Ferrari’s 2012 car, described as “not pretty” by Stefano Domenicali this week and codenamed 663, reportedly failed to pass the FIA’s mandatory crash tests at the first attempt. The news ...
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FIA says radical Lotus system ‘legal’ – report
Ferrari is awaiting a clarification about Lotus’ reportedly radical braking system for its 2012 car, Stefano Domenicali has revealed. It emerged this week that Lotus, formerly Renault, intends to run ...
Read More »F1 ‘in trouble’ before CVC deal – Mackenzie
Formula one was in “a lot of trouble” some years ago before the commercial rights were bought by CVC. That is the claim of Donald Mackenzie, who on Monday testified ...
Read More »2012 Force India passes FIA crash tests
Force India’s 2012 car is scheduled to make its debut at the opening test of the pre-season at Jerez early next month. Technical director Andrew Green revealed that the Mercedes-powered ...
Read More »Top teams have signed new Concorde – reports
More media reports claim Ferrari and Red Bull, and probably also Sauber, have already inked separate new Concorde Agreements with F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone. The rumour was first reported ...
Read More »FIA adds new overtaking rule to 2012 regulations
A new overtaking rule has been added to formula one’s official sporting regulations for 2012. Last month, the FIA flagged the forthcoming rule by announcing that drivers “may no longer ...
Read More »Lauda says DRS overtaking ‘wrong’ for F1
Niki Lauda has admitted he is no fan of the overtaking innovation ‘DRS’ that debuted in 2011. The system, which allows a chasing driver to move a flap in the ...
Read More »Teams may already have new Concorde deals – report
Ferrari and Red Bull may already have inked separate new Concorde Agreements with F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone. The rumour follows the top teams’ recent split from the association FOTA. ...
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