Despite the reluctance of Bernie Ecclestone and key manufacturers including Ferrari, F1 is pushing ahead with a radical new engine formula for 2013. The shift from the current normally-aspirated V8s ...
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Race calendar becoming too long for F1 – Mosley
A 20-race calendar is too long for formula one, according to former FIA president Max Mosley. 2010’s tally of 19 races was the equal-biggest in the history of the sport, ...
Read More »Cape Town GP plans still alive – report
Moves are still afoot to return Africa to the formula one calendar. In July, as South Africa hosted the football World Cup, F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone said there are ...
Read More »F1 sponsorship for Group Lotus makes no sense – Gascoyne
A frustrated Mike Gascoyne has admitted he is not sure Team Lotus will race to the 2011 grid with that name. Even though the separate Group Lotus is contesting team ...
Read More »Ecclestone blames Mosley for new teams’ ‘problems’
Bernie Ecclestone has changed his tune about formula one’s newest teams. Just last month, whilst clarifying that Lotus is the possible exception, he said the struggling 2010 newcomers were “an ...
Read More »Lotus name dispute continuing due to ‘public support’
A Lotus spokesman has confirmed that the identity of the team’s name and race drivers for 2011 as revealed by the FIA on Tuesday is correct. The F1 world was ...
Read More »Bruised Ecclestone knocked unconscious in London attack
Bernie Ecclestone was kicked unconscious by his muggers and on Saturday was sporting a very badly bruised eye. The 80-year-old F1 chief executive told British newspapers his minor injuries are ...
Read More »Ecclestone injured in London mugging
Bernie Ecclestone is nursing minor injuries after muggers attacked the F1 chief executive and his girlfriend Fabiana Flosi outside his London home. The Sun reports that the 80-year-old was rushed ...
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