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Mansell expects title fight to go down to the wire

1992 world champion Nigel Mansell says he expects the world championship battle between Mercedes team mates Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton to go down to the final round in Abu Dhabi. Rosberg extended his points advantage over Hamilton to 29 points at the last round in Austria, but despite the growing distance between them, Mansell believes

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FP2 - Hamilton fastest at Silverstone despite early stoppage

Lewis Hamilton clocked the fastest time in Friday afternoon's second practice for the 2014 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix, despite a Mercedes engine problem ending his session with half an hour remaining. Team mate Nico Rosberg, finished second, two-tenths down, with Ferrari's Fernando Alonso third, a further half a second adrift. The Red Bulls of Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel took fourth and fifth

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Friday practice - selected team and driver quotes

Lewis Hamilton on the highs and lows of FP2; Susie Wolff on a frustrating start to her F1 career; Daniil Kvyat on dealing with windy conditions out on track; Sebastian Vettel on a 'decent' first day. All of the drivers and senior team personnel report back on the first day of action from Silverstone

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Pirelli to trial 18-inch tyres at upcoming Silverstone test

Formula One tyre suppliers Pirelli have announced that they will trial a new 18-inch tyre design concept at next week's post-race test at Silverstone. F1 cars currently use 13-inch tyres, but the Italian manufacturer has suggested that running with larger wheels and tyres would lead to greater technology transfer between F1 racing tyres and road car rubber

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FIA Friday press conference - Great Britain

Team Representatives - Gerry Hughes (Caterham), Rob White (Renault Sport F1), James Key (Toro Rosso), Pat Symonds (Williams), Adrian Newey (Red Bull Racing), Jonathan Neale (McLaren) Q: Gerry, head of track operations at Caterham, could you fill us in on the details of the changes at Caterham in so far as it affects your department

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FP3 - Vettel and Red Bull ahead as rain resets Silverstone order

Renault power dominated the timesheets in a wet third practice session for the 2014 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix on Saturday morning. Sebastian Vettel topped a session for the first time this year, as he headed Daniel Ricciardo for a Red Bull one-two. The Lotus cars of Pastor Maldonado and Romain Grosjean were third and fourth, with Sauber's Adrian Sutil fifth. Neither Mercedes, nor Ferrari's Fernando Alonso put in a lap time

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Qualifying - Rosberg snatches last-gasp pole at Silverstone

Nico Rosberg took pole position for Sunday's 2014 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix with a scintillating final run in changeable conditions at Silverstone on Saturday afternoon. In the dying moments the German clocked a lap of 1m 35.766s to knock Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel down to second and McLaren's Jenson Button into third. The other Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton dropped from first to sixth after abandoning his final run

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Qualifying - selected team and driver quotes

Nico Rosberg on his dramatic, last-gasp pole; Mercedes' team mate Lewis Hamilton on the error that left him sixth; McLaren's Jenson Button on a top-three spot in front of his home crowd; and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen on failing to make Q2. The drivers and senior team personnel give their verdicts on Saturday in Great Britain

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FIA post-qualifying press conference - Britain

Drivers: 1 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), 2 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing), 3 - Jenson Button (McLaren) Q: Nico, a very dramatic conclusion to that qualifying session. Right at the end you took pole position. Were you surprised by how much the track improved, particularly in the final sector, right at the end, after we'd had that rain?

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Caterham confirm Leal for Silverstone test

Caterham have announced that GP2 driver Julian Leal will make his Formula One debut with the team at next week's Silverstone test, which takes place on July 8-9. The 24-year old Colombian, a former Italian F3000 champion, lies fifth in the 2014 GP2 standings, having scored two podium finishes with the Carlin team this year

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Maldonado excluded from qualifying for fuel breach

Lotus's Pastor Maldonado has been excluded from the results of qualifying in Great Britain after his car was found to be carrying an insufficient amount of fuel to provide the mandatory post-session sample. The Venezuelan lapped in 1m 44.018s in Q2 - good enough for 15th place - but subsequently parked his E22 at the side of the track after his fuel tank ran dry - something Lotus put down to a 'fuel calculation error'

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Race - Hamilton back in title hunt with Silverstone win

Lewis Hamilton closed to within four points of Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg at the top of the drivers' standings after claiming his second career victory on home soil in Britain on Sunday. Rosberg led for much of the action-packed race before retiring with gearbox problems, allowing the hard-charging Williams of Valtteri Bottas to move up to second and Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo to claim third ahead of McLaren's Jenson Button

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Gutierrez penalized for Maldonado collision

Sauber's Esteban Gutierrez will drop three places on the grid at the next round in Germany after Silverstone stewards decided he was 'predominantly at fault' for a coming-together with Lotus's Pastor Maldonado during Sunday's 2014 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix

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Race - selected team and driver quotes

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg on their very contrasting fortunes; Williams' Valtteri Bottas on that epic drive from 14th to second; and Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo on nursing his tyres to a well-earned third place. The drivers and senior team personnel report back on a thrilling race in Great Britain

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FIA post-race press conference - Great Britain

Drivers: 1 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), 2 - Valtteri Bottas (Williams), 3 - Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull Racing) PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by David Coulthard) Q: Lewis, congratulations. Your adoring fans. Your emotions must be running high right now

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Raikkonen bruised after Silverstone shunt

Ferrari have said that Kimi Raikkonen sustained bruises to his legs after he crashed heavily on the opening lap of Sunday's race in Great Britain. The Finn brought out the red flags after losing control of his car on the Wellington Straight and striking the barriers with an impact measured at 47G

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Bianchi to replace Raikkonen at Silverstone test

Ferrari have confirmed that Kimi Raikkonen will miss this week's test at Silverstone to aid his recovery from the bruising he sustained in a high-speed crash on lap one of Sunday's race in Great Britain. The 34-year-old will be replaced at the test by Marussia driver Jules Bianchi, a Ferrari Driver Academy member since 2010

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Pirelli reveal images of concept 18-inch F1^® tyres

Formula One tyre suppliers Pirelli have released digital renderings of what their prototype 18-inch tyres will look like, ahead of testing them at Silverstone on Wednesday. The Italian manufacturer has developed the low profile tyres, which will be trialled by Lotus on their 2014 car, to provoke debate about whether such rubber should be used in F1 racing in the future

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Caterham launch new 'Development Driver Program' with Berthon

Caterham have announced the creation of a new Development Driver Program, and confirmed that GP2 racewinner Nathanael Berthon will join the scheme. The 25-year-old has previous F1 experience, having tested with HRT for two days in Abu Dhabi in 2011

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Massa puts Williams on top at Silverstone test

Felipe Massa set the pace on the first of two days of Formula One testing at Silverstone on Tuesday. The Williams driver clocked a time of 1m 35.242s, just 0.006s quicker than Daniel Ricciardo's best lap for Red Bull. Championship leader Nico Rosberg was third fastest for Mercedes, with Sauber's Adrian Sutil and Marussia's Jules Bianchi completing the top five

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