“One or two” of F1′s existing twelve teams might bow out of formula one before November’s Abu Dhabi finale, Bernie Ecclestone has warned. “I think there are a couple of teams in formula one who really shouldn’t be there. They are a bit out of their depth at the moment,” he said in an interview [...]
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Team boss Eric Boullier has played down claims Vitaly Petrov is not under consideration for the seat alongside Robert Kubica in 2011. It is rumoured that a plethora of drivers, including Kimi Raikkoen, Nick Heidfeld, Kamui Kobayashi, Heikki Kovalainen, Christian Klien, Adrian Sutil and Timo Glock, may already be in talks with Renault about next [...]
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Michael Schumacher’s return to F1 is on track, according to Sebastian Vettel. Germany’s newer sensation, once nicknamed ‘Baby Schumi’ by the domestic press, said he is not among those who believe 41-year-old Schumacher’s comeback this year has been a failure. “It is far from easy to return after a three year break, even though he [...]
Fernando Alonso is still confident about his chances of winning the 2010 championship. But in Spanish press reports, the Ferrari driver is apparently concerned the current regulations make it difficult for his Maranello based employer to improve the F10. “The goal is always to win but it’s not so easy,” Alonso, 28, said. “You cannot [...]
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F1′s safety car rules have been tweaked in the wake of the Valencia controversy. The 12 teams met at Silverstone ahead of the British grand prix to discuss the incidents that so enraged Ferrari and its supporters. The rule tweak, agreed between the teams and race director Charlie Whiting, addresses Ferrari’s complaint that Fernando Alonso [...]
Ferrari on Thursday unveiled a new logo for its formula one team. The current logo features the infamous ‘barcode’ that was recently removed from the F10 car, following suggestions it subliminally advertised Marlboro cigarettes. But the new logo, to be used from 2011, remains red and white and is more angular than before, moving some [...]
Although moves are afoot to fill the 13th team space in pitlane, Bernie Ecclestone thinks formula one could actually lose a team in 2011. And the F1 chief executive said a drop from 24 to 22 teams would be no bad thing. “I would be glad,” the Briton is quoted by Italy’s La Gazzetta dello [...]
The Mercedes car is the reason for Michael Schumacher’s performance struggle in 2010. That is the belief of F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone, when assessing the first half of the seven time world champion’s return season to F1 this year. “He has found a much more difficult situation than he would have counted on,” the [...]
The American outfit Cypher Group on Thursday confirmed it is vying for the final place on the 2011 formula one grid. A flutter of activity on Twitter earlier this week revealed that the hopeful outfit is in talks with 22-year-old Indy Lights driver and American Jonathan Summerton. “They (Cypher) have applied and (I’m) pretty sure [...]
Jean Todt does not sound confident about formula one’s return to America. A ten-year contract for a race at a purpose-built circuit in Austin, Texas, was signed recently with F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone. But some experts are sceptical the organisers can succeed where the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the last US GP venue, failed. Ecclestone [...]
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