Archives of Year: 2017 - Page 79

Giovinazzi would 'accept' 2017 debut

Jan.25 - Antonio Giovinazzi has vowed to be ready in the event he might make his F1 race debut in 2017. The 2016 GP2...

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25 Jan 2017

Brawn to attend F1 winter tests

Jan.25 - Ross Brawn will be a prominent figure as F1's new on-track era begins in earnest in a month's time. The formerly retired...

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25 Jan 2017

Liberty era future brighter for German GP

Jan.25 - F1's new Liberty Media era is good news for "traditional" race hosts like Germany, new sport managing director Ross Brawn says. Germany...

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25 Jan 2017

Carey: British GP safe in Liberty era

Jan.25 - The future of the British grand prix seemed more secure as new F1 chiefs swept into office this week. In the Bernie...

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25 Jan 2017

New F1 rule to reduce driver penalties

Jan.25 - F1 has tweaked the rules so that drivers are penalised less often in 2017. This week, the final sporting regulations for the...

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25 Jan 2017

Wolff: Teams turned down offer of F1 shares

Jan.25 - F1 teams turned down Liberty Media's offer to become co-owners of the sport. That is the news from Toto Wolff, boss of...

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25 Jan 2017

Teams welcome 'experts' replacing Ecclestone

Jan.25 - Top teams were looking confidently into F1's future this week, following news of Bernie Ecclestone's departure as CEO. Publicly, almost every influential...

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25 Jan 2017

Ecclestone offices 'too small' for F1

Jan.25 - F1 will relocate from Bernie Ecclestone's current offices in London, new CEO Chase Carey has announced. Speaking to the media as he...

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25 Jan 2017

F1 supremo Ecclestone 'dismissed'

Jan.24 - F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has been officially ousted. The news came as the sport's new owner Liberty Media announced it has...

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24 Jan 2017

Rossi: No regrets after saying 'no' to F1

Jan.24 - MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi says he has no regrets more than a decade after calling off his touted switch to formula one....

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24 Jan 2017

Manor needs funds for testing

Jan.24 - Embattled F1 backmarker Manor remains in talks with potential saviours. That is the claim of a spokesperson for FRP, the company that...

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24 Jan 2017

Honda aims for top engine makers in 2017

Jan.24 - Honda is aiming to push towards F1 'power unit' pacesetters Mercedes and Ferrari in 2017. Almost certainly the least impressive performer among...

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24 Jan 2017

Liberty hints Ferrari to lose $100m bonus

Jan.23 - F1's new owner Liberty Media has indicated it is serious about taking away the $100 million bonus received by Ferrari each year....

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23 Jan 2017

Verstappen not eyeing youngest F1 champion record

Jan.23 - Max Verstappen says he has no interest in becoming F1's youngest ever champion. But that doesn't mean the 19-year-old Dutchman doesn't want...

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23 Jan 2017

Doctors sideline Wehrlein after rollover crash

Jan.23 - One month before winter testing begins, Pascal Wehrlein was sidelined by doctors following a scary crash at the annual Race of Champions...

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23 Jan 2017

Massa won't hand back retirement F1 car

Jan.23 - Felipe Massa says he will not have to hand back the F1 car gifted to him by Williams for his retirement. Amid...

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23 Jan 2017

Sainz snr says Red Bull 'not bad guys'

Jan.23 - Carlos Sainz's father has hit back at any claims Red Bull are "the bad guys". The two-time rally champion's namesake and 22-year-old...

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23 Jan 2017

Indycar says no to F1's 'Halo'

Jan.23 - Indycar, the major American open-wheeler series, says it will not be going down F1's route of the 'Halo' device for cockpit protection....

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23 Jan 2017

Rosberg: Life more than 'driving in circles'

Jan.23 - Almost two months after stunning the F1 world, Nico Rosberg says he has no regrets about sensationally quitting the sport as world...

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23 Jan 2017

Father: 'Exhausted' Verstappen training hard for 2017

Jan.21 - Jos Verstappen says his son Max is training harder than ever for 2017. Young Verstappen, 19, is touted as a potential title...

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23 Jan 2017

Report: Ecclestone offered 'less hands-on role'

Jan.21 - Rumours are growing by the day that the Bernie Ecclestone era is effectively almost over. We have reported that, as Liberty Media...

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23 Jan 2017

Vandoorne to 'fight and work with' Alonso

Jan.20 - F1 rookie Stoffel Vandoorne agrees with his McLaren teammate Fernando Alonso that their head-to-head fight will not be too intense in 2017....

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20 Jan 2017

Wolff unsure Bottas can beat Hamilton

Jan.20 - Toto Wolff has admitted it is possible Valtteri Bottas could be replaced at Mercedes by a bigger name for 2018. Some expressed...

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20 Jan 2017

Wolff: Mercedes seat may have 'destroyed' Wehrlein

Jan.20 - Toto Wolff says the retirement of Nico Rosberg was regarded as an "opportunity" for Mercedes rather than a problem. The world champion...

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20 Jan 2017

Bottas takes sponsor to Mercedes

Jan.20 - Valtteri Bottas is taking a personal sponsor with him from Williams to Mercedes. Throughout his career, the 27-year-old has been backed by...

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20 Jan 2017

Marko would have taken Wehrlein 'risk'

Jan.20 - Dr Helmut Marko says that in Mercedes' place, Red Bull would have taken a punt on a young driver rather than sign...

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20 Jan 2017

Magnussen: Haas 'easier' than McLaren and Renault

Jan.20 - Kevin Magnussen says he is already enjoying life at his new F1 home. After an abortive career so far, falling out with...

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20 Jan 2017

Manor asks to race 2016 car this year

Jan.20 - If Manor finds an eleventh-hour saviour, the embattled backmarker team would have to race its 2016 car early this season. That is...

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20 Jan 2017

Liberty urges teams to buy into F1

Jan.20 - New F1 owner Liberty Media has urged the teams to buy into the sport. Earlier this week, we reported that because the...

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20 Jan 2017

Ecclestone to exit as FIA approves F1 buyout

Jan.19 - The final hurdle has been cleared as Liberty Media races towards completing its takeover of formula one. Earlier this week, shareholders of...

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19 Jan 2017