Pirelli tester and former Virgin race driver Lucas di Grassi is now involved in plans for the FIA’s new ‘Formula E’ category. The governing body’s president Jean Todt has signed ...
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Pirelli says tyre war not good for F1
Pirelli chief Paul Hembery thinks it would be wrong for formula one to return to the ‘tyre war’ era. Recent rumours hinted FIA president Jean Todt would like to see ...
Read More »Schumacher ‘should know the rules’ – Whiting
Charlie Whiting has pointed a finger of criticism at Michael Schumacher and Mercedes in the wake of the recent Hungarian grand prix. The Hungaroring race start was delayed when Schumacher, ...
Read More »‘Double DRS’ to be banned for 2013 – reports
The technical concept known in the paddock this year as ‘double DRS’ looks set to be banned for 2013. Mercedes debuted the controversial straightline speed-boosting concept earlier this year, moving ...
Read More »Marko criticises rule-changing and Red Bull’s rivals
Dr Helmut Marko is critical not only of the moves to change the engine mapping rules mid-season, but also of rival teams who lobbied the FIA and then refused to ...
Read More »FIA closes Red Bull ‘engine maps’ loophole
As expected, the FIA on Wednesday issued a rule clarification in the wake of the Red Bull ‘engine maps’ controversy at Hockenheim. The governing body’s technical boss Jo Bauer shocked ...
Read More »Vettel penalty like ‘death for chicken stealing’
Red Bull has stepped up its attack on the FIA after Sunday’s German grand prix. After stewards demoted Sebastian Vettel from second to fifth place for his late-race pass on ...
Read More »Whitmarsh urges Mercedes to sign Concorde
Martin Whitmarsh has urged Mercedes to finally sign the new Concorde Agreement. Despite Bernie Ecclestone’s earlier intimations to the contrary, it emerged at Hockenheim that Mercedes is in fact still ...
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