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Posted on Thursday, March 31, 2011

HRT to beat Lotus and Virgin by May - owner

Mar.31 (GMM) HRT failed to qualify after an embarrassing display in Australia, but owner Jose Ramon Carabante insists the Spanish team will be beating rivals Virgin and Lotus by May.

He confessed that the Melbourne debacle, where mechanics spent the ...

Posted on Thursday, March 31, 2011

'No dismissals' after Melbourne rear wing saga - Sauber

Mar.31 (GMM) Peter Sauber has denied rumours the disqualification of the C30 cars in Australia cost technical director James Key his job.

Briton Key, who has been with the Swiss team only a year after switching from Force India, is ultimately respons...

Posted on Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Red Bull wing flex not illegal - Whiting

Mar.30 (GMM) Charlie Whiting has dismissed fears Red Bull could fall afoul F1's rules prohibiting flexible aerodynamic components.

As was the case in 2010, the dominant team has again been accused of running a car whose front wing extremities bend to...

Posted on Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Fallout continues after costly Sauber blunder

Mar.30 (GMM) After Sauber's Melbourne disqualification, angry fans have demanded to know why the C20 was cleared to drive all weekend with an illegal wing.

Team owner Peter Sauber has said the Swiss team had two wing specifications on hand in Austral...

Posted on Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Briatore tells Ferrari to 'focus on 2012'

Mar.30 (GMM) Flavio Briatore has advised Ferrari to write off 2011 after this year's 150 Italia car struggled in Melbourne last weekend.

The Italian team, featuring Fernando Alonso as its lead driver, is currently investigating why the new car was no...

Posted on Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Alguersuari says Buemi to blame for Heidfeld damage

Mar.30 (GMM) Toro Rosso driver Jaime Alguersuari has revealed that his teammate was responsible for Nick Heidfeld's damage in the Melbourne season opener.

The crash was not captured on television or by photographers, but Heidfeld had a notably poor d...

Posted on Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Spanish FIA chief slams Hispania team

Mar.29 (GMM) The head of the Spanish motor racing federation has slammed Hispania after its drivers failed to qualify for the 2011 season opener.

In the untested F111, Tonio Liuzzi and Narain Karthikeyan kicked off the Spanish team's second season in...

Posted on Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Kubica enjoyed 2011 opener on TV - manager

Mar.29 (GMM) Robert Kubica watched the entire Australian grand prix from his Italian hospital room, and afterwards sent a text message to congratulate teammate Vitaly Petrov for securing the first podium of his career.

"Robert followed the race like ...

Posted on Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Sauber reveals team's 3mm rear wing rule breach

Mar.29 (GMM) Sauber's breach of the rear wing rules was by as little as 3 millimetres, according to team boss Peter Sauber.

After finishing in the points, both C20 cars were disqualified in Melbourne when scrutineers found that the concave radius of ...

Posted on Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Ferrari identifies downforce issue on 2011 car

Mar.29 (GMM) Ferrari is working hard after the 2011 season opener, where in Australia the team's 150 Italia car was notably less competitive than it had seemed during the recent winter period.

"I was not surprised that Red Bull were so good, but that...

Posted on Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Red Bull investigates Webber's Aus struggle

Mar.29 (GMM) Red Bull has vowed to get to the bottom of Mark Webber's lack of pace in Australia last weekend.

While his teammate Sebastian Vettel dominated the field, Webber struggled in the sister car, moving team consultant Helmut Marko to surmise ...

Posted on Monday, March 28, 2011

Facts and Stats from the Australian Grand Prix

You've watched the race, you've read the reports, but here are all the facts and stats from Sunday's opening round of the new season