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So, there’s a Bentley Mulsanne revamp that was made public a few hours earlier. Basically, Bent ley Motors has decided to completely revamp their “Mulsanne” by enlarging its spectrum. Not only is there a facelift for the Mulsanne, but they’ve also created two more models: The Bentley Mulsanne Speed & the Bentley Mulsanne Extended Wheelbase (from here on now, I’ll just call it the “Mulsanne EWB” to make...

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Kimi Raikkonen put Ferrari back on top as the first Formula 1 winter test of 2016 came to a close in Barcelona, as Fernando Alonso and McLaren suffered a nightmare day of no meaningful running. Mercedes once again completed a record-breaking number of testing laps around the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with 185. For the second day in a row, the team split the...

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Ferrari had previously topped the times throughout the first two days of testing, with Sebastian Vettel enjoying a strong start to the week. However, Kimi Raikkonen was not so fortunate as a suspected fuel system problem left him confined to the garage for the first three hours of the session. Raikkonen did finally emerge before lunch but completed just four laps before the...

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For all force India fans there's something to be happy about. Hulk on top! Nico Hulkenberg Force India 1:25.286 37 Laps Kevin Magnussen Renault Sport +0.726 60 Laps Nico Rosberg Mercedes +0.796 72 Laps Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso +0.953 64 Laps Daniil Kvyat Red Bull +1.211 28 Laps Felipe Massa Williams +1.426 55 Laps Felipe Nasr Sauber +1.554 59 Laps Jenson Button McLaren +1.633 44 Laps Romain Grosjean Haas +1.669 52 Laps Rio Haryanto Manor +4.522 25 Laps Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari No time 4 Laps *it's sad that Ferrari couldn't get any mileage today, shouldn't be...

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Tuesday morning test times: PosDriverTeamTimeLaps 1   Sebastian Vettel Ferrari1:22.81046 2   Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull1:23.52558 3  Nico Rosberg Mercedes1:24.86781 4  Sergio Perez Force India1:25.69248 5  Marcus Ericsson Sauber1:25.73449 6  Valtteri Bottas Williams1:25.87256 7  Pascal Wehrlein Manor1:25.92536 8   Jolyon Palmer Renault1:26.18941 9   Esteban Gutierrez Haas1:26.93132 10  Fernando Alonso McLaren1:27.19871 11   Max Verstappen Toro Rosso1:27.34659 Time sheet is as expected, faenza should work more to reach at least into 1:25's  Toro Rosso should have got 2016 engine.  Tuesday morning test times: PosDriverTeamTimeLaps 1   Sebastian Vettel Ferrari1:22.81046 2   Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull1:23.52558 3  Nico...

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An outline proposal for the elimination qualifying was discussed. Q1 -16 minutes duration; - After 7 minutes, the slowest driver is eliminated; - Slowest driver eliminated every 1 minute 30 seconds thereafter until the chequered flag; - 7 drivers eliminated, 15 progress to Q2. Q2 - 15 minutes duration; - After 6 minutes, slowest driver eliminated; - Slowest driver eliminated every 1 minute...

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Now a fully-fledged race driver for a new works team, Jolyon Palmer nonetheless cut a disappointed figure on Monday. Renault’s 2016 car is an obvious evolution of its Mercedes-powered Lotus predecessor, which Palmer drove throughout last season as third driver, but he admitted, “The car feels not so different.” But he managed only 37 laps, and was dead last on the timesheets. The difference, it...

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from james allen Sebastian Vettel topped the times on the first day of winter testing ahead of the 2016 Formula 1 season, as Lewis Hamilton completed the most laps of the day for Mercedes. Vettel’s time of 1m24.939s, which he set shortly before the lunch break on medium compound tyres, was just under 0.5s faster than Hamilton’s best time of 1m25.409s. The Ferrari...

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The new F1 car has been launched Maranello, February 19th – A shortened nose, a tapered rear end and an intriguing red-and-white livery are the signature features of the new SF16-H. The name refers to the hybrid powertrain, which enters its third season in the Formula One World Championship. ...

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Actually long name! we get the first official f1 2016 livery! Red Bull's new chassis was not on show at the livery launch. The team will reveal its 2016 car in the Barcelona pitlane on Monday morning. Red Bull has done away with its traditional blue base colour, instead opting for a darker matt paint scheme, with yellow lines around the logo on...

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For however much any bold new colour schemes, and fanfare from new engine-naming partner TAG Heuer, shout of a bright new era from the team, if Renault does not make progress then results will still be hard to come by. Relationship breakdown Red Bull and Renault went to the brink last year as competitive struggles and a public war of words left their relationship in...

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Sebastian Vettel has warned that Formula 1 is at risk of getting 'lost' with overly-complex rules that are causing fan interest to drop. With many hoping that his Ferrari team can deliver the step needed to make 2016 more exciting, Vettel believes that F1 has gone in  the wrong direction.  Looking at the role F1 has to play in leading an environmental push, Vettel is...

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<from james allen> When F1 commercial boss Bernie Ecclestone is negotiating a deal and publicly says that a matter is ‘in the hands of the other side’, that generally means that the endgame is approaching. The other side needs to find money and/or some kind of long term commitment to close it or the game may be up. The clock is ticking, in...

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