Carlos Gracia, a vice-president of F1’s governing FIA, has lost his license for drink-driving. Spain’s El Confidential reports that the Spanish motor racing chief was pulled over in the Aragon ...
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Todt likely to stay FIA president beyond 2013
Jean Todt looks set to remain FIA president for a second term. The former Ferrari chief (135 votes) beat ex world rally champion Ari Vatanen (49 votes) to the post ...
Read More »Marko denies mapping saga hurting new Red Bull pace
Dr Helmut Marko has played down suggestions a clampdown on Renault’s intended engine mapping solution for 2013 has hurt the performance of the new Red Bull. “Rubbish!” the team’s outspoken ...
Read More »Kubica to contest second-tier WRC in 2013
Robert Kubica will contest the second-tier WRC2 world rally championship at the wheel of a Citroen in 2013. The former Renault and BMW driver has been out of formula one ...
Read More »Lotus denies engine maps issue will slow 2013 car
Ahead of the final pre-season test and 2013 season opener, Lotus has played down a new controversy about engine maps. We reported on Monday that, after Red Bull were told ...
Read More »V6 to deliver less horse power, eighth gear – Renault
With the sophisticated ‘ERS’ energy recovery systems to complement next year’s V6 engines, F1 is not set to lose much horse power. That is the claim of Rob White, engine ...
Read More »Report – Gilles Simon working on F1 engine for Honda
Honda may already be working on a formula one project for 2014. When revealing its all-new turbo V6 ‘power unit’ for next year near Paris on Monday, Renault’s Jean-Michel Jalinier ...
Read More »McLaren software causing problems for F1 teams
Pirelli’s heavily degrading tyres were not the only ‘control’ components causing problems for F1 teams in Barcelona this week. The standard electronics used by every team, and supplied by McLaren ...
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