June 2011 Archive
British Grand Prix Preview
F1 heads home as Round 9 of the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship takes place at the Silverstone Circuit in Great Britain. ...
Ricciardo confirms Silverstone F1 debut
Jun.30 (GMM) Before HRT could release an official statement, Daniel Ricciardo confirmed reports he will be making his formula one race debut next Sunday. It is now widely reported that the Australian, who turns 22 on Friday, will replace Spanish team...
HRT not confirming Ricciardo reports
Jun.30 (GMM) HRT on Thursday would not confirm reports Daniel Ricciardo is poised to join the Spanish team's race lineup. Australian media reports and also German sources earlier reported that Red Bull-backed rookie Ricciardo, 21, will replace Indian ...
Ferrari happy with V6 engine rules compromise
Jun.30 (GMM) Ferrari is happy with F1's engine formula for the future. The FIA had earlier announced controversial four-cylinder engines for 2013, but in the face of opposition from teams and engine makers has now agreed to let the sport be powered b...
Ricciardo to replace Karthikeyan at HRT
Jun.30 (GMM) Daniel Ricciardo is poised to make his formula one race debut at Silverstone next weekend. Australian media reports say the 21-year-old, backed strongly by Red Bull and until now the Friday driver at Toro Rosso, will replace HRT regular ...
Council votes to put US GP back on track
Jun.30 (GMM) The 2012 US grand prix is back on the right track after the Austin council signed off the Circuit of the Americas' Texan state funding. After a vote was delayed last week and a dissenting new member was sworn in, it was feared a negative...
Buemi insists ‘clearly faster’ than Alguersuari
Jun.30 (GMM) Sebastien Buemi has hit back at claims he has become the driver under pressure at Toro Rosso. Rumours in Valencia had indicated the Swiss' teammate Jaime Alguersuari was most in danger of losing his race seat to Daniel Ricciardo after st...
McLaren slapped Lauda with three-race ban
Jun.30 (GMM) McLaren slapped a three-race ban on Niki Lauda after the triple world champion's hefty criticism of Lewis Hamilton recently. After Montreal, Austrian legend Lauda - now the regular pundit for Germany's RTL coverage - called McLaren's Ham...
Clampdown to cost Red Bull five tenths – Horner
Jun.30 (GMM) Red Bull could lose up to five tenths of a second per lap when the exhaust blowing clampdown takes effect at Silverstone next weekend. But team boss Christian Horner has thrown a cat amongst the pigeons by saying on Austrian television S...
FIA rubber-stamps V6 engine rules for 2014
Jun.30 (GMM) As expected, the FIA has rubber-stamped the revised engine rules for the future. The F1 Commission met recently and decided to scrap the ratified four-cylinder rules for 2013 in favour of a turbocharged V6 formula, to debut in 2014. "Th...
Pirelli swerves Ferrari’s call for softer tyres
Jun.30 (GMM) Italian tyre supplier Pirelli has shown it does not favour Ferrari by deciding to take its hardest compound to Silverstone next week. Team boss Stefano Domenicali as well as Ferrari driver Felipe Massa had openly admitted they hoped Pire...
Red Bull set for Renault engine deal extension
Jun.29 (GMM) Red Bull appears likely to extend its engine supply agreement with Renault Sport F1 through to the end of the current V8 regulations. The sport looks likely to adopt turbocharged V6 engines for 2014 and beyond, and in the meantime Red Bu...
Track says Barcelona axe reports ‘invented’
Jun.29 (GMM) Officials have played down reports Valencia is set to be the only Spanish host of formula one. Currently, both the port city as well as Barcelona host annual grands prix, but Bernie Ecclestone said recently that each country should have ...
F1 reliability better than ever in 2011
Jun.29 (GMM) Technical reliability in formula one has taken a great leap forward in 2011. Last Sunday at Valencia was the first-ever 24-car finish in F1 history, with every competitor entered in the world championship making it to the chequered flag....
Experts predict Vettel to win title by Suzuka
Jun.29 (GMM) Despite Lewis Hamilton no longer thinking the 2011 title fight is effectively over, not everyone in the F1 paddock agrees with him. Renault's departing team manager Steve Nielsen told Brazilian O Estado de S.Paulo correspondent Livio Ori...
New Webber deal ‘very, very likely’ – Horner
Jun.29 (GMM) Christian Horner has revealed it is "very, very likely" Mark Webber will be signed up to stay at Red Bull in 2012. Australian Webber, one of the only key members of the Austrian team not already contracted for the foreseeable future, has...