Bernie Ecclestone is working on a contingency plan in case the F1 grid continues to dwindle. If Marussia’s bid to return this year should fail, the pitlane looks set to ...
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Ecclestone tells F1 chiefs German GP not dead yet
The 2015 German grand prix is not dead yet. One week ago, Bernie Ecclestone told a German correspondent that the country will fall off this year’s schedule. He quickly backtracked, ...
Read More »Strategy Group rejects V8 engines for 2017
The powerful strategy group on Thursday rejected Ferrari’s proposal to replace the current V6 engines with a twin-turbo V8 formula for 2017. However, Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport reports that ...
Read More »Ecclestone confirms teams blocked Manor return
Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed reports that Marussia will not be allowed to return to formula one this year with its 2014-spec car. Former Sainsbury’s boss Justin King is reportedly behind ...
Read More »Ecclestone ‘sad’ at 2015 German GP demise
The fate of this year’s German grand prix remains dim, as local reports suggest Bernie Ecclestone has now written off the scheduled July race. Amid the Nurburgring’s ownership troubles and ...
Read More »Ecclestone doubts Germany to host 2015 race
Bernie Ecclestone estimates Germany’s chances of staying on the 2015 calendar at “less than 50 per cent”. The Nurburgring was due to return to the schedule in 2015, but German ...
Read More »Ecclestone involved in FIA’s Honda U-turn
Bernie Ecclestone has admitted he was involved in the FIA’s U-turn over allowing Honda into the new 2015 engine ‘unfreeze’. Initially, the governing body had locked McLaren’s new works partner ...
Read More »F1 might not race in Germany this year – Ecclestone
Germany could be removed from the F1 calendar altogether, Bernie Ecclestone has warned. Earlier, amid the Nurburgring’s financial and ownership troubles, the F1 supremo said it was likely Hockenheim would ...
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