Michelin might consider returning to formula one if the rules allow it, the French marque’s motor racing boss Nick Shorrock said on Friday. The Clermont-Ferrand manufacturer entered the sport in ...
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Ecclestone plays down Iran’s F1 chances
Bernie Ecclestone has played down reports formula one could be headed to Iran in the near future. Local media reports this week revealed that officials are building a $85 million ...
Read More »Gribkowsky lawyers asks for F1 scandal to end
Jailed banker Gerhard Gribkowsky’s lawyers have asked Munich prosecutors to drop the charges accusing him of corruption. Bernie Ecclestone is also involved in the affair surrounding the sale of F1’s ...
Read More »Investors to ‘bombard’ CVC over F1 bribery scandal
Investors in F1 rights owner CVC are set to ask tough questions at a forthcoming meeting, the Financial Times is reporting. One “large European investor”, concerned about the Gerhard Gribkowsky ...
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”, ...
Read More »Ecclestone skips wedding day-three for Belgian GP
Bernie Ecclestone will be trackside on Sunday for the Belgian grand prix. So far this weekend, the F1 chief executive has been in Rome where he has bankrolled his daughter ...
Read More »F1 to be unhurt by Gribkowsky affair – Mosley
F1 will emerge unscathed from the Gerhard Gribkowsky corruption scandal. That is the claim of former FIA president Max Mosley, even though his old sparring partner Bernie Ecclestone is heavily ...
Read More »Boullier unhappy with F1’s income distribution
Renault boss Eric Boullier has expressed frustration with the amount of income distributed to the teams by F1’s commercial rights holders. “F1 is the only sport where the owner of ...
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