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Marussia wants to keep Bianchi and Chilton for 2014
Marussia would like to keep its current race drivers in 2014, boss John Booth has revealed. Recently, just as Pat Symonds was set to announce his departure for Williams, Marussi...

31 Jul 2013 12:14
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Sainz jr in two or three years at F1 maturity - Tost
Team boss Franz Tost has played down rumours Carlos Sainz jr is ready to make the step up to formula one with Toro Rosso. Spaniard Sainz, whose namesake and father is the world ...

31 Jul 2013 11:31
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Silly season takes twist with Ferrari offer for Raikkonen
The 2014 driver 'silly season' has taken yet another shock twist. Germany's Bild newspaper claims Kimi Raikkonen, already wanted by Lotus next year and also in the running to sw...

31 Jul 2013 10:49
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Scheduling issue triggered sabbatical for Indian GP in 2014
Race organisers on Tuesday confirmed the Indian grand prix will not be held in 2014. Earlier, F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone - under pressure to limit the calendar to a ma...

31 Jul 2013 09:51
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Ferrari begins three-day test at Magny-Cours in France
Ferrari has begun a three-day test at the former French grand prix venue Magny Cours. That is the claim of the authoritative Italian sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, re...

31 Jul 2013 09:07
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Indian Grand Prix could return on F1 calendar in 2015
India, set to lose its place on the 2014 calendar, could return the year after. That is the claim of Vicky Chandhok, the president of the Indian motor sport federation, who work...

30 Jul 2013 12:44
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Ferrari issues public rebuke as Alonso loses patience
Amid rumours Fernando Alonso is flirting with a shock move to Red Bull, Ferrari has issued an ultra-rare public rebuke of its number 1 driver. The reprimand follows reports Alon...

30 Jul 2013 12:12
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Korean grand prix unlikely to survive beyond 2013
The Korean grand prix looks set to join India in F1 exile, as Bernie Ecclestone trims the 2014 calendar to a maximum of 20 races. It has been reported that Austria, Russia and N...

30 Jul 2013 11:40
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Ferrari confirms Allison starting work in September
Ferrari on Monday confirmed reports James Allison is joining the famous Italian team. We reported on Saturday that the Maranello based team is buying out the remainder of former...

30 Jul 2013 08:52
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Ecclestone admits Indian grand prix facing F1 axe
Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed reports a question mark hangs above India's grand prix. We reported on Friday that, with teams keen to limit the calendar to 20 races, F1's chief...

29 Jul 2013 16:30
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Ferrari admits wind tunnel situation causing headaches
Wind tunnels are still causing headaches for Ferrari. The fabled team moved its entire aerodynamic testing programme to the Toyota facility in Cologne, after concluding that its...

29 Jul 2013 15:28
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Button is the benchmark for judging my work - Perez
Not yet in the fight for race wins, Sergio Perez has admitted his sights are instead set firmly on Jenson Button. Button, the 2009 world champion and highly-experienced McLaren ...

29 Jul 2013 14:32
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Boullier says Grosjean has 'the strengths of any champion'
Eric Boullier has hinted strongly that Romain Grosjean's future at Lotus is no longer in doubt. Earlier, it was suggested that despite the French driver ending the 'first lap nu...

29 Jul 2013 13:55
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Pirelli regards Bahrain as best option for winter testing
F1 appears headed to Dubai for pre-season testing early next year. But the local The National newspaper said that, following team boss meetings in Hungary at the weekend, Abu Dh...

29 Jul 2013 12:48
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Force India still owes Hulkenberg money - report
According to Blick newspaper, Sauber is not the only formula one team that owes Nico Hulkenberg money. Veteran correspondent Roger Benoit told the German he has heard that Force...

29 Jul 2013 12:14
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Michelin planning announcement for F1 tender - report
Michelin has scheduled an announcement for the middle of next week, according to a report on Sunday by Germany's Auto Motor und Sport. The report suggested the French supplier, ...

29 Jul 2013 11:57
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Red Bull Racing runs with Alonso rumour
Red Bull is running with the rumour, after Fernando Alonso's manager was spotted in talks with Christian Horner in Hungary. The suggestion Ferrari's number 1 is about to sensati...

29 Jul 2013 10:31
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Heartbroken and baffled Hamilton back in title chase
Pole sitter Lewis Hamilton went into Sunday's Hungarian grand prix having written off his title chances and insisting victory would require a "miracle". When the chequered flag ...

29 Jul 2013 08:47
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Tax demands could end India's grand prix
India has emerged as the most likely host to fall by the wayside, as Bernie Ecclestone promises teams the 2014 calendar will not have more than 20 grands prix. Next year, New Je...

26 Jul 2013 16:32
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FP2: Red Bull Racing retains the upper hand in Hungary
Red Bull retained the upper hand as practice continued at the Hungaroring on Friday afternoon, where the ambient and track temperatures reached 31 and 44 degrees Celsius respect...

26 Jul 2013 16:16
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Massa won't stay in F1 with an uncompetitive team
Felipe Massa has admitted he could drive off the grid altogether if Ferrari does not extend his contract beyond 2013. The well-connected Brazilian newspaper O Estado de S.Paulo ...

26 Jul 2013 15:07
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Sutil not ruling out change of scenery for 2014
On the occasion of his 100th career grand prix with the very same Silverstone based team, Adrian Sutil declined to pledge his future to Force India. Hungary this weekend is the ...

26 Jul 2013 13:26
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FP1: Vettel leads Red Bull Racing one-two in Hungary
World champion Sebastian Vettel led team mate Mark Webber in a Red Bull one-two as practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix got underway in Budapest on Friday morning. The Germa...

26 Jul 2013 13:18
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Kosachenko and Caterham agree to terminate contract early
Oksana Kosachenko has reportedly left Caterham. She joined the team as commercial director, in charge of acquiring new sponsors, earlier this year, after ending her duties as Vi...

26 Jul 2013 13:17
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Alonso hopes for faster Ferrari after the summer break
Fernando Alonso is not expecting to "surprise" with world-beating pace this weekend in Hungary. The Spaniard does, however, think Ferrari has ended its recent trend of stagnant ...

26 Jul 2013 11:51
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Drivers face grid penalties for pitstop failures
Safety talks to mandate a minimum time for pitstops in future have fallen at the first hurdle, it has emerged. F1 race director Charlie Whiting met with team bosses in Hungary o...

26 Jul 2013 10:35
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Teams resist move towards minimum time for pitstops
Formula one is considering introducing a minimum time limit for pitstops, as the clampdown on pitlane safety continues. After a cameraman was hospitalised by Mark Webber's flyin...

26 Jul 2013 08:39
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Pirelli reveals tyre selection for Belgium, Italy and Singapore
Pirelli has announced the slick P Zero compounds that will be taken to the first three grands prix of the second half of the season, in Belgium, Italy and Singapore. At Spa, ...

25 Jul 2013 16:35
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Mateschitz hints 'excellent' Ricciardo in pole for Red Bull seat
Daniel Ricciardo on Thursday appeared to move another step closer to landing his dream seat at Red Bull Racing. After the young Australian tested for the world champion team rec...

25 Jul 2013 15:58
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Legend Surtees questions Hamilton's F1 focus
John Surtees, F1's 1964 world champion, has questioned Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton's focus. Briton Hamilton, while regarded by many as perhaps the most naturally gifted drive...

25 Jul 2013 15:15
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Button expects McLaren to overtake Force India
Although now firmly focused on 2014, McLaren should be able to overtake Force India by the end of the season. That is the view of Jenson Button, who admitted that the great Brit...

25 Jul 2013 14:54
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Ecclestone insists calendar for next year to have 20 races
Bernie Ecclestone has played down suggestions the F1 calendar could blow out to an unprecedented 22 races in 2014. The reports, including in the Italian magazine Autosprint, fol...

25 Jul 2013 13:37
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FIA develops standard side crash structure for every car
F1's governing body will abolish the side-impact crash test, German magazine Auto Motor und Sport reports. Until now, the individual teams have been responsible for coming up wi...

25 Jul 2013 12:12
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Vettel points gap 'beginning to be a bit too much' - Alonso
Fernando Alonso has admitted he needs to start making up ground on runaway championship leader Sebastian Vettel. Having won two grands prix so far in 2013 compared to reigning t...

25 Jul 2013 11:44
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Rumour - Frijns to replace Hulkenberg at Sauber?
A series of events has come together to form formula one's very latest hot rumour. After the financially-struggling Sauber failed to pay him on time, therefore breaching its con...

25 Jul 2013 10:47
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Video: A lap onboard around the Hungaroring with Hamilton
The Hungaroring near Budapest hosts the Grand Prix of Hungary this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with late Lewis Hamilton around that track. ...

25 Jul 2013 09:28
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F1 benefits immensely from clever tax arrangement - report
A clever tax arrangement sees formula one pay a tiny amount of tax, it has emerged. Writing in The Independent, leading F1 business journalist Christian Sylt said the sport paid...

25 Jul 2013 08:59
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Todt facing opposition for new term as FIA president
Jean Todt could face a contender as he vies for another term as FIA president. London's Times newspaper said the potential candidate is David Ward, who worked alongside Frenchma...

24 Jul 2013 15:30
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Hungary 2013 preview quotes: Mercedes
Nico Rosberg: "The Hungaroring is always a track that I enjoy driving and it has quite a challenging layout for the drivers. With all the twists and turns, it feels very much li...

24 Jul 2013 14:48
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Kaltenborn suddenly favorite to succeed Ecclestone
Monisha Kaltenborn has raced into pole position to succeed Bernie Ecclestone at the very top of formula one. It emerged recently that, as a result of the Russian rescue deal, Sa...

24 Jul 2013 13:55
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Mercedes using thermal infrared camera to monitor tyres
Mercedes is the author of the latest F1 innovation, according to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport. Suffering in recent years with a lack of in-season development, and recently gra...

24 Jul 2013 12:44
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'Increasing size of F1 calendar concerns team bosses'
It is possible Bernie Ecclestone will ask the FIA to ratify a whopping 22-race formula one calendar for the 2014 season. That is the claim of a Brazilian media report, after F1 ...

24 Jul 2013 12:07
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Kovalainen unlikely to reappear during Friday practices
Heikki Kovalainen has admitted he is unlikely to reappear for Caterham during Friday practice sessions in 2013. "I think not," said the Finn, who after losing his race seat at t...

24 Jul 2013 10:53
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Hungary 2013 preview quotes: Caterham F1 Team
Giedo van der Garde: "Hungary's the last race before the summer break, and another chance for us to keep up the momentum we picked back up in Germany. The Hungaroring is a track...

24 Jul 2013 08:47
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Ecclestone and Red Bull agree deal for 2014 Austria GP
Bernie Ecclestone has agreed a deal with Dietrich Mateschitz for a grand prix at the renovated and relaunched Red Bull Ring in 2014. The energy drink company, headed by Austrian...

23 Jul 2013 18:08
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Video: Episode 12 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...

23 Jul 2013 12:38
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Hungary 2013 preview quotes: Williams
Xevi Pujolar, Chief Race Engineer: "The Hungaroring is one of the most challenging circuits of the year with the potential high ambient temperatures also putting extra demand on...

23 Jul 2013 12:16
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Ferrari reserve Pedro de la Rosa recovering from flu
Ferrari reserve Pedro de la Rosa is recovering after a week of flu, the Spaniard admitted on Twitter. "I think I can see the light," the Spaniard told his quarter of a million f...

23 Jul 2013 11:26
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Bad publicity 'a deterrent' for Pirelli successors - Surer
F1 teams will only have themselves to blame if they are left without tyres next year, according to a leading commentator. Pirelli's increasingly vocal Paul Hembery has warned th...

23 Jul 2013 10:18
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Hungary 2013 preview quotes: Sauber
The Hungarian Grand Prix will take place from 26th to 28th July and will mark mid-season for this year's Formula One World Championship. The Sauber F1 Team is looking forward to...

23 Jul 2013 08:59
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Marussia not dissapointed by Sauber's Russian deal
Andy Webb, the Marussia team chief executive, insists he is not disappointed F1 rival Sauber landed the major Russian sponsor deal. Reports on Sunday indicated the value of Saub...

22 Jul 2013 16:29
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Chilton hits back after 'unfair' Symonds rebuke
Max Chilton has hit back at Marussia's departed technical boss Pat Symonds. Just before announcing his defection to Williams, Symonds compared Marussia's current drivers with ch...

22 Jul 2013 15:36
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Sirotkin 'definitely too young' for Formula 1 - boss
Sergey Sirotkin's current boss, Igor Salaquarda, thinks the Russian teen's formula one opportunity has come way too early. Sirotkin, not yet 18, is in line to make his grand pri...

22 Jul 2013 14:59
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Schumacher impressed by best four F1 drivers
Michael Schumacher has singled out a quartet of drivers as the very best in formula one at present. The great German, who with 91 wins and seven titles is the most successful dr...

22 Jul 2013 13:54
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Alonso to quit Ferrari stories 'nonsense' - manager
Fernando Alonso's manager has rubbished speculation the Spaniard might soon tire of Ferrari's failure to win a title. Former F1 driver David Coulthard suggested recently that Al...

22 Jul 2013 12:48
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Kaltenborn's time seems over as Russians arrive at Sauber
Monisha Kaltenborn could be the big loser of Sauber's Russian rescue deal. Sonntagszeitung newspaper reports that the ailing Swiss team's new partners, all linked to the Russian...

22 Jul 2013 12:07
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Kovalainen plays down Caterham seat rumours
Heikki Kovalainen has played down rumours he is shaping up to oust the underperforming rookie Giedo van der Garde at Caterham. The team, having earlier paid the highly rated Fin...

22 Jul 2013 11:34
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Magnussen aims to compete in Formula 1 in 2014
Kevin Magnussen has admitted he wants to make his formula one debut in 2014. The 20-year-old Dane, whose father is the former F1 driver Jan Magnussen, is a leading figure in McL...

22 Jul 2013 10:52
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F1's tyre-exploding crisis appears to be over - drivers
F1's 'tyre-exploding' troubles appear definitely over. Pirelli immediately tweaked its formerly steel-belted tyres after the Silverstone race chaos, while the FIA banned team ti...

22 Jul 2013 09:49
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Maldonado once again dismisses Lotus switch rumours
Pastor Maldonado has once again dismissed persistent speculation he might move from struggling Williams to Lotus for the 2014 season. It has been rumoured the Venezuelan, whose ...

19 Jul 2013 15:36
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CVC happy to keep me in charge of F1 - Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone insists CVC, the owners of formula one's commercial rights, are "very happy" to keep him in charge of the sport. That is despite the fact the 82-year-old has b...

19 Jul 2013 14:38
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Caterham has no regrets over inexperienced lineup
Caterham will assess whether it made the right driver choices for 2014 at the end of the season, boss Cyril Abiteboul has admitted. Rumours are doing the rounds that Caterham re...

19 Jul 2013 12:09
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Ricciardo 'ready' for Red Bull Racing despite audition mishap
At the end of a day billed by some as his audition for a Red Bull seat, Daniel Ricciardo topped the times at the Silverstone test. But the Australian's best time was actually at...

19 Jul 2013 11:16
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Mercedes backs Wolff amid negative remarks saga
Mercedes has thrown its "full confidence" behind Toto Wolff, following reports he made disparaging remarks about his colleagues and bosses. The German magazine Sport Bild this w...

19 Jul 2013 09:24
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Video: Episode 11 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...

18 Jul 2013 16:33
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Webber's seat the headline act in 2014 'silly season'
The vacant race seat at Red Bull for 2014 is the headline act in this year's driver 'silly season'. The world champions are giving Toro Rosso driver Daniel Ricciardo a trial at ...

18 Jul 2013 15:54
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Ex-F1 boss Colin Kolles tried to blackmail Wolff - report
Former HRT boss Colin Kolles tried to blackmail Mercedes chief Toto Wolff earlier this year, it has emerged. We reported earlier that a conversation between Austrian Wolff and a...

18 Jul 2013 14:24
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Pirelli chairman Tronchetti Provera sentenced for espionage
Pirelli chairman Marco Tronchetti Provera has been sentenced to jail for twenty months. The Financial Times reports that a Milan court found him guilty, but suspended his jail s...

18 Jul 2013 13:41
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Van der Garde insists he will finish the season with Caterham
Giedo van der Garde has repeated his denial that Heikki Kovalainen is stalking his race seat at Caterham. After a mediocre first half-season in F1, the Dutchman recently dismiss...

18 Jul 2013 12:41
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Charlie Whiting impressed after Sochi track inspection

F1 race director Charlie Whiting has this week inspected progress at the site of the inaugural 2014 Russian grand prix. Organisers of the race confirmed the FIA safety delega...

18 Jul 2013 12:02
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