Montezemolo’s fifth child born

62-year-old Luca di Montezemolo’s fifth child has been born. His 38-year-old third wife, Ludovica Andreoni, gave birth to Lupo — whose direct siblings are sisters Guia (8) and Maria (6). ...

Mercedes waiting on space-age material for blown exhaust

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Mercedes is waiting on a French supplier before pushing ahead with its latest specification of the blown diffuser. The German team reversed the specification in Hungary because recent track outings ...

Vettel mistake shows ‘learning curve’ – Horner

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The drive-through penalty that cost Sebastian Vettel victory in Hungary shows he still has much to learn. That is the assessment of the German’s own Red Bull boss Christian Horner, ...

20-race 2011 draft calendar leaked in Hungary

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An unofficial draft calendar for the 2011 season emerged in the paddock during the Hungarian grand prix weekend. The leaked schedule, published in German by ‘sport1’, features an unprecedented 20 ...

FIA to ramp up flexibility tests for Belgium

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The FIA is set to ramp up its front wing flexibility tests amid the current controversy about the Red Bull and Ferrari cars. After McLaren and Mercedes requested a clarification ...

Renault reserve Tung suffers back injury

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Ho-Pin Tung also sustained a back injury in Saturday’s GP2 crash. We reported earlier that Jules Bianchi, a development driver under contract with Ferrari, fractured a vertebrae in a nose-to-nose ...

HRT looks set to keep current race lineup

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HRT’s current race drivers on Sunday indicated they will be back in action at Spa-Francorchamps after the summer break. With Karun Chandhok and Christian Klien also under contract with the ...

Williams mechanic knocked out by Rosberg tyre

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A Williams mechanic was knocked unconscious in a pitlane accident on Sunday. Nigel Hope found himself in the path of the loose wheel that came off former team driver Nico ...