Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has been named as the likely buyer of the lease of British grand prix venue Silverstone. The Independent said Qatar Investment Authority – already owning shares ...
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Red Bull chiefs threatened walkout over exhaust saga
Red Bull chiefs threatened to boycott the British grand prix over the blown exhaust scandal, according to German newspaper Bild am Sonntag. When it emerged that the team’s 50 per ...
Read More »Button brightened by Silverstone dampener
Jenson Button is hoping bad weather will help him end his podium drought at Silverstone this weekend. The 2009 world champion has not only never won his home British grand ...
Read More »Absent Ecclestone aims jibe at Silverstone delay
Bernie Ecclestone has hailed the updated British grand prix venue but admitted it is “a great shame” the improvements were not made a decade ago. Ecclestone, historically fiercely critical of ...
Read More »Unnamed engineer ‘surprised’ by Webber’s outbursts
An unnamed ‘senior engineer’ has prolonged Red Bull’s Silverstone front wing saga. The team official said he was “very surprised” when Mark Webber made a commotion about teammate Sebastian Vettel ...
Read More »Webber insists wing saga now over
Mark Webber has revealed that he and the Red Bull team have “cleared the air” in the wake of the Silverstone front wing saga. After reacting angrily to losing the ...
Read More »Webber flags team talks about ‘no.2’ treatment
Mark Webber is seeking talks with his Red Bull bosses after his bittersweet British grand prix weekend. Although the Australian won the Silverstone race, he had been furious on Saturday ...
Read More »Webber grows own wings with Silverstone victory
Mark Webber’s post-qualifying anger became joy on Sunday as the Red Bull driver leapfrogged his teammate Sebastian Vettel in the world championship standings. The Australian drove to commanding victory in ...
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