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Magnussen optimistic about overtaking

over 8 years ago

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New Haas recruit Kevin Magnussen is hopeful that the new 2017 regulations will lead to more opportunities for drivers to overtake. read more »

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Rosberg: Mercedes will ‘contemplate’ Vettel

over 8 years ago

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Nico Rosberg believes his former team Mercedes will weigh up a move for Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel at the end of the 2017 season. read more »

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Lauda: Nobody will hold back in testing

over 8 years ago

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Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda has said there will be no smoke and mirrors between teams when they test their new cars in Barcelona. read more »

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Smedley predicts change in ‘pecking order’

over 8 years ago

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Williams performance chief Rob Smedley believes the new regulations will bring some change to the grid over the course of the 2017 season. read more »

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Brown doesn’t anticipate McLaren wins

over 8 years ago

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New McLaren chief Zac Brown has urged caution ahead of the 2017 season, conceding that McLaren-Honda are "not going to be winning any races" this year. read more »

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Video: Bottas’ first glimpse of Mercedes’ 2017 engine

over 8 years ago

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Ahead of his first season as a Mercedes driver, Valtteri Bottas has continued to familiarise himself with his new team, visiting the engine development team at Brixworth. read more »

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Head rubbishes talk of new rules improving racing

over 8 years ago

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Former Williams man Patrick Head reckons anyone who believes the new-for-2017 rules will improving the race has "got rocks in their head." read more »

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Rosberg: Friendship compounded the anger

over 8 years ago

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Nico Rosberg concedes that his long-standing friendship with Lewis Hamilton meant that the bust-ups came with more anger and hurt feelings. read more »

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Haas looking to move up ‘a position or two’

over 8 years ago

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Having surpassed expectations in their debut campaign, Gene Haas says he is looking to "move up a position or two" on the log this season. read more »

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Bottas responds to ‘career-killing’ comment

over 8 years ago

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Valtteri Bottas has refused to rise to the bait after being warned that teaming up with Lewis Hamilton could be a career-ender. read more »

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Symonds: 2017 cars look great

over 8 years ago

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Formula 1 has succeeded in avoiding another ugly mess like the stepped-noses of 2012 with the 2017 designs; that's according to Pat Symonds. read more »

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Alonso coy on McLaren colours

over 8 years ago

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Amidst reports that McLaren could go orange this season, Fernando Alonso says he doesn't care what colour the car is, all he wants is a fast car. read more »

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Sauber jump to the front of the launch queue

over 8 years ago

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Sauber are set to become the first F1 team to reveal their 2017 car, announcing that they'll be releasing images of the C36 on February 20. read more »

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McLaren team up with BP and Castrol

over 8 years ago

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McLaren will switch to BP fuel and Castrol lubricants for the 2017 season after parting ways with Exxon/Mobil. read more »

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Red Bull expecting Spanish GP engine boost

over 8 years ago

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Red Bull should be on a par with Ferrari in terms of engine performance come this season's Spanish GP; that's according to Helmut Marko. read more »

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Sainz: 2016 fitness levels won’t be good enough

over 8 years ago

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Ahead of a new era in which F1 is expecting a more physical challenge in driving the cars, Carlos Sainz is the latest to reveal a bit about his training regime. read more »

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Buttonholing Bernie – part two

over 8 years ago

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Having devised the new chicane that would help break up processional F1 races and negate Bernie's need for %u2018short cuts' on the world's race circuits (Monaco... read more »

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Perez backs Mexican GP’s anti-Trump initiative

over 8 years ago

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Sergio Perez has thrown his backing behind the Mexican GP's #BridgesNotWalls hashtag, which protests Donald Trump's controversial plans to build a wall on the Mexican... read more »

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Tost calls for Mercedes engine freeze

over 8 years ago

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Toro Rosso team boss Franz Tost says if Mercedes' rivals are not able to close the gap with their engines then the FIA should take matters into their own hands. read more »

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Vettel crashes out of Pirelli wet tyre test

over 8 years ago

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Sebastian Vettel brought the opening day of Pirelli's two-day wet tyre test to a premature end when he suffered what Pirelli dubbed a "normal" wet weather crash. read more »

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Baku promoter blames over-cautious drivers

over 8 years ago

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Although Azerbaijan failed to impress with its first grand prix, race promoter Arif Rahimov believes this year's event will deliver. read more »

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Kaltenborn: Wehrlein is not a junior driver

over 8 years ago

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Monisha Kaltenborn insists Pascal Wehrlein is not a "junior" driver but rather a driver who has already proven his talent in other series. read more »

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Montoya: European drivers are mentally weak

over 8 years ago

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Although Juan Pablo Montoya says he came up against some really quick European drivers during his time in F1, he believes many of them are "very weak mentally." read more »

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Palmer: Renault still in very good hands

over 8 years ago

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Despite Renault losing team boss Frederic Vasseur over the winter, Jolyon Palmer believes the team remains in "very good hands" with Cyril Abiteboul and Jerome Stroll. read more »

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Buttonholing Bernie – part one

over 8 years ago

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I can only ever claim one interaction with Bernie Ecclestone and though it seems not so long ago, research has shown that it happened way back in 2009. read more »