Drivers will be allowed to activate their adjustable rear wings on the pit straight during next weekend’s Australian grand prix. The overtaking zone for the Albert Park track was formally ...
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Most Melbourne councillors support grand prix – report
Most Melbourne city councillors believe the Australian grand prix should stay in the Victorian capital. The annual event, which dates back to 1996, has attracted international media coverage recently, particularly ...
Read More »Ecclestone to make rare Melbourne visit
Amid a controversy over the future of the Australian grand prix, it seems Bernie Ecclestone will attend the 2011 edition. The F1 chief executive declared recently that F1 doesn’t “need ...
Read More »Government ‘committed’ to F1 in Melbourne
The state government on Wednesday said it continues to support the Australian grand prix. The Melbourne race beyond its 2014 contract has recently been the subject of speculation, with the ...
Read More »Aus GP boss names Warsaw, Staten Island as rival hosts
Melbourne grand prix boss Ron Walker has named some unusual rivals who could take the country’s formula one race from Australia. As a spat between Melbourne’s Lord Mayor and Bernie ...
Read More »Ecclestone ‘happy’ to discuss Melbourne GP axe
Bernie Ecclestone has angrily hit back at calls for the Australian grand prix to be moved away from Melbourne. The city’s Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said recently that the annual ...
Read More »Race boss Walker scolds mayor for Aus GP criticism
Australian grand prix boss Ron Walker has scolded Melbourne’s Lord Mayor for questioning the future of the city’s annual event. Lord Mayor Robert Doyle wrote in the Herald Sun’s Sunday ...
Read More »Melbourne officials flag F1 exit after 2015
Two influential officials have cast doubt on the future of Melbourne’s Australian grand prix. First, the city’s Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said the annual event at Albert Park, contracted to ...
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