The Crimean crisis has thwarted sponsor talks between Russian companies and Sauber, the Swiss formula one team admitted. Sauber’s well-known financial troubles eased last year when a ‘Russian rescue deal’ ...
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Azerbaijan could replace Russia on 2014 calendar – report
Azerbaijan could be set to make its debut on the F1 calendar much earlier than first expected. We reported last week that plans are racing ahead for a street race ...
Read More »Russian GP ‘unrealistic’ amid Crimean crisis
An unofficial asterisk is still hovering above this year’s inaugural running of the Russian grand prix. Earlier, F1 legend and Mercedes team chairman Niki Lauda dismissed suggestions the sport should ...
Read More »No return to India in 2015 – Ecclestone
F1 will not be returning to India next year. The race near New Delhi, having joined the calendar in 2011, is absent from this season’s schedule mainly because of the ...
Read More »Promoter insists Sochi will be ready for race
The promoter of the all-new Russian grand prix insists the Sochi venue will be ready for the inaugural race in October. With the questionable readiness of the facilities for the ...
Read More »$600m Morocco GP deal ‘likely’ – reports
Morocco has emerged as the latest strong contender to join the ever-expanding formula one calendar. Germany’s Bild newspaper says F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone was spotted during the recent Abu ...
Read More »Kvyat denies sponsors powered F1 debut
Daniil Kvyat has denied his surprise promotion to Toro Rosso for 2014 is being powered by Russian sponsors. “To come into formula one, especially with Toro Rosso, all that matters ...
Read More »Russia moves to end 2014 race uncertainty
Russia on Monday moved towards ending the uncertainty over its inaugural grand prix at Sochi. Earlier, the country’s automobile federation, the RAF, missed the July 31 deadline to apply to ...
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