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Marko not sure how long it will take Red Bull to catch up
Helmut Marko is not sure Red Bull will catch up its early-season deficit in 2014, after a disastrous start to its latest title defence. Speaking to Red Bull's in-house Servus TV...

04 Mar 2014 09:44
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Haas hopes for 2015 F1 entry decision on short notice
Gene Haas is waiting to know if he will be let onto the F1 grid next year. Actually, the FIA's decision about potential twelfth or thirteenth teams for the 2015 pitlane was sche...

04 Mar 2014 08:26
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Rivals opposed engine freeze delay for Renault
Niki Lauda has confirmed that Renault's F1 rivals opposed a move to delay the 2014 engine performance 'freeze'. Although denied by the embattled French marque, it was reported l...

03 Mar 2014 13:18
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Pirelli to sponsor Grands Prix in Spain and Hungary
Pirelli will become the naming sponsor of two grands prix in 2014. The Italian company has been F1's often-controversial sole supplier of tyres since 2011, but this season will ...

03 Mar 2014 12:15
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New F1 deal for Melbourne matter of time - Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone says he is confident Melbourne is staying on the F1 calendar beyond its 2015 contract. "Yes," he told the Herald Sun newspaper. "Sure, sure, sure." The F1 chie...

03 Mar 2014 11:28
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Williams joins Mercedes as Melbourne favourite
No one in the paddock doubts that Mercedes is significantly ahead of the game as the 2014 season opener looms. But when told he is an absolute favourite, works driver Lewis Hami...

03 Mar 2014 10:45
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F1 interested in bid for return to Long Beach
New reports suggesting Long Beach could return to F1's annual calendar have emerged. Last year, bosses of the iconic US street race denied reports F1 figures had expressed inter...

03 Mar 2014 09:28
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Hard times for Red Bull, but nobody gets upset - Vettel
World champion Sebastian Vettel has hinted crisis-struck Red Bull might have achieved more simply by staying at its factory last week. Instead, the troubled reigning champions t...

03 Mar 2014 08:36
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Day 4, Test 3 - Bahrain Report: Hamilton on top, in good shape for Melbourne
The final day of the final pre-season test at Bahrain saw Hamilton, Alonso and Button take over from their respective team-mates. The green light saw McLaren's Jenson Button,...

02 Mar 2014 18:17
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Turn 1 at Bahrain to be named after Schumacher
The Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) have officially named Turn 1 in honour of Michael Schumacher. Schumacher, who still remains in a coma after a terrifying ski-accident ...

02 Mar 2014 17:34
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Follow LIVE the last day of the third test in 2014
The third test of this year will take place in Bahrain this week. On the last day of winter testing in 2014 Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button will return behind ...

02 Mar 2014 06:45
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Follow LIVE the third day of the third test in 2014
The third test of this year will take place in Bahrain this week. The third day sees Sebastian Vettel, Nico Hulkenberg and Romain Grosjean join the action. They will finish the ...

01 Mar 2014 06:48
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F1 teams alliance FOTA formally disbanded
FOTA, the once unified and powerful alliance of formula one teams, has collapsed. It emerged recently that, with top teams Red Bull and Ferrari already departed, membership fees...

28 Feb 2014 16:31
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Renault asks for 'two, three' more months before homologation
Renault has asked for an extension to Friday's deadline for the development 'freeze' of its troubled turbo V6 power unit. Actually, the homologation deadline is Friday at mightn...

28 Feb 2014 14:50
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DTM: Petrov to race for Mercedes in DTM
Former F1 driver Vitaly Petrov will race a Mercedes in the German touring car series DTM in 2014. The former Renault and Caterham driver tested for the German marque recently...

28 Feb 2014 13:53
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Veto right FOM delays decision about new entry for 2015
A decision about whether a twelfth or even thirteenth team will make its debut in 2015 has been postponed. With separate applications led by Nascar team co-owner Gene Haas, form...

28 Feb 2014 13:33
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I have had much worse winters, says Raikkonen
With Mercedes clearly out front and Renault clearly at the rear, F1's third engine supplier Ferrari has had a comparatively low-profile winter. Many believe works team Scuderia ...

28 Feb 2014 12:45
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Prospect of London Grand Prix back in F1 headlines
The prospect of a grand prix on the historic streets of London have raced back into the F1 headlines. Two years ago, McLaren sponsor Santander dreamed up a layout taking in Big ...

28 Feb 2014 12:03
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Red Bull is hoping to merely 'survive' in Melbourne
Crisis-struck Red Bull is hoping to merely "survive" the looming first race of the 2014 season. The reigning world champion team looked to have taken a step forward as the final...

28 Feb 2014 09:15
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Arrest warrant against Force India partner Subrata Roy
Amid team supremo Vijay Mallya's high-profile problems, it emerges that another key Force India figure is also in major trouble.Team boss Mallya's grounded Kingfisher airline ha...

28 Feb 2014 07:55
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Follow LIVE the second day of the third test in 2014
The third test of this year will take place in Bahrain this week. A whole bunch of new drivers takes over for today, including Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button....

28 Feb 2014 06:46
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Day 1, Test 3 - Bahrain Report: Perez leads the way
Day 1 of the third and final pre-season Formula 1 test from Sakhir, Bahrain at 9am (Local Time) this morning with perfect weather conditions. The green light signalled the st...

27 Feb 2014 17:39
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The Fantasy Spring CyClassics - at least 5,000 Euros of prizes
For a lot of cycling enthusiasts, the spring is the nicest period of the cycling season. Classic races such as the Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, ke...

27 Feb 2014 16:24
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Red Bull: "Getting angry won't bring us anything"
Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko has urged world champion Sebastian Vettel to keep his cool amid the early-season technical crisis. After two dismal pre-season tests, things began to ...

27 Feb 2014 14:36
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107% qualifying rule is F1's next challenge
Formula one's next challenge will be putting together a full grid for the opening races of 2014. As teams grapple with the technological revolution of the all-new V6 era amid se...

27 Feb 2014 13:00
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Performance and reliability STR9 unknown for Toro Rosso
Team boss Franz Tost has admitted Toro Rosso is in the dark just two weeks before the 2014 season opener. The crisis suffered by Red Bull is in the spotlight, but sister team To...

27 Feb 2014 12:02
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Di Resta needs 2014 role to find way back into F1 - Coulthard
Paul di Resta's hopes of returning to formula one depend on him securing a key role in 2014. That is the claim of Scottish countryman and former grand prix winner David Coulthar...

27 Feb 2014 09:50
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Ecclestone responds to criticism from US track boss
Bernie Ecclestone has hit back after an American motor racing figure called him "foolish". Eddie Gossage, the president of the Texas motor speedway, this week blasted the F1 chi...

27 Feb 2014 07:32
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Follow LIVE the first day of the third test in 2014
The third test of this year will take place in Bahrain this week. Today Nico Rosberg, Valtteri Bottas, Daniel Ricciardo, Daniil Kvyat, Kamui Kobayashi, Pastor Maldonado, Max Chi...

27 Feb 2014 06:48
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Red Bull Racing going from problem to problem - Marko
After the dizzying heights of utter domination late last season, Red Bull finds itself in deep crisis just two weeks before the 2014 opener. Not only has the new RB10 struggled ...

26 Feb 2014 15:51
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Good tests no reason to fall into jubilation - Mercedes
Amid claims Mercedes is the overwhelming 2014 favourite, boss Toto Wolff says the Brackley team is heading into the season with "humility". Admitting he is "cautiously optimisti...

26 Feb 2014 15:00
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Cosworth to make Formula 1 return in 2015
F1Today.net has received information from a highly creditable source stating that the legendary Engine manufacturer Cosworth are in the process of developing an engine for Formu...

26 Feb 2014 14:02
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Alonso, Raikkonen need to follow 'rules' - Domenicali
Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen have been told to follow "the rules" at Ferrari. That is the claim of the fabled Italian outfit's boss Stefano Domenicali, after months of spe...

26 Feb 2014 13:11
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Horner 'fits the bill' for CVC to replace Ecclestone
Christian Horner is being hotly tipped as the next 'F1 supremo'. A source at Delta Topco, the CVC-controlled group that owns the sport's commercial rights, has named 40-year-old...

26 Feb 2014 12:16
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Pic has ambition to return to the grid in 2015
Charles Pic has admitted being dropped by Caterham ahead of the 2014 season was "a surprise". In the wake of the blow, the Frenchman will try to put his race aspirations back on...

26 Feb 2014 11:26
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Lotus pins its hopes for 2014 on troubled Renault
Lotus is pinning its high hopes for 2014 on trouble engine supplier Renault. Technical boss Nick Chester is confident the Enstone team has produced a winning car, with respected...

26 Feb 2014 10:46
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US track boss accuses Ecclestone of being 'foolish'
An American motor racing personality has accused F1's Bernie Ecclestone of being repeatedly "foolish". Eddie Gossage, the president of the Texas Motor Speedway, has blasted the ...

26 Feb 2014 09:58
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2014 noses could get even less attractive
F1's ugly face of 2014 could get uglier still. That is the warning of the German specialist magazine Auto Motor und Sport, claiming that car designers are looking into nose solu...

26 Feb 2014 09:08
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F1 repair processes 'multiplied by four' in 2014
Fixing technical problems is taking mechanics up to four times longer than usual in F1's new turbo V6 era. Writing in the Spanish sports daily Marca, Marco Canseco said the issu...

26 Feb 2014 08:39
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Ecclestone often thinks about Michael Schumacher
Bernie Ecclestone thinks F1 legend Michael Schumacher will eventually wake up. Following his skiing fall in late December, the famous seven time world champion has been in a com...

25 Feb 2014 15:46
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Nasr only 'real third driver' at Williams - manager
Felipe Nasr's uncle and manager insists the Brazilian is the "real third driver" at Williams this year. The comments made by Amir Nasr, a well-known figure in the world of Brazi...

25 Feb 2014 14:07
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Engines to 'dominate' pecking order in 2014
Just as Renault's problems mounted, the troubled F1 engine supplier's track boss Remi Taffin was rushed to hospital. Blogf1.it reports that the Frenchman missed the first week o...

25 Feb 2014 12:46
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Vettel denies involvement in Nurburgring buyout bid
Sebastian Vettel's manager has denied the reigning world champion is involved in a possible buyout of the Nurburgring.nWith the German grand prix venue's future uncertain, we re...

25 Feb 2014 12:11
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Tilke says Sochi on track for F1 debut
Russia is on track for its inaugural grand prix in October, according to track architect Hermann Tilke. Amid reports the Sochi venue currently resembles a building site, promote...

25 Feb 2014 11:11
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Williams appoints Smedley as Head of Vehicle Performance
Williams has bolstered its senior race operations line-up as it prepares for the 2014 Formula One World Championship season, with the appointments of Rob Smedley and Richard Loc...

25 Feb 2014 10:15
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Red Bull Racing denies 'secret' test day in Spain
Red Bull has denied claims the struggling world champions are secretly running the troubled Renault-powered RB10 between the two Bahrain tests. Spaniard Pius Gasso, a respected ...

25 Feb 2014 09:25
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Back 'quite ok' since the surgery - Raikkonen
Kimi Raikkonen's newly-healed back withstood a hefty shunt as the first week of Bahrain testing came to a close. The Finn sat out the last races of 2013 to have surgery and phys...

25 Feb 2014 08:26
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Ecclestone wants to turn Russia into night race
Bernie Ecclestone wants the Russian grand prix to be held at night. The inaugural event at winter olympics venue Sochi this year, however, will be a normal day race. But The Tim...

24 Feb 2014 16:25
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Manager denies Schumacher awakening efforts stopped
Michael Schumacher's manager on Monday denied reports doctors have stopped trying to end the seven time world champion's long coma. The latest edition of the German newsmagazine...

24 Feb 2014 15:46
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Red Bull still in major trouble as Mercedes streaks ahead
With only four days of track running now left until Melbourne, a clear trend is emerging. Defending champions Red Bull are in major trouble, and the works Mercedes team is leadi...

24 Feb 2014 14:39
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F1's V6 cars reach much higher top speeds
At full tilt in a straight line, this year's formula one cars emit a much tamer sound than the class of 2013. However, the top speeds of the new turbo V6s are significantly high...

24 Feb 2014 13:37
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Court victory cost Ecclestone 20 million pounds
He may have won the court battle with Constantin Medien, but it still cost the F1 chief executive millions. Amid the Gerhard Gribkowsky corruption affair, the German media compa...

24 Feb 2014 12:50
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Teams agree on revised qualifying format for 2014
F1's eleven teams have agreed on a revised qualifying format for 2014. Recently, we reported that at a meeting at the first Bahrain test, the sport's major players would move to...

24 Feb 2014 12:14
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Susie Wolff gets to compete in two FP1 sessions this year
Williams is pleased to confirm that Susie Wolff will be continuing as the team's Development Driver for 2014 in an expanded role that will see her take to the wheel of the Willi...

24 Feb 2014 11:22
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Rosberg and Hamilton battle to lose the most weight
Nico Rosberg's fiancee Vivian has opened her own ice-cream parlour in their favourite holiday destination of Ibiza. Called 'Vivi's Creamery', the outlet sells ice-creams and mil...

24 Feb 2014 10:44
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'Doctors stop trying to wake Schumacher from his coma'
Doctors have stopped trying to wake Michael Schumacher from his long coma, according to the German newsmagazine Focus. Former Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa had raised hopes just...

24 Feb 2014 09:59
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Pirelli achieves goals with less marbles and less blisters
Pirelli's calamitous 2013 season appears to be firmly in the past. After a sometimes explosive 2013 on inconsistent and heavily-degrading tyres, drivers have so far celebrated a...

24 Feb 2014 09:30
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Haas to present his F1 entry plans to the FIA this week
F1's potential next F1 chief, Californian and Nascar team co-owner Gene Haas, will this week travel to Europe. Foreign language reports said that during coverage of the Daytona ...

24 Feb 2014 08:36
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Williams confirms Felipe Nasr as new test and reserve driver
Williams is pleased to announce the appointment of Brazilian Felipe Nasr to the position of Test and Reserve Driver for the 2014 season. In this role Felipe will attend all Gran...

22 Feb 2014 07:00
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Follow LIVE the final day of the second test in 2014
The second test of this year will take place in Bahrain this week. The fourth and final day presents only one new name. Felipe Nasr has finally been confirmed by Williams as thi...

22 Feb 2014 06:49
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Day 3 - Bahrain Report: Hamilton on top, followed by Button
The penultimate day of pre-season testing at Bahrain got underway this morning with typically perfect weather conditions. Williams's Valtteri Bottas and Caterham's Marcus Eri...

21 Feb 2014 16:01
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Jenson Button engaged!
2009 Formula 1 World Champion has become engaged to his long term partner, Jessica Michibata. The Argentine-Japanese fashion model has been dating Button since 2009 and is of...

21 Feb 2014 12:55
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Media company to appeal verdict in Ecclestone civil case
A German media company will appeal the verdict in Bernie Ecclestone's London civil case amid the F1 bribery scandal. On Thursday, the high court judge dismissed Constantin Medie...

21 Feb 2014 12:09
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Fears GP2 could be faster than F1 now fading away
Fears that the pace of second-tier GP2 cars could overtake formula one in 2014 are now easing. After the opening test of the all-new V6 'power unit' era at Jerez recently, Jenso...

21 Feb 2014 09:55
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Boullier says he acts as McLaren 'team principal'
His official title may be 'racing director', but Eric Boullier on Thursday said he is actually McLaren's new team principal. The former Lotus chief and Frenchman started work at...

21 Feb 2014 09:08
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Protest against Ferrari engines looms for Australia
The possible threat of protest is now hanging over next month's season opener in Australia. We reported a month ago that a dispute was brewing between F1 engine suppliers Ferrar...

21 Feb 2014 08:00
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Williams to show 2014 livery on March 6
Williams' new Martini-themed 2014 livery will be unveiled on 6 March, a week before the F1 circus gathers in Melbourne for the season opener. Initially, it was believed the Grov...

21 Feb 2014 06:58
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Follow LIVE the third day of the second test in 2014
The second test of this year will take place in Bahrain this week. On the third day Kimi Raikkonen takes over from Fernando Alonso at Ferrari and Jenson Button jumps in at McLar...

21 Feb 2014 06:49
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Small teams committing economic suicide - Louis
Even the smaller teams are guilty of worsening F1's growing financial crisis. That is the view of the departing Lotus chief executive Patrick Louis, who admitted the Enstone tea...

20 Feb 2014 15:45
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Ecclestone can't see Formula E 'ever working'

Organisers of the new Formula E series expect to make some quick money and then see the concept collapse. That is the view of F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone, who despite t...

20 Feb 2014 13:27
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