Bernie Ecclestone has admitted F1 teams will breach their contracts if they do not race in Bahrain next weekend. Earlier, as the controversy surrounding the sport’s continued plans to travel ...
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Team boss hopes Bahrain called off
A formula one team boss has admitted he hopes the forthcoming Bahrain grand prix is called off. The Times newspaper is reporting that every team is devising contingency plans for ...
Read More »Whiting admits exhaust rule tweak likely for 2013
Charlie Whiting has admitted F1’s governing body will likely have to change the exhaust rules yet again for 2013. Led by technical delegate Whiting, the FIA clamped down hard for ...
Read More »Brawn admits ‘cheap’ F-duct not easily copied
Ross Brawn has confirmed reports that Mercedes’ 2012 ‘F-duct’ will not be easily copied by rival teams. We reported on Thursday that while Red Bull and now Ferrari worked quickly ...
Read More »Mercedes’ clever F-duct not easily copied – report
In the case of Sauber’s clever exhaust solution, Red Bull simply rolled out a copy in the days before the 2012 season. Writing in O Estado de S.Paulo, Brazilian correspondent ...
Read More »Vettel not apologising after Karthikeyan attack
World champion Sebastian Vettel was unapologetic this week, having shown his Indian rival Narain Karthikeyan the middle finger recently in Malaysia. The German also called the HRT-driving backmarker a “gherkin” ...
Read More »FIA still believes Mercedes F-duct legal
The FIA appears to have waded back into the ‘F-duct’ debate, indicating that the Mercedes-style solution is fully legal. We reported on Monday that the saga looked set to continue ...
Read More »‘F-duct’ saga to continue into China
The 2012 ‘F-duct’ controversy looks set to keep running for now. “It’s not over yet,” confirmed Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko to Germany’s Auto Bild. In Australia and Malaysia, ...
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