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F1 not immune, situation really alarming - Schumacher
F1 legend Michael Schumacher has admitted he is worried about the sport's financial health. As teams prepare for the even more expensive 2014 regulations, Lotus and Sauber have ...

29 Nov 2013 12:09
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Austrian GP sells out all tickets within three days
Tickets for next year's returning Austrian grand prix have sold out. Next June's race at the former A1-Ring, demolished and rebuilt by Red Bull, went on sale a mere three days a...

29 Nov 2013 11:44
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Sauber chief engineer flees to Force India
Nico Hulkenberg is expected to flee to Force India, and Sauber is now also losing its chief engineer to the Silverstone based team. The Swiss newspaper Blick reports that Tom Mc...

29 Nov 2013 10:25
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McLaren assumes Mercedes done a good job with V6
Martin Whitmarsh has admitted he is not sure if Mercedes will supply a "competitive" engine in 2014. According to the paddock grapevine, the German manufacturer has an early per...

29 Nov 2013 08:44
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Mercedes well placed to be a contender for 2014 title
Norbert Haug, the former Mercedes competition boss, has bad news for the hopeful German marque. To now be headed by Paddy Lowe, Toto Wolff and Niki Lauda, Mercedes is bullish ab...

28 Nov 2013 15:14
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'Red Bull's claim about not spending the most just rubbish'
After Ferrari denied it is the biggest spender in formula one, McLaren says the most financially powerful team in pitlane is actually Red Bull. Like Ferrari, Red Bull denies it,...

28 Nov 2013 13:56
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Webber deletes comments about Horner, Marko and Vettel
Comments in which Mark Webber was highly critical of his former Red Bull colleagues have been removed from the Australian's official website. It has been no secret that Webber, ...

28 Nov 2013 12:12
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Marussia owner wants to merge with Sauber
F1 could be set to shed yet another team from the back of the grid ahead of the 2014 season. Twelve teams contested last year's world championship, but struggling HRT succumbed ...

28 Nov 2013 11:34
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Official: Brawn steps down as Mercedes team principal
The Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team today announced that Ross Brawn will step down from his position as Team Principal at the end of 2013. Following an extended period of...

28 Nov 2013 10:35
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Mercedes F1 engine caught fire on a test bench
A fire this week was not the first incident at Brixworth, as Mercedes develops its turbo V6 engine for 2014. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports that the fire brigade was cal...

28 Nov 2013 10:12
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Alonso banned from talking about Ferrari via Twitter
Fernando Alonso has been banned from talking about Ferrari via his personal Twitter account. The Spaniard had his ear "tweaked" by team president Luca di Montezemolo earlier thi...

28 Nov 2013 09:44
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Mercedes to announce Brawn departure on Thursday
Mercedes will announce on Thursday that Ross Brawn is leaving the German team. Brawn, 58, has been the Brackley based team's principal since even before the Stuttgart marque too...

28 Nov 2013 08:27
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Horner as successor one of Ecclestone's jokes - Montezemolo
Luca di Montezemolo has dismissed as a "joke" Bernie Ecclestone's claim that Christian Horner is his ideal successor as F1 supremo. Amid the Ecclestone corruption affair, and th...

27 Nov 2013 16:15
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Ferrari almost certainly to abandon pullrod suspension for 2014
Ferrari has "almost certainly" abandoned its novel approach to front suspension layout ahead of the 2014 season. That is the claim of the authoritative Italian publication Autos...

27 Nov 2013 14:36
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Most colleagues pick Alonso, not Vettel, as best driver
As only a forced winter pause finally stops Sebastian Vettel's winning streak for now, the F1 grid is divided over whether the German is really the best. He has won four world c...

27 Nov 2013 13:45
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Ecclestone still thinks switch to V6 engines is unnecessary
F1's V8 engines have already roared for the last time, but Bernie Ecclestone still thinks moving to turbo V6s next year is a bad idea. Asked by the Spanish sports newspaper Marc...

27 Nov 2013 13:20
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Ferrari: "Reports of biggest F1 budget are a fantasy"
Ferrari has hit back at reports in a famous British magazine that its budget is the highest in formula one. Autosport said Ferrari's annual budget is EUR 250 million; 15 more...

27 Nov 2013 10:46
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First winter test likely to take place next month
Moves are afoot to organise a Pirelli tyre test in December, ahead of the start of official 2014 testing in January. F1's official supplier had been pushing for the Bahrain t...

27 Nov 2013 10:10
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Caterham regroups and recharges after finishing last
Caterham's future remains on track, despite the blow of finishing the 2013 constructors' championship dead last. Since debuting in 2010, the green-coloured team has always fende...

26 Nov 2013 14:28
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Marko about Kvyat: "He has big balls"
F1's newest cool cucumber is Daniil Kvyat. Signed up by team owners Red Bull to replace Daniel Ricciardo at Toro Rosso next year, the Russian teen got an early start with practi...

26 Nov 2013 13:34
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Button has no fears McLaren will fade away like Williams
Jenson Button has played down fears McLaren could be set to enter a Williams-like slide into the bottom half of the formula one grid. The once-dominant Williams team has now bee...

26 Nov 2013 12:14
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Vettel the only one who's 'sad' 2013 season finally over
Sebastian Vettel says he is "sad" the 2013 season, characterised by his history-making dominance, is now over. But the Red Bull driver does not have much company, made plain by ...

26 Nov 2013 11:55
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Red Bull only just filed application for Austria GP
Circuit owner Red Bull has only just filed its application to allow a sizeable race-day crowd to assemble for the 2014 Austrian grand prix. The energy drink company, having demo...

26 Nov 2013 10:28
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Brawn to announce departure from Mercedes this week
An announcement about Ross Brawn's departure from Mercedes is now imminent. Germany's normally-reliable Sport Bild says the news is coming "later this week", at the end of a per...

26 Nov 2013 09:04
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Maldonado triggers final 'silly season' pieces to fall into place
The final pieces of the 2014 grid are now set to fall into place. With the possible - albeit unlikely - exception of Caterham and Marussia, the only team with full driver stabil...

26 Nov 2013 08:33
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Dennis went to extraordinary lengths to thwart Hamilton switch
McLaren 'supremo' Ron Dennis went to extraordinary lengths in an attempt to thwart Lewis Hamilton's switch to Mercedes for 2013, according to a report in the Daily Mail. Dennis,...

25 Nov 2013 14:53
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Kovalainen underestimated difficulty of replacing Raikkonen
The tumultuous 2014 'silly season' is taking yet another twist, as Heikki Kovalainen's hopes of returning full-time next year fall dramatically. Mere days ago, the Finn was a po...

25 Nov 2013 13:41
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McLaren doctor Aki Hintsa steps away from F1
McLaren doctor Aki Hintsa is stepping away from formula one. The broadcaster MTV3 reports that the Finn will from now on concentrate on running his clinic in Geneva. "Travell...

25 Nov 2013 12:11
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'Hulkenberg and Perez new line-up for Force India'
Nico Hulkenberg physically signed on the dotted line of a 2014 Force India contract in Brazil on Sunday. That is the claim of Germany's reliable Sport Bild, as it emerged that t...

25 Nov 2013 11:25
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Honda has approached Mercedes staff - Wolff
Honda, to return to F1 in 2015 with McLaren, has begun to poach staff from rival manufacturers like Mercedes. That is the claim of Mercedes' motor sport chief Toto Wolff, who sa...

25 Nov 2013 09:56
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Tears and fury as 2013 season closes in Brazil
Popular Mark Webber raced into F1 retirement with one final show of irreverence, completing his lap on the way to the Interlagos podium without the protection of his helmet. Tol...

25 Nov 2013 08:38
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Massa tips awkward Raikkonen pairing for Alonso
Felipe Massa has tipped Fernando Alonso to share an awkward relationship with his new Ferrari teammate. Between 2007 and 2009, before Spaniard Alonso arrived at the fabled Itali...

24 Nov 2013 19:54
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Ferrari denies Hulkenberg signed a pre-contract for 2015
Ferrari has played down rumours Nico Hulkenberg is in line to join the Maranello based team in 2015. Although now fighting simply to stay on the grid next year, the highly rated...

24 Nov 2013 16:13
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Caterham first in line for 2014 car crash test
Caterham is the first team in line to pass the FIA's mandatory static crash test with its all-new 2014 chassis. That is the claim of Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, adding th...

24 Nov 2013 12:17
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Horner: "I will stay at Red Bull and not succeed Bernie"
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has had to "reaffirm his commitment" to Red Bull after Bernie Ecclestone named him as his ideal successor. F1 'supremo' Ecclestone, caught...

23 Nov 2013 13:43
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Pirelli considering to buy new F1 test car
Pirelli is considering buying a new F1 test car from one of the teams. Already frustrated by the lack of testing opportunities, and the teams' collective reluctance to help, F1'...

23 Nov 2013 13:24
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Ross Brawn linked to Ferrari for return
Ross Brawn is being linked with a sensational return to Ferrari. Mercedes' current team boss, who was technical director at Maranello during the ultra-successful Michael Schumac...

23 Nov 2013 12:31
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Webber to join Porsche one day after last F1 race
Mark Webber will waste no time at all before leaping into his new Le Mans career. News Limited newspapers say the Australian's Porsche era will begin on the day after Sunday's B...

22 Nov 2013 17:03
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Alonso likes to do his talking on the track
Fernando Alonso has opted not to respond to his boss Luca di Montezemolo, after the Ferrari president gave the driver "eight out of 10" for his 2013 season. Earlier, Alonso said...

22 Nov 2013 16:28
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Kovalainen reacts calmly to Briatore criticism
Heikki Kovalainen has responded to his former manager Flavio Briatore, after the Italian claimed Lotus should not have signed him. Drafted in to replace the injured Kimi Raikkon...

22 Nov 2013 15:22
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Ecclestone hopes for Horner as his successor
Bernie Ecclestone has named Red Bull team boss Christian Horner as his ideal successor. Ecclestone, F1's long-time 'supremo', is currently locked in legal battles amid a corrupt...

22 Nov 2013 14:47
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ADAC no longer in the running to buy Nurburgring
One step forward, and one step back: the German automobile club ADAC is no longer in the running to buy the embattled Nurburgring. We reported last week that 2013 race promoter ...

22 Nov 2013 13:51
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Ferrari duo say car for 2014 'really difficult to drive'
The next generation of F1 car could be very difficult to drive, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa said on Thursday. Insiders say the transition between the V8 era and t...

22 Nov 2013 11:54
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Maldonado, Hulkenberg keys in last stage of 'silly season'
Pastor Maldonado and Nico Hulkenberg remain the keys to the last phase of F1's 2014 'silly season'. PDVSA-backed Maldonado, a grand prix winner, is the powerful 'pay driver' on ...

22 Nov 2013 11:01
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Perez '95 per cent sure' he will continue in F1
Sergio Perez says he is "95 per cent sure" he will still be on the formula one grid next year. The Mexican, who has lost his McLaren seat, sounded confident about his future whe...

22 Nov 2013 09:56
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F1 loses official sponsor LG
Formula one has lost an official sponsor. LG, the electronics brand, has announced it is ending its five-year relationship with the sport. "LG would like to thank the many or...

22 Nov 2013 08:39
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Brazil 2013 preview quotes: Caterham F1 Team
Charles Pic: "We've reached the end of the season, a year which I've enjoyed and believe I've learnt a lot from, both on and off track. There have been a number of really good m...

21 Nov 2013 16:47
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Williams refreshing turning point for Massa - Hamilton
F1 drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg are split over whether Felipe Massa's move to Williams is a boost to the departing Ferrari driver's career. Hamilton, the 2008 world c...

21 Nov 2013 16:04
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Glass of red wine and things will be ok with Vettel - Webber
Mark Webber is not ready to spill the beans on the intriguing story of his "f***ing intense" title battle with Sebastian Vettel in 2010. But as the Australian's long F1 career d...

21 Nov 2013 14:36
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Drivers must drive and act as member of a team - Ferrari
Having given Fernando Alonso "eight out of ten" for his 2013 season, Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo now insists the Spaniard is not the famous Italian team's number 1 dri...

21 Nov 2013 13:50
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Button thinks teams should sign 'complete package' Perez
Jenson Button has given his departing McLaren teammate Sergio Perez a strong recommendation as the Mexican seeks a new seat for 2014. The 2009 world champion has admitted he was...

21 Nov 2013 12:42
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Brazil 2013 preview quotes: Mercedes
Nico Rosberg: "The weather forecast for Interlagos looks interesting this weekend and if it does rain, that would be a good opportunity for us as our car is generally quick in t...

21 Nov 2013 12:04
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Massa describes F1 pay-drivers as 'prostitutes'
Felipe Massa has likened F1 pay-drivers to prostitutes. After eight years with Ferrari, the Brazilian will switch to Williams after this weekend's 2013 season finale in his nati...

21 Nov 2013 11:12
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Video: A lap around Interlagos onboard with Alonso
The Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace in Sao Paulo hosts the Grand Prix of Brazil this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap around that circuit onboard with Fernando Alonso. ...

21 Nov 2013 10:20
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F1 an 'extreme difficult investment' - CVC official
Donald Mackenzie, the highest profile figure at F1 owners CVC, has described his investment in the sport as one fraught with "constant crisis". This week, the CVC co-founder, wh...

21 Nov 2013 08:51
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Webber won't be gifted the win in last F1 race
Mark Webber will not be gifted a tenth win as he bows out of formula one in Brazil this weekend. The 37-year-old Australian's long grand prix career will end at Interlagos, but ...

20 Nov 2013 16:43
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Brazil 2013 preview quotes: Sauber
After a solid result in the United States, the Sauber F1 Team is travelling to South America for the last race of the season, the Brazilian Grand Prix, which is taking place in ...

20 Nov 2013 16:10
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McLaren re-confirms status as carbon-neutral team
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, the world's first carbon-neutral Formula 1 team, has re-confirmed its carbon-neutral status and highlighted the team's environmental leadership by off...

20 Nov 2013 15:16
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Brazil 2013 preview quotes: Williams
Xevi Pujolar, Chief Race Engineer: "We head to the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, more commonly known by its former name, Interlagos, for the final race of the season. It is a ch...

20 Nov 2013 14:31
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Injuries Raikkonen and Alonso no problem for Ferrari
Ferrari insists it was aware of the extent of Kimi Raikkonen's back problems when the Finn was signed up for 2014. The deal was announced in early September, which was before th...

20 Nov 2013 13:44
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Brazil 2013 preview quotes: Pirelli
The final round of the 2013 Formula One season takes place at the iconic Interlagos circuit in Brazil this weekend, where Pirelli will bring the P Zero Orange hard and P Zero Wh...

20 Nov 2013 12:51
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Vitaly Petrov 'still talking' with three F1 teams
Vitaly Petrov has admitted he could switch to the German touring car series DTM in 2014. The Russian has been looking to return to formula one, having lost his Caterham seat at ...

20 Nov 2013 12:18
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Di Resta considers DTM and IndyCar as options for 2014
Paul di Resta has admitted he might consider a move to America's premier Indycar series for 2014. We reported last week that the retirement of the Scot's famous cousin, Dario Fr...

20 Nov 2013 11:26
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Di Montezemolo rates Alonso's season with an '8 out of 10'
Luca di Montezemolo has given Fernando Alonso "eight out of ten" for the Spaniard's 2013 season. While the Italian team is struggling to hold third position in the constructors'...

20 Nov 2013 09:57
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Maldonado regrets sabotage claims towards Williams
Pastor Maldonado has admitted it was "wrong" to publicly accuse Williams of sabotage. After a poor qualifying in Austin - the first race since the Venezuelan's decision to leave...

20 Nov 2013 08:40
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Schumacher tips Vettel to beat his tally of seven world titles
Michael Schumacher has tipped his countryman and protege Sebastian Vettel to eventually beat his record tally of seven world championships. In Austin at the weekend, Red Bull's ...

19 Nov 2013 14:57
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Red Bull weakened by latest personnel moves - Brawn
Red Bull has been weakened, and Ferrari and McLaren strengthened, by F1's latest personnel moves. That is the claim of Mercedes boss Ross Brawn, who said the dominant champions ...

19 Nov 2013 13:42
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Red Bull Racing records pitstop under two seconds
Nico Rosberg has described the performance of Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull as "crazy". After a disappointing weekend of pace in Austin, the Mercedes driver admitted that watching...

19 Nov 2013 12:11
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'Hulkenberg agrees a deal to return to Force India in 2014'
Nico Hulkenberg has agreed a EUR 1.9 million deal to return to Force India in 2014, according to the veteran F1 correspondent Roger Benoit. Mere hours ago, Lotus team boss Eric ...

19 Nov 2013 11:37
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CVC to fire Ecclestone in case of conviction

Bernie Ecclestone will be fired by CVC if he is convicted amid the Gerhard Gribkowsky corruption scandal. That is the claim of CVC co-founder Donald Mackenzie, who gave evidence...

19 Nov 2013 10:14
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