tur...

10 Mar 2014 16:13
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Massa 'impressed' with Mercedes work force
Felipe Massa has admitted he has been "impressed" with his switch to Mercedes power for 2014. It is the first time in his F1 career the diminutive Briton has not been powered by...

10 Mar 2014 15:42
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Owners worried for Man Utd scenario - Ecclestone
F1's owners are scared Bernie Ecclestone's demise could hurt the sport. That is the claim of the diminutive Ecclestone, who remains the F1 chief executive and 'supremo' even ami...

10 Mar 2014 15:04
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Vettel is not going to win title in 2014 'for sure' - Villeneuve
1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve says Sebastian Vettel's run of titles is definitely over. "He's not going to win this year for sure," the French Canadian, who is set to r...

10 Mar 2014 14:24
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Australia 2014 preview quotes: Williams
This year's season-opener has the added excitement of being the first race for the brand new 1.6-litre power units. It's sure to be an unpredictable weekend at Albert Park and o...

10 Mar 2014 13:39
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F1 is now in the past for Kovalainen - Vilander
Toni Vilander thinks his Finnish countryman Heikki Kovalainen's F1 career is over. Having lost his Caterham seat, Kovalainen looked to be putting his career back on track when h...

10 Mar 2014 12:49
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Ferrari has been pretty much hidden - Salo
Ferrari is yet to reveal the full potential of its 2014 car. That is the view of former F1 driver Mika Salo, who raced a few times for the fabled Italian team in 1999 and is now...

10 Mar 2014 12:10
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Australia 2014 preview quotes: Sauber
After 12 intense days of testing in Jerez, Spain, and Sakhir, Bahrain, the start of the 2014 FIA Formula One World Championship is near. From 14th to 16th March the new V6 turbo...

10 Mar 2014 11:34
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Melbourne-spec Red Bull different on inside - Vettel
Crisis-struck Red Bull is taking a vastly different car to Melbourne for the first race of 2014. That is the claim of reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel, even though the G...

10 Mar 2014 10:57
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Gerhard Berger suffers broken arm in skiing fall
Former F1 driver Gerhard Berger has crashed whilst skiing in the Kitzbuhel district in his native Austria. Ten weeks into Michael Schumacher's coma, Austrian reports including t...

10 Mar 2014 10:02
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Australia 2014 preview quotes: Caterham F1 Team
Marcus Ericsson, car #9: "Honestly, I cannot wait for it all to start in Australia. It will be my first ever F1 race weekend as a race driver and I’m so excited about my debut...

10 Mar 2014 09:25
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Maybe none of the cars will see the finish line - supplier
It is possible every single car will fail to finish Sunday's season-opening Australian grand prix. That is the claim of Roberto Dalla, the head of F1 electronics supplier Magnet...

10 Mar 2014 08:42
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Australia 2014 preview quotes: Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: "The Australian Grand Prix is always an exciting race and the fans are fantastic. They love their motorsport, so it's an event that every driver looks forward to...

07 Mar 2014 15:50
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Fantasy Formula 1 Year Game 2014 - at least 1800 euro of cash prizes!
Next weekend in Australia (Albert Park) the new season for the Formula 1 starts. Last November Sebastian Vettel won his 4th world championship in a row after a very exciting las...

07 Mar 2014 14:50
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'Michael Schumacher is breathing without respirator'
Michael Schumacher is breathing without the help of a respirator, the authoritative Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport claimed on Friday. It is a significant possible ...

07 Mar 2014 14:44
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Australia 2014 preview quotes: Marussia F1 Team
The final countdown to Formula 1's most unpredictable season in years is underway and we are bound for Melbourne and Round 1 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship, the 2014 Fo...

07 Mar 2014 13:42
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New technology 'completely overshadows' drivers - Alesi
A week before F1's brave new era begins in earnest, not everyone is excited. At the Geneva motor show, former F1 driver Jean Alesi admitted he is no fan of the 'greener' era of ...

07 Mar 2014 13:21
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Revival 'dark horse' Williams popular in F1 paddock
If Williams is a force in 2014, almost the entire paddock will celebrate the return of an F1 great. The newly Mercedes-powered team, having once dominated the sport but not won ...

07 Mar 2014 12:13
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Concorde Agreement not really needed anymore - Ecclestone
The era of the Concorde Agreement is at its end, according to Bernie Ecclestone. Difficult and protracted negotiations over the sport's highly secretive document, binding F1's c...

07 Mar 2014 11:22
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Jules Bianchi attacked and mugged in Paris
F1 driver Jules Bianchi has been attacked and mugged near Paris' famous Champs-Elysees. Le Parisien reports that while the Marussia driver and Frenchman, in Paris for a televisi...

07 Mar 2014 10:15
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India GP wants to open dialogue with Ecclestone
The promoter of the Indian grand prix has vowed to meet with Bernie Ecclestone and try to get the New Delhi race back on the 2015 calendar. Following the sport's gripes with the...

07 Mar 2014 09:59
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Dennis vows to take McLaren back on the road to winning
Ron Dennis is unapologetic as he vows to take McLaren back on the road to winning. With the great British team just fifth overall in 2013, 66-year-old supremo Dennis wrestled ba...

07 Mar 2014 09:26
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Long Beach needs more information before F1 decision
F1 will have to wait to know if it can return to Long Beach. It emerged that at a city council meeting this week, the issue of opening up the street race lease to bidders - incl...

07 Mar 2014 08:36
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'Huge amount of trust between Red Bull and Renault'
Inevitably, as the scale of Red Bull's early season crisis becomes ever clearer, rumours of possible splits are now beginning to emerge. Many of the reigning world champions' pr...

06 Mar 2014 16:43
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McLaren to start season without a title sponsor
McLaren supremo Ron Dennis sat down with journalists and insisted he will get the famous British team out of its 2013 slump and back to winning races "much faster than people im...

06 Mar 2014 15:33
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Williams shows FW36 in new Martini livery
The new Williams Martini Racing car livery was officially unveiled today at an event in London to launch the new partnership with Martini, with the cars' iconic Martini stripes ...

06 Mar 2014 13:37
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Red Bull crew doing '18 hour shifts' to end crisis
Red Bull is "slaving around the clock" to solve its problems ahead of next weekend's season-opening Australian grand prix. It is emerging that, amid the reigning world champions...

06 Mar 2014 13:22
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Grosjean lost cool in Lotus garage at Bahrain test
Romain Grosjean wasn't his always-smiling self during one dramatic moment at the Bahrain tests last week. Footage has emerged of the Frenchman angrily thumping the tool benches ...

06 Mar 2014 11:53
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Still no news on Whitmarsh's status at McLaren
A week before the F1 circus gathers in Melbourne for the 2014 opener, the fate of McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh is still not clear. Team supremo Ron Dennis has replaced Whi...

06 Mar 2014 11:10
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No India and Korea in 2015, green light for Mexico and France
F1 will not be returning to India next year. The race near New Delhi, having joined the calendar in 2011, is absent from this season's schedule mainly because of the sport's iss...

06 Mar 2014 09:57
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Susie Wolff would stop racing to start family
Susie Wolff has revealed that if she ever has children, she will quit motor racing. The wife of Mercedes boss Toto, 31-year-old Briton Wolff has stepped up her role with the Wil...

06 Mar 2014 09:03
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Nurburgring sold for up to EUR 70m to HIG Capital
The Nurburgring looks to have been sold for between EUR 60 and 70 million. This week, F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone said he had been outbid for the fabled German grand pr...

06 Mar 2014 08:27
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Lauda reveals that Mercedes V6 produces around 580hp
Niki Lauda has revealed that Mercedes' new turbo V6 engine produces "about 580" horse power. It is a rare admission in the highly-secretive world of formula one, but field-leadi...

05 Mar 2014 16:21
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Ecclestone wants higher revs and less fuel restrictions
Bernie Ecclestone is not ruling out tweaking F1's radical new engine regulations. The sport's chief executive is unashamedly no fan of the new turbo V6 era, having fought hard a...

05 Mar 2014 14:48
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Red Bull asks Toro Rosso for help on brake-by-wire
Red Bull's early-season technical crisis is plumbing new depths, with news the reigning world champions are calling upon junior team Toro Rosso for help. Italy's authoritative A...

05 Mar 2014 10:56
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Williams and Force India 'fast enough to win races' - Wolff
Mercedes heads into next weekend's season opening Australian grand prix as the overwhelming early 2014 favourite. "Mercedes and Williams look very strong," agreed German driver ...

05 Mar 2014 09:09
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F1 heading for Azerbaijan debut in 2015 or 2016
Almost a year ago, Bernie Ecclestone stunned F1's headline writers when he said plans were afoot for a race in Baku. Seasoned journalists quickly discovered it is the capital an...

05 Mar 2014 08:36
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Vettel and Newey 'have contract until 2017' - Lauda
Sebastian Vettel may have quietly added another two years to his existing Red Bull contract. Last year, whilst already tied to the Austrian squad for 2014, it was announced that...

04 Mar 2014 15:38
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People will be surprised by competitieve Marussia - Button
Jenson Button has tipped usual F1 backmarker Marussia to take a big step forwards in 2014. Yet to score a single point in its Marussia or Virgin guises since 2010, the team did ...

04 Mar 2014 12:42
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Massa to be 'a strong rival' this year - Alonso
Fernando Alonso has tipped his departed Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa to be a "strong rival" in 2014. After eight years in red, Brazilian Massa's move to the once-great British ...

04 Mar 2014 12:12
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Bottas did not have to save fuel at all in race simulation
Valtteri Bottas has played down fears grands prix will become little more than fuel-saving affairs in F1's new 'green' era. Each driver will be limited to just 100 kilograms of ...

04 Mar 2014 11:31
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Ecclestone admits bribe affair limiting his ability to run F1

Bernie Ecclestone has hinted for the first time that he may need to voluntarily step back from running formula one. Until now, the F1 chief executive has been resolute in the fa...

04 Mar 2014 10:16
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