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Tata Communications achieves first live F1^® 4K feed over fibre

Tata Communications, a leading provider of A New World of Communications™, continues to drive technology innovation by becoming the first company to deliver a live 4K feed from a Formula 1® event. This landmark was achieved during Practice Session 1 at the 2014 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix, where live footage was delivered end-to-end

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Ferrari and Shell debut natural-gas derived oil

Last weekend's 2014 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix saw Ferrari running a new, higher performing oil from suppliers Shell for the first time. The Shell Helix Ultra race formulation is notable for using natural gas instead of crude oil as its base, providing enhanced cleansing and engine protection, resulting in greater efficiency

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Perfect harmony impossible for Mercedes - Boullier

Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg's increasingly tense fight for the 2014 FIA Formula One World Championship will make it impossible for Mercedes to maintain harmony within the team over the final five Grands Prix of the season. That is the opinion of McLaren racing director Eric Boullier. While there have already been several flashpoints between the two title hopefuls

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Lotus promise substantial changes for 2015 car

Lotus's technical director Nick Chester says the team's 2015 Formula One car will feature significant changes compared to the current E22, which has underwhelmed and left the team struggling for points in 2014. Lotus have endured reliability and performance issues with the Renault-powered E22, and the Enstone-based squad have only broken into the top ten on two occasions

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Japan preview quotes - Lotus on Suzuka

After a tense race in Singapore threw the 2014 world championship fight wide open, the teams and drivers head to Japan and one of the most celebrated and iconic circuits on the calendar - Suzuka. Those involved in the 2014 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix discuss their prospects

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Mallya: McLaren fight will go down to the wire

Force India's battle with McLaren for fifth place in the 2014 Formula One constructors' championship will only intensify over the final five Grands Prix of the season, team principal Vijay Mallya predicts

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Verstappen to replace Vergne for FP1 at Suzuka

Toro Rosso's 2015 signing Max Verstappen will make his Formula One Grand Prix weekend debut this Friday, after the team confirmed he will replace Jean-Eric Vergne for the first practice session in Japan. The switch means Verstappen, who has now obtained his mandatory FIA Super Licence, will drive in an official Grand Prix session just three days after his 17th birthday

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Taffin: Renault ready for engine penalties

With many of the Renault-powered drivers on or near the limit of five engines for the season, the French power unit suppliers say they are now “committed” to introducing a sixth unit where required, despite the resulting grid penalties. The 2014 power units comprise six separate elements, of which five of each are available to each driver per season before they are penalised

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Merhi handed Caterham practice drive for Japan

Roberto Merhi will take part in his second Formula One practice session after Caterham confirmed the Spanish youngster will drive for them in FP1 at Suzuka. The 23-year-old former European F3 champion made his Grand Prix weekend debut with Caterham in Italy in September, deputising for Kamui Kobayashi in the opening 90-minute session

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Japan preview quotes - Caterham, Williams, Pirelli & more

After a tense race in Singapore threw the 2014 world championship fight wide open, the teams and drivers head to Japan and one of the most celebrated and iconic circuits on the calendar - Suzuka. Those involved in the 2014 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix discuss their prospects

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Honda reveal first picture of 2015 power unit

Honda have unveiled the first image of the turbocharged V6 power unit they are developing ahead of their 2015 Formula One return with McLaren. Progress on the new engine has reached 'prime phase', with the Japanese manufacturer now running full bench tests of the power unit and its connected energy recovery systems

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FIA press conference schedule - Japan

Two past winners of the Japanese Grand Prix - Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and McLaren's Jenson Button - will be present in the official FIA press conference at Suzuka on Thursday

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Raikkonen 'finally' getting comfortable with Ferrari's F14 T

Kimi Raikkonen says he is 'finally' acclimatising to Ferrari's 2014 car and getting on top of the set-up and handling issues which have plagued him so far this season. Speaking ahead of this weekend's 2014 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix, Raikkonen pinpointed qualifying in Singapore as the chief cause for his optimism

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New gameplay video reveals F1™ 2014 features

Codemasters® have released a new gameplay video for F1 2014, showing how the game captures all the action of this year's incredible season as its draws towards one of the most exciting conclusions in recent years

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FIA Thursday press conference - Japan

Drivers - Nico Hulkenberg (Force India), Jules Bianchi (Marussia), Romain Grosjean (Lotus), Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing), Kamui Kobayashi (Caterham), Jenson Button (McLaren) Q: Kamui, as we're at your home race, can we start with you?

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Japan preview - will Mercedes rise to Suzuka challenge?

Should Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg finish 1-2 in Suzuka this weekend, with Red Bull scoring two or fewer points, Mercedes could clinch their very first world championship for constructors. But after the brutal experience Rosberg had in Singapore it's more likely the Brackley team will be on tenterhooks worrying about reliability issues than sewing up the title with four races to run

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Bianchi 'ready' should Ferrari seat become available

Marussia's Jules Bianchi says he feels ready to step up and drive for Ferrari should a vacancy open up at the Maranello-based team. With speculation intensifying around Fernando Alonso's future with the Scuderia, Bianchi - part of the Ferrari young driver programme - believes it would be 'logical' for him to make the move if the Spaniard was to leave

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Stevens joins Marussia as an official reserve driver

Great Britain's Will Stevens has joined Marussia as one of the team's official reserve drivers, alongside Alexander Rossi. Marussia said in a statement that he will take part in a "number of FP1 sessions during the remainder of the season"

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FP1 - Rosberg leads Mercedes one-two at Suzuka

Nico Rosberg edged out Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton by just 0.151 seconds to set the pace in the first practice session for this weekend's 2014 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso led the fight against the Silver Arrows, finishing third ahead of Williams' Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen in the second F14 T. Toro Rosso's teenage debutant Max Verstappen finished 12th

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Maldonado handed 10-place grid penalty for engine change

Pastor Maldonado has been handed a 10-place grid penalty after using his sixth engine of the season in first practice for the 2014 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. The Venezuelan will therefore drop 10 places from wherever he qualifies on Saturday. Should he qualify too far down the order for the full 10-place penalty to be applied, it will be carried over to the following race in Russia

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