Fernando Alonso has admitted his championship hopes would get a boost if Sebastian Vettel crashes at the start of a grand prix. Many see Vettel’s dominance in Belgium as a ...
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FIA could penalise Spa for Shell protests – reports
F1’s governing body could penalise organisers of the Belgian grand prix, after the extensive Greenpeace protests on Sunday. Hitting out at race sponsor Shell’s apparent plans for Arctic oil drilling, ...
Read More »Pirelli ends Spa boycott threat amid Michelin return rumours
Pirelli on Saturday said metal debris, not a tyre design flaw, caused the rear failures and cuts seen at Spa-Francorchamps on Friday. The latest tyre problems revived memories of June’s ...
Read More »Drivers could boycott over Spa tyre danger
F1 drivers are threatening to ‘boycott’ the Belgian grand prix if their concerns about tyre safety are not eased, according to Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport. The new saga has ...
Read More »Former ‘nutcase’ Grosjean better in 2013 – Webber
One year ago, Romain Grosjean was F1’s ‘first lap nutcase’, and soon to serve a rare race ban after his latest crash at Spa-Francorchamps. But Mark Webber, the author of ...
Read More »Hulkenberg not worried about Spa tyre danger
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 ...
Read More »Red Bull to announce Ricciardo at Spa – report
Red Bull has signed Daniel Ricciardo to replace his departing Australian countryman Mark Webber in 2014. That is the claim of Germany’s Sport Bild, whose correspondents Bianca Garloff and Ralf ...
Read More »Massa begins quest for new contract at Spa
Felipe Massa has begun a race-by-race quest for a new Ferrari contract. After F1’s five-week summer break, he went into the Belgian grand prix acknowledging that the remaining races of ...
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