Driver of the Year: Kimi Raikkonen
Picture a pitch black stage. A drum roll begins, growing quickly to an explosive crescendo as a spotlight suddenly illuminates a microphone stand…a figure trudges into the limelight wearing a baseball cap with a straightened peak, a black t-shirt and khaki utility shorts. Ice blue eyes peer into the darkness for a few seconds before [...]
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Ecclestone: CVC will be forced to get rid of me if the Germans come after me
Bernie Ecclestone has admitted that his bosses at Formula One owners CVC would probably oust him if he is pursued by German prosecutors, with convicted bribe recipient and ex F1 banker Gerhard Gribkowsky already in jail, it is reported that F1′s 82-year-old chief executive could be next in the sights of the prosecutors. Last month, [...]
Brabham name could return to F1
Dec.31 (GMM) The famous Brabham name could return to Formula One, more than a decade since it made its last appearance at the 1992 Hungarian Grand Prix. Former triple world champion Sir Jack Brabham, an Australian who is now 86, founded his eponymous team in 1960 and it later raced under Bernie Ecclestone’s stewardship. The [...]
Whiting: F1 will get used to the sound of V6 turbo engines
Dec.31 (GMM) Charlie Whiting, the highest ranking FIA official at grands prix, is adamant that Formula One will not miss the sound of the current V8 engines. For the past couple of decades, fans have been spoiled by the ear-splitting tones of normally aspirated V12,V10, and more recently 8-cylinder power plants. But from 2014, the [...]
Impossible to keep HRT going reveals Sala
Dec.31 (GMM) HRT team boss Luis Perez-Sala has admitted that the Spanish team’s Formula One dream is over. After three seasons at the back of the F1 grid, the Spanish backmarker has folded, even though official confirmation (other than Sala’s admissions during an interview) has not yet emerged. “It was impossible to go on,” Sala, [...]
Maldonado given most penalties in 2012 but none for Alonso
Dec.28 (GMM) If Pastor Maldonado was the penalty king, then Fernando Alonso would be the prince of fair play when the official FIA sanctions were tallied at the end of the 2012 Formula One season. That is the finding of Brazil’s Globo Esporte, having compiled a list of the official FIA penalties attracted by F1′s [...]
Grosjean: I made rookie mistakes wanting the first win at all costs
Romain Grosjean thinks that he is ready to take a more mature approach to Formula One, after an incident packed season which tarnished his image and almost cost him his place with the Lotus team for 2013. After the abortive start to his F1 career at scandal-ridden Renault in 2009, the Frenchman got a second chance [...]
Mercedes and Ferrari 2013 cars pass FIA crash tests
Dec.28 (GMM) The monocoques of two more Formula One teams’ 2013 cars have passed the mandatory FIA crash tests, according to Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport, one of them is Mercedes’ W04, to be raced next year by Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. The report said that the silver single seater will have a new [...]