Canadian GP: Ferrari preview
Jun.08 (YallaF1.com) After a year off, one of the most popular races on the Formula 1 calendar returns in the shape of the Canadian Grand Prix. The crowd is one of the most enthusiastic of the year and the entire city of Montreal seems to get swept along in a wave of excitement for a [...]
Petrov: Canada will be totally new for me
Jun.09 (YallaF1.com) Renault driver Vitaly Petrov will be racing for the first time at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal this weekend when he lines up on the grid for the Canadian Grand Prix. After a slow start to the season the Russian has emerged as the most impressive of the 2010 rookies, improving with [...]
Massa stays with Ferrari until end of 2012
Jun.9 (GMM) Ferrari on Wednesday confirmed speculation that Felipe Massa is staying alongside current teammate Fernando Alonso next year. And the famous Italian team also said in a media statement that Brazilian Massa, 29, will still be a Ferrari race driver in 2012. “I am happy to be given the opportunity to drive for Ferrari [...]
McLaren boss says three car teams unlikely
Jun.9 (GMM) F1 is unlikely to consider three-car team entries while the grid is already healthily subscribed. That is the insistence of FOTA chairman Martin Whitmarsh, amid Ferrari’s continuing enthusiasm about entering a third Maranello built car for a driver like Valentino Rossi. Rossi, however, broke his leg in a MotoGP practice crash last Saturday, [...]
Fisichella conducts Ferrari F10 aero tests
Jun.9 (GMM) As Ferrari bids to return to the pace, test driver Giancarlo Fisichella was at the wheel of the F10′s latest specification late last week. On Thursday, the Roman conducted an aerodynamic test at Vairano, with the specific package to be raced at Montreal’s unique Circuit Gille Villeneuve this weekend. However, the major upgrade [...]
Williams says KERS should be compulsory
Jun.9 (GMM) KERS should only return to the F1 grid next year if every car is fitted with the energy-recovery technology. That is the claim of Sir Frank Williams, whose Grove based team is reportedly keen to see KERS make a comeback in 2011. Williams has its own hybrid technology company, whose unique flywheel KERS [...]
Albers could become third Hispania test driver
Jun.9 (GMM) HRT could be set to sign a third test and reserve driver. The new Spanish outfit has already appointed Sakon Yamamoto and Christian Klien to attend grands prix and occasionally drive during Friday morning practice. According to the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad, the third test driver could be Christijan Albers. Dutchman Albers, 31, [...]
Canadian GP: Virgin Racing preview
Jun.08 (YallaF1.com) Formula 1 returns to much-loved Montreal this weekend as the Canadian Grand Prix – Round 8 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship – makes a comeback to the F1 calendar after a one-year absence. The race is held at the 4.361km Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and continues to be the only F1 event [...]
Kubica: Car should work well in Montreal
Jun.08 (YallaF1.com) Q&A with Renault’s Robert Kubica ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. Robert, you continued your run of points finishes in Turkey. Were you happy with the performance of the car? It was a good race and I enjoyed driving the car. We had some balance issues in [...]