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Sauber not dismissing Mexican rumours

Sauber not dismissing Mexican rumours

Sep.3 (GMM) Peter Sauber on Friday refused to dismiss rumours linking his Swiss team with a major investment from Mexico. Whilst working hard on securing a healthy budget for 2011, the formerly BMW-owned team has been running a mainly blank livery th...... Read More »

Abu Dhabi deny funding Bulgaria F1 track

Abu Dhabi deny funding Bulgaria F1 track

Sep.3 (GMM) Abu Dhabi has denied reports it is helping Bulgaria join the formula one calendar. It emerged earlier this week that an economic cooperation agreement has been signed between the Bulgarian economy minister and the Emirates Associated Busi...... Read More »

Korea’s final FIA inspection well overdue

Korea’s final FIA inspection well overdue

Sep.3 (GMM) According to the International Sporting Code, F1's governing body should already have approved or rejected the new South Korea circuit ahead of its inaugural grand prix. Instead, the venue has been given until September 21 to prepare for ...... Read More »

Spa future cloudy after bad attendance

Spa future cloudy after bad attendance

Sep.3 (GMM) Spa-Francorchamps fell more than 10,000 tickets short of its spectator target for the recent Belgian grand prix. Only 52,500 spectators attended last Sunday's race, after the organisers had targeted the figure of 65,000 in order to "achie...... Read More »

F1′s new sponsor is good sign for Williams

F1′s new sponsor is good sign for Williams

Sep.3 (GMM) The arrival in formula one of Swiss bank UBS is helping Williams in its search for a new major sponsor for 2011. It recently emerged that the sport has sealed a sponsorship deal with UBS that will be launched in Singapore later this month...... Read More »

Small teams against in season testing

Small teams against in season testing

Sep.3 (GMM) Bosses of the smaller formula one teams have confirmed they are unlikely to agree to relax the in-season testing ban for 2011. McLaren and FOTA boss Martin Whitmarsh said this week that while the amount of winter running will be increased...... Read More »

FIA investigating Massa’s Spa jump start

FIA investigating Massa’s Spa jump start

Sep.3 (GMM) F1's governing body is investigating how Felipe Massa escaped penalty despite getting a head-start in last Sunday's Belgian grand prix. As the cars lined up on the Spa-Francorchamps grid, BBC commentator Martin Brundle noticed that the Br...... Read More »

Renault uses Twitter to deny F1 rumours

Renault uses Twitter to deny F1 rumours

Sep.2 (GMM) Renault F1 has scoffed at reports suggesting its former French carmaker parent is considering buying back the Enstone based team. Amid the car sales crisis and economic downturn, and the damaging crashgate scandal, Renault SA sold a rumour...... Read More »

Pirelli F1 testing continues in France

Pirelli F1 testing continues in France

Sep.2 (GMM) Pirelli continued its formula one tyre development programme this week. After Nick Heidfeld tried the Italian marque's 2011 prototypes for the first time recently at Mugello, the German was back at the wheel of the 2009 Toyota for two more...... Read More »

Yamamoto with Hispania for rest of season

Yamamoto with Hispania for rest of season

Sep.2 (GMM) Sakon Yamamoto is set to keep his race seat at HRT for the rest of the 2010 season. Reportedly with healthy personal sponsorship, the Japanese initially ousted the Spanish team's regular Bruno Senna at Silverstone in July. Senna returned...... Read More »

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