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McLaren struggles early as F1 testing resumes

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel was fastest while McLaren struggled with reliability issues during the morning session as the final week of Formula 1 preseason testing began Tuesday at the Circuit de Catalu... Read More...

Hamilton to miss London Formula 1 parade

Lewis Hamilton will be absent from Formula One’s live parade through London after announcing he is taking a two-day break on the eve of this year’s British Grand Prix. Hamilton had been expected to lead ... Read More...

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Monaco Grand Prix talking points

Lewis Hamilton has arrived in Monaco just six points behind championship rival Sebastian Vettel following his victory at last Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix. Here, Press Association Sport looks at the key t... Read More...

Button: I have a contract with McLaren to race next year

Jenson Button has refused to rule out a full-time return to the Formula One grid next season as he prepares for his fairytale comeback in Monaco. Button, who seemingly called time on his 17-season career... Read More...

Hamilton: Valtteri has proved everybody wrong

Lewis Hamilton believes his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas has proved his doubters wrong and insists the Finnish driver must be considered as a real threat for this year's Formula 1 World Championship ti... Read More...

Hamilton is still the richest sportsman in Britain

Lewis Hamilton is still the richest sportsman in the United Kingdom, with retired 2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button in the top five of the new Sunday Times Rich List. Mercedes Formula 1 driver ... Read More...

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Ecclestone: I was running the company to make profits

Deposed Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has spoken out in his defence amid more criticism of his unique style of managing the sport. F1's new boss Chase Carey accused Ecclestone of using divide and r... Read More...

Carey: Bernie’s style was divide and conquer

Formula 1 chairman Chase Carey has accused his predecessor Bernie Ecclestone of stunting the sport’s growth in the final years of his four-decade reign with his unique style of management. Carey, wh... Read More...

Bottas: Things might get a bit more tricky and tight

Valtteri Bottas has hinted that his good-natured relationship with Lewis Hamilton could come under threat after he slashed the deficit to his Mercedes team-mate in the championship. Hamilton, who finishe... Read More...

Hamilton: I will come back fighting

A dejected Lewis Hamilton admitted on Sunday night that he needs to rediscover his speed after an abject display in Russia saw him fall further behind rival Sebastian Vettel in the championship race. As ... Read More...

Talking points ahead of the Russian Grand Prix weekend

Sebastian Vettel heads into the Russian Grand Prix weekend leading Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton by seven points following the Ferrari driver’s victory last time out in Bahrain. Vettel, the four-time world ch... Read More...

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Ecclestone: A little bit like giving a hitman a gun and no bullets

Former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has said his new title is like “giving a hitman a gun and no bullets”. The former supremo was removed from his position earlier this year as US giant Liberty Media... Read More...

Bahrain Test Day 1: Honda engine fails again

McLaren's reliability problems continued in the Bahrain test as the Formula One team suffered another failure with one of their Honda engines. Development driver Oliver Turvey had only completed two inst... Read More...

Five talking points ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix

The Formula One circus rolls on to Bahrain this week for the third round of the championship. Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel are tied at the summit of the title race after the Briton recorded his fi... Read More...

Hamilton: Alonso to Mercedes is not going to happen

Fernando Alonso’s hopes of ending his McLaren nightmare with a move to Mercedes have been dismissed by Lewis Hamilton after he claimed the Spaniard will not be joining him next season. Alonso, who won th... Read More...

Five things we learned from the Australian Grand Prix

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel saw off the challenge from Lewis Hamilton to win the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Vettel’s victory at the Albert Park curtain-raiser underlined his and the Italia... Read More...

Hamilton: A privilege to be racing in an era with Sebastian

Lewis Hamilton has revealed he is braced for a tougher rivalry with Sebastian Vettel than Nico Rosberg in what he believes will be the 'best against the best' battling it out for this year's Formula 1 ... Read More...

Alonso: This is Formula 1 not a charity match

Fernando Alonso believes McLaren will need a miracle to stand any chance of avoiding an embarrassing start to the new Formula One season. The British team have arrived in Melbourne in crisis after a poor... Read More...

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