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Mercedes drivers suggest Monaco 'war' over now
Lewis Hamilton confirmed on Thursday that, after their relationship hit a high-profile low in Monaco, he and teammate Nico Rosberg are now "friends" again. After his Monaco fury...

06 Jun 2014 11:51
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Ecclestone offered to pay back money to prevent trial
Bernie Ecclestone says he offered to pay more than $40 million to stop the Gerhard Gribkowsky bribery affair. Writing in the Independent newspaper, F1 business journalist Christ...

06 Jun 2014 11:02
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Not the right time for McLaren contract talks - Button
Jenson Button says there has been "no progress" recently regarding his contract talks with McLaren. With Kevin Magnussen having debuted for the Woking team in 2014, it has been ...

06 Jun 2014 09:29
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'Rolling road' test would be permitted - Red Bull
Red Bull says a test on a 'rolling road' facility would not be illegal. Earlier, reports suggested Red Bull had tested secretly over six days between the final Bahrain test and ...

06 Jun 2014 08:38
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Gribkowsky asked BayernLB CEO for multi-million bonus
Bernie Ecclestone was not the only man Gerhard Gribkowsky turned to as he sought to make his millions. That is the claim that emerged in a Munich court on Wednesday, as embattle...

05 Jun 2014 16:36
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Domenicali trying to disconnect from the world of F1
Stefano Domenicali has admitted he is contemplating "several very interesting options" for his future. The 49-year-old had worked for Ferrari for almost half of his life when he...

05 Jun 2014 15:48
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Raikkonen just 'a little slower' than Alonso - Allison
Kimi Raikkonen is simply driving "slower" than his Ferrari teammate Fernando Alonso this year. That is the view of the Italian team's technical director James Allison, amid repo...

05 Jun 2014 14:54
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Story about VW was a complete hoax - Marko
Helmut Marko has denied reports he is coaxing the major German carmaker Volkswagen into formula one. Reports last week quoted the Red Bull director as saying the reigning world ...

05 Jun 2014 13:24
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Marshals better trained after fatal incident in 2013
Marshals have been trained more thoroughly than before ahead of this weekend's Canadian grand prix. A year ago in Montreal, F1 was mourning its first fatality in over a decade, ...

05 Jun 2014 12:11
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Most of aero upgrades just cosmetic - Newey
Restrictive rules have slowed the pace of aerodynamic development in formula one. Frustrated aerodynamics 'genius' Adrian Newey told Germany's Auto Motor und Sport that the era ...

05 Jun 2014 11:41
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Canada 2014 preview quotes: Pirelli
Just as was the case for Monaco, the Pirelli P Zero Yellow soft and P Zero Red supersoft tyres have been nominated for the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve: a semi-permanent facility, ...

05 Jun 2014 10:54
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Video: A lap onboard around Montreal with Hamilton
The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal hosts the Grand Prix of Canada this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with late Lewis Hamilton around that track. ...

05 Jun 2014 10:16
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Schumacher not moved to rehab clinic in Germany
A German rehabilitation clinic has denied that one of its current patients is the great Michael Schumacher. The former Ferrari and Mercedes driver's manager Sabine Kehm said in ...

05 Jun 2014 09:43
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Red Bull tested in secret at indoors facility of AVL
Reports of a 'secret Red Bull test' have emerged. Germany's Bild newspaper said the reigning world champion team is alleged to have tested indoors at the Austrian company AVL's ...

05 Jun 2014 08:34
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Vettel says questioning his credentials is 'disrespectful'
Sebastian Vettel says questioning his credentials as a quadruple world champion is "disrespectful". After four consecutive titles successes, culminating in the ultra-dominant se...

04 Jun 2014 16:09
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Force India begins technical partnership with Univa
Sahara Force India is pleased to announce the beginning of a new technical partnership with Univa, a leading provider of automation data management software for large scale comp...

04 Jun 2014 14:52
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Future of popular Canada GP remains in doubt
As the F1 world gathers in Montreal, the future of the popular Canadian grand prix remains in doubt. Two months ago, race promoter Francois Dumontier said it was "urgent" that a...

04 Jun 2014 14:08
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Canada 2014 preview quotes: Scuderia Toro Rosso
Jean-Eric Vergne: "The Gilles Villeneuve circuit is definitely very hard on the cars. I had a very good Grand Prix there last year and I will be trying for a repeat performance ...

04 Jun 2014 12:36
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Witness testifies in support of Ecclestone's blackmail defence
Bernie Ecclestone's claim that he was blackmailed by Gerhard Gribkowsky got a boost in court this week. Gribkowsky has already been jailed in Germany for accepting the F1 suprem...

04 Jun 2014 12:11
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Renault to 'complete' proces to fix F1 crisis in Canada
F1 engine supplier Renault will take stock of its recovery from an early-season technical crisis this weekend in Canada. Ahead of the seventh round of the 2014 season, the Frenc...

04 Jun 2014 11:07
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Forza Rossa has until June 23 to lodge $20m F1 bond
Colin Kolles' new formula one team still has a high hurdle to clear before it can join the grid. Media reports this week have claimed that - like the prospective 2016 outfit Haa...

04 Jun 2014 10:45
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Haas confirms his new F1 team will not debut until 2016
Gene Haas has confirmed reports his new formula one team will not debut until 2016. Recently, it was reported the Nascar team co-owner's 'plan A' for his newly-granted F1 entry ...

04 Jun 2014 09:52
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Canada 2014 preview quotes: Caterham F1 Team
Kamui Kobayashi : "Race seven is Montreal in Canada, one of the most popular races of the year and one where the weather can play a very big part in the race. At the moment the ...

04 Jun 2014 08:43
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F1 cost cutting to hit high gear in June
F1's cost-saving efforts will shift into a higher gear in the month of May. Ever since the powerful 'Strategy Group' teams nixed plans for a mandatory budget cap, the tension wi...

03 Jun 2014 10:41
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Lauda: "Hamilton now accepts Monaco defeat"
Mercedes will impose no "restrictions" on Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, despite their dramatic falling out in Monaco. Briton Hamilton was furious after the fabled street race...

03 Jun 2014 09:28
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FIA to accept new F1 team of Colin Kolles
F1 looks set to have a twelfth team on the grid in 2015. It has already emerged that Nascar team co-owner Gene Haas' US-based F1 project will probably not get up and racing u...

03 Jun 2014 08:47
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Hamilton never worked as hard as Rosberg - kart boss
Fourteen years on, little has changed between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, according to their former karting boss. In 2000, the pair were teammates at mbm.com, the kart team...

02 Jun 2014 16:13
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Canada 2014 preview quotes: Williams
This quick nip across the pond is one of the most popular jaunts on the F1 calendar. Montreal becomes a party town over the grand prix weekend and the townsfolk embrace the spor...

02 Jun 2014 15:42
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Vettel expects engine troubles to emerge later in 2014
Sebastian Vettel has admitted his 2014 troubles are far from over. The world champion said that even if his run of poor reliability ends soon, Renault's early-season crisis will...

02 Jun 2014 14:24
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Canada 2014 preview quotes: Sauber
After the two European races in Barcelona and Monaco, the Sauber F1 Team is once again going to a have longer trip to the Canadian Grand Prix, which will take place from the 6th...

02 Jun 2014 13:42
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Former Ferrari boss resurfaces at Italian MotoGP round
Stefano Domenicali says his heart will "always be red". Red, of course, is the colour of Ferrari, the fabled Italian marque he represented for more than two decades. But Domenic...

02 Jun 2014 12:37
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Sentronics develops new fuel flow sensor for F1
F1 looks set to abolish the troublesome Gill fuel flow sensor. Earlier this season, the sensor was at the centre of Daniel Ricciardo's disputed Melbourne disqualification, with ...

02 Jun 2014 12:13
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Manager dismisses latest Schumacher speculation
Michael Schumacher's manager has dismissed the latest round of speculation about the F1 legend. Media reports in Spain last week quoted Sabine Kehm, Schumacher's manager, as say...

02 Jun 2014 11:54
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New engines fascinating, but 'far too expensive' - Head
F1's new turbo era is "far too expensive", according to Williams co-founder and former technical boss Patrick Head. The 67-year-old Briton told the BBC he thinks the sport has t...

02 Jun 2014 10:57
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Mercedes says Honda has advantage for 2015
Honda has an advantage in being able to concentrate exclusively on 2015. That is the claim of Andy Cowell, who is the engine boss for F1's dominant Mercedes team. This year, the...

02 Jun 2014 09:48
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Promoter admits Russia heading towards night race future
Sochi could be the next night race on the F1 calendar. Despite the unfolding Crimean crisis, tickets for the inaugural Russian grand prix in October have are now on sale. And fo...

02 Jun 2014 08:37
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Red Bull considers billing Renault for 2014 crisis
Red Bull will consider billing its engine supplier Renault, Dr Helmut Marko revealed on Friday. Already this week, the reigning world champion team's outspoken Austrian director...

30 May 2014 15:23
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Canada 2014 preview quotes: Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: "Monaco was another great weekend for the team and I'm so proud of all the hard work the guys put in to make it happen. Of course, from a personal perspective it...

30 May 2014 13:43
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Pirelli president aware of 'negative comments' from drivers
It took twenty years for Pirelli to make the financial decision to re-enter formula one. That is the admission of the Italian tyre maker's president Marco Tronchetti Provera, as...

30 May 2014 11:11
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Boullier working on 'something different' for McLaren
Rumours are continuing to swirl around the McLaren team. In Monaco, former team champion Alain Prost urged the struggling British outfit to "do something a little bit different"...

30 May 2014 09:58
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Alonso still planning to set up a top cycling team
Fernando Alonso spent the day with Italy's major cycling race, the Giro d'Italia. Having worked earlier this week in Ferrari's F1 simulator, the Spaniard headed further north on...

30 May 2014 08:40
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Raikkonen struggles at Ferrari no surprise for Massa
Felipe Massa says he is not surprised Kimi Raikkonen has struggled so much in 2014. The Brazilian is well placed to comment, having partnered both Finn Raikkonen and Fernando Al...

28 May 2014 16:39
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Red Bull Racing flirting with VW engine switch
Red Bull is flirting with a change of engine supplier, according to reports on Wednesday. Dr Helmut Marko has told Germany's Sport Bild that the reigning world champion team wil...

28 May 2014 15:28
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Alesi advises Sauber to ignore Jordan's quit call
Former F1 driver Jean Alesi has urged Peter Sauber to ignore Eddie Jordan's advice. Earlier, after the struggling Swiss team dropped behind backmarker Marussia in the 2014 const...

28 May 2014 14:31
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Honda looking at buying into McLaren
Rumours in Japan suggest Honda is looking at buying into McLaren. After a six year absence, the Japanese car manufacturer is returning to formula one next year, initially as McL...

28 May 2014 13:55
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Pirelli thinks about combining different compounds
Pirelli has answered "we'll see" to the question of staying in formula one beyond its current contract. After an often tumultuous and controversial opening three-year stay as F1...

28 May 2014 12:43
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Hamilton behaviour in Monaco quite 'sub-standard' - Hakkinen
Mika Hakkinen says Lewis Hamilton's behaviour was "sub-standard" in Monaco. 2008 world champion Hamilton accused his Mercedes teammate of deliberately sabotaging his push for po...

28 May 2014 12:11
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Whiting has idea to stop Monaco-style qualifying sagas
Charlie Whiting wants to prevent a repeat of the Monaco qualifying scandal. Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have fallen out spectacularly, after Hamilton accused his Mercedes te...

28 May 2014 11:05
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Sebastian Vettel not giving up on title defence yet
Sebastian Vettel has denied throwing a tantrum after Sunday's Monaco grand prix. It was in the glitzy Principality that the reigning quadruple world champion's 2014 hit a new lo...

28 May 2014 10:39
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Fernandes remains wholly committed to Caterham Group
Tony Fernandes has denied he is selling Caterham, admitting instead that he is seeking new "investment" in the struggling backmarker team. "Despite press rumours to the contrary...

28 May 2014 09:51
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Ferrari puts in new audacious bid for Adrian Newey
Ferrari has not given up on wooing Adrian Newey to Maranello. That is the claim of the authoritative Italian daily La Gazzetta dello Sport, whose correspondent Luigi Perna outli...

28 May 2014 08:40
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Mind games increase chance of Hamilton mistakes - Massa
Monaco was a victory for Nico Rosberg not only on the track, but also in the mind. That is the view of Felipe Massa, who in 2008 only just lost the battle to Hamilton when the B...

27 May 2014 13:16
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Webber-like luck 'can't go on forever' - Vettel
After four consecutive world championships, Sebastian Vettel's fall from grace has been swift in 2014. Although a chassis change after China appeared to have worked for the Germ...

27 May 2014 12:08
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Newey recieved an offer from Mercedes and Ferrari - Marko
Ferrari is reportedly not the only team prepared to pay big money to lure Adrian Newey from Red Bull. In Monaco, Ferrari team boss Marco Mattiacci denied reports he had offered ...

27 May 2014 11:37
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Jordan urges Peter Sauber to stop and sell his F1 team
Eddie Jordan has urged Peter Sauber to follow him into F1 retirement. Actually, having sold his Silverstone based team back in 2005 that today is called Force India, Irishman Jo...

27 May 2014 09:54
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F1 teams show 'plenty of interest' in Max Verstappen

Jos Verstappen was in the Monaco paddock. The 42-year-old Dutchman was a highly popular formula one driver for multiple teams until 2003, including Benetton and Minardi. In 1998...

27 May 2014 08:23
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Ecclestone closes door for French Grand Prix in 2015
Bernie Ecclestone gave a clear "no" when asked if France is on the brink of returning to F1. A week ago, former grand prix venue Magny Cours' boss Serge Saulnier told Infosport:...

26 May 2014 15:03
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F1 needs 'dictator' with clear plan for the future - Briatore
Formula one "needs a dictator", according to the flamboyant former team boss Flavio Briatore. Embroiled in a corruption scandal that could end his reign, F1's current 'supremo',...

26 May 2014 12:12
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Tension is building up within Mercedes - Lauda
Niki Lauda has scolded Lewis Hamilton for not congratulating teammate Nico Rosberg after his second consecutive Monaco win on Sunday. As their clash for the 2014 title exploded ...

26 May 2014 11:49
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Monaco points felt like a victory to me - Bianchi
Marussia crowned its hero Jules Bianchi in Monaco, after the French driver on Sunday delivered the backmarker team its first-ever F1 points. Maintaining the spot in the construc...

26 May 2014 11:01
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'Painful mistake' Gutierrez keeps Sauber pointless
Sauber on Sunday plumbed the depths of its "embarrassing situation", according to veteran Swiss correspondent Roger Benoit. The Hinwil based team has had a dire 2014 season so f...

26 May 2014 09:50
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PDVSA and Maldonado are staying with Lotus - Lopez
Team owner Gerard Lopez has added his denial to reports Lotus could be set to lose its new lucrative PDVSA backing. The Enstone team secured the deal with the state Venezuelan o...

26 May 2014 08:38
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Starting grid Monaco Grand Prix 2014

25 May 2014 12:22
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Rosberg under investigation after turn 5 incident
Nico Rosberg is under investigation for a possible deliberate mistake to cause yellow flags. At the end of Q3, Rosberg locked up and went straight on at Mirabeau but because ...

24 May 2014 15:43
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McLaren looking to make a swoop for Alonso for 2015
Former McLaren and Ferrari driver Alain Prost has some advice for those beleaguered F1 teams -- "do something different". "If you compare them to Red Bull and Mercedes, you see...

24 May 2014 13:52
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EU considering banning alcohol sponsorships in sport
Struggling F1 teams could be dealt another financial blow. There are reports that the European Union is considering banning alcohol sponsorships in sport. Some years ago, F1 had...

24 May 2014 13:30
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Hamilton can snap if something isn't quite right - Rosberg
Nico Rosberg says he feels well equipped for 'mind games' with Lewis Hamilton. With Mercedes so far ahead of any other 2014 rival, the pair look set to joust for the world champ...

23 May 2014 16:41
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Grosjean hits out at 'unsuited' tyres for 2014 cars
Romain Grosjean hit out at Pirelli's "wooden tyres" after practice in Monaco. In fact, this weekend on the Principality's streets, the 2014 'super soft' compound is making its d...

23 May 2014 15:28
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Renault needs a plan for 2015 - Prost
Renault needs to be looking ahead to 2015, according to F1 legend Alain Prost. Although an ambassador for the French engine supplier, Prost does not hide his belief that Renault...

23 May 2014 14:27
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Hamilton open to more 'lively' competition with Rosberg
Lewis Hamilton has hinted he is open to having an even more "lively" rivalry with his teammate and 2014 championship opponent Nico Rosberg. When the duo was first paired togethe...

23 May 2014 13:17
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