Saturday, 31 January 2015

Jerez test day one - Live!

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Newey: We should be realistic about our expectations

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Red Bull may win races this season but they cannot realistically expect to mount a Formula One title challenge, according to their championship-winning designer Adrian Newey. “I think we should be realistic about our expectations for this year,” the Briton, who has stepped back from his full time role as technical supremo at the former […]

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Renault teams don't fear 2014 repeat

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Renault's Formula 1 teams have faith that the French car manufacturer is well set to escape the testing nightmares that it suffered 12 months ago

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Tost: Fifth no fantasy target for STR

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Toro Rosso team boss Franz Tost reckons finishing fifth in the Formula 1 constructors' championship is a realistic target for the 2015 season, because of aggressive developments over the winter

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Red Bull passes crash tests in time

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Red Bull is on course to get its new RB11 Formula 1 car out for the first day of pre-season testing at Jerez after successfully passing all its crash tests

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Toro Rosso rookies fired up for the F1 new season

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Toro Rosso rookie drivers Carlos Sainz and Max Verstappen, along with team principal Franz Tost spoke on the occasion of the launch of the team’s 2015 car, the STR10, at Jerez in southern Spain ahead iof the first preseason test at the venue. Carlos Sainz (Car number 55 – driving duties: 1st & 3rd February): […]

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STR10 'best Toro Rosso ever'

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Toro Rosso have revealed the STR10 which the team think is 'the best car they have built' during their ten years in F1.

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STR10 'best Toro Rosso ever'

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Toro Rosso have revealed the STR10 as the team celebrate their tenth anniversary in the sport.

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Toro Rosso debut the STR10 in Spain

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Toro Rosso took the wraps off their 2015 car in the Jerez pit lane on Saturday afternoon, just a few hours before the first of this year's three pre-season tests gets underway at the Spanish circuit. The Renault-powered STR10 will be raced by the team's all-rookie driver line-up of Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz Jr, with the latter due behind the wheel first on Sunday

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Toro Rosso launches its 2015 F1 car

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Toro Rosso revealed its STR10 2015 Formula 1 car at Jerez on Saturday afternoon ahead of the start of winter testing

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Newey not expecting 2015 title bid

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Adrian Newey thinks it too early to expect Renault to have made the progress needed to enable Red Bull to challenge for the Formula 1 world championship this year

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Friday, 30 January 2015

Mercedes: Back to work and hungrier than ever

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Given the unprecedented scale of their achievements last year, Mercedes enter 2015 with an extraordinary set of expectations and pressures - and in the knowledge that their rivals have worked tirelessly over the winter to catch up. So when the team headed to Silverstone for the first 'shakedown' of their new F1 W06 Hybrid, we went along for an exclusive preview

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Ferrari retain pull-rod system

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Ferrari technical director James Allison says the Scuderia opted to stick with pull-rod suspension in 2015 as it didn’t warrant development in that area.

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Apsley appointed Force India official tailors

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Sahara Force India is pleased to welcome Apsley Tailors as the team’s supplier of bespoke tailoring. The London-based brand will dress the team’s race drivers and senior management with a range of clothing options including suits, blazers and jackets to be worn throughout the 2015 season. With a 125-year heritage, Apsley Tailors have built their […]

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New Ferrari tipped to suit Raikkonen

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Ferrari technical director James Allison is confident that the team's 2015 Formula 1 car will suit Kimi Raikkonen better than last year's

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Sauber presents the Ferrari powered C34

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The Sauber F1 Team will go into the 2015 FIA Formula One Championship with new drivers Marcus Ericsson (SE, 24) and Felipe Nasr (BR, 22). Raffaele Marciello (IT, 20) has signed as test and reserve driver. The roll-out of the new Sauber C34-Ferrari will take place at the first winter test in Jerez de la […]

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Vettel: It would be wrong to immediately expect a lot of us

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Sebastian Vettel gave Ferrari’s new Formula One car his seal of approval on Friday while warning fans not to expect too much from a team that made major changes after failing to win anything last year. “Obviously there is a change in colour for me so it’s a new experience but I think the car […]

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Ferrari SF15-T breaks cover

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The SF15-T the sixty first car built by Ferrari specifically to take part in the Formula 1 World Championship. It is the second car made by Ferrari since the reintroduction of turbo engines in 2014. The first year of these new regulations was extremely challenging for the Scuderia and the lessons learned have been applied […]

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Vettel and Raikkonen ready to be patient with new Ferrari

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Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen have warned against expecting immediate results from Ferrari in 2015, saying that patience will be key to the Scuderia's hopes of returning to the front of the Formula One grid. Vettel, who joined the Scuderia from Red Bull ahead of the new season, says his focus is on building a platform for success in the long-term

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Ferrari engine gains to help race pace

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Ferrari believes there will be a better balance between its Formula 1 qualifying and race performance in 2015 due the major design overhaul for the SF15-T

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Vettel hails straightforward Raikkonen

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Sebastian Vettel thinks his relationship with Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari will be more "straightforward" than most Formula 1 team-mate partnerships

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Ferrari aims to win with new car

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Ferrari says its target for 2015 is to win two Formula 1 races, after unveiling its new SF15-T on Friday

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Ferrari reveal their 2015 car, the SF15-T

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Ferrari have officially unveiled the SF15-T, the car the Italian team hope will return them to winning ways in 2015. The new machine, which will be driven by Ferrari's all-world champion driver line-up of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen, features, amongst other things, a distinctive long flat nose and revised sidepods

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Ferrari latest to unveil 2015 design

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Ferrari has unveiled the new SF15-T 2015 Formula 1 car that it hopes will get it back in the hunt for victories with Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen this season

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Sauber reveal theC34

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Sauber have unveiled their new car, the C34,- with a radical new paint job - as they aim to rebound from the worst season in their two-decade history.

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Sauber unveil newly liveried C34

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Sauber took the covers off their 2015 car on Friday, and revealed a brand-new blue and yellow colour scheme. The Ferrari-powered C34, to be raced by the team's all-new driver line-up of Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr, succeeds the disappointing C33 which last year became the first F1 car produced by the Swiss team not to score a single point

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Sauber reveals new-look 2015 F1 car

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Sauber has become the latest team to unveil its 2015 Formula 1 car, after publishing images of its new C34 on Friday

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Friday's car launches - live

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Two more teams reveal their 2015 cars as the Sauber C34 breaks cover, followed by the Ferrari the SF15T.

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Thursday, 29 January 2015

Ricciardo: From what I saw Vettel was never going to leave F1

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Red Bull’s defacto leading driver Daniel Ricciardo has contradicted his boss Christian Horner’s claims that Sebastian Vettel came close to quitting Formula 1 last year. Horner, the team chief at Red Bull, caused a stir this week when he told the media that amid the quadruple world champion’s struggles to match Ricciardo in 2014, the […]

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Red Bull and Lotus race against time for Jerez debut

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Red Bull and Lotus could join Force India, Caterham and Marussia in sitting out the opening Formula 1 winter test at Jerez in southern Spain beginning on Sunday. Omnicorse claims Red Bull, whose designer Adrian Newey customarily pushes the boundaries with his new-car deadlines, has this week failed a front impact test at the FIA-approved […]

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Engineer says team survival more important than engine talk

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A former Formula 1 engineer thinks the sport has far bigger problems than a potential move to 1000-plus horse power engines. According to Autosprint, the sport’s powerbrokers will meet next week to discuss again the possibility of adapting the current turbo V6s to produce more sound and power by 2017. The idea is gaining widespread […]

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Ex-Ferrari boss says Alonso not a good test driver

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A former Ferrari chief has pointed the finger at departed Fernando Alonso following the Maranello team’s recent troubles, and claims the Spaniard is not a good test driver. Legendary designer Mauro Forghieri, a key Ferrari figure from the 1960s to the 1980s, said the Spaniard cannot simply blame the team for his failure to add […]

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Mercedes shakedown F1 W06 Hybrid

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Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg got their first taste of Mercedes' 2015 Formula One car as the reigning champion team completed their first day of running during a promotional event at Silverstone. Rosberg was first to sample the F1 W06 Hybrid, with Hamilton then taking over - although a blizzard brought the day to a premature close, with the duo having completed 18 laps in total

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Mercedes completes new car shakedown

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Mercedes has completed the first shakedown of its 2015 Formula 1 car, the W06, and released the first proper images of the car with which it will defend its titles

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First glimpse of new Mercedes

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World champions Mercedes have revealed the first glimpses of their new W06 car during a shakedown at Silverstone.

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Button: We’re under no illusion that it will be easy

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Jenson Button spoke on the occasion of the unveiling of the McLaren Honda MP4-30, here is the transcript: “The off-season has really brought about a sense of renewal coming into 2015 – continuing my relationship with McLaren, getting married, and now embarking on such an exciting chapter: McLaren’s new partnership with Honda. I’ve trained hard […]

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Alonso: McLaren-Honda should be at the front of the grid

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Fernando Alonso spoke on the occasion of the unveiling of the McLaren Honda MP4-30, here is the transcript: “Although the winter period is a time for rest and relaxation from racing, my motivation could not be stronger for the new season. I’ve done a lot of training during the winter break, to reach my peak […]

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McLaren launch the Honda powered MP4-30

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McLaren on Thursday launched its works Honda-powered MP4-30 on the internet. The British team contradicted reports of a dramatically new white or black livery by showing the 2015 car in McLaren’s customary silver, with more pronounced red from the tip of the sleek nose to the cockpit. “It is a thoroughly refined evolution of last […]

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