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Philippe Bianchi seeks better HANS than HALO | DN&C 04/03/16

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Philippe Bianchi seeks better HANS than HALO… “I think it is [HALO] a step forward in terms of safety. It is obvious that the system is effective probably in an impacting tire. In cases of small debris like Felipe Massa (2009 in Hungary) or Justin Wilson (IndyCar driver), it would, however, nothing changed. It is … Read more

New ‘cheaper’ F1 power units a sham | DN&C 03/03/16

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  Reform will not get off the ground – McLaren will veto other teams getting Honda engines and 12 million euro cost unachievable due to ‘extras’ not taken into account Summary: it was agreed to lower engine prices by €2m for 2017 and to bring the price down to €12m for 2018 (teams were initially promised a price of €10m) … Read more

Alonso offered the chance to swap seats with Hamilton at Mercedes | DN&C 02/03/16

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  Alonso offered the chance to swap seats with Hamilton at Mercedes 2 yrs ago   Fernando Alonso has sensationally claimed he was offered the chance to swap seats with Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes two years ago. The double champion, then at Ferrari, claimed he was offered the chance to move to the Silver Arrows while Britain’s … Read more

F1 farce as new qualifying plan hit by software problems | DN&C 01/03/16

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  F1 farce as new qualifying plan hit by software problems Ecclestone has revealed that the introduction of a radical new elimination style qualifying format for the sport has been held up by computer programmers. “The new qualifying won’t happen because we can’t get everything together in time. It was going to come in at … Read more