Pirelli boss Paul Hembery on Friday admitted there is still no deal with the FIA for the sport’s supply of tyres beyond 2013. The governing body rubber-stamped the Italian marque’s ...
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Aragon likely new venue for McLaren-Pirelli test
McLaren and Pirelli look set to head to Spain, after failing to get the FIA’s green light for a 2014 tyre test in Austin later this month. Reportedly after rival ...
Read More »Bahrain to be ‘twilight’ race in 2014 – Whitmarsh
Floodlights have been installed at the venue of the Bahrain grand prix, McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh has revealed. Earlier, we reported that organisers planned to mark the tenth anniversary ...
Read More »Lauda not convinced amid Red Bull cheat rumours
Niki Lauda did not sound convinced about the legality of Red Bull’s car as rumours of illegal traction control echo around the Yeongam paddock. Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso on Thursday, however, ...
Read More »Heavy drivers push for F1 rule change
F1’s heavier drivers are pushing hard for an increase in the mandatory minimum weight of the cars next year. It emerged recently that tall Nico Hulkenberg may have dropped out ...
Read More »FIA stops McLaren’s Pirelli test in Austin – report
The FIA has scuppered McLaren’s plans to test Pirelli tyres with a 2011 car at the US grand prix venue in Austin, it emerged on Thursday. Germany’s Auto Motor und ...
Read More »No plans for single fuel supply tender – FIA
The FIA insists it has no plans to appoint a single supplier of fuel in formula one. With the governing body hinting at the move after the recent World Motor ...
Read More »Red Bull to further ‘enhance’ traction system – Vettel
Red Bull is perfecting a “system” that is mimicking the effects of banned traction control, Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport reported on Thursday. The magazine said the complex electronic mapping ...
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