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CVC looking to sell Formula One
CVC Capital partners are looking to sell their 35 per cent stake in Formula One. The investment firm bought F1 back in 2006, paying $2 billion and a sale could be worth up to $...

10 Aug 2016 09:05
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F1 2016 quiz
Formula is currently in the middle of its summer break, making it an ideal time to look back on the season so far. Red Bull have put together a quiz on the 2016 Formula One sea...

09 Aug 2016 18:25
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"Healthy rivalry" at Red Bull
The rivalry between Red Bull Racing team mates Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo is a harmonious one. This has made life easier for team boss Christian Horner, who has had tw...

09 Aug 2016 18:19
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Formula One test "the beginning" for Nikita Mazepin
Nikita Mazepin made last month his début in a Formula One car car last month driving for Force India. The 17-year-old Russian was in action at the in-season test at Silv...

09 Aug 2016 17:40
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Mexico set for sell out Grand Prix
Ticket sales for the 2016 Mexican Grand Prix are booming. The event at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City returned last year after a long absence and was an immedia...

09 Aug 2016 17:20
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Sauber focusing on performance after rescue
Sauber team principal Monisha Kaltenborn has said that the team must now focus on finding performance after it's future was secured last month. Longbow finance purchased a ...

09 Aug 2016 16:19
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Force India expects McLaren to join in fourth place fight
Force India's deputy team principal Bob Fernley thinks that McLaren could potentially "spoil" their fourth place battle with Williams. Both teams are currently lo...

09 Aug 2016 14:07
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Ferrari not panicking as they reorganise for the future
Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene has said that the team is currently reorganising in the wake of James Allison's departure. Former technical director Allison'...

09 Aug 2016 13:40
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Video: Ride onboard with David Coulthard in Glasgow
David Coulthard was in action for Red Bull's showcar team in Glasgow last weekend. Driving the double-championship winning RB7 from 2011, Coulthard navigated a temporary st...

09 Aug 2016 12:35
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David Coulthard joins family business centenary celebrations
David Coulthard has joined his brother in celebrating their family business' 100 year anniversary. Haulage firm Hayton Coulthard was founded by Peter Coulthard in 1916 and ...

09 Aug 2016 12:17
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Pirelli reveal Brazil tyre compounds
Pirelli have revealed which tyre compounds they will be taking to the Brazilian Grand Prix in November The Italian firm will be taking the hard, medium, and soft compounds, wit...

09 Aug 2016 11:54
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2021 engine work should already be underway according to top engineers
Formula One engine manufacturers should already be planning for the new engine formula which will be introduced in 2021 according to two of the sport's leading technical off...

09 Aug 2016 11:23
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Brazilians yet to secure F1 futures
Felipe Massa and Felipe Nasr are both faced with uncertain futures in Formula One. The Brazilian pair have yet to confirm where they will be driving next season, with Massa out...

09 Aug 2016 10:59
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Pat Fry discusses Manor growth
Pat Fry has spoken of Manor Racing Team's plans to grow and move further up the grid. The team, which joined Formula One as Virgin Racing in 2010, was rescued by OVO Energy...

09 Aug 2016 10:02
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Sergio Perez wants to move to challenge for titles
Sergio Perez has dropped the strongest hint yet that he could be on his way out of Force India, saying that he needs to move teams to fulfil his ambition of being a world champi...

09 Aug 2016 09:52
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Jenson Button: "At least we can fight now"
Jenson Button has said that he is pleased with McLaren's development but admits the team still has a lot of work to do. McLaren hasn't won a race since 2012 but after a...

09 Aug 2016 09:31
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Mika Hakkinen admits he was wrong about Max Verstappen

MIka Hakkinen has admitted he was wrong about his judgement of Max Verstappen. The two-time world champion branded the Dutch driver as 'too young' when he made the move...

09 Aug 2016 09:01
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FIA rule out hybrid head protection solution
FIA race director Charlie Whiting has ruled out the possibility of a hybrid head protection device, combining the FIA-approved head protection and the Red Bull-developed Aeroscr...

08 Aug 2016 18:13
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Max Verstappen counting on wet weather pace
Max Verstappen has admitted that Red Bull are still to far away from Mercedes to mount a proper challenge. However, he still thinks that the team can be competitive in wet weat...

08 Aug 2016 17:14
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Franz Tost hoping to retain Danil Kvyat
Suderia Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost has said that he would like Danil Kvyat to stay with the team next season. Kvyat had struggled since returning to the team prior to the Spani...

08 Aug 2016 16:57
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Renault thinking long term with driver decision
Renault managing director Cyril Abiteboul has said that the team are looking for someone who can commit long-term and lead them into the future. The returning French team has y...

08 Aug 2016 16:16
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Video: The dos and don'ts of summer shutdown
Late last week Formula One's summer break officially started. During this period, the factories of the eleven F1 teams are locked and cannot open again for two weeks allowi...

08 Aug 2016 16:00
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Singapore Grand Prix terror plot foiled
The Indonesian police have arrested a number of suspects who were planning an attack during the Singapore Grand Prix. The suspects, who had links with IS, were reportedly plann...

08 Aug 2016 14:42
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Valtteri Bottas mulling over Renault offer
Valtteri Bottas has an offer to drive for Renault in 2017 according to Finnish television commentator Oskari Saari. The current Williams driver's future is uncertain at the...

08 Aug 2016 12:57
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Sebastien Buemi not ruling out F1 return
Sebastien Buemi is not ruling out a return to Formula One, but insists only a "good offer" would persuade him to return. Since leaving Formula One at the end of 2011,...

08 Aug 2016 12:40
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"Fighter" Lewis Hamilton has the edge over Nico Rosberg
Former Formula One driver Marc Surer thinks that Lewis Hamilton will again beat Nico Rosberg to the championship Speaking to Sport Bild magazine, the Swiss driver said that it ...

08 Aug 2016 12:09
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Fernando Alonso optimistic over 2017 regulations
Fernando Alonso has said that the new-for-2017 regulations may help him rekindle his love for Formula One. Alonso has been one of the more outspoken drivers in recent years, cr...

08 Aug 2016 11:58
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Adrian Newey motivated by 2017 changes
Adrian Newey is more involved in the design of next year's Red Bull car, according to Red Bull team boss Christian Horner. In recent seasons Newey taken something of a step...

08 Aug 2016 11:43
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Carlos Sainz: "Every race will be tricky"
Carlos Sainz has predicted a tough second half of the season for Toro Rosso as they continue to use Ferrari's 2015 power unit. The Red Bull-owned team is the only outfit on...

08 Aug 2016 10:49
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Haas aiming for McLaren, Toro Rosso
Haas F1 team principal Guenther Steiner has set his sights firmly on Toro Rosso and McLaren going into the second half of the season. The newcomers currently sit 14 points behi...

08 Aug 2016 10:03
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Heikki Kovalainen talks of McLaren struggles
Heikki Kovalainen has opened up about his time at McLaren, telling the team's website that he wasn't able to perform as well as team mate Lewis Hamilton during his two y...

08 Aug 2016 09:50
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Kimi Raikkonen weds in Italy
Kimi Raikkonen married partner Minttu Virtanen in a ceremony in Italy at the weekend. The Ferrari driver wed the model and flight attendant in a ceremony at the Abbey of San Ga...

08 Aug 2016 09:00
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David Coulthard and Sergio Sette Camara to wow crowds in Glasgow
Red Bull Racing's show car team are in action this weekend at the Ignition Festival in Glasgow. The festival, spawned from the Top Gear Live events that toured the world fr...

05 Aug 2016 17:59
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Alexander Rossi rejected Manor return
Alexander Rossi has said that he declined a chance to race for Manor in the second half of the 2016 Formula One season. With Rio Haryanto's future under threat after his fu...

05 Aug 2016 17:20
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Daniel Ricciardo admits he underestimated Max Verstappen
Red Bull Racing driver Daniel Ricciardo has said he underestimated how competitive Max Verstappen would be at Red Bull. The Dutchman's predecessor Daniil Kvyat rarely troub...

05 Aug 2016 16:40
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Gene Haas looking for further Ferrari collaboration
Haas F1 team founder Gene Haas has said he would like his team to collaborate more with Ferrari. The Formula One newcomers already receive a number of components, including eng...

05 Aug 2016 16:25
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Red Bull shuts down for summer
Red Bull Racing have closed their doors this afternoon for the mandatory summer shutdown that all teams must adhere to. During the summer break, all teams must down tools for a...

05 Aug 2016 15:58
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Pierre Gasly reflects on 'Halo' test
Red Bull test driver Pierre Gasly has spoken about his test with th head protection device formerly known as the 'Halo'. Gasly became one of just three drivers (after F...

05 Aug 2016 15:46
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Mercedes "beatable" - Maurizo Arrivabene
Ferrari's Maurizio Arrivabene has said that Mercedes are not unbeatable. The Anglo-German team has won all but one race this season, but it is fair to say they would have w...

05 Aug 2016 15:32
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Video: Pirelli on their return to Formula One
The 2016 season is the sixth successive season for Pirelli as Formula One's sole tyre manufacturer. The Italian brand returned to the sport after an absence of nearly 20 ye...

05 Aug 2016 14:27
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Haas still waiting to make driver decision, pleased with maiden campaign
Haas F1 Team will deal with the question of who will drive for them next year after the Italian Grand Prix in September, according to Auto Motor und Sport. Romain Grosjea...

05 Aug 2016 14:21
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Alonso: "I wear Ferrari still in my heart"
Fernando Alonso has said he is not happy seeing Ferrari go through a difficult phase. The Spaniard left the Scuderia at the end of 2014 to try his luck again with McLaren. ...

05 Aug 2016 13:13
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Valtteri Bottas heads to Brazil
Valtteri Bottas is making his way to Rio for the Olympic games where his girlfriend is competing. Emilia Pikkarainen is a swimmer who holds a number of Finnish records, as well...

05 Aug 2016 13:04
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Pirelli pleased with initial 2017 testing
Tyre supplier Pirelli is pleased with testing for the wider tires for next season which began this week. Ferrari tested with the Italian tire manufacturer at Fiorano and Red Bu...

05 Aug 2016 12:48
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Luca di Montezemolo quiet on Ferrari
Former team president Luca di Montezemolo has spoken out about the team's current state. After a winless first half of the 2016 season, the Italian press branded the Marane...

05 Aug 2016 12:10
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Pascal Wehrlein not bothered by qualifying deficit to Rio Haryanto
Pascal Wehrlein has defended his performance against Rio Haryanto so far in 2016. While Wehrlein is a highly-rated Mercedes junior driver, Haryanto is seen more as a 'pay d...

05 Aug 2016 11:27
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Leading engineers back head protection delay
Leading engineers have said that the decision to delay the introduction of the head protection device formerly known as 'Halo' will allow it to be worked on and refined....

05 Aug 2016 10:51
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Toto Wolff demands track limits relaxation
F1 should relax the rules regarding track limits so that all drivers can exploit the potential of asphalt for the fastest possible lap times says Mercedes motorsport boss Toto W...

05 Aug 2016 10:31
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Heineken waited for Dutch F1 star
Brewer Heineken waited until a dutch driver entered Formula One before sponsoring the series according to Bernie Ecclestone "I think Heineken delayed getting into Formula ...

05 Aug 2016 10:25
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Rio Haryanto hopes he has inspired Indonesia
Rio Haryanto hopes that his time in Formula One will have inspired his homeland. The Indonesian the first an so far only driver to hail from the Asian nation, and he thinks tha...

05 Aug 2016 09:33
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Max Verstappen serves as inspiration for new dessert
Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen has served as inspiration or chef cook Rutger van der Weel for a new dessert. The dessert, named 'Max33', has recently been on the...

04 Aug 2016 18:14
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Fernando Alonso calls for rules continuity
McLaren driver Fernando Alonso has said that Formula One needs to keep the rules consistent. Speaking to Sky Sports, Alonso said: "It is unusual how often they chang...

04 Aug 2016 18:09
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Video: Drivers trade F1 cars for trucks
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg, Force India' s Nico Hulkenberg and Pascal Wehrlein of Manor Racing exchangedtheir Formula 1 cars for large trucks in the build up for the Germa...

04 Aug 2016 16:16
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Overview of penalty points after the German Grand Prix
Since early 2014 Formula One has used a penalty point system to punish drivers. If a driver, within a twelve month period, collects twelve penalty points, they receive an automa...

04 Aug 2016 15:53
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Teams keeping Pirelli in the loop
Formula One teams have been keeping Pirelli fully informed of the development of their 2017 cars as the Italian manufacturer develops their 2017 tyres. Ferrari and Red Bull hav...

04 Aug 2016 15:25
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Renault increasing F1 investment
Renault have increased their investment into their Formula One team, less than a year after returning to the sport as a constructor. Originally billed as a rebuilding year, Ren...

04 Aug 2016 14:56
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Video: On this day: Fangio wins the German Grand Prix
Today marks 59 years since Juan Manuel Fangio won his final Formula One Grand Prix, the 1957 German Grand Prix, in what is widely regarded as one of the greatest races of all ti...

04 Aug 2016 14:17
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Video: A look at Career Mode on F1 2016
The latest instalment of Codemastes' Formula One game series will be released later this month. Available on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and PC, the seventh F1 game developed ...

04 Aug 2016 14:08
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F1 to "sell" access to radio communications
Bernie Ecclestone is reportedly planning to capitalise on the lifting of Formula One's radio restrictions by selling access to the radio communications. The change was made...

04 Aug 2016 12:37
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Sergey Sirotkin linked with Renault seat
Sergey Sirotkin is the latest name to be linked with a move to Renault for next season. The 20-year-old Russian is already on the French manufacturer's books as a developme...

04 Aug 2016 11:45
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Haas interested in Pascal Wehrlein
Pascal Wehrlein could be in line for a shock switch to Haas for 2017 according to Germany's motorsport-magazin.com. Team principal Guenther Steiner has been quick to expres...

04 Aug 2016 11:35
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Kvyat needs to get his confidence back - Helmut Marko
Dr Helmut Marko played down talk of Daniil Kvyat being dropped by Red Bull. Despite finishing on the podium in China at the start of the year, the Russian was demoted to Red Bu...

04 Aug 2016 11:27
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Back in blue for Renault next year?
Renault could ditch their striking yellow livery next season and return to blue colours. Spanish sports newspaper El Mundo Deportivo, as well as Germany's Auto Bild, and Au...

04 Aug 2016 11:00
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Sebastien Buemi tests Pirelli slicks
Sebastien Buemi became the latest driver to sample Pirelli's 2017 tyres yesterday when he tested at Mugello in Italy. The Swiss driver, conducting his first F1 test s...

04 Aug 2016 09:52
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Force India has completed the most laps in 2016
The Force India team has proven to be the most reliable team so far this year. The Indian squad has completed the most laps so far this season. The top three consists of three ...

04 Aug 2016 09:49
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Video: Mercedes' German Grand Prix explained
Watch as Mercedes chief race engineer talks through the teams strategy for last weekend's German Grand Prix and find out how the team managed to loose an almost-certain one-...

03 Aug 2016 18:07
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On this day: Heikki Kovalainen wins in Hungary
Today marks eight years since Heikki Kovalainen won his only Formula One Grand Prix. The Finn had moved to the McLaren team at the start of the 20087 season after a maiden camp...

03 Aug 2016 15:47
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Video: A day in the life of Daniil Kvyat
Join Daniil Kvyat as he gives us a glimpse behind the scenes of a day in the life of a Formula One driver ...

03 Aug 2016 15:44
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Charles Leclerc gaining confidence in Formula One
Charles Leclerc has said that his confidence is growing every time he gets behind the wheel of a Formula One car. The Monegasque driver made his third free practice appearance ...

03 Aug 2016 14:58
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Sauber bringing new front wing to Belgium
Sauber plan to introduce an upgraded front wing for the Belgian Grand Prix later this moth. Following a fresh cash injection last month, the Swiss team ran a new rear wing at t...

03 Aug 2016 14:35
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