Singapore Grand Prix: Marussia preview Marina Bay
Sep.13 (Marussia) The Marussia F1 Team said “Arriverderci” to Europe, in Italy last weekend,and will embark on the first of no fewer than seven long-haul rounds of the Formula 1 World Championship next weekend in Singapore. The sport’s only night-race is Timo Glock’s favourite grand prix on the calendar, while Charles Pic will race at [...]
Singapore Grand Prix: HRT preview Marina Bay
Sep.13 (HRT) With the European part of the season completed, the Formula One World Championship heads east for a swing of five Asian races that begins with the Singapore Grand Prix on the weekend of the 21st to the 23rd of September. This event stands out because of its singularity as it is the only [...]
Bianchi and Ferrari fastest on final day at Magny Cours test
Sep.13 (Apex) Jules Bianchi ended the three day young-drivers test at Magny Cours top of the timing sheets for a third consecutive day, this time reverting to the Ferrari F2012 cockpit which he had sampled on the first day, before swapping on the second day to the Force India VJM05. A wet track affected the [...]
Formula One world pays tribute to Professor Sid
Sep.13 (Reuters) Professor Sid Watkins, the Formula One doctor who tended to Ayrton Senna after his fatal crash at Imola in 1994 and who saved the lives of countless others through his work on safety, has died at the age of 84. As word spread around Formula One of his death late on Wednesday, confirmed [...]
F1 doctor Sid Watkins passes away leaving huge legacy in motorsport
Sep.13 (Apex) Eric Sidney Watkins OBE, commonly known within the Formula One fraternity as Professor Sid, or simply as Prof, passed away on 12 September 2012. Watkins, a world-renowned English neurosurgeon, served twenty-six years as the FIA Formula One Safety and Medical Delegate, head of the F1 on-track medical team, and first responder in case [...]
FIA need to clampdown on ‘Playstation generation’ to improve safety
Sep.13 (Reuters) Motorsport’s governing body – the FIA – needs to crack down on dangerous behaviour in feeder series such as GP2 to improve safety standards in grands prix, according to former F1 driver Alexander Wurz and F1′s elder statesman Mark Webber. A lively debate has been going on in Formula One since inexperienced French [...]