Jean Todt has vowed to push hard to improve the spectacle of overtaking in formula one. “We need to encourage more overtaking,” the FIA president said in an interview with ...
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‘Red Bull Ring’ approved for F1 races
FIA official Charlie Whiting has inspected the reconstructed A1-Ring and approved it for events up to formula one standard. That is the news of the Austrian newspaper Kleine Zeitung, reporting ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi stewards keep Hamilton’s title hopes alive
Lewis Hamilton’s slim championship hopes are still alive after stewards decided not to penalise him on Saturday night. With a Friday reprimand already over his head, the Briton was summoned ...
Read More »‘Aggressive’ Hamilton facing stewards again in Abu Dhabi
For the second consecutive day, Lewis Hamilton completed his on-track activities in Abu Dhabi with a summons to the stewards. On Friday, the McLaren driver was formally reprimanded for aggressively ...
Read More »FIA steward Pirro hits back at Ferrari bias claims
Emanuele Pirro hit back on Friday amid criticisms of his appointment as a FIA steward for the 2010 championship finale. Critics say the Roman-born former F1 driver and Ferrari fan ...
Read More »CAMS insists Aus GP dispute about ‘safety’ not fees
A dispute that threatens the 2011 running of the Australian grand prix appeared to escalate on Friday. 24 hours ago, event promoter Ron Walker said he had travelled to Abu ...
Read More »Zetsche wants F1 title name change – rumour
According to a rumour in the Abu Dhabi paddock, Dieter Zetsche is not happy with the outcome of the 2010 title race. Zetsche is the chairman of Mercedes’ carmaker parent ...
Read More »FIA under fire for appointing Pirro as Abu Dhabi steward
The appointment as steward of an Italian driver with close ties to Ferrari has raised some eyebrows within the F1 paddock in Abu Dhabi. Emanuele Pirro, who contested grands prix ...
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