Jerome d’Ambrosio is on pole position to replace the banned Romain Grosjean at Monza. The FIA has banned Frenchman Grosjean for one race after causing the crash that ended championship ...
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McLaren running ‘unusual sidepods’ at Spa
At Spa on Friday, McLaren’s 2012 car was sporting the most visibly obvious development, in the wake of F1’s month-long summer break. The concept was described by Auto Motor und ...
Read More »Also McLaren to debut double-DRS at Spa – report
McLaren may also be preparing a ‘double DRS’-like system for this weekend’s Belgian grand prix. We reported early this month that the British team looked set to follow Mercedes and ...
Read More »Spa agrees new three-year grand prix deal
Spa-Francorchamps will continue to host the Belgian grand prix for at least the next three years. Jean-Claude Marcourt, economics minister for the local Wallonia region, told public broadcaster RTBF that ...
Read More »Promoter confirms Spa race alternation idea off
The boss of the Belgian grand prix has confirmed reports the once-touted race alternation with France is now off the agenda. It had been suggested fabled Spa-Francorchamps would share an ...
Read More »Spa wants F1 future clarity within ‘weeks’
The local Walloon government is seeking clarity about the future of the fabled Belgian grand prix at Spa-Francorchamps within “four or five weeks”. Jean-Claude Marcourt, the government’s economics minister, was ...
Read More »‘Aggressive’ Hamilton knocked unconscious in Spa crash
Lewis Hamilton thinks he was knocked unconscious after crashing out of the recent Belgian grand prix. Cockpit replays of the incident, where the McLaren driver actually dented the Spa-Francorchamps barriers ...
Read More »Ecclestone ‘has agreed’ to France/Spa alternation
France on Sunday made another clear step towards returning to the formula one calendar. The L’Equipe sports daily said race-day at Spa-Francorchamps was a “great day for French motor sport”, ...
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