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Alonso no fan of proposed new points system
Fernando Alonso says he is not sure changing the points system is a good move for F1. Over the British grand prix weekend, it emerged that at the latest strategy group meeting,...

11 Jul 2018 08:50
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Ricciardo admits Red Bull deal 'likely'
Daniel Ricciardo now says it is "likely" he will stay at Red Bull in 2019. Earlier, the Red Bull driver was toying with a move to Ferrari, Mercedes or even McLaren. ...

11 Jul 2018 08:49
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Gutierrez pushing for F1 return
Esteban Gutierrez says he is trying to get back onto the F1 grid. The Mexican lost his Haas seat after the 2016 season, and since then has made appearances in Formula E and Ind...

11 Jul 2018 08:49
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Liberty working on Silverstone deal - Brawn
Ross Brawn says Liberty Media is working on securing the future of the British grand prix. Silverstone owner the BRDC has actually triggered a break clause in the contract, mea...

11 Jul 2018 08:48
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Grosjean form 'unacceptable' - Steiner
Gunther Steiner says a "critical moment" could come amid his patience with struggling Haas driver Romain Grosjean. Frenchman Grosjean has had a mainly poor season wit...

10 Jul 2018 09:54
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Ferrari engine better than Mercedes - Rosberg
Nico Rosberg says the engine is what is making the difference at Ferrari this year. The 2016 world champion says he thinks his old teammate Lewis Hamilton is having a tough tim...

10 Jul 2018 09:54
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Renault felt like Formula 2 engine - Verstappen

Max Verstappen says he feels as though he has been relegated to Formula 2. In the Honda era, Fernando Alonso at one point called his Honda power unit a "GP2 engine". ...

10 Jul 2018 09:53
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Arrivabene slams Mercedes after accusations
Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene has hit back with fury at Mercedes, after an accusation of deliberate foul play at Silverstone. There had already been Ferrari vs Mercedes trou...

09 Jul 2018 09:54
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Alonso needs Indy for 'motivation' - Verstappen
Max Verstappen suspects Fernando Alonso is looking outside of F1 because the Spaniard's motivation has gone. Many have hailed Alonso for not only continuing to focus on for...

09 Jul 2018 09:53
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No one-year Renault contract for Alonso - Abiteboul
Renault has not outright denied a rumour suggesting Fernando Alonso could drive for the team in 2019. The French team currently runs Nico Hulkenberg and Carlos Sainz, but the l...

09 Jul 2018 09:53
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Sainz set to stay at Renault
Carlos Sainz looks set to stay at Renault next year. The Spaniard's place at the French works team was in doubt after Red Bull elected to drop customer Renault power for 20...

06 Jul 2018 10:32
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Mercedes tried to sign Verstappen - Lauda
Niki Lauda has revealed that Mercedes tried to sign Max Verstappen last year. Ultimately, Verstappen was retained by Red Bull, with Mercedes team chairman Lauda saying that onl...

06 Jul 2018 10:31
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Mercedes 'fixed' reliability problems - Bottas
Valtteri Bottas says he is not worried about car reliability ahead of the British grand prix. That is despite the fact that the reigning champions had an awful Austrian grand p...

06 Jul 2018 10:31
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Vettel questions new DRS zone at Silverstone
Sebastian Vettel has questioned the FIA's decision to include fast corners in the new DRS zone at Silverstone. Normally, a DRS zone is a straight line simply to improve cha...

06 Jul 2018 10:31
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Williams braced for Silverstone struggle
Claire Williams has admitted the once-great British team will struggle at Silverstone. Driver Lance Stroll has already called the 2018 car "slow", and deputy boss Wil...

06 Jul 2018 10:30
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McLaren scraps Indycar plans for 2019
McLaren has reportedly scrapped its plans to enter an Indycar team for 2019. The move was being planned by Zak Brown, but a performance and management crisis within the Woking ...

06 Jul 2018 10:30
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Raikkonen will accept 'team orders'
Kimi Raikkonen says he is happy to eventually accept Ferrari 'team orders'. In Austria, many were surprised when the Italian team did not order Raikkonen to let Sebasti...

06 Jul 2018 10:29
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Ricciardo putting pen to paper 'soon'
Daniel Ricciardo now appears certain to be re-signing with Red Bull for 2019 and 2020. Earlier, the Australian was linked with moves to Ferrari, Mercedes or McLaren, but now it...

06 Jul 2018 10:29
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Mercedes apology 'bizarre' - Horner
Christian Horner says Mercedes threw a key team member "under the bus" during last week's Austrian grand prix. With Lewis Hamilton complaining about a bungled str...

05 Jul 2018 09:37
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'Pressure' led to Eric Boullier exit - Brown
Zak Brown says "pressure" on McLaren led to the departure of team boss Eric Boullier. Amid McLaren's continuing performance crisis and rumblings of internal staff...

05 Jul 2018 09:35
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Liberty must improve on-track 'show' - Berger
Gerhard Berger says Liberty Media has lots of work to do to keep the F1 show alive. The F1 legend, who drove for McLaren and Ferrari, told Auto Hebdo that a lot of what the spo...

05 Jul 2018 09:35
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FIA may change qualifying blocking rule - Warwick
F1 may revisit the rules about impeding other drivers in qualifying, according to FIA steward Derek Warwick. Warwick, a former F1 driver, was on the panel that decided to penal...

05 Jul 2018 09:34
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Kubica to know 2019 race chances within months
Robert Kubica says he will know in the next few months if his chances of returning to the grid in 2019 are realistic. The Pole is currently the reserve driver at Williams, but ...

05 Jul 2018 09:34
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Ecclestone hails Ferrari 'sportsmanship'
Bernie Ecclestone has praised Ferrari's decision to resist imposing team orders in Austria. Sebastian Vettel could have extended his championship lead beyond a single point...

05 Jul 2018 09:33
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Red Bull close to new Ricciardo deal - Horner
Christian Horner has admitted that Red Bull is getting close to re-signing Daniel Ricciardo for 2019. Earlier, the Australian was flirting with a switch to Ferrari or Mercedes,...

05 Jul 2018 09:32
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F1 to meet over 2021 rules at Silverstone
F1 is now on the cusp of finalising its rules for 2021. It is believed a meeting between Liberty Media, the FIA and the ten teams will take place ahead of the British grand pri...

05 Jul 2018 09:32
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Eric Boullier resigns from McLaren
After four years spent at McLaren, Eric Boullier resigned from his racing director role. The Frenchman joined the Woking based team from Lotus in 2014 and was in charge of the s...

04 Jul 2018 22:11
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Mercedes hopes to avoid Silverstone penalties
Mercedes is hoping to avoid penalties this weekend at Silverstone. Last weekend, the reigning world champions suffered an ultra-rare double DNF, with Ferrari boss Maurizio Arri...

04 Jul 2018 09:21
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Ecclestone questions 2019 Miami race
Bernie Ecclestone has questioned whether Liberty Media will be able to add Miami to next year's F1 calendar. F1's new owners are confident they will add the second US d...

04 Jul 2018 09:21
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Ferrari have best F1 engine now - Hamilton
Ferrari may now have overtaken Mercedes as the maker of the best engine in formula one. Red Bull competes with F1's third best engine, the Renault, whose boss Christian Hor...

04 Jul 2018 09:20
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Renault 'party mode' disappoints drivers
Renault drivers say they could barely feel the effect of the new qualifying 'party mode' in Austria. The French supplier has lagged behind Mercedes and Ferrari in terms...

04 Jul 2018 09:20
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Brawn hopes 'fast' Alonso stays in F1
F1 sporting boss Ross Brawn says he hopes Fernando Alonso stays in F1. Rumours are growing stronger by the race that the Spaniard, who won Le Mans recently and last year raced ...

04 Jul 2018 09:19
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Ricciardo reveals contract talks with Mateschitz
Daniel Ricciardo may be inching towards a new deal with Red Bull. The Australian has been linked with moves to Ferrari, Mercedes or McLaren for 2019, but Red Bull's Dr Helm...

03 Jul 2018 08:39
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Williams slow at every race - Stroll
Lance Stroll says Williams' car problems equate to up to a 30 horse power deficit. The British team is stuck in arguably its worst ever crisis, with the slowest car in form...

03 Jul 2018 08:39
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Ferrari could struggle at Silverstone - boss
Team boss Maurizio Arrivabene has warned that Ferrari may struggle this weekend at Silverstone. Thanks to Mercedes' double failure, Sebastian Vettel left Austria on Sunday ...

03 Jul 2018 08:38
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Hockenheim not on F1 2019 calender
There will be no German Grand Prix at Hockenheim in 2019. The circuit is hosting a race next month, but organisers have been unable to reach a new deal with F1 owner Liberty Med...

28 Jun 2018 14:23
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Liberty ready to announce 2021 engine rules
F1 looks poised to announce its new engine regulations for 2021. It is expected that the FIA and Liberty Media will simplify the rules and attract new manufacturers like Porsche...

28 Jun 2018 12:29
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McLaren not commenting on Raikkonen rumours
McLaren has sidestepped reports that Kimi Raikkonen might be in the team's sights for 2019. It is already rumoured that Daniel Ricciardo is being lined up as a potential rep...

28 Jun 2018 11:28
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Helmut Marko: "We're closer to deal with Ricciardo"
Dr Helmut Marko says Red Bull is getting "closer" to re-signing Daniel Ricciardo for 2019. The Australian has been linked with potential moves to Ferrari, Mercedes or ...

28 Jun 2018 10:19
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Charles Leclerc: "I have heard the rumours"
Charles Leclerc has admitted he hears the rumours about his future in Formula One. Many are tipping the 20-year-old reigning GP2 champion, under contract to Ferrari's driver...

27 Jun 2018 13:27
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Paul Ricard unsure over Mistral chicane axe
Paul Ricard boss Stephane Clair sounds unsure about whether the French Grand Prix venue should axe its controversial 'Mistral chicane'. Many drivers called on the FIA a...

27 Jun 2018 12:42
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Red Bull owner Mateschitz: "F1 is a puppet show without grid girls"
They may not be on the grid, but there will be 'girls' in Austria this weekend. Dietrich Mateschitz, the Red Bull magnate and owner of the venue of this weekend's Au...

27 Jun 2018 09:37
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Max Verstappen 'angry' about reaction Sebastian Vettel
Max Verstappen has admitted that the reaction of journalists to Sebastian Vettel's messy French grand prix made him "angry". In the official post-race press confe...

27 Jun 2018 08:25
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Italian press slams Vettel: "He's an amateur"
The Italian press has lashed out at Sebastian Vettel for his "amateur error" in the French Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver had a one point lead heading into the Paul Ri...

26 Jun 2018 15:09
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Red Bull Racing will not rename Honda engines
Red Bull will not re-brand its engines next year. Recently, the energy drink owned brand has worked with title sponsor Aston Martin and re-branded its customer Renault engines a...

26 Jun 2018 14:31
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Adrian Newey scoffs at Renault switch rumours
Adrian Newey has scoffed at rumours that suggest he could switch to Renault. The Red Bull technical boss, who is arguably the most famous F1 designer of all time, told Auto Bild...

26 Jun 2018 11:57
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Raikkonen: "I won't change if I win a race"
Kimi Raikkonen has denied that he desperately needs a Grand Prix win. The 38-year-old Finn is not commenting on widespread speculation that Ferrari intends to replace him for 20...

26 Jun 2018 10:51
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Mercedes ready for 2019 driver announcement
Mercedes now appears ready to announce its 2018 driver lineup. At Paul Ricard, Lewis Hamilton gave the strongest indication yet that his long-delayed new contract with Mercedes ...

26 Jun 2018 10:20
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Zak Brown: "No decision in future of Fernando Alonso"
Zak Brown has admitted that Fernando Alonso might not race an orange car in Formula One next year. Spaniard Alonso won Le Mans recently, and he now wants victory at the Indy 500...

26 Jun 2018 09:06
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Red Bull Racing refuses to use new MGU-K
Red Bull Racing will not use a new 'MGU-K' unit supplied by Renault this weekend in Austria. Marca reports that Renault has been using the 2017 version of the energy rec...

26 Jun 2018 08:38
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McLaren held crisis meeting at Paul Ricard
Stoffel Vandoorne has played down an apparent 'crisis meeting' that took place in the McLaren motor home on Sunday. Reports suggest the beleaguered team's entire rac...

25 Jun 2018 11:41
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Carlos Sainz wants to stay: "Renault is a pleasure"
Carlos Sainz says he would be happy to stay at Renault in 2019. Actually, the Spaniard is merely 'on loan' to the French team this year, as Red Bull has contractual cont...

25 Jun 2018 11:14
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Lauda: "Penalt for Vettel was too lenient"
Niki Lauda thinks the FIA let Sebastian Vettel escape with a lenient penalty after a first lap crash at Paul Ricard. Vettel and Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas collided at the s...

25 Jun 2018 10:49
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FP3: Bottas leads third practice as rain was falling
The third free practice was difficult for the drivers due to harsh weather conditions, as five drivers remained in the pit lanes, among them was Verstappen. Valtteri Botta...

23 Jun 2018 14:21
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Magnussen not focusing on court case
Kevin Magnussen says he is not focusing on a court case involving his former manager. The Danish press is full of reports about a case brought by Dorte Riis Madsen, who is claim...

22 Jun 2018 12:04
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Ricciardo not denying 20M Dollar offer from McLaren
Daniel Ricciardo has not denied that McLaren has offered a whopping $20 million a year for him to switch to the beleaguered British team. "Daniel is the king of the market...

22 Jun 2018 11:42
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Max Verstappen has no concerns about Honda switch
Max Verstappen sounds enthused about Red Bull's Honda-powered future. That is despite the fact that many in the paddock are wondering why a top team would sign up with a Jap...

22 Jun 2018 10:56
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Charlie Whiting: "Track surface Paul Ricard not that bad"
Charlie Whiting has played down concerns about Paul Ricard's 'patchwork' track surface. Although the French venue has prepared itself for the first Grand Prix in the...

22 Jun 2018 10:28
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More delay for new Mercedes engine
Lewis Hamilton may be facing the next several Grands Prix without Mercedes' new specification engine. That is despite the fact that, following the delay in Montreal, other M...

22 Jun 2018 09:04
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Lewis Hamilton: "My desire to win this championship is greater than ever"
Lewis Hamilton has given a strong sign that he is motivated not only to win this year's world championship, but then keep racing beyond 2018. The long delay in the Briton...

21 Jun 2018 17:01
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Manager Alonso plays down Indycar move for 2019
Fernando Alonso's manager has played down speculation the Spaniard is weighing up between Formula One or Indycar for 2019. After winning Le Mans, the double world champion o...

21 Jun 2018 16:30
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Vettel about tyres: "Problems with thinner tyres are solved"
New world championship leader Sebastian Vettel says he is confident ahead of the first French Grand Prix in a decade. Having captured the lead in the drivers' title standing...

21 Jun 2018 14:33
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Esteban Ocon wants Mercedes seat but waiting on standby
Esteban Ocon is still on standby for a future at the Mercedes works team. Currently, the talented Frenchman is at Mercedes-powered customer Force India, but on standby should Me...

21 Jun 2018 13:35
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Abiteboul: "I'm happy for Red Bull Racing and Honda"
Cyril Abiteboul says he understands why Red Bull decided to drop its supply of Renault engines. The energy drink owned team announced this week that it will instead use Honda po...

21 Jun 2018 13:14
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McLaren offers contract to Daniel Ricciardo
The McLaren Formula 1 team is interested in signing Daniel Ricciardo for the next season and offers over 20 million dollars. The Australian driver has said previously that he is...

21 Jun 2018 12:32
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Helmut Marko: "Renault forced early deal with Honda"
Dr Helmut Marko says Renault forced Red Bull into making an early call about its 2019 engine supplier. Red Bull wanted another race to assess existing supplier Renault's new...

20 Jun 2018 10:01
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Vijay Mallya denies selling Force India
A source close to Vijay Mallya has denied the latest wave of speculation about his F1 team Force India. Recently, the boss of British energy drink Rich Energy said it has agreed...

20 Jun 2018 09:37
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Honda: "Toro Rosso will keep works status"
Toro Rosso will not lose its works status now that senior team Red Bull has signed up to also be powered by Honda engines from 2019. That is the news from Honda's F1 general...

20 Jun 2018 08:57
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Fernando Alonso: "Indy 500 high priority again"
Fernando Alonso says tackling the Indy 500 yet again is now a "high priority". When the Spaniard announced he was going to contest last year's fabled US-based oval...

19 Jun 2018 10:33
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Honda to supply engines to Red Bull Racing in 2019 and 2020
Honda and Red Bull Group have signed an agreement whereby Honda will enter into a partnership with Red Bull Racing to supply it with power units for two years from the start o...

19 Jun 2018 09:50
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