Turkey’s F1 problems do not mean the sport will never return to Istanbul. That was the message on Friday of chamber of commerce head Murat Yalcintas, following reports that Bernie ...
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No Turkey GP in 2012 – reports
Istanbul’s grand prix will not take place in 2012, Turkish media reported on Friday. The reports said there have been disagreements about payments between race officials and F1 chief executive ...
Read More »Ecclestone says Murdoch/Slim takeover reports ‘rubbish’
Bernie Ecclestone has played down widespread reports that media magnate Rupert Murdoch as well as Carlos Slim, the Sauber backer and richest man in the world, could be preparing a ...
Read More »CVC chief to be questioned in bribery probe – report
Munich prosecutors are preparing to delve deeper into formula one’s top management as the $50 million bribery affair is investigated. F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone travelled to Munich earlier this ...
Read More »F1 popularity waning due to ‘unacceptable’ races – Todt
F1’s global television audience is in decline, according to FIA president Jean Todt. The Frenchman told German magazine Auto Motor und Sport that he thinks the problem is the questionable ...
Read More »Ecclestone, teams paid more by F1 – report
F1’s financial loss widened in 2010 but Bernie Ecclestone took a pay-rise, documents filed in London’s Companies House reveal. The Bloomberg business news agency said the loss incurred by F1 ...
Read More »Todt wants ‘correct’ F1 revenue for FIA
The latest interview given by Jean Todt has revealed more about apparently rising tension between the FIA and F1’s chief executive Bernie Ecclestone. When Ecclestone admitted recently he is “at ...
Read More »F1 will still ‘sound good’ in 2013 – White
Rob White has moved to allay fears about F1’s current engine roar becoming a GP3-style buzz when the regulations change dramatically in 2013. Some purists laugh at the noise of ...
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