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Pirelli calms suggestions F1 will fall to the same pace as F2 in 2021
Formula 1 will not be reduced to the same pace as Formula 2 as a result of the new 2021 regulations, states Pirelli's head of F1 Mario Isola. In 2019, Racing Point spoke ou...

10 Jan 2020 10:04
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Jos Verstappen: Max is 'at home' with Red Bull

Max Verstappen's future at Red Bull is looking "very exciting" due to the Dutchman's comfortableness within the team, according to his father Jos. On Tuesday,...

10 Jan 2020 08:38
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Lewis Hamilton donates $500,000 to help combat Australian bushfires
Lewis Hamilton will donate half a million dollars to help support those affected by the Australian bushfires that are ravaging the country. It is believed that millions of anim...

09 Jan 2020 18:28
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Steiner: Gene Haas needs to convince himself that F1 is a good investment
Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes that there is nothing he can say to convince team owner Gene Haas whether or not to stay in Formula 1 for 2021 and beyond.&nbs...

09 Jan 2020 16:07
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Albon: Hamilton Brazil incident 'one of those things' in racing
Red Bull driver Alex Albon has explained what he would do differently now in such a situation after colliding with Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton during November's Brazilian...

09 Jan 2020 12:10
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Magnussen: Haas struggles allowed drivers to become stronger throughout 2019
Haas F1 driver Kevin Magnussen explained how he managed to become a stronger driver thanks to the struggles the team faced throughout the 2019 season. Magnussen spoke of how be...

09 Jan 2020 10:43
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Ricciardo: Nice to be named in Ferrari rumours
Daniel Ricciardo admits that it is nice to be named in the list of potential future drivers at Ferrari. The Australian is out of contract at the end of the 2020 season, w...

09 Jan 2020 08:40
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F1 monitoring Australian bushfires ahead of Australian GP
Formula 1 is monitoring the bushfires that are ravaging Australia ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in March. The bushfires have claimed the lives of 24 pe...

08 Jan 2020 17:20
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Marko was worried about losing Verstappen to Mercedes
Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko admits that he was worried about losing Max Verstappen to Mercedes in 2021. On Wednesday, the energy drink squad announced that Verstappe...

08 Jan 2020 15:03
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Russell: Getting Pirelli's F1 tyres to work is like solving a Rubik's Cube
George Russell has made the comparison of trying to solve a Rubick's Cube to getting Pirelli's Formula 1 tyres to work. In recent years, the operating window of the tyr...

08 Jan 2020 13:32
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Hamilton: Engineer switch helped Bottas in 2019
Lewis Hamilton believes losing one of his key engineers to teammate Valtteri Bottas in 2019 helped the Finn throughout the season. Mercedes promoted Ricciardo Musconi, Ham...

08 Jan 2020 12:08
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Wolff: Placing Ocon alongside Hamilton in 2020 would've 'risked Ocon's career'
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes it would have been to large a risk for Esteban Ocon's career to place him alongside Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2020. Ocon, wh...

08 Jan 2020 10:24
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Grosjean: Races were my strong area in 2019
Romain Grosjean believes his form in races was his strongest aspect as a driver during the 2019 season. Grosjean endured a difficult year during his fourth year with Haas...

08 Jan 2020 08:40
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Column: What Verstappen's Red Bull contract extension means for the driver market
Red Bull and Max Verstappen announced on Wednesday that they had extended their partnership together until the end of the 2023 season. The timing of the announcement speaks vol...

07 Jan 2020 15:09
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Red and white Alfa Romeo colours 'good recognition' for Orlen and Poland
New co-title sponsor of the Alfa Romeo F1 team, Orlen, says the red and white colours of Alfa Romeo is good recognition for Orlen and Poland. Last week, Alfa Romeo c...

07 Jan 2020 13:45
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Verstappen extends Red Bull contract to the end of 2023
Max Verstappen has announced that he has extended his Red Bull Racing contract until the end of the 2023 season. Verstappen joined Red Bull in 2016 following a year at To...

07 Jan 2020 11:32
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Williams retains Chadwick as development driver for 2020
Williams has confirmed that Jamie Chadwick will continue in her role as the team's development driver for the 2020 season. The reigning W Series champion joined Willi...

07 Jan 2020 10:33
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Sirotkin not expecting a return to F1 racing
Sergey Sirotkin admits he is not expecting to return to Formula 1 racing in the future, labelling his chance as "very unlikely". In 2018, the Russian took on a race s...

07 Jan 2020 10:04
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Ricciardo to raffle race suit to help charities fighting Australian bushfires
Daniel Ricciardo will raffle off a race-worn driver suit in order to raise money for charities supporting the fight against the Australian bushfires. Australia has been devasta...

07 Jan 2020 08:12
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Long-serving race commentator Bob Varsha battling cancer
Legendary motorsport race commentator Bob Varsha is battling a rare form of prostate cancer, it has emerged. For decades, Varsha has worked in motorsport and has provided...

06 Jan 2020 16:12
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Russell confident Williams will 'definitely' be stronger in 2020
Williams will 'definitely' be stronger in 2020 following a miserable 2019 campaign, states George Russell. The Grove-based squad was stuck at the back of the field thro...

06 Jan 2020 15:16
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Former F1 driver and Le Mans winner Mark Blundell retires from racing
Mark Blundell has announced his immediate retirement from racing following a difficult first season in the British Touring Car Championship. The Briton joined the BTCC grid in ...

06 Jan 2020 12:30
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Fourth is Racing Point's 2020 goal - Perez
Sergio Perez says Racing Point's main goal for the 2020 season is to finish fourth in the constructors' standings. In 2016 and 2017, when the outfit was under dif...

06 Jan 2020 11:56
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Ricciardo: Only Mercedes won't feel relief to see 2019 end
Daniel Ricciardo believes any team other than Mercedes will feel relief to put the 2019 season behind it. Mercedes won its sixth consecutive drivers' and constructors...

06 Jan 2020 10:21
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Binotto: Vettel and Leclerc called each other after Brazil crash
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has revealed that Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc called each other after their clash at the Brazilian Grand Prix last year. In...

06 Jan 2020 08:10
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Verstappen: Red Bull can 'never be satisfied' despite positive 2019 season with Honda
Max Verstappen admits that Red Bull cannot be satisfied despite having a promising first season with engine suppliers Honda in 2019. Honda joined the team as suppliers after a ...

05 Jan 2020 13:13
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Bottas labels Melbourne win as his 2019 season highlight
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas says that his win at the season opener in Melbourne is his pick for his highlight of the season. Bottas managed to beat teammate Lewis Hamilton ...

05 Jan 2020 11:47
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Seidl: McLaren aims to run at budget cap in 2021
McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl says that his team are planning to hit the budget cap in 2021 so that they have the best chance of fighting with the top teams. As pa...

05 Jan 2020 10:02
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Brown hopes McLaren can continue to 'incrementally improve' in 2020
McLaren CEO Zak Brown has spoken out about moving forward with the team this season, explaining that the sole goal of the team is to keep improving. In a recent interview ...

04 Jan 2020 13:13
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Honda: Verstappen like a young Senna
Honda's Formula 1 managing director Masashi Yamamoto says Max Verstappen's relationship with the Japanese manufacturer is like seeing a young Ayrton Senna. In 2019...

04 Jan 2020 10:39
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Vasseur: Giovinazzi's F1 future was in doubt after crash in Spa
The team boss of Alfa Romeo, Frederic Vasseur says that Antonio Giovinazzi's late crash at the Belgian Grand Prix put his Formula 1 career at risk. The crash came after a p...

04 Jan 2020 09:29
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Latifi: Joining former F2 rivals on F1 grid 'less of a jump in the deep end'
Upcoming Williams driver Nicholas Latifi believes that having past experience racing against some of the current F1 grid will make his move to the sport a lot easier in the long...

03 Jan 2020 16:47
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Webber tipping Ferrari for championship success in 2020
Mark Webber believes that Ferrari can end its drought of world titles in 2020 and take home the constructors' championship this year. However, the Australian believes ...

03 Jan 2020 13:57
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Albon's popularity rise in Thailand 'huge'
Red Bull's Alex Albon has revealed how his popularity exploded in Thailand after becoming a Formula 1 driver at the start of 2019. Albon, the first driver to race under a T...

03 Jan 2020 12:05
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F1 unveils 70th anniversary logo for 2020 season
Formula 1 has launched a brand new logo that will be seen throughout the 2020 season to celebrate 70 years of the sport. In 1950, the first world championship season was held, ...

03 Jan 2020 08:45
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Carey: Quality, not quantity, the main factor behind 25-race season
F1 CEO Chase Carey assured that it will be a matter of 'quality over quantity' if Formula 1 looks to move towards a 25 race calendar in the future. For 2020, Formula 1 ...

02 Jan 2020 15:06
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Steiner couldn't see Haas driver line-up 'working' after Silverstone clash
Haas F1 team principal Guenther Steiner has admitted that he believed the Haas driver line up of Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen could no longer work after the pair collided...

02 Jan 2020 13:12
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Norris: McLaren gains partially came from not 'overhyping' 2019 F1 season
Lando Norris says McLaren benefitted from not overhyping the 2019 Formula 1 season before it had begun. McLaren enjoyed a strong campaign in 2019, ending the year fourth place ...

02 Jan 2020 11:17
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Vettel: F1 facing an 'incredible challenge' with carbon neutral plans
Sebastian Vettel believes Formula 1 is facing an "incredible challenge" as it aims to become a carbon-neutral sport by 2030. In November of 2019, F1 announced its pla...

02 Jan 2020 09:02
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Hamilton: Winter progression at Mercedes 'shouldn't be any more challenging'
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has said that he believes it will not be any harder getting ready for 2020 than it has been any other year for the team. Despite recent improveme...

01 Jan 2020 17:43
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Another year of testing would not have changed my rookie season - Norris
McLaren's Lando Norris has opened up on a possibility of spending 2019 as a test driver for the team but believes that it would have not changed how he felt during his ...

01 Jan 2020 14:09
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Orlen joins Alfa Romeo as co-title sponsor, Kubica confirmed as reserve driver
Alfa Romeo has confirmed that Polish oil company PKN Orlen has joined Alfa Romeo as a co-title sponsor for the 2020 season. The deal also sees Robert Kubica join as the te...

01 Jan 2020 12:02
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Albon learned to focus on personal growth amid Red Bull pressure
Alexander Albon says he learned not to listen to outside voices and focus on himself after joining both Toro Rosso and Red Bull in 2019. The Thai-British driver made his Formul...

01 Jan 2020 11:12
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Russell 'feeling good' despite tough debut F1 season
George Russell asserts that he has learned a lot from his rookie season in Formula 1 despite the challenge of consistently competing at the back of the field. Russell, al...

01 Jan 2020 09:35
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Column: A farewell to 2019
The 2019 Formula 1 season was captivating, breath-taking and full of exciting grands prix to get our fingernails chewed down to the skin. And yet, it was once more a season of ...

31 Dec 2019 17:29
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Statistics: Which F1 driver has scored the most points of all time?
Formula 1 completed its 70th season in 2019, introducing a new method of how to score a point - by bagging the fastest lap in a grand prix. The points system has cha...

31 Dec 2019 15:48
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Complicated cars 'the beauty' of Formula 1 - Grosjean
Romain Grosjean has spoken out about the concept of trying to make Formula 1 simpler, saying that in general, the complexity of the cars is what gives the sport it's beauty....

31 Dec 2019 13:54
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Sauber switch in 2013 not the best for my career - Hulkenberg
Ex-Renault F1 driver Nico Hulkenberg has admitted that his switch from Force India to Sauber for the 2013 season was not a great move for his career. The German driver made the...

31 Dec 2019 11:32
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Horner not expecting major driver market movement before 2021
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner doesn't believe there will be any major driver transfers before the 2021 season. Much of the current field is tied down to co...

31 Dec 2019 10:18
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Hamilton: I was very immature at 19 years old
Lewis Hamilton believes he was "very immature" during his late teens, a time when he was knocking on the door of Formula 1. The Briton made his F1 debut in 2007...

31 Dec 2019 08:44
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Bottas: Never say never on rallying career after F1
Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas has opened up on a possible future career in rallying after Formula 1, saying that he cannot completely rule out a switch to the sport after F1. B...

30 Dec 2019 14:36
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2021 pecking order will not be very different to today - Binotto
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has spoken out about the new regulations coming into F1 in 2020, stating his belief that the initial year will not change much for the curr...

30 Dec 2019 11:32
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Hamilton hoping to leave behind 'positive' F1 legacy
Lewis Hamilton says he is hoping to leave behind a "positive" legacy in Formula 1 following his retirement from the sport. Hamilton clinched his sixth world dri...

30 Dec 2019 09:46
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Video: Drone footage shows circuit changes at Zandvoort ahead of 2020 Dutch GP
The 2020 Dutch Grand Prix will see the Circuit Zandvoort return to the Formula 1 calendar. Work is currently being done to the facility in preparation for the event. Check out d...

30 Dec 2019 08:27
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Honda's development rate 'way ahead' of Ferrari - Mercedes
Honda's rate of development greatly exceeds that of Ferrari, states Mercedes' engine chief Andy Cowell. Honda joined forces with the Red Bull team in 2019 after sp...

29 Dec 2019 15:39
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Mick Schumacher 'very grateful' for advice from Vettel in 2019
Mick Schumacher says he is 'very grateful' for some of the advice that he has received from Sebastian Vettel during the 2019 season. Schumacher competed in the FIA Form...

29 Dec 2019 12:11
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Porsche was 'really close' to joining F1 as engine supplier
Porsche was "really close" to joining Formula 1 as an engine manufacturer, states Fritz Enzinger, Vice-President of Motorsport at Porsche and Head of Gr...

29 Dec 2019 10:17
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Hamilton not named on New Years Honours list
Lewis Hamilton has been left absent from the New Years Honours list following on from another successful year in Formula 1. The Briton wrapped up his sixth worl...

28 Dec 2019 14:28
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Kvyat: Toro Rosso needs to be on 'top of our game' for 2020 strides
Daniil Kvyat believes Toro Rosso will need to be in top form at the factory in order to make gains for the 2020 season. The Red Bull junior squad, which will be rebranded to Al...

28 Dec 2019 11:07
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Hamilton listed as 10th highest-paid athlete of the decade
Lewis Hamilton has found himself in 10th place in the list of highest-paid athletes of the 2010s, according to Forbes. Hamilton started the decade with McLaren, having jo...

27 Dec 2019 16:15
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Renault F1 junior Collet to stay in Eurocup in 2020
The Renault Sport Academy's Caio Collet will remain in the Formula Renault Eurocup in 2020 following his maiden season in 2019. Along with the Eurocup ride, the Brazilian w...

27 Dec 2019 12:55
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Steiner: F1 can't increase budget cap going forward
Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has stated that Formula 1 can't increase its budget cap after settling for a $175 million figure. In 2021, a budget cap will be introdu...

27 Dec 2019 12:25
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Massa: Alonso could be tempted by Formula E seat
Felipe Massa believes his former Formula 1 teammate Fernando Alonso could be tempted to race in the all-electric Formula E championship in the future. Alonso has not been tied ...

27 Dec 2019 09:18
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Where are the 2019 F1 drivers in the record books?
What is the situation of the 2019 class when the record books are opened up with the most important statistics? Bold indicates a 2019 driver. World titles ...

26 Dec 2019 09:26
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Red Bull and Honda discussing 2020 F1 role for Yamamoto
It is understood that Red Bull and Honda are currently discussing a future F1 role for Japanese driver Naoki Yamamoto. Two-time Super Formula champion Yamamoto made his Grand P...

24 Dec 2019 17:01
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Qualifying performances shows calibre of McLaren drivers - Seidl
McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has said the qualifying performances between Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris this year is enough to show that there are two top drivers within...

24 Dec 2019 14:56
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Vasseur saw no sense in changing Alfa Romeo 2020 driver line-up
Fredric Vasseur has admitted that he saw little sense in changing the driver line up at the Alfa Romeo team in 2020, as the team will keep current drivers Kimi Raikkonen an...

24 Dec 2019 11:38
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Binotto: Ferrari is 'getting used' to Vettel/Leclerc rivalry
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto believes that the team are now starting to get used to having both Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc battling on track. It seemed ...

24 Dec 2019 09:54
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Ericsson wants full focus on IndyCar, not Alfa Romeo for 2020
Marcus Ericsson states he wants to put his full focus on his 2020 IndyCar campaign rather than a reserve role with the Alfa Romeo Formula 1 team. Ericsson raced for Sauber...

23 Dec 2019 17:14
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Kubica: There were nights I cried after rally accident
Robert Kubica has opened up on the pain he endured following his life-threatening rally crash almost nine years ago. The Polish driver was forced to pull out of the 2011 Formul...

23 Dec 2019 14:57
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