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Horner: We have to up our game to catch Mercedes in 2015

Christian Horner admits Red Bull must make strides over the winter if they are to challenge Mercedes in 2015. Though Daniel Ricciardo raced to three victories for Red Bull during the 2014 campaign, the Milton Keynes-based team were never able to fully challenge Mercedes' dominance as the Silver Arrows swept to 18 poles, 16 wins and both the drivers' and constructors' titles

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F1 ^® stars get behind the lens for Zoom charity auction

Formula One racing's drivers, team principals and boss Bernie Ecclestone have joined together in their support of the 2015 annual Zoom charity auction. Held in association with Nikon, it is the third running of the event in aid of London's Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity. Throughout a memorable and tense 2014 season, the stars of the sport were each asked to take a photograph that represented a snapshot of their world

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CVC appoints Directors to the Board of the Formula One Group

CVC, the controlling shareholder of the Formula One Group, today announces three appointments to the Board of the Formula One Group. Luca di Montezemolo and Paul Walsh have been appointed as Non Executive Directors, with effect from 1st January 2015

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Sochi presented with 2014 Race Promoters' Trophy

The success of this year's inaugural Russian Grand Prix was formally recognised on Friday when Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Dmitry Kozak, received the 2014 Race Promoters' Trophy from Bernie Ecclestone, CEO of the Formula One group, in a special ceremony at the Sochi Autodrom

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Vergne joins Ferrari as test driver

Jean-Eric Vergne will join Ferrari as their test driver for the 2015 season, the Italian team have announced. Vergne will work on car development in the Ferrari simulator, operating alongside the team's newly appointed test and third driver Esteban Gutierrez

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Ferrari: Two wins the minimum for 2015

Ferrari's new team principal Maurizio Arrivabene has set his Italian squad a target of at least two Grand Prix victories for 2015, in what the Scuderia admit will be 'a year of reconstruction' as they bid to return to title contention. Following a difficult 2014 campaign - their first winless season since 1980 - and the exit of Fernando Alonso, Ferrari have undergone a comprehensive management restructure

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Red Bull retain Buemi as 2015 reserve driver

Red Bull Racing have re-signed Sebastien Buemi as the team's reserve driver for the 2015 season. It will be the fifth year in the role for Buemi, who was recently crowned FIA World Endurance Champion alongside fellow ex-F1 racer Anthony Davidson. “I'm very pleased to take on another season as reserve driver at Infiniti Red Bull Racing,” said Buemi

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Marciello joins Sauber as test and reserve driver

Ferrari protege Raffaele Marciello has joined Sauber as test and reserve driver for the 2015 season, the Swiss team announced on Wednesday. Marciello, 20, already has prior experience of Formula One machinery, having tested for Ferrari in Abu Dhabi in November. He will combine his new Sauber duties with a second full season in GP2, in which he won once and claimed four podiums en route to eighth in the 2014 championship

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Marciello joins Sauber as test and reserve driver

Ferrari protege Raffaele Marciello has joined Sauber as test and reserve driver for the 2015 season, the Swiss team announced on Wednesday. Marciello, 20, already has prior experience of Formula One machinery, having tested for Ferrari in Abu Dhabi in November. He will combine his new Sauber duties with a second full season in GP2, in which he won once and claimed four podiums en route to eighth in the 2014 championship

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More good news for Jenson Button, the BBC reports he has married his long time girlfriend. Bad news for BMBabe though, he's gone now Stacey!

Tony.

 

[GazHyde]

Full story... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30647574

Having done some stalking, ooops, investigation in to his new wife via Google images he is one lucky chap...

 

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Williams reorganise engineering team for 2015 season

Williams have announced changes to their engineering department ahead of the 2015 season, including the recruitment of Dave Robson as Felipe Massa's new race engineer. Robson, who will work under the team's head of vehicle performance Rob Smedley, joins from McLaren where he spent several years working as Jenson Button's race engineer

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Jean-Pierre Beltoise, 1937-2015

Jean-Pierre Beltoise, the winner of the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix and a veteran of 84 world championship starts, has died aged 77. The popular Frenchman began his racing career in motorcycling, capturing 11 titles in his homeland between 1961 and 1964 before switching to four wheels

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New Super Licence points system from 2016

Formula One racing's governing body, the FIA, has revealed details of a new Super Licence points system, making it harder for drivers to become eligible for F1 competition. From 2016, drivers must have accumulated 40 points over a three-year period, with points allocation based on which other motorsport series they have participated in and the level of results they achieved

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Wolff to test new Williams FW37 at Barcelona

Susie Wolff will get her first experience of Williams' new 2015 Formula One car during the second pre-season test at Barcelona in February. Wolff's drive comes as part of her expanded official test driver role with the team, which will also see her contest two FP1 sessions over the course of the season

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FIA clarifies new virtual safety car procedures

Formula One racing's governing body, the FIA, has formally confirmed how the new virtual safety car (VSC) system will work ahead of the 2015 season. The concept was introduced in the wake of Jules Bianchi's crash in last year's Japanese Grand Prix, and was trialled during practice at the last three Grands Prix of 2014

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More good news for Jenson Button, the BBC reports he has married his long time girlfriend. Bad news for BMBabe though, he's gone now Stacey!

Tony.

Yes I was proper gutted but it's easy to get a divorce heehee

 

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McLaren reveal 2015 car launch date

McLaren have become the first team to confirm details of their 2015 car launch, with the wraps set to come off its new Honda-powered machine in a digital launch on Thursday January 29. Images and information about the MP4-30 will be revealed online three days before the car is expected to make its public debut at the first pre-season test of the year at Jerez

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Ferrari to launch new challenger at the end of January

Ferrari have become the second team to confirm the launch date for their 2015 Formula One car, announcing an online reveal of their new creation on January 30. The Italian team will release further details of the car, including its name, in the build up to the launch

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