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McLaren abandon thoughts of 'going radical' in 2014

McLaren's recent performance upswing has persuaded the team to continue their current development of the MP4-29, according to racing director Eric Boullier. Back in May, Boullier suggested that the team might turn their attention to more radical concepts if progress had not been made by the British round, but after a strong performance at Silverstone he feels such an approach is no longer necessary

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Pirelli: 18-inch tyre trial met all objectives

Pirelli achieved all they set out to accomplish in the demonstration of a prototype 18-inch Formula One tyre, according to the Italian company's motorsport director Paul Hembery. Lotus trialled the low profile tyres during Wednesday morning of the second day of in-season testing at Silverstone, with Charles Pic racking up 14 laps in total

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Bianchi fastest for Ferrari as Silverstone test ends

Jules Bianchi made the most of his late call-up from Ferrari to set the pace on the second and final day of Formula One's in-season test at Silverstone. The Frenchman, drafted in to replace Kimi Raikkonen who sustained bruising in a crash during Sunday's race in Great Britain, hit the front in the final hour as he worked down to a 1m 35.262s

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Jules Bianchi Q&A: It is always good to drive a Ferrari!

Jules Bianchi was originally only meant to be driving for Marussia in the Silverstone test, but he received a late call from Ferrari following Kimi Raikkonen's heavy crash in Sunday's race. After taking full advantage by going fastest on day two, he spoke to reporters about driving for the Scuderia, and his long-term ambition to land a permanent seat with the team

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Football fever sweeps the F1^® paddock

Football fever has swept through the Formula One paddock in recent weeks with many drivers and team members making a special effort to watch their teams in action during the FIFA World Cup. Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel were amongst the German contingent who enjoyed their national team's victory over France in the quarter finals on the Silverstone race weekend

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Vettel: Mercedes will be hard to catch across 2014

Sebastian Vettel admits Red Bull have found it difficult to improve their performance and bridge the gap to runaway championship leaders Mercedes over the first half of the 2014 season. The Milton Keynes-based team have dominated in the constructors' standings for the past four seasons, but over the opening nine races of the year have scored just over half the points total of the Silver Arrows

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Lotus hoping for "good step" from Hockenheim updates

Lotus technical director Nick Chester says the team are hoping a raft of upgrades to the E22 will significantly boost performance at Hockenheim next weekend. Romain Grosjean's eighth-place finishes in Barcelona and Monaco remain the only occasions when the team have scored points so far this season

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Germany preview quotes - Red Bull and Lotus on Hockenheim

After a high-speed, breathless race at Silverstone, Formula One heads to Germany and the technical Hockenheim circuit for the first time since 2012. Red Bull and Lotus, both podium contenders two years ago, discuss their prospects for next weekend's Formula 1 Grosser Preis Santander von Deutschland 2014

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Mercedes confident gearbox issues have been fixed

Mercedes have found a solution for the gearbox problem which halted Nico Rosberg's progress in Britain, according to the team's technical chief Paddy Lowe. Rosberg had taken an early command of proceedings at Silverstone, but was forced to cede the lead to team mate Lewis Hamilton and then to retire from the race on lap 29 with a gearshift issue

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FIA press conference schedule - Germany

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, who broke his home duck and triumphed in Germany for the first time last year, will be among the six drivers taking part in the official FIA press conference at Hockenheim on Thursday. Fellow countrymen Nico Hulkenberg, Adrian Sutil and championship leader Nico Rosberg will also be present

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Rosberg inks multi-year contract extension with Mercedes

Mercedes have signed a multi-year contract extension with world championship leader Nico Rosberg, it was announced on Wednesday. The German joined Mercedes when they returned to the sport as a fully-fledged manufacturer in 2010 and has since gone on to score six wins, eight pole positions and 17 podiums for the Brackley-based squad

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Caterham part company with reserve driver Rossi

Alexander Rossi has parted company with Caterham, he confirmed on Wednesday. The American has been the team's Formula One reserve driver for the past two seasons, and has driven for the team in three Grand Prix weekend practice sessions, including an outing on home soil at the Circuit of the Americas last year

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Caterham reveal new F1^® team structure

Caterham have announced several new appointments as part of a wider restructuring following the management takeover completed at the start of July. Christijan Albers has been confirmed as the new team principal, taking over from the recently-departed Cyril Abiteboul who has since returned to Renault Sport.

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Raikkonen sure he can overcome 2014 struggles

Kimi Raikkonen is confident he can get on top of his current struggles and turn his 2014 campaign with Ferrari around. The Finn has not finished higher than seventh in the opening nine races of the season, and is yet to beat team mate Fernando Alonso. While the Spaniard sits fourth in the championship, on 87 points, Raikkonen is 12th overall, 68 points in arrears

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FIA Thursday press conference - Germany

Drivers - Nico Hulkenberg (Force India), Kevin Magnussen (McLaren), Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari), Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), Adrian Sutil (Sauber), Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) Q: Nico Hulkenberg, points in every race so far this season - only you and [Fernando] Alonso have managed that so far. How positive is that for you?

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All teams to run without FRIC suspension in Germany

The FIA's Formula One technical delegate Jo Bauer has confirmed that none of the cars that will take part in this weekend's Formula 1 Grosser Preis Santander von Deutschland 2014 at Hockenheim will be fitted with a Front-and-Rear Interconnected Suspension (FRIC) system. The news follows a technical directive sent to the teams by the FIA's race director Charlie Whiting following the last race in Great Britain which called into question the legality of some of the FRIC systems being used this season

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FP1 - Rosberg edges ahead of Hamilton in Germany

World championship leader and crowd favourite Nico Rosberg led team mate Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes one-two as the action got underway at Hockenheim on Friday morning. The well-matched Silver Arrows duo were separated by just 0.065s, with Fernando Alonso a further 0.227s back for Ferrari. Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo and McLaren's Jenson Button completed the top five

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FP2 - Mercedes ahead at Hockenheim, but Ricciardo closes in

Mercedes recorded another one-two finish in a scorching second practice session in Germany on Friday afternoon, but Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo was right with the silver cars. Lewis Hamilton led the way, beating team mate Nico Rosberg to the fastest time by 0.024s, with Ricciardo just 0.078s further back in third. Six other drivers were also within one second of the Mercedes duo

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Friday practice - selected team and driver quotes

Daniel Ricciardo on why outright performance will not neccessarily determine Sunday's race; Jean-Eric Vergne on why Toro Rosso have a lot of work to do to improve; Adrian Sutil on challenging for the top ten at his home race. The drivers and senior team personnel report back after a sweltering opening day at Hockenheim

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FIA Friday press conference - Germany

Team Representatives - John Booth (Marussia), Paul Hembery (Pirelli), Federico Gastaldi (Lotus), Christijan Albers (Caterham), Toto Wolff (Mercedes), Cyril Abiteboul (Renault) Q: Cyril, if we could start with you. Perhaps you could tell us why the job change to Renault?

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