Four hours before the inaugural Korean grand prix, the brand new Yeongam venue is awash with rain. It started raining just before 10pm on Saturday night, and was heavy at ...
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Petrov to drop five grid places in Korea
Vitaly Petrov will move five places down the inaugural Korean GP grid in two weeks. FIA stewards decided to penalise the Russian rookie for crashing into Williams’ Nico Hulkenberg before ...
Read More »Ecclestone insists Korean GP ‘is on’
After expressing doubts about the inaugural event less than two weeks ago, Bernie Ecclestone now insists the Korean grand prix “is on”. The FIA’s Charlie Whiting is due to tour ...
Read More »Koreans begin to lay top asphalt on Thursday
Work began on Thursday to lay the final top layer of asphalt at Korea’s new Yeongam circuit. The race organisers only have three days to complete the job before the ...
Read More »FIA to inspect Korea after final asphalt laid – report
September 21, touted as the belated final inspection date for Korea’s new F1 circuit, passed without notice. That’s because it has been agreed with the struggling race organisers that the ...
Read More »Korea boss says track ‘must’ be ready for F1
Korea’s F1 track manager admits time is running out for the Yeongam venue to be ready for its inaugural race next month. In an interview with the Associated Press, Jason ...
Read More »Webber believes F1 still heading to Korea
Red Bull’s 2010 title charge would be easier if F1 dropped a race, but Mark Webber is confident the sport is still headed to Korea. There have been widespread doubts ...
Read More »Korea F1 track to host first races next month
Korea’s new formula one circuit is scheduled to host its first motor races at the end of next month. The scheduling is the latest rebuttal to constant rumours that the ...
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