Ferrari’s third car proposal gets backing
Dec.31 (GMM) Jos Verstappen has backed Ferrari’s push to allow top teams to enter third cars in formula one. “For the teams it’s not expensive as the parts are already there,” said Dutchman Verstappen, who usually drove for the kind of small constructors that Ferrari president Luca di Montezeolo is now so critical of. But [...]
Williams insist Maldonado not a pay driver
Dec.31 (GMM) Williams boss Adam Parr has hit out at claims Pastor Maldonado is little more than a “pay driver”. Despite German rookie Nico Hulkenberg’s solid rookie season with the British team, including pole position in Brazil, he has been replaced for 2011 by the heavily-backed Venezuelan Maldonado. But although Hulkenberg dominated Maldonado when they [...]
Work underway at 2012 US GP site
Dec.31 (GMM) Actual work at the 2012 site of the US grand prix in Austin, Texas, got underway this week. The organisers gained conditional planning permission two weeks ago, having announced earlier in 2010 that construction would begin in December. Groundbreaking at the 970-acre site commenced this week near the future Turn 11, the local [...]
Rome officials approve Grand Prix plans
Dec.31 (GMM) City officials are not opposed to his plans for a formula one race in Rome, promoter Maurizio Flammini insists. Despite the opposition of Monza, Ferrari and an apparent majority of local residents, the Italian said before Christmas that authorities would begin to review the plans for a street layout in the EUR district [...]
Schumacher had no F1 simulator in 2010
Dec.31 (GMM) The lack of a top driver simulator contributed to Michael Schumacher’s struggle to get up to speed in 2010. That is the view of Mercedes GP team principal Ross Brawn, who said a fully state-of-the-art simulator will not be available to the team’s drivers until 2012. Asked if a McLaren or Ferrari-style simulator [...]
Alguersuari to welcome 2011 as DJ Squire
Dec.31 (GMM) Jaime Alguersuari will ring in the new year at the controls of a DJ desk, according to the Spanish sports newspaper Diario AS. The 20-year-old Toro Rosso driver, whose alter-ego is ‘DJ Squire’, will be seen performing his music live on Catalunya television at an event in Barcelona as midnight strikes. “I am [...]
Thanks for 2010 and Happy New Year 2011!
Dec.31 (YallaF1.com) With 2011 almost upon us it is appropriate to wish everyone associated with YallaF1.com – readers, fans, critics, contributors, advertisers, sponsors – and of course the entire Formula 1 world – drivers, team crews, media, officials, grid girls, pit babes, others – a very Happy New Year! May 2011 be prosperous and healthy [...]
Di Resta tipped for F1 race debut in 2011
Dec.30 (GMM) Sir Jackie Stewart has tipped fellow Scot Paul di Resta to make his formula one debut in 2011. 24-year-old di Resta, the new DTM champion, was Force India’s reserve and Friday driver in 2010 and is being considered for a race seat with the Silverstone based team next season. Adrian Sutil, Vitantonio Liuzzi, [...]
Team Lotus wind tunnel two years away
Dec.30 (GMM) It will be some time before Team Lotus has its own wind tunnel up and running, technical boss Mike Gascoyne has admitted. Late in 2010, the Tony Fernandes-led outfit announced it would soon build a tunnel at its Hingham headquarters. But when asked if those plans would be realised during the course of [...]