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Transparency suffering 'a bit' under rivalry within Mercedes
Key mistakes in Austria blew out Lewis Hamilton's championship deficit by another 7 points. The gap to teammate Nico Rosberg is now 29 points with almost half the 2014 season go...

23 Jun 2014 10:55
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Rosbacher to end personal sponsor deal with Schumacher
One of Michael Schumacher's personal sponsors is ending its deal with the embattled F1 legend. For years, advertising campaigns for the bottled mineral water brand Rosbacher hav...

23 Jun 2014 09:45
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2014 Austrian Grand Prix - FP3 Report: Bottas quickest overall, Button suffers brake issues
The sun was breaking through the clouds as the final Free Practice session of the weekend got underway. It was reasonably hot by the mountains with an Air Temperature of 14 degr...

21 Jun 2014 12:08
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US businessman buys 5pc Williams stake from Wolff
Williams has a new co-owner. Ever since he bought into Mercedes and became the Brackley squad's team boss, Toto Wolff has been looking to sell his 15 per cent Williams stake. ...

20 Jun 2014 15:35
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Ecclestone to respect existing contract with Hockenheim
Bernie Ecclestone has played down the threat to Hockenheim's future on the F1 calendar. The track's current contract is for a race this July, and then again in 2016 and 2018, as...

20 Jun 2014 14:56
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McLaren not looking for a new driver for 2015
The 'silly season' is yet to hit its highest gear in 2014. Two early protagonists, Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton, spent time on Thursday dismissing the rumblings about their...

20 Jun 2014 14:03
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Mercedes driver tension continues to simmer
The tension between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg is continuing to simmer on the back boiler. The pot boiled over spectacularly in Monaco, where Briton Hamilton's behaviour wa...

20 Jun 2014 12:48
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Montezemolo denies threatening to pull Ferrari out of F1
Luca di Montezemolo on Friday hit reverse gear, after he was quoted as having threatened to pull Ferrari out of formula one. The Italian marque's president made the clear warnin...

20 Jun 2014 12:09
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Mercedes, Ferrari train with titanium plates to create sparks
Hot on the heels of the exhaust 'megaphone', F1 is now courting more controversy with its latest push to spice up the show. Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has been the lo...

20 Jun 2014 11:21
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FIA vows to ease approach to judge racing incidents
A big talking point in Austria on Thursday was the continuing feud between Felipe Massa and Sergio Perez. The pair crashed and ended their Canadian grand prix in hospital, where...

20 Jun 2014 10:54
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Team members and media stuck in traffic jam in Austria
The Red Bull Ring's first grand prix weekend got off to a sluggish start, when members of the teams and media got stuck in a huge traffic jam. McLaren chiefs Eric Boullier and S...

20 Jun 2014 10:11
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'Keep fighting Michael' sticker to stay on Mercedes
The words 'Keep fighting Michael' are to remain on Mercedes' dominant F1 car. The German squad - F1 legend Michael Schumacher's last grand prix team during his 2010-2012 comebac...

19 Jun 2014 17:13
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There are always 'alternatives' to Renault, of course - Red Bull
Red Bull will decide after its home Austrian grand prix this weekend if it will continue with Renault power into the future. That is the claim of team owner and supremo Dietrich...

19 Jun 2014 15:51
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Almost every cost-saving proposal rejected by F1 Commission
F1 failed to make significant cost-saving progress at a meeting on Wednesday, Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports. Earlier, it was reported that the F1 Commission - involving...

19 Jun 2014 15:02
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Austria 2014 preview quotes: Marussia F1 Team
Round 8 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship, the Formula 1 Grosser Preis von Österreich 2014, marks the return of the sport to Europe for the run of six rounds before the f...

19 Jun 2014 14:48
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Title will be difficult for this year - Ricciardo
While the Mercedes duo tussle for title spoils, a very different battle is raging within Red Bull. World champion for the last four seasons consecutively, Sebastian Vettel is no...

19 Jun 2014 13:26
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F1 Commision in crucial meetings before Austria GP
Crucial talks about the future of formula one are speeding ahead. Between the Canadian and Austrian grands prix, team bosses, FIA president Jean Todt and Bernie Ecclestone repor...

19 Jun 2014 12:48
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'F1 must look over its shoulder at new Formula E'
According to the Times newspaper, F1 must look over its shoulder at the new 'formula E' series that is rapidly gaining credibility. The latest name attracting headlines for the ...

19 Jun 2014 12:15
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Austria 2014 preview quotes: Caterham F1 Team
Kamui Kobayashi: "The Red Bull Ring is a completely new circuit for me. I've seen a lot of on-boards of the track and it'll be a good challenge. It's quick, some of it really fa...

19 Jun 2014 11:55
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Video: A lap onboard around Red Bull Ring with Villeneuve
The Red Bull Ring hosts the Grand Prix of Austria this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Jacques Villeneuve around that track. ...

19 Jun 2014 11:26
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Rosberg and Hamilton take 'mind games' into Austria
The psychological battle between title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg is now racing into Austria. The war between the Mercedes stars imploded in Monaco, where Rosberg wo...

19 Jun 2014 10:44
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Hockenheim contract 'has no exit clause'
Hockenheim's F1 future is up in the air.bThe circuit has a contract with Bernie Ecclestone until 2018, whereby it annually alternates the German grand prix with the Nurburgring....

19 Jun 2014 09:29
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Marussia offers Leimer chance to progress to F1
Fabio Leimer is at F1's crossroads. The reigning GP2 champion missed out on a race seat on this year's grid, but Tages-Anzeiger newspaper says he now has a solid offer on the ta...

18 Jun 2014 16:37
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Austria 2014 preview quotes: Scuderia Toro Rosso
Jean-Eric Vergne: "I have never raced at this track before, but I did drive it last year in a Formula 1 Show Car run for Red Bull at a Renault World Series event. I remember the...

18 Jun 2014 14:03
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'Michael Schumacher drifting in and out of consciousness'
The hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland, has admitted F1 legend Michael Schumacher could be there for the "long haul". News that the great German had left Grenoble, where he has b...

18 Jun 2014 13:10
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Steiner denies rumours about rift with Gene Haas
Gunther Steiner has denied rumours that a rift with team owner Gene Haas is endangering the entire F1 project. The rumours in the Italian press hinted that arguments between tea...

18 Jun 2014 12:13
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Austria 2014 preview quotes: Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: "Montreal was a bit of a strange one for me. I felt I had the pace right from the beginning of the weekend, but things just never quite came together. It's frust...

18 Jun 2014 11:45
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Hockenheim furious about losing F1: "This is scandalous"
Bernie Ecclestone could terminate Hockenheim's contract, as he looks to secure the long-term future of formula one in Germany. Currently, Hockenheim - to host the German grand p...

18 Jun 2014 10:58
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Ferrari made Newey an 'absurd' offer - Marko
Red Bull has directly contradicted Ferrari's claim that the Italian team never tried to secure the services of Adrian Newey. Following weeks of speculation about the hugely-rate...

18 Jun 2014 09:42
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Austria 2014 preview quotes: Pirelli
The Austrian Grand Prix last appeared on the Formula One calendar in 2003, at the A1 Ring. Eleven years later, the track has been modified and now returns as the Red Bull Ring f...

17 Jun 2014 13:50
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Doctors urge caution after Schumacher 'good news'
Doctors have urged caution following Monday's official news that Michael Schumacher is no longer in a coma. Lewis Hamilton summed up the mood of almost the entire world when he ...

17 Jun 2014 13:03
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Disagreements could lead to Steiner departure from Haas
An alternative to Danica Patrick is a 'pay driver', F1's newest team owner Gene Haas has admitted. Earlier, American Haas said the world's most famous female driver, who already...

17 Jun 2014 12:09
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Lotus PR employee 'sacked' over 'unauthorised' tweet
A Lotus employee has revealed he was fired for posting a 'tweet' on the F1 team's official social networking account earlier in 2014. In February, as the winter olympics began i...

17 Jun 2014 11:30
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Nurburgring agrees to host F1 race each year until 2019
The fabled Nurburgring is set to ramp up its presence on the F1 calendar. Currently, the circuit and another German venue, Hockenheim, annually alternate a single spot on the sp...

17 Jun 2014 10:52
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Mixed emotions after Monday's Schumacher news
News on Monday that Michael Schumacher is out of his coma and hospital met a mixed reaction. Overwhelmingly, the response was positive, with figures like Ferrari's Fernando Alon...

17 Jun 2014 09:27
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Austria 2014 preview quotes: Sauber
After a long break, Formula One and the Sauber F1 Team return to Spielberg. The last Formula One Grand Prix in Styria took place in 2003, so the Austrian Grand Prix will celebra...

16 Jun 2014 15:18
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Vettel just needs some time to deal with the car - Webber
Mark Webber has tipped his last F1 teammate Sebastian Vettel to eventually return to the top of the sport. Off the back of his four consecutive titles, German Vettel has struggl...

16 Jun 2014 13:45
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Ferrari wants meeting to discuss future of F1
Hot on the heels of Ferrari's latest quit threat, Luca di Montezemolo has called for a meeting to discuss the future of formula one. Last Friday, the iconic Italian team's presi...

16 Jun 2014 12:50
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Forza Rossa still waiting for formal response from FIA
Forza Rossa is still yet to receive a "formal response" from the FIA regarding its application to enter formula one. It was reported recently that, on the heels of Nascar team c...

16 Jun 2014 12:12
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Official: Michael Schumacher out of his coma!
A brief statement issued this morning - and clearly in reaction to some of the highly speculative media reports over the last few days - reads: "Michael has left the CHU Gren...

16 Jun 2014 11:53
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Danica Patrick would 'certainly listen' to offer from Haas
Danica Patrick has refused to rule out entering formula one in 2016. Gene Haas, F1's newest team owner, has said the world's most famous female racer "would be the dream driver"...

16 Jun 2014 10:31
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Button recovering from allergic reaction after wasp sting
McLaren driver Jenson Button is currently recovering from a wasp sting. The Briton pulled out of appearing in person on a BBC chat show last Friday after suffering an allergic r...

16 Jun 2014 09:41
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Mercedes knows exactly what caused Canada problems
Mercedes already understands the issue that in Canada ended the dominant team's run of one-two victories. In Montreal, championship leader Nico Rosberg fell to second behind F1'...

13 Jun 2014 12:09
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Caterham could be absent when F1 returns to Austria
Caterham's F1 foray could be coming to an immediate halt, if the latest rumours are to be believed. A couple of weeks ago, team owner Tony Fernandes - who has been notably absen...

13 Jun 2014 11:41
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We already have two of the best drivers in F1 - Wolff
Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg will remain paired at Mercedes for at least the next two years. That is the claim of boss and team co-owner Toto Wolff, on the heels of a wave of...

13 Jun 2014 11:18
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'New star' Ricciardo can be world champion - Berger
Daniel Ricciardo is world championship material, according to F1 legend Gerhard Berger. Berger, a former race winner for McLaren and Ferrari, said he has been impressed with the...

13 Jun 2014 10:32
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Schumacher moved to rehabilitation unit in Grenoble hospital
Michael Schumacher has been moved to a special rehabilitation unit at the hospital in Grenoble, according to the German weekly newsmagazine Bunte. Last week, a private German re...

13 Jun 2014 09:39
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Hamilton spotted visiting Ferrari headquarters in Maranello
Lewis Hamilton has been spotted this week visiting Ferrari's Maranello headquarters. Reports of the Mercedes driver and 2008 world champion's visit were carried by authoritative...

13 Jun 2014 08:27
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Mercedes considers Canada as good 'wake-up call'
Canada was a spanner in the works in Mercedes' otherwise flawless 2014 campaign. Until both Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton struck technical trouble aboard their silver W05s in ...

12 Jun 2014 12:49
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Even 2014 title may not be out of reach for Ricciardo
The title could be the next target for F1's newest race winner. Impressive Red Bull newcomer Daniel Ricciardo drove past Mercedes' technical trouble in Canada last weekend to re...

12 Jun 2014 12:10
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No miracles for Ferrari in the short term - Montezemolo
Ferrari is turning its attention towards 2015, president Luca di Montezemolo has hinted. Having faltered at the very start of the new era of turbo V6 engines, the fabled Italian...

12 Jun 2014 11:06
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Magny Cours still 'discussing' F1 return with FOM
Talks to take formula one back to France are still on, according to Magny Cours boss Serge Saulnier. Last month, Saulnier said: "If the will of a number of people is confirmed i...

12 Jun 2014 09:29
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Alonso not in our plans for 'short term' - Mercedes
Toto Wolff has dismissed reports Mercedes could be eyeing a future with Fernando Alonso. When rumours of the German marque's flirtation with the obviously frustrated Ferrari dri...

12 Jun 2014 08:50
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Briatore worried about health of Michael Schumacher
Flavio Briatore admits he is worried about the health of his former champion, Michael Schumacher. In the mid 90s, as the boss and number 1 driver of the Benetton team, the pair ...

11 Jun 2014 12:13
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Adrian Newey 'keen' to join $130m America's Cup bid
Famous British sailor Sir Ben Ainslie has admitted Adrian Newey could play a key role in his America's Cup yachting project. Newey, the highest paid and most highly regarded eng...

11 Jun 2014 11:36
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Ecclestone not overly worried about TV ratings decline
F1's television ratings in key markets are strikingly down in 2014. Writing in the Spanish sports daily Marca, correspondent Miguel Sanz said the most worrying figures are comin...

11 Jun 2014 10:04
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Mercedes' Cowell also turned down an offer from Ferrari
Ferrari is paying a dear price for its geographical location, according to Flavio Briatore. Last month, former Benetton and Renault chief Briatore said the fabled Maranello team...

11 Jun 2014 08:29
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Renault not on our list - Haas Formula
It is "too early" to be linking Danica Patrick with F1's newest team, the 2016 debutant Haas. American Patrick, the world's most famous female racing driver, already drives for ...

10 Jun 2014 12:11
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Red Bull takes up option on Ricciardo contract for 2015
Daniel Ricciardo will definitely still be at the wheel of a Red Bull in 2015, according to Germany's Sport Bild. Correspondents Ralf Bach and Bianca Garloff claim an option on t...

10 Jun 2014 11:36
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No Mercedes team orders despite Canada problems
Mercedes is not imposing team orders, even though the dominant team's winning streak ended in Canada. At the wheel of the W05, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton were just as domin...

10 Jun 2014 10:44
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Ferrari could announce Le Mans protoytype foray
Ferrari could be set to announce a Le Mans prototype foray. It is already known that the Maranello marque's lead formula one driver, Fernando Alonso, will be the special guest s...

10 Jun 2014 09:53
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McLaren, Red Bull reach settlement over Fallows
A legal dispute between Red Bull and McLaren is now over. Earlier, McLaren supremo Ron Dennis was threatening to take the reigning world champions to court, after he signed Dan ...

10 Jun 2014 08:42
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2014 Canadian Grand Prix - Race Report: Ricciardo takes the win, Mercedes falter whilst Perez and Massa crash
With perfect weather conditions and barely a cloud in the sky, the Canadian Grand Prix was set to be a cracker, with temperatures expected to reach up to 30 degrees Celsius, a W...

08 Jun 2014 21:58
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Predict and win cash with the World Cup 2014 (1st prize is 2,500 €)
The countdown started to the first match on Thursday, June 12th in São Paulo. At 22.00 hours CET Brazil and Croatia start with the openings match of the World Cup 2014. The 3...

07 Jun 2014 13:42
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Red Bull will have Renault engines in 2015 - Horner
Red Bull boss Christian Horner has announced that the reigning world champions are staying with Renault power in 2015. In recent days, the team's more outspoken director, Dr Hel...

06 Jun 2014 20:13
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Pirelli reveals tyre nominations for upcoming Grands Prix
Pirelli has announced the next four tyre nominations for the Grands Prix held in Austria, Great Britain, Germany and Hungary. For the all-new Austrian Grand Prix, Pirelli wil...

06 Jun 2014 16:26
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Ferrari, Renault won't keep up with us on the straights - Hamilton
Even Montreal favourite Lewis Hamilton admits Mercedes will be almost unbeatable this weekend. Challengers Red Bull looked closer to the pace at tight and twisty Monaco, but on ...

06 Jun 2014 14:35
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No more time to lose for Vettel in 2014 - Newey
World champion Sebastian Vettel has been told to step on the gas by Red Bull's technical 'genius' Adrian Newey. German Vettel has borne the brunt of the team's reliability troub...

06 Jun 2014 13:41
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Ferrari must not compromise 2015 project - Alonso
Ferrari is already turning its attention to 2015. That is the claim of the Italian team's lead driver Fernando Alonso, after his teammate Kimi Raikkonen recently ruled out his c...

06 Jun 2014 12:58
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New Canada GP contract announcement imminent

Canada looks set to hold on to its popular place on the annual F1 schedule. Montreal race promoter Francois Dumontier has sounded alarmed in recent weeks and months, as the back...

06 Jun 2014 12:12
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