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F1 drivers mourn another death after De Villota
Following the sad news about Maria de Villota, the F1 world is mourning yet another death. "Always enjoyed watching him drive at the F1 weekends," Mark Webber rued on Twitter, r...

16 Oct 2013 09:27
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Van der Garde's father-in-law shows interest in Williams shares
Caterham driver Giedo van der Garde's future father-in-law is considering buying into the Williams team. That is the claim of the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, who said Marcel B...

16 Oct 2013 08:09
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Lotus Long Wheelbase Produces Double Podium Finish
It's easy to get caught up in the affairs of drivers and teams as they all scramble to make certain they have the best over-all team as possible for the 2014 Championship run. B...

15 Oct 2013 22:25
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Manager Hulkenberg: "2014 deal not signed yet"
Nico Hulkenberg, the new key to unlocking the remainder of the 2014 'silly season', has not signed a deal yet. That was the claim on Tuesday of his manager Werner Heinz, amid r...

15 Oct 2013 19:55
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McLaren/Red Bull Battle Over Aerodynamicist
In a turn of events that surprised many, McLaren Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh has announced the signing of former McLaren employee and current Infinity/Red Bull lead aerodyna...

15 Oct 2013 18:01
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Hamilton expects Vettel to win all remaining races
With Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull easing to the titles at a canter, the biggest remaining importance of 2013 is the lucrative battle for second in the constructors' championshi...

15 Oct 2013 13:58
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Force India badly hurt by Pirelli as Sauber is boosted
Force India has hit back at claims it is being outclassed by Sauber at the tail end of the 2013 season. When the season began, Nico Hulkenberg looked to have made a grave error ...

15 Oct 2013 12:15
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Domenicali says Ferrari's problem 'is not Domenicali'
Ferrari failed to beat Red Bull for a fourth consecutive time because of "two main factors", according to team boss Stefano Domenicali. Speaking to the Spanish sports newspaper ...

15 Oct 2013 10:22
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Video: Episode 15 of Sauber's Cutaway Series
Sauber has started with what they call the Cutaway Series. In 15 'shorties', Sauber will pick one particular car part or subject and former Chief Designer Matt Morris, Nico Hül...

15 Oct 2013 09:39
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Boullier: "We choose Hulkenberg for 2014 at Lotus"
Eric Boullier has admitted Nico Hulkenberg is Lotus' "choice" successor for the Ferrari-bound Kimi Raikkonen. Raikkonen recently said he decided to leave the Enstone based team ...

15 Oct 2013 00:03
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Webber Tips Hat to Grosjean
Pole sitter Mark Weber once classifying Romain Grosjean as a "first-lap nutcase", but when the 2013 Japanese Grand Prix was over, he singing a different tune. Surprising the ...

14 Oct 2013 23:19
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Sims Vows to Share Knowledge and Experience
Marketing genius, and former F1 driver Brian Sims vows to be a busy man through his retirement years. When a man spends his working days driving Formula One racers, and then...

14 Oct 2013 19:29
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Chandhok and Karthikeyan re-unite for ROC 2013
India will be represented in the Race Of Champions for the second time after Karun Chandhok and Narain Karthikeyan signed up for ROC 2013, to be held at Bangkoks Rajamangala S...

14 Oct 2013 16:42
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De la Rosa has heard rumours about 'ugly' looking F1 cars
Pedro de la Rosa has heard the paddock whispers about 'ugly'-looking formula one cars in 2014. Adrian Newey, the designer of the dominant Red Bulls of the past few seasons, reve...

14 Oct 2013 16:29
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Brawn wants to be only reference at Mercedes
Ross Brawn has threatened to leave Mercedes if he is not assured his job as team boss is safe. After denying he has already decided to quit, but confirmed talks are taking place...

14 Oct 2013 16:03
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Mercedes vows to catch Renault-powered teams
Mercedes has vowed to catch F1's runaway Renault-powered teams, as it risks losing millions in Concorde Agreement bonus money. Formerly looking set to finish second behind Red B...

14 Oct 2013 14:55
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Pirelli threatens to leave F1 without tyres for 2014
Behind closed doors, Pirelli is stamping its feet as it pushes to prepare for 2014. International reports, including in Spain's El Mundo Deportivo and by Italy's Italiaracing, s...

14 Oct 2013 13:33
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Ferrari plays down Massa's team orders refusal
Ferrari has played down Felipe Massa's refusal to obey a direct team order in Sunday's Japanese grand prix. While running ahead of teammate Fernando Alonso at Suzuka, Brazilian ...

14 Oct 2013 12:12
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McLaren poaches Red Bull's aerodynamics boss
McLaren has confirmed reports Red Bull's aerodynamics boss is heading to Woking. Earlier, we reported rumours Peter Prodromou, described by Auto Motor und Sport as Adrian Newey'...

14 Oct 2013 11:54
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Experts certain Hulkenberg's future is now secure
The hot rumour at Suzuka after Sunday's Japanese grand prix is that Nico Hulkenberg's future is now secure. "The German will team up with (Romain) Grosjean," announced Italy's a...

14 Oct 2013 11:24
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Vettel extended his winning streak to five at Suzuka
The magic number for Sebastian Vettel is five. Winning at Suzuka on Sunday extended the German's winning streak to five races. He joins truly great company -- only legends Micha...

14 Oct 2013 08:48
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Alonso: "Vettel will win 2013 title in the end"
2013's world champion could be crowned on Sunday. "I hope it (the championship) is still exciting when formula one comes to America," former world champion Mario Andretti is quo...

14 Oct 2013 00:07
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Kovalainen: "Serious talks with Caterham about 2014 race return"
Heikki Kovalainen has revealed he is in "serious" talks with Caterham about returning to the F1 grid in 2014. Having been dropped from the race lineup this year, Finn Kovalainen...

13 Oct 2013 18:05
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No penalty for Valencia after breaking F1 contract
Valencia will not be penalised after dropping out of Formula One. We reported a week ago that race official Gonzalo Gobert confirmed the Spanish city, already absent from the 20...

13 Oct 2013 16:34
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Villeneuve: "Vettel has destroyed Webber"
The skills of Sebastian Vettel's teammate have contributed to the reigning world champion's image problem. McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh would not entirely agree with that state...

13 Oct 2013 16:03
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Crash with Marussia led to death of Maria de Villota
Maria de Villota's family have confirmed the testing crash at the wheel of a Marussia last July led to her death on Friday. "Maria left us while she was sleeping as a consequenc...

13 Oct 2013 07:19
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Whitmarsh: "Honda would like to see Alonso at McLaren"
Martin Whitmarsh has admitted Honda would like Fernando Alonso to be powered by its Japanese engines in 2015. The McLaren boss had triggered the Alonso-to-Woking rumours recentl...

13 Oct 2013 07:09
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Sauber: "Sirotkin can be happy after Ferrari test at Fiorano"
Sergey Sirotkin "can be happy" after kicking off his quest for a F1 super licence on Friday. The Russian teen, who will line up as Sauber's 2014 race driver if he qualifies f...

12 Oct 2013 16:50
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Christian Horner: "Fan apologised to me for Vettel booing"
A spectator who booed Sebastian Vettel under the podium in Singapore subsequently wrote to apologise, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has revealed. "He had done it (booed...

12 Oct 2013 16:15
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Domenicali: "Vettel reminds me of the good times with Schumacher"
Stefano Domenicali says the door to Ferrari is open to Sebastian Vettel in the future. German Vettel has won the past three world champions for Red Bull, is cruising to a fourth...

12 Oct 2013 15:05
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Prost: "Lotus won't be a Renault works team"
Renault ambassador Alain Prost has dismissed rumours Lotus could become the French carmaker's works team. Lotus boss Eric Boullier revealed at Suzuka he is discussing "a brandin...

12 Oct 2013 14:28
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Pirelli clamps down on illegal pre-running tyre heating
Pirelli has clamped down on enforcing the operating guidelines of its tyres, amid rumours some teams were not playing along.After the tyre-exploding British grand prix this year...

11 Oct 2013 14:52
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Maria de Villota found dead in a hotel in Seville
Maria de Villota, who lost an eye after a near-fatal F1 testing crash last year, died early on Friday. The 33-year-old Spaniard was found dead in a hotel room in Seville, where ...

11 Oct 2013 13:27
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Hamilton and Rosberg want Brawn to stay as team boss
Mercedes' F1 drivers on Thursday threw their weight behind Ross Brawn, amid rumours their boss is considering stepping down or even switching teams. "He's a great boss," Lewis H...

11 Oct 2013 12:12
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Massa also sets October deadline to secure future in F1
Felipe Massa says he has set the same deadline as Nico Hulkenberg as the Brazilian also looks to secure his future for 2014. German Hulkenberg, believed to be the favourite for ...

11 Oct 2013 11:45
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Newey brands new Red Bull Racing car as 'ugly'
Red Bull designer Adrian Newey has admitted his new car for 2014 is "ugly". "The new Red Bull is ugly. Unfortunately," he is quoted by the German news agency SID. Briton Newey, ...

11 Oct 2013 10:33
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FP2: Vettel in control as others spin and crash
Sebastian Vettel led team mate Mark Webber in a Red Bull one-two in second practice in Japan on Friday afternoon. The world champion lapped Suzuka in 1m 33.852s, making him t...

11 Oct 2013 09:57
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Raikkonen gets new race-engineer at Ferrari
Kimi Raikkonen has answered "we'll see" to speculation he will have to work with a new race engineer in 2014. Reports say Ferrari has decided against bringing engineer Mark Slad...

11 Oct 2013 09:28
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Lotus waiting for investors so it 'can afford' Hulkenberg
Nico Hulkenberg is at the front of queue for 2014 so long as Lotus "can afford him", team boss Eric Boullier admitted on Thursday. Frenchman Boullier said Felipe Massa also has ...

11 Oct 2013 08:49
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Interlagos continues to host Brazilian GP until 2020
Brazil will continue to host a grand prix every year at Interlagos until at least 2020. In July, we reported that Sao Paulo mayor Fernando Haddad had "guaranteed" to Bernie Eccl...

11 Oct 2013 07:54
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FP1: Mercedes has the edge over Red Bull Racing
The Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg led the Red Bull pair of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber in an incident-filled first practice session in Japan on Friday mor...

11 Oct 2013 06:39
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Exploding tyres totally 'unacceptable' - Perez
Sergio Perez has stepped up his attack on F1 tyre supplier Pirelli, after his "explosion" in Korea a few days ago. Pirelli had played down the Mexican's failure, saying it was s...

11 Oct 2013 04:20
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McLaren's Whitmarsh: F1 Headed for Financial Crisis
Many changes are coming in the 2014 Championship Season. The 'silly season' has yet to settle telling us where the drivers will be sitting next year, but for the team owners and...

10 Oct 2013 17:33
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Vettel considers comparisons to Schumacher a compliment
Sebastian Vettel has denied claims his recent dominance can be compared to the height of the Michael Schumacher era. Lewis Hamilton said after Korea that the Red Bull driver's d...

10 Oct 2013 16:22
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New chassis for Webber in Japan after Korea fire
Mark Webber will be using a new Red Bull chassis in Japan this weekend, after his crash and subsequent fire days ago in Korea. Ahead of his fifth-to-last grand prix before switc...

10 Oct 2013 15:56
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Pirelli reveals tyre nominations for final three races
The tyre nominations for the forthcoming grands prix in Abu Dhabi, the United States and Brazil have been announced. In Abu Dhabi, the teams will use the P Zero White medium ...

10 Oct 2013 15:11
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Villeneuve advises Sauber to consider Barrichello
Jacques Villeneuve has urged Sauber to think again after the Swiss team ruled out signing Rubens Barrichello for 2014. Team boss Monisha Kaltenborn in Korea quashed rumours Braz...

10 Oct 2013 14:42
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'No sense' in Red Bull Racing cheat claims - Renault
An engineer working for the team's engine supplier Renault has dismissed reports Red Bull may be cheating its way to a fourth title. Recent reports have cast doubt on the superi...

10 Oct 2013 13:37
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Hulkenberg wants Lotus 'certainty' by the end of October
Nico Hulkenberg on Thursday denied setting Lotus a rigid deadline as he lines up his plans for 2014. The German is currently the hottest property on the driver market, with McLa...

10 Oct 2013 12:13
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Bahrain winter testing could take place at night - report
Some winter testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2014 season could take place at night, Italy's Autosprint reports. It was already known that the Sakhir circuit will host back-to-bac...

10 Oct 2013 11:50
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Newey not trackside for Vettel's possible title win in Japan
Adrian Newey will not be trackside on Sunday if Sebastian Vettel wraps up his fourth consecutive world championship at Suzuka. Germany's Bild newspaper reports that Red Bull's f...

10 Oct 2013 10:41
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Video: A lap onboard around Suzuka with Alonso
Suzuka hosts the Grand Prix of Japan this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Fernando Alonso around that circuit. ...

10 Oct 2013 09:39
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No news, so Brawn exit reports 'surprising' - Wolff
Toto Wolff has described as "surprising" reports team boss Ross Brawn has decided to leave Mercedes. The reports said Brawn told chairman Niki Lauda of his decision in Korea las...

10 Oct 2013 08:54
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Lotus says: Race!
In an era where fans are all too used to team principals and paddock bosses making calls as to who will win or lose a race, leaving drivers to obey or disobey their Team's wishe...

09 Oct 2013 21:20
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'Williams has watertight contract with PDVSA until 2015'
He may have a longer contract, but Williams' Pastor Maldonado is on the move. That is the claim on Wednesday of Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, reporting that the Venezuelan has...

09 Oct 2013 16:35
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Japan 2013 preview quotes: Williams
Xevi Pujolar, Chief Race Engineer: "Suzuka is a unique old-style circuit featuring a trademark figure-of-eight layout, with the back straight passing over the front section via ...

09 Oct 2013 15:20
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Brawn still in talks with Lauda about role at Mercedes
Ross Brawn on Wednesday added his own denial to reports he has decided to leave Mercedes at the end of the season. Chairman Niki Lauda has already played down the reports, sayin...

09 Oct 2013 14:32
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Japan 2013 preview quotes: Caterham F1 Team
Charles Pic: "We go straight to Japan after the Korean race and to one of the best Grands Prix of the whole year. Suzuka is a special place, one of the best circuits of the year...

09 Oct 2013 12:50
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Perez has to prove McLaren he should be retained
McLaren might still be interested in signing Nico Hulkenberg for 2014. After Korea, where the German driver impressed at the wheel of his formerly-uncompetitive Sauber, it was r...

09 Oct 2013 11:41
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Force India can't rule out signing Magnussen for 2014
Force India has not ruled out signing Kevin Magnussen for 2014. The young Dane, whose father Jan contested a race for McLaren in 1995, is being backed by the great British team ...

09 Oct 2013 10:56
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Reports - Red Bull Racing using KERS for more traction?
Another theory about Sebastian Vettel's late-season dominance has emerged. Rumours in Korea last weekend spoke of a clever but legal engine mapping system aboard his Red Bull th...

09 Oct 2013 10:01
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Alonso calls mathematical title chance 'a miracle'
Fernando Alonso thinks it is "a miracle" he is still even mathematically in the hunt for the 2013 title. Red Bull's dominant Sebastian Vettel will win the title this weekend in ...

09 Oct 2013 08:40
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Teams relaxed about test days in Bahrain for 2014
Bahrain has receded as a weighty political issue in F1, as the sport schedules back-to-back winter tests in the island kingdom. Racing in Bahrain has been a highly controversial...

08 Oct 2013 16:22
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Lotus insists Hulkenberg not too heavy for 2014
Nico Hulkenberg's hopes of moving up the grid in 2014 have received a boost, as he moves into pole position to replace Kimi Raikkonen at Lotus. Red Bull's Christian Horner said ...

08 Oct 2013 15:37
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Sebastien Ogier joins field for Race of Champions 2013
Fresh from becoming World Rally Champion for the first time, Sébastien Ogier has signed up for the 2013 Race Of Champions, to be held at Bangkok's Rajamangala Stadium on the we...

08 Oct 2013 14:51
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Japan 2013 preview quotes: Mercedes
Nico Rosberg: "Suzuka is one of the most exciting circuits of the year and I love racing there. Our car has been fast in high-speed corners this season as we seem to have good d...

08 Oct 2013 13:41
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Hulkenberg will definitely go on in F1 - manager
Fernando Alonso, widely acknowledged as perhaps the best driver in F1 today, has given a boost to Nico Hulkenberg's quest for a 2014 seat. Because he is unsponsored and also arg...

08 Oct 2013 12:12
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No interest in sharing everything on Twitter - Vettel
Sebastian Vettel says he will not try to boost his popularity by jumping on the social media bandwagon. It is has been suggested the almost four-time world champion's unpopulari...

08 Oct 2013 11:35
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Hembery apologised for comments - Alonso
Paul Hembery apologised after hitting back at comments made by Fernando Alonso in Korea last weekend. Spaniard Alonso had questioned the "quality" of Pirelli's 2013 tyres. Pirel...

08 Oct 2013 10:09
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Lauda tries to keep Brawn on board for Mercedes

Mercedes on Monday denied reports Ross Brawn has decided to leave the team at the end of the season. Germany's Sport Bild had said the 58-year-old Briton will hand over as team ...

08 Oct 2013 09:28
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