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Kvyat relaxed as he steps into Vettel's shoes at Red Bull
Daniil Kvyat insists he is relaxed as he steps into quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel's shoes at Red Bull. Now just 20 years old, the Russian made the meteoric leap from...

03 Dec 2014 14:26
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Rossi, Chilton looking to opportunities outside F1
F1 test driver Alexander Rossi is looking to switch to America's premier open wheeler series Indycar for 2015. Although Californian, the 23-year-old has risen through the Europe...

03 Dec 2014 13:33
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Current engine rules might drive Renault out of F1 - Horner
F1's current engine regulations could push manufacturers out of the sport and convince others not to press ahead with projects in the future. That is the claim of Red Bull team ...

03 Dec 2014 12:11
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Alonso could follow Hulkenberg towards Le Mans
Fernando Alonso could follow Nico Hulkenberg's lead in splitting his F1 duties with a sensational debut at the fabled Le Mans 24 hours next year. Last week, the sports car proto...

03 Dec 2014 11:48
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Mosley offers to 'help' F1 amid European investigation
Max Mosley has not ruled out returning to F1 amid the risk that the sport's commercial contracts could be torn up. It emerged last week that, as the small teams express anger ab...

03 Dec 2014 11:01
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Lauda prayed for McLaren breakdown in 2012
Niki Lauda has recalled how one "important piece" of Mercedes' utter dominance this year was actually put in place in 2012. And the F1 legend, now Mercedes' team chairman, credi...

03 Dec 2014 10:28
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Rivalry between Hamilton and Rosberg will continue - Hakkinen
Mika Hakkinen thinks Nico Rosberg can bounce back from title defeat in 2015. With Lewis Hamilton winning the intense teammate battle for the 2014 title, many might assume the Br...

03 Dec 2014 09:55
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Red Bull Racing not giving Vettel old F1 car just yet
Red Bull has told departed team champion Sebastian Vettel it owes the German one of his title-winning cars -- but not yet. 27-year-old Vettel's long contract with the energy dri...

03 Dec 2014 08:42
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Williams welcomes Avanade as new sponsor
Williams Martini Racing is pleased to announce a new multi-year technology partnership agreement and sponsorship with Avanade, a global business technology, cloud and managed se...

02 Dec 2014 15:17
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Webber has no recollection of his accident at Interlagos
Mark Webber spent the night in a local hospital in São Paulo where he underwent further checks. He sustained bruising and concussion in the accident he suffered in Sunday's six...

02 Dec 2014 13:36
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Wolff thinks Sauber, Force India and Lotus will survive
Toto Wolff thinks there is little danger the F1 grid will fall below 18 cars for the 2015 season. Backmarkers Caterham and Marussia stumbled financially at the tail end of last ...

02 Dec 2014 12:47
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Grosjean had 'discussions' with teams including Ferrari
Romain Grosjean says he was in talks with teams including Ferrari until the 2015 driver market was "shaken up" by Sebastian Vettel. The Frenchman, who could have left Lotus due ...

02 Dec 2014 12:03
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Renault and Ferrari unlikely to close gap to Mercedes
2014 engine rivals Renault and Ferrari appear unlikely to close the gap to dominant Mercedes before the start of next season. The struggling marques pushed hard for the current ...

02 Dec 2014 11:14
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Vettel enjoys fairytale-like first days at Ferrari
This was the first weekend as a Scuderia Ferrari driver for Sebastian Vettel, who has been at Maranello from Saturday until today and has begun his work ahead of the new season....

02 Dec 2014 10:33
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Toro Rosso set to keep Spanish oil company as sponsor
Just as Carlos Sainz settles in at Toro Rosso, it emerges that a major sponsor is staying with the Red Bull-owned team after all. When Sainz started out in the British and Europ...

02 Dec 2014 09:55
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McLaren split into two camps over driver decision
McLaren's protracted driver deliberations will finally come to a head later this week. With Fernando Alonso almost certainly joining in 2015, the British team said recently that...

02 Dec 2014 09:02
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Coulthard signed up for Race of Champions 2014
Thirteen-time Formula 1 grand prix winner David Coulthard has become the latest driver to sign up for the 2014 Race Of Champions, to be held later this month at the Bushy Park C...

01 Dec 2014 16:56
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Hamilton never had the dream to drive for Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton says he does not feel the lure of F1's most famous team. After seven years with Red Bull's teams and four titles, Sebastian Vettel has switched to Ferrari for 201...

01 Dec 2014 15:06
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CVC could pay small teams' engine bills to suppliers
Mercedes chairman Dieter Zetsche says he wants formula one to maintain a healthy grid. As backmarkers hit the wall in 2014 and three more small teams argue loudly about costs an...

01 Dec 2014 14:25
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Sainz: "I don't want to be compared to my father"
Toro Rosso's new recruit has announced he no longer wants to be called 'Junior'. During his rise to formula one, culminating in this year's Formula Renault 3.5 title, the 20-yea...

01 Dec 2014 13:32
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Mercedes would welcome BMW, Audi in F1
Mercedes would like to go head-to-head in F1 with Germany's other two premium carmaker brands. That is the claim of Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche, after Mercedes-Benz in 2014 final...

01 Dec 2014 12:13
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McLaren announcement expected later this week
McLaren will not announce its 2015 driver lineup on Monday. Earlier, it was expected that the British team would finally confirm the open secret about Fernando Alonso's switch f...

01 Dec 2014 11:48
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Equipment auction means Marussia near finish line
Marussia appears to be close to the end of the line. Last month, the beleaguered backmarker ceased trading and laid off its 200-strong workforce, but chief Graeme Lowdon remaine...

01 Dec 2014 11:15
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Claire Williams to head promotional working group
F1 has created a new working group with an eye on future generations. Bernie Ecclestone caused a stir recently when he said he was not interested in marketing the sport to young...

01 Dec 2014 10:32
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Vergne 'really interested' in Indycar move
Jean-Eric Vergne has revealed his next move could be to Indycar. After three seasons with Toro Rosso, the 24-year-old Frenchman has been replaced for 2015 by the young rookie Sp...

01 Dec 2014 09:31
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Webber in hospital after huge sports car crash
F1 veteran Mark Webber is in hospital in Sao Paulo following a huge crash during a sports car race in Brazil. In an echo of his similar crash at the same corner during the 2003 ...

01 Dec 2014 08:43
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Vettel testing Ferrari F12012 today at Fiorano

29 Nov 2014 12:04
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Toro Rosso announces Carlos Sainz Jr for 2015
Scuderia Toro Rosso is pleased to announce that Carlos Sainz will join the team with immediate effect. It means that our driver line-up for the 2015 season is now established as...

28 Nov 2014 18:19
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Vergne: "Difficult for Toro Rosso to reverse a decision"
Jean-Eric Vergne says he was a contender to replace the Ferrari-bound Sebastian Vettel at Red Bull. But the Frenchman, who has instead been dropped from the energy drink company...

28 Nov 2014 13:52
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Red Bull escaped race ban for illegal wings - Force India
Red Bull's illegal front wing in Abu Dhabi may have been grounds for a race ban. That is the claim of Andy Green, the technical boss of Force India, who thinks a team with a low...

28 Nov 2014 12:46
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Vettel wearing Ferrari red is Mattiacci's 'parting gift'
Marco Mattiacci has broken his silence to suggest Sebastian Vettel was his "parting gift" to Ferrari. After just seven months in the job, the Italian has been replaced as Ferrar...

28 Nov 2014 12:05
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Only the downforce is a bit disappointing - Coulthard
David Coulthard says he was blown away by the performance of this year's title-winning Mercedes turbo V6 engine. Recently at Silverstone, the former McLaren and Red Bull driver ...

28 Nov 2014 11:31
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Williams appoints Susie Wolff as test driver for 2015
Williams is pleased to announce that Susie Wolff will be stepping up to the position of Official Test Driver for Williams Martini Racing for the 2015 Formula One season. In t...

28 Nov 2014 10:26
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Vettel denies driving 350 kph in Ferrari road car
Sebastian Vettel's press office has denied claims the German driver reached mind-numbing speeds on the public roads of Abu Dhabi last week. A video is doing the rounds on Youtub...

28 Nov 2014 10:18
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Geneva meeting to address costs in F1 was a 'fiasco'
The F1 Commission this week failed to act on the issue of the sport's struggling small teams. A report at Italy's specialist Autosprint described the Geneva meeting as a "fiasco...

28 Nov 2014 09:45
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Hulkenberg to combine F1 with Le Mans in 2015
Nico Hulkenberg will contest next year's Le Mans 24 hour race. It was announced in a statement that the full-time Force India driver will spearhead a third prototype entrant for...

28 Nov 2014 08:24
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Williams to feature Rexona logo on next year's car
Williams is pleased to announce that it has signed a new multi-year partnership agreement with the global consumer goods company Unilever, beginning in 2015. Unilever will use t...

27 Nov 2014 16:56
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European Commission 'looking into' F1 concerns
The European Commission (EC) is now looking into potential anti-competition breaches within formula one, according to international media reports. Following British politician A...

27 Nov 2014 15:27
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Toro Rosso to reveal driver on Servus TV on Monday
Red Bull will announce the identity of Jean-Eric Vergne's successor at the junior team Toro Rosso in the coming days. 24-year-old Vergne, the Faenza based team's driver for the ...

27 Nov 2014 14:30
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Vettel to take private lessons to learn Italian
Sebastian Vettel will take private lessons in Italian as he gets up to speed with life at Ferrari. After racing a Red Bull for the last time last Sunday, the German stayed in Ab...

27 Nov 2014 13:56
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F1 votes against double points and standing restarts
F1 has moved to scrap the highly controversial double points system ahead of the 2015 season. Bernie Ecclestone's innovation, designed to keep spice in the championship fight un...

27 Nov 2014 12:48
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Disastrous test debut no reason to panic for Honda
Before departing Abu Dhabi, boss Eric Boullier told Spanish television Movistar the British team has "no reason to panic". However, it has been a disastrous two test days at the...

27 Nov 2014 12:04
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Schumacher 'sits in the sun' on cover of magazine
A German lifestyle magazine is being criticised for publishing a photo of Michael Schumacher on the cover of its latest issue. Media insiders say the photo of the F1 legend, wea...

27 Nov 2014 11:21
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Mercedes caught Ferrari 'spy' using infrared camera
Mercedes thwarted a Ferrari 'spy' during the post-race Abu Dhabi test on Wednesday. Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport and the German newspaper Bild published photographs of the bl...

27 Nov 2014 10:33
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Rosberg knows what he needs to improve in the races
Nico Rosberg insists he is "not angry" with Mercedes after technical trouble ended his world championship hopes last Sunday. The German was running behind eventual title winner ...

27 Nov 2014 09:29
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Vergne announces his departure from Toro Rosso
Jean-Eric Vergne has announced his departure from Toro Rosso. On Twitter, the Red Bull-owned junior team's driver for the past three seasons said: "Despite a good season and 22 ...

27 Nov 2014 08:41
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Alonso wastes no time to distance himself from Ferrari
Fernando Alonso has wasted no time in strongly distancing himself from Ferrari, where he spent the past five seasons as the fabled team's 'number 1' driver. On Tuesday, the Span...

26 Nov 2014 14:22
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Todt says Red Bull's twin-turbo proposal 'nonsense'
FIA president Jean Todt insists he does not have unlimited powers to force change within the seemingly crisis-struck world of formula one. Two backmarkers collapsed in 2014 and ...

26 Nov 2014 12:06
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Sainz jr tried to influence Toro Rosso decision at test
Carlos Sainz jr has denied he already knows he will make his F1 debut with Toro Rosso next year. Spanish and French media reports have suggested team owner Red Bull has now deci...

26 Nov 2014 11:26
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McLaren-Honda will be 'strong' next year - Dennis
Ron Dennis has played down suggestions Honda's 2015 engine programme is running behind schedule. After a recent filming day at Silverstone, the interim Honda-powered McLaren had...

26 Nov 2014 10:33
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Denmark in the queue to host a F1 race in 2018
Denmark is the latest country in the queue to host a formula one race. The Danish newspaper Herning Folkeblad said the Nordic country, already with a local driver on the grid in...

26 Nov 2014 09:53
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Williams determined to hold on to Bottas beyond 2015
Valtteri Bottas' managers have played down rumours linking the on-form Finn with a move to Ferrari. Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport reported this week that, perhaps in view of r...

26 Nov 2014 09:07
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Palmer would love to get Force India reserve role
New GP2 champion Jolyon Palmer is hoping for "a role" with Force India in 2015. The Silverstone based team has now confirmed an unchanged race lineup for next year, but Force In...

26 Nov 2014 08:22
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Vettel breached his contract by appearing in Ferrari garage
Sebastian Vettel breached his contract by kicking off his Ferrari career early on Tuesday. Just days after his last grand prix with Red Bull, the quadruple world champion on Tue...

26 Nov 2014 07:39
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'Rebuilding a marriage' could strengthen McLaren - Dennis
Even Ron Dennis is now beginning to hint that Fernando Alonso is set to return to McLaren. In late 2007, when the Spaniard left Woking amid acrimony and the 'spygate' furore, a ...

25 Nov 2014 12:11
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Vettel has 'a great passion for Ferrari' - Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo, the new de-facto number 1 at Red Bull, says he can understand why Sebastian Vettel is heading to Ferrari. It has been suggested that, after winning four titles...

25 Nov 2014 11:06
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Sainz jr hopes to be announced at Toro Rosso shortly
Carlos Sainz jr says he hopes Toro Rosso will shortly announce his 2015 debut. The major Spanish sports newspapers AS and Marca are separately reporting that the 20-year-old has...

25 Nov 2014 10:37
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TV broadcaster blames formula one for ratings decline
The German broadcaster RTL has blamed formula one for declining television ratings in 2015. RTL, the free-to-air broadcaster of grands prix in Germany, released figures showing ...

25 Nov 2014 09:20
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Qatar to pay $78 million a year for Grand Prix
Qatar, the small Arab country, looks set to break F1's record for the highest-paying grand prix host. F1 business journalist Christian Sylt, who is close to the sport's chief ex...

25 Nov 2014 08:31
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Hamilton wants to keep number 44 on his car
2014 world champion Lewis Hamilton wants to keep his personal race number 44 next year rather than switch to number 1. Traditionally, the reigning world champion in F1 wears the...

25 Nov 2014 07:44
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Horner enrages his counterparts at smaller teams
Rival F1 team Force India has blasted outgoing world champions Red Bull as the "cheats" of the sport. "Red Bull gives you flexible wings," team supremo and co-owner Vijay Mallya...

24 Nov 2014 16:16
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Mercedes would love to keep Hamilton - Wolff
With Lewis Hamilton now a double world champion, Mercedes has vowed to waste no time in signing him up for the future. Officials for the German team on Sunday insisted that, wit...

24 Nov 2014 14:48
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Arrivabene replaces Mattiacci as Ferrari team boss
Ferrari is pleased to announce the appointment of Maurizio Arrivabene as Managing Director of Gestione Sportiva and as Team Principal of Scuderia Ferrari, replacing Marco Mattia...

24 Nov 2014 13:38
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Caterham to participate in two-day test in Abu Dhabi
The CaterhamF1 Team is pleased to announce that Will Stevens will drive on both days of the official Formula 1 test in Abu Dhabi this week to work with the Team and continue to ...

24 Nov 2014 13:32
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'Not possible' to put timeframe on Schu recovery - manager
Michael Schumacher's manager Sabine Kehm says it is "not possible" to talk about how long it will take the F1 legend to recover. Speaking with the German broadcaster RTL, howeve...

24 Nov 2014 12:48
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Rosberg: "Hamilton was the best driver this year"
As their fierce rivalry this year came to its zenith on Sunday, Nico Rosberg was notably gracious in defeat. The bullish German had spent the Abu Dhabi weekend firing psychologi...

24 Nov 2014 12:03
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Mattiacci focused on job as Ferrari boss 'at the moment'
Marco Mattiacci has done little to reject rumours he is set to depart as Ferrari's team boss. Reports throughout the Abu Dhabi weekend suggested the Roman and former Ferrari Nor...

24 Nov 2014 11:37
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Toro Rosso tipped to unveil Sainz jr within days
Carlos Sainz jr could be unveiled within days as Toro Rosso's new driver for 2015. That is the claim of the Spanish sports daily Marca, following reports in Abu Dhabi at the wee...

24 Nov 2014 10:25
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Brawn, Costa and Bottas linked with Ferrari move
The latest names linked with Ferrari are Ross Brawn and Valtteri Bottas. On Saturday, reports emerged that amid its thorough 2014 shakeup, the beleaguered great Ferrari could no...

24 Nov 2014 09:52
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Alonso told me he is going to McLaren - former Spanish King

Fernando Alonso completed his Ferrari career on Sunday still refusing to confirm widespread speculation his next move is to McLaren-Honda. But he is now giving big hints. "It wi...

24 Nov 2014 08:41
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