Gerard Lopez, the head of Lotus’ team owner Genii, might be among the cynics after news broke that Kimi Raikkonen will sit out the rest of the season. The Finnish ...
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Injured Alonso to fight on in Austin
Fernando Alonso and Ferrari have ended the fevered speculation about the Spaniard’s participation in this weekend’s US grand prix. Since Abu Dhabi, Alonso has been reportedly struggling with back pain ...
Read More »Bottas knew about 2014 deal for some time
Valtteri Bottas has admitted he knew for some time in advance that he will be staying at Williams beyond 2013. The Finn made a solid formula one debut with the ...
Read More »After Massa signing, ‘more news’ to follow – Williams
More news will follow now that Felipe Massa has been signed up by Williams for 2014. “It is very exciting for us to be able to confirm our 2014 driver ...
Read More »2013 title lacked sheen of earlier wins – Mateschitz
A leading figure at Red Bull’s title sponsor Infiniti has admitted Sebastian Vettel has been “too successful” this year. Andy Palmer, the luxury Nissan division’s marketing boss, said the ease ...
Read More »GP2 struggling to make mark as F1 feeder
Red Bull’s Dr Helmut Marko has joined his McLaren counterpart in criticising the official F1 feeder series, GP2. The 2012 GP2 champion, Davide Valsecchi, has sat out the entire 2013 ...
Read More »Alonso ‘waiting’ on fitness for Austin GP
It is possible Fernando Alonso will not travel to Austin for this weekend’s US grand prix. The highly respected correspondent for Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport, Pino Allievi, said Ferrari ...
Read More »Salo backs Raikkonen’s surgery over Lotus finale
Late last week, there was no sign Kimi Raikkonen was planning to sit out the last two grands prix of his Lotus career. Indeed, late on Friday, the team released ...
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