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Hamilton favourite for 2017 title followed by Verstappen, Bottas

Lewis Hamilton is the clear favourite to win the 2017 Formula 1 world championship, according to popular betting company Ladbrokes. Hamilton won his first title in 2008 with McL...

12 Feb 2017 12:46
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Renault form partnership with Winfield Racing School
Renault have announced that they have formed a partnership with Winfield Racing School to offer motorsport fans a chance to take part in driving programmes. The partnershi...

12 Feb 2017 12:25
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Thomas Randle wins Toyota Racing series
Thomas Randle has won the 2017 Toyota Racing series by only five points after the final round at Circuit Chris Amon in New Zealand. Randle scored two victories from fifteen race...

12 Feb 2017 11:18
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Hulkenberg unfazed by ‘team leader’ tag
Nico Hulkenberg has said that he isn't acknowledging the suggestions that he his now a team leader as he prepares to take part in his first season at Renault after...

12 Feb 2017 10:37
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Alonso to debut 2017 McLaren
Fernando Alonso will give McLaren's 2017 car its track debut later this month. The team is going through a period of change after the departure of long time boss Ron Dennis....

12 Feb 2017 10:19
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Jeremy Clarkson's message for Liberty Media
Television personality Jeremy Clarkson has a message for new owners of Formula 1, Liberty Media. Liberty completed their takeover of F1 at the start of the year and look to chan...

11 Feb 2017 16:01
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Haas aiming to move up the order
Gene Haas says that he can't see why his team won't move up a couple of places in the constructor standings this year. In 2016, Haas finished their maiden season in ...

11 Feb 2017 14:11
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Alonso and Vandoorne "get along very well" - Brown
McLaren executive director Zak Brown has said that the new driver pairing of Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne are getting along well. Vandoorne will compete in his fir...

11 Feb 2017 13:00
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Video: Visor cam around Phoniex Raceway
IndyCar driver Graham Rahal attached a GoPro to his visor to give fans of open cockpit racing a sense of what a driver sees in his car. Rahal pulls some major G-Force level...

11 Feb 2017 11:46
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Alonso doesn't know what colour his McLaren is
McLaren driver Fernando Alonso has admitted that he isn't sure what colour his new car is amidst speculation that it could be orange. He is also not concerned about the colo...

11 Feb 2017 10:19
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Video: Ricciardo trains in Los Angeles
Daniel Ricciardo, like all other Formula 1 drivers is training had for the forthcoming season of F1. The cars are expected to be much tougher to drive with higher G-Force levels...

11 Feb 2017 08:02
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Raikkonen to open Karaoke bar
Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen will open his own karaoke bar in Helsinki. Raikkonen is reportedly fond of these tyes of bars, and is now setting one up in the capital of his...

11 Feb 2017 07:15
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Sauber reveal car launch date
Sauber have become the latest team to reveal the launch date for the 2017 season, and it's the earliest date yet, with the Swiss outfit throwing away the covers of the C36 o...

10 Feb 2017 17:15
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New regulations will not close the field - Head
Former F1 design expert Patrick Head has spoken out about the 2017 regulations and thinks that the increased aerodynamics will make the field much more spread out. Teams ...

10 Feb 2017 16:34
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Video: Toro Rosso tease car reveal
Watch as Daniil Kvyat gets agonizingly close to throwing off the cover of the STR12. Fans are heavily anticipating the arrival of the new cars, most of which will be unveiled th...

10 Feb 2017 16:31
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Hamilton "walked all over" me before 2016 - Rosberg
2016 World Champion Nico Rosberg has revealed that his former Mercedes team-mate and fierce rival Lewis Hamilton "walked all over him" during the 2014 and 2015 seasons...

10 Feb 2017 16:12
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Sergio Perez heads anti-Trump campaign
Mexican Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez is leading a campaign in his native country against US president Donald Trump, who has been very vocal lately about who can and who can'...

10 Feb 2017 15:38
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F1 engines not ready to crack 1000hp - Abiteboul
Formula 1 engines are not yet ready to break through the 1000bhp mark according to Renault managing director Cyril Abiteboul. The Frenchman admitted the figures may come cl...

10 Feb 2017 15:24
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McLaren team up with BP Castrol
McLaren have announced that they have paired up with BP and Castrol for the upcoming season of Formula 1. Their role is to supply McLaren with fuels and lubricants technolo...

10 Feb 2017 12:54
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Pirelli wet weather test abandoned
Ferrari have been forced to cancel their Pirelli wet weather test due to a heavy crash from Sebastian Vettel on Thursday. Vettel was driving his Ferarri around the Fiorano track...

10 Feb 2017 11:45
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Bottas responds to Hamilton Snr's "career ending" jibe
Valtteri Bottas has hit back at Lewis Hamilton's father Anthony, who suggested that his son can end Formula 1 careers, sending a warning shot to the Finn. Bottas joins Merce...

10 Feb 2017 11:12
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Renault not replacing Vasseur - Abiteboul
Managing director of Renault Cyril Abiteboul has said that there will not be a replacement for Fredric Vasseur, who left his post as team principal last month. Vasseur rep...

10 Feb 2017 10:25
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Private companies to fund Russian GP
The 2017 Russian Grand Prix will be paid for by private companies. Until now, the state has funded the event which kicked off in 2014, with Russian President and good friend of ...

10 Feb 2017 09:52
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India hands over request for Mallya extradition
Force India chief Vijay Mallya has a new battle on his hands ahead of the 2017 season. Reportedly now a former billionaire, the Indian businessman was unable to attend grands pr...

10 Feb 2017 09:49
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Video: Boullier gives 'golden ticket' to lucky fan
McLaren recently announced that they would be giving away 'golden tickets' to lucky fans to go to the live launch of their 2017 car, called the MCL32, on February 24th. ...

10 Feb 2017 08:43
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Williams set peaceful transition from Nielsen to Redding
Williams have announced that Steve Nielsen will continue his role as sporting director this season, while working with new arrival Dave Redding before Redding takes on the full ...

10 Feb 2017 08:19
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Sainz training harder than ever for 2017
Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz has been spending the winter break training harder than ever in order to prepare himself for the extreme demands of 2017's new cars. Although ...

10 Feb 2017 07:01
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Video: Vettel in action during wet tyre test
Sebastian Vettel was yesterday testing out the 2017 Pirelli wet tyres at the Fiorano track. Although the test did not go to plan when Vettel crashed out, here is a vid...

10 Feb 2017 06:48
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Franz Tost: "I would freeze the power unit from Mercedes"
Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost has suggested that Mercedes should freeze their engine development to allow others to catch up and make the field more competitive. Mercedes have had...

09 Feb 2017 18:33
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"Exciting changes" for McLaren in 2017 - Boullier
McLaren's racing director Eric Boullier has hinted at some exciting changes for the teams 2017 car, which will be called the MCL32. McLaren enter their third year ...

09 Feb 2017 18:14
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Vettel crashes during wet tyre test
The first day of testing the 2017 wet tyre was cut short today after Sebastian Vettel crashed his Ferrari. The German lost control of his prancing horse at the Fiorano circuit, ...

09 Feb 2017 18:06
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McLaren contemplate Le Mans return
McLaren have confirmed that they are pondering the thought of returning to race at Le Mans. New Executive Director Zak Brown has stated that the team is interested. "We ha...

09 Feb 2017 18:00
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Wolff sure Hamilton and Bottas will get along
Toto Wolff says he is confident Lewis Hamilton will get along with his new Mercedes teammate in 2017. This week, triple world champion Hamilton's father Anthony said his son...

09 Feb 2017 13:54
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'Americans make a circus out of every sport'
Michael Schumacher's former manager is not so sure the takeover by Liberty Media will really be good for F1. So far, since the US media group took over from controversial fo...

09 Feb 2017 12:52
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'Alonso's neck similar to middle weight boxer'
Fernando Alonso is back in the kind of physical shape that won him back-to-back world championships more than a decade ago. That is the claim of the Spanish sports daily AS, quo...

09 Feb 2017 12:00
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Protest threat hangs over Australian Grand Prix
An argument over clever and controversial suspension systems looks set to keep raging early in 2017. Earlier, Ferrari called into question the legality of setups being run by Me...

09 Feb 2017 11:32
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Briatore has no interest in role as F1 'consultant'
Flavio Briatore says he is not about to rejoin his old F1 colleague Ross Brawn by returning to the sport. Briatore, a famous former team boss, worked with new F1 managing direct...

09 Feb 2017 10:18
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Azerbaijan convinced 2017 race will be more exciting
Promoter Arif Rahimov is sure Azerbaijan's second F1 race this year will be more exciting than its 2016 calendar debut. The streets of Baku had been billed as one of the spo...

09 Feb 2017 09:31
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No wins for McLaren until 2018 - Brown
McLaren expect to spend another year of growth in 2017 before they can begin to think about the title, says Executive Director Zak Brown. Brown, who took up his role at Mc...

09 Feb 2017 08:03
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Video: Ricciardo and Coulthard at ExxonMobil
Daniel Ricciardo was in Houston last month for a Formula 1 demonstration at the headquarters of new Red Bull partners ExxonMobil. The Australian was joined by former Red Bu...

09 Feb 2017 07:16
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Team share offers not to be rejected - Wolff
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has encouraged F1's teams not to turn down Liberty Media's offer of a shareholding in the championship. Upon finalising their purchase of a maj...

09 Feb 2017 07:03
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New update for mobile users of F1Today
For several years, our website has been available on mobile. This separate site was at the time setup quickly to provide visitors with daily motorsport news. The website has dev...

08 Feb 2017 20:52
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Palmer confident for Renault's 2017 competitiveness
Renault can have a much stronger season in 2017 according to driver Jolyon Palmer. Renault endured a tough return to F1 last year playing catch up due to a lack of funds by prev...

08 Feb 2017 16:11
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European drivers are "mentally weak" - Montoya
Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya has said that a majority of the European drivers that he has faced in his career are "mentally weak". The Colombian spoke t...

08 Feb 2017 15:41
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Errea to supply Sauber with teamwear for 2017
Italian sportswear brand Errea has become an official partner of the Sauber Formula 1 Team and will provide the marque with their teamwear and travel gear from next season onwar...

08 Feb 2017 15:24
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Video: Toto Wolff on everything and anything
Watch and listen to Toto Wolff talking about how Mercedes have not had any time to take the foot off the pedal over the winter, new arrival Valtteri Bottas and more. ...

08 Feb 2017 15:05
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Renault to introduce engine upgrade at Spanish GP
Renault have revealed that they will be bringing their first engine upgrade to the 2017 Spanish Grand Prix. In recent years it has become tradition that the French outfit brings...

08 Feb 2017 14:30
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F1 teams pondering standardised parts
Formula One teams are mulling over the prospect of using standard parts in order to promote cost-cutting, according to McLaren executive director Zak Brown. F1 is still ad...

08 Feb 2017 14:05
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F1 heading for an era like Senna and Prost?
F1 could be heading into a new 'Senna versus Prost' era. That is the view of a well known F1 pundit, as two youngsters from the Benelux region prepare to go head-to-head...

08 Feb 2017 12:18
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'Wehrlein to celebrate further highlights in the future'
Sauber boss Monisha Kaltenborn has denied claims the Swiss team has signed up a "junior" for 2017. In the media, Pascal Wehrlein is often referred to as a junior due t...

08 Feb 2017 11:29
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Paul Ricard obtains bank guarantee for French GP
France's return to the F1 calendar is definitely on for 2018. In December, it emerged that after a decade's absence, France will be back on the 2018 schedule with a race...

08 Feb 2017 10:40
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Rosberg backs Robert Kubica for F1 comeback
World champion Nico Rosberg has welcomed news Robert Kubica could be looking to get back into F1. The Pole had to leave the category after almost severing his wrist in a 2011 ra...

08 Feb 2017 09:57
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Mosley: "Liberty shouldn't have dropped Ecclestone"
Max Mosley thinks F1's new owners have made a mistake by dumping Bernie Ecclestone. Although given the honorary title 'chairman emeritus', 86-year-old Briton Ecclest...

08 Feb 2017 09:26
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Renault cannot miss midfield
Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul has told Autosport that the team are eyeing a firm midfield position in the 2017 season, adding that there will be no excuse for failing t...

08 Feb 2017 08:24
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Engine power critical in 2017 - Webber
Mark Webber thinks that engine performance will be critical in 2017, despite the new regulations being introduced focusing on aerodynamics and mechanical grip. For the 201...

07 Feb 2017 18:18
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Force India offer factory tour for fans
Force India are giving fans the opportunity to step through the doors of their factory and experience the "passion, excitement and exhilaration of the world’s fastest...

07 Feb 2017 18:09
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All confirmed 2017 presentations at a glance
As we are now a week into the month of February, pre-season testing looms ever nearer. This season, fans are waiting in excitement to see the unveiling of the new cars and the l...

07 Feb 2017 17:53
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Azerbaijan happy with ticket sales
The organizers of the Grand Prix in Azerbaijan are excited by the amount of tickets they have sold so far for the race in 2017. The race debuted last season but disappointed ma...

07 Feb 2017 17:38
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Over 8,000 entries for Hamilton's helmet design competition
Lewis Hamilton has confirmed that he has recieved over 8,000 entries for his 2017 helmet design competition. One lucky fans design will be chose and worn by Lewis Hamilton ...

07 Feb 2017 13:49
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Hamilton can end careers, according to his father
Lewis Hamilton's father believes that his son can end Formula One careers, sending a warning to new team mate Valtteri Bottas. Bottas will join the Silver Arrows, replacing ...

07 Feb 2017 13:36
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McLaren confirms departure of Jost Capito
McLaren has now confirmed the departure of Jost Capito. Just four months after he started work, it emerged before Christmas that the 58-year-old German - who had left VW to be M...

07 Feb 2017 10:08
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Nyck de Vries remains a member of McLaren
Nyck de Vries remains with the McLaren team, a spokesman for the British outfit told us on Tuesday. Earlier, the Dutch broadcaster RTL GP cited 'sources' as it reported ...

07 Feb 2017 09:01
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Wehrlein to miss Barcelona test?
It has been suggested that Pascal Wehrlein could be forced to miss the opening pre-season test in Barcelona due to a recurring neck injury he sustained at the recent Race of Cha...

06 Feb 2017 19:10
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Sauber tech chief impressed by team atmosphere
Sauber will head into the 2017 F1 season with a new car and a tweaked driver line-up, with Pascal Wehrlein arriving to partner Marcus Ericsson after a year at Manor. They w...

06 Feb 2017 18:08
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Austria GP 2002 decision was a mistake - Brawn
New managing director of F1 Ross Brawn says that fixing the finish of the 2002 Austrian Grand Prix was a mistake. In the closing stages of the race, Ferrari ordered leader Ruben...

06 Feb 2017 17:25
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FIA ban 'pre-loaded start' system
The FIA has told F1 teams not to start to make inroads on 'pre-loaded' starts. The system is a way to simulate launch control, further improving the chance of a good sta...

06 Feb 2017 17:05
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Toro Rosso to launch STR12 on February 26
Scuderia Toro Rosso is the latest F1 that has revealed its launch plans. The Italian outfit will launch its new STR12 on February 26. That's one day before winter testing wi...

06 Feb 2017 14:41
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Force India welcomes Foresight & Vision as partner
Sahara Force India is pleased to welcome eyewear specialists, Foresight & Vision, as a partner for the 2017 season. The partnership will introduce eyewear brands, Eye Respec...

06 Feb 2017 14:03
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Alonso was never a Mercedes option - Briatore
Fernando Alonso was never a real option for Mercedes in 2017, according to former Renault boss Flavio Briatore. Nico Rosberg shocked the Silver Arrows and the F1 world when he ...

06 Feb 2017 12:15
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Volkswagen Group no longer ruling out F1
Volkswagen is no longer ruling out a future F1 foray. Earlier, it was suggested that amid the diesel emissions scandal, and VW's rumoured disdain for Bernie Ecclestone's...

06 Feb 2017 11:29
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