FIA crank up F1 volume along with several rule tweaks for 2016

Formula 1  will be noisier next year after the sport’s governing body approved a raft of tweaks which will come into effect for the 2016 season, which were ratified at Wednesday’s World Motor Sport Council meeting in Paris. One of the new measures will raise the decibels of F1 cars after complaints about the V6 turbo hybrid […]
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FIA reveals F1 calendar with early start to long season

Next year’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne has been brought forward to March 20, to allow space for an August break break, after previously being listed for a later than usual start on April 3. A revised provisional calendar with a record 21 races was approved by the governing FIA’s World Motor Sport Council […]
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Revised 2016 calendar issued

The start of the 2016 F1 season has been brought forward to March as part of a host of date changes to the provisional schedule agreed by the FIA.
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FIA issues revised 2016 calendar

The start of the 2016 F1 season has been brought forward to March as part of a host of date changes to the provisional schedule agreed by the FIA.
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F1 engines to be made louder in 2016

The FIA World Motor Sport Council has approved changes to the exhaust set-ups of Formula 1 cars to make the engines louder for 2016
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Summer break reinstated in F1 calendar

The FIA has released a new version of the 2016 Formula 1 calendar, which confirms an earlier start to the season and the return of the August three-week summer break
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Verstappen: Legal to drive, born to race #driverlicense

Formula 1’s first 17-year-old racer became the sport’s first 18-year-old driver on Wednesday and Toro Rosso’s Max Verstappen celebrated his birthday by passing his test at the first attempt. As he said on his Twitter feed: “Legal to drive, born to race #driverlicense.” “It’s great to be 18 and to have a driving license,” the […]
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Verstappen passes driving test

One year after getting his FIA Super Licence, which allows him to race F1 cars, Max Verstappen can finally drive a road car.
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Grosjean: Haas will hit ground running

Romain Grosjean believes Haas can hit the ground running when the American team makes its Formula 1 debut next season
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Q&A: Pat Symonds on 2017 rules

With F1 set for a rules shake-up in 2017, Sky Sports Digital spoke to Pat Symonds who is helping come up with the new regulations.
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Australian GP brought forward

Organisers of the Australian GP have said that the date of next year’s race has been brought forward by a fortnight to March 20.
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2017 deadline brought forward

The deadline for agreement on 2017's rule changes for faster, more "aggressive-looking" cars has been brought forward to October because of their significance.
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Australian GP date brought forward

Next year's Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix has been brought forward by two weeks to March 20, according to race organisers
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Lauda: We were worried but after Suzuka we calmed down

Mercedes F1 chairman Niki Lauda has admitted to feeling relief after the Silver Arrows returned to the top of the podium in Japan, and resumed their dominance at the pinnacle of the sport While the German camp thinks it was due to a combination of factors, an air of mystery continues to surround Mercedes’ recent Singapore slump. […]
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Verstappen: Not necessary to worry about Red Bull future

Amid all the talk of Red Bull in crisis and threats to pull out of Formula 1, Max and Jos Verstappen insist they are not worried. However, the energy drink company – owning not just Red Bull but also Dutch sensation Max’s team Toro Rosso – is threatening to quit formula one over its engine […]
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Q&A: Pat Symonds on 2017 rules

With F1 set for a rules shake-up in 2017, Sky Sports Digital spoke to Pat Symonds who is helping come up with the new regulations.
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Ecclestone not worried about EU complaint by F1 teams

Force India, Sauber and the European Commission have all confirmed reports a formal complaint about formula one has been lodged and received. In their complaint, we can reveal that the two midfield teams say the current income distribution model and rule-making strategy group are both “unlawful and unfair”. They say that, unlike the middle-grid private […]
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Ecclestone agrees Mercedes TV blackout over the top

F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has admitted at least twice now that the Mercedes blackout during Sunday’s television coverage of the Japanese Grand Prix was wrong. The Silver Arrows finished first and second at Suzuka, but featured on the Ecclestone-controlled ‘world feed’ for only five of the broadcasted 90 minutes. Ecclestone denied he ordered the blackout in retaliation […]
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Chandon becomes new official partner of McLaren-Honda

Press Release: McLaren Honda Formula 1 Team announces an exciting new partnership with Chandon, signed today. As one of the most successful teams in Formula 1 history, McLaren meets Chandon, the vibrant sparkling wine with a boundless conquering spirit. The partnership perfectly highlights Chandon’s open spirit, ‘joie de vivre’ and spontaneous approach to life. The […]
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Button: If I am in F1 in 2016 it will be with McLaren-Honda

McLaren has rubbished the theory that Jenson Button is weighing up a move to Renault next year to replace Romain Grosjean who will depart to join the all new Haas F1 Team, while the Englishman has declared that if he remains in F1 it will be with the Woking outfit. “This article is nonsense,” a spokesman […]
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Pirelli future in doubt if Red Bull quits

Paul Hembery claims Pirelli would consider its own future in Formula 1 should Red Bull and Toro Rosso fail to make it on to the grid for 2016
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WATCH: Midweek Report preview

On this week’s Midweek Report, Natalie Pinkham is joined by guests David Brabham, former F1 driver and head of Project Brabham, and Sky Sports F1’s Ted Kravitz.
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2017 deadline brought forward

The deadline for agreement on 2017’s rule changes for faster, more "aggressive-looking" cars has been brought forward to October because of their significance.
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Has Grosjean jumped the Lotus ship too soon?

Romain Grosjean has admitted that Lotus’ financial troubles contributed to his decision to leave the Enstone team, and now with Renault committed to a future as a works team some are questioning the wisdom of the Frenchman’s defection to the all new Haas F 1 team. Some, however, questioned Grosjean’s move, particularly as Lotus – […]
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SIlverstone given F1 payment leeway

Bernie Ecclestone has allowed Silverstone to place its payment for this season's British Grand Prix on hold until 2016, as the circuit battles to remain on the Formula 1 calendar
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WATCH: Grosjean's career best

After much speculation, Romain Grosjean has been revealed as a driver for the new Haas F1 team.
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Dennis: Honda alliance will win

Ron Dennis has rounded on McLaren's critics and insisted their partnership with Honda is the team's only possible means of returning to the front of F1.
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'Rosberg not ruthless enough'

Nico Rosberg may not be ruthless enough to be a world champion, according to F1 Midweek Report guests Ted Kravitz and David Brabham.
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Grosjean targets early points

Romain Grosjean reckons Haas F1’s “different approach” to entering the sport means that the newcomers could be in a position to score points early next season.
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Haas F1 Team confirms Grosjean as lead driver

The worst kept secret in the paddock is now in the public domain: Romain Grosjean will spearhead the all new Haas F1 Team in their Formula 1 debut season. The Swiss-born Frenchman will move from Lotus, where he has spent his entire F1 career, dating back to the Enstone based Renault works team in 2009, and […]
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Ecclestone responds to EU complaint

Bernie Ecclestone does not blame Force India and Sauber for voicing their dissatisfaction with Formula 1 through an official complaint to the European Union
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Grosjean quits Lotus for Haas

Romain Grosjean will spearhead Haas' first season in F1 after leaving Lotus to join the newcomers.
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Ecclestone responds to teams' EU complaint

Bernie Ecclestone does not blame Force India and Sauber for voicing their dissatisfaction with Formula 1 through an official complaint to the European Union
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Haas confirms Grosjean for 2016

The new-for-2016 Haas Formula 1 team has announced current Lotus racer Romain Grosjean as its first driver
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WATCH: Haas name drivers LIVE!

Watch a live video stream from the F1 Haas Team as they announce Romain Grosjean will drive for the team in 2016.
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WATCH: Haas name drivers LIVE!

Watch a live video stream from the F1 Haas Team as their announce their drivers for 2016 from 4pm UK Time.
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Toro Rosso situation critical - Horner

Toro Rosso's situation in Formula 1 is more critical than Red Bull's right now according to Christian Horner, as owner Dietrich Mateschitz ponders pulling both teams out of the championship
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Dennis: McLaren pain is self inflicted

Ron Dennis believes the "very acute pain" being felt by McLaren and Honda has primarily been self-inflicted as they have moved too fast too soon in their Formula 1 partnership
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Arrivabene says lottery style luck needed to win 2015 F1 title

Ferrari team boss Maurizio Arrivabene has played down his team’s chances of winning the 2015 F1 world championship. After winning in Singapore amid Mercedes’ sudden slump, Sebastian Vettel declared that he would try to make the “impossible possible” by lifting a fourth drivers’ crown this season. But then Mercedes returned to its usual top form at […]
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F1 teams lodge official EU complaint

Force India and Sauber have lodged an official complaint to the European Union competitions commission regarding Formula 1's governance and payment structure
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Ecclestone: I though Mercedes and Red Bull had a deal

It appears that Red Bull have snookered themselves out of engine options for 2016 and beyond, although F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone was under the impression a deal has been struck between the energy drinks outfit and Mercedes. Speaking to Sky Sports, Ecclestone said, “I thought and was told that Mr Lauda had made an agreement with […]
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Teams lodge EU complaint

Force India and Sauber have complained to the European Union about F1's governance and prize money distribution.
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Prost predicts trouble ahead for Alonso and McLaren

Suzuka could have been the turning-point in Fernando Alonso’s patience with the McLaren-Honda project after his outburst during the Japanese Grand Prix. That is the view of F1 legend Alain Prost, a figure closely associated with the glory days of the Anglo-Japanese partnership that was revived for 2015. But at Suzuka, within earshot of Honda’s […]
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'Merc-Red Bull deal was agreed'

Bernie Ecclestone has told Sky Sports News HQ he believes Mercedes were prepared to offer rivals Red Bull a supply of engines for 2016.
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Button and Alonso linked to Renault in wake of Suzuka debacle

Renault’s ‘letter of intent’ has given Lotus ten more weeks to finalise the sale of the embattled Enstone team to the French car manufacturing giant. Mere hours before Lotus faced London’s high court on Monday, Renault announced that it is now committed to completing the deal “in the coming weeks”. Also promised to the court […]
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Tost says another year at Toro Rosso good for Verstappen

Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost has played down suggestions Max Verstappen is ready to make the big step to Red Bull. With Daniil Kvyat yet to be confirmed officially by the energy drink company’s senior team for 2016, some have suggested bosses are seriously considering a promotion for the teen sensation Verstappen. The 17-year-old currently […]
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Rosberg: I know people are saying I am too soft

Japanese Grand Prix pole sitter Nico Rosberg has revealed there was a technical reason he fell behind teammate Lewis Hamilton from the start of the race at Suzuka, and refutes talk that he is to soft to seriously challenge his teammate. According to some, the fact Hamilton won yet again despite starting behind his Mercedes rival […]
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Midefield teams lodge complaint to EU over F1 monoploy

Two midfield teams have carried through their threat to formally complain to the European Union about formula one’s governance structure. For months, smaller teams have been bemoaning the inequality in pitlane, describing the income system and rule-making strategy group as an illegal “cartel” and arguing it breaches European competition rules. Times newspaper report that the complaint […]
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Ecclestone denies ordering Mercedes TV blackout

F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has denied he manipulated the coverage of Japanese Grand Prix to exclude Mercedes. The silver cars, finishing first and second at Suzuka after the Singapore slump, were shown for just 5 of the 90 broadcasted minutes of the official race coverage. Bosses Toto Wolff and Niki Lauda admitted they noticed the […]
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