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Qualifying - selected team and driver quotes

Jenson Button on why strategy uncertainty could help his and McLaren's cause on Sunday; Pastor Maldonado on the mistake which cost him a potential place in Q3 for Lotus - and why he is positive about his chances of fighting for the points; and Sebastian Vettel on his targets for the race given his pit lane start for Red Bull. The drivers and senior team personnel report back after qualifying in Austin

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FIA post-qualifying press conference - United States

Drivers: 1 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes); 2 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 3 - Valtteri Bottas (Williams) Q: Nico, a very strong pole position, a big margin for you. How do you feel about that? And things are really hotting up, I guess now, with just three races to go

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Race - Hamilton overhauls Rosberg for fifth straight victory

Lewis Hamilton extended his world championship lead to 24 points after passing Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg to win a thrilling race in the United States on Sunday afternoon. Behind the Silver Arrows duo, Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo held off Williams' Felipe Massa to claim third, with the other Williams of Valtteri Bottas fifth and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso sixth

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Perez handed Brazil grid penalty for Sutil clash

Force India's Sergio Perez has been handed a seven-place grid drop for next weekend's race in Brazil after the stewards in Austin adjudged him to have caused the first lap collision that took both he and Sauber's Adrian Sutil out of Sunday's 2014 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix

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Race - selected team and driver quotes

Nico Rosberg on the 'horrible' feeling of being beaten to victory by Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton; Sebastian Vettel on the strategy gamble which prompted his late charge for Red Bull; and Pastor Maldonado on breaking into the points for the first time since joining Lotus. The drivers and senior team personnel report back on the 2014 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix

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Vergne given five-second post-race penalty for Grosjean incident

Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne has been handed a five-second post-race penalty for his collision with Lotus's Romain Grosjean during Sunday's 2014 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, dropping him from ninth to tenth in the results

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FIA post-race press conference - United States

Drivers: 1 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), 2 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), 3 - Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull Racing) PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Mario Andretti)

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United States analysis - Rosberg takes title down to the wire

Nico Rosberg might not have been able to capitalise on his qualifying advantage in Austin, but by finishing runner-up to Lewis Hamilton he did at least guarantee the Mercedes duo's fight for the 2014 drivers' championship will go down to the final round of the season. Theirs was just one of numerous battles that raged throughout an engrossing 56 laps, with Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo in particular starring as he captured the final podium spot

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Verstappen wants Vergne as 2015 team mate

Toro Rosso's rookie signing Max Verstappen believes it will be a 'win-win' scenario if the team elect to partner him with their current race driver Jean-Eric Vergne in 2015. Verstappen, 17, feels that Vergne's experience will benefit the Italian squad and also be critical for his own development during his maiden Formula One season

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Tata announce final challenge in F1^® Connectivity Innovation Prize

Tata Communications, a leading provider of a New World of Communications together with Formula One Management, announce the third and final challenge in the F1 Connectivity Innovation Prize - to catalogue Formula One Management's archive footage which could then be used in new and exciting ways

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Brazil preview quotes - McLaren, Sauber and Pirelli on Sao Paulo

The penultimate round of the season sees the F1 teams journey to South America and one of the oldest and best-loved venues on the calendar, the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace in Sao Paulo. Sebastian Vettel led a Red Bull one-two here last year, but who will triumph this time round? Those involved in the Formula 1 Grande Premio Petrobras do Brasil 2014 discuss their prospects…

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Maldonado: points a 'weight lifted from my shoulders'

Pastor Maldonado said it was a huge relief to finally score his first points for Lotus in Austin - and urged the team to capitalise on that momentum over the final two races of 2014. The Venezuelan enjoyed his best race of the season in the United States, very nearly progressing into Q3 for the first time in qualifying and then finishing ninth on the road

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Juncadella handed Force India practice outing in Brazil

Force India will hand Daniel Juncadella his third practice outing of the 2014 Formula One campaign on Friday in Brazil. The Spaniard has already driven for the squad on Grand Prix weekends at Silverstone and Monza, on top of testing for the team at three different venues so far in 2014

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[t-tony]

There will soon be a lot of Daniels in F1, like there were lots of Sebastian's a few years ago.

 

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FIA press conference schedule - Brazil

Mercedes' title hopeful Nico Rosberg and home favourite Felipe Massa of Williams will be among the six drivers taking part in the official FIA press conference at Interlagos on Thursday. On Friday it is the turn of senior team personnel to answer questions from the press

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Felipe Nasr to join Marcus Ericsson at Sauber in 2015

Sauber have signed Felipe Nasr to partner Marcus Ericsson in an all-new line up for the 2015 Formula One world championship. Nasr, 22, already has previous F1 experience: he has competed in four Grand Prix practice sessions for Williams this year as part of his duties as test and reserve driver, and has also tested for the team on two separate occasions at Bahrain

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FIA Thursday press conference - Brazil

Drivers - Kevin Magnussen (McLaren), Pastor Maldonado (Lotus), Felipe Massa (Williams), Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), Adrian Sutil (Sauber), Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso) Q: Nico, if we could start with you? It's the first time this year that the championship itself is out of your hands...

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Rosberg: title hopes depend on good fortune

Nico Rosberg admits his 2014 world championship prospects rely on the providence of fortune, but insists he is still optimistic of overhauling Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton with two rounds of the season remaining. Rosberg dropped to 24 points behind Hamilton at the last round in the United States, and whilst he cannot mathematically lose the title in Brazil this weekend

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Lewis Hamilton Q&A: I will know that I did my best

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton may be favourite for the 2014 title, but he knows that fate may yet have other ideas in store, especially with double points on offer at the final round in Abu Dhabi. Whatever ultimately happens, either this weekend in Brazil or at the subsequent season finale, Hamilton says he can console himself with the knowledge that he will have done all he can to secure a second drivers' crown

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[t-tony]

Just watched the weather forecast for Interlagos for the weekend, this could chuck a spanner in the works. Friday - practice - DRY. Saturday - Qualifying - WET and Sunday RACE Rain showers. All adds up to some interesting action.

Tony.