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 »Tyre war would mean ‘decent tyres’ in F1 – Schumacher
With a single neat soundbite, Michael Schumacher on Wednesday renewed his criticism of Pirelli and called for a new tyre war in F1. The German publication Auto Bild this week ...
Read More »Mercedes, FIA, yet to agree new Concorde – reports
A major German daily has cast doubt on Bernie Ecclestone’s claim that every team has now signed up for the 2013 Concorde Agreement. The F1 chief executive said earlier this ...
Read More »Todt wants Michelin back in F1 – report
A German magazine is reporting that FIA president Jean Todt wants Michelin to consider returning to formula one. Pirelli’s three-year contract as the sport’s official sole supplier ends next season, ...
Read More »FIA tells Vettel to mind his manners – report
Sebastian Vettel has been warned to watch his manners, according to Germany’s Kolner Express newspaper. After Valencia, where following his retirement the Red Bull driver admitted he suspected a conspiracy, ...
Read More »F1 teams could fold if costs not reduced – Todt
Jean Todt has admitted he is worried formula one teams could collapse if costs are not reduced. After the FIA’s meeting of its World Motor Sport Council last Friday, a ...
Read More »Briatore admits working on alternate F1 rules
Flavio Briatore could be central to F1’s future. The Italian, who was ousted and banned from the sport amid the ‘crashgate’ scandal a few years ago, was back in the ...
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