Caterham boss Cyril Abiteboul has backed the team’s all-new driver lineup, amid suggestions Heikki Kovalainen should be drafted back in. For the first time since its 2010 debut, the green-liveried ...
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Webber slams ‘pay driver’ van der Garde
Mark Webber has slammed Giedo van der Garde for being “a pay driver with no mirrors”. The insult is reminiscent of the Australian veteran’s ridicule of “first lap nutcase” Romain ...
Read More »Kovalainen to drive Caterham in Bahrain, Barcelona practice
Former team racer Heikki Kovalainen has rejoined Caterham’s F1 driver lineup. The team announced on Wednesday that the Finn, who raced for the Tony Fernandes-owned outfit since its inception in ...
Read More »Caterham exhaust ‘legal’ insists van der Garde
After Williams removed its controversial solution for the ‘Coanda’-effect exhaust late last week, heads are now turning in Caterham’s direction. Williams’ move to remove the solution reportedly followed the FIA’s ...
Read More »Brighter Caterham sparks first controversy of 2013
When Caterham unveiled its 2013 car in the Jerez pitlane early on Tuesday, observers immediately spotted the ‘step’ nose and a new, brighter livery. “Cool!” said Dutch rookie Giedo van ...
Read More »F1 ‘not a sport’ as Petrov bows out – manager
Vitaly Petrov’s manager admits Caterham was the Russian’s “only possibility” to stay in formula one this season. “We knew this a few days ago, about the decision of the team, ...
Read More »Van der Garde’s Caterham hopes ‘shrink’ – report
Giedo van der Garde’s hopes of finally breaking into formula one in 2013 have “shrunk”, according to the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf. The now 27-year-old flirted with a move to ...
Read More »Kovalainen could replace Grosjean at Lotus – report
Heikki Kovalainen is a candidate to replace the fast but inconsistent Romain Grosjean at Lotus, the Finnish broadcaster MTV3 reports. The highly rated Finn Kovalainen is on the market because ...
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