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Ecclestone says he paid Gribkowsky to avoid bankruptcy
Bernie Ecclestone on Tuesday told his corruption trial in Munich that he made a $44 million payment to avoid bankruptcy. Prosecutors allege the F1 chief executive paid Gerhard G...

16 Jul 2014 12:48
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Hockenheim expecting a crowd of 55,000 on Sunday
The "phones have been running hot" ahead of the German grand prix, according to Hockenheim boss Georg Seiler. That is because, before Germany's shocking 7-1 victory over Brazil ...

16 Jul 2014 12:08
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Van der Garde plays down Sauber race seat speculation
Giedo van der Garde has played down rumours linking him with a race seat at Sauber. The 29-year-old Dutchman is currently the Swiss team's reserve driver, having lost his Caterh...

16 Jul 2014 11:19
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Rosberg signs muli-year contract extension with Mercedes
The Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team is delighted to announce that it signed a multi-year contract extension with Nico Rosberg on 14 July 2014. Nico joined the team when t...

16 Jul 2014 10:17
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Mercedes can win all of the remaining races in 2014 - Vettel
Sebastian Vettel has admitted Red Bull will not be able to catch up with Mercedes in 2014. Mere hours ago, reports suggested the reigning world champion was not yet writing off ...

16 Jul 2014 09:29
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Caterham most likely team to lodge FRIC protest
The word on everyone's lips ahead of the German grand prix weekend is 'FRIC'. In the days before scrutineering on Thursday, the biggest questions are: will teams continue to use...

16 Jul 2014 08:40
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Germany 2014 preview quotes: Sauber
The German Grand Prix is not only a home race for Adrian Sutil, but also for the Sauber F1 Team, as the Hockenheimring is only a three-hour car ride from the German border. Ther...

15 Jul 2014 12:14
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Legendary designer Forghieri slams 'ri-di-cu-lous' DRS
Legendary Ferrari designer Mauro Forghieri has a couple of simple suggestions to spice up formula one. Amid a dwindling television audience in 2014, most of the blame has fallen...

15 Jul 2014 11:46
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Titanium skids primarily for safety, not sparks - FIA
F1 is not mandating titanium be fitted underneath next year's cars solely to create sparks, the governing body insists. After tests on a couple of cars were carried out during A...

15 Jul 2014 11:00
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New Caterham chiefs 'unblock' development programme
The distinctive nose at the front of Caterham's 2014 car could be the popular victim of a development push by the backmarker team. "New management, new nose, new hope," read a r...

15 Jul 2014 09:41
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Mercedes to limit drivers to very similar pit strategies
Mercedes will restrict the race strategies that can be adopted by its drivers as Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg fight for the 2014 title. Until now, the dominant team has given...

15 Jul 2014 08:25
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Germany 2014 preview quotes: Pirelli
Formula One heads to the German Grand Prix this weekend, which alternates each year between the Nurburgring and Hockenheim. This year it is the turn of Hockenheim, last used in ...

14 Jul 2014 16:40
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Montezemolo feels 'duty' to recover the lost charm of F1
Luca di Montezemolo has warned he is prepared to take action to improve formula one. Fiercely critical of the sport's direction, culminating in the new era of quiet, hybrid engi...

14 Jul 2014 15:45
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Ecclestone plays down hopes of streetrace in London
Bernie Ecclestone has warned that a F1 race on the streets of London is not just around the corner. Hopes have been raised by British prime minister David Cameron announcing tha...

14 Jul 2014 14:31
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Mercedes won't 'interfere' with driver battle - Lauda
Niki Lauda insists Mercedes' two drivers will continue to enjoy a free run to the 2014 title. Amid Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg's ever-intensifying clash for the world champi...

14 Jul 2014 13:42
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Raikkonen retirement talk 'tactically not smart' - Hakkinen
Mika Hakkinen has questioned countryman Kimi Raikkonen's admission that he will "probably" retire after the 2015 season. Finn Raikkonen, who replaced Hakkinen at McLaren when th...

14 Jul 2014 12:40
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Former 'F1 doc' plays down renewed hopes about Schumacher
Former F1 doctor Gary Hartstein has played down renewed hopes about Michael Schumacher's health. The seven time world champion's wife Corinna had triggered optimism last week by...

14 Jul 2014 12:12
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Rosberg 'over the moon' after marrying girlfriend Vivian
Championship leader Nico Rosberg has married his long-time girlfriend Vivian. The pair tied the knot at the registry office in Monaco, where they share an apartment in the same ...

14 Jul 2014 11:28
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Someone at McLaren proposed standing restart idea - Whiting
McLaren was the driving force behind F1's controversial move to introduce grid restarts next year. Following criticisms of the change, namely that it is unfair or even unsafe, r...

14 Jul 2014 10:43
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Pirelli can be ready to supply 18-inch tyres in 2016
Pirelli can be ready to supply low-profile tyres to formula one teams by 2016. That is the claim of the Italian supplier's F1 chief Paul Hembery, in the wake of the test of the ...

14 Jul 2014 08:52
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Ungar set to join Caterham, Marmorini exits Ferrari
As half-time approaches in 2014, changes abound in the world of F1. The mid-season upheaval at Caterham continues apace, with media reports suggesting the now Colin Kolles-advis...

11 Jul 2014 12:10
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FRIC removal 'will not affect Mercedes much' - Lauda
Niki Lauda has played down the effect the removal of the complex 'FRIC' system will have on F1's dominant team. The triple world champion is also the F1 chairman at Mercedes, wh...

11 Jul 2014 11:22
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Sainz jr confirms possibility to race for Caterham this year
Carlos Sainz jr has admitted talks about making his grand prix debut for Caterham this year have taken place in recent days. The 19-year-old Spaniard spoke to the sports newspap...

11 Jul 2014 10:36
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Honda turns to IHI as external turbocharger supplier
Honda will make its return to F1 next year with the help of a Mercedes-linked company, it has emerged. For the start of F1's new V6 era this year, engine manufacturers Renault a...

11 Jul 2014 09:53
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Maldonado gets updated V6: "Felt as if I had two engines"
Pastor Maldonado is looking forward to a major power boost at Hockenheim next weekend. The 2012 Spanish grand prix winner, who chose to race the number '13' this year and beyond...

11 Jul 2014 08:45
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Mercedes, Red Bull Racing to remove FRIC for Hockenheim
Mercedes will remove the complex 'FRIC' system from its dominant F1 car ahead of next weekend's German grand prix. The FIA surprised the entire world of F1 this week by informin...

10 Jul 2014 16:20
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Only Ferrari believed it was bigger than the sport - Head
Patrick Head has applauded Mercedes for letting its drivers race in 2014. Williams co-founder Head, 68, is now only a rare sight in the F1 paddock, having effectively retired fr...

10 Jul 2014 14:43
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German grand prix ticket discount offer backfires
A marketing gimmick has backfired ahead of next weekend's German grand prix. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport said a EUR 11 ticket discount was being offered for every goal scored...

10 Jul 2014 13:28
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CVC's Mackenzie gives Ecclestone a boost in court
F1 owner CVC's chief Donald Mackenzie on Wednesday gave Bernie Ecclestone a boost. Mackenzie, CVC's co-founder and chairman, has not always seen eye-to-eye with F1's controversi...

10 Jul 2014 12:45
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Vettel not sure if Red Bull can catch Mercedes for 2015
World champion Sebastian Vettel is not sure Red Bull can catch up with Mercedes by 2015. Red Bull boss Dr Helmut Marko said at Silverstone last weekend that, "In 2015, we want t...

10 Jul 2014 12:06
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Ferrari seat 'not the plan for next year' - Bianchi
Jules Bianchi staked a claim on a Ferrari race seat on Wednesday, setting the pace at the post-British grand prix Silverstone test. Drafted in by Ferrari to replace Kimi Raikkon...

10 Jul 2014 11:22
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Dominant Mercedes not 'in trouble' because of FRIC ban
Lewis Hamilton left Silverstone without making a single comment to the media after testing on Wednesday. He might have been advised to steer a wide course around the 'Nico Rosbe...

10 Jul 2014 10:40
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Perez needs to change his attitude to stay in F1 - Ramirez
Jo Ramirez, McLaren's former long-time team manager, has slammed fellow Mexican Sergio Perez. McLaren ousted Perez, 24, after a single season at the end of last year in favour o...

10 Jul 2014 09:54
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Sainz debut at Hockenheim for Caterham 'a real possibility'
Talks about Carlos Sainz jr immediately replacing a Caterham driver for the German grand prix and beyond took place at Silverstone last weekend.bMultiple Spanish sources are con...

10 Jul 2014 08:26
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Lauda has shown he knows nothing about safety - Whiting
F1 race director Charlie Whiting has hit back at Niki Lauda, after the Mercedes team chairman slammed as "ridiculous" the delayed British grand prix. "The chances of it happenin...

09 Jul 2014 13:34
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I consider myself 100 per cent German - Rosberg
Nico Rosberg has hit back at his teammate Lewis Hamilton, after the Briton said next weekend's German grand prix is "not really his home race". F1 now heads from Hamilton's home...

09 Jul 2014 12:49
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Wife says Schumacher 'slowly moving forwards' in rehab
Corinna Schumacher has delivered an encouraging message about the progress of her injured husband. Now out of his long coma, F1 legend Michael Schumacher was transferred from in...

09 Jul 2014 12:13
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Vettel plays down likelihood of home win at Hockenheim
Sebastian Vettel is targeting a podium finish at his home race next weekend. The German has had a difficult first half to 2014 in the wake of his four consecutive drivers' title...

09 Jul 2014 11:46
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Bianchi, Gutierrez, Sainz headline 2014 'silly season'
F1's silly season is underway. At the Silverstone test this week, Ferrari junior and Marussia racer Jules Bianchi is stepping in for the injured Kimi Raikkonen. Asked if he feel...

09 Jul 2014 11:02
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Ecclestone's bribery trial extended until mid-October
Bernie Ecclestone's Munich trial has been extended. Originally, the F1 chief executive's corruption hearings were set to continue only until mid-September. But the Austrian news...

09 Jul 2014 09:57
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FIA sends letter to teams about possible FRIC ban
If the latest developments are any indication, Mercedes' dominance might not last for too long. Last year, we reported that a secret under the skin of the silver car is 'FRIC' -...

09 Jul 2014 08:39
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Button had 'a laugh' with Dennis about comments
Jenson Button is still confident he will be a McLaren driver in 2015. Prior to his home grand prix at Silverstone last weekend, team supremo Ron Dennis publicly urged F1's most ...

08 Jul 2014 16:55
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Kolles has to make unpopular decisions amid Caterham 'mess'
Jobs will be lost after Caterham's change of ownership, new team 'advisor' Colin Kolles has admitted. "I prefer to have 200 safe jobs than 300 lost jobs," the Romanian, who has ...

08 Jul 2014 15:22
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Fittipaldi tells Alonso to stay another year at Ferrari
F1 legend Emerson Fittipaldi has urged Fernando Alonso to spend "another year" at Ferrari. Spaniard Alonso, reportedly frustrated with Ferrari's continuing struggle, is apparent...

08 Jul 2014 14:50
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Germany 'not really Rosberg's home race' - Hamilton
Right back in the championship hunt after a home win at Silverstone, Lewis Hamilton has also ramped up his off-track battle with teammate Nico Rosberg. German Rosberg's 29-point...

08 Jul 2014 13:28
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Lauda slams 'balls out' Raikkonen for unnecessary crash
Kimi Raikkonen will sit out the post-British grand prix test, after his high speed crash on Sunday. Sharing the Ferrari duties at Silverstone instead will be Pedro de la Rosa an...

08 Jul 2014 12:49
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Renault partnership will be intensified for 2015 - Red Bull
With Mercedes heading for 2014 spoils, Red Bull is setting its next targets in formula one. "In 2015," Dr Helmut Marko is quoted by Speed Week, "we want to be on par with Merced...

08 Jul 2014 12:06
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Complete nonsense that Button is axed for 2015 - McLaren
McLaren has rubbished rumours Jenson Button already knows he will not be driving for the Woking based team in 2015. A story swept the Silverstone paddock that Ron Dennis has act...

08 Jul 2014 11:22
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Authorities close to tracking down Schu medical record thief
Authorities are on the cusp of tracking down the thief of Michael Schumacher's medical records. On Monday, the French newspaper Le Dauphine Libere claims investigators have trac...

08 Jul 2014 10:40
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All the names going around are false - Colin Kolles
Caterham is the latest hotbed of formula one rumours. Because the true identity of the team's new owners has not been disclosed, plenty of speculation is flying around. Names re...

08 Jul 2014 09:44
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Wolff can't confirm Lotus' switch to Mercedes yet
Lotus' switch to Mercedes power for 2015 may be hitting a snag. As recently as Sunday, the end of the struggling Enstone based team's Renault deal seemed a mere formality. "I ca...

08 Jul 2014 08:28
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Bild publishes photos of smiling Corinna Schumacher
As Michael Schumacher's fans hold out hope, no official news has been heard from the F1 great's camp for three weeks. It was mid June when his management announced the 45-year-o...

07 Jul 2014 16:01
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Lauda slams Vettel for 'screaming like a startled child'
Niki Lauda has slammed Sebastian Vettel for "screaming like a child" during the British grand prix. The Mercedes team chairman said he enjoyed every moment of the on-track battl...

07 Jul 2014 15:32
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Mercedes duo tussle as title battle steps up a gear
Lewis Hamilton insists he is right back on track for the 2014 title. Ever since his 'tantrum' in Monaco, the Briton's earlier momentum swung wildly in Mercedes teamate Nico Rosb...

07 Jul 2014 14:24
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Changes afoot as Caterham's new chapter begins
Changes are afoot at Caterham, mere days after the team's takeover by mysterious investors. "We're not even a week into this new chapter in the team's life," said new boss Chris...

07 Jul 2014 13:41
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Raikkonen assumed to be fit again for German grand prix
Kimi Raikkonen is expected to sit out this week's post-British grand prix test at Silverstone. Circuit workers took an hour to repair the unprotected armco barrier that the Ferr...

07 Jul 2014 12:43
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Monza needs to accept new contract terms - Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone has revealed he is "ready to sign" a new contract with circuit officials at Monza. The F1 chief executive sparked alarm among proponents of the historic Italia...

07 Jul 2014 12:12
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Lauda denies Ferrari poaching top engineers from Mercedes
Niki Lauda has promptly played down suggestions dominant Mercedes is bleeding engineers to Ferrari. Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that a couple of handsful of enginee...

07 Jul 2014 11:29
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Lotus to test 18-inch Pirelli tyre at Silverstone
Pirelli will test a much lower-profile tyre during this week's post-British grand prix test at Silverstone. F1's official tyre supplier, whose public profile has been much lower...

07 Jul 2014 10:37
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Sauber to continue with Ferrari power for 2015
According to word from Silverstone, Lotus is poised to announce its switch from struggling Renault to leading Mercedes power for 2015. The Enstone based team, fourth overall in ...

07 Jul 2014 09:53
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McLaren loses loyal sponsor Hugo Boss to Mercedes
Eric Boullier has played down McLaren's sponsorship situation. Already without a title sponsor in the wake of Vodafone's exit, the British team is in a two-year competitive slum...

07 Jul 2014 08:42
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2014 British Grand Prix - Race Report: Hamilton wins at Silverstone, Rosberg retires
The race is Silverstone has set to be a cracker with Rosberg on pole and Vettel alongside him, Hamilton back in 6th and the two Ferraris and Williams' down the order on the 9th ...

06 Jul 2014 16:51
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Kolles: "Without investors, Caterham wouldn't race in Silverstone"
Caterham would not be at Silverstone if not for the team's mysterious new owners. That is the claim of Colin Kolles, well-known in the F1 paddock for leading backmarker teams in...

05 Jul 2014 13:10
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Engine chief Marmorini 'in danger' of being ousted at Ferrari
Yet another big name could be set for the Ferrari axe. After the fabled Italian team's poor start to the new turbo V6 era, team boss Stefano Domenicali was replaced as team boss...

04 Jul 2014 16:39
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Fantasy Tour de France: 25,750 Euro of prize money
On Saturday, 5 July, Leeds will be the setting for the 101st edition of the Tour de France. The fight for the yellow jersey will probably be a duel between Chris Froome and Albe...

04 Jul 2014 16:06
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Caterham sale caught its drivers by surprise
Caterham's change of ownership this week also caught its race drivers by surprise. "It was as much news to me as it was for everyone else," Swedish rookie Marcus Ericsson said a...

04 Jul 2014 15:52
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New contract currently not one of my priorities - Alonso
Fernando Alonso says he is not ready to look beyond his current Ferrari contract. Although their first collaboration ended spectacularly badly, it is rumoured McLaren has approa...

04 Jul 2014 15:06
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McLaren isn't the only team in formula one - Button
Jenson Button has declared himself on the market, in the wake of McLaren supremo Ron Dennis' criticism. Dennis is said to have dismayed other members of the Woking based team's ...

04 Jul 2014 14:21
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FIA plays down 'unfair and unsafe' standing restart fears
F1 race director Charlie Whiting has played down concerns about next year's grid restarts. "We (drivers) all pretty much disagreed (with the proposal) as far as I am aware," Red...

04 Jul 2014 13:27
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Haas Automotion enters F1 early as Ferrari sponsor

Haas, F1's new team for 2016, has arrived in formula one earlier than expected. Ferrari announced on Thursday that the logo of Gene Haas' automotive machine business will begin ...

04 Jul 2014 12:13
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