HRT is hoping to get one up on its tailender rival Marussia by at least running its 2012 car before shipping it to Australia. Marussia, formerly Virgin, has announced that ...
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No Jerez debut for 2012 Marussia
Marussia’s 2012 car will not debut at the opening test of the official pre-season early next month. It was rumoured on Monday that technical consultant Pat Symonds had said at ...
Read More »Valencia rejected alternating race idea – Barcelona
Valencia reportedly turned down an opportunity to safeguard Spain’s presence on the F1 calendar by alternating an annual date with Barcelona. Bernie Ecclestone confirmed last year that Spain’s two races ...
Read More »Now Barcelona’s F1 race under Spanish cloud
With Valencia already asking for a reduced race fee, the fate of Spain’s other formula one event has also fallen under a cloud. The economics minister of the Catalonia region, ...
Read More »Barcelona race in doubt for future – Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone has admitted Barcelona might be the first casualty as F1’s annual calendar sheds some European races. The F1 chief executive told Spanish sports newspaper Marca that the continent’s ...
Read More »Barcelona could change layout if race unexciting
The Circuit de Catalunya is prepared to alter its layout if F1’s spectacular 2011 formula does not produce an exciting Spanish grand prix this weekend. It is said Sunday’s race ...
Read More »Brawn was ‘nervous’ before Barcelona breakthrough
The combined timesheet from the final test of the 2011 pre-season makes interesting reading just over a week before the season begins. With Mercedes’ admittedly “basic” launch car finally fully ...
Read More »HRT reveal F111, Schu flies, Dennis in trouble
HRT on Friday became the last formula one team to reveal its 2011 car. But the F111, designed in-house by the Spanish team after the collapse of a technical deal ...
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