“The ERS F1 engine will be fundamentally different”
One respected veteran correspondent has allayed fears F1′s scream will become a whimper when the new V6 rules take over next year.
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Tag Archive: Nelson Piquet
Apr 08
Journalist expects 2014 turbo cars to ‘howl’
Aug 30
‘Kicked by Piquet’ Salazar to be Spa steward
The official FIA preview of this weekend’s Belgian grand prix overlooked arguably the most famous moment of Eliseo Salazar’s career.
Chilean Salazar, who will make his debut as the driver steward at Spa Francorchamps, contested races for minor F1 teams between 1981 and 1983, and also tasted action at the Indy 500, Le Mans, Daytona, Dakar and world rally.
May 17
Maldonado a future champ, not ‘pay driver’ – Williams
Last Sunday proved that Pastor Maldonado is no mere ‘pay driver’.
“If he was a fool, he would not be with us, no matter how much money he brings,” Sir Frank Williams is quoted by Brazil’s Globo Esporte. Venezuelan Maldonado, whose links to the state owned oil company PDVSA and president Hugo Chavez controversially deliver many millions to Williams’ Oxfordshire based team, became F1′s fifth different winner of 2012 last weekend in Spain.
May 12
Grosjean can win grands prix – Alonso
Romain Grosjean is a potential grand prix winner.
That is the claim of the Frenchman’s first F1 teammate Fernando Alonso, who shared the Renault team with Grosjean in 2009. The Enstone based team, however, was imploding amid the crashgate scandal, and Grosjean struggled to perform after being drafted in to replace the sacked Nelson Piquet.
Apr 19
Rosberg now in top F1 drivers’ league – Berger
Nico Rosberg’s F1 breakthrough proves he is ready to fight even for the world championship.
That is the view of former grand prix winner, team boss and co-owner Gerhard Berger, following Rosberg’s first pole and win in China last weekend. “It surprised not me, but all the others who had doubted him,” the Austrian told Auto Bild Motorsport.
Nov 12
Grosjean considered quitting racing in 2010
Romain Grosjean has admitted he almost quit motor sport after his formula one career hit the rocks after just seven grands prix in 2009.
Among the victims of the ‘crashgate’ saga, the Frenchman had replaced sacked Nelson Piquet at Renault but then fell by the wayside as Flavio Briatore’s career foundered and the team moved into new hands.
Sep 23
Massa recalls teammate’s ‘manipulated’ victory
“Have I spoken to Fernando about it? He knows and I know how the world works.”
Even now as Fernando Alonso’s teammate, Felipe Massa is not shy to denounce the result of the Singapore grand prix three years ago. It was in that 2008 race that Ferrari’s Massa had a problem during a pitstop that was triggered by Nelson Piquet’s notoriously deliberate crash and resultant safety car.
Sep 12
Alonso blames British media for bad image
Fernando Alonso has blamed the British media for his image as a spoilt number 1 driver.
O Estado de S.Paulo correspondent Livio Oricchio asked the Spaniard if it is true that all is well inside his team so long as he does not share equal status with his teammate. “That is a belief that was created in 2007,” said the Ferrari driver, referring to his ill-fated single season alongside Lewis Hamilton at McLaren.
Sep 07
Grosjean ‘now ready’ for F1 return – Boullier
GP2′s newly crowned champion is ready to return to formula one, according to his manager Eric Boullier.
Frenchman Boullier, in charge of the Gravity management company, doubles as Renault team principal, where countryman Romain Grosjean is regarded as a possible teammate for Russian Vitaly Petrov next year.
Jul 06
Hamilton not best choice as Vettel teammate – Horner
Pitting Lewis Hamilton against Sebastian Vettel at Red Bull would risk the harmony of the team.
That was the message of Christian Horner on Tuesday as the team principal finally dealt a knock-out blow to speculation linking McLaren’s Hamilton with a 2012 switch. It emerged this week that Hamilton, 26, handed over to Horner a business card of his new manager Simon Fuller in Montreal and will be free to sign a Red Bull contract if he is not crowned 2011 champion.
Jul 04
Williams Renault legendary partnership revived for 2012
Renault Sport F1 and Williams F1 are delighted to announce a long-term chassis-engine partnership.
+Q&A with Adam Parr Chariman, Williams F1
+Williams switches to Renault power for 2012
Renault Sport F1, the F1 division of Renault, will supply AT&T Williams with its championship-winning V8 power units for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. In addition to the supply of its Formula One engines, the newly-formed alliance includes several other exciting business and marketing opportunities, with a view to continuing after the introduction of the new, energy efficient, turbocharged V6 engines arrive in the sport in 2014.
Jun 22
Button to mark 200th grand prix in Hungary
The Briton will climb to eighth on the all-time list by the end of the 2011 season
Jenson Button intends to celebrate his 200th grand prix next month in Hungary, the scene of his first formula one race win in 2006. F1′s official website lists the 2009 world champion as having “entered” 198 grands prix, meaning his double centenary could technically be marked at his home event at Silverstone.
Dec 20
Piquet and son set for tax evasion scandal
Hot on the heels of ‘crashgate’, a new scandal involving Nelson Piquet and his son is set to emerge.
The Brazilian news weekly Veja reports that the racing driver pair are accused of tax evasion and money laundering. The report said triple world champion Piquet, and his 25-year-old son who is known as Nelsinho Piquet, allegedly laundered income by directing it through the automobile federation of the Brazilian state of Ceara.