De la Rosa could return as McLaren tester
Dec.7 (GMM) Returning to his test and reserve role at McLaren is reportedly Pedro de la Rosa’s ‘plan B’ for the 2011 season. Although earlier linked with HRT for next season, the Spanish veteran has now acknowledged that most of the remaining vacancies on the grid are “reserved for drivers that come with a sponsor”. [...]
Vettel and Webber made peace after last race
Dec.7 (YallaF1.com) Newly crowned F1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel has revealed that he and Mark Webber made peace shortly after the season finale in Abu Dhabi. One of the most intriguing aspects of the 2011 F1 season was the bitter rivalry between the Red Bull team mates who also happened to be title rivals. A [...]
Webber drove final 2010 races injured
Dec.6 (GMM) Mark Webber broke his shoulder yet again with just four crucial races left to run in 2010. In late 2008, after shattering his right leg in a mountain bike smash, the Australian hid from his employer Red Bull the fact that he also broke his left shoulder. But with his injuries apparently fully [...]
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 [...]