Martin Whitmarsh would be happy if the forthcoming negotiations over F1’s future results in the teams owning a slice of the sport. With the bitter political battle of 2009 still ...
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Officials coy amid ongoing Bahrain axe rumours
FIA officials as well as Bernie Ecclestone are coy this week amid continuing uncertainty about Bahrain’s return to the F1 calendar next year. After this year’s race in the troubled ...
Read More »Two DRS zones could transform Abu Dhabi spectacle
As in India recently, there will be two separate DRS zones in use this weekend in Abu Dhabi. Throughout most of 2011, the first season of DRS deployment in F1 ...
Read More »Lola wants FIA to re-open 13th team bidding
The British racing car marque Lola has flagged a possible attempt to enter formula one in 2014. In 1997, the company entered a team but pulled out after appearing dramatically ...
Read More »2012 US GP ‘silence’ worries Jackie Stewart
Sir Jackie Stewart has questioned the health of the 2012 US grand prix project. A site east of the Texan capital Austin is scheduled to host formula one’s return to ...
Read More »F1 panel approves name changes, 2012 calendar
The F1 Commission on Thursday approved name changes for three formula one teams ahead of the 2012 season. Next year, Team Lotus will become Caterham, Renault will be called Lotus, ...
Read More »‘Question marks’ over three races for 2012
Up to three races on the 2012 calendar are endangered, according to a Brazilian media report. The O Estado de S.Paulo newspaper reports that the events scheduled in Korea, the ...
Read More »Massa ‘could have avoided’ Hamilton crash – Herbert
Felipe Massa was penalised for the collision with Lewis Hamilton in India because it “could have been avoided”. That is the claim of former grand prix winner Johnny Herbert, who ...
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