Archives of Year: 2015 - Page 123

Malaysia set for early start time

The Malaysian Grand Prix could be moved to an earlier start time, as a result of the investigation into Jules Bianchi’s crash at the Japanese...

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15 Jan 2015

Hockenheim to stage 2015 race

Hockenheim has been announced as the host venue for this year’s German Grand Prix, ahead of Nurburgring. The two tracks have been alternating every...

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15 Jan 2015

Report: FIA could allow Honda to join 'unfreeze'

It remains possible the FIA will do a u-turn after excluding Honda from the new engine development 'unfreeze'. McLaren and its new 2015 works...

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14 Jan 2015

Mercedes pays record fee to enter 2015 F1 season

Mercedes is paying the highest ever fee to enter the 2015 world championship. The German team may have triumphantly dominated last year's titles, but...

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14 Jan 2015

Muller: Volkswagen not considering F1 foray

Porsche chief Matthias Muller has rubbished speculation parent group Volkswagen could soon be on the F1 grid. Last week, Muller said the Porsche brand,...

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14 Jan 2015

Coulthard: Toro Rosso will struggle to improve car

Ex-Formula 1 racer David Coulthard has said that Toro Rosso face a struggle to improve their car over the course of the season, because...

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14 Jan 2015

Symonds: Williams won’t compete without bigger budget

Williams chief technical officer Pat Symonds has said that the team need to find more finance if they are going to regularly threaten at...

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13 Jan 2015

Marchionne expects Ferrari form in late 2015

Sergio Marchionne has warned Ferrari fans yet again that 2015 will be a difficult season for the fabled Scuderia. Speaking at the Detroit auto...

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13 Jan 2015

No more 'unusual' looking F1 cars - Bottas

Jan.13- Valtteri Bottas thinks the odd look of formula one cars is about to end. Last year, unseemly 'anteater', 'vacuum cleaner', 'walrus-tusked' and other...

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13 Jan 2015

Road to 2015 - How many laps?

In anticipation of the release of the all access documentary, Road to 2015, UBS ask the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS team – exactly how many...

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13 Jan 2015

Bahrain refuses to budge on Qatar race

Bahrain is blocking Qatar's plans to join the F1 calendar. F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone said last month that despite negotiating with a keen Qatari...

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13 Jan 2015

‘Hamilton can win 2015 title by half-way stage’

Anthony Hamilton believes that his son Lewis could wrap up the 2015 Drivers’ Championship by the middle of the season. Hamilton came from behind...

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12 Jan 2015

Bahrain could thwart Qatar race plans

Plans to stage a race in Qatar next year are under threat after it emerged Bernie Ecclestone needs the permission of Bahrain. Bahrain became...

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12 Jan 2015

Bottas plays down Mercedes & Ferrari switch talk

Valtteri Bottas has played down reports linking his future outside of Williams. The Finn's career to date has been powered and championed by the...

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12 Jan 2015

Ferrari F1 spends EUR 40m on new technology

Ferrari is spending a whopping EUR 40 million as it steps up its off-track technology at Maranello. Having struggled in 2014 and subsequently undergone...

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12 Jan 2015

Mercedes to offer Hamilton new three-year deal

Mercedes is positioning to keep world champion Lewis Hamilton well beyond the 2015 season. Talks over the Briton's expiring contract were scheduled towards the...

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12 Jan 2015

Verstappen passes theory driving test

Max Verstappen has cleared the first hurdle as he seeks a normal road car driving licence. The controversy sparked by the young and inexperienced...

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12 Jan 2015

Authorities restrict travel for Mallya

Indian authorities have moved to restrict international travel for embattled Force India supremo Vijay Mallya. Amid ongoing action relating to his ailing airline Kingfisher,...

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12 Jan 2015

Andretti wants Montagny banned for life over cocaine

F1 legend Mario Andretti has called on Franck Montagny to be banned for life for doping. Former Super Aguri racer Montagny, a 37-year-old Frenchman,...

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12 Jan 2015

Renault hits back at new super licence system

Renault has reportedly hit back at the FIA's controversial new system for issuing F1 super licences. In light of 17-year-old Max Verstappen's controversial debut...

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12 Jan 2015

Paffett unsure of McLaren-Honda potential

Former McLaren tester Gary Paffett is unsure of the British team's potential as its new works Honda era begins. After years of serving as tester,...

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12 Jan 2015

Symonds: Williams' next step will be harder

Pat Symonds has admitted Williams' next step will be more difficult than the giant leap of 2014. After a career slump that hit bottom...

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12 Jan 2015

Caterham's Stevens eyeing Le Mans switch

Will Stevens has turned his eye to Le Mans in the event his F1 career stumbles at the first hurdle. Funding brought by the...

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12 Jan 2015

McLaren denies pre-Jerez test for 2015 F1 car

McLaren has denied reports it will run its Honda-powered 2015 car a few days before its launch and official test debut. Spain's El Mundo...

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12 Jan 2015

Melbourne not keen on earlier F1 race start time

Race organisers are reluctant to shift the start time for the 2015 Australian grand prix. In response to Jules Bianchi's horror crash at Suzuka,...

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12 Jan 2015

Ricciardo confident of catching Mercedes

Daniel Ricciardo has expressed confidence Red Bull can close the gap on dominant 2014 title winners Mercedes this year. Given Mercedes' level of dominance...

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12 Jan 2015

Vergne sets sights on Raikkonen's 2016 F1 seat

Jean-Eric Vergne has admitted he has set his sights on Kimi Raikkonen's 2016 race seat at Ferrari. The Frenchman, developed and groomed by Red...

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11 Jan 2015

Ferrari confirms 30 January F1 launch

Ferrari has announced it will reveal its 2015 car on 30 January. Having reported McLaren will launch its Honda-powered MP4-30 on January 29, we then...

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10 Jan 2015

McLaren confirms January 29 launch

McLaren has confirmed reports it will launch the Honda-powered 2015 car on 29 January. We reported earlier that the Woking based team would stage...

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9 Jan 2015

McLaren & Ferrari to launch in late January

McLaren looks set to launch its Honda-powered 2015 car with an event at the British team's Woking headquarters on January 29. International media reports...

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9 Jan 2015