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Maldonado has run out of patience at Williams - reports
Pastor Maldonado's exit at Williams could pave the way for Felipe Massa, the Brazilian newspaper O Estado de S.Paulo is reporting. Correspondent Livio Oricchio claims talks betw...

18 Oct 2013 11:47
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Alonso to launch new cycling team at Tour de France
Fernando Alonso is pushing ahead with his plans to set up a world-class professional cycling team. Recently, the Spaniard announced he was buying the embattled Spanish team Eusk...

18 Oct 2013 10:31
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Nasr looking to sign a test and reserve contract
Felipe Nasr, whose name rhymes with that of his Ferrari-racing countryman, is hopeful of breaking into formula one in 2014. Earlier, the 21-year-old was linked with the vacant T...

18 Oct 2013 09:56
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McLaren not afraid for poor Mercedes service in 2014
McLaren is not concerned engine supplier Mercedes will give the British team sub-standard service next year. 2014 will be the final year of McLaren's long engine collaboration w...

18 Oct 2013 08:40
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New Jersey Grand Prix in serious doubt
Formula One fans in the United States are looking forward to two events on next year's Championship calendar being on home circuits. Now that possibility is in serious doubt. ...

17 Oct 2013 23:19
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Magnussen in the frame for race seat at Marussia
Marussia has named McLaren protege Kevin Magnussen as a potential race driver for 2014. It is already known that the Ferrari-linked French rookie Jules Bianchi is staying with t...

17 Oct 2013 16:25
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Rosberg calls upon his fans to recover stolen helmet
Nico Rosberg on Thursday urged his fans to keep an eye out for a stolen race helmet. The German said his distinctive yellow F1 helmet was stolen at 2am in the hours before his h...

17 Oct 2013 15:49
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Bottas deserves another season with Williams - Salo
Valtteri Bottas "deserves" another season with Williams in 2014. That is the view of former F1 driver Mika Salo, who also commented on fellow Finn Bottas' last-corner battle wit...

17 Oct 2013 12:16
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Hulkenberg deal this week unrealistic - manager
News about Nico Hulkenberg's future is not imminent, his manager has revealed. It has been reported Lotus' crucial Quantum investment deal is now imminently ready, and that an a...

17 Oct 2013 11:40
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Valencia president hits out at his Catalunya counterpart
Valencia president Alberto Fabra his hit out at his Catalunya counterpart for reneging on plans to alternate Spain's two grands prix. Fabra, president of the Generalitat Valenci...

17 Oct 2013 10:26
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Red Bull Racing set to lose another aerodynamicist to McLaren
Red Bull is also set to lose its 'number 2' aerodynamicist to McLaren, Germany's Auto Motor und Sport is reporting. It emerged recently that the world champions' Peter Prodromou...

17 Oct 2013 09:43
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Ferrari braces itself for intense battle for second place
Ferrari's two chiefs have apparently clashed over the priorities heading into the final four races of 2013. After Suzuka, where Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel moved his title campa...

17 Oct 2013 08:35
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Ferrari will fight for the title next year - Domenicali
Stefano Domenicali insists Ferrari's Fernando Alonso era is just beginning. Actually, judging by the Spaniard's comments over the last six months, and rumours linking him with a...

16 Oct 2013 13:37
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Jamie Whincup joins field for 2013 Race of Champions
Australian tin-top racer Jamie Whincup has become the latest driver to join the field for the 2013 Race Of Champions, to be held at Bangkoks Rajamangala Stadium on the weekend...

16 Oct 2013 12:49
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I want Brawn to stay, it's down to him now - Lauda
After Ross Brawn's clear quit threat, Mercedes chairman Niki Lauda says the 58-year-old Briton is still "number 1" at Brackley. Amid rumours Brawn could leave the team and possi...

16 Oct 2013 12:14
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India has sold only 20,000 tickets for this year's grand prix
Sebastian Vettel looks set to celebrate his fourth consecutive title win next weekend in front of a muted Indian crowd. Race organisers Jaypee, who will not host a grand prix in...

16 Oct 2013 11:26
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Lotus raises budget beyond 200 million with investment deal
A Lotus contract with Nico Hulkenberg's name on it will be signed at Enstone "either today or tomorrow", the German newspaper Bild reports. It was said that the team was poised ...

16 Oct 2013 10:19
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F1 drivers mourn another death after De Villota
Following the sad news about Maria de Villota, the F1 world is mourning yet another death. "Always enjoyed watching him drive at the F1 weekends," Mark Webber rued on Twitter, r...

16 Oct 2013 09:27
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Van der Garde's father-in-law shows interest in Williams shares
Caterham driver Giedo van der Garde's future father-in-law is considering buying into the Williams team. That is the claim of the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, who said Marcel B...

16 Oct 2013 08:09
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Lotus Long Wheelbase Produces Double Podium Finish
It's easy to get caught up in the affairs of drivers and teams as they all scramble to make certain they have the best over-all team as possible for the 2014 Championship run. B...

15 Oct 2013 22:25
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Manager Hulkenberg: "2014 deal not signed yet"
Nico Hulkenberg, the new key to unlocking the remainder of the 2014 'silly season', has not signed a deal yet. That was the claim on Tuesday of his manager Werner Heinz, amid r...

15 Oct 2013 19:55
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McLaren/Red Bull Battle Over Aerodynamicist
In a turn of events that surprised many, McLaren Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh has announced the signing of former McLaren employee and current Infinity/Red Bull lead aerodyna...

15 Oct 2013 18:01
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GP2: Campos Racing replaces Barwa Addax in 2014
GP2 Series organisers are pleased to reveal the name of the thirteen teams entered for the next three seasons. While twelve outfits of the last cycle have been reselected, one t...

15 Oct 2013 15:27
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Hamilton expects Vettel to win all remaining races
With Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull easing to the titles at a canter, the biggest remaining importance of 2013 is the lucrative battle for second in the constructors' championshi...

15 Oct 2013 13:58
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Force India badly hurt by Pirelli as Sauber is boosted
Force India has hit back at claims it is being outclassed by Sauber at the tail end of the 2013 season. When the season began, Nico Hulkenberg looked to have made a grave error ...

15 Oct 2013 12:15
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Domenicali says Ferrari's problem 'is not Domenicali'
Ferrari failed to beat Red Bull for a fourth consecutive time because of "two main factors", according to team boss Stefano Domenicali. Speaking to the Spanish sports newspaper ...

15 Oct 2013 10:22
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Video: Episode 15 of Sauber's Cutaway Series
Sauber has started with what they call the Cutaway Series. In 15 'shorties', Sauber will pick one particular car part or subject and former Chief Designer Matt Morris, Nico Hül...

15 Oct 2013 09:39
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Boullier: "We choose Hulkenberg for 2014 at Lotus"
Eric Boullier has admitted Nico Hulkenberg is Lotus' "choice" successor for the Ferrari-bound Kimi Raikkonen. Raikkonen recently said he decided to leave the Enstone based team ...

15 Oct 2013 00:03
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Webber Tips Hat to Grosjean
Pole sitter Mark Weber once classifying Romain Grosjean as a "first-lap nutcase", but when the 2013 Japanese Grand Prix was over, he singing a different tune. Surprising the ...

14 Oct 2013 23:19
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Sims Vows to Share Knowledge and Experience
Marketing genius, and former F1 driver Brian Sims vows to be a busy man through his retirement years. When a man spends his working days driving Formula One racers, and then...

14 Oct 2013 19:29
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Chandhok and Karthikeyan re-unite for ROC 2013
India will be represented in the Race Of Champions for the second time after Karun Chandhok and Narain Karthikeyan signed up for ROC 2013, to be held at Bangkoks Rajamangala S...

14 Oct 2013 16:42
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De la Rosa has heard rumours about 'ugly' looking F1 cars
Pedro de la Rosa has heard the paddock whispers about 'ugly'-looking formula one cars in 2014. Adrian Newey, the designer of the dominant Red Bulls of the past few seasons, reve...

14 Oct 2013 16:29
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Brawn wants to be only reference at Mercedes
Ross Brawn has threatened to leave Mercedes if he is not assured his job as team boss is safe. After denying he has already decided to quit, but confirmed talks are taking place...

14 Oct 2013 16:03
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Mercedes vows to catch Renault-powered teams
Mercedes has vowed to catch F1's runaway Renault-powered teams, as it risks losing millions in Concorde Agreement bonus money. Formerly looking set to finish second behind Red B...

14 Oct 2013 14:55
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Pirelli threatens to leave F1 without tyres for 2014
Behind closed doors, Pirelli is stamping its feet as it pushes to prepare for 2014. International reports, including in Spain's El Mundo Deportivo and by Italy's Italiaracing, s...

14 Oct 2013 13:33
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Ferrari plays down Massa's team orders refusal
Ferrari has played down Felipe Massa's refusal to obey a direct team order in Sunday's Japanese grand prix. While running ahead of teammate Fernando Alonso at Suzuka, Brazilian ...

14 Oct 2013 12:12
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McLaren poaches Red Bull's aerodynamics boss
McLaren has confirmed reports Red Bull's aerodynamics boss is heading to Woking. Earlier, we reported rumours Peter Prodromou, described by Auto Motor und Sport as Adrian Newey'...

14 Oct 2013 11:54
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Experts certain Hulkenberg's future is now secure
The hot rumour at Suzuka after Sunday's Japanese grand prix is that Nico Hulkenberg's future is now secure. "The German will team up with (Romain) Grosjean," announced Italy's a...

14 Oct 2013 11:24
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Vettel extended his winning streak to five at Suzuka
The magic number for Sebastian Vettel is five. Winning at Suzuka on Sunday extended the German's winning streak to five races. He joins truly great company -- only legends Micha...

14 Oct 2013 08:48
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Alonso: "Vettel will win 2013 title in the end"
2013's world champion could be crowned on Sunday. "I hope it (the championship) is still exciting when formula one comes to America," former world champion Mario Andretti is quo...

14 Oct 2013 00:07
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Kovalainen: "Serious talks with Caterham about 2014 race return"
Heikki Kovalainen has revealed he is in "serious" talks with Caterham about returning to the F1 grid in 2014. Having been dropped from the race lineup this year, Finn Kovalainen...

13 Oct 2013 18:05
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No penalty for Valencia after breaking F1 contract
Valencia will not be penalised after dropping out of Formula One. We reported a week ago that race official Gonzalo Gobert confirmed the Spanish city, already absent from the 20...

13 Oct 2013 16:34
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Villeneuve: "Vettel has destroyed Webber"
The skills of Sebastian Vettel's teammate have contributed to the reigning world champion's image problem. McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh would not entirely agree with that state...

13 Oct 2013 16:03
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Crash with Marussia led to death of Maria de Villota
Maria de Villota's family have confirmed the testing crash at the wheel of a Marussia last July led to her death on Friday. "Maria left us while she was sleeping as a consequenc...

13 Oct 2013 07:19
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Whitmarsh: "Honda would like to see Alonso at McLaren"
Martin Whitmarsh has admitted Honda would like Fernando Alonso to be powered by its Japanese engines in 2015. The McLaren boss had triggered the Alonso-to-Woking rumours recentl...

13 Oct 2013 07:09
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Sauber: "Sirotkin can be happy after Ferrari test at Fiorano"
Sergey Sirotkin "can be happy" after kicking off his quest for a F1 super licence on Friday. The Russian teen, who will line up as Sauber's 2014 race driver if he qualifies f...

12 Oct 2013 16:50
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Christian Horner: "Fan apologised to me for Vettel booing"
A spectator who booed Sebastian Vettel under the podium in Singapore subsequently wrote to apologise, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has revealed. "He had done it (booed...

12 Oct 2013 16:15
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Domenicali: "Vettel reminds me of the good times with Schumacher"
Stefano Domenicali says the door to Ferrari is open to Sebastian Vettel in the future. German Vettel has won the past three world champions for Red Bull, is cruising to a fourth...

12 Oct 2013 15:05
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Prost: "Lotus won't be a Renault works team"
Renault ambassador Alain Prost has dismissed rumours Lotus could become the French carmaker's works team. Lotus boss Eric Boullier revealed at Suzuka he is discussing "a brandin...

12 Oct 2013 14:28
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Pirelli clamps down on illegal pre-running tyre heating
Pirelli has clamped down on enforcing the operating guidelines of its tyres, amid rumours some teams were not playing along.After the tyre-exploding British grand prix this year...

11 Oct 2013 14:52
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Maria de Villota found dead in a hotel in Seville
Maria de Villota, who lost an eye after a near-fatal F1 testing crash last year, died early on Friday. The 33-year-old Spaniard was found dead in a hotel room in Seville, where ...

11 Oct 2013 13:27
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Hamilton and Rosberg want Brawn to stay as team boss
Mercedes' F1 drivers on Thursday threw their weight behind Ross Brawn, amid rumours their boss is considering stepping down or even switching teams. "He's a great boss," Lewis H...

11 Oct 2013 12:12
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Massa also sets October deadline to secure future in F1
Felipe Massa says he has set the same deadline as Nico Hulkenberg as the Brazilian also looks to secure his future for 2014. German Hulkenberg, believed to be the favourite for ...

11 Oct 2013 11:45
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Newey brands new Red Bull Racing car as 'ugly'
Red Bull designer Adrian Newey has admitted his new car for 2014 is "ugly". "The new Red Bull is ugly. Unfortunately," he is quoted by the German news agency SID. Briton Newey, ...

11 Oct 2013 10:33
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FP2: Vettel in control as others spin and crash
Sebastian Vettel led team mate Mark Webber in a Red Bull one-two in second practice in Japan on Friday afternoon. The world champion lapped Suzuka in 1m 33.852s, making him t...

11 Oct 2013 09:57
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Raikkonen gets new race-engineer at Ferrari
Kimi Raikkonen has answered "we'll see" to speculation he will have to work with a new race engineer in 2014. Reports say Ferrari has decided against bringing engineer Mark Slad...

11 Oct 2013 09:28
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Lotus waiting for investors so it 'can afford' Hulkenberg
Nico Hulkenberg is at the front of queue for 2014 so long as Lotus "can afford him", team boss Eric Boullier admitted on Thursday. Frenchman Boullier said Felipe Massa also has ...

11 Oct 2013 08:49
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Interlagos continues to host Brazilian GP until 2020
Brazil will continue to host a grand prix every year at Interlagos until at least 2020. In July, we reported that Sao Paulo mayor Fernando Haddad had "guaranteed" to Bernie Eccl...

11 Oct 2013 07:54
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FP1: Mercedes has the edge over Red Bull Racing
The Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg led the Red Bull pair of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber in an incident-filled first practice session in Japan on Friday mor...

11 Oct 2013 06:39
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Exploding tyres totally 'unacceptable' - Perez
Sergio Perez has stepped up his attack on F1 tyre supplier Pirelli, after his "explosion" in Korea a few days ago. Pirelli had played down the Mexican's failure, saying it was s...

11 Oct 2013 04:20
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McLaren's Whitmarsh: F1 Headed for Financial Crisis
Many changes are coming in the 2014 Championship Season. The 'silly season' has yet to settle telling us where the drivers will be sitting next year, but for the team owners and...

10 Oct 2013 17:33
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Vettel considers comparisons to Schumacher a compliment
Sebastian Vettel has denied claims his recent dominance can be compared to the height of the Michael Schumacher era. Lewis Hamilton said after Korea that the Red Bull driver's d...

10 Oct 2013 16:22
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New chassis for Webber in Japan after Korea fire
Mark Webber will be using a new Red Bull chassis in Japan this weekend, after his crash and subsequent fire days ago in Korea. Ahead of his fifth-to-last grand prix before switc...

10 Oct 2013 15:56
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Pirelli reveals tyre nominations for final three races
The tyre nominations for the forthcoming grands prix in Abu Dhabi, the United States and Brazil have been announced. In Abu Dhabi, the teams will use the P Zero White medium ...

10 Oct 2013 15:11
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Villeneuve advises Sauber to consider Barrichello
Jacques Villeneuve has urged Sauber to think again after the Swiss team ruled out signing Rubens Barrichello for 2014. Team boss Monisha Kaltenborn in Korea quashed rumours Braz...

10 Oct 2013 14:42
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'No sense' in Red Bull Racing cheat claims - Renault
An engineer working for the team's engine supplier Renault has dismissed reports Red Bull may be cheating its way to a fourth title. Recent reports have cast doubt on the superi...

10 Oct 2013 13:37
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Hulkenberg wants Lotus 'certainty' by the end of October
Nico Hulkenberg on Thursday denied setting Lotus a rigid deadline as he lines up his plans for 2014. The German is currently the hottest property on the driver market, with McLa...

10 Oct 2013 12:13
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Bahrain winter testing could take place at night - report
Some winter testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2014 season could take place at night, Italy's Autosprint reports. It was already known that the Sakhir circuit will host back-to-bac...

10 Oct 2013 11:50
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Newey not trackside for Vettel's possible title win in Japan
Adrian Newey will not be trackside on Sunday if Sebastian Vettel wraps up his fourth consecutive world championship at Suzuka. Germany's Bild newspaper reports that Red Bull's f...

10 Oct 2013 10:41
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Video: A lap onboard around Suzuka with Alonso

Suzuka hosts the Grand Prix of Japan this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Fernando Alonso around that circuit. ...

10 Oct 2013 09:39
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