Nico Hulkenberg has denied he is feeling nervous about racing at Spa-Francorchamps this weekend. F1 supplier Pirelli reacted earlier this year after the tyre-exploding British grand prix, held at high ...
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Win from pole crucial for fading title challenge – Button
Jenson Button has acknowledged a win from pole in Belgium on Sunday is crucial for his fading world championship hopes. This season’s first winner, Button’s 2012 campaign then nosedived so ...
Read More »‘Silly season’ explodes at Spa
After the long summer break, formula one has regrouped at Spa-Francorchamps to discover the ‘silly season’ in a higher gear than ever. Having earlier suggested he might stay with Sauber ...
Read More »McLaren running ‘unusual sidepods’ at Spa
At Spa on Friday, McLaren’s 2012 car was sporting the most visibly obvious development, in the wake of F1’s month-long summer break. The concept was described by Auto Motor und ...
Read More »Spa agrees new three-year grand prix deal
Spa-Francorchamps will continue to host the Belgian grand prix for at least the next three years. Jean-Claude Marcourt, economics minister for the local Wallonia region, told public broadcaster RTBF that ...
Read More »Promoter confirms Spa race alternation idea off
The boss of the Belgian grand prix has confirmed reports the once-touted race alternation with France is now off the agenda. It had been suggested fabled Spa-Francorchamps would share an ...
Read More »No French GP return announcement yet – report
New media reports have contradicted claims French PM Francois Fillon will on Friday announce the country’s 2013 return to the formula one calendar. Le Parisien newspaper on Thursday said Fillon’s ...
Read More »France, Belgium yet to agree race fee with Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone is leading the negotiations as France tries to return to the formula one calendar. The country’s government is pushing hard to include Paul Ricard on the 2013 calendar, ...
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