Alonso: Massa was easiest teammate to beat
Dec.6 (YallaF1.com) Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso claims that he had a bigger advantage over Felipe Massa than with any other teammate he has had in his Formula 1 career. The Spaniard, who finished the season on 252 points while Massa amassed only 144 points, said in an interview with Radio Onda Cero, “It’s probably the [...]
Vettel expects RB7 to be ready for first test
Dec.6 (GMM) The design of Red Bull’s title-defending 2011 car is not lagging behind, according to Sebastian Vettel. It had been reported that, due to the team fighting to the death for this year’s championship and also designer Adrian Newey’s renowned belatedness, the RB7 might not be ready for the first group test in February. [...]
Red Bull boss expected no less than F1 title
Dec.6 (YallaF1.com) Red Bull billionaire boss Dietrich Mateschitz said that expecting anything less, than one of his drivers winning the F1 World Championship, would have been absurd. The Austrian fizzy drinks baron’s expectations were realised as his Red Bull Racing team won the constructor’s world championship and Sebastian Vettel went on to become the 2010 [...]
Karthikeyan tests on Force India simulator
Dec.6 (GMM) Narain Karthikeyan has played down increasing rumours he could be set to return to formula one in 2011. Before Karun Chandhok made his debut in 2010, 33-year-old Karthikeyan was India’s first grand prix driver, contesting the full 2005 season with Jordan. The Silverstone based team is now headed by Indian billionaire Vijay Mallya [...]
Trulli motivated for 2011 after tough 2011
Dec.6 (GMM) Jarno Trulli has revealed that his only motivating factor in 2010 was that things should be better next season. After spending the best part of a decade with the well-funded Renault and Toyota teams, the Italian veteran steered right to the back of the grid for 2010 by signing with Lotus. Tony Fernandes’ [...]
Schumacher: Only one goal and that’s winning
Dec.6 (GMM) Michael Schumacher has set out his stall for a much more competitive car in 2011. After three years of retirement, the 41-year-old struggled this year alongside his younger teammate Nico Rosberg, but neither were able to win with the W01. Schumacher has a contract with Mercedes GP for 2011 and also 2012, but [...]
D’Ambrosio looks set for 2011 Virgin seat
Dec.6 (GMM) Jerome d’Ambrosio is on the verge of securing his formula one race debut. The 24-year-old completed the 2010 season as Virgin’s Friday morning driver in the place of Brazilian rookie Lucas di Grassi. Timo Glock is staying with the British team next year, and the Belgian newspaper La Derniere Heure and La Libre [...]
Gascoyne: Our 2011 aim is midfield for Lotus
Dec.6 (YallaF1.com) The 2011 season will be a crucial one for Lotus team according to the team’s chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne, who says that 2010 was a dress rehearsal for what is now the main event and the goal is to battle in the midfield. In an interview with the Norwich Evening News Gascoyne [...]
Ferrari restructuring to be announced soon
Dec.6 (YallaF1.com) Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo is set to announce restructuring to the Maranello squad on 16 December during the team’s traditional pre-Christmas media lunch. After throwing away a clear championship winning opportunity in Abu Dhabi there was talk that heads would roll at Ferrari, but these rumours were quashed by the Maranello bosses. [...]