The 2011 Bahrain grand prix saga came to a conclusion on Wednesday when the FIA confirmed Sakhir will not host a race later this season. Without actually mentioning the troubled ...
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Teams angry as FIA pushes ahead with exhaust ban
Red Bull and Renault are angry after it emerged in Canada the FIA is pressing ahead with its clampdown on off-throttle exhaust blowing. It had earlier been reported that the ...
Read More »2013 engine rules intrigue rolls on in Canada
The debate about the 2013 engine regulations has continued to roll in the Montreal paddock. The World Motor Sport Council voted in favour of the controversial four-cylinder turbo rules at ...
Read More »FIA waiting for new calendar from Ecclestone
The key to calling off the rescheduled 2011 Bahrain grand prix is held by Bernie Ecclestone. That was the claim of the FIA on Friday, after F1 chief executive Ecclestone ...
Read More »No Bahrain GP in 2011, doubts arise about 2012
Bahrain has accepted it will not host a grand prix in 2011. The troubled island Kingdom’s March season opener was called off but the World Motor Sport Council controversially agreed ...
Read More »Perez cleared to race in Canada
Sergio Perez has been declared fit to race in Canada this weekend. The Mexican rookie was hospitalised for two days after his big Monaco qualifying crash, but he has since ...
Read More »Todt tells Ecclestone to propose Bahrain solution
The FIA seemed ready on Thursday to overturn its decision to take formula one back to Bahrain in 2011. Following the withdrawal of Bernie Ecclestone’s support for the Bahrain rescheduling, ...
Read More »Bahrain official slams ‘shameful’ F1 backflip
Bahrain has hit out at Bernie Ecclestone’s claim F1 can “of course” not return to the kingdom this year. The government was delighted less than a week ago when the ...
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