Toro Rosso launch the STR11

Toro Rosso have formally launched their 2016 car and livery in the Barcelona pit lane ahead of the second and final winter test.
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New Toro Rosso livery revealed ahead of Barcelona test

Toro Rosso have revealed the 2016 livery on the STR10 to media, in the pitlane of Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, ahead of the second four day Formula 1 preseason test at the Spanish Grand Prix venue. Report in progress…
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Toro Rosso reveals 2016 colours

Toro Rosso has unveiled its livery for the 2016 Formula 1 season ahead of the start of the second pre-season test at Barcelona
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Watch: Live updates from testing

Sky Sports News HQ's Craig Slater presents live updates from Barcelona for the final 2016 pre-season test.
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Lynn retained as Williams development driver

Press Release: Williams Martini Racing is pleased to confirm that Alex Lynn will be continuing as the Williams Development Driver for the 2016 Formula One World Championship season, a position he held throughout 2015 alongside his GP2 commitments. Alex had a positive first season with Williams, undertaking a significant simulator programme and full immersion project with […]
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Barcelona F1 Test 2 drivers’ schedule

The second and final Formula 1 preseason test takes place at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, in Spain, from Tuesday to Friday (1 to 4 March) and below is the expected driver schedule: Team Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Mercedes Rosberg/Hamilton Hamilton/ Rosberg Rosberg/Hamilton Hamilton/ Rosberg Ferrari Raikkonen Vettel Raikkonen Vettel Williams Bottas Bottas Massa Massa Red Bull […]
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Hill: Mercedes will not show their hand in testing

Former world champion Damon Hill fears Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton could have a nasty surprise in store for their Formula One rivals when the season starts in Melbourne on March 20. The Briton said that he expected Mercedes, champions for the past two seasons, to keep their car’s true pace under wraps right up until […]
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Palmer no fan of closed F1 cockpits

Briton Jolyon Palmer fears the introduction of driver head protection will go against the traditional values of Formula One. The FIA, the sport’s governing body, recently announced that improved cockpit protection is due to be introduced in 2017 with the ‘Halo’, their preferred option. The Halo, first pioneered by Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes team, is designed […]
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Haas 'not desperate' to get sponsors

Gene Haas says his new Formula 1 team is "not desperate" to attract sponsors
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Sauber present the Ferrari powered C35

The rollout of the Sauber C35-Ferrari will take place on 1 March at the second winter test (1 to 4 March) at Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona. For the Sauber F1 Team 2016 marks the 24th season in Formula One. The squad based in Hinwil in the Zürcher Oberland, after Ferrari, Williams and McLaren, is the fourth-oldest team among […]
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Mercedes duo to do half-days again

Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg will split Mercedes driving duties each day at this week's second pre-season Formula 1 test
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Sauber finally launch 2016 car

Sauber have finally revealed their 2016 car, the C35, ahead of the final four days of pre-season testing in Barcelona.
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Sauber launches delayed C35

Sauber has released images of its 2016 Formula 1 challenger ahead of its track debut on Tuesday, with team boss Monisha Kaltenborn aiming to become a regular midfield runner
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Lynn keeps Williams development role

GP2 racer Alex Lynn has been retained by Williams as a development driver for the 2016 Formula 1 season
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McLaren still down on car performance

Formula 1's first pre-season test highlighted that McLaren continues to lack performance despite improvements made by power-unit supplier Honda, according to racing director Eric Boullier
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'Vasseur will help us develop'

Jolyon Palmer believes Renault's new racing director Frederic Vasseur will help both he and Kevin Magnussen develop as drivers.
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Ricciardo: Ferrari is interesting only if they have the best car

Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo is still refusing to rule himself out of the running for a future switch to Ferrari. Earlier, the Australian predicted a frenzied ‘silly season’ this year, as top drivers like himself, Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) and Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) are all out of contract. “I think it’s one that got asked last […]
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Rosberg: It will be a fight between Ferrari and us

Ahead of the final week of Formula 1 pre-season testing, it seems Mercedes and Ferrari are still ahead of the pack in 2016.   All eyes are on Ferrari, the team with the best chance of taking on Mercedes this year, and Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen both say the 2016 car is better than […]
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Magnussen: People happier at Renault than at McLaren

Renault is a happier team than McLaren according to Kevin Magnussen, who was dropped by the Woking outfit at the end of last year and since signed up for 2016 by the French team. With McLaren apparently still struggling with its works Honda power, and Renault having taken over the near-collapsed Lotus at the eleventh hour, many insiders […]
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Renault starting work on 2017 F1 car

Renault is likely to start work almost immediately on its 2017 Formula 1 car after the team acknowledged that the 2016 machine is a hastily-compiled version of a car designed by Lotus for a Renault engine. But team boss Frederic Vasseur said it would be the wrong approach to simply write off this year, “Are we going to […]
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Qualifying shakeup may not happen now

  The proposed new Formula 1 qualifying format may not happen at all in 2016. Earlier, the changes touted to mix up the grid were approved by the F1 Commission, but Bernie Ecclestone subsequently told the Independent newspaper that his software-writers would not have time to be ready for Melbourne. Ferrari team boss Maurizio Arrivabene admits […]
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Mallya: F1 has nothing to do with my stepping down

Vijay Mallya has hit back at speculation his involvement in as boss of Force India is coming to an end. Last week, after a long battle with Diageo, the flamboyant Indian stepped down from his alcoholic company United Spirits. According to local reports, the $75 million ‘golden handshake’ involved him also severing his involvement in sporting […]
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Manor's Ryan has 'clear conscience'

Manor racing director Dave Ryan insists he has "a clear conscience" about his 2009 split with McLaren and subsequent Formula 1 exile
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Test Two to reveal 2016 clues

F1 teams will have just four days of track running left to hone their cars for 2016's season-opening Australian GP next month when the second and final test begins at Barcelona on Tuesday.
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Horner: New qualifying easy to solve

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes Formula 1's new qualifying format will swiftly be figured out by all the teams
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The FIA have tweaked the qualifying format which is expected to mix up Formula 1 grids in 2016. The new format is based on the existing ‘knockout’ qualifying system, but with a car eliminated every 90 seconds instead of in a group at the end of the three segments.
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Poll: Is Driver of the Day a pointless exercise?

For the 2016 Formula 1 the powers that be have introduced a Driver of the Day in an effort to engage fans on grand prix race days…
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Polls: Is Mercedes domination going to end in 2016?

Mercedes have comprehensively dominated the past two years if Formula 1 winning four world titles – Lewis Hamilton adding two drivers’ titles to his tally and Mercedes bagging two constructors’ titles at the same time.
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Are Pirelli ultrasoft tyres good for F1?

Much is being made of the new Pirelli ultrasoft tyre which has been introduced to ‘spice’ up the show. How good is an additional a tyre compound choice for F1?
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Reader Rights: Formula 1 simply needs sturdier tyres

The lack of close, compelling racing in Formula 1 has been evident for a few years now, particularly with front wings becoming more and more complicated in design. What used to be a minimalist front spoiler evolved through years of engineering development and regulation changes into an apparatus consisting of hundreds of tiny flaps and pieces. […]
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Pirelli ultrasoft to make F1 debut in Canada

The all new Pirelli ultra-soft Formula 1 tyre will make its first appearance at this year’s Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, in June. The Italian tyre manufacturer said in a press release: Pirelli will bring the following three compounds to the seventh round of the 2016 Formula One season in Canada (June 10 – 12): […]
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Sauber insists test absence won't hurt

Sauber technical director Mark Smith says the fact it is not debuting its 2016-spec car until next week's second pre-season Formula 1 test will "not hurt us too much"
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Manager says Haryanto confirmed for full season

Rio Haryanto’s manager has clarified reports the Indonesian rookie might not complete the entire 2016 Formula 1 season. We reported this week that, although backed by Indonesia via the state-owned oil company Pertamina, Haryanto’s entourage is still looking for more sponsorship to deliver everything promised to the Manor team. His manager Piers Hunnisett, however, denied […]
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Qualifying changes delayed

F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says the new proposed qualifying format will not be introduced until May's Spanish GP at the earliest to allow for new timing software to be developed.
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New qualifying format delayed because FOM is not ready

Formula 1’s new ‘musical chairs’ qualifying format has hit a roadblock and it’s introduction will be delayed. Bernie Ecclestone told F1 business journalist Christian Sylt that Formula One Management’s software team does not have time to prepare the system for the Melbourne season opener next month. “The new qualifying won’t happen because we can’t get […]
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Bottas: Gains on 'many weaknesses'

Valtteri Bottas believes Williams has "improved many of the weaknesses of last year", following Formula 1's first pre-season test
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WATCH: Gutierrez exclusive

New Haas driver Esteban Gutierrez took time out to speak to Sky Sports during the first pre-season test in Barcelona.
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New qualifying format to be delayed

The introduction of Formula 1's new qualifying system is to be delayed, according to commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone
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F1 in 2016: The Sky F1 previews

Sky F1 will be broadcasting a host of preview shows ahead of the new F1 season to keep you fully up to speed before the lights go green on March 20.
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Inside Line: McLaren and that Spice Girls car launch

It is that time of the year again when Formula 1 teams show off their new creations to an F1 world which has been deprived of news. Now the news is all full of expectations, hope and views as to how this is going to be their year… until qualifying at the first round at the […]
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Barcelona F1 Test: The good, the bad and the ugly

The first preseason testing in Formula One ended on Thursday with Mercedes showing incredible reliability, Ferrari revealing some good pace, and McLaren enduring old problems. Ferrari set the fastest times over the four days, but Mercedes showed strength by running more laps than any other team without facing significant problems. McLaren, meanwhile, ended the week […]
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Ecclestone: We needed to wake everybody up a little bit

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone says the sport faces a brighter future after teams agreed a new qualifying format from this season, even if he had sought a more radical approach to liven up racing. Speaking to Reuters after he said current F1 was the worst it had ever been and he would not buy tickets […]
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Toro Rosso used guesswork for engine

Toro Rosso used guesswork to design the installation of its 2015-spec Ferrari Formula 1 engine while waiting for confirmation of the deal, says technical director James Key
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Nasr: Haas will be a threat in 2016

Felipe Nasr reckons the new Haas Formula 1 team will become "very competitive" in a short space of time thanks to the might of its resources
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Palmer: Renault/Mercedes gap clear

Jolyon Palmer admitted the difference between the Renault Formula 1 engine and the Mercedes the team used last year was clear during Barcelona testing this week
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F1 testing: How the teams rated

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Test round-up: Ferrari gets the glory

Sebastian Vettel turned to Pirelli's new ultra-soft tyre to set the quickest lap in the first pre-season Formula 1 test of 2016 at Barcelona, but Mercedes' low-key times were deceptive
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Serial conman who posed as Mercedes F1 boss facing jail time

A conman who posed as the Formula 1 team boss to dupe hotel staff and trick other victims into attending fake business meetings in Germany has been jailed for two years. Stuart Howatson even wore F1 clothing to adopt a glamorous and powerful false persona and order computer security systems worth hundreds of thousands of […]
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Mallya gets $75 million pay out and keeps F1 team

Force India boss and co-owner Vijay Mallya will receive $75 million to walk away from a company. United Spirits, the flagship of the United Breweries company Mallya took over from his late father, will pay the 60-year-old US $75 million to exit after an acrimonious fight with Diageo. Diageo, the alcohol multinational, had fought with […]
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Hamilton: Driver of the day is a pointless exercise

Reigning triple world champion Lewis Hamilton has launched another attack on the latest rule tweaks in Formula 1. Earlier this week, Hamilton said moves to make the cars wider but also heavier in 2017 are ridiculous. And now, the Mercedes driver has ridiculed the decision to crown a ‘Driver of the day’ after each grand prix. At Tuesday’s […]
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