Tag Archive: Marca

May 20

Pirelli confirms Canada changes ‘less’ than announced

Pirelli’s Canada changes now under cloud

2013-05-12 - Vodafone McLaren Mercedes - Spain - Pirelli 01Pirelli’s planned changes to its controversial tyres for Canada and beyond are now under a dark cloud. Pirelli on Monday essentially confirmed reports the F1 supplier will now make only minimal changes to its tyres for Canada next month and beyond. Read the rest of this entry »

May 10

Sainz Jr set for Toro Rosso test

“If I do well this year it’s a step forward”

GP3 - Carlos Sainz Jr (MW Arden)After Antonio Felix da Costa, the next in line for a Red Bull-backed formula one future looks set to be Carlos Sainz Jr. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 21

Vettel does not need friends in F1 – Marko

“He should focus on racing and winning, nothing else.”

2013-04-13 - Red Bull Racing - China - Sebastian Vettel (1)Sebastian Vettel does not need friends to thrive, according to Dr Helmut Marko and Gerhard Berger. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 18

Marko denies Mateschitz threatened F1 exit

“Nonsense.  There’s nothing to it”

2013-02-23 - Red Bull Racing - Barcelona - Christian Horner - Dr Helmut MarkoDr Helmut Marko has scoffed at reports Red Bull could quit formula one over the ‘Multi-21′ team orders affair. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 18

De la Rosa could have signed 2013 Mercedes deal

“Lewis has also confirmed it, otherwise I wouldn’t say”

2013-02-23 - Scuderia Ferrari - Barcelona - Pedro de la Rosa 00New Ferrari tester Pedro de la Rosa has revealed he could also have signed for Mercedes or McLaren for 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 18

Perez hopes backer Telmex joins McLaren

“Hopefully Telmex will be at my side again soon”

2013-03-03 - Vodafone McLaren Mercedes - Barcelona - Sergio Perez 06Sergio Perez has admitted he hopes Telmex becomes a major sponsor of the McLaren team. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 18

Ferrari asked Perez to ‘take care’ of Alonso

“I’m happy at McLaren; I hope to stay here for many years, maybe my entire career.”

2013-03-03 - Vodafone McLaren Mercedes - Barcelona - Sergio Perez 02Sergio Perez has claimed that, whilst a Sauber driver, Ferrari often asked him to “take care” of Fernando Alonso. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 04

Red Bull bluffing or struggling as new season looms

As the sun set on the final day of pre-season testing late on Sunday, the words on everyone’s lips were Mercedes and Red Bull.

2013-03-03 - Red Bull Racing - Barcelona - Sebastian Vettel (10)2013-03-03 - Red Bull Racing - Barcelona - Sebastian Vettel (2)“Everyone is saying that this Mercedes is fast.  Consistently fast,” said respected Auto Motor und Sport correspondent Michael Schmidt. Red Bull’s Dr Helmut Marko added: “(It is fast) at least on one lap.  But at least we do have to take them really seriously.” Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 25

Teams ‘will adapt’ to new tyre situation – Gutierrez

Esteban Gutierrez, Sauber’s new race driver, has given a less dramatic assessment of the tyre situation heading into the 2013 season.

2013-02-10 - Sauber F1 Team - Jerez - Esteban Gutierrez  012013-02-23 - Sauber F1 Team - Barcelona - Esteban Gutierrez 04Last season dubbed ‘the tyre whisperer’, Mexican Perez has subsequently switched to McLaren, where last week at Barcelona he said the degradation of Pirelli’s new compounds is “extreme”. Back at Sauber, however, fellow Mexican Gutierrez is less panicked. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 25

Gutierrez expects Hulkenberg to beat him early in 2013

Esteban Gutierrez is expecting his Sauber teammate to outpace him early in 2013.

2013-02-23 - Sauber F1 Team - Barcelona - Esteban Gutierrez 012013-02-23 - Sauber F1 Team - Barcelona - Esteban Gutierrez 03A test driver for the Swiss team since 2010, the 21-year-old Mexican has finally moved into the race cockpit this year, as his Telmex-backed countryman Sergio Perez moves to McLaren. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 22

Rosberg sure Mercedes can be race winner in 2013

Nico Rosberg thinks Mercedes’ 2013 car is a potential winner.

2013-02-04 - Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team - Jerez - Nico Rosberg (5)2013-02-04 - Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team - Jerez - Nico Rosberg (8)The German won last April’s Chinese grand prix, but thereafter the Brackley based team suffered a collapse in car development and fell badly off the pace. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 19

Fry plays down reports of new flawed Ferrari

Pat Fry has contradicted reports Ferrari is heading into the 2013 season with another fundamentally-flawed formula one car.

2012-06-09_0043Felipe Massa Ferrari F138Last year, the famous Italian team had a memorably bad start to the championship with the F2012′s initial configuration. Felipe Massa, however, sounded much happier with the new F138 at Jerez recently, and he set the fastest lap of the entire test week, although some reports say his body-language gave away the real story of the car’s early potential. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 19

Sutil ‘happy and grateful’ for Force India chance

Adrian Sutil is “very, very happy” Force India is giving him a chance to shine by his former team Force India at Barcelona this week.

2011-08-28 - Force India F1 Team - Belgium - Adrian Sutil 012011-06-12_0483“He’s very, very happy this is taking place,” the German’s manager Manfred Zimmermann is quoted by DPA news agency. Sutil, now 30, spent his entire five-year F1 career with the Silverstone based team until 2011, when he lost his seat at the end of the season in the wake of the Eric Lux assault affair. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 28

2013 Ferrari to hide ‘step’ in nose – report

Ferrari will hide the ‘step’ in the nose of its 2013 car, it has emerged.

02 - Scuderia Ferrari2012-11-25 - Scuderia Ferrari - Brazil - Felipe Massa 02The FIA has allowed teams to install a “structurally irrelevant” laminate over the unseemly step for this year’s cars, following the public’s reaction to the dubious aesthetics of the 2012 field. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 24

F1 dream over, Valencia street circuit crumbles

Valencia’s F1 foray is apparently over, with a Spanish newspaper reporting that the street circuit is now falling into disrepair.

GP3 - ValenciaValencia Street Circuit logoThe chances the former European grand prix venue will return to the calendar therefore seem dim, as Marca newspaper publishes images that suggest the facility is no longer being even minimally maintained. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 18

Massa not worried about growing ‘Alonso factor’ at Ferrari

Felipe Massa insists he is not worried about the apparently ever-greater influence wrought by his teammate Fernando Alonso at Ferrari.

2012-11-16_00212012-06-08_0294Brazilian Massa hit such a low-point in his career early last year that, this week, he admitted that as Ferrari considered who to replace him with, he thought about quitting the team and formula one. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 08

Maldonado vows to keep ‘extremely aggressive’ style

Pastor Maldonado insists he has no intention of easing what he describes as an “extremely aggressive” driving style.

2012-09-02 - Williams F1 - Belgium - Pastor Maldonado 02012-11-04 - Williams F1 - Abu Dhabi - Pastor Maldonado 01Like Romain Grosjean, Williams driver and 2012 Spanish grand prix winner Maldonado was heavily criticised last season for being involved in too many on-track incidents. One analysis showed he was the driver penalised most often by the FIA in 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 03

Now de la Rosa admits dream over for HRT

Pedro de la Rosa, HRT’s lead driver in 2012, has joined boss Luis Perez-Sala in admitting that the Spanish team has folded.

2012-06-09_03172012-03-24 - HRT F1 Team - Malaysian Grand Prix - Pedro de la Rosa 02Spaniard de la Rosa, who was contracted to keep racing this year, has already said he is on the lookout for a new role elsewhere as test or reserve driver. “There has been no official announcement,” the 41-year-old told the Spanish sports daily Marca, “but we all feel that the project will end. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 27

De la Rosa not expecting McLaren return

Pedro de la Rosa has acknowledged that, with HRT closing its doors, he is not expecting to simply stroll back into his job as McLaren’s reserve driver.

2012-06-09_03162012-05-10 - Spanish Grand Prix 199“No, that’s not true,” he told the Spanish sports newspaper Marca. “I took my road and I live with my decision, so I’m not going back to McLaren with their doors open wide, because I left twice.” Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 20

Valencia surprised as Barcelona scraps alternation plans

Barcelona’s decision to abandon plans to alternate its annual grand prix hosting rights has caught Valencia by surprise.

Circuit de Catalunya logoValencia Street Circuit logoIt was believed Barcelona, the regular host of the annual Spanish grand prix, had agreed with European GP venue Valencia to annually alternate a single spot on the schedule from now on. Read the rest of this entry »

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