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Thursday, 29 October
Ferrari are not impressed by their rivals' pit lane antics to entertain fans during the rain delays in Austin, with team boss Maurizio Arrivabene stating: "We are a Formula 1 team, not the Cirque du Soleil."

 

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Williams F1 Team

Watch Felipe Massa's James Bond 007 villain audition in the Jaguar C-X75 from SPECTRE.......

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Badger GP

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1005260052864597

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Newspaper round-up


Here are some of the stories from national newspapers before the Mexican Grand Prix.

The Sun: Jenson Button says Nico Rosberg should ask him for tips on beating Lewis Hamilton.

Sunday Mirror: Sebastian Vettel hopes Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton crash into each other on the first corner.

Star on Sunday: Lewis Hamilton is planning to pick up where Nigel Mansell left off in Mexico.

Sunday Express: World Champion Lewis Hamilton wants to end his career with Mercedes after ruling out Ferrari move.

 

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Ferrari and Red Bull had discussed the possibility of teaming up to bring the Alfa Romeo name back to F1.

Valtteri Bottas says he is not worried about a potential backlash from Finnish fans, after a couple of collisions with countryman Kimi Raikkonen.

On a scale of one to 10, 18-year-old Max Verstappen says "10" when asked about how fed up he is answering questions about his age.

Ferrari and Mercedes are showing early interest in Mick Schumacher, the 16-year-old son of F1 legend and record world champion Michael.
Mick Schumacher has been invited by Mercedes to take part in their Stars and Cars event in December, which will feature world champion Lewis Hamilton and his team-mate Nico Rosberg.

Red Bull and Renault are poised to continue their Formula 1 partnership into 2016, providing Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz gives the green light.

Double world champion Mika Hakkinen wants to see Aston Martin in Formula 1 amid rumours the manufacturer is planning a return to the sport.

 

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Did you know Yas Marina Abu Dhabi circuit was built on a man-made island, with 4,000 tonnes of aggregate shipped in from the UK to make it?

 

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Alonso could take sabbatical

Alonso is contracted until the end of 2017, but McLaren have struggled this season in their first year with engine partner Honda.

Asked if there was a possibility Alonso would not race in 2016 if the car was again uncompetitive, McLaren boss Ron Dennis said: “He will definitely finish his career in McLaren.

“I have an open mind to anything. Some of the ideas have involved those sorts of considerations - sabbatical years.”

 

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"When Ron [Dennis] says something it is an opportunity to ask him to clarify his quotes. I don’t know what he means or his intention. We will improve, let’s go to winter testing".

Fernando Alonso

Mark Webber, speaking about Fernando Alonso and his future: "He is a time bomb. He is ticking over, the whole season has been very frustrating for him. Obviously the way Ron [Dennis] and Fernando left the relationship in the past we are maybe seeing some of this, the tension is building."

"I think he will have two or three days in testing and make a decision then, he could have a year off. If things are not going his way he will create pressure on all parts of the team. He hates losing."

 

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Formula 1

F1

It's a 15th front-row lockout of 2015 for @MercedesAMGF1 - a new #F1 record #AbuDhabiGP

 

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Seeing as we have all a bit of the white stuff....

View: https://youtu.be/wFSJr2LK0J8
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[t-tony]

Saw that the other night Mike, must be fun.

Tony.

 

[andyglym]

Now there's a blast

 

[Mint]

Proper hill climb

 

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Thursday, 3 March
Formula 1 drivers have told governing body the FIA not to alter the qualifying format as they fear the proposed changes will be too complicated for fans.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes Formula 1's new qualifying format will swiftly be figured out by all the teams.

Former world champion Fernando Alonso, 34, says he could keep driving until he is 50, given the current pace of F1 cars.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has played down claims the German constructor considered swapping Lewis Hamilton for Fernando Alonso two years ago.

Red Bull's Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo says he is "not getting [his] hopes up" for his home race later this month.
Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost believes his team is capable of a podium finish this season after getting as close as fourth in two races last year.

Kevin Magnussen believes he "fits in" better at Renault than he did at previous team McLaren.
Jenson Button says the new Honda power unit has given the McLaren car its "biggest improvement in 14 months".

Haas driver Romain Grosjean has hit out at the sport's "narrow-minded" administration after F1's commercial rights holder ordered him to remove videos of the team's filming day from his Facebook page.

Renault boss Frederic Vasseur says it doesn't matter if the team gets off to a slow start in 2016, as long as they reach the company's internal targets at the end of the season.

Romain Grosjean (right) has joined the new Haas team for the 2016 season

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disappointingly, 11 of the races are only available on Sky this year, and I don't have Sky!

 

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I watch free Sky streaming online, just Google and find a good site, as they tend to get taken down every now and again.

 

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I watch free Sky streaming online, just Google and find a good site, as they tend to get taken down every now and again.

sounds like a plan, I'll try that.

post links as you find them pre race!

 

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post links as you find them pre race!

Will do....

 

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https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153364725397411

View: https://www.facebook.com/MercedesAMGF1/videos/10153364725397411/
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https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153366917092411

View: https://www.facebook.com/MercedesAMGF1/videos/10153366917092411/
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