Jun.30 (GMM) Plans for adjustable ‘proximity’ rear wings next year are not set in stone, according to FOTA chairman Martin Whitmarsh. The idea, giving chasing drivers the ability to reduce drag and therefore better mount overtaking moves, was championed by the teams association and recently rubber-stamped by the FIA. But there has been some opposition... Read More »
Jun.30 (YallaF1.com) Last year at Silverstone when Sebastian Vettel won the British Grand Prix and Mark Webber joined him on the podium, collecting the Constructors trophy for Red Bull Racing was the team’s chief technical officer Adrian Newey. The Formula 1 design guru spoke ahead of the British Grand Prix, giving his opinion on the... Read More »
Jun.30 (YallaF1.com) The Formula One Teams Association [FOTA, whose membership comprises all current Formula One teams] is pleased to announce today that Formula One has inaugurated a comprehensive and externally audited carbon emissions reduction programme. In order to conduct the analysis that has informed the programme, FOTA commissioned the world-respected environmental research analysis organisation, Trucost,... Read More »
Jun.30 (GMM) Red Bull Racing is building up a new chassis for Mark Webber after his backflip crash during last Sunday’s European grand prix. The Australian emerged unhurt from the frightening impact, which included a backwards somersault, a smash against an advertising hoarding whilst airborne, and a high speed final shunt into the tyre barrier.... Read More »
Jun.30 (GMM) Sunday at Valencia finally vindicated his decision to sign rookie Kamui Kobayashi, according to team boss Peter Sauber. The Japanese impressed with his feisty debut drives at the end of last year, when Toyota was on the way out of formula one and Timo Glock was recovering from injury. On the strength of... Read More »
Jun.30 (GMM) Nico Rosberg is adamant the time is not right for Mercedes to give up on the 2010 world championship. The Brackley based team raced a major car upgrade in Valencia last weekend, including a Red Bull-style ‘blown rear diffuser’ and exhaust layout. But it was yet another bad weekend for the team, and... Read More »
Jun.30 (GMM) Stefano Domenicali insists he has “no problem” with moves to clarify F1′s ban on in-season testing. But the Ferrari team boss expressed anger that concerns about the Italian team’s pre-Valencia running at Fiorano had been aired by his rivals in the media. Christian Horner said in Valencia that using a filming and promotional... Read More »
Jun.30 (GMM) Renault could be set to push for Kimi Raikkonen to become Robert Kubica’s future teammate. It is now widely expected that the Finn, who left his Ferrari contract one year early to race in the world rally championship this year, is not keen to return to formula one as early as 2011. But... Read More »
Jun.30 (GMM) Changes to the layout of Valencia’s street circuit could be made prior to F1′s return next year. After last weekend’s third consecutive running of the European grand prix in the Spanish port city, the layout has again been criticised for not hosting enough overtaking moves. The promoter Valmor Sport has announced it is... Read More »
Jun.30 (GMM) A mischievous Spanish press is ramping up the acrimony between Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton. Earlier this week, after Alonso had accused the FIA of manipulating the outcome of the European grand prix, his former McLaren teammate Hamilton responded by surmising that the Spaniard was suffering from “sour grapes”. But, in fact, the... Read More »
