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British bank Lloyds sells Marussia team stake
Lloyds, the part government-owned British bank, has sold its stake in the F1 team Marussia. F1 business journalist Christian Sylt said the bank's private equity division LDC dec...

22 Apr 2013 10:46
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Scaled wind tunnel tyres to blame for team struggles - report
Pirelli's new 60 per cent scale wind tunnel tyres could be to blame for some teams' troubles in 2013, according to a technical expert. Top team McLaren faltered badly over the w...

22 Apr 2013 09:29
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Next teammate feud erupts in Bahrain at McLaren
Just as the 'Multi-21' affair began to simmer, the next teammate feud broke out in formula one. This time, the animosity was taking place a bit further down the field, as McLare...

22 Apr 2013 08:49
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Red Bull copies brake duct solution from Williams - report
Red Bull has copied from Williams a clever technical innovation, Auto Motor und Sport correspondent Michael Schmidt reports. During winter testing, eagle-eyed experts spotted th...

19 Apr 2013 16:58
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Bahrain wants to host season opener and test in 2014
Organisers of the Bahrain grand prix would like the event to return to the top of F1's annual schedule. The Sakhir circuit opened the sport's world championship in 2006 and agai...

19 Apr 2013 16:21
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FP2: Raikkonen keeps Red Bull Racing duo behind
Kimi Raikkonen rose to the top of the timesheets at Sakhir on Friday afternoon, as he set the fastest time of the day for Lotus in 1m 34.154s to beat Mark Webber's Red Bull by 0...

19 Apr 2013 15:22
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Heikki Kovalainen denies stalking Caterham race seat
Heikki Kovalainen has denied he has been lured back to Caterham on the prospect of a race seat in the near future. Having been dropped from the team's race lineup for 2013, the ...

19 Apr 2013 14:01
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Webber to have private conversation with Mateschitz - report
Mark Webber on Thursday refused to specifically deny reports he is set to quit formula one and spearhead Porsche's Le Mans prototype project next year. "At the moment there's al...

19 Apr 2013 13:19
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FP1: Ferrari dictates pace with Massa and Alonso in front
Ferrari got their 2013 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix campaign off to the best possible start in Sakhir on Friday morning when Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso ended FP1 ...

19 Apr 2013 12:06
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McLaren threw Hamilton out of team garage in Jerez
McLaren threw Lewis Hamilton out of its garage during one of February's winter tests, the 2008 world champion claims. Briton Hamilton, 28, rose through the junior ranks with the...

19 Apr 2013 11:50
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Sergio Perez amazed by early McLaren criticism
The pressure is showing on Sergio Perez, as the Mexican admitted he found boss Martin Whitmarsh's criticism in the wake of last weekend's Chinese grand prix "quite amazing". Alb...

19 Apr 2013 10:59
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Ecclestone shakes up F1 paddock for more interaction
Bernie Ecclestone has shaken up the F1 paddock. Observing that drivers were in the habit of simply walking a few steps from the teams' hospitality areas straight into the garage...

19 Apr 2013 09:43
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Mercedes admits Lotus has best FRIC suspension system
The secret of Lotus' speed in 2013 is an hydraulically-controlled active suspension system, Germany's specialist Auto Motor und Sport reports. Last month, we reported that, unde...

19 Apr 2013 08:28
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Sauber rumoured to go for Honda power in 2015
The small teams are worried. Currently, they pay around EUR 10 million per year for a customer engine supply, but next year's V6s are expected to cost between EUR 20 and 23 mill...

18 Apr 2013 17:18
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Ferrari orders team members to avoid streets of Bahrain
Ferrari has ordered members of its formula one race team to avoid the streets of Bahrain this week, Speed Week's Mathias Brunner reports from the island Kingdom. Brunner said th...

18 Apr 2013 17:05
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F1 to be five seconds a lap slower in 2014 - report
Bernie Ecclestone is worried F1 cars will be five seconds per lap slower next year compared to 2013. That is the claim of Auto Motor und Sport correspondent Michael Schmidt, who...

18 Apr 2013 16:10
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Bahrain 2013 preview quotes: Marussia F1 Team
We are up and running in Bahrain ready for Round 4 of the Formula 1 World Championship, taking place in the Kingdom this weekend within a week of the last race in China. This...

18 Apr 2013 14:58
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Marko denies reports Red Bull could quit F1 over Multi-21
Helmut Marko has scoffed at reports Red Bull could quit formula one over the 'Multi-21' team orders affair. According to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, owner Dietrich Mateschit...

18 Apr 2013 14:06
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De la Rosa reveals serious talks with Mercedes for 2013
New Ferrari tester Pedro de la Rosa has revealed he could also have signed for Mercedes or McLaren for 2013. The 42-year-old Spaniard left his role as McLaren's respected test a...

18 Apr 2013 12:43
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Bahrain 2013 preview quotes: Force India
Team principal Vijay Mallya: "Last weekend's race in China left us with mixed feelings: the pace of the VJM06 was evident throughout the sessions and we would have been on track...

18 Apr 2013 12:09
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Video: Webber reflects on carreer ahead of 200th Grand Prix
This weekend's Grand Prix in Bahrain will be Mark's 200th Formula One race. He talks us through some of his highlights and we also hear reflections from key figures in Formula O...

18 Apr 2013 11:22
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Hankook emerges as alternative for Pirelli - rumour
Hankook, a South Korean company, has emerged as an alternative official tyre supplier for formula one. Currently the subject of intense criticism of its heavily-degrading 2013 p...

18 Apr 2013 10:16
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Video: A lap around Bahrain onboard with Alonso
Bahrain International Circuit hosts the Grand Prix of Bahrain this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Fernando Alonso around that track. Order 2013 Formu...

18 Apr 2013 09:01
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Ferrari impressed by Bianchi's first steps in F1
Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali has admitted he would like Jules Bianchi's impressive start to his F1 career to lead him to "other teams". The rookie Frenchman has been a surpri...

18 Apr 2013 08:40
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Webber and Alonso rekindle 'Multi-21' affair with photo
Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber have rekindled the 'Multi-21' controversy. When the pair sat down for dinner in Dubai on Tuesday, Spaniard Alonso captured the moment on his phon...

17 Apr 2013 16:50
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Romain Grosjean lacks 'self confidence' - Prost
Romain Grosjean needs to rebuild his tattered confidence if he wants to get back on terms with Lotus team leader Kimi Raikkonen. That is the advice of France's quadruple world c...

17 Apr 2013 16:28
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F1 journalists slam absent FIA president Todt
British F1 journalists have attacked Jean Todt for not travelling to Bahrain for the sport's highly controversial grand prix this weekend. In the days before F1 action kicks off...

17 Apr 2013 15:44
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Bahrain 2013 preview quotes: Williams
Mike Coughlan, Technical Director: "Bahrain is a circuit that has some key characteristics that will present new challenges for the teams. It's a high braking circuit so brake w...

17 Apr 2013 14:32
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Ecclestone interested in Formula 1 deal for Long Beach
Media reports suggest Bernie Ecclestone could take over Long Beach's iconic street race in California, after Indycar's contract expires next year. The magazine Motorsport sa...

17 Apr 2013 13:53
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Sao Paulo denies Interlagos to be dropped from 2014 calendar
Sao Paulo's mayor has dismissed reports Bernie Ecclestone is close to dropping Interlagos from the F1 calendar after 2013. F1's chief executive was quoted by O Estado de S.Paulo...

17 Apr 2013 12:48
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Bahrain steward Mika Salo felt Iran earthquake
Former F1 driver Mika Salo said he felt the major earthquake that struck Iran on Tuesday. Reports said dozens were killed in the 7.8 magnitude quake on the Pakistan border. Finn...

17 Apr 2013 12:12
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Bahrain 2013 preview quotes: Caterham F1 Team
Charles Pic: "I left China on Sunday night and headed straight to Dubai for a couple of days off before going to Bahrain for race four. I was pleased with my performance in Shan...

17 Apr 2013 11:25
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Lotus to sell stake to retain Raikkonen for 2014 - report
Lotus owner Genii is offering part of the Enstone based team for sale, according to a report by Cesare Mannucci in Italy's Autosprint. Mannucci said the money would go towards t...

17 Apr 2013 10:52
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Pirelli changes plans for Bahrain with medium instead of soft
Pirelli has decided against taking its soft tyre compound to this weekend's Bahrain grand prix. Before the season began, F1's official tyre supplier announced that it would take...

17 Apr 2013 09:33
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Kovalainen rejoins Caterham as development driver
Caterham F1 Team has announced that it is restructuring its driver line-up with Heikki Kovalainen rejoining the team as one of the two Reserve Drivers, alongside current Reserve...

17 Apr 2013 08:41
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Alonso at the moment 'just the best' - Weber
Fernando Alonso is the best driver in formula one today. That is the claim of Willi Weber, the former manager of F1's great Michael Schumacher, the seven time world champion and...

16 Apr 2013 16:51
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Hacktivists Anonymous warns Formula 1 over Bahrain
Bernie Ecclestone has toned down his rhetoric ahead of the weekend's highly controversial Bahrain grand prix. Earlier, amid reports of explosions near the formula one circuit li...

16 Apr 2013 16:33
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Bahrain 2013 preview quotes: Mercedes
Nico Rosberg: "I'll be really happy to get back in the car again on Friday after a tough weekend in Shanghai. The first three races haven't quite worked out as we had hoped on m...

16 Apr 2013 16:17
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McLaren needs to 'step up and support' struggling Perez
McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has admitted new team driver Sergio Perez has struggled since replacing Lewis Hamilton. After a poor weekend for the young Mexican in China, includ...

16 Apr 2013 14:57
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Nurburgring rescue deal only for Grand Prix in 2013
The future of the Nurburgring's formula one race beyond this season is unclear. Earlier, even the circuit's 2013 grand prix was in doubt, as the Nurburgring grappled with financ...

16 Apr 2013 14:03
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Bahrain 2013 preview quotes: Sauber
Straight after the Chinese Grand Prix the Sauber F1 Team set off to the Middle East for the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix. Located in the middle of the desert, heat will play a si...

16 Apr 2013 12:43
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Hembery admits Pirelli could change tyres for Spain
Paul Hembery has admitted Pirelli might change tack after Sunday's Bahrain grand prix, in the wake of heavy criticism of its 2013 tyres. Mercedes' Niki Lauda, who like Red Bull ...

16 Apr 2013 12:09
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Ecclestone threatens to axe Interlagos after 2013
Bernie Ecclestone has threatened to axe Brazil's formula one race if organisers fail to urgently upgrade the ageing Interlagos circuit. The F1 chief executive told O Estado de S...

16 Apr 2013 11:31
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Toto Wolff looking for buyer for his Williams shares
Williams will survive if Toto Wolff withdraws his major stake in the famous British team. That is the vow of Claire Williams, who is founder and boss Sir Frank Williams' daughte...

16 Apr 2013 10:39
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Lotus would like to keep Raikkonen for 2014
Lotus has played down reports Kimi Raikkonen could be set to jump ship to Red Bull for 2014. Team owner Gerard Lopez told France's RMC Sport that he thinks the rumours connectin...

16 Apr 2013 09:15
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Sauber pushes 'arrogant' Frijns to accept GP2 offer
New Sauber reserve driver Robin Frijns will get back on track this weekend in Bahrain. Earlier, the highly rated 21-year-old Dutchman said he would focus solely on his new formu...

16 Apr 2013 08:44
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Lotus boss backs Grosjean to bounce back
Lotus boss Eric Boullier has backed Romain Grosjean to bounce back from a bad start to the 2013 season. Last year, while often showing lightning speed, Swiss-born Grosjean becam...

15 Apr 2013 17:03
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GP2: Hilmer Motorsport gives Frijns a seat for Bahrain
Hilmer Motorsport have confirmed today that Dutch ace Robin Frijns will race with them this week in the second round of the 2013 GP2 Series season at Bahrain International Circu...

15 Apr 2013 16:19
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Tyre situation 'painful' for Formula 1 - Whitmarsh
Some members of F1's travelling circus admitted their frustration at the end of the Chinese grand prix. "It's quite excruciating," McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh is quoted b...

15 Apr 2013 15:57
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Bahrain 2013 preview quotes: Pirelli
Just one week after the Chinese Grand Prix, Formula One moves to Bahrain where the P Zero Orange hard and P Zero White medium tyres have been nominated. At the Bahrain Internati...

15 Apr 2013 14:55
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Explosions mark countdown to Grand Prix in Bahrain
Explosions near the F1 track in Bahrain have marked the travelling circus' quick march from China to the island Kingdom. AP news agency said 'a series of explosions', including ...

15 Apr 2013 14:03
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Red Bull Racing interest 'flattering' - Raikkonen
Kimi Raikkonen has hinted moving to Red Bull could be an option for 2014. Rumours are swirling in the Shanghai paddock that the Finn, who is Sebastian Vettel's closest friend in...

15 Apr 2013 12:46
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McLaren should have picked Hulkenberg, not Perez - Brundle
Even amid McLaren's competitive slump, the spotlight is shining ever more brightly on Sergio Perez. The young Mexican was signed by the British team to replace Lewis Hamilton th...

15 Apr 2013 12:06
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Webber signs five-year Porsche Le Mans deal - report
Mark Webber has signed a five-year deal to switch from formula one to Le Mans-style sports car racing from 2014. That is the claim of Radio Le Mans, citing information from the ...

15 Apr 2013 11:09
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'Sauber has secured a major new sponsor'
A rumour in the Shanghai paddock is hinting Sauber has secured a major new sponsor. Veteran correspondent for Blick newspaper, Roger Benoit, said an announcement by the Swiss te...

15 Apr 2013 09:24
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Alonso puts his title campaign back on track with win in China
Fernando Alonso put his championship campaign right back on track in China, while Mark Webber's spectacular woes continued. Ferrari's Spaniard Alonso won a tyre and strategy-dom...

15 Apr 2013 08:33
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Mercedes immediately scraps team orders - Lauda
Like Red Bull, Mercedes has also scrapped team orders in the wake of the recent Malaysian grand prix. Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber's already tenuous relationship was shatter...

12 Apr 2013 14:46
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'Bambi' Vettel has turned into a werewolf - Watson
The big victim of the 'Multi-21' affair has been Sebastian Vettel's image. Previously the British humour-cracking and Beatles-loving 'Mr Nice Guy', the triple world champion's r...

12 Apr 2013 13:51
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Raikkonen not commenting on Red Bull Racing rumours
By refusing to deny them, Kimi Raikkonen has only fuelled rumours he is being lined up by Red Bull to replace Mark Webber in 2014. In the wake of the 'Multi-21' affair and the r...

12 Apr 2013 12:45
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Mercedes must win a world title soon - Wolff
Mercedes must win a title, new director and shareholder Toto Wolff insists. Alongside Niki Lauda, Wolff has swept into the Brackley based team with the goal of ending Mercedes' ...

12 Apr 2013 12:00
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Massa's qualifying form not worrying sarcastic Alonso
Fernando Alonso eased the heat on Sebastian Vettel in China by driving away from his theory the German might have been to blame for their Sepang clash. Comments made by Alonso a...

12 Apr 2013 11:33
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Adrian Sutil has 'no emotions' for return to China
The last time Adrian Sutil was in China, he was involved in a nightclub altercation that almost ended his formula one career. It was early 2011, and the blood-stained run-in wit...

12 Apr 2013 11:05
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FP2: Felipe Massa underlines return to form
Felipe Massa emerged fastest from a second practice session at the Shanghai International Circuit on Friday in which lap times were heavily affected by rubber thrown off Pirelli...

12 Apr 2013 10:48
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Magnussen is McLaren reserve in China and Bahrain
McLaren has a new reserve driver twitching on the bench in China. Last year, the famous British team signed up promising 20-year-old Kevin Magnussen. The Dane is the son of form...

12 Apr 2013 09:46
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RBC partnership increases Russian support for Marussia
The Marussia F1 Team is pleased to announce its latest Russian partner, RBC, one of the largest and most dynamic media companies in Russia, ahead of this weekend's Formula 1 U...

12 Apr 2013 08:26
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FP1: Rosberg gets used to being quick in China
Practice One for this weekend's Chinese round got off to a relatively leisurely start in Shanghai International Circuit on Friday morning, under overcast skies and 32 degrees Ce...

12 Apr 2013 07:23
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McLaren partners with Gillette for 2013 season
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes and Gillette, the worlds leading mens shaving and lifestyle brand, have agreed on an innovative and dynamic marketing partnership that will kick of...

12 Apr 2013 04:58
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Mercedes increases rol for ambassador Michael Schumacher
Mercedes-Benz and Michael Schumacher today announced a long-term partnership which will extend far beyond motorsport and Formula 1. Michael Schumacher will mainly be involved wi...

11 Apr 2013 17:04
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Feisty Vettel says Webber didn't deserve to win
The 'Multi-21' affair stepped up another notch on Thursday, as a feisty Sebastian Vettel withdrew his apology to teammate Mark Webber. "My apology was for the team, not Mark," t...

11 Apr 2013 16:22
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Hamilton skips media commitments with allergy symptoms

Lewis Hamilton was absent on Thursday as the rest of the formula one world congregated at the Shanghai circuit. Mercedes said the 2008 world champion's media, sponsor and team c...

11 Apr 2013 15:44
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