The F1 teams’ cost-limiting resource restriction agreement (RRA) has sped closer to its death in Brazil. A FOTA meeting at Interlagos on Friday had in the F1 paddock been referred ...
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Three teams try 2012 exhaust layouts in Abu Dhabi
At least three formula one teams have this week been preparing for life after the current ‘blown exhaust’ era. In 2012, to limit the possibility of using the exhausts as ...
Read More »Toronto International Auto Show 2011
The CIAS (Canadian International Auto Show) is back, bigger and better than ever. This year, unlike years past, the auto show will be brimming with new technology in the form ...
Read More »Red Bull confirms 1 February reveal for RB7
Red Bull has confirmed that its 2011 car, the RB7, will be revealed on 1 February. The low-key unveiling will take place on the morning of the first day of ...
Read More »2011 Mercedes passes FIA crash tests – report
Mercedes has become the second team to have reportedly passed the mandatory FIA crash tests with its 2011 car. On the day before New Year’s eve, Italian reports said Ferrari’s ...
Read More »Zetsche wants F1 title name change – rumour
According to a rumour in the Abu Dhabi paddock, Dieter Zetsche is not happy with the outcome of the 2010 title race. Zetsche is the chairman of Mercedes’ carmaker parent ...
Read More »Engine makers want F1 to keep V8s beyond 2012
F1’s engine makers are banding together against the FIA’s plans to introduce a radically new engine formula in 2013. It was previously believed the bulk of the teams backed the ...
Read More »Now McLaren, Mercedes and Renault to copy Red Bull exhausts
Mercedes, McLaren and Renault look set to become the next formula one teams to emulate the unique exhaust layout of Red Bull’s 2010 car design. With the RB6 proving the ...
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