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Alonso expecting "a really good atmosphere" at Austin
Fernando Alonso says that he is expecting to experience a strong atmosphere at the US Grand Prix this year. The race this weekend will be the second time Alonso has raced in the...

17 Oct 2017 13:18
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Reports suggest Kvyat's Austin return could be a one-off
Daniil Kvyat's F1 return this weekend could be fleeting. The Russian was recently stepped down by Toro Rosso team owner Red Bull, making way for the debut of Frenchman Pierr...

17 Oct 2017 12:53
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Tyre selections for the 2017 US Grand Prix
Pirelli has announced the tyre selections each driver has made for the US Grand Prix this year. Drivers had to choose from the soft, super soft and ultra soft tyre for the...

17 Oct 2017 12:35
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Brown: "McLaren not ready to run an Indycar team"
McLaren team executive Zak Brown claims that the team is years away from entering Indycar. After Fernando Alonso contested in the gruelling Indy 500 race earlier this season, ru...

17 Oct 2017 12:06
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Berger expects Hamilton-Vettel duel to resume in 2018
Gerhard Berger is predicting a "big battle" between Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel for the 2018 championship. The former F1 driver's prediction comes as the t...

16 Oct 2017 17:45
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Former manager Weber thinks Schumacher family should tell the truth
Michael Schumacher's former manager Willi Weber thinks the family of the F1 legend should come clean with his millions of fans. Almost four years after the seven-time w...

16 Oct 2017 17:19
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Mayor says Pirelli wants to buy Interlagos
Following a visit to Milan of Sao Paulo mayor Joao Doria, Pirelli could be looking to buy the Brazilian Grand Prix venue at Interlagos. That is the claim of the Italian sports d...

16 Oct 2017 16:43
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Ecclestone claims Liberty Media don't want him at races
Bernie Ecclestone says Liberty Media is not making him welcome at Grands Prix. F1's long-time supremo has attended a handful of races this year, after being stepped down as ...

16 Oct 2017 16:31
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Pirelli's ultra soft tyres to be pink in Austin
Pirelli's ultra soft tyres for this weekend's US Grand Prix will have pink sidewalls, in place of the usual purple colour. Formula 1 has linked up with the Susan G. Kome...

16 Oct 2017 15:49
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Video: Verstappen previews the US Grand Prix

Max Verstappen has endured mixed emotions in 2017, from his disastrous reliability and first lap incidents, to coming out as the winner of the final Malaysian Grand Prix. The US...

16 Oct 2017 15:27
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Boullier admits McLaren need time to catch Red Bull
McLaren team boss Eric Boullier believes that the Woking-based squad will need a bit of time to catch Red Bull. Both teams will run with Renault power in 2018, as McLaren e...

16 Oct 2017 15:03
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Sainz excited ahead of Renault debut
Carlos Sainz will make his debut for Renault at this weekend's US Grand Prix. The Spaniard joins for the rest of the 2017 season, as the French squad wants to prepare him fo...

16 Oct 2017 14:45
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Coulthard says Bottas must 'believe' he can catch up
Former F1 driver David Coulthard has urged Valtteri Bottas to "work hard" to get back on terms with his teammate. Not long after joining Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes thi...

16 Oct 2017 14:21
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Alonso to wear Indy 500 helmet at US GP
Fernando Alonso has confirmed that he will be wearing his Indy 500 helmet at the 2017 US Grand Prix. Earlier this year, the double world champion skipped the Monaco Grand Prix t...

16 Oct 2017 13:58
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Hartley to race with Toro Rosso at Austin
Brendon Hartley has been named as Pierre Gasly's replacement for the 2017 US Grand Prix. Gasly is venturing back to the Suzuka Circuit where he will contest for the Super Fo...

13 Oct 2017 18:29
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Susie Wolff: "Next couple of circuits will suit Ferrari more"
Susie Wolff thinks the race for the world championship is still "open". That is despite the fact that Lewis Hamilton, who drives for the team run by Wolff's husban...

13 Oct 2017 12:57
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Fernando Alonso says still 'no decision' over F1 future
The F1 world is still waiting to hear if Fernando Alonso will still be on the grid in 2018. Following the McLaren-Honda split, it is expected the Spaniard will stay at the newly...

13 Oct 2017 12:04
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Hülkenberg: "Sainz young and wild, but certainly fast"
Nico Hulkenberg says he expects his new Renault teammate to be "fast". Departing Toro Rosso driver Carlos Sainz, who will be paired with German Hulkenberg full-time fr...

13 Oct 2017 10:35
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'Mentor' tips Brendon Hartley to accept Toro Rosso seat
New Zealander Brendon Hartley is expected to be drafted into Toro Rosso's lineup for a one-off appearance next weekend in Austin. We reported on Tuesday this week that, at 2...

13 Oct 2017 08:59
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Maurizio Arrivabene: "Ferrari will never give up"
Embattled team boss Maurizio Arrivabene says Ferrari will "never give up". After a horror three-race tour of Asia, Sebastian Vettel has slumped to a 59 point deficit t...

12 Oct 2017 15:46
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Wolff and Lauda not celebrating Hamilton title yet
Mercedes' two team bosses are refusing to celebrate the 2017 title yet. With just four races to go, Lewis Hamilton now has a commanding 59 point lead in the world championsh...

12 Oct 2017 14:20
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Nico Rosberg considering regular pundit job
Nico Rosberg is considering a more regular job in the F1 paddock. The newly retired reigning world champion attended a pre-season test in Spain early this year as well as the gr...

12 Oct 2017 12:31
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Kimi Raikkonen tips Ferrari to be stronger in 2018
Kimi Raikkonen thinks Ferrari will be even stronger in 2018. Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel are not publicly writing off the 2017 title after a disastrous tour of Asia, but the ga...

12 Oct 2017 11:42
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Lowe: "Williams to keep Kubica test information private"
Williams is not releasing information about Robert Kubica's test that took place at Silverstone this week. All a spokesman for the British team would say about the Pole'...

12 Oct 2017 10:50
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Ferrari appoints Maria Mendoza to improve quality control
Ferrari has appointed a Spanish woman to help "fix" car reliability problems that have marred the team's push for the 2017 title. In the Sepang-Suzuka double heade...

12 Oct 2017 09:25
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Video: Sainz on Toro Rosso and the influence of Fernando Alonso
Carlos Sainz is one of the rising stars in Formula 1, and having spent three years at Red Bull's junior team Toro Rosso, the Spaniard is now off to join Renault. Take a look...

12 Oct 2017 09:23
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Kubica completes "successful" Silverstone test with Williams
Robert Kubica has completed a test day with Williams at the Silverstone Circuit, as the Grove-based team begin to evaluate the Pole. Kubica is in contention for a 2018 driv...

11 Oct 2017 18:51
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Sebastian Vettel not thinking about F1 retirement
Sebastian Vettel says he is not thinking about his retirement from F1. At the end of last year, Nico Rosberg suddenly quit his Mercedes contract as he achieved his dream of winn...

11 Oct 2017 15:06
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McLaren could let Fernando Alonso race at Daytona
McLaren could let Fernando Alonso contest the famous Daytona 24 hour endurance sports car race early next year. It is believed the British team and the Spanish driver are discus...

11 Oct 2017 13:21
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Toto Wolff hits back at Helmut Marko over 'style' comment
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has hit back at his Red Bull counterpart Dr Helmut Marko. At Suzuka, Marko slammed Wolff for lacking "style" by meeting with Jos Verstappen, t...

11 Oct 2017 12:04
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Abu Dhabi wants to keep hosting F1 season finale
Abu Dhabi wants to hold onto its place at the very tail-end of F1's calendar. For the past several years, the Arab emirate has hosted the final round of the world championsh...

11 Oct 2017 10:53
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Boullier: "Vandoorne struggled in F1 spotlight"
McLaren is now happy with the performance of Stoffel Vandoorne. Earlier, the British team expressed concern about how the Belgian rookie was struggling to adapt to life in formu...

11 Oct 2017 09:43
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F1 looking into streetrace in Amsterdam or Rotterdam
F1 could be looking to stage a race on the streets of the Dutch capital. Reports including in the Berliner Kurier indicate that on the back of Max Verstappen's huge populari...

11 Oct 2017 08:50
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Rosberg: "Bad career choices Alonso not bad luck"
Only Fernando Alonso is to blame for the Spaniard's failure to add another title to his tally in over a decade. That is the view of the reigning world champion Nico Rosberg,...

10 Oct 2017 16:28
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2021 engine regulations set to be revealed on October 31st
The newest set of engine regulations that are set to come into play in 2021 are ready to be revealed on October 31st according to Auto Motor und Sport. The new regulat...

10 Oct 2017 13:39
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Sainz admits beating Hulkenberg will not be easy
Carlos Sainz says he is happy to make the switch to Renault earlier than originally planned. Actually, the Spaniard said recently that he preferred to spend the rest of the seas...

10 Oct 2017 13:11
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Rosberg: "Kubica will not race for Toro Rosso in Austin"
Co-manager Nico Rosberg has counted Robert Kubica out of the running for a one-off debut in Austin next weekend. Toro Rosso is looking for a one-off replacement for Pierre Gasly...

10 Oct 2017 12:07
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Ferrari president still believes in Vettel title
Sergio Marchionne insists Ferrari's 2017 title charge is not over. That is despite the fact the partisan Italian press thinks Sebastian Vettel's campaign went up in smok...

10 Oct 2017 11:23
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Red Bull wants to keep Daniel Ricciardo until 2020
Red Bull wants to keep Daniel Ricciardo beyond next year. That is the view of team boss Christian Horner, even though fellow Red Bull official Dr Helmut Marko said at Suzuka tha...

10 Oct 2017 09:08
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Mercedes not worried about Hamilton's engine
Mercedes is not worried about an engine problem aboard runaway championship leader Lewis Hamilton's car. At the chequered flag at Suzuka, the Briton said on the radio that d...

10 Oct 2017 08:34
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Wolff: "Bottas moving in a better direction now"
Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas is starting to rebuild his confidence after a performance slump late in 2017. A solid first season at Mercedes for the Finn earned him a new deal...

09 Oct 2017 15:21
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Japanese supplier NGK blamed for Vettel failure
Fingers of blame are pointing at a team supplier, after Ferrari's 2017 title campaign turned into a Japanese nightmare. NGK, the supplier of spark plugs to the Italian team,...

09 Oct 2017 14:36
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Photos: 2017 Japanese Grand Prix
The 2017 Japanese Grand Prix saw Sebastian Vettel's title hope drastically shrink, as the German now sits 59 points behind Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton himself won the race in J...

09 Oct 2017 12:47
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Austin seat still not confirmed for Pierre Gasly
It still is not clear whether Pierre Gasly will race for Toro Rosso next time out at Austin. Earlier, it seemed possible the French rookie would return to Japan instead of conte...

09 Oct 2017 12:39
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Sainz admits surprise at early Toro Rosso departure
Carlos Sainz admits that he was very surprised to hear that he would be leaving Toro Rosso after the Japanese Grand Prix, leaving for Renault to see out the remainder of the sea...

09 Oct 2017 11:02
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Alonso penalised for ignoring blue flags
McLaren driver Fernando Alonso has received two penalty points on his super license after he was deemed guilty of holding up the leaders during the Japanese Grand Prix. Alonso w...

08 Oct 2017 12:49
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Palmer illustrates "strange" final weekend with Renault
Jolyon Palmer has said that the weekend in Japan has been very strange, knowing that it is the last time he will race for Renault squad. The Brit announced on Saturday that he w...

08 Oct 2017 12:12
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Perez understands team order to stay behind Ocon
Sergio Perez admits that he understands Force India's reasoning for keeping him behind Esteban Ocon during the Japanese Grand Prix. Near the end of the race, the pair found ...

08 Oct 2017 11:41
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Sainz sorry for opening lap crash on last race for Toro Rosso
Carlos Sainz admits that he did not want his last race for Toro Rosso to end the way it did. The Spaniard retired from the race on the first lap after spinning out as the cars c...

08 Oct 2017 11:22
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Ricciardo reflects on "lonely" Japanese GP
Daniel Ricciardo admits that he had a lonely Japanese Grand Prix, but is nevertheless happy to take away another podium finish. The Australian crossed the line in third place, t...

08 Oct 2017 10:55
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Verstappen "really happy" with Red Bull's pace at Suzuka
Max Verstappen took his second consecutive podium in Japan, coming across the line in second place. In the final stages of the race, Verstappen closed up onto the back of L...

08 Oct 2017 10:15
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Hamilton: "I don't have one hand on the title"
Lewis Hamilton says that he does not have one hand on the 2017 world championship title following Sebastian Vettel's retirement from the Japanese Grand Prix. Hamilton w...

08 Oct 2017 09:45
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Vettel aims to go "flat out" in final four races
Sebastian Vettel has not given up on winning this year's championship, despite now being 59 points behind Lewis Hamilton in the standings. Vettel was forced to retire from t...

08 Oct 2017 09:07
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Hamilton wins at Suzuka as Vettel retires
Lewis Hamilton has won the Japanese Grand Prix, taking his 61st career victory. The Briton now holds a 59 point lead in the championship after his title rival Sebastian Vettel s...

08 Oct 2017 08:31
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Massa: "Professional Williams would retain me for 2018"
Felipe Massa says that if Williams is a professional team, they will keep him on for another season. The Brazilian's seat at the Grove team is not yet secured for next ...

08 Oct 2017 06:53
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Lauda claims Mercedes has not solved pace issue
Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda has insisted that the Silver Arrows has not yet solved its pace issue. At the previous two rounds, the team has appeared to be the thi...

08 Oct 2017 06:33
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Marko crushes Wehrlein/Toro Rosso rumours
Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko has ruled out any chance of signing Pascal Wehrlein to Toro Rosso next season. Wehrlein's future in the sport is uncertain, as Ferrari lo...

08 Oct 2017 06:04
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2018 Alonso deal mere days from announcement
With the future of Fernando Alonso still unclear, McLaren could be now just days away from announcing a new deal for Fernando Alonso. Team boss Eric Boullier said earl...

08 Oct 2017 05:47
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Starting grid for 2017 Japanese Grand Prix

08 Oct 2017 05:00
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Hulkenberg not expecting an easy race
Nico Hulkenberg is not expecting an easy Japanese Grand Prix, as he hopes to score his first points since Belgium, in August. The German qualified for the race in twelfth p...

08 Oct 2017 04:43
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Pirelli expecting a two-stop race
Pirelli is expecting to see a two-stop race for the Japanese Grand Prix. This year, the Italian tyre supplier decided to bring the super soft, soft and medium compounds to the w...

08 Oct 2017 04:26
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Stroll not pleased after qualifying at Suzuka
Lance Stroll was left disgruntled following qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix. The 18-year-old dropped out in the first part of the session but failed to get a fast lap in ...

08 Oct 2017 04:04
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Teams to discuss Budkowski leave in meeting
The issue of Marcin Budkowski's 'gardening leave' will be discussed during the next F1 strategy group meeting. Renault finally announced at Suzuka that Budkowski has...

08 Oct 2017 03:46
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Kvyat returns to Toro Rosso as Sainz departs for Renault
Daniil Kvyat will return to Toro Rosso from the US Grand Prix until the end of the season, after it was announced Carlos Sainz would leave the team for Renault. Sainz, who was s...

07 Oct 2017 13:53
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Renault confirm Sainz will join after the Japanese Grand Prix
Renault has announced that Carlos Sainz will join the team following the Japanese Grand Prix, debuting at the US Grand Prix in two weeks. The announcement comes after Jolyon Pal...

07 Oct 2017 13:34
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Palmer to depart from Renault after Japanese GP
Jolyon Palmer has announced that he will be departing the Renault Formula 1 team after the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend. The Briton recently found out that he would be repla...

07 Oct 2017 13:14
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Perez escapes penalty for blocking Stroll
Sergio Perez has avoided a penalty for the Japanese Grand Prix, despite appearing to block Lance Stroll during qualifying. On the Canadian's fast lap, Perez was driving slow...

07 Oct 2017 12:43
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Ocon aiming for "big points" at Japanese GP
Esteban Ocon has clearly set out his objectives for the Japanese Grand Prix. The Frenchman is hoping to seize some "big points" after qualifying in seventh place....

07 Oct 2017 12:19
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Rosberg praises Hamilton after record breaking qualifying
Nico Rosberg has hailed former teammate Lewis Hamilton after the Brit took his first ever pole position at Suzuka - breaking the lap record at the same time. The Brit will start...

07 Oct 2017 11:43
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Vettel expecting close fight with Hamilton for Suzuka victory
Sebastian Vettel is expecting a close fight with championship rival Lewis Hamilton at tomorrow's Japanese Grand Prix. The pair will share the front row for the start of the ...

07 Oct 2017 11:09
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