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Posted on Monday, April 11, 2011

Red Bull quiet on KERS problems

Apr.11 (GMM) Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber were quiet when asked about Red Bull's only apparent achilles heel.

The otherwise-dominant team did not use the energy recovery technology at all in Melbourne, while in Malaysia Webber encountered two fai...

Posted on Monday, April 11, 2011

'Time short' for 2013 engine rule clarity - Kaltenborn

Apr.11 (GMM) Sauber chief executive Monisha Kaltenborn has confirmed a debate is in play regarding the engine formula for 2013.

The FIA has already rubber-stamped the impending beginning of a four-cylinder turbo era, but Bernie Ecclestone and Ferrari...

Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2011

No quick fix for Mercedes rear wing problem

Apr.10 (GMM) The adjustable rear wing problem on Mercedes' 2011 car might not be fully fixed until the Turkish grand prix next month.

Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg both had problems with the movement of the moveable flap in Malaysia as they set...

Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2011

Ferrari to run flexible front wing 'soon' - Costa

Apr.10 (GMM) Ferrari is the first team to announce its intentions to follow Red Bull down the path of 'flexible' front wings.

Red Bull's rivals had hoped a new bodywork flexibility rule for 2011 would close the loophole that allowed the front wing of...

Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2011

Virgin has 'too little downforce' - Glock

Apr.10 (GMM) Even the prospect of torrential rain on Sunday is not buoying the hopes of Timo Glock.

The German driver, who has previously admitted frustration with the stalling development of the Virgin team, qualified 2 seconds off the pace of the L...

Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2011

Ecclestone asks teams to oppose 2013 engine - report

Apr.10 (GMM) Bernie Ecclestone in Malaysia has continued his push against F1's radical new engine rules for 2013.

The sport's chief executive met with all the team bosses at Sepang and outlined his plan to keep the current V8 formula rather than see ...

Posted on Friday, April 8, 2011

Webber fast at Sepang after Melbourne mystery

Apr.8 (GMM) Mark Webber wasn't in a talking mood at Sepang when asked about his problems in Australia two weeks ago.

"We are not going to go into it too much," he told reporters. "I am not going to make a meal of what happened in Melbourne, so let's...

Posted on Friday, April 8, 2011

Red Bull car 'not perfect' - report

Apr.8 (GMM) Sebastian Vettel dominated the 2011 season opener two weeks ago but the Red Bull car is not perfect.

The most obvious problem is KERS, with Germany's Auto Motor und Sport confirming that it was taken off the RB7 due to reliability problem...

Posted on Thursday, April 7, 2011

F1 popularity waning due to 'unacceptable' races - Todt

Apr.7 (GMM) F1's global television audience is in decline, according to FIA president Jean Todt.

The Frenchman told German magazine Auto Motor und Sport that he thinks the problem is the questionable spectacle of some grands prix.

"Races like Abu Dh...

Posted on Thursday, April 7, 2011

Abu Dhabi eyes changes to improve F1 overtaking

Apr.7 (GMM) Organisers of the Abu Dhabi grand prix are contemplating making changes to the Yas Marina circuit.

The layout of the otherwise spectacular facility received criticism after last year's mainly processional season finale.

FIA president Jea...

Posted on Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Engineer admits Red Bull flex wing mystery

Apr.6 (GMM) Engineers still do not know how to emulate Red Bull's flexible front wing, according to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport.

After Melbourne, McLaren's Lewis Hamilton warned that the FIA should either move to ban the RB7's legally-bending wing...

Posted on Monday, April 4, 2011

Lotus didn't showboat in winter testing - Gascoyne

Apr.4 (GMM) Mike Gascoyne has denied that Lotus' pace in Australia proved the team was showboating in winter testing.

After the pre-season test period, most F1 insiders predicted that the Tony Fernandes-led outfit - now with a Renault engine and Red ...