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Renault denies recruiting engine guru Mario Illien
Renault has denied reports it has recruited renowned former F1 engine guru Mario Illien to help close the gap on dominant Mercedes. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reported at th...

03 Nov 2014 10:44
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Van der Garde set to team up with Ericsson at Sauber
Sauber looks set to field an all-new driver lineup next year, after confirming Caterham refugee Marcus Ericsson is joining the Swiss team in 2015. Supposedly caught up in the bo...

03 Nov 2014 09:52
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Susie Wolff to sign new deal as Williams test driver
Susie Wolff will extend her deal with Williams into the 2015 season, according to the German newspaper Bild. The 31-year-old female Briton was the Grove team's test driver this ...

03 Nov 2014 08:43
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Official: Ericsson to drive for Sauber in 2015
Marcus Ericsson will drive for Sauber in 2015. That news was confirmed by the Swiss team after qualifying for the United States Grand Prix. Ericsson's teammate is still unknown,...

01 Nov 2014 22:04
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2014 United States Grand Prix - Qualifying Report: Rosberg leads from Hamilton, Bottas
The scene of qualifying was set to be a rather processional affair given the absence of Caterham and Marussia, which meant that the bottom four of 18 drivers would be eliminated...

01 Nov 2014 21:17
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I have a very ambitious plan for my future - Alonso
Fernando Alonso is keeping the F1 paddock in the dark over his future, as a string of rival drivers also wait impatiently for his next move. Undoubtedly the most powerful player...

31 Oct 2014 14:31
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Forza Rossa still waiting for confirmation from the FIA
Forza Rossa, a Romanian project targeting a debut in formula one, has played down reports it has already been granted an entry by the FIA. Reports this week suggested that with ...

31 Oct 2014 13:42
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Grosjean in possession of 'option to walk out' on Lotus
Romain Grosjean has revealed an exit clause will allow him to walk away from Lotus at the end of the season. Insiders believe the Frenchman, obviously frustrated by the Enstone ...

31 Oct 2014 12:13
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Verstappen prefers Vergne as teammate at Toro Rosso

Max Verstappen says he would prefer to be Jean-Eric Vergne's teammate next year. Red Bull, the owner of Toro Rosso, is yet to decide whether the experienced Frenchman Vergne, 24...

31 Oct 2014 11:50
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FIA in favour of any initiative to tackle cost problem
With Caterham and Marussia in the throes of failure, the governing FIA has admitted it is concerned about the financial situation in F1. It is believed the next most endangered ...

31 Oct 2014 11:05
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Mercedes won't let drivers 'completely off the leash' yet
Mercedes is not yet willing to let its drivers "off the leash" in their three-race fight for the drivers' title. That is despite the German squad having wrapped up the crucial a...

31 Oct 2014 10:18
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Russian billionaire replaces Capricorn as Nurburgring owner
After the Capricorn deal fell through, a new owner for the German grand prix venue at the Nurburgring has already been found. Until recently, the embattled Nurburgring's buyer w...

31 Oct 2014 09:27
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Caterham's Ericsson set to join Sauber for next season
Marcus Ericsson looks set to keep his formula one career alive by signing with Sauber for 2015. Said to carry some $18 million in personal sponsorship, the Swedish rookie is tra...

31 Oct 2014 08:40
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Ferrari impressed by level of professionalism from Ocon
A special day for the newly crowned European Formula 3 champion Esteban Ocon, who was in Fiorano, having a test in an F10, the car which Scuderia Ferrari ran in the 2010 Formula...

30 Oct 2014 16:00
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No new information in update on Bianchi's condition
The family of Jules Bianchi would like to issue the following statement, by way of an update on Jules’ medical condition. The Marussia F1 Team is supporting the family by faci...

30 Oct 2014 15:17
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'Bottom four cars will be eliminated in Q1 and Q2 in Austin'
F1 is heading awkwardly into the US grand prix weekend, following the collapse of the two backmarkers Caterham and Marussia. The sport has always had a dubious relationship with...

30 Oct 2014 14:45
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Berger advises Ferrari to keep Alonso alongside Vettel
With Ferrari currently having three champion drivers under contract, speculation about Fernando Alonso's future continues to run wild. Some reports suggest the Italian team and ...

30 Oct 2014 13:22
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Forza Rossa granted an entry to race in F1 in 2015
With Caterham now in administration, the backmarker's former management may be returning its focus to the Forza Rossa project. Before the mysterious investment group bought Cate...

30 Oct 2014 12:44
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Austin track puts wrong national flag above Kvyat's garage
Organisers of the US grand prix face an embarrassing explanation after botching the details above Daniil Kvyat's garage at Austin. Observers at the Austin circuit in the days be...

30 Oct 2014 12:01
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Vettel's younger brother Fabian kicks off racing career
Sebastian Vettel's younger brother is kicking off his own motor racing career. Fabian Vettel, once photographed as a child playing with a remote control car in the F1 paddock, i...

30 Oct 2014 11:15
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F1 looks set to end US GP's Nascar clash in 2015
F1 looks set to end its controversial clash with a Nascar race in the same state of Texas for the 2015 season. This weekend, the United States grand prix is taking place at the ...

30 Oct 2014 10:31
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Video: A lap of Austin onboard with Sebastian Vettel
The Circuit of the Americas in Austin hosts the Grand Prix of the US this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Sebastian Vettel around that track. ...

30 Oct 2014 09:54
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Domenicali will start working for Audi on November 1
Audi has confirmed the signing of former Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali. According to DPA news agency, a spokesman for the Volkswagen-owned marque admitted that the 49-yea...

30 Oct 2014 09:06
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10pc of Ferrari to be floated on stock exchange next year
Ferrari will be floated on the stock exchange next year. The Maranello outfit - the F1 team and the producer of exclusive sports cars - will be spun off from the Fiat Chrysle...

30 Oct 2014 08:29
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US 2014 preview quotes: Renault
Rémi Taffin, Renault Sport F1 Head of Track Operations: "The Circuit of the Americas has already established itself as a classic track, featuring exciting corners, high speed s...

29 Oct 2014 16:58
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Termination of Alonso's contract delaying Ferrari announcement
It is perhaps the burning question in F1 at present -- what is Fernando Alonso going to do next? Hopeful rookie Carlos Sainz jr, a fellow Spaniard, summed up the mood of the ent...

29 Oct 2014 16:50
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Mercedes rewarded with Dewar Trophy for F1 power unit
Mercedes-Benz is proud to announce that Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains (HPP), Brixworth, has been awarded the coveted Dewar Trophy - renowned as the most prestigious ...

29 Oct 2014 15:41
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US 2014 preview quotes: Williams
The Circuit of the Americas is the track that Formula One has been waiting for in America. Its eclectic mix of corners, both fast and slow, makes it technically demanding for th...

29 Oct 2014 13:49
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Collapsing F1 teams 'made a lot of mistakes' - Haas
As F1's two backmarker teams collapse, 2016 newcomer Haas' plans continue to take shape. The teams that were ultimately known as Caterham, Marussia and HRT are all now gone, but...

29 Oct 2014 12:03
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Impatient Sainz must wait another month for Toro Rosso news
An increasingly impatient Carlos Sainz jr says he will have to wait another month for Red Bull to decide his future in formula one. "After what we have achieved this year," the ...

29 Oct 2014 11:17
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Domenicali to move into his new Audi office next week
Stefano Domenicali will reportedly start work at Audi next week. Earlier this month, reports emerged that the former Ferrari team boss had accepted an offer to work for the Volk...

29 Oct 2014 10:37
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Prost doubts Renault can catch Mercedes next year
F1 legend Alain Prost doubts struggling engine supplier Renault can catch dominant Mercedes in 2015. Having faltered at the start of the new turbo V6 era, Renault - whose promin...

29 Oct 2014 09:23
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'F1 should look at NASCAR and make it about personalities'
Organisers of the US grand prix say world champion Sebastian Vettel's absence from qualifying this weekend is "unfortunate". The Red Bull driver will sit out Saturday's decisive...

29 Oct 2014 08:41
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WTCC-champion Lopez to participate in Race of Champions 2014
Newly-crowned World Touring Car Champion José Maria 'Pechito' López has signed up to compete at the 2014 Race Of Champions, to be held at the Bushy Park Circuit in Barbados on...

28 Oct 2014 16:11
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Rosberg convinced he is still in the running for 2014 title
Nico Rosberg is convinced he is still in the running for the 2014 title. The German, once the runaway championship leader, has fallen 17 points behind with just three races to g...

28 Oct 2014 15:20
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Force India welcomes Accelerate as new team partner
Sahara Force India Formula One Team is delighted to announce a new partnership with Accelerate, a brand of the Crash Media Group, a leading motorsport editorial group with an in...

28 Oct 2014 14:55
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Puma extends deal as team supplier for Mercedes
The Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team and Puma, one of the world's leading sports brands, are delighted to announce a new team supplier partnership to extend their relation...

28 Oct 2014 13:41
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US 2014 preview quotes: Sauber
The United States Grand Prix is another highlight of this year’s Formula One calendar, and both Esteban Gutiérrez and Adrian Sutil, as well as the rest of the Sauber F1 Team,...

28 Oct 2014 12:12
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Proposal to lift stricken F1 cars by helicopter in the future
October was a horror month for the F1 backmarker Marussia. The first, tragic blow came in the shadow of the Suzuka typhoon, when the promising talent Jules Bianchi skidded into ...

28 Oct 2014 11:46
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Force India 'removed neck from the noose' by paying Mercedes
Force India has avoided becoming the next formula one team to drop out of this weekend's US grand prix. Now in administration, backmarkers Caterham and Marussia will miss not on...

28 Oct 2014 10:33
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US 2014 preview quotes: Pirelli
The Circuit of the Americas in Texas is one of the newest venues on the Formula One calendar, having been inaugurated only in 2012. The medium and soft compounds are nominated h...

28 Oct 2014 09:32
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Ericsson in contact with three teams about 2015 - manager
Marcus Ericsson's manager says he is in talks with three alternative teams after Caterham ran off track. With the Leafield based team in administration and set to miss the forth...

28 Oct 2014 08:24
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US 2014 preview quotes: Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: "Crossing the line on Sunday in Sochi was a really amazing moment. To win the very first Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix and help the team achieve the first Constru...

27 Oct 2014 14:51
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Now Marussia officially taken over by insolvency experts
Marussia is now being managed by administrators. Just days after Caterham's management accepted the same fate, UK insolvency experts FRP Advisory have taken over Manor Grand Pri...

27 Oct 2014 13:20
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US 2014 preview quotes: Red Bull Racing
Daniel Ricciardo: "Hand on heart, this is probably the date on the calendar I look forward to the most. I've loved every minute of being in Austin: when they picked this place f...

27 Oct 2014 12:47
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Recovery vehicle driver says F1 'never 100 per cent safe'
An experienced F1 recovery vehicle driver in Brazil has defended his Japanese colleagues in the wake of Jules Bianchi's horror crash. Brazil's Globo Esporte says Rafael Ricciard...

27 Oct 2014 12:03
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Sainz thinks he deserves Toro Rosso seat for next year
Carlos Sainz jr is convinced he should be handed his F1 debut by backer Red Bull. The 20-year-old is the newly crowned champion of the highly rated Formula Renault 3.5 series, b...

27 Oct 2014 11:18
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Fernley: "We'll lose more teams if we carry on like this"
F1 risks sliding into crisis and having to reinvent its very DNA as struggling backmarker teams begin to succumb to collapse. HRT folded in 2012, and now F1's two other newest t...

27 Oct 2014 10:21
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Sponsor photoshops image of Alonso in Lotus overalls
A major sponsor of the Lotus team has stirred up the already confusing speculation about Fernando Alonso's next move. Most insiders believe the Spaniard and Ferrari have already...

27 Oct 2014 09:27
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Brothers lining up as potential buyers for troubled Marussia
Marussia is not commenting on claims it will sit out the next races and is on the verge of being put into the hands of administrators. Amid Caterham's well-documented troubles, ...

27 Oct 2014 08:35
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Marussia looks set to join Caterham in entering administration
Marussia looks set to join Caterham in entering administration, the Daily Mail reports on Sunday. After Bernie Ecclestone said he will allow the struggling backmarkers to sit ou...

26 Oct 2014 16:06
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Ecclestone: "Marussia and Caterham not racing in Austin"
The Marussia Formula 1 Team will not be racing at the American Grand Prix next weekend. After the absence of Caterham because of financial problems, it is now also confirmed tha...

25 Oct 2014 12:58
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Ocon enjoyed his two-day test for Lotus at Valencia
Lotus F1 Team Junior driver Esteban Ocon completed a successful two-day test for Lotus F1 Team driving the team’s 2012 car, the E20. Esteban spoke to the Lotus website fresh o...

24 Oct 2014 15:00
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Management hand-over allows Caterham to continue
Caterham F1 Team is saved, for the time being. License owner 1MRT has agreed to hand-over management to administrator Finbarr O'Connell in order to keep the team alive. Caterham...

24 Oct 2014 13:46
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Ecclestone: "We don't need a second race in Spain"
Bernie Ecclestone has played down reports he is in advanced talks to bring formula one to the streets of Madrid. Spain's El Confidencial claimed this week the F1 supremo is alre...

24 Oct 2014 11:59
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Fong and Nissany happy after test debut for Sauber
During the two days of testing on the Circuit de la Comunidad Valenciana Ricardo Tormo, the drivers Adderly Fong and Roy Nissany were able to go through the planned programme. O...

24 Oct 2014 11:12
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Cash injection required for Marussia to travel to Austin
F1's grid may have shrunk to just 18 cars by the time of the US grand prix next weekend. Caterham's troubles - with administrators locking the green cars inside the Leafield fac...

24 Oct 2014 10:06
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'Barrichello never accepted that he is a former F1 driver'
Rubens Barrichello's desire to return to the F1 grid appears to have ended his days as a roving commentator. We reported on Thursday that the most experienced driver in the hist...

24 Oct 2014 09:29
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Clock is ticking for Caterham to meet Austin deadline
The clock is ticking down to struggling F1 backmarker Caterham's apparent collapse. With the Saturday freight deadline for sending cars and equipment to Austin now just hours aw...

24 Oct 2014 08:40
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'Recovery Schumacher might take one to three years'
Michael Schumacher has made "progress" since leaving hospital and rehabilitation and returning to his home in Switzerland. That was the cautious news on Thursday of Jean-Francoi...

23 Oct 2014 16:38
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New Caterham owners claim they have paid Fernandes
The investment group that bough Caterham F1 Team earlier this year has issued out a statement in response to a Tweet from former owner Tony Fernandes. He suggested on Twitter th...

23 Oct 2014 16:15
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F1 paddock still guessing on Alonso's future
Yet another week in F1 history is passing by with little more known about the future of arguably the sport's biggest name. Insiders suggest Fernando Alonso is wavering between a...

23 Oct 2014 15:54
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It would be better if Caterham goes - Ecclestone
Caterham is on the brink of collapse, as the backmarker team loses even the support of F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone. "I think it's better they go," said the 83-year-old Briton a...

23 Oct 2014 15:07
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Barcelona not worried about race in streets of Madrid
Spanish grand prix boss Salvador Servia insists reports the capital Madrid is bidding to join the F1 calendar do not worry him. El Confidencial reported in recent days that Bern...

23 Oct 2014 14:41
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We have a license, we will be there in 2016 - Haas
Gene Haas has played down suggestions Bernie Ecclestone could freeze him out of F1 long before his team's scheduled 2016 debut. The American might be forgiven if he was alarmed ...

23 Oct 2014 13:32
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Berger steps down as Single Seater Commission president
Rumours linking Gerhard Berger with a return to the F1 paddock have resurfaced. Earlier, McLaren slammed as "complete and utter nonsense" reports the former team driver is a can...

23 Oct 2014 12:49
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Bianchi's recovery chances are not very good - Burti
Luciano Burti, a former F1 driver and full-time pundit for Brazil's Globo, has bad news about the health of critically injured driver Jules Bianchi. Little has been heard about ...

23 Oct 2014 12:03
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TV Globo ends contract with pundit Rubens Barrichello
A familiar face will be missing in action when the F1 circus reconvenes in Austin next week. Brazil's TV Globo has confirmed that its commentary contract with pundit and popular...

23 Oct 2014 11:27
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Lotus not a bad place to be in 2015 - Grosjean
Romain Grosjean appears set to remain at Lotus in 2015. Although the French driver has been leaving his future open while Fernando Alonso's move remains unclear, Lotus owner Ger...

23 Oct 2014 10:57
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Rosberg in the hunt for the titel: "I am a hunter"
Nico Rosberg has admitted he will think more about his own interests now after Mercedes wrapped up the constructors' championship in Russia. The German has fallen 17 points behi...

23 Oct 2014 10:14
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