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Alonso to Ferrari rumour swirls in Monaco
Fernando Alonso could be plotting a potential return to Ferrari for 2019. While the Spaniard seems happy at McLaren, he has not won a race since leaving Ferrari at the end of 2...

25 May 2018 11:46
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Force India buyout deal 'is done' - source
A takeover of the Force India team is still in the works. Earlier, the Silverstone based team considered a name change for 2018, amid rumours a consortium led by British energy...

25 May 2018 10:23
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Pirelli considers name changes for F1 tyres
Pirelli has admitted it could change the way its F1 tyres are named. Currently, the Italian company supplies three out of six available compounds at each grand prix - 'hard...

25 May 2018 10:22
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Baku boss says Miami won't replace race
Baku race chief Arif Rahimov has denied rumours it might lose its spot on the 2019 calendar to make way for Miami. There have also been rumours Azerbaijan might consider gettin...

25 May 2018 10:21
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FP2: Ricciardo fastest again as Red Bull dominate
Daniel Ricciardo set the pace again in Monaco, leading a 1-2 for the second practice session in a row with a new track record around the famous streets of Monte Carlo. Ricciardo...

24 May 2018 16:36
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FIA clears up Ferrari oil consumption rumour
F1's governing body has clarified how oil may be consumed by F1 cars. Earlier, Mercedes team chairman Niki Lauda had said the FIA needed to urgently clarify "grey area...

24 May 2018 12:46
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FP1: Red Bulls lead the way in Monte Carlo
Daniel Ricciardo was quickest in the first practice session for this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix, leading a Red Bull 1-2 around the streets of the principality. On the one d...

24 May 2018 12:46
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Magnussen would accept top team move
Kevin Magnussen says he will look around to see if a move to a top team might be on the cards. Although unpopular among many of his rivals, the Dane has impressed at Haas this ...

24 May 2018 12:45
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Hypersoft to make Monaco 'spectacular' - Ocon
F1 drivers are looking forward to a fun weekend on the streets of Monaco. The Principality is always a challenge, but this year Pirelli has brought its new 'hypersoft' ...

24 May 2018 12:45
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De Ferran becomes McLaren consultant
Gil de Ferran has returned to formula one. Over a decade ago, the two-time Indycar champion and former Indy 500 winner was the sporting boss at BAR-Honda, but the role was shor...

24 May 2018 12:44
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Hartley 'surprised' by Toro Rosso axe rumours
rendon Hartley says rumours of his impending F1 demise "surprised" him. After Barcelona, rumours started doing the rounds that Toro Rosso owner Red Bull was consideri...

24 May 2018 12:43
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Williams wants progress in July - Stroll
Williams is hoping to make a mid-season recovery, according to team driver Lance Stroll. The British team's deputy Claire Williams has refuted rumours that the performance ...

24 May 2018 12:42
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Vettel wants Raikkonen to stay at Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel has made clear he wants Kimi Raikkonen to stay as his teammate at Ferrari in 2019. It is rumoured the Maranello team is considering replacing the Finn with eit...

24 May 2018 12:42
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Steiner rejects Grosjean axe rumours
Haas boss Gunther Steiner has rejected rumours that say struggling driver Romain Grosjean will be dumped. The Frenchman is having a dire 2018 season and is out of contract at t...

24 May 2018 12:41
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FIA must clarify Ferrari car legality - Lauda
Niki Lauda says the FIA must clear up the uncertainty about Ferrari's 2018 car. Ferrari, Mercedes' key championship rival, heads into Monaco amid suggestions it is usin...

23 May 2018 08:58
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Red Bull heads to Monaco as favourite
Red Bull has been left standing as the likely favourite heading into this weekend's Monaco grand prix. Ferrari had the fastest overall package in the early part of the seas...

23 May 2018 08:56
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McLaren denies link to Nicholas Latifi
McLaren has denied any link between its new shareholder and the career of a young Formula 2 driver. Michael Latifi, the father of Force India reserve Nicholas Latifi, has bough...

23 May 2018 08:55
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Struggling Grosjean 'happy to stay' at Haas
Romain Grosjean says he is "happy to stay" at Haas beyond the end of his contract this year. But negotiations may be looming at the worst possible time for the French...

23 May 2018 08:53
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Markelov: "We know how Helmut Marko ruins careers of young drivers"
A Formula 2 driver has counted himself out of speculation about the second Toro Rosso seat. With Brendon Hartley struggling for pace in 2018, rumours suggest Red Bull could enti...

22 May 2018 08:44
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Chase Carey eyes Berlin to host German Grand Prix
Chase Carey is eyeing the German capital as a potential replacement for Hockenheim. F1 will race at Hockenheim in July, but circuit boss Georg Seiler is yet to agree a 2019 deal...

21 May 2018 13:10
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Toro Rosso can win races with Honda engine
Toro Rosso remains happy with its new relationship with Honda. James Key, the junior Red Bull team's technical boss, said that unlike McLaren in the past three years, Toro R...

18 May 2018 10:47
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Cyril Abiteboul: "Formula One needs to rediscover it's DNA"
Formula One needs to rediscover its "DNA", according to Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul. The Frenchman says that in recent years, as the popularity of Formula E and the w...

18 May 2018 09:55
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Daniel Ricciardo: "Pirelli should produce a special qualify tyre"
Daniel Ricciardo says it would be better if teams could select even softer tyres at each Grand Prix. The Red Bull Racing driver said the recent Spanish Grand Prix was a perfect ...

18 May 2018 09:36
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Jean Todt frustrated by critics of top drivers on 2019 rules
Jean Todt has hit back at top drivers who say they want more say about the rules in Formula One. In Barcelona, Sebastian Vettel called the 2019 rule changes designed to boost ov...

17 May 2018 09:50
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Renault and Red Bull start negotiations after Monaco
Renault would cope with the loss of Red Bull as a customer. That is the claim of Cyril Abiteboul, boss of the French carmaker's F1 project. Currently, it is unclear whether ...

16 May 2018 09:51
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Follow LIVE the second day of the first in-season test in 2018

16 May 2018 08:30
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Toto Wolff slams Helmut Marko
Toto Wolff has slammed Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko for alleging that Mercedes is receiving special treatment by F1 tyre supplier Pirelli. Already, Sebastian Vettel has sugges...

15 May 2018 09:53
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Follow LIVE the first in-season test at Barcelona!

15 May 2018 08:40
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Jake Dennis to join Max Verstappen for Red Bull at Barcelona test

While many of the race team headed home on Sunday following a busy Spanish Grand Prix weekend, we’re keeping a presence at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with the yea...

14 May 2018 13:29
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Grosjean receives grid penalty for Monaco
Romain Grosjean has received a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision on lap 1 of the Spanish Grand Prix. The French driver spun at Turn 3 and floored his accelerator,...

13 May 2018 19:01
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Ricciardo looking to Monaco after "tricky" Spanish GP
Daniel Ricciardo says that the Spanish Grand Prix was a tricky race, as he came home in fifth place for Red Bull. The Australian said that the tyres were particularly hard to de...

13 May 2018 18:31
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Verstappen hopes Red Bull can re-produce podium performace
Max Verstappen claimed his first podium finish of the season in Spain, coming home in third spot despite contact with Lance Stroll. The Dutchman inherited third after Ferra...

13 May 2018 18:25
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Hamilton: Great to see "true force" in the team
Lewis Hamilton says that Mercedes showed its true force in Barcelona, as he dominated to take victory in Spain. The Briton finished over 20 seconds ahead of teammate Valtteri Bo...

13 May 2018 17:45
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Tyre issues caused Ferrari to stop Vettel again
Sebastian Vettel has revealed that Ferrari was struggling with its tyres throughout the Spanish Grand Prix, which caused them to pit for a second time. Vettel made his firs...

13 May 2018 17:18
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Hulkenberg criticises Grosjean after lap 1 crash
Nico Hulkenberg has lashed out at Romain Grosjean following their collision on the opening lap of the Spanish Grand Prix. Grosjean lost control of his Haas through Turn 3&n...

13 May 2018 17:01
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Hamilton dominates to take victory in Barcelona
Lewis Hamilton has dominated the Spanish Grand Prix, taking his second consecutive victory of the 2018 season. The Briton controlled the race from lights out to the chequer...

13 May 2018 16:47
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Ricciardo expecting Horner to deliver "a word" before race
Daniel Ricciardo says that he is expecting his boss Christian Horner to speak to him and teammate Max Verstappen before the Spanish Grand Prix. Tensions rose between the two dri...

13 May 2018 13:36
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Mercedes and Hamilton have agreed contract terms
Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda has confirmed that all terms of Lewis Hamilton's contract have been agreed and the team is now just waiting for the four-time worl...

13 May 2018 12:56
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Lowe admits Williams will struggle to replace Martini
Paddy Lowe has admitted that Williams will struggle to replace departing sponsor Martini for 2019. Martini announced it would be parting ways with the British team at the end of...

13 May 2018 12:30
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Liberty refunds F1 TV money after opening weekend glitches
F1 fans are getting a refund after a shambolic debut for Liberty Media's new live streaming service. Following a delay, F1 TV was finally launched in Barcelona, but things d...

13 May 2018 12:10
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Vettel says slower cars in 2019 would be comical
Sebastian Vettel says that it would be "comical" if Formula 1 produces slower cars for the 2019 season. New aerodynamic regulations for next year will see simplified f...

13 May 2018 11:44
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New rule implemented at Turn 1
The FIA has enforced a new rule regarding cutting the first corner at the Circuit de Catalunya. Before the weekend got underway, a bollard was placed at the Turn 3, with dr...

13 May 2018 11:29
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Brown hopes Alonso will stay at McLaren for "a long time"
McLaren team boss Zak Brown admits that he hopes Fernando Alonso decides to stay at the team beyond 2018, but will not make a decision on its 2019 line-up until after the mid-se...

13 May 2018 11:20
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Force India hopeful of points finish after disappointing qualifying
Force India is aiming to come away from the Spanish Grand Prix with points after a disappointing result in qualifying. Both Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon failed to make it ...

13 May 2018 11:05
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Wolff predicts a difficult race for Mercedes
Toto Wolff believes that the Spanish Grand Prix will be a huge challenge for Mercedes, despite locking out the front row in qualifying. The Silver Arrows claimed the top two spo...

13 May 2018 10:56
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Starting grid for the 2018 Spanish Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton claimed his second pole position of the season on Saturday for the Spanish Grand Prix, beating teammate Valtteri Bottas and rival Sebastian Vettel to the top spot...

13 May 2018 10:40
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Alonso: Top six in another league
Fernando Alonso says that the top six drivers are in "another league" after qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix. Alonso made it into Q3 for the first time this seaso...

12 May 2018 17:54
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Steiner defends 'bad boy' Magnussen
Kevin Magnussen's boss Guenther Steiner has once again defended the F1 'bad boy'. The Haas driver has been involved in a spate of recent run-ins with fellow drivers,...

12 May 2018 16:25
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Mercedes lock out front row in Spain as Hamilton takes pole
Lewis Hamilton has claimed pole position for tomorrow's Spanish Grand Prix ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel. It was anyone's guess of...

12 May 2018 16:03
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Alonso plays down F1 quit rumours
Fernando Alonso has played down rumours he might quit at the end of the year. The Spaniard said on Thursday that he is no longer desperate to win Grands Prix. He also said winni...

12 May 2018 14:59
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Sauber aims to replace ousted Zander
Frederic Vasseur has admitted Sauber is aiming to replace ousted technical boss Jorg Zander as soon as possible. It is believed Zander was let go over a spate of personal-r...

12 May 2018 14:03
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McLaren supports 2019 wing change
McLaren supports the push to make F1 cars easier to overtake next year. In Barcelona, it emerged that Red Bull's Christian Horner is furious about the changes to the front w...

12 May 2018 13:47
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Vettel denies Ferrari sandbagging in Spain
Sebastian Vettel has denied that Ferrari is "hiding the game" in Barcelona. Ferrari has seemed the fastest car overall in 2018, but in practice for the Spanish Grand P...

12 May 2018 13:21
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FP3: Mercedes continue to set the pace in Spain ahead of qualifying
Mercedes continued their dominance of the practice sessions this weekend as Lewis Hamilton topped the time sheets after the final practice session. Valterri Bottas made it a 1-2...

12 May 2018 13:14
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Grosjean optimistic despite difficult start to campaign
After the first four rounds of the 2018, Romain Grosjean is one of only two drivers that hasn't managed to finish inside the points. After a difficult start in Australia, th...

12 May 2018 12:04
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Alonso confident that McLaren's upgrades are a step forward
Fernando Alonso has praised McLaren's Barcelona upgrades, stating that they are "a step forward". McLaren arrived in the Spanish paddock with a variety of upgrades...

12 May 2018 11:01
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Stroll unhappy with Williams' performance in Barcelona
After two lacklustre free practices in the Spanish Grand Prix, Lance Stroll expressed his disappointment with Williams overall performance in Barcelona. The young Canadian drive...

12 May 2018 10:39
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Force India collected "critical data" during Friday practice
Force India's chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer says that the team collected critical data on Friday in Barcelona. The Silverstone-based squad arrived in Spa...

12 May 2018 10:35
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Kubica: I can make a comeback now
Robert Kubica believes that he can make a full comeback to Formula 1 after completing a practice session with Williams. The Pole took part in his first F1 weekend session since ...

12 May 2018 10:04
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Ferrari confirms engine change for Raikkonen
Ferrari has confirmed an engine change for Kimi Raikkonen. During FP2, Raikkonen's Ferrari suffered a power unit failure. This incident deprived the Finn of doing any race r...

12 May 2018 09:49
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Perez avoids grid penalty for unsafe release
Sergio Perez has not been handed a grid penalty for the Spanish Grand Prix after he was released from his pit box unsafely during the second free practice session. Perez dr...

11 May 2018 19:25
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Raikkonen doesn't know if engine parts are salvageable
Kimi Raikkonen admits that he doesn't know if any of his engine parts can be salvaged after a power unit problem in the second free practice session. The Finn's day ende...

11 May 2018 18:23
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Vettel denies aero role of the new mirrors
Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel made several comments regarding the rumours around the presumed aero role of the new mirrors. The German denied the aero role of the ne...

11 May 2018 18:02
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Long run pace from FP2 in Barcelona
The battle at the front looks to be on this weekend in Barcelona, as the long run pace from the top three teams looks similar. After four rounds of the 2018 world championship, ...

11 May 2018 17:48
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Kubica felt "embarrassed" during Williams practice outing
Robert Kubica says that he felt embarrassed driving the Williams FW41 during the first practice session in Barcelona. The Pole made his first Formula 1 weekend appearance on Fri...

11 May 2018 16:54
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FP2: Hamilton quickest as Red Bull get closer
Lewis Hamilton has topped the second practice session from the Circuit de Catalunya, setting a fastest lap time of 1:18.259. The Briton was one of many drivers who struggled to ...

11 May 2018 16:30
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Magnussen reprimanded over FP1 Leclerc incident
Kevin Magnussen has received a reprimand by the stewards in Barcelona after an incident with Charles Leclerc in FP1. Magnussen was summoned to the stewards following the opening...

11 May 2018 14:09
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Horner hits out at "rushed" 2019 aero changes
Christian Horner has hit out at Formula 1's decision to change the aerodynamic regulations for 2019. Next season, there will be a number of aero changes with the aim of allo...

11 May 2018 13:52
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Abiteboul admits Renault "want to keep" Sainz
Cyril Abiteboul has said that Renault wishes to keep Carlos Sainz for future seasons. Sainz joined the French squad towards the end of 2017, departing from Red Bull's junior...

11 May 2018 13:30
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German GP boss in Spain to discuss 2019 race
Hockenheim boss Georg Seiler is in Barcelona this weekend to meet with Formula 1 bosses. Seiler and the F1 chiefs will be discussing the future of the German Grand Prix, which d...

11 May 2018 12:54
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