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Ecclestone admits new sound louder than he thought
Bernie Ecclestone admitted on Friday that F1's new-generation cars are actually louder than he first thought. The F1 chief executive did not attend any of the pre-season tests o...

28 Mar 2014 11:38
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Easier to win lottery than to say who will win - Alesi
It is almost impossible to predict the outcome of this year's world championship. That is the view of former F1 driver Jean Alesi, who thinks the pecking order in the sport's al...

28 Mar 2014 10:23
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Kobayashi considers 'submarining' noses a serious problem
Kamui Kobayashi has confirmed he is worried about the safety of this year's low nose designs. Before the season began, Red Bull designer Adrian Newey expressed concern about the...

28 Mar 2014 09:17
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2014 Malaysia Grand Prix - FP2 Report: Rosberg quickest, Williams and Ferrari look promising
FP2 got underway in Malaysia with the threat of rain abating for the time being, although it was cloudy leading to speculation that it may change later on with a predicted 40% c...

28 Mar 2014 08:44
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McLaren MP4-29 features 'Esso' branding in Malaysia
Two weeks ago in Melbourne, McLaren said the prominent 'Mobil' branding on the sidepods of its 2014 car was a one-off. The British team, yet to sign a replacement for departed t...

28 Mar 2014 07:27
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2014 Malaysia Grand Prix - FP1 Report: Hamilton quickest, Lotus struggling again
After reports of potential rain, the Sepang International Circuit was bone dry for the first practice session of the weekend. There were not many people in the grand stands but ...

28 Mar 2014 04:37
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2014 Malaysia Grand Prix - Weather Forecast
The weather is set to play a crucial part in the Malaysia Grand Prix this year, with rain and thunderstorms predicted for all three days of running. Friday has a 60% chance o...

27 Mar 2014 16:24
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Button doesn't like sound of moaning Vettel
Sebastian Vettel on Thursday admitted a dubious weather forecast for the Malaysian grand prix is making him excited, not nervous. "Daniel (Ricciardo) showed in Melbourne that th...

27 Mar 2014 16:04
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F1 has evolved into endurance racing - Panis
F1 veteran Olivier Panis has admitted he is no fan of the 'new' F1. "Honestly, yes," he answered when asked by France's sport365 if the 2014 opener in Melbourne left him feeling...

27 Mar 2014 14:49
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Horner not ruling out more fuel-flow 'arguments'
Team boss Christian Horner is not ruling out more fuel-flow controversy for the next two race weekends in Malaysia and Bahrain. Red Bull's appeal against the Daniel Ricciardo di...

27 Mar 2014 13:27
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Mercedes switch a conscious decision for Williams - boss
Claire Williams has denied the British team simply lucked into being powered by the best F1 engine for the sport's new turbo V6 era. Having struggled to just ninth in the 2013 s...

27 Mar 2014 12:11
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Schu manager hits back at F1 doctor Hartstein's pessimism
Michael Schumacher's manager has hit back at claims 'really bad news' about the F1 legend is now just around the corner. Former F1 doctor Gary Hartstein claimed that, more than ...

27 Mar 2014 11:33
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Alonso trying to get Ferrari to rally around him - Villeneuve
Fernando Alonso is working hard to "destroy" his new teammate Kimi Raikkonen. That is the view of F1's outspoken 1997 title winner Jacques Villeneuve, who acknowledged that the ...

27 Mar 2014 10:40
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No engine deal forced Stefanovich to withdraw F1 bid
Zoran Stefanovich has admitted he had to withdraw his bid to enter formula one in 2015 because he could not agree an engine deal. Alongside Gene Haas and Colin Kolles' separate ...

27 Mar 2014 10:10
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Video: A lap around Sepang onboard with Ricciardo
Sepang International Circuit hosts the Malaysian Grand Prix this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap with Daniel Ricciardo onboard around that track. ...

27 Mar 2014 09:42
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'Great' Vettel finally scoops up Laureus award
Sebastian Vettel has finally won the coveted Laureus world sportsman of the year award. It was the Red Bull driver's fifth nomination since he began to dominate formula one with...

27 Mar 2014 08:27
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Tom Brooks: The new sound of Formula 1, good or bad?
The hot topic after Australia has to be the sound debate. Complaints have come thick and fast from the arm-chair warriors who would prefer to spend their time complaining rather...

26 Mar 2014 23:19
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2014 Malaysia Grand Prix - Preview
The second round of the Championship means that we progress onwards to Malaysia, the home of the Petronas Towers, beautiful landscapes and of course, Alex Yoong, the country’s...

26 Mar 2014 13:14
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Mercedes to run with tribute for flight MH370
This weekend's F1 race is going ahead, despite confirmation the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 almost certainly crashed into the ocean. Amid the almost three-week myst...

26 Mar 2014 12:53
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Former F1 doctor prepared for 'really bad news' about Schu
Former F1 doctor Gary Hartstein thinks it is unlikely Michael Schumacher will recover after more than 12 weeks in a coma and counting. The German legend has been in his hospital...

26 Mar 2014 12:08
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Montagny doubts Lotus can overcome loss of staff
Franck Montagny has made a bleak assessment not only of ailing Lotus' 2014 prospects, but also Williams' chances of mounting a title challenge this season. Lotus' campaign so fa...

26 Mar 2014 11:24
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Sepang boss not among those who denounce new F1 sound
According to the outspoken Australian Ron Walker, his fellow F1 promoters will speak with "an enormous voice" next week in Bahrain. Walker, fiercely critical of the quieter soun...

26 Mar 2014 10:45
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De Silvestro's chance to race for Sauber 'about 1 per cent'
Simone de Silvestro rates her chances of joining the grand prix grid in 2015 with Sauber as "good". Last month, the Swiss team signed up the 25-year-old Indycar driver, nominati...

26 Mar 2014 09:55
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Renault has most of the issues 'fixed' for Malaysia
Troubled engine supplier Renault is expecting to grapple with more "issues" in Malaysia this weekend. After a disastrous winter season, the French marque had improved its new tu...

26 Mar 2014 09:03
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Only alternative is to make our own engine - Red Bull
The only missing link in Red Bull's title campaign for 2014 is a 'state of the art' engine. That is the view of billionaire team owner Dietrich Mateschitz, who told the Austrian...

25 Mar 2014 16:45
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Malaysia 2014 preview quotes: Marussia F1 Team
The second race of the new season sees the sport making the first of four visits to the Far East for Round 2 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship, the 2014 Formula 1 Petronas...

25 Mar 2014 15:36
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Sirotkin plans to get F1 license in Sauber test
Sergey Sirotkin will put his F1 plans back on track once he obtains a superlicense. Amid Sauber's financial crisis of 2013, the Swiss team appeared to be rushing the teen to the...

25 Mar 2014 13:34
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Malaysia 2014 preview quotes: Scuderia Toro Rosso
Jean-Eric Vergne: "It's not one of my favourite tracks to be honest, as I don't feel it has any particularly challenging characteristics. The best thing about this race is its u...

25 Mar 2014 12:42
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Lauda: "Formula 1 is completely on the right track"
Niki Lauda has hit back at the critics who are slamming the revolutionary new face of formula one. Ron Walker, the Australian grand prix chief who is a key Bernie Ecclestone all...

25 Mar 2014 12:14
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Designer does not think Mercedes will dominate entire season
Mercedes designer Aldo Costa says he doubts his W05 will dominate the entire 2014 season. Lewis Hamilton took pole with the new silver single seater and Nico Rosberg dominated t...

25 Mar 2014 11:46
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Marussia hopes Red Bull Racing appeal fails
Marussia chief Graeme Lowdon thinks Red Bull should have accepted Daniel Ricciardo's disqualification from the Australian grand prix. Actually, the reigning world champions plan...

25 Mar 2014 11:03
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Renault scraps Alpine joint venture with Caterham
Caterham and its F1 engine partner Renault have reportedly axed a joint venture to produce road-going sports cars. It was announced in late 2012 that the collaboration would inv...

25 Mar 2014 10:14
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Malaysia 2014 preview quotes: Williams
Being a British-based team, the weather in Malaysia is never far from our minds. The heat and humidity can be stifling at Sepang, which makes the weekend tough for everyone. The...

25 Mar 2014 09:53
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Melbourne pace gives us hope - Vettel
World champion Sebastian Vettel has admitted he was surprised when Red Bull was competitive as the 2014 season kicked off. Team boss Christian Horner has this week been quoted e...

25 Mar 2014 08:29
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Malaysia 2014 preview quotes: Pirelli
The new world of Formula One, with its new tyres, faces its toughest test yet in Malaysia: a circuit well-known for abrasive asphalt and extreme weather, which ranges from inten...

24 Mar 2014 16:11
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Only time Ferrari did well was with Schumacher - Montoya
The missing link at Ferrari is Michael Schumacher. That is the claim of Juan Pablo Montoya, a rival of the great seven time world champion who currently lies seriously injured i...

24 Mar 2014 15:46
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Todt urges Ferrari team boss to ignore criticism
Jean Todt has urged his Ferrari successor to buck the criticism and keep pushing Ferrari to the front in formula one. Before Todt - currently the FIA president - handed over Mar...

24 Mar 2014 14:59
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Newey's fears of 'submarining' with new noses realised
Adrian Newey's pre-season fears about 'submarining' formula one cars may have been realised. Red Bull's criticism of F1's all-new era had to be heard amid the depth of the reign...

24 Mar 2014 14:21
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Malaysia 2014 preview quotes: Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: "Malaysia is a stunning country and I always enjoy coming here. The fans are fantastic and it also forms one of three home races for the team alongside Germany a...

24 Mar 2014 13:34
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Jan Magnussen can't wait to watch his son in Malaysia
Jan Magnussen will be in Malaysia this weekend. The former McLaren and Stewart driver missed his son Kevin's sensational podium on debut in Melbourne because he was racing a spo...

24 Mar 2014 12:49
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FIA open to making engines louder, less fuel-efficient - Todt
The FIA is not closed-minded about making its brave new engines louder and less fuel-efficient, president Jean Todt has revealed. The low-profile Frenchman made the comments to ...

24 Mar 2014 12:07
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Mercedes' efforts to save Hamilton's engine paid off
Lewis Hamilton's 2014 title campaign is still on track. The Melbourne polesitter had to retire at Albert Park after his Mercedes engine - among a mere allocation of just five fo...

24 Mar 2014 11:24
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Controversy as Ferrari checks in at hotel in Malaysia
A controversy has erupted after relatives of passengers on the missing Malaysia airlines flight had to change hotels when the Ferrari team touched down for this weekend's Malays...

24 Mar 2014 10:42
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'Clear limit' to what Red Bull can accept - Mateschitz
Dietrich Mateschitz has warned that his company, the energy drink Red Bull, is not infinitely committed to formula one. The Austrian billionaire's comments come as his premier F...

24 Mar 2014 09:56
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Stefanovich in talks to take over Marussia's place on F1 grid
Zoran Stefanovich, who tried and failed to enter the sport with defunct Toyota's assets in 2010, is back on the cusp of formula one. Although it is believed the Serbian has with...

24 Mar 2014 08:41
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Red Bull Racing appeal will take place April 14
Red Bull's appeal against the Daniel Ricciardo disqualification will take place in Paris a week after the Bahrain Grand Prix, the FIA announced late on Friday. "The decision...

22 Mar 2014 21:27
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Grosjean: "Lotus needs more staff"
Lotus needs to recruit staff following a disastrous start to the 2014 season, team driver Romain Grosjean says. Although competitive, the Enstone based team had a dire end to...

22 Mar 2014 16:12
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Malaysia 2014 preview quotes: Sauber
After a rather difficult opening to the season in Melbourne, the Sauber F1 Team looks forward to the second round of the 2014 FIA Formula One World Championship from 28th to 30t...

21 Mar 2014 16:02
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Malaysia 2014 preview quotes: Caterham F1 Team
Kamui Kobayashi: "The second race of the year is Malaysia and it's our team's first home race of the year, so it's going to be a good week! I've obviously raced there a few time...

21 Mar 2014 14:31
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Red Bull Racing appeal could take 'several weeks'
It could be "several weeks" before the outcome of Red Bull's appeal against the Daniel Ricciardo disqualification is known. On Thursday, the reigning world champions lodged the ...

21 Mar 2014 13:59
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'Schumacher has lost a quarter of his bodyweight'
An expert has admitted he is alarmed by reports Michael Schumacher has lost a quarter of his bodyweight whilst laying comatose in France. Although the great German's family, man...

21 Mar 2014 11:36
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Rivals think Mercedes has more tricks up their sleeve
Mercedes' advantage over its 2014 rivals might be bigger than is currently thought. Nico Rosberg won the Melbourne race with a half-minute advantage, but Ferrari's Fernando Alon...

21 Mar 2014 10:44
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Melbourne GP promotor Ron Walker steps down
The long-serving chairman of Australia's grand prix in Melbourne is stepping down. Ron Walker, a stalwart of the almost twenty-year-old Albert Park race and a close friend and p...

21 Mar 2014 09:27
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Red Bull formally lodges appael against Ricciardo exclusion
Red Bull is definitely appealing Daniel Ricciardo's disqualification from the Australian grand prix. Immediately after the Melbourne stewards' verdict was published, boss Christ...

21 Mar 2014 08:36
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Lowe talks initially about bringing him to Williams - Wolff
Toto Wolff has revealed his negotiations with Paddy Lowe were initially about wooing the former McLaren technical boss to Williams. In 2012, Wolff was Williams' executive direct...

20 Mar 2014 15:56
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Debate about engine noise is absurd - Lauda
It is "absurd" to suggest formula one should urgently turn up the volume of the new turbo V6 engines. That is the view of Mercedes team chairman Niki Lauda, who days ago in Melb...

20 Mar 2014 14:35
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McLaren chimes in on fuel flow sensor controversy
McLaren has chimed in on the fuel flow controversy. After Daniel Ricciardo was disqualified in Melbourne, Red Bull argued that it went its own way with the new fuel consumption ...

20 Mar 2014 13:07
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Flavio Briatore slams the new face of Formula 1
Former team boss Flavio Briatore has slammed the new face of formula one. The 63-year-old Italian, absent from F1 in the wake of the 'crashgate' scandal, said he watched the Mel...

20 Mar 2014 12:14
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Rivals begin chase to catch dominant Mercedes
Given Mercedes' dominance in Australia, the German marque's rivals have now begun their chase. Second on the road in Melbourne was the later-disqualified Red Bull of Daniel Ricc...

20 Mar 2014 11:36
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Teams seeking to create efficient cooling for Malaysia
'Cooling' will be the buzzword in Malaysia, according to Mercedes. The German marque dominated in Melbourne, but Sepang is always among the very hottest destinations on the F1 c...

20 Mar 2014 10:40
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Williams not settling for second best behind Mercedes
Williams remains one of the top favourites in 2014, despite the events in Melbourne. Piloted by Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas, the new Mercedes-powered FW36 was a standout of...

20 Mar 2014 09:47
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De la Rosa wants to step down as GPDA president
Pedro de la Rosa wants to step down as president of the F1 drivers' association, the GPDA. Speed Week said the Ferrari reserve driver's decision became clear last weekend in Aus...

20 Mar 2014 08:26
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No new driver era, just a new wave of youngsters - Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton has baulked at claims a new guard is sweeping into power in formula one. After the V6 era kicked off in Melbourne, podium debutant Kevin Magnussen was hailed as M...

19 Mar 2014 16:28
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Rosberg now knows how Vettel must have felt last year
Nico Rosberg on Wednesday vowed not to get ahead of himself, despite admitting he likes the taste of F1 dominance. Quadruple consecutive world champion Sebastian Vettel's eight-...

19 Mar 2014 15:45
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Ecclestone admits he is thinking about retiring
Bernie Ecclestone has admitted 2014 could be his last at the helm of formula one. And he insists that is not because of the Gerhard Gribkowsky corruption scandal, that if found ...

19 Mar 2014 13:30
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Honda duo on a mission to 'learn and observe' at 2014 races
Almost unnoticed in the Albert Park paddock last weekend strolled two Japanese with very big plans. Speed Week correspondent Mathias Brunner reports that Yasuhisa Arai, Honda's ...

19 Mar 2014 12:07
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Mercedes power unit producing up to 900hp
Mercedes' new field-leading turbo V6 engine could be producing much more horse power than was earlier believed. Before travelling to Melbourne, team chairman Niki Lauda revealed...

19 Mar 2014 11:27
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'New Ferrari V6 turbo engine weighs too much'
One of Ferrari's main problems is that its all-new 2014 engine is overweight. That is the claim of the German magazine Auto Motor und Sport, who said customers Sauber and Maruss...

19 Mar 2014 10:13
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Engine makers have obligation to make F1 loud - Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone says it is up to F1's three engine suppliers to make the sport loud again. "They made them quiet, now they can make them loud again," the F1 chief executive sa...

19 Mar 2014 09:30
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Fuel flow sensor supplier distances itself from cheat controversy

The supplier of F1's mandatory new fuel flow sensor has distanced itself from the Red Bull cheat controversy. The reigning world champion team pointed a clear finger of blame at...

19 Mar 2014 08:41
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