Kovalainen says 2003 Minardi better than Lotus
Mar.1 (GMM) Heikki Kovalainen has admitted that his new car, the Lotus T127, is worse than the Minardi he tested more than six years ago. Minardi chief Paul Stoddart gave the then 22-year-old Finn a two-day test at Vallelunga in late 2003 and nearly signed him to race. When asked by Finland’s Turun Sanomat to [...]
Stefan, Campos, USF1 unlikely to make grid
Mar.1 (GMM) As teams prepare to send their cars to Bahrain this week, the hopeful Stefan GP has suddenly taken a more conciliatory tone. After issuing recent media statements that criticised rival teams and the FIA in broken English, the Serbian outfit issued a final note on Sunday. In the place of all the previous [...]
Mercedes to reveal “super diffuser” in Bahrain
Mar.1 (GMM) The F1 world is holding its breath to see if Mercedes GP can reveal a diffuser that enables Michael Schumacher to win the season opening Bahrain GP. According to paddock rumours as the final winter test wrapped up in Spain at the weekend, the new ‘super diffuser’ will only be fitted to the [...]