Melbourne is closing on a new deal to secure the future of the Australian grand prix. Race boss Ron Walker is in Singapore this weekend, where according to the Herald ...
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F1 could amplify sound of V6 engines – Ecclestone
The calmer tones of F1’s new-generation turbo V6 engines could be artificially enhanced, according to Bernie Ecclestone. The F1 chief executive is worried the sport will lose some of its ...
Read More »Aus GP boss names Warsaw, Staten Island as rival hosts
Melbourne grand prix boss Ron Walker has named some unusual rivals who could take the country’s formula one race from Australia. As a spat between Melbourne’s Lord Mayor and Bernie ...
Read More »Race boss Walker scolds mayor for Aus GP criticism
Australian grand prix boss Ron Walker has scolded Melbourne’s Lord Mayor for questioning the future of the city’s annual event. Lord Mayor Robert Doyle wrote in the Herald Sun’s Sunday ...
Read More »Australian GP organising dispute now over
A dispute that threatened to derail the future of the Australian grand prix has been resolved. The organiser of the Melbourne event, Australian Grand Prix Corporation (AGPC) chairman Ron Walker, ...
Read More »Organiser in Abu Dhabi for emergency Australia GP talks
Australian Grand Prix Corporation (AGPC) chairman Ron Walker has dashed to Abu Dhabi as a dispute threatens to race Melbourne off the 2011 calendar. He said the country’s official motor ...
Read More »Australian GP chief says 5pm race ‘not dangerous’
Australian grand prix organiser Ron Walker has slammed reports that drivers successfully pushed for an earlier start-time for next year’s Melbourne race.
Read More »Todt to tell teams of local GP nation ‘protocols’
FIA president Jean Todt will respond to the lingering saga following incidents involving Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber during the 2010 Australian GP event.
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