Di Grassi buys shares in GP3 team
Aug.31 (GMM) F1 rookie Lucas di Grassi has bought into the GP3 arm of the Spanish GP2 outfit Addax. Now a Virgin Racing F1 driver, the Brazilian has become a minor shareholder of the team that he and Vitaly Petrov drove to the GP2 constructors’ title in 2008, according to multiple Portuguese-language sources. “We are [...]
Ferrari driver says Vettel penalty unjust
Aug.31 (GMM) Sebastian Vettel should not have been penalised for losing control at Spa-Francorchamps. That is the opinion of an unlikely supporter of the 23-German, namely Ferrari test driver Marc Gene. Spaniard Gene said the drive-through penalty after Vettel crashed into Jenson Button on Sunday “was totally disproportionate”. “It is true that he was too [...]
Alonso under attack for bad show at Spa
Aug.31 (GMM) The Italian press rounded on Fernando Alonso after the leading Ferrari driver dropped more than forty points off the championship lead after a dismal race day at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. After showing early promise with the Ferrari F10′s latest upgrades in practice, the team newcomer qualified just tenth at Spa [...]
Teams discuss more winter testing time
Aug.31 (GMM) Discussions about a pre-race test in Bahrain immediately before the 2011 season took place at Spa-Francorchamps.
We reported at the weekend that the team managers’ meeting about the 2011 test schedule took place on Friday.
Germany’s Aut…
Button says flexi tests has slowed Red Bull
Aug.31 (GMM) The flexible cars controversy slowed down the previously dominant Red Bull team at Spa-Francorchamps, according to Jenson Button.
Although the Austrian owned team claims the long straights of the Belgian circuit simply did not suit the R…
Abu Dhabi to help Bulgaria join F1 calendar
Aug.31 (GMM) Abu Dhabi is set to help Bulgaria join the formula one calendar.
According to reports, an economic cooperation agreement was signed this week between the Bulgarian economy minister and the Emirates Associated Business Group, a state-owne…
Belgian GP: The winners and the losers
Aug.31 (James Rossi) We look at the winners and losers of this weekend’s action packed and drama filled Belgian Grand Prix as Spa-Francorchamps where the weather and circumstances conspired to deliver a thriller in the Ardennes forest. The Winners Lewis Hamilton Naturally, the triumphant Brit heads the list of winners after a superb display of [...]
