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McLaren Looking For Fresh Driver Line-Up Says Boullier

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier has said that the team is looking for a “fresh” driver line-up for the 2015 season. McLaren currently have 2009 World Champion Jenson Button and rookie, Kevin Magnussen driving for them. Although Magnussen is only in his first year with the team, Button has been with the team since 2010. […]

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Massa Hopes Williams Beat Ferrari

Felipe Massa hopes that new team Williams, are able to beat Ferrari, his former team. Massa left Ferrari last season, and was replaced by the returning Kimi Raikkonen to the team, and ultimately, Massa found himself driving for Williams in 2014. Taking the Williams seat was a gamble for Massa considering the struggles they have had […]

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Ferrari Aiming For Complete Turnaround

Ferrari team principal Marco Mattiacci believes that his team are capable of pulling off a complete “360” degree turn, to return to the front of the Formula 1 grid once more. Just once since the beginning of the 2009 season, have Ferrari been able to build a car capable of fighting for the world championship, […]

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"Rivalry Won't Boil Over" Says Toto Wolff

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has said that the battle between his drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg will not boil over. Also stating that both drivers will be allowed to fight head-to-head for the drivers championship on track once the constructors title for the team has been sealed. Rosberg currently leads the championship by just […]

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Force India Losing Ground – Perez

Sergio Perez believes that Force India need to capitalise at the Belgian and Italian Grand Prix’s to make up for their lost ground over the past three races. In the opening part of the season, Force India were the underdog team consistently scoring strong points, and also getting a podium finish courtesy of Perez, in […]

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F14 T Not A Disaster – Raikkonen

Kimi Raikkonen has said that Ferrari’s F14 T is not a complete disaster, and that it is a strong base for their 2015 car. However, he also stated that there are a lot of areas that Ferrari have to improve on. After severe rule changes for the 2014 season, Ferrari have struggled to get to […]

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Alonso Denies $50 Million Per Year Contract Rumour

Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso has posted on social networking, that people should not pay attention to any contract rumours during Formula 1’s “silly season.” Recent speculation is that Alonso has demanded a new $50 million per year deal with Ferrari if they wish to keep the Spaniard for another three seasons. Relationships between Ferrari and Alonso […]

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"Williams Can Win At Spa and Monza" – Smedley

According to Head of Car Performance, Rob Smedley, Williams believe they have a good chance of fighting for victories at the upcoming Belgian and Italian GP’s. Technical director Pat Symonds recently said that Williams are the third fastest car behind the Mercedes and Red Bull’s, however Smedley believes that the nature of the track layouts […]

Formula 1

Mid-Season Review: Lotus

After becoming Lotus from Renault in 2012; Lotus became race winners once again with Kimi Raikkonen on the Finn’s F1 return. After Raikkonen left the team for Ferrari in 2014, their driver line-up for the new season featured Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado. But after two wins in two seasons, Lotus were in for their […]

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Raikkonen – 2014 Has Been Difficult

Kimi Raikkonen has said that the 2014 has been tough, after his first half of the season struggles, saying “that’s life.” After two strong comeback years to F1 with Lotus, which saw two victories, Raikkonen has only managed a highest finish of sixth with Ferrari, at the Hungarian GP. Despite his troubles, Raikkonen still believes […]

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Melbourne Seals F1 Deal Until 2020

Melbourne have secured a new Formula 1 deal to keep the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park until at least 2020. The organisers confirmed the deal after a year long negotiation with Bernie Ecclestone’s Formula One Management. The deal was secured in London last week. Premier of Victoria Denis Napthine hopes that rising Australian F1 […]

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I'm Not Giving Up On Title Says Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo, after his Hungarian GP victory, says he is not going to give up on the world championship, until it is mathematically impossible. The young Aussie picked up his second career victory last time out at the Hungaroring, and is now only 60 points behind the man second in the championship, Lewis Hamilton. Ricciardo […]