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Valencia in negotiations to lower fee for holding GP
Valencia's formula one foray may not be over. Last week, we reported that the only negotiations between organisers of the Spanish street race and Bernie Ecclestone are now about...

20 Aug 2013 12:12
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Pirelli confirms 2014 tyre dimensions not changing
Pirelli has confirmed reports the size of its F1 tyres will not be changing. Earlier, it was suggested that because the torque produced by next year's new V6 engines will be muc...

20 Aug 2013 11:53
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Belgium 2013 preview quotes: Sauber
After a two week summer break the Sauber F1 Team is looking forward to the Belgian Grand Prix at the circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, which is taking place from 23rd to 25th of Aug...

20 Aug 2013 10:39
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Williams has done a good job on the budget for 2014
Deputy boss Claire Williams insists she is "happy" with the Oxfordshire based team's budget for 2014. Her comments come amid reports many teams on the grid, like Sauber and even...

20 Aug 2013 09:59
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Ferrari an option for Raikkonen as Red Bull talks collapse
Kimi Raikkonen's manager is not ruling out a return to Ferrari for the 2007 world champion. On Monday, Steve Robertson admitted talks with Red Bull about Raikkonen replacing the...

20 Aug 2013 08:44
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Belgium 2013 preview quotes: Pirelli
Before the mid-season break, the Formula One teams visited the slowest permanent track on the calendar: the Hungaroring. Now they head to one of the quickest of all: Spa-Francor...

19 Aug 2013 16:41
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Teams should accept 2014 F1 tyre specification - Lauda
F1 teams should accept the chosen specification of next year's Pirelli tyres. That is the claim of Niki Lauda, who was speaking to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport amid reports th...

19 Aug 2013 16:00
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Raikkonen not in Red Bull's plans for next year
Helmut Marko has hinted that Kimi Raikkonen is not in Red Bull's plans for 2014. The Austrian's comments come amid reports the 2007 world champion has actually decided to move f...

19 Aug 2013 15:21
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Hamilton better reference for Rosberg than Schumacher
Nico Rosberg is very happy to be tested alongside the undoubted talents of Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, team boss Ross Brawn insists. Paired with the great seven time world champ...

19 Aug 2013 14:24
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Ferrari growing impatient over unpaid bills Sauber
Reports that Sauber's Russian rescue deal is on the brink of collapse are persisting. Last week, despite F1's August slumber, the Swiss team was forced to reject reports the mil...

19 Aug 2013 13:02
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Caterham promises early call over 2014 drivers
Caterham has promised to make an early call over its 2014 driver lineup. Regarding the current lineup, the team announced at last season's Brazil finale that Charles Pic would b...

19 Aug 2013 12:13
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Raikkonen helps GP3 with development test at Barcelona
Kimi Raikkonen has tested this year's GP3 car in Barcelona. Reports said the 2007 world champion, friends with GP3 team owner Afa Heikkinen, was at the Spanish grand prix venue ...

19 Aug 2013 11:25
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Red Bull Racing to announce 2014 lineup at Spa - report
Red Bull has signed Daniel Ricciardo to replace his departing Australian countryman Mark Webber in 2014. That is the claim of Germany's Sport Bild, whose correspondents Bianca G...

19 Aug 2013 10:06
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Williams expects Symonds impact to be immediate
Williams is expecting the imminent arrival of well-known technical figure Pat Symonds to have "an immediate impact" on the struggling team. Amid the Oxfordshire based team's ...

16 Aug 2013 11:34
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Sirotkin start programme with Sauber next Tuesday
Sergey Sirotkin's preparation for his 2014 formula one debut remains on track. That is the message not only from the struggling Swiss team, but also the Sirotkin camp, following...

16 Aug 2013 10:24
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Perez: "McLaren has made some progress this year"
McLaren's 2013 car is "much better" now than it was at the very start of the season, team newcomer Sergio Perez has revealed. "Driving this car was a real challenge, but it's no...

15 Aug 2013 15:21
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Ferrari plays down Raikkonen return
Ferrari has repeated its denial, as reports Kimi Raikkonen could return to the Italian team in 2014 persist. Two weeks ago, when the Raikkonen rumours first emerged, a Ferrari s...

15 Aug 2013 12:25
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Mercedes to have 100hp advantage in 2014?
Mercedes could be set to power into F1's new V6 era with a huge advantage. With the development-frozen V8 engines to be replaced by radically-different turbo units in 2014, a ne...

15 Aug 2013 11:32
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Hulkenberg: "Red Bull Racing should sign Ricciardo"
With famous alternatives looming large, Daniel Ricciardo has received a vote of confidence as he pushes to secure the Red Bull seat. As Mark Webber prepares to switch to Le M...

15 Aug 2013 09:35
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Sutil: "I want to stay at Force India next year"
Adrian Sutil is determined to remain in Formula One for the foreseeable future, saying he has no back-up plan. After spending the 2012 season on the sidelines, the German ret...

14 Aug 2013 14:04
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Tost names da Costa as likely Ricciardo successor
Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost has named Antonio Felix da Costa as the likely candidate should the team have a vacancy for 2014. With Daniel Ricciardo in the running to replace R...

14 Aug 2013 11:13
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Raikkonen set to sign Ferrari contract
2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen has decided to return to Ferrari next year, the major Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat has reported this week. The Finn, whose two-year rally...

14 Aug 2013 10:19
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Sauber denies Russian rescue has collapsed
Sauber has hit back at reports its Russian rescue deal has collapsed. German-language reports had said the release of millions in crucial backing for the almost insolvent Swi...

14 Aug 2013 09:35
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Brawn denies talks over Ferrari return
Ross Brawn has dismissed rumours he might return to Ferrari once Paddy Lowe replaces him as team boss at Mercedes. After his ultra-successful stint as Ferrari's technical direct...

13 Aug 2013 11:15
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Russian entity votes down Sauber rescue
After all the 'Russian rescue deal' talk, the news about Sauber is now back into a backwards slide. A week ago, amid reports Russian entities have saved the Swiss team with prom...

13 Aug 2013 09:56
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Massa: "Ferrari to decide on 2014 focus switch"
Within the space of a few more races, Ferrari could shift the full weight of its resources to the 2014 car. That is the claim of Brazilian driver Felipe Massa, who is pushin...

13 Aug 2013 08:52
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Vergne: "I did a better job than Ricciardo"
Jean-Eric Vergne, reportedly overlooked for the 2014 Red Bull vacancy, claims he has done a better job than Daniel Ricciardo this year. The Frenchman conceded recently that t...

12 Aug 2013 14:15
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Rosberg: "Difficult decision to stop 2013 development"
More wins in 2013, or the 2014 title? Nico Rosberg is in two minds about how Mercedes should tackle the second half of this season. The German has won two races in the ever-i...

12 Aug 2013 10:02
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Colin Kolles eyes takeover of Sauber
Reports of a continuing financial crisis at Sauber are continuing to emerge. With the Swiss team's Russian saviour deal still waiting to be finalised, Bild am Sonntag newspaper...

12 Aug 2013 09:50
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Valencia in talks to terminate F1 contract
Valencia's formula one foray is set to be officially folded, according to a media report. Last week, we reported that - according to a draft 2014 calendar that is quietly doing ...

12 Aug 2013 09:19
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French expert: "F1 drivers have doped"
Even formula one is not immune to doping, according to a French expert. From 2003 to 2005, Marc Sanson was head of the conseil de prevention et de lutte contre le dopage, or the...

12 Aug 2013 08:54
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Grosjean celebrates summer break with newly-born son
Romain Grosjean is celebrating F1's August break as a new father. The Lotus driver, whose wife Marion Jolles met 27-year-old Grosjean as a F1 reporter for French television TF1,...

09 Aug 2013 16:55
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2014 absence for India 'not a good message' - Stewart
Sitting out next year's F1 calendar is "not a good message" being sent by organisers of the Indian grand prix. That is the warning of triple world champion Sir Jackie Stewart, f...

09 Aug 2013 13:32
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Red Bull Racing also leads pitstop race in 2013
Red Bull is leading not only the drivers' and constructors' championships in 2013, its pit crew is also the fastest in formula one. That is the finding of Germany's Auto Motor u...

09 Aug 2013 12:15
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Sauber bailout collapse rumours 'not worth a denial'
Leading figures of Sauber's Russian rescue deal have played down reports of a delay that means vital money is not yet flowing to the embattled Swiss team. The German newspaper D...

09 Aug 2013 10:25
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Lotus denies unpaid staff threatening to go on strike
Lotus has played down reports the Enstone based team is struggling to survive financially amid crippling debts. It was already known that the team's highest-paid member, lead dr...

09 Aug 2013 09:07
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Tilke 100 per cent certain Sochi will be ready for F1
Hermann Tilke insists he is "100 per cent certain" the circuit in Sochi will be ready for next year's inaugural Russian grand prix. Big doubts hang over the 2014 race on the Bla...

08 Aug 2013 12:14
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'Putin yet to sign off Russian rescue deal for Sauber'
Monisha Kaltenborn has admitted Sauber's Russian rescue deal is facing delays. Despite reports of an enormous investment in the struggling Swiss team by Russian government-linke...

08 Aug 2013 11:51
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Bianchi admits to possibility of Ferrari seat for 2014
Jules Bianchi has admitted it is possible he will be called up for a Ferrari race seat in 2014. While president Luca di Montezemolo admitted Brazilian Felipe Massa's future is u...

08 Aug 2013 10:34
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Next young Russian drivers emerge on F1 radar
Amid the country's rising presence in the sport, the next Russian drivers have appeared on the formula one radar. The Black Sea coastal city of Sochi is set to host the inaugura...

08 Aug 2013 08:49
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Hakkinen working hard to secure future of Bottas
Mika Hakkinen says he is "working hard" to secure the future of Williams rookie Valtteri Bottas. Bottas, the 23-year-old Finn, made his debut this year just as the British team'...

07 Aug 2013 12:09
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WTCC: Citroën confirms Yvan Muller as teammate for Loeb
Citroën Racing signed WTCC recordman Yvan Muller to join his fellow countryman Sébastien Loeb for the team's first two seasons in the FIA World Touring Car Championship: 2014 ...

07 Aug 2013 11:43
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Vettel, Rosberg and Horner back Ecclestone amid legal troubles
World champion Sebastian Vettel has jumped to the defence of F1's embattled chief executive. Already under fire by German prosecutors over the Gerhard Gribkowsky bribe affair, E...

07 Aug 2013 10:10
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Webber won't miss 'boy' Vettel a huge amount
Mark Webber, retiring from formula one at the end of the season, has admitted he will not miss his teammate Sebastian Vettel. The Australian appeared on the BBC's highly popular...

06 Aug 2013 12:14
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'Any change' welcome for struggling Williams - Maldonado
Pastor Maldonado insists the arrival at Williams of Pat Symonds, and the departure of Mike Coughlan, must be good for the beleaguered British team. 2012 appeared to be a turnaro...

06 Aug 2013 11:57
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Lotus struggling under EUR 120 million debt - reports
Troubling signs of financial weakness are emerging from Lotus. The authoritative German website motorsport-total.com reports that, although in the hunt for the 2013 title, the G...

06 Aug 2013 09:28
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Calado 'can't hide' being on track for Force India future
A 24-year-old Briton is on track to becoming the next rookie in formula one. As the sport prepared to enter the August break, Force India driver Adrian Sutil admitted in Hungary...

06 Aug 2013 08:44
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Russia moves to end 2014 grand prix uncertainty
Russia on Monday moved towards ending the uncertainty over its inaugural grand prix at Sochi. Earlier, the country's automobile federation, the RAF, missed the July 31 deadline ...

05 Aug 2013 16:20
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Summer break rare slice of relief for F1's hard workers
F1's 'summer break' is a rare slice of relief for the sport's hard-working men and women. "The level of dedication (in F1) is quite high," said former Toro Rosso technical direc...

05 Aug 2013 15:34
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Renault chief thinks 2014 cars to be faster eventually
Renault chief Remi Taffin does not think the cars will lose much of their speed as F1 moves from V8 to V6 power next year. "I don't think we'll lose so much," the French marque'...

05 Aug 2013 14:54
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Esteban Gutierrez has much to gain and little to lose
Esteban Gutierrez insists he is not worrying about speculation his F1 career might end after just a single season. Amid Sauber's struggle for pace and survival in 2013, the rook...

05 Aug 2013 13:40
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Ecclestone vows to help Felipe Nasr towards F1
As one Brazilian driver's future hangs in the balance, yet another looks set to step onto the 2014 grid. Livio Oricchio, the respected correspondent for Brazil's O Estado de S.P...

05 Aug 2013 13:06
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Valencia left off F1's provisional 2014 calendar - report
Valencia has been left off F1's provisional calendar for 2014, it has emerged. Absent from this year's schedule, the street race was set to return next year according to a new a...

05 Aug 2013 12:10
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Petrov pushes for F1 return with Williams or Marussia
Vitaly Petrov may have some new power behind him as he pushes to return to formula one. Earlier, after losing his Caterham seat and splitting with his manager, the Russian admit...

05 Aug 2013 10:48
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Video: Mercedes offers fans first taste of new engine sound
The Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team has given Formula One fans around the globe a unique insight into the future today on its official commercial YouTube channel. To mark...

05 Aug 2013 09:58
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Drivers come and go while Ferrari remains - Di Montezemolo
Luca di Montezemolo has fired yet another warning at Fernando Alonso, insisting Ferrari has never had trouble filling its race seats. "Even if I have lots of problems," the Mara...

05 Aug 2013 08:50
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Vergne clears the air with Red Bull management
Jean-Eric Vergne has admitted being left out of Red Bull's plans initially left him "upset". Earlier in the running to replace the Le Mans-bound Mark Webber, Red Bull made clear...

02 Aug 2013 12:44
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Hamilton warmly welcomes compliments from Lauda
Lewis Hamilton has warmly welcomed the "great compliment" made by triple world champion Niki Lauda after the recent Hungarian grand prix. Having won his first race for Mercedes ...

02 Aug 2013 11:59
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Ferrari sponsor pulls plug on 'Wrooom' event
Ferrari's annual pre-season event on the slopes of Italian ski resort Madonna di Campiglio will take place no more. Corriere dello Sport newspaper reports that the main sponsor ...

02 Aug 2013 10:03
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Sauber knows how to survive difficult times - Kaltenborn
Monisha Kaltenborn has denied Sauber was ever close to "bankruptcy". Having admitted it was having trouble paying increasingly impatient suppliers, the Swiss team recently annou...

02 Aug 2013 08:24
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Sirotkin has to wait until 2014 to begin F1 quest
Sergey Sirotkin has admitted he will not begin his quest for a formula one seat until early next year. As a 2014 race seat for the 17-year-old is part of Sauber's new deal with ...

01 Aug 2013 16:28
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Michael Schumacher surprised by top form Mercedes
Michael Schumacher has admitted he did not expect his former team Mercedes to make such a leap forwards in 2013. After his F1 comeback with Mercedes between 2010 and 2012, Schum...

01 Aug 2013 15:12
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Davide Valsecchi deserves chance in F1 - Lotus
Eric Boullier has admitted Lotus is waiting for Kimi Raikkonen to make his decision about 2014. Earlier, it was reported Lotus is putting pressure on the Finn to come to a quick...

01 Aug 2013 13:58
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Ferrari to decide on Le Mans LMP1 design for 2015
Ferrari will decide soon whether it will push ahead with a Le Mans project. A month ago, boss Stefano Domenicali did not deny speculation the Maranello based team might design a...

01 Aug 2013 13:05
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FIA to stay in control of F1's print media accreditation
The FIA is staying in control of the accreditation of F1's print journalists. Before Bernie Ecclestone and Jean Todt shook hands at the Hungaroring last weekend, it was reported...

01 Aug 2013 12:10
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Marussia emerges as potential destination for Magnussen
Marussia has emerged as a potential destination for the McLaren-backed rookie Kevin Magnussen in 2013. This week, Marussia team boss John Booth admitted the team would like to k...

01 Aug 2013 11:51
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Rumours are the typical fantasy in this period - Ferrari
Ferrari has dismissed as "fantasy" reports a lucrative 2014 offer has been made to former team driver Kimi Raikkonen. Those reports had followed suggestions the Maranello based ...

01 Aug 2013 10:30
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GP2 team Russian Time working closely with Williams
A key figure of next year's inaugural Russian grand prix has played down suggestions the Sochi race might never take place. The latest reports suggest a dispute between the Russ...

01 Aug 2013 09:45
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Tost wants one more Toro Rosso year for Ricciardo
Franz Tost has admitted he would be happy if Daniel Ricciardo spends another year at Toro Rosso. Australian Ricciardo has earned a place in contention for the departing Mark Web...

31 Jul 2013 16:40
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Ferrari not pleased with latest Pirelli tyre specification

The big news following the race debut of Pirelli's latest tyre specification is that Mercedes' long struggles could finally be over. Ferrari, on the other hand, thinks the move ...

31 Jul 2013 13:37
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