Martin Whitmarsh has played down fears McLaren has made a crucial mistake by overlooking the ‘step nose’ trend that will dominate the 2012 grid. With the new Mercedes having now ...
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‘Difficult moment’ leaves F1 without an Italian
Rubens Barrichello on Saturday said it is “sad” another established formula one veteran, Jarno Trulli, has lost his race seat. After 19 consecutive seasons, Barrichello is poised to switch to ...
Read More »Caterham dumps Trulli for Petrov
Caterham on Friday finally confirmed speculation that Vitaly Petrov will replace Jarno Trulli in 2012. It has been rumoured Petrov, the Russian driver ousted by Lotus (formerly Renault) ...
Read More »Lotus says losing seat vital ‘shock’ for Petrov
Losing his race seat could be the “shock” that causes Vitaly Petrov to up his game. That is the claim of Gerard Lopez, owner of the Lotus team that has ...
Read More »Suspicions linger after Newey’s ‘cooling slot’ claim
Two authoritative sources have admitted they doubt Adrian Newey was telling the whole truth about the air inlet in the ‘step’ nose of Red Bull’s 2012 car. Designer Newey, the ...
Read More »Secret debut for new ‘conventional’ Mercedes
Mercedes’ highly-anticipated 2012 car made its track debut this week during a secret test day at Silverstone. “Lots of questions about Silverstone and shakedowns,” admitted the Northamptonshire based team on ...
Read More »Gascoyne to attend ‘most’ races in new Caterham role
Mike Gascoyne has handed over day-to-day control of the Caterham team’s technical operations. The former Lotus outfit announced that Briton Gascoyne – a founding member of the Tony Fernandes-led team ...
Read More »Hamilton ‘disappointed’ with 2012 McLaren – reports
Behind the scenes, Lewis Hamilton is quietly concerned about McLaren’s early progress with its 2012 car, according to media reports. Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport reports that the first whiff ...
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