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Renault to unveil all-yellow final livery for 2016
Renault is set to unveil an all-yellow race livery for 2016. As recently as this week, even though the wraps will come off the Melbourne car on Wednesday, the carmaker's Jer...

16 Mar 2016 08:38
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Mercedes 'has the edge' on Ferrari and the rest
Jos Verstappen thinks Mercedes will come out of the blocks in Melbourne this weekend with its dominance intact. The German team has easily won every drivers' and constructor...

15 Mar 2016 14:05
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I'm running things with my hands tied - Ecclestone
CVC's decision about selling formula one could change how Bernie Ecclestone runs the sport, the F1 supremo said on Tuesday. The potential sale has been on the cards for mont...

15 Mar 2016 13:37
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Moves are afoot to 'equalise' engine performance
Moves are afoot to close the performance gaps between the four 'power units' in formula one. Dr Helmut Marko, the outspoken Red Bull official, said his boss Dietrich Mat...

15 Mar 2016 12:52
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'Mature' Hamilton hopes to handle Rosberg better
Lewis Hamilton thinks he and Nico Rosberg will handle their rivalry better than ever in 2016. Although once friends as boyhood karting teammates, the Mercedes duo has had a nota...

15 Mar 2016 12:15
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'Silly season' not much different in 2016 - Bottas
Valtteri Bottas has played down claims he might be caught up in a more hectic than usual 'silly season' later this year. The Finn's boss Claire Williams recently pre...

15 Mar 2016 11:44
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Own team costs Renault no more than being supplier
Renault is apparently not having to spend much more on its formula one programme despite returning to full works status in 2016. As well as supplying Red Bull once again this ye...

15 Mar 2016 11:07
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Technical director Mark Smith departs Sauber
Sauber's already-troubled 2016 campaign has taken another hit with the shock departure of its technical boss. Mark Smith only joined the Swiss team mid last year, but he has...

15 Mar 2016 10:18
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Ferrari gap down to two, three tenths - Mercedes
Mercedes is getting specific amid its claims Ferrari has definitely closed the gap over the winter. Silver-clad figures have been playing up Ferrari's chances of mounting a ...

15 Mar 2016 09:45
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Daniil Kvyat not ruling out maiden win in 2016
Daniil Kvyat on Monday said he feels ready to fight for the world championship. The Red Bull driver's former team boss, Toro Rosso chief Franz Tost, reportedly said recently...

15 Mar 2016 08:29
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Mercedes warns new qualifying format could backfire
F1's new qualifying format could backfire on the sport, Mercedes has warned. The controversial 'musical chairs' elimination system has been enshrined in the sporting...

14 Mar 2016 16:36
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Manager Schumacher sees 'no alternative' to silence
Michael Schumacher's manager has defended the ongoing secrecy about the condition of the most successful F1 driver of all time. Now more than two years after his skiing cras...

14 Mar 2016 15:53
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Zak Brown could take over from Bernie Ecclestone
F1 could be poised for a big change at the top, a leading correspondent has claimed. Luis Vasconcelos, writing for Finland's Turun Sanomat newspaper, claims sources have tol...

14 Mar 2016 15:01
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Latifi joins Renault Sport F1 Team as test driver
Canadian race driver Nicholas Latifi, 20, has joined Renault Sport Formula One Team as a Test Driver with a long-term development programme. Latifi, who will also race in the GP...

14 Mar 2016 14:18
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Rosberg directs all his energy into focusing on F1
Nico Rosberg says he has worked to simplify his life and narrow his focus upon beating Lewis Hamilton for the first time in three years. Even if Mercedes dominates yet again, th...

14 Mar 2016 13:27
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Kaltenborn: "March salaries should be paid on time"
The sponsorship and income situation in formula one has left Sauber fighting for survival. The Swiss team has at least caught up with late wage payments to its 300 staff at Hinw...

14 Mar 2016 12:46
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One team dominating nothing new for F1 - Montoya
Juan Pablo Montoya says the current Mercedes era is no different to any other team's dominance throughout recent F1 history. The former Williams and McLaren driver kicked of...

14 Mar 2016 12:11
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Elimination-style qualifying to go ahead in Melbourne
Any doubt that the controversial 'musical chairs' qualifying format will make its bow in Melbourne have been swept aside. Even though the format - which will see cars el...

14 Mar 2016 11:22
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Doornbos not expecting Renault to shine in 2016
Former F1 driver Robert Doornbos says he is not expecting Renault to shine in 2016. One of the problems, the former Minardi and Red Bull driver said, is Jolyon Palmer, who Doorn...

14 Mar 2016 10:50
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Williams appoints Di Resta as its reserve driver
Williams Martini Racing is pleased to announce Paul di Resta as its official Reserve Driver for the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship season. Di Resta made his Formula One...

14 Mar 2016 10:26
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Haryanto portrayed as worse than he is - Wehrlein
Pascal Wehrlein has defended the credentials of his 2016 teammate. While the strongly Mercedes-backed and reigning DTM champion Wehrlein is highly rated, there has been scant pr...

14 Mar 2016 10:09
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Without competitive engine, we will leave - Red Bull
Dietrich Mateschitz's thoughts about quitting formula one are apparently still alive. Last year, amid the arguments with Renault and dissatisfaction about the direction of t...

14 Mar 2016 09:33
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Mercedes gives drivers freedom to fight in 2016
Mercedes will ease the rules of engagement between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg for their 2016 battle. Team boss Toto Wolff ended last season with a warning that more bad fee...

14 Mar 2016 08:46
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Fantasy Formula 1 2016 (at least 2,500 euro in prizes)!
The year 2015 in the Formula 1 was dominated by Mercedes. The battle for the world title was a fight between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, with Lewis Hamilton as winner. Also...

12 Mar 2016 10:30
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Red Bull Racing extends partnership with Hexagon
In a sport where teams are measured against each other with unrelenting exactness every race weekend, ensuring that the 100,000 or more parts that make up an F1 car are built pr...

11 Mar 2016 15:10
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Johnnie Walker commits to McLaren in new deal
McLaren-Honda is delighted to announce a multi-year extension of its prestigious and long-standing partnership with Johnnie Walker. Diageo's world-famous scotch whisky brand...

11 Mar 2016 13:21
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Hulkenberg aiming for first ever podium in 2016
Nico Hulkenberg has set his sights on finally reaching the podium in 2016. Remarkably, although one of the most highly-rated midfield drivers in F1, the 28-year-old has never fi...

11 Mar 2016 12:39
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Ecclestone floated 'absurd' alternative qualifying
Niki Lauda has defended F1's controversial new qualifying format on the basis that the alternative floated by Bernie Ecclestone was "absurd". After some back and f...

11 Mar 2016 12:05
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Brazil has trouble financing this year's Grand Prix
Just as the US grand prix ended its uncertainty, doubts have now emerged about whether this year's Brazil race will take place in November. Brazilian reports say F1 supremo ...

11 Mar 2016 11:38
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Podium target exaggerated for Toro Rosso - Sainz sr
Carlos Sainz's famous father has joined his son in putting the brakes on claims Toro Rosso could be ready to race to the podium in 2016. It was the Red Bull-owned junior tea...

11 Mar 2016 10:52
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'Halo' decision must be in next few months - FIA
Time is running short for F1 to introduce better cockpit protection for 2017. The FIA is pushing to put the controversial 'halo' on the cars next year, with Ferrari sign...

11 Mar 2016 10:11
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Wehrlein hoping for 'extraordinary' rookie season
Pascal Wehrlein is confident Manor is the right place for his F1 debut. The reigning DTM champion is stepping up with the strong backing of Mercedes, but some believe defending ...

11 Mar 2016 09:25
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Ecclestone criticism unnecessary - Murray Walker
Murray Walker, the iconic voice of formula one, has added his disapproval to the latest criticisms of his beloved sport. Now 92, and having retired as Britain's lead comment...

11 Mar 2016 08:41
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Haas F1 signs Ferrucci as development driver
Haas F1 Team has signed 17-year-old Santino Ferrucci as its development driver. The American will be embedded with Haas F1 Team at every opportunity, attending races and tests t...

10 Mar 2016 15:56
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Surtees urges Hamilton to re-think 'halo' stance
F1 veterans have revealed they disagree with reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton's stance about the 'halo' cockpit cage slated for 2017. Some of the Mercedes driv...

10 Mar 2016 14:07
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Vijay Mallya 'on the run' for Indian authorities
Doubts Vijay Mallya might have to miss next weekend's season opener in Australia appear over, but the Force India chief's troubles in India are far from over. As over a ...

10 Mar 2016 13:21
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Signs that Mercedes dominance is over - Surer
Mercedes' utter dominance of formula one in the 'power unit' era could finally be over. That is the view of former driver turned pundit Marc Surer, even though many ...

10 Mar 2016 12:48
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Struggling Sauber pays outstanding February wages
Sauber has now paid the two thirds of its 300-strong workforce in Switzerland who were waiting for their overdue February wages. "The financial situation for Sauber is tens...

10 Mar 2016 12:13
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Watkins Glen would be 'wonderful' location for F1
While Charlie Whiting was at Watkins Glen (US), FIA inspectors were also in Italy. Whiting, the F1 race director, visited the iconic Watkins Glen circuit in New York and declare...

10 Mar 2016 11:29
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Everybody working to make F1 quicker - Lauda
F1 remains on track to speed up significantly in the future, according to Niki Lauda. It has been suggested that, despite touted plans to make the cars considerably faster, the ...

10 Mar 2016 11:05
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Wolff cuts ties to Williams by selling last shares
Toto Wolff has severed his last ties to the Williams team. The Austrian entered F1 in 2009 when he bought into the British team and became a director. He left in 2013 when he bo...

10 Mar 2016 10:31
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Circuit of the Americas ends 2016 GP uncertainty
US grand prix organisers brushed aside any doubts about the 2016 race by revealing Taylor Swift, one of the world's top pop acts, will perform at the October event. It ends ...

10 Mar 2016 09:56
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Nico Rosberg has tried to carry form into 2016
Nico Rosberg says he is determined to make 2016 "my year", after two consecutive championship defeats to his teammate Lewis Hamilton. The Mercedes driver said the lowe...

10 Mar 2016 08:40
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Engine hasn't reached planned numbers - Boullier
Honda is running behind schedule so far in 2016, McLaren team boss Eric Boullier revealed on Wednesday. After the disaster of 2015, Boullier seems happy with the management chan...

09 Mar 2016 16:33
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Manor names Alexander Rossi as reserve driver
Alexander Rossi is back in the Manor Racing fold as Official Reserve Driver. Although he'll be racing in the 2016 IndyCar Series, he will also be making history as the first...

09 Mar 2016 15:19
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Calsonic Kansei signs new agreement with McLaren
McLaren-Honda today announces a new multi-year partnership with Japanese automotive company Calsonic Kansei. Calsonic Kansei is a leading global manufacturer of automotive...

09 Mar 2016 13:03
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Hamilton's celebrity lifestyle might hurt title bid
A trio of former F1 drivers have considered whether world champion Lewis Hamilton's increasing global celebrity will hurt his bid for a fourth title in 2016. Some, like curr...

09 Mar 2016 12:15
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Sauber's participation in Australia not in doubt
Sauber will race in Melbourne next weekend, notwithstanding the financial cloud that hangs over the struggling Swiss team. Boss and co-owner Monisha Kaltenborn confirmed earlier...

09 Mar 2016 11:43
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Mercedes proposes 20hp boost for trailing rivals
A surprising proposal by Mercedes could help solve the issue of Mercedes' seemingly endless domination in the new 'power unit' era. As many predicted a third consecu...

09 Mar 2016 10:50
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McLaren doesn't want to create false 'expectations'
Eric Boullier says he does not want McLaren-Honda to set any firm targets for 2016. But Fernando Alonso, the team's Spanish race driver, clearly does not agree, as he set a ...

09 Mar 2016 10:06
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Pirelli reveals tyre choices for Australian GP
It may be the teams, and not the drivers, who are in charge of the extra freedom on tyre selection in 2016. On Tuesday, Pirelli revealed the choices made for each driver's c...

09 Mar 2016 09:27
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Austin to announce that US GP will go ahead
The US grand prix in Austin looks to be back on track. Although now a popular stop on the annual calendar, the race's October date was given mere provisional status due to a...

09 Mar 2016 08:32
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Alonso plays down early podiums for McLaren
Fernando Alonso on Tuesday said the podium is too high a target for McLaren-Honda early in 2016. But as he spoke in Baku as an ambassador for the inaugural grand prix in Azerbai...

08 Mar 2016 15:01
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McLaren and JVC Kenwood continue partnership
McLaren is pleased to announce the renewal and continuation of its long-standing partnership with the JVC Kenwood Corporation (Kenwood). Kenwood became McLaren's official su...

08 Mar 2016 14:19
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F1 board report puts Ecclestone under scrutiny
Bernie Ecclestone will come under scrutiny on Tuesday as a report is tabled at a meeting of F1's board. The report has been authored by Jean-Marc Huet, a board member and fo...

08 Mar 2016 13:21
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Renault schedules 35 bhp boost for Canadian GP
Renault is tipped to make considerable progress with its power unit in 2016, as the works team prepares to unveil its new race livery. After the Lotus buyout, the Enstone team h...

08 Mar 2016 12:44
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Haryanto may have difficulty qualifying - Doornbos
F1 rookie Rio Haryanto might struggle even to qualify for races this year. That is the claim of former grand prix driver Robert Doornbos, who knows the back of the grid well aft...

08 Mar 2016 12:02
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Maldonado in talks with Indycar team for 2016
Pastor Maldonado could keep his motor racing career alive in America's top open wheeler series. The Portuguese-language Diario Motorsport reports that the controversial Vene...

08 Mar 2016 11:40
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Coulthard questions latest changes in Formula 1
David Coulthard says he sympathises with drivers who are openly questioning the latest changes within formula one. While most drivers are either publicly or privately calling fo...

08 Mar 2016 11:20
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Sainz: " My goal is to end up at Red Bull Racing"
Carlos Sainz says he knows 2016 could be a make-or-break season for him in F1. On the surface, Toro Rosso is fielding arguably its best-ever lineup in the form of Spaniard Sainz...

08 Mar 2016 10:37
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Clampdown on radio communications to spice up the action
The further clampdown on pit-to-driver radio communications in 2016 will spice up the action. That is the view of a couple of 2016 drivers, after Mercedes chief Toto Wolff this ...

08 Mar 2016 09:59
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Court may stop Mallya from attending F1 races
Force India boss and co-owner Vijay Mallya may be unable to attend grands prix in 2016. Seventeen banks that are owed money by the Indian businessman relating to his collapsed a...

08 Mar 2016 09:02
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Palmer promises different approach to this year
Jolyon Palmer has dismissed claims he might take too "cautious" an approach to his job of being a formula one driver. Last year, the British rookie was Lotus' rese...

07 Mar 2016 14:43
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F1 figures hit back at Ecclestone after criticism
Bernie Ecclestone is taking flak amid F1's tumultuous beginning to another world championship season. World champion Sebastian Vettel, a traditional ally of the F1 supremo, ...

07 Mar 2016 12:48
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Podium target 'not easy' for Toro Rosso - Sainz
Carlos Sainz has questioned his boss's target of a podium finish on merit in 2016. The Red Bull junior team's chief Franz Tost declared recently: "Realistically, I ...

07 Mar 2016 12:06
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Sauber confirms falling behind in wage payments
Sauber is entering yet another F1 season under a financial cloud. A year ago, it was the Giedo van der Garde saga that almost derailed the struggling Swiss team. Now, the Swiss ...

07 Mar 2016 11:31
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'Honda between 30 and 80 bhp behind Mercedes'
Fernando Alonso is still refusing to rule out a future move to Mercedes. Although fully committed to the remaining two seasons of his McLaren-Honda contract, the Spaniard began ...

07 Mar 2016 10:50
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Prost hopes new qualifying format 'will not come'
Alain Prost has warned that the qualifying saga of recent days could drag on even longer. While the World Motor Sport Council rubber-stamped the controversial new 'musical c...

07 Mar 2016 10:05
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Massa wants to use new nose 'as soon as possible'
Felipe Massa has confirmed that Williams is hoping to get a new nose and front wing up and running as soon as possible. With the British camp's current short nose strongly r...

07 Mar 2016 09:42
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Ericsson bets on Vettel for the 2016 world title

Sebastian Vettel says he is yet to give a personal name to his 2016 car, which will carry the hopes of the entire Ferrari team and much of the wider F1 world. "No, not yet,...

07 Mar 2016 09:12
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