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Pascal Wehrlein returns to DTM
Former Sauber and Manor F1 driver Pascal Wehrlein will return to DTM in 2018. Mercedes has announced the 2015 champion will drive its Mercedes-AMG C 63 in the team’s final season in the German touring […]
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Di Resta hopes to continue working with Williams
Paul di Resta hopes to continue to work with Williams despite being overlooked for a 2018 race seat with the team. The Scottish driver was the team’s reserve driver for the last two years, stepping […]
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F1 to use young racers as Grid Kids
The FIA has announced it will be introducing Grid Kids in Formula 1. Young racers who compete in karting or junior formulae will be chosen by their motorsports club on merit or through a lottery […]
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Stroll dismisses Massa mentor claims
Lance Stroll claims his 2017 Williams teammate Felipe Massa didn’t give him any guidance in his rookie season in Formula 1. The Brazilian had previously suggested his relationship with Stroll was similar to when he […]
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Wolff expects Hamilton to sign new Mercedes contract
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes it’s only a matter of time before the team agrees a new contract with four-time drivers’ champion Lewis Hamilton. The British driver is going into the final year of his […]
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Fans divided over grid girls axing
Formula 1 fans have been divided by news that the sport is scrapping grid girls for the 2018 season. F1 revealed yesterday that it’s taken the decision to end its use of walk-on grid girls […]
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Can Alonso overcome hectic schedule to win Le Mans?
Fernando Alonso will take part in 25 races in a 36-week period this year after announcing that he’ll compete in the World Endurance Championship with Toyota alongside his duties in Formula 1 with McLaren. His […]
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Marko claims Alonso made Honda look bad
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has accused Fernando Alonso of doing everything possible to make the Honda engine look bad. The two-time world champion was a regular critic of the Honda engine during the Japanese […]
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Pirelli expects track evolution during first Barcelona test
Pirelli believes there will be a lot of track evolution during the first pre-season test at Barcelona next month. Circuit de Catalunya is currently undergoing work to ensure it meets MotoGP’s standards, including resurfacing of […]
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Alonso qualifies 13th, Stroll’s car 6th at Daytona
Formula 1 drivers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll will be starting from 13th and 6th respectively at the 24 hours of Daytona this weekend. Alonso took part in qualifying for the United Autosports team in […]
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Force India, Sauber withdraw anti-competition complaint
A complaint about anti-competitive practices in Formula 1 has been withdrawn by Force India and Sauber. The two teams put in a complaint with the European Union in 2015 claiming the way F1 was structured […]
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Renault academy boss wants to find champions
Renault hope investing in young drivers will help them find a future Formula 1 champion. The constructor relaunched its driver academy in 2016 as it returned to F1, and recently confirmed seven drivers will be […]
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Toro Rosso expects more visually refined Halo
Toro Rosso technical director James Key believes the Halo will look more visually refined by the start of the 2018 Formula 1 season. The Halo is new to F1 this year, sitting around the cockpit […]
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Steiner thinks Haas started 2018 car too soon
Haas team principal Gunther Steiner admits the team may have switched its attention to the 2018 car too soon. Just five of the team’s 13 points finishes came in the final 11 races of the […]
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Cosworth keen to work with Aston Martin on F1 return
Cosworth believes it could return to Formula 1 in partnership with Aston Martin in the future. The engine builder recently admitted it was keen to return to F1, but that it would need support from […]
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Renault deal means more sponsors for McLaren
McLaren’s Zak Brown says the team’s switch to the Renault power unit has made attracting sponsors easier. The Executive director revealed in an interview with Racer that the team will be announcing a number of […]
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Racing pioneer Dan Gurney dies
Formula 1 and the wider motorsport community are mourning the death of racing revolutionary Dan Gurney, who passed away following complications from pneumonia over the weekend at the age of 86. The American remains one […]
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Pat Symonds says F1 wants to change grid formation
Former Williams chief technical officer Pat Symonds claims Formula 1 is looking at ways to change how the grid is formed ahead of each Grand Prix. Symonds was appointed to Ross Brawn’s panel to help […]
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Chase Carey visits Copenhagen to discuss Danish GP bid
Denmark could be added to the Formula 1 calendar in the near future as the sport’s owners hold talks with Copenhagen. Chase Carey has been in the Danish capital this week to meet the city’s […]
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Kvyat secures development role with Ferrari
Ferrari have announced that Daniil Kvyat has joined the team as a development driver. The former Red Bull and Toro Rosso driver has been out of F1 since being replaced by Pierre Gasly after the […]
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Raikkonen’s race engineer leaves Ferrari
Kimi Raikkonen will have a new race engineer for the 2018 Formula 1 season following David Greenwood’s departure from Ferrari. Greenwood has left the team after three years working with Raikkonen. He joined the team […]
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Gasly insists F1 hopefuls don’t need financial backing
Pierre Gasly claims he’s proof a driver doesn’t need financial backing to secure a seat in Formula 1. The former GP2 champion made his debut with Toro Rosso towards the end of the 2017 season, […]
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Latifi joins Force India as test/reserve driver
Nicholas Latifi will be Force India’s reserve and test driver for the 2018 Formula 1 season. The Silverstone-based team have announced that the young Canadian driver will take part in young driver tests and participate […]
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Nurburgring in talks over F1 return
The Chief Executive Officer of the Nurburgring hopes the track will be back on the Formula 1 calendar next year. Mirco Markfort, who took charge of the circuit in 2016, has claimed in an interview […]
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Helmut Marko believes in Honda
Red Bull’s Helmut Marko insists the team believes in Honda after agreeing to use the Japanese manufacturer’s engines for Toro Rosso from 2018. Toro Rosso have used Renault engines in three of the last four […]
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Daytona test for Alonso this week
Fernando Alonso will step up his preparations for the Rolex 24 At Daytona as he takes part in the ‘Roar before the 24’ test later this week. The two-time Formula 1 world champion will be […]