Jenson Button has admitted he is happy to have won the inter-team battle at McLaren in 2011. After his critics said he was entering the “lion’s den” at the British ...
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Bosses back F1 to survive Eurozone crisis
Team bosses are sure formula one will weather the European storm. Struggling Eurozone members headed by Greece have triggered a worsening financial crisis in the sport’s key market. But Sir ...
Read More »F1 unlikely to tweak qualifying format
Formula one appears unlikely to tweak the current qualifying format despite concerns in 2011 about a flagging spectacle. Overall, the ‘knockout’ format has been popular in recent years, with fast ...
Read More »McLaren and Ferrari urge Williams to sign Raikkonen
Kimi Raikkonen’s most recent teams think Sir Frank Williams would be wise to sign up the 2007 world champion for next season. For his part, 69-year-old Williams remained calm amid ...
Read More »Hamilton says Whitmarsh claim ‘rubbish’
Lewis Hamilton has described as “rubbish” boss Martin Whitmarsh’s claim that he has been spooked by the good form of Jenson Button this year. McLaren principal Whitmarsh floated the Button ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi F1 talks ‘more important than race’
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 ...
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 »Whitmarsh denies McLaren breaching constructor definition
Martin Whitmarsh has fended off claims teams like McLaren are already breaching the current definition of a F1 ‘constructor’. The issue is on the agenda for this week’s F1 Commission ...
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