Tag Archive: Reuters

Jun 14

Renault says Caterham, Lotus deals ‘almost done’

“We very likely will end up with four teams” – Jalinier

Renault Sport F1 logoRenault is still yet to finalise new V6 engine deals with existing customers Caterham and Lotus. Read the rest of this entry »

May 26

Raikkonen’s Hunt tribute now gets green light

“I don’t know the story and I have no interest in going to ask them.”

2013-05-25 - Lotus F1 Team - Monaco - Kimi Raikkonen 01A farcical saga about Kimi Raikkonen’s Monaco helmet has taken another twist. Read the rest of this entry »

May 26

Most teams struggling to survive – Fernley

He slammed F1′s owners, the private equity company CVC.

2013-03-23 - Sahara Force India F1 Team - Bob Fernley 01Bob Fernley, Force India’s deputy boss, has admitted the Silverstone based team is in danger of being swallowed up by F1′s rising costs. Read the rest of this entry »

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 14

Bribery charge would end Ecclestone’s reign – source

“I’ve not heard from anybody.  Let’s wait and see what happens.”

If Bernie Ecclestone is charged with bribery, it will be the end of the 82-year-old Briton’s long and famous reign over formula one. Read the rest of this entry »

May 12

Ecclestone wants Spanish hosts to share grand prix

Clearly, no deal has been struck yet.

2012-11-15_0008Bernie Ecclestone has revealed he would like Barcelona and Valencia to alternate a single date for the Spanish grand prix on F1′s annual calendar. Read the rest of this entry »

May 12

F1 puts money into New York race – Ecclestone

“There’s no reason why it shouldn’t happen”

2011-06-26_0247F1 has invested financially in the project to put the sport amid the fabled New York skyline. Read the rest of this entry »

May 02

Loss of F1 income ‘really hurts’ – Marussia

“We can confirm we’ve not had any offer from CVC at all.”

2013-03-23 - Marussia F1 Team - Malaysia - Jules Bianchi(1)Pat Symonds has admitted Marussia’s loss of Concorde Agreement revenue “really hurts”. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 29

Vettel ‘camaraderie’ quotes ‘rubbish’ – Webber

“Call me a cynic”

2013-04-20 - Red Bull Racing - Bahrain - Mark Webber (3)Mark Webber has denied saying he and Sebastian Vettel “share a great camaraderie”. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 24

Tyre talk dominating 2013 season

“I think these tyres are very complex”

2011-11-13 - Pirelli - Abu Dhabi 10Amid all the noise and criticism surrounding Pirelli’s approach to formula one, the Italian marque has won the backing of Bernie Ecclestone. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 21

Teams to get harder set of tyres from Spain

The top teams, however, did not agree

Pirelli - photo © DPPI - Florent Gooden F1 teams will get an extra set of tyres in Barcelona and beyond to spice up the early practice action on Fridays. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 19

Bahrain wants to host 2014 season opener

“We could do, I suppose” – Ecclestone

GP2 Series Round 2 Preview – Sakhir - BahrainOrganisers of the Bahrain grand prix would like the event to return to the top of F1′s annual schedule. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 05

Ecclestone not worried about Bahrain unrest

“I haven’t had any negative reports from anybody there”

Formula 1 Circuit in Sochi - Bernier Ecclestone 2Bernie Ecclestone has played down reports civil unrest could yet again affect the running of Bahrain’s grand prix. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 28

Merc extension ends Force India’s McLaren deal

Force India has extended its engine deal with customer supplier Mercedes.

07 - Sahara Force India F1 TeamWhen the Silverstone based team was considering its 2013 driver lineup, many observers saw Adrian Sutil and Jules Bianchi’s respective links to Mercedes and Ferrari as among the keys to Force India’s final choice. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 08

Maldonado can survive without Chavez – Brundle

Pastor Maldonado can probably survive in formula one even without Hugo Chavez.

2013-02-10 - Williams F1 - Jerez - Pastor Maldonado 012012-11-15_0026That is the view of former F1 driver turned respected British television commentator Martin Brundle, whilst musing the consequences of the death of the late Venezuelan president. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 28

Lotus to begin 2013 season without title sponsor

Lotus looks set to begin the 2013 season without a title sponsor.

2013-02-23 - Lotus F1 Team - Barcelona - Romain Grosjean 022013-02-23 - Lotus F1 Team - Barcelona - Kimi Raikkonen 03Late last year, it emerged that the Genii-owned team was close to announcing a $30 million per year deal with Honeywell, the American technology giant. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 28

Sutil’s manager says Force India drive ‘has worked out’

“It looks like it has worked out” – Manfred Zimmermann

2013-02-23 - Sahara Force India F1 Team - Barcelona - Adrian Sutil 082013-02-23 - Sahara Force India F1 Team - Barcelona - Adrian Sutil 04Having denied it was a done deal mere hours ago, Adrian Sutil’s manager now sounds certain the 30-year-old has secured a Force India race seat for 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 26

New Ferrari not quickest in field – Domenicali

Stefano Domenicali has admitted Ferrari will probably not field the fastest car at the 2013 season opener next month.

2013-02-23 - Scuderia Ferrari - Barcelona - Felipe Massa 012013-02-23 - Scuderia Ferrari - Barcelona - Felipe Massa 07Indeed, based on the results of the opening two tests of the pre-season, most rivals and pundits think world champion Red Bull is still in the lead. Veteran correspondent Roger Benoit, of the Swiss newspaper Blick, ranks Lotus second in his early 2013 pecking order, followed by McLaren and then last year’s runner-up Ferrari. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 26

McLaren replaces Mercedes-bound Lowe

Paddy Lowe is no longer McLaren’s technical director.

2012-02-01 - Vodafone McLaren Mercedes - Tim Goss 012012-02-01 - Vodafone McLaren Mercedes - Paddy Lowe - 01Hot on the heels of reports the 50-year-old has been placed on ‘gardening leave’, the British team announced that long-time McLaren engineer Tim Goss has replaced Lowe. 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 »

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