Martin Whitmarsh would be happy if the forthcoming negotiations over F1’s future results in the teams owning a slice of the sport. With the bitter political battle of 2009 still ...
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Officials coy amid ongoing Bahrain axe rumours
FIA officials as well as Bernie Ecclestone are coy this week amid continuing uncertainty about Bahrain’s return to the F1 calendar next year. After this year’s race in the troubled ...
Read More »UK authorities to look into Ecclestone affair
British authorities have confirmed they will also look into the millions paid by Bernie Ecclestone to beleaguered former F1 banker Gerhard Gribkowsky. Ecclestone, the F1 chief executive who admits to ...
Read More »F1 panel approves name changes, 2012 calendar
The F1 Commission on Thursday approved name changes for three formula one teams ahead of the 2012 season. Next year, Team Lotus will become Caterham, Renault will be called Lotus, ...
Read More »Ecclestone tips Hamilton to bounce back
Bernie Ecclestone has tipped Lewis Hamilton to bounce back from his current trough. The 2008 world champion has been sombre in the paddock and out of shape on the track ...
Read More »‘Question marks’ over three races for 2012
Up to three races on the 2012 calendar are endangered, according to a Brazilian media report. The O Estado de S.Paulo newspaper reports that the events scheduled in Korea, the ...
Read More »Force India insists McLaren tie-up legal
Vijay Mallya insists Force India’s technical partnership with McLaren is above board. At the F1 Commission in Geneva on Thursday, the thorny topic of the potential redefinition of a ‘constructor’ ...
Read More »Qatar link for Silverstone ‘wonderful’ – Ecclestone
That the owners of Silverstone could lease the British grand prix venue to a Qatar consortium is “wonderful” news, according to F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone. In late August, the ...
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