Historic Monza is more important to formula one than Rome, the Italian capital’s mayor Gianni Alemanno has admitted. Rome came close to joining the sport’s annual calendar until Bernie Ecclestone ...
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Ecclestone summons F1 Commission for 2013 engine vote
Bernie Ecclestone has organised a meeting of the F1 Commission in an attempt to formally scuttle the proposed engine rules for 2013. That is the claim of the German magazine ...
Read More »Ecclestone and others defend aggressive Hamilton
Bernie Ecclestone has leapt to Lewis Hamilton’s defence amid criticism of the 2008 world champion’s recent driving tactics. Commentators including Niki Lauda have harshly criticised the 26-year-old for his recent ...
Read More »FIA confirms 2011 Bahrain axe
The 2011 Bahrain grand prix saga came to a conclusion on Wednesday when the FIA confirmed Sakhir will not host a race later this season. Without actually mentioning the troubled ...
Read More »FIA waiting for new calendar from Ecclestone
The key to calling off the rescheduled 2011 Bahrain grand prix is held by Bernie Ecclestone. That was the claim of the FIA on Friday, after F1 chief executive Ecclestone ...
Read More »No Bahrain GP in 2011, doubts arise about 2012
Bahrain has accepted it will not host a grand prix in 2011. The troubled island Kingdom’s March season opener was called off but the World Motor Sport Council controversially agreed ...
Read More »Todt tells Ecclestone to propose Bahrain solution
The FIA seemed ready on Thursday to overturn its decision to take formula one back to Bahrain in 2011. Following the withdrawal of Bernie Ecclestone’s support for the Bahrain rescheduling, ...
Read More »Vettel’s rivals need ‘very good luck’ – Ecclestone
If Bernie Ecclestone were to bet a few dollars of his fortune on the outcome of the 2011 title, he would safely back his young friend Sebastian Vettel. The F1 ...
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