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Sochi not ruling out 2018 night race
Russian Grand Prix organisers are still not ruling out the possibility Sochi could switch to a night race format in the future. However, the Russian news agency Tass insists th...

02 Oct 2016 17:00
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Alonso echoes Magnussen's 'Halo' fire fears
Fernando Alonso has backed Kevin Magnussen's doubts about the safety of the 'Halo' cockpit protection system in the event of fire. Magnussen suffered a fuel leak an...

02 Oct 2016 16:30
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Raikkonen will cope with fast 2017 cars - trainer
Kimi Raikkonen's trainer insists the Finn will be ready for the faster cars of 2017. With Jenson Button's impending retirement, it will be Raikkonen, who turns 37 this ...

02 Oct 2016 16:00
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Manor drivers happy with day's work
Pascal Wehrlein finished in fifteenth place at his first Malaysia Grand Prix and said that he enjoyed the race and the battle with his team mate. Wehrlein great start to the ra...

02 Oct 2016 14:14
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Franz Tost: "We simply didn't have the pace"
Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost was left disappointed after a weekend in which his team struggled to be competitive. Their weekend was made even more difficult when t...

02 Oct 2016 14:02
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Eric Boullier delighted with McLaren's performamce
McLaren racing director Eric Boullier was pleased with his team's performance at the Malaysia Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso came from the back of the grid to finish seventh w...

02 Oct 2016 13:52
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Jenson Button frustrated by bad timing
Jenson Button crossed the line on his 300th Grand Prix in ninth place, taking home two points for McLaren. However, the Brit was left mildly frustrated as he pitted during the ...

02 Oct 2016 13:38
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Valterri Bottas happy with risky strategy
Valtteri Bottas is happy that Williams took a risk when it came to strategy for the Malaysia Grand Prix. Bottas was one of only two drivers to do make one stop, the other ...

02 Oct 2016 13:26
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Fernando Alonso: "Everything went well"
Fernando Alonso was one of the star drivers at the hectic Malaysia Grand Prix, after he came from last on the grid to finish seventh. Alonso once again made a blistering start ...

02 Oct 2016 12:46
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F3: Lance Stroll wins Formula Three championship
Lance Stroll has won the FIA Formula Three European championship after winning the second of three races this weekend at Imola. The 17-year-old Canadian has dominated the 2016 ...

02 Oct 2016 11:50
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GP2: Luca Ghiotto wins maiden GP2 race
Luca Ghiotto has won his first ever GP2 race in the sprint race in Malaysia. Starting from second on the grid, Ghiotto made a better start than pole-sitter Mitch Evans and star...

02 Oct 2016 07:28
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GP3: Jake Dennis takes victory in sprint race
Jake Dennis has won his second GP3 race of the year after claiming victory in the sprint race at Malaysia. Dennis started from third on the grid and took the lead going into tu...

02 Oct 2016 07:17
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Felipe Massa surprised by lack of qualifying pace
Felipe Massa thinks that Williams' battle with Force India will be very close during the Malaysia Grand Prix. The two teams are fighting over fourth in the constructors'...

01 Oct 2016 15:42
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GP3: Alex Albon: "I was fortunate to avoid contact"
Alex Albon took victory in the GP3 feature race earlier today, and is understandably happy with his performance after he was left disappointed after qualifying. "Yeah...

01 Oct 2016 15:33
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Daniel Ricciardo focusing in keeping Ferrari's behind
Daniel Ricciardo will concentrate on keeping the Ferraris behind him in the Grand Prix tomorrow, while looking forward to a battle with his team mate. Ricciardo qualified fourt...

01 Oct 2016 15:28
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Force India delighted with qualifying result
Deputy Team Principal of Force India Bob Fernely has expressed his delight with the teams performance in qualifying. Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg lock out the fourth r...

01 Oct 2016 15:07
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Franz Tost: "Good performances will see Kvyat stay"
Daniil Kvyat's Formula One future remains in his own hands, according to Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost. Kvyat was demoted back to Toro Rosso prior the Spanish G...

01 Oct 2016 14:20
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Red Bull deny Verstappen fainting reports

Max Verstappen celebrated his nineteenth birthday yesterday but despite celebrations, reports claimed that the Dutchman collapsed after emerging from his car following first pra...

01 Oct 2016 13:42
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Jenson Button "very happy" with qualifying performance
McLaren veteran Jenson Button says that he is very happy after qualifying for the Malaysia Grand Prix. Button will line up ninth on the grid and thinks that his engineers and m...

01 Oct 2016 13:36
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Max Verstappen looks to continue "positive weekend"
Max Verstappen out-qualified his team-mate Daniel Ricciardo for only the third time this season and says he thinks Red Bull can achieve a positive result in the race. Verstappe...

01 Oct 2016 13:29
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Nico Rosberg "optimistic" for race
Nico Rosberg couldn't displace his team mate Lewis Hamilton during qualifying for the Malaysia Grand Prix, but still rates his chances for the race itself. Rosberg was left...

01 Oct 2016 13:20
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GP2: Antonio Giovinazzi: "I couldn't be happier right now"
Antonio Giovinazzi won the GP2 feature race at Malaysia, taking the lead of the championship standings. The Italian had to get by team mate Pierre Gasly and Sergey Sirotki...

01 Oct 2016 10:26
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GP2: Antonio Giovinaazzi takes championship lead after Malaysia win
Antonio Giovinazzi has taken the lead of the GP2 standings after winning the feature race in Malaysia. Giovinazzi, who started second, closed down Sergey Sirotkin and passed hi...

01 Oct 2016 06:45
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GP3: Alex Albon wins race one at Malaysia
Alexander Albon has taken victory in the first GP3 race of the season at Malaysia. There was drama at turn four on the first lap when team-mates Albon, Leclerc and Nyck De...

01 Oct 2016 04:24
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F3: Lance Stroll wants to win Formula Three title at Imola
Canadian Lance Stroll can take the FIA Formula Three European championship this weekend at Imola, the ninth event of the season. Stroll has dominated the 2016 season with nine ...

30 Sep 2016 14:02
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Eric Boullier: "Upgraded engine is reliability driven"
McLaren racing director Eric Boullier has spoken about the upgraded engine that Honda have brought to Malaysia, saying that it is mainly focused on improving reliability and not...

30 Sep 2016 13:49
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GP2: Antonio Giovinazzi disappointed about missing pole position
Antonio Giovinazzi continued to impress at Malaysia after placing his car on the front row of the grid behind his team-mate Pierre Gasly. But the FIA Formula Three European cha...

30 Sep 2016 13:33
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GP2: Pierre Gasly: "It was not an easy session"
Pierre Gasly secured yet another GP2 pole position after an exciting qualifying session which saw a him come out on top for the fourth time this season. The Red Bull jnior admi...

30 Sep 2016 13:26
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GP3: Charles Leclerc: "I didn't expect to be on pole"
Charles Leclerc took his fourth pole position of the 2016 season in Malaysia and is now steaming towards a championship victory. However the Frenchman was surprised to see that...

30 Sep 2016 13:20
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GP3: Charles Leclerc to start race one on pole
Charles Leclerc has taken his fourth pole position of the season in Malaysia. Leclerc, who leads the championship by 24 points, took pole by over a tenth of a second...

30 Sep 2016 11:29
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GP2: Pierre Gasly takes pole in Malaysia
Pierre Gasly has taken pole position for the first GP2 race of the weekend setting a lap time of 1 minute 43.181 seconds. Gasly set his lap early on in the session and nob...

30 Sep 2016 10:45
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Jackie Stewart: 43 years retired
On this day 43 years ago, Sir Jackie Stewart took to a Formula One racing track for the last time. The Scotsman enjoyed a glittering career in Formula One, winning three wo...

23 Sep 2016 20:30
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GP3: Alessio Lorandi joins Jenzer
Italian Alessio Lorandi has confirmed he will race for Jenzer in GP3 for the remainder of the season. Lorandi, who until recently competed in the FIA Formula Three champio...

23 Sep 2016 16:08
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Max Verstappen: "My race was decided at the start"
Max Verstappen admits that a poor start cost him any chance of a podium at the Singapore Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver clawed his way back up the grid after bogging down at t...

18 Sep 2016 18:25
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Perez hails "one of the best weekend of my career"
Sergio Perez believes that today he rounded off one of the best weekends of his Formula One career. Perez crossed the line in eighth position after a long battle with Daniil Kv...

18 Sep 2016 18:25
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Nico Hulkenberg frustrated after first lap exit
Nico Hulkenberg's Singapore Grand Prix lasted all but twenty meters after he was spun into the pit lane wall. The Force India driver made a good start but ahead Max V...

18 Sep 2016 17:16
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Toto Wolff: "We nearly peed our pants"
Mercedes Executive Director Toto Wolff has admitted that the team felt the pressure of Daniel Ricciardo's charge towards the end of the Singapore Grand Prix. Rosberg led th...

18 Sep 2016 16:39
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Sergio Perez not worried about impending investigation
Sergio Perez is not worried about being under investigation for not slowing enough under a double-yellow flag during Q2. After Nico Rosberg's controversial pole positi...

17 Sep 2016 17:05
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Sebastian Vettel rustled by early qualifying exit
Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel was left disappointed after his qualifying session ended early due to a mechanical failure. The German, who took pole position and the race vict...

17 Sep 2016 16:57
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Daniel Ricciardo feels Red Bull have more pace
Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo has said that his team have not yet shown their true potential, with a lot of overnight work to do. The big talking point his weekend is ...

17 Sep 2016 11:29
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Pirelli scraps plans for 2016 tyre change
Pirelli has scrapped its plans to introduce a new tyre construction for its 2016 tyres. Formula One's official supplier had hoped to take an apparently safer construction t...

17 Sep 2016 11:24
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F1 teams open to buying into the sport
F1 teams are open to the concept of buying into the sport's commercial rights. US media tycoon John Malone's Liberty Media Group have purchased the sport from CVC and r...

17 Sep 2016 11:20
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Nico Rosberg fastest in FP2
Nico Rosberg rounded out the second practice session on top with a lap time of 1 minute 44.152. Rosberg was over two and a half tenths ahead of Kimi Raikkonen. The two Red Bull...

16 Sep 2016 17:02
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Manor pushing to catch Renault
Manor have revealed that they are not only hoping to finish ahead of Sauber this season, but re also looking to catch Renault in the constructor standings. After Manor took hom...

16 Sep 2016 13:36
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Red Bulls fastest in FP1 in Singapore
The Red Bull of Max Verstappen finished the first practice session at Singapore in first place after he set a 1 minute 45.823. Verstappen's lap was half a tenth faster...

16 Sep 2016 13:32
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Fernando Alonso plays down high Singapore expectations
McLaren driver Fernando Alonso has played down talk that McLaren can spring a big surprise at this weekends Singapore Grand Prix. Alonso's team-mate Jenson Button has state...

16 Sep 2016 12:06
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Verstappen tells Lauda to go to psychiatrist too
Max Verstappen has told his critics to "get used to" his on-track style. The 18-year-old was the hot topic of conversation in the Monza paddock, a week after riling K...

06 Sep 2016 11:30
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Palmer's father interested in buying Silverstone
Jolyon Palmer's father has emerged as a potential saviour for the British grand prix. F1 business journalist Christian Sylt has reported that the future of the historic rac...

06 Sep 2016 11:27
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Nyck De Vries eyeing McLaren test driver role
GP3 driver Nyck De Vries is hoping that McLaren promote him to test driver for the 2017 season. De Vries was signed into the McLaren youth programme in 2010 and has since won a...

06 Sep 2016 11:18
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Stoffel Vandoorne relishing Alonso challenge
Stoffel Vandoorne is looking forward to being pitched against two time world champion Fernando Alonso next season. McLaren revealed on Saturday that Vandoorne would race f...

05 Sep 2016 14:49
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Helmut Marko denies Kvyat exit rumours
Dr Helmut Marko has hit back at rumours Red Bull junior Pierre Gasly is set to take over Daniil Kvyat's Toro Rosso seat with immediate effect. At Monza on Sunday, French GP...

05 Sep 2016 13:50
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Rob Smedley feels Williams obtained the best possible result
Head of Performance Engineering at Williams Rob Smedley believes that the teams result at the Italian Grand Prix was the best that they could of hoped for. Valtteri Bottas...

05 Sep 2016 13:24
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Nico Hulkenberg blames start for poor result
Nico Hulkenberg was thrown on the back foot from lights out at the Italian Grand Prix. Hulkenberg who started normally was forced to take avoiding action when the Red Bull of M...

05 Sep 2016 13:12
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Renault to bring engine upgrade to Singapore or Malaysia
Renault have revealed that they will bring an upgrade to one of the next two Grands Prix. The last update Renault made to an engine was at Monaco and despite saying they ...

05 Sep 2016 13:06
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Kimi Raikkonen expected Mercedes to be "even stronger"
The Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen crossed the line in the Italian Grand Prix in fourth position on Sunday claiming twelve points in the drivers standings. Ferrari knew that t...

05 Sep 2016 12:50
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Toto Wolff: "Lewis admitted the start was his mistake"
Lewis Hamilton started the Italian Grand Prix on pole position after an obliterating qualifying lap but it all counted for nothing after a horrible getaway dropped him to sixth ...

04 Sep 2016 16:40
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Jolyon Palmer blames Felipe Nasr for retirement
Jolyon Palmer and Felipe Nasr were forced to retire from the Italian Grand Prix after a lap two collision at the first chicane. Nasr appeared to try and squeeze Palmer off-trac...

04 Sep 2016 16:26
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2017 pre-season test dates emerge
The 2017 calendar is really starting to take shape, as the dates for the pre-season test schedule now emerge in the Monza paddock. Earlier, it was suggested Pirelli wanted some...

04 Sep 2016 16:12
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Massa could race elsewhere in 2017 - father
Felipe Massa's father says it is possible the retiring F1 driver will switch to another category in 2017. Brazilian Massa, 35, announced at Monza that he will not be extend...

04 Sep 2016 16:11
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Nico Rosberg wins in Italy
Nico Rosberg has won the Italian Grand Prix by a comfortable margin over his team-mate. Rosberg drove a composed race to claim his 21st race win and 50th podium finish. Hamilto...

04 Sep 2016 15:10
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Ferrari 'in right hands' after Allison exit - Marchionne
Sergio Marchionne has backed Mattia Binotto as the right man to lead Ferrari back to winning. Appearing at Monza, the Ferrari president commented on the recent departure fr...

04 Sep 2016 12:24
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Sale of F1 by CVC definitely done - reports
The deal is definitely done on the sale of F1's majority stake by current owners CVC, according to multiple authoritative publications. Auto Motor und Sport (Germany), La G...

04 Sep 2016 12:20
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Sergio Perez not confirming Force India stay rumours
Sergio Perez says his plans for the 2017 season are not quite ready to be revealed. On Saturday, British television announced at Monza that the Mexican will definitely be stayin...

04 Sep 2016 12:09
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Manager backs Verstappen after Villeneuve row
Max Verstappen's manager has moved to put a lid on a war of words between the 18-year-old driver and 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve. After Villeneuve suggested that...

04 Sep 2016 12:07
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Who's in contention for a 2017 Williams seat?
With Felipe Massa announcing his retirement from Formula One and Jenson Button confirming he'll be taking a sabbatical we look at the drivers who have an opportunity to...

04 Sep 2016 12:03
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Jenson Button not racing in 2017 but could return in 2018
McLaren have confirmed that Jenson Button will not be racing with the team in 2017 but could return in 2018 after he agreed a new two-year deal. The agreement means that Stoffe...

03 Sep 2016 17:29
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Sebastian Vettel: "I'm happy to lock out the second row"
Sebsatian Vettel claimed third position in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix but despite being happy to qualify ahead of the Red Bull's, he is disappointed to be so far ...

03 Sep 2016 15:44
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Nico Rosberg: "I just wasn't quick enough"
Nico Rosberg was bested to pole position by his team-mate Lewis Hamilton for the Italian Grand Prix by almost half a second. A very sullen Rosberg gave an incredibly brief yet ...

03 Sep 2016 15:38
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Lewis Hamilton: "I came into my 'A' game today"
Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the Italian Grand Prix today by a hefty margin over his team-mate. His pole also matches the record of Ayrton Senna and Juan Manuel Fangio ...

03 Sep 2016 15:21
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Lewis Hamilton takes pole for the Italian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton has claimed pole position for the 2016 Italian Grand Prix after setting a 1 minute 21.135. Hamilton was almost half a second ahead of his team-mate Nico Rosberg. ...

03 Sep 2016 14:58
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