No deadline for Kubica 2011 Renault talks
Jun.29 (GMM) There is no deadline on Robert Kubica’s talks about staying with Renault next year. That is the claim of the Enstone based team’s boss Eric Boullier, amid a growing sense that the 25-year-old Pole is set to sign an extension of his current deal for 2011. Kubica said in Valencia that he will [...]
F1 could return to rebuilt A1-Ring
Jun.29 (GMM) Formula one could soon return to Austria. After dropping off the grand prix calendar in 2003, the A1-Ring in Zeltweg – located in central Austria – was demolished. Supported by Red Bull mogul Dietrich Mateschitz, EUR 70 million reconstruction works began late in 2008, including new pit buildings and grandstands. But although Mateschitz [...]
FIA confirms no action against Ferrari
Jun.29 (GMM) A spokesman for F1′s governing body has confirmed there will be no disciplinary action after Fernando Alonso and Ferrari’s post-Valencia outbursts. Alonso accused FIA stewards of manipulating the European grand prix by imposing a late drive-through penalty on Lewis Hamilton after the Briton overtook the safety car. Ferrari supported its Spanish driver, calling [...]
Hamilton needed black flag says Briatore
Jun.29 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton should have been disqualified from Sunday’s European grand prix. That is the claim of disgraced former Renault boss Flavio Briatore, who after re-appearing in the Monaco paddock last month, was seen on the grid prior to the Valencia street race. Although conspiring to fix the 2008 Singapore grand prix by asking [...]
War of words as Valencia “scandal” boils
Jun.29 (GMM) A new war of words is threatening to break out between former sparring partners Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. Alonso was furious after Sunday’s European grand prix, when Hamilton overtook the safety car but still managed to finish second after serving a drive-through penalty. “Even a child knows you cannot overtake the safety [...]
Video: Classic Team Lotus Festival
Jun.29 (YallaF1.com) A look back at Sunday June 20th’s Classic Team Lotus Festival at Snetterton where we joined Clive Chapman and an example of every Lotus F1 car that raced between 1958 and 1994. Our third driver, Fairuz Fauzy, used the event to shake down chassis T127-04, giving Lotus Racing fans an exclusive first public [...]
Ferrari boss says Valencia was unacceptable
Jun.28 (YallaF1.com) At the usual post-race briefing this morning in Maranello, Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo and Stefano Domenicali examined what happened in the race at Valencia in the cold light of day. At the end of the meeting, the Ferrari president released the following statement: “The result of yesterday’s race was misrepresentative. Ferrari, which [...]
FIA angered by Ferrari post Valencia tirade
Jun.28 (GMM) Contrary to earlier reports the FIA, after remaining ominously silent for the past 24 hours, may be considering action against Ferrari in the wake of the Italian team’s post-Valencia tirade. Earlier on Monday, it appeared the governing body would not respond, after Fernando Alonso accused stewards of manipulating the race, and other Ferrari [...]