The president of Brazil’s auto racing federation is not sure it is true that “F1 is always the best option” for the country’s rising drivers. Confederacao Brasileira de Automobilismo (CBA) ...
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F1 champion Piquet has heart surgery
Triple world champion Nelson Piquet had heart surgery this week. Agencia Estado said the 61-year-old, who won his titles for Brabham and Williams in the 80s, had the operation to ...
Read More »Sebastian Vettel wins third title in epic 2012 finale
Sebastian Vettel on Sunday won his third consecutive drivers’ world championship. After an epic finale to the 2012 calendar in Brazil, Red Bull’s Vettel finished off the podium but 3 ...
Read More »Briatore eyes F1 return in ‘marketing’ field
Flavio Briatore has ruled out returning to formula one as a team boss. As for coming back to the F1 paddock when his ‘crashgate’ ban finally lifts in 2013, however, ...
Read More »F1 helmet painter Sid Mosca dies
A legendary painter of formula one helmets has died. 74-year-old Brazilian Sid Mosca, who customised the designs of famous F1 drivers including Ayrton Senna, Mika Hakkinen and Michael Schumacher, died ...
Read More »Piquet says sorry for crashgate scandal
After Renault apologised last week for calling him a liar and blackmailer, Nelson Piquet has now issued his own apology to the wider world. Having lost his Renault seat last ...
Read More »Renault pays Piquets and apologises for ‘crashgate’
Renault has apologised to Nelson Piquet and his father and promised to pay them “substantial” compensation. The move could be the final act in the ‘crashgate’ scandal that gripped formula ...
Read More »Today’s F1 chargers recreate 1986 title finale photo
F1 indulged in a piece of rare nostalgia on Thursday by recreating a famous scene. As the 1986 world championship fight came to a head in Adelaide, the four title ...
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