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Fox Sports and Star Sports extend F1^® agreement in Asia

Fox Sports and Star Sports will continue their exclusive broadcast of the FIA Formula One World Championship for another seven years in Asia, from 2016 till the 2022 season. With the new agreement, Fox Sports and Star Sports will continue with live coverage of every Formula One practice, qualifying session and race

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FP2 - Hamilton reclaims the initiative in scrappy Suzuka session

Lewis Hamilton turned the tables on Nico Rosberg as Mercedes recorded an imperious one-two in Japan on Friday afternoon, while Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo was one of several drivers to hit the barriers in a scrappy session. As the Australian watched from the sidelines, team mate Sebastian Vettel finished fifth fastest, behind Williams' Valtteri Bottas and the McLaren of Jenson Button

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Ricciardo accepts blame for Suzuka practice crash

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo has said he was to blame for the crash that caused him to miss most of second practice in Japan on Friday afternoon. The Australian had set the pace in the early minutes of FP2, but his session came to a premature end when he ran wide and skidded through the gravel exiting the final turn, bringing out the red flags while the marshals safely recovered his car

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Friday practice - selected team and driver quotes

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg on their frontrunning pace; Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo on his crash in FP2; Williams' Valtteri Bottas on his positive start to the weekend; Toro Rosso's Max Verstappen on his impressive debut; Kamui Kobayashi on his unfortunate shunt. The drivers and senior team personnel report back on an eventful first day of action in Japan

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FIA Friday press conference - Japan

Team representatives - Pat Fry (Ferrari), Andy Cowell (Mercedes), Remi Taffin (Renault), Paul Monaghan (Red Bull Racing), Yasuhisa Arai (Honda), Jonathan Neale (McLaren) Q: Arai-san, if I can start with you please. What's the current state of the Honda project? Is Honda on target with development?

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Vettel to leave Red Bull; Kvyat to be promoted

Sebastian Vettel will leave Red Bull at the end of the 2014 season, the team has confirmed. Vettel joined the Milton Keynes-based squad ahead of the 2009 season and the combination has been the dominant force in Formula One ever since, with Vettel claiming four consecutive world championship crowns, 38 Grand Prix victories, and 44 poles over the past six seasons

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FP3 - Rosberg fastest as Hamilton crashes in Japan

Nico Rosberg once again headed a Mercedes one-two in the third and final practice session at Suzuka on Saturday morning, but team mate Lewis Hamilton ended the session in the barriers after crashing at Turn 1. Fernando Alonso put Ferrari third, just ahead of the Williams duo of Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas, with Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo fractions of a second back in fifth

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Qualifying - Rosberg beats Hamilton to Suzuka pole

Nico Rosberg stormed to his eighth pole position of the season in Saturday afternoon's qualifying session in Japan, seeing off the challenge of Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton by just under two tenths of a second. The Williams duo of Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa locked out the second row, with Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo completing the top six

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Qualifying - selected team and driver quotes

Caterham's Kamui Kobayashi on why his Friday crash is still hindering his form at his home Grand Prix; Romain Grosjean on Lotus seemingly going backwards overnight at Suzuka; and Marcus Ericsson on his qualifying gamble - and the threat of rain. The drivers and senior team personnel report back after qualifying at Suzuka

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FIA post-qualifying press conference - Japan

Drivers: 1 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), 2 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), 3 - Valtteri Bottas (Williams) TV UNILATERAL

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Vergne handed engine change grid penalty, drops to 21st

Jean-Eric Vergne is set to start the 2014 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix from 21st on the grid after receiving a 10-place grid penalty for using his sixth engine of the season at Suzuka Toro Rosso were forced to change Vergne's internal combustion engine ahead of qualifying, following issues in the third and final practice session

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Bianchi taken to hospital after Suzuka crash

Marussia's Jules Bianchi has been transported to hospital after a serious crash in Sunday's 2014 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix. Bianchi collided with a recovery vehicle which was removing the damaged Sauber car of Adrian Sutil, who was unhurt after an earlier accident

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Race - Hamilton wins rain-affected race in Japan

Lewis Hamilton triumphed for Mercedes at a wet Suzuka on Sunday afternoon, but the circumstances were overshadowed by an accident involving Marussia's Jules Bianchi. The Frenchman, who went off at Turn 7 and hit a recovery vehicle dealing with a separate incident, has been taken to hospital

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Race - selected team and driver quotes

Williams on how their performance was compromised by the wet conditions at Suzuka; Jean-Eric Vergne on his drive from the rear of the field to score points; Red Bull on their strong form in the wet; and the F1 community on why results matter little given Jules Bianchi's serious accident. The drivers and senior team personnel report back on the 2014 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix

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FIA post-race press conference - Japan

Drivers: 1 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 2 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes); 3 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing) PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Nigel Mansell) Q: What a race we just had ladies and gentlemen, a very tough one at the office for these gentlemen. Brilliant drives everybody. Lewis, your 30th win, my goodness me, how did you enjoy that?

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Andrea de Cesaris, 1959-2014

Ex-Formula One driver Andrea de Cesaris has been killed in a motorbike accident in his native Rome, aged 55. De Cesaris made over 200 Grand Prix starts between 1980 and 1994 in an F1 career which included spells with teams including McLaren, Ligier, Minardi, Jordan, Tyrrell and Sauber. The popular Italian scored points for nine of the 10 teams he raced for and made a total of five podium appearances

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[GazHyde]

Wow, that's really sad

He was racing F1 when I was getting in to it as a kid.

 

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R.I.P



Badger GP 1 hr ·

RIP Andrea De Cesaris.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116184

Tough, tough day for Formula One.

 

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Marussia ask for patience over Bianchi updates

Marussia have thanked the Formula One community and fans for the huge outpouring of support for Jules Bianchi, and called for patience with regards to updates about his medical condition following his accident at Suzuka. The team said any further communication will be issued in conjunction with the Mie General Hospital, and in accordance with the wishes of Bianchi's family

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Russia preview quotes - Red Bull and Pirelli on Sochi

Less than a week after the 2014 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, the teams and drivers head for Sochi - and the first Grand Prix to be held in Russia. Those involved in the 2014 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix discuss their prospects for the weekend ahead

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