Construction of the 2012 US GP venue in Texas capital Austin is resuming. Work at the Circuit of the Americas had been halted amid the dispute between event founder Tavo ...
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Ecclestone has received US GP cheque – backer
Preparations for the inaugural US grand prix in Texas are set to get back into gear. The FIA announced after Wednesday’s World Motor Sport Council meeting that the event is ...
Read More »FIA says Austin, Bahrain, staying on 2012 calendar
Next year’s inaugural US grand prix at Austin has survived the meeting on Wednesday of the World Motor Sport Council. Bernie Ecclestone had warned that without reaching a new agreement ...
Read More »Ecclestone extends contract deadline for US GP
Bernie Ecclestone has extended the deadline for organisers of the 2012 US grand prix to rescue their Austin event. The news, reported by the American news agency AP, came as ...
Read More »FIA decides October 30 for new Bahrain date
The F1 world is awaiting further details but the Bahrain grand prix has definitely been rescheduled for 2011. Sheikh Fawaz al-Khalifa, the island Kingdom’s information affairs chief, ‘tweeted’ earlier on ...
Read More »Bahrain to end state of emergency before F1 deadline
Bahrain has ordered an early end to its state of emergency that could pave the way for F1’s return to the island Kingdom. State television on Sunday said a royal ...
Read More »FIA scraps team orders ban for 2011
The rule prohibiting team orders will be “deleted” from the regulations in 2011, the FIA announced on Friday. After a meeting in Monaco of the World Motor Sport Council, the ...
Read More »FIA to confirm new rules for 2011, 2013
F1’s governing body on Friday will confirm key rule changes for 2011 and beyond. For next season, following a meeting of the F1 Commission, the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council ...
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