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SPORTS Friday, July 28, 2017

Return of 'Great Montreal Raft Race' puts the fun back in F1 It's time to put the fun back in F1. Formula One's new owners are hoping to dial down some of the intensity of the high-power and high-pressure racing circuit this season,... more

Motorsports Revamped F1 season already living up to its hype A pair of multiple world champions level on points, Mercedes and Ferrari neck-and-neck. This season's revamped Formula One is already living up to the hype. Lewis Hamilton... More
Motorsports Turkey may return to Formula One calendar President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday held talks with the new chief of Formula One on bringing motor racing's top franchise back to Turkey after a six-year break, the... More
Motorsports Erdoğan discusses bringing F1 races back with CEO Turkey is interested in bringing Formula One races back on Istanbul tarmac. The country, which had played host to a series of Formula One races from 2005 to 2011, is now looking... More
Motorsports Hamilton scores first season win in China Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes took a comfortable first win of the Formula One season in Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix while Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen won the battle of... More
Motorsports Ferrari hints at a tight season as Vettel wins Australian Grand Prix Four-times world champion Sebastian Vettel won the Australian Grand Prix for Ferrari on Sunday to dash Mercedes' hopes of extending their dominance into a fourth successive... More
Motorsports New F1 season starts Ferrari and Red Bull appear the biggest rivals for title holders Mercedes in the new Formula One season, which sees rule changes to make the cars faster and racing more exciting. No longer around are holder Nico Rosberg and Bernie Ecclestone, the former F1 boss More
Motorsports Ecclestone's exit marks end of an era for F1 Bernie Ecclestone used to joke that retirement would come on the day of his funeral but in the end it was an American businessman in a suit who quietly ushered Formula One's 86-year-old ringmaster toward the exit More
Motorsports Bottas replaces Rosberg at Mercedes Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas will race alongside three-time champion Lewis Hamilton at Formula One team Mercedes this season. The 27-year-old Bottas will fill the seat left... More
Motorsports Pirelli expects fewer pitstops in new-look F1 The wider 2017 specification tyres are expected to have around 25 percent more grip, more thermal stability and last longer than their quick-wearing predecessors that forced drivers to pit as the performance tailed off More
Motorsports Nico Rosberg announces surprise F1 retirement Nico Rosberg stunned Formula One on Friday with the shock announcement that he was retiring only days after achieving a lifetime ambition by winning his first world championship... More
Motorsports Rosberg takes Formula One title from Hamilton Germany's Nico Rosberg celebrated his first Formula One world championship on Sunday after finishing runner-up in a tense Abu Dhabi Grand Prix won by Mercedes team mate Lewis... More

Motorsports F1 to implement 'halo' protection device from 2018 Formula One will introduce the ‘halo' cockpit protection system from next year, the sport's governing body, the FIA, said on Wednesday. The FIA said in a statement that it... More
Motorsports Rossi rues little rest as Vinales eyes new victory in Catalan Grand Prix Maverick Vinales is hoping to extend his championship lead at the Catalan Grand Prix this weekend, but Yamaha teammate Valentino Rossi admits the quick turnaround from the... More
Motorsports Ferrari’s Vettel beats teammate Raikkonen to snag the Monaco Grand Prix title Sebastian Vettel beat his Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen to win the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday and comfortably extend his lead at the top of the standings to 25 points. It... More
Motorsports Kimi Raikkonen takes Monaco Grand Prix pole Kimi Raikkonen took pole position on Saturday for the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix, edging out Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel. Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas will... More
Motorsports Hamilton fastest in Monaco GP 1st practice Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton posted the fastest time followed by Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in the first practice for the Monaco Grand Prix yesterday. Both have won twice,... More
Motorsports Vettel, Hamilton take F1 title duel to the streets of Monaco The Monaco Grand Prix is the most prestigious race on the Formula One calendar, and this year's race has added spice from wider and faster cars and a thrilling title duel between Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton More
Motorsports Former MotoGP champ Hayden dies after Italy accident American motorcycle racer Nicky Hayden died, the Maurizio Bufalini Hospital announced on Monday, five days after he was hit by a car while training on his bicycle. Hayden... More
Motorsports Revamped F1 returns to Europe with no clear favorite The fight for the championship could get tighter as F1 returns to Europe this weekend for the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, where Red Bull is expected to get a big jump with new upgrades More
Motorsports F1 drivers unconvinced by new system The new controversial Formula 1 halo cockpit safety device has been given a thumbs down by drivers who found the concept dangerous during free practice sessions More
Motorsports Marquez takes fifth Americas pole in a row Four-time defending Moto Grand Prix of the Americas champion Marc Marquez captured his fifth consecutive event pole in dramatic style, edging series leader Maverick Vinales on his final qualifying lap More
Motorsports Vettel victories could force a Mercedes rethink Formula One world champions Mercedes have indicated they may increasingly have to favour Lewis Hamilton over new team mate Valtteri Bottas to counter the threat posed by Ferrari's... More

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