F1 braking made one Italian a billionaire. That is the claim of the financial news agency Bloomberg, revealing that Brembo chief Alberto Bombassei made his fortune by dominating the F1 ...
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Grenoble doctor confirms Schumacher awakening reports
There is substance to widespread reports doctors are now trying to wake Michael Schumacher from his month-long induced coma. The seven time world champion’s manager Sabine Kehm played down the ...
Read More »FIA’s Whiting says ‘clever’ Lotus nose is ‘legal’
Lotus’ innovative double-pronged nose solution for 2014 has been declared legal by the FIA’s Charlie Whiting. The solution is even clearly assymetrical, apparently only to slip through a loophole in ...
Read More »McLaren ‘wing’ suspension raises eyebrows at Jerez
Unseemly nose solutions are attracting all of the obvious attention early in 2014. But, behind the scenes, engineers are far more interested in what is lurking at the rear of ...
Read More »Red Bull supplier Renault admits early 2014 ‘problem’
Renault, engine supplier to reigning world champions Red Bull, has admitted it has kicked off F1’s radical new V6 era with a significant problem. “Obviously we do (have a problem),” ...
Read More »Ecclestone pushing for ‘double points’ in three races
Bernie Ecclestone has written a letter to F1’s eleven teams, arguing that the controversial new ‘double points’ rule should be extended to the final three races of the season. Three ...
Read More »Manager denies doctors to end Schumacher coma
Michael Schumacher’s manager has played down reports the Grenoble hospital is preparing to bring the great German out of his month-long coma. The news was reported by France’s influential sports ...
Read More »McLaren confirms Boullier as ‘racing director’
As was widely predicted, Lotus’ newly-departed team boss Eric Boullier has moved to McLaren. The great British team announced the news on Wednesday, just as Jenson Button finally gave the ...
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