The Nurburgring aims to stay on the formula one calendar beyond 2011 by renegotiating the financial terms of its contract. With the Rhineland-Palatinate state now run by a SPD/Green coalition, ...
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Ecclestone goes to Nurburgring despite bribery probe
Bernie Ecclestone insists he is not afraid to travel to the Nurburgring this week for the German grand prix. “Of course,” the F1 chief executive told Bild newspaper when asked ...
Read More »South Africa GP deal signing ‘weeks away’ – Ecclestone
Just days ago, Force India deputy team boss Bob Fernley said formula one should be targeting a race in Africa. “It’s the only major continent that we’re not working on ...
Read More »Ecclestone facing corruption charge on Wednesday
The Gribkowsky corruption affair is expected to return to the F1 headlines on Wednesday. F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone was questioned by Munich prosecutors in April on suspicion of being ...
Read More »V6 engines will still sound like F1 – FIA
Formula one engines will still sound good in the wake of the current V8 era, the governing FIA has insisted. The unique noise produced by powerful high-revving engines has been ...
Read More »FIA ‘very happy’ with F1 engine rules compromise
The FIA is “very happy” with the news formula one will delay the introduction of new engine regulations until 2014. With most of F1’s existing engine makers and also Bernie ...
Read More »F1 Commission agrees V6 engine rules for 2014
Formula one has taken another step towards overturning the scheduled 2013 engine rules. We reported on Sunday that Bernie Ecclestone summoned a meeting of the F1 Commission to take place ...
Read More »Ecclestone admits BBC ‘facing problems’
The BBC warned Bernie Ecclestone about “facing problems”, the F1 chief executive has admitted. His comments follow reports this week that the British broadcaster’s highly respected free-to-air live television coverage ...
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